2016
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

(As presented)
(Treasurer)
Appropriation Bill 2016-2017

Contents
	Page
	1	Name of Act	2
	2	Commencement	2
	3	Purposes of Act	2
	4	Definitions for Act	2
	5	Terms used in Financial Management Act	2
	6	Appropriations of $4 778 050 900	2
	7	Net appropriations for capital injections	3
	8	Commonwealth grants	3
	9	Payments to the Commonwealth	4
	10	Superannuation appropriation	4
Schedule 1	Appropriations	5

2016
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

(As presented)
(Treasurer)
Appropriation Bill 2016-2017

A Bill for
An Act to appropriate money for the purposes of the Territory for the financial year beginning on 1 July 2016, and for other purposes

    

The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as follows:

1	Name of Act
This Act is the Appropriation Act 2016-2017.
2	Commencement
This Act commences, or is taken to have commenced, on 1 July 2016.
Note	The naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).
3	Purposes of Act
This Act is made for the purposes of––
	(a)	the Self-Government Act, section 57 and section 58; and
	(b)	the Financial Management Act, section 6 and section 8.
4	Definitions for Act
In this Act:
Financial Management Act means the Financial Management Act 1996.
financial year means the year beginning on 1 July 2016.
5	Terms used in Financial Management Act
A term used in the Financial Management Act has the same meaning in this Act.
6	Appropriations of $4 778 050 900
	(1)	If a territory entity is mentioned in a part of schedule 1, column 1—
	(a)	the amount mentioned in that part, column 2 is appropriated to the territory entity for net controlled recurrent payments in the financial year for the territory entity; and
	(b)	the amount mentioned in that part, column 3 is appropriated to the territory entity for capital injection in the financial year for the territory entity; and
	(c)	the amount mentioned in that part, column 4 is appropriated to the territory entity for payments to be made on behalf of the Territory in the financial year for the territory entity.
	(2)	The amount mentioned in schedule 1, part 1.19 (Treasurer’s Advance), column 5 is appropriated to the Treasurer’s Advance for the Financial Management Act, section 18.
7	Net appropriations for capital injections
For the Financial Management Act, section 9A, the appropriations for capital injections mentioned in schedule 1 (except the appropriation for capital injection mentioned in part 1.17 (Superannuation Provision Account)) are for, or partly for, the net cost of purchasing or developing assets.
8	Commonwealth grants
The Financial Management Act, section 17 applies to all appropriations mentioned in schedule 1 except––
	(a)	the appropriations to the following territory entities:
	(i)	ACT Executive;
	(ii)	ACT Gambling and Racing Commission;
	(iii)	Cultural Facilities Corporation;
	(iv)	Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission;
	(v)	Public Trustee and Guardian; 
	(vi)	Superannuation Provision Account; and
	(b)	the appropriation to the Treasurer’s Advance.
9	Payments to the Commonwealth
The Financial Management Act, section 17A applies to the appropriation mentioned in schedule 1, part 1.14 (Justice and Community Safety Directorate), column 4.
10	Superannuation appropriation
For the Territory Superannuation Provision Protection Act 2000, dictionary, definition of superannuation appropriation, the appropriation mentioned in schedule 1, part 1.17 (Superannuation Provision Account), column 3 is for superannuation.

Schedule 1	Appropriations
(see s 6)

column 1
territory entity	column 2
net controlled recurrent payments
	column 3
capital injection
	column 4
payments on behalf of Territory	column 5
total
	
	$	$	$	$	
Part 1.1
ACT Executive			10 140 000	10 140 000	
Part 1.2
ACT Gambling and Racing Commission	4 853 000			4 853 000	
Part 1.3
ACT Local Hospital Network	633 489 000			633 489 000	
Part 1.4
Canberra Institute of Technology	69 559 000	5 635 000		75 194 000	
Part 1.5
Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate	
394 159 000	
437 749 000	
73 265 000	
905 173 000	
Part 1.6
Community Services Directorate	261 971 000	4 542 000		266 513 000	
Part 1.7
Cultural Facilities Corporation	8 606 000	2 184 000		10 790 000	
Part 1.8
Education Directorate	637 052 000	57 686 000	277 700 000	972 438 000	
Part 1.9
Environment and Planning Directorate	84 733 000	26 931 000	2 515 000	114 179 000	
Part 1.10
Health Directorate	286 041 000	203 350 000	21 403 000	510 794 000	
Part 1.11
Housing ACT	43 905 000	7 360 000		51 265 000	
Part 1.12
ICON Water Limited	11 687 000			11 687 000	
Part 1.13
Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission	312 000			312 000	
Part 1.14
Justice and Community Safety Directorate	261 700 000	45 947 000	162 405 000	470 052 000	
Part 1.15
Legal Aid Commission (ACT)	12 697 000			12 697 000	
Part 1.16
Public Trustee and Guardian	2 105 000			2 105 000	
Part 1.17
Superannuation Provision Account		155 525 000		155 525 000	
Part 1.18
Transport Canberra and City Services Directorate	291 559 000	231 685 000		523 244 000	
Total appropriated to territory entities	3 004 428 000	1 178 594 000	547 428 000	4 730 450 000	
Part 1.19
Treasurer’s Advance				47 600 900	
Total appropriations	3 004 428 000	1 178 594 000	547 428 000	4 778 050 900	

Endnotes
1	Presentation speech
	Presentation speech made in the Legislative Assembly on 7 June 2016.
2	Notification
	Notified under the Legislation Act on	2016.
3	Republications of amended laws
	For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au.

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