2017
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

(As presented)
(Treasurer)
Appropriation Bill 2017-2018

Contents
	Page
	1	Name of Act	2
	2	Commencement	2
	3	Purposes of Act	2
	4	Meaning of financial year	2
	5	Terms used in Financial Management Act 1996	2
	6	Appropriations of $4 971 844 930	2
	7	Net appropriations for capital injections	3
	8	Commonwealth grants	3

	9	Payments to the Commonwealth	3
	10	Superannuation appropriation	4
Schedule 1	Appropriations	5

2017
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

(As presented)
(Treasurer)
Appropriation Bill 2017-2018

A Bill for
An Act to appropriate money for the purposes of the Territory for the financial year beginning on 1 July 2017, 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 2017-2018.
2	Commencement
This Act commences, or is taken to have commenced, on 1 July 2017.
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 1996, section 6 and section 8.
4	Meaning of financial year
In this Act:
financial year means the year beginning on 1 July 2017.
5	Terms used in Financial Management Act 1996
A term used in the Financial Management Act 1996 has the same meaning in this Act.
6	Appropriations of $4 971 844 930
	(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 1.20 (Treasurer’s Advance), column 5 is appropriated to the Treasurer’s Advance for the Financial Management Act 1996, section 18.
7	Net appropriations for capital injections
For the Financial Management Act 1996, section 9A, the appropriations for capital injections mentioned in schedule 1 (except the appropriation for capital injection mentioned in part 1.18 (Superannuation Provision Account)) are for, or partly for, the net cost of purchasing or developing assets.
8	Commonwealth grants
The Financial Management Act 1996, 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 1996, section 17A applies to the appropriation mentioned in schedule 1, part 1.15 (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 1.18 (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			10 406 000	10 406 000	
Part 1.2
ACT Gambling and Racing Commission	4 913 000			4 913 000	
Part 1.3
ACT Local Hospital Network	656 143 000			656 143 000	
Part 1.4
Canberra Institute of Technology	70 913 000	4 792 000		75 705 000	
Part 1.5
Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate	
335 810 000	
146 831 000	
63 856 000	
546 497 000	
Part 1.6
City Renewal Authority	4 758 000	9 500 000		14 258 000	
Part 1.7
Community Services Directorate	252 585 000	 4 941 000		257 526 000	
Part 1.8
Cultural Facilities Corporation	8 715 000	1 770 000		10 485 000	
Part 1.9
Education Directorate	670 059 000	85 602 000	284 090 000	1 039 751 000	
Part 1.10
Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate	157 379 000	327 040 000	2 367 000	486 786 000	
Part 1.11
Health Directorate	313 371 000	157 393 000	18 593 000	489 357 000	
Part 1.12
Housing ACT	46 792 000	5 000 000		51 792 000	
Part 1.13
ICON Water Limited	11 979 000			11 979 000	
Part 1.14
Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission	350 000			350 000	
Part 1.15
Justice and Community Safety Directorate	281 299 000	43 572 000	176 464 000	501 335 000	
Part 1.16
Legal Aid Commission (ACT)	13 656 000			13 656 000	
Part 1.17
Public Trustee and Guardian	2 184 000			2 184 000	
Part 1.18
Superannuation Provision Account		176 149 000		176 149 000	
Part 1.19
Transport Canberra and City Services Directorate	334 866 000	238 235 000		573 101 000	
Total appropriated to territory entities	3 165 772 000	 1 200 825 000	555 776 000	4 922 373 000	
Part 1.20
Treasurer’s Advance				49 471 930	
Total appropriations	3 165 772 000	1 200 825 000	555 776 000	4 971 844 930	

Endnotes
1	Presentation speech
	Presentation speech made in the Legislative Assembly on 6 June 2017.
2	Notification
	Notified under the Legislation Act on	2017.
3	Republications of amended laws
	For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au.

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