2001

THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

APPROPRIATION BILL 2001-2002(No. 2)

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

Circulated by authority of 

TED QUINLAN, MLA
TREASURER

APPROPRIATION BILL 2001-2002 (No 2)

The Appropriation Bill 2001-2002 (No 2) provides for an appropriation of moneys for the financial year 2001-2002.

Section 58 of the Australian Capital Territory ( Self-Government ) Act 1988, states that public money may not be issued or spent except as authorised by law.  Section 6 of the Financial Management Act 1996 provides for the payment of public money only where it is in accordance with an appropriation.

The Bill provides for the following changes to appropriations:
•	Government payment for the net cost of outputs of an extra $2.350 million to the Chief Minister’s Department;
•	Government payment for the net cost of outputs of $0.250 million to the Department of Treasury;
•	Government payment for the net cost of outputs of $18.100 million to the Department of Health and Community Care;
•	Government payment for the net cost of outputs of $1.589 million to the Department of Urban Services;
•	A capital injection of $0.250 million to The Department of Urban Services;
•	A payment for expenses on behalf of the Territory of $8.400 million to the Department of Justice and Community Safety; and
•	Government payment for the net cost of outputs of $1.200 million to the Department of Education and Community Services.

APPROPRIATION BILL 2001-2002 (No 2)

Section 1 cites the name of the Act as being the Appropriation Act 2001-2002 (No 2). 

Section 2 provides for the Act to commence on the day it is notified in the Gazette.

Section 3 refers to the legislative basis for making appropriations.

Section 4 deals with interpretation for the purposes of the Act.

Section 5 states that the year commencing 1 July 2001 is the financial year for the purposes of this Act.

Section 6 provides for additional appropriation totalling $32.139 million for the 
2001-2002 financial year.  There are seven separate appropriations that are itemised in the following subsections.

	Subsection (1) provides for the appropriation of a $2.350 million Government payment for the net cost of outputs to the Chief Minister’s Department in the 2001-2002 financial year.

Subsection (2) provides for the appropriation of a $0.250 million Government payment for the net cost of outputs to the Department of Treasury in the 2001‑2002 financial year.

Subsection (3) provides for the appropriation of a $18.100 million Government payment for the net cost of outputs to the Department of Health and Community Care in the 2001-2002 financial year.

Subsection (4) provides for the appropriation of a $1.589 million Government payment for the net cost of outputs to The Department of Urban Services in the 2001-2002 financial year.

Subsection (5) provides for the appropriation of $0.250 million capital injection to The Department of Urban Services in the 2001-2002 financial year.

Subsection (6) provides for the appropriation of $8.400 million for the payment of expenses on behalf of the Territory to the Department of Justice and Community Safety in the 2001-2002 financial year.

Subsection (7) provides for the appropriation of $1.200 million Government payment for the net cost of outputs to The Department of Education and Community Services in the 2001-2002 financial year. 

Section 7 refers to Appropriation Unit and Output classes set out in Schedule 1.

Subsection (1)  Schedule 1 provided in this bill identifies the class of output for each appropriation unit.

Subsection (2)  provides a definition of an appropriation unit in Schedule 1 as being a class of outputs as per column 3 in Schedule 1.