2008

THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY FOR THE
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

APPROPRIATION BILL 2008‑2009 (No. 2)

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Presented by
Katy Gallagher MLA
Treasurer
APPROPRIATION BILL 2008-2009 (No. 2)

The Appropriation Bill 2008‑2009 (No. 2) is the mechanism for the appropriation of additional moneys for the 2008‑2009 financial year.

Under Section 58 of the Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988, public money may not be issued or spent except as authorised by law.  Under Section 6 of the Financial Management Act 1996 (FMA), no payment of public money may be made unless it is in accordance with an appropriation.  Section 8 of the FMA provides for separate appropriations to be made under an Appropriation Act in respect of each department, territory authority or territory-owned corporation.  The Bill satisfies the provisions of each of these Acts.

The Bill provides for appropriations to departments, territory authorities or territory‑owned corporations for:
(a) the provision of outputs;
(b) any capital injection; and
(c) any payments to be made on behalf of the Territory.

APPROPRIATION BILL 2008-2009 (No. 2)

Clause 1 cites the short title of the Act as being the Appropriation Act 2008‑2009 (No. 2) as it relates to the 2008‑2009 financial year.

Clause 2 provides that the Act commences on the day after its notification day.

Clause 3 outlines that a note included in this Act is explanatory and is not part of this Act.

Clause 4 refers to the legislative basis for making appropriations.

Clause 5 deals with definitions for the purposes of the Bill.

Clause 6 deals with interpretation for the purposes of the Bill.

Clause 7 provides for the additional appropriations of $35.985 million for the net cost of outputs, capital injection, and payments on behalf of the Territory, in the 2008‑2009 financial year.

Clause 7(1) provides for additional net cost of providing outputs of $0.073 million to the Legislative Assembly Secretariat.

Clause 7(2) provides for additional payments for expenses on behalf of the Territory of $0.333 million to the Legislative Assembly Secretariat.

Clause 7(3) provides for additional payments for expenses on behalf of the Territory of $0.414 million to the ACT Executive.

Clause 7(4) provides for additional net cost of providing outputs of $0.688 million to the Chief Minister’s Department.

Clause 7(5) provides for additional capital injection of $1.9 million to the Chief Minister’s Department.

Clause 7(6) provides for additional payments on behalf of the Territory of $13.202 million to the Department of Treasury.

Clause 7(7) provides for additional net cost of providing outputs of $0.880 million to the Department of Territory and Municipal Services.

Clause 7(8) provides for additional capital injection of $1.050 million to the Department of Territory and Municipal Services.

Clause 7(9) provides for additional net cost of providing outputs of $0.510 million to the ACT Planning and Land Authority.

Clause 7(10) provides for additional capital injection of $0.450 million to the ACT Planning and Land Authority.

Clause 7(11) provides for additional net cost of providing outputs of $5.191 million to the Department of Disability, Housing and Community Services.

Clause 7(12) provides for additional capital injection of $1.081 million to the Department of Disability, Housing and Community Services.

Clause 7(13) provides for additional net cost of providing outputs of $2.174 million to the Department of Justice and Community Safety.

Clause 7(14) provides for additional payments on behalf of the Territory of $2.240 million to the Department of Justice and Community Safety.

Clause 7(15) provides for additional net cost of providing outputs of $1.427 million to the Department of Education and Training.

Clause 7(16) provides for payments on behalf of the Territory of $0.660 million to the Department of Education and Training.

Clause 7(17) provides for additional capital injection of $1.625 million to the Department of Education and Training.

Clause 7(18) provides for the net cost of providing outputs of $1.987 million to the Department of Environment, Climate Change, Energy and Water.

Clause 7(19) provides for capital injection of $0.1 million to the Department of the Environment, Climate Change, Energy and Water.

Clause 8 identifies, in accordance with the FMA, classes of outputs for the purposes of the Bill.

Clause 8(1) identifies classes of outputs as specified in Schedule 1.

Clause 8(2) identifies the classes of outputs, including groups of such output classes, corresponding to the appropriation units specified in Schedule 1.

Clause 9 declares that all capital injection appropriations listed in Section 7 (5), (8), (10), (12), (17) and (19), are for, or partly for, the net cost of purchasing or developing assets.

Schedule 1 of the Bill details the appropriation units and output classes of each department.