2003

THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

APPROPRIATION BILL 2002-2003(No. 2)

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

Circulated by authority of 

TED QUINLAN, MLA
TREASURER

APPROPRIATION BILL 2002-2003 (No 2)

The Appropriation Bill 2002-2003 (No2) provides for an appropriation of moneys for the financial year 2002-2003.

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 $8.240 million to the Chief Minister’s Department;
•	Government payment for the net cost of outputs of $0.723 million to the Department of Health and Community Care;
•	Government payment for the net cost of outputs of $3.422 million to the Department of Urban Services;
•	Government payment for the net cost of outputs of $0.205 million to the Department of Disability, Housing and Community Services;
•	A payment for expenses on behalf of the Territory of $0.022 million to the Department of Disability, Housing and Community Services;
•	A capital injection of $0.035 million to The Department of Disability, Housing and Community Services;
•	Government payment for the net cost of outputs of $0.035 million to ACT Forests;
•	Government payment for the net cost of outputs of $1.933 million to the Department of Justice and Community Safety; and
•	Government payment for the net cost of outputs of $2.680 million to the Department of Education, Youth and Family Services.

APPROPRIATION BILL 2002-2003 (No 2)

Section 1 cites the name of the Act as being the Appropriation Act 2002-2003 (No 2). 

Section 2 provides for the Act to commence on the day after its notification day.

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 2002 is the financial year for the purposes of this Act.

Section 6 provides for additional appropriation totalling $17.295 million for the 
2002-2003 financial year.  There are nine separate appropriations that are itemised in the following subsections.

	Subsection (1) provides for the appropriation of $8.240 million for the net cost of outputs to the Chief Minister’s Department in the 2002-2003 financial year.

Subsection (2) provides for the appropriation of $0.723 million for the net cost of outputs to the Department of Health and Community Care in the
2002-2003 financial year.

Subsection (3) provides for the appropriation of $3.422 million for the net cost of outputs to the Department of Urban Services in the 2002-2003 financial year.

Subsection (4) provides for the appropriation of $0.205 million for the net cost of outputs to the Department of Disability, Housing and Community Services in the 2002-2003 financial year.

Subsection (5) provides for the appropriation of $0.022 million for the payment of expenses on behalf of the Territory to the Department of Disability, Housing and Community Services.

Subsection (6) provides for the appropriation of $0.035 million capital injection to the Department of Disability, Housing and Community Services in the 2002-2003 financial year.

Subsection (7) provides for the appropriation of $0.035 million for the net cost of outputs to ACT Forests in the 2002-2003 financial year.

Subsection (8) provides for the appropriation of $1.933 for the net cost of outputs to the Department of Justice and Community Safety in the 2002-2003 financial year.

Subsection (9) provides for the appropriation of $2.680 million for the net cost of outputs to the Department of Education, Youth and Family Services in the 2002-2003 financial year. 

Section 7 provides for a definition of appropriation units and output classes.

Section 8 declares that appropriation for additional capital injection are for, or partly for, the net cost of purchasing or developing assets.

Section 9 provides for an amendment to the Financial Management Act 1996.  The amendment requires supplementary budget papers, under Section 13 of the Financial Management Act 1996, to include financial and output performance information for affected output classes.  The amendment will also allow performance criteria to be amended through supplementary budget papers. 

Schedule 1 of the Bill lists the appropriation units and output classes of each department.  An additional class of output ‘4 – Bushfire Recovery’ has been added to the Chief Minister’s Department.