2011

THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY FOR THE
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

APPROPRIATION BILL 2011-2012

Amendments to be moved by the Treasurer

SUPPLEMENTARY
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Presented by
Ms Katy Gallagher MLA
Treasurer

APPROPRIATION BILL 2011-2012

The Appropriation Bill 2011‑2012 is the mechanism for the appropriation of monies for the 2011‑12 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 directorate.  The FMA also provides for appropriation units, being a class of outputs, or a group of output classes, for which an appropriation is made by an Appropriation Act.  The Bill satisfies the provisions of each of these Acts.

The Bill provides for amendment of the original Appropriation Bill 2011-2012 through the amendments detailed below.

APPROPRIATION BILL 2010-2012

Amendments to be moved by the Treasurer:

Section 9 (iv) omits the words Chief Minister’s Directorate and replaces them with Chief Minister and Cabinet Directorate.

Schedule 1, Part 1.4, column 1 omits the words Chief Minister’s Directorate and replaces them with Chief Minister and Cabinet Directorate.

Schedule 1, Part 1.4, column 2 omits the words Chief Minister’s Directorate and replaces them with Chief Minister and Cabinet Directorate.

Schedule 1, Part 1.4, column 3 provides for a change in appropriation for the Chief Minister and Cabinet Directorate for net cost of outputs from $37 471 000 to $27 082 000 to reflect the transfer of artsACT.

Schedule 1, Part 1.4, column 4 provides for a change in appropriation for the Chief Minister and Cabinet Directorate for capital injection from $10 364 000 to $3 000 000 to reflect the transfer of artsACT.

Schedule 1, Part 1.4, column 6 provides for a change in total appropriation for the Chief Minster and Cabinet Directorate from $47 835 000 to $30 082 000.

Schedule 1, Part 1.13, column 1 omits the words Sustainable Development Directorate and replaces them with Environment and Sustainable Development Directorate.

Schedule 1, Part 1.13, column 2 omits the words Sustainable Development Directorate and replaces them with Environment and Sustainable Development Directorate.

Schedule 1, Part 1.15, column 3 provides for a change in appropriation for the Community Services Directorate for net cost of outputs from $205 808 000 to $216 197 000 to reflect the transfer of artsACT.

Schedule 1, Part 1.15, column 4 provides for a change in appropriation for the Community Services Directorate for capital injection from $20 307 000 to $27 671 000 to reflect the transfer of artsACT.

Schedule 1, Part 1.15, column 6 provides for a change in total appropriation for the Community Services Directorate from $266 008 000 to $283 761 000.

Schedule 1, Total appropriated to agencies, details the total appropriated to agencies in the 2011-12 financial year for:
(a) the net cost of outputs;
(b) capital injections; and
(c) payments on behalf of the Territory

Schedule 2, column 1 omits the words Chief Minister’s Directorate and replaces them with Chief Minister and Cabinet Directorate.

Schedule 2, column 1 omits the words Sustainable Development Directorate and replaces them with Environment and Sustainable Development Directorate.