2012

THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY FOR THE
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

APPROPRIATION BILL 2011-2012 (No. 2)

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Presented by
Mr Andrew Barr MLA
Treasurer

APPROPRIATION BILL 2011-2012 (No. 2)

The Appropriation Act 2011‑2012 (No. 2) is the mechanism for the appropriation of additional 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 appropriations for:
(a) the provision of outputs by agencies;
(b) any capital injection to be provided to agencies; and
(c) any payments to be made by agencies on behalf of the Territory.

Appropriation Bill 2011-2012 (No. 2)

Clause 1 cites the short title of the Act as being the Appropriation Act 2011‑2012 (No. 2) as it relates to the 2011‑12 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 deals with the purposes of the Bill.

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

Clause 6 outlines that a term used in the Financial Management Act 1996 has the same meaning in this Act.

Clause 7 provides for the additional appropriation of $18,081,000 for the net cost of outputs and expenses on behalf of the Territory, in the 2011‑12 financial year.

Clause 7(1) provides for additional net cost of outputs to the Legislative Assembly Secretariat of $24,000 in the 2011-12 financial year.

Clause 7(2) provides for expenses on behalf of the Territory to the Legislative Assembly Secretariat of $16,000 in the 2011-12 financial year.

Clause 7(3) provides for additional payments to be made on behalf of the Territory to the ACT Executive of $29,000 in the 2011-12 financial year.

Clause 7(4) provides for additional net cost of outputs to the Auditor-General of $8,000 in the 2011-12 financial year.

Clause 7(5) provides for additional net cost of outputs and to the Chief Minister and Cabinet Directorate of $74,000 in the 2011-12 financial year.

Clause 7(6) provides for additional net cost of outputs and to the Territory and Municipal Services Directorate of $1,555,000 in the 2011-12 financial year.

Clause 7(7) provides for additional net cost of outputs and expenses on behalf of the Territory to the Economic Development Directorate of $111,000 in the 2011‑12 financial year.

Clause 7(8) provides for additional net cost of outputs and to the Treasury Directorate of $94,000 in the 2011-12 financial year.

Clause 7(9) provides for additional net cost of outputs to the Health Directorate of $4,743,000 in the 2011-12 financial year.

Clause 7(10) provides for additional net cost of outputs to the Justice and Community Safety Directorate of $1,449,000 in the 2011‑12 financial year.

Clause 7(11) provides for additional net cost of outputs to the Environment and Sustainable Development Directorate of $208,000 in the 2011‑12 financial year.

Clause 7(12) provides for additional net cost of outputs to the Environment and Sustainable Developments Directorate of $4,000 in the 2011‑12 financial year.

Clause 7(13) provides for additional net cost of outputs to the Education and Training Directorate of $8,515,000 in the 2011‑12 financial year.

Clause 7(14) provides for additional net cost of outputs to the Community Services Directorate of $446,000 in the 2011‑12 financial year.

Clause 7(15) provides for additional net cost of outputs to the ACT Gambling and Racing Commission of $16,000 in the 2011‑12 financial year.

Clause 7(16) provides for additional net cost of outputs to the Canberra Institute of Technology of $735,000 in the 2011‑12 financial year.

Clause 7(17) provides for additional net cost of outputs to the Cultural Facilities Corporation of $21,000 in the 2011‑12 financial year.

Clause 7(18) provides for additional net cost of outputs to the Exhibition Park Corporation of $1,000 in the 2011‑12 financial year.

Clause 7(19) provides for additional net cost of outputs to the Independent Competition and Regulation Commission of $2,000 in the 2011‑12 financial year.

Clause 7(20) provides for additional net cost of outputs to the Legal Aid Commission (ACT) of $30,000 in the 2011‑12 financial year.

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

Schedule 1 identifies the classes of outputs making up each appropriation unit.