2013

THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY FOR THE
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

APPROPRIATION BILL 2012-2013 (No. 2)

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Presented by
Mr Andrew Barr MLA
Treasurer

APPROPRIATION BILL 2012-2013 (No 2)

The Appropriation Act 2012‑2013 (No. 2) is the mechanism for the appropriation of additional monies for the 2012‑13 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; and
(b) any capital injection to be provided to agencies.

Appropriation Bill 2012-2013 (No. 2)

Clause 1 cites the short title of the Act as being the Appropriation Act 2012‑2013 (No. 2) as it relates to the 2012‑13 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 total additional (controlled) appropriation of $231,058,000, in net cost of outputs and capital injection, in the 2012‑13 financial year.

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

Schedule 1 Part 1.1 provides for additional net cost of outputs appropriation of $4,755,000 to the Chief Minister and Treasury Directorate within the output class Financial and Economic Management for the 2012-13 financial year.

Schedule 1 Part 1.2 provides for additional net cost of outputs appropriation of $113,147,000 to the ACT Local Hospital Network in the 2012-13 financial year.

Schedule 1 Part 1.3 provides for additional net cost of outputs appropriation of $1,000,000 and additional capital injection appropriation of $112,156,000 to the Commerce and Works Directorate within output class Revenue and Government Business Management in the 2012-13 financial year.