THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY FOR THE
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

APPROPRIATION BILL 2013-2014 (No. 2)

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Presented by
Mr Andrew Barr MLA
Treasurer

APPROPRIATION BILL 2013-2014 (No 2)

The Appropriation Act 2013‑2014 (No. 2) is the mechanism for the appropriation of additional monies for the 2013‑14 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.  This Bill satisfies the provisions of each of these Acts.

The Bill provides appropriations for:
(a) the provision of net cost 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 2013-2014 (No. 2)

Clause 1 cites the short title of the Act as being the Appropriation Act 2013‑2014 (No. 2) as it relates to the 2013‑14 financial year.

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

Clause 3 deals with the purposes of the Bill.

Clause 4 deals with definitions for the purposes of the Bill.

Clause 5 outlines that a term used in the Financial Management Act 1996 has the same meaning in this Act.

Clause 6 provides for total additional appropriation of $46,257,000 to agencies in the 2013-14 financial year in accordance with the corresponding appropriation unit specified in Schedule 1.

Clause 7 identifies, in accordance with the FMA, classes of outputs for the purposes of the Bill.

Clause 8 outlines, in accordance with the FMA, that the appropriations for additional capital injections are for, or partly for, the net cost of purchasing or developing assets.

Schedule 1 Part 1.1 provides for additional net cost of outputs appropriation of $27,000 to the Auditor-General in the 2013-14 financial year.

Schedule 1 Part 1.2 provides for additional net cost of outputs appropriation of $2,414,000 and a capital injection appropriation of $450,000 to the Chief Minister and Treasury Directorate in the 2013-14 financial year.

Schedule 1 Part 1.3 provides for additional net cost of outputs appropriation of $6,364,000 to the Health Directorate in the 2013-14 financial year.

Schedule 1 Part 1.4 provides for additional net cost of outputs appropriation of $466,000 and a capital injection appropriation of $520,000 to the Economic Development Directorate in the 2013-14 financial year.

Schedule 1 Part 1.5 provides for additional net cost of outputs appropriation of $247,000 to the Commerce and Works Directorate in the 2013-14 financial year.

Schedule 1 Part 1.6 provides for additional net cost of outputs appropriation of $3,396,000, a capital injection appropriation of $3,165,000 and payments on behalf of the Territory appropriation of $244,000 to the Justice and Community Safety Directorate in the 2013-14 financial year.

Schedule 1 Part 1.7 provides for additional net cost of outputs appropriation of $616,000, a capital injection appropriation of $2,968,000 and payments on behalf of the Territory appropriation of $12,000 to the Environment and Sustainable Development Directorate in the 2013-14 financial year.

Schedule 1 Part 1.8 provides for additional net cost of outputs appropriation of $5,468,000 to the Capital Metro Agency in the 2013-14 financial year.

Schedule 1 Part 1.9 provides for additional net cost of outputs appropriation of $14,000 and a capital injection appropriation of $7,460,000 to the Education and Training Directorate in the 2013-14 financial year.

Schedule 1 Part 1.10 provides for additional net cost of outputs appropriation of $1,310,000 and payments on behalf of the Territory Appropriation of $7,628,000 to the Community Services Directorate in the 2013-14 financial year.

Schedule 1 Part 1.11 provides for additional net cost of outputs appropriation of $2,334,000 to the Territory and Municipal Services Directorate in the 2013-14 financial year.

Schedule 1 Part 1.12 provides for additional net cost of outputs appropriation of $48,000 to the ACT Gambling and Racing Commission in the 2013-14 financial year.

Schedule 1 Part 1.13 provides for additional net cost of outputs appropriation of $907,000 to the Canberra Institute of Technology in the 2013-14 financial year.

Schedule 1 Part 1.14 provides for additional net cost of outputs appropriation of $95,000 to the Cultural Facilities Corporation in the 2013-14 financial year.

Schedule 1 Part 1.15 provides for additional net cost of outputs appropriation of $4,000 to the Exhibition Park Corporation in the 2013-14 financial year.

Schedule 1 Part 1.16 provides for additional net cost of outputs appropriation of $6,000 to the Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission in the 2013-14 financial year.

Schedule 1 Part 1.17 provides for additional net cost of outputs appropriation of $94,000 to the Legal Aid Commission (ACT) in the 2013-14 financial year.

Schedule 2 identifies the classes of outputs making up each appropriation unit and directorate, Territory authority and Territory-owned corporation listed in Schedule 1.