An Act to appropriate out of the Consolidated Fund a sum for the services of the Legislature for the year 2020–21 and to make an additional appropriation to give effect to budget variations for the year 2019–20.
Part 1 Preliminary
1 Name of Act
This Act is the Appropriation (Parliament) Act 2020.
2 Commencement
This Act commences on the date of assent to this Act.
3 Definitions
(1) In this Act—services includes the following—(a) recurrent services,(b) capital works and services,(c) repayment of debt.2019–20 means the year from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.2020–21 means the year from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.(2) A reference in the Government Sector Finance Act 2018 to an annual Appropriation Act includes a reference to this Act.
Part 2 Appropriation for Legislature
4 Appropriation for services of Legislature
This Act appropriates the sum of $196,971,000 to the Legislature out of the Consolidated Fund for the services of the Legislature for the year 2020–21.Note—The appropriation will fund services, as follows—
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Part 3 General
5 Payments authorised on lapse of appropriation
An amount is taken to have been expended out of a sum appropriated for a purpose by this Act if the amount—(a) was paid for the purpose out of the Consolidated fund under section 4.10 of the Government Sector Finance Act 2018, and(b) was paid on or after 1 July 2020 and before the date of assent to this Act.
Part 4 Budget variations for the year 2019–20
6 Payments made during 2019–20 under section 4.13 of Government Sector Finance Act 2018
(1) This Act appropriates the sum of $2,377,000 to the Legislature out of the Consolidated Fund for the exigencies of Government during the year 2019–20—(a) being for the COVID-19 response, and(b) made in anticipation of appropriation by Parliament under section 4.13 of the Government Sector Finance Act 2018.(2) The sum appropriated is in addition to any other sums that may have been appropriated to the Legislature for the year 2019–20.
7 Operation of budget variations and validation of expenditure
(1) This Act, to the extent that it appropriates an amount for, and gives effect to, the budget variations for the year 2019–20, is to be construed as if it—(a) formed part of the annual Appropriation (Parliament) Act for the year 2019–20, and(b) commenced at the start of that year.(2) The following are validated, despite occurring before the date of assent to this Act—(a) the payment out of the Consolidated Fund of a sum appropriated under this Part,(b) the approval of the expenditure of a sum appropriated under this Part,(c) the expenditure of a sum appropriated under this Part.(3) This section applies to part of a sum appropriated under this Act in the same way as it applies to the whole of the sum.