An Act to appropriate from the Consolidated Fund a sum for the services of the Legislature for the year 2025–26.
Part 1 Preliminary
1 Name of Act
This Act is the Appropriation (Parliament) Act 2025.
2 Commencement
This Act commences on the date of assent to this Act.
3 Definitions
(1) In this Act—appropriated means appropriated from the Consolidated Fund.appropriation year means the year from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026.services includes the following—(a) capital works and services,(b) recurrent services,(c) repayment of debt.(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
The sum of $250,611,831 is appropriated to the Legislature for the services of the Legislature for the appropriation year.Note—The appropriation, together with funds from other sources, is intended to fund—(a) expenses to the sum of $266,288,965, and(b) capital expenditure to the sum of $27,362,000.
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 was paid—(a) for the purpose under the Government Sector Finance Act 2018, section 4.10, and(b) during the appropriation year and before the date of assent to this Act.