Appropriation (Budget Variations) Act 2001 No 2

An Act to appropriate additional amounts out of the Consolidated Fund for the years 2000–2001 and 1999–2000 for the purpose of giving effect to certain Budget variations required by the exigencies of Government.

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Act

This Act is the Appropriation (Budget Variations) Act 2001.

2 Commencement

This Act is taken to have commenced on 1 July 2000, which is the date of commencement of the Appropriation Act 2000.

Part 2 Budget variations 2000–2001

3 Adjustment of “Advance to the Treasurer”, 2000–2001

The sum of $168,429,000 is hereby appropriated out of the Consolidated Fund in adjustment of the vote “Advance to the Treasurer”, 2000–2001, for supplementary charges made during the year 2000–2001 in the amounts specified in Column 1 of Schedule 1 for recurrent services, and capital works and services, of the Government specified opposite those amounts in Schedule 1.

4 Payments made during 2000–2001 under section 22 of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983

(1)  The sum of $100,623,000, being the total of the sums specified in Column 2 of Schedule 1, and made in anticipation of appropriation by Parliament under section 22 (1) of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983, is hereby appropriated out of the Consolidated Fund to provide for the payments for recurrent services, and capital works and services, required for the exigencies of Government during the year 2000–2001 specified opposite those sums in Schedule 1.

(2)  Section 22 (2) of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983 does not apply to the sums to which this section applies.

5 General appropriation from Consolidated Fund 2000–2001 for recurrent services

(1)  Out of the Consolidated Fund there are hereby appropriated the sums specified in Column 3 of Schedule 1 for recurrent services, which sums may be issued and applied for or towards the several uses and purposes of the Government for the year 2000–2001 specified opposite those sums in Schedule 1.

(2)  The total sum appropriated out of the Consolidated Fund in accordance with the provisions of this section and Schedule 1 is the sum of $496,138,000.

Part 3 Budget variations 1999–2000

6 Adjustment of “Advance to the Treasurer”, 1999–2000

The sum of $29,252,000 is hereby appropriated out of the Consolidated Fund in adjustment of the vote “Advance to the Treasurer”, 1999–2000, for supplementary charges made during the year 1999–2000 in the amounts specified in Column 1 of Schedule 2 for recurrent services of the Government specified in relation to those amounts in Schedule 2.

7 Payments made during 1999–2000 under section 22 of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983

(1)  The sum of $53,533,000, being the total of the sums specified in Column 2 of Schedule 2, and made in anticipation of appropriation by Parliament under section 22 (1) of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983, is hereby appropriated out of the Consolidated Fund to provide for the payments for recurrent services, and capital works and services, required for the exigencies of Government during the year 1999–2000 specified opposite those sums in Schedule 2.

(2)  Section 22 (2) of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983 does not apply to the sums to which this section applies.

Part 4 General

8 Additional appropriations

The sums appropriated by this Act are in addition to any other sums that may have been appropriated.

9 Operation of Act

(1)  This Act is to be construed as if it formed part of the Appropriation Act 2000.

(2)  This Act is an Appropriation Act for the purposes of section 21A of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983.

(3)  The issue and payment before the date of assent to this Act out of the Consolidated Fund of the whole or any part of the sums appropriated by this Act is validated. This subsection applies whether this Act is assented to during or after the year 1999–2000 or 2000–2001.

10 Validation of expenditure

(1)  To the extent (if any) to which it may be necessary to do so, the expenditure of any sum to which this Act applies before the date of assent to this Act:

(a)  is taken to have been validly approved at the time it was approved, or was purported to have been approved, and

(b)  is taken to have been validly made at the time it was made, or purported to have been made,

and thereafter to be, and to have been at all relevant times, validly approved and made.

(2)  This section does not authorise the appropriation or expenditure of any sum specified in Column 3 of Schedule 1 before the date of assent to this Act.

Schedule 1 Payments during 2000–2001

(Sections 3, 4, 5 and 10 (2))

		Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
		Treasurer’s Advance Amount $,000	s. 22 PF&A Act Amount $,000	Further approp Amount $,000
A	THE LEGISLATURE
	RECURRENT SERVICES
	The Legislature
	Additional Funding for Committees and Consultants	202
	TOTAL—RECURRENT SERVICES	202
	TOTAL—THE LEGISLATURE	202
B	PREMIER, MINISTER FOR THE ARTS AND MINISTER FOR CITIZENSHIP
	RECURRENT SERVICES
	Cabinet Office
	NSW Coal Industry Workers’ Compensation Report, Salinity Strategy	351
	Premier’s Department
	Thredbo Inquiry Review, Fairfield Youth Centre, Community Drug Information Strategy	1,980
	Ombudsman’s Office
	Child Protection Function, Forensic Procedures	680
	State Electoral Office
	Rent Increase	84
	Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal
	Electricity Tariffs Inquiry, New Regulatory Functions	650
	Centennial Park and Moore Park Trust
	Olympic Attendance Allowance	3
	Ministry for the Arts
	Sydney Festival, Olympic Attendance Allowance	286
	State Library of New South Wales
	Space Rationalisation Study, Shortfall Funding	400
	TOTAL—RECURRENT SERVICES	4,434
	CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
	Ombudsman’s Office
	Forensic Procedures Database, Equipment for Child Protection Section	127
	Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal
	New Regulatory Functions	200
	State Library of New South Wales
	Mitchell Library Roof Repairs	600
	State Records Authority
	Refurbishment Costs	900
	TOTAL—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES	1,827
	TOTAL—PREMIER, MINISTER FOR THE ARTS AND MINISTER FOR CITIZENSHIP	6,261
C	MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE AND MINISTER FOR LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION
	RECURRENT SERVICES
	Department of Agriculture
	Dairy Deregulation, Queensland Fruit Fly Eradication, Salinity Strategy	5,261
	Department of Land and Water Conservation
	Country Towns Water Supply and Sewerage Program, Salinity Strategy, Grant—Newcastle Showground and Exhibition Centre Trust, Olympic Attendance Allowance	10,832
	TOTAL—RECURRENT SERVICES	16,093
	CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
	Department of Agriculture
	Salinity Strategy, Queensland Fruit Fly Eradication	179
	Department of Land and Water Conservation
	Salinity Strategy	1,160
	TOTAL—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES	1,339
	TOTAL—MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE AND MINISTER FOR LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION	17,432
D	ATTORNEY GENERAL, MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND MINISTER FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES
	RECURRENT SERVICES
	Attorney General’s Department
	Glenbrook Rail Accident Inquiry, Drug Court Trial, Other Minor Additional Expenses	5,257
	Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
	Drug Court Trial	56
	Legal Aid Commission of New South Wales
	Drug Court Trial	56
	Environment Protection Authority
	Grant—Zoological Parks Board, Implementation of New Radiation Control Regulations, Blue Mountains Stormwater Run-off Program	6,247
	Environmental Trust
	Escalation required underEnvironmental Trust Act 1998	56
	National Parks and Wildlife Service
	Southern Comprehensive Regional Assessment, Lane Cove National Park, Salinity Strategy, Alpine Way Remediation Works, Bioregional Assessment Study, Olympic Attendance Allowance	3,486
	Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust
	Olympic Attendance Allowance	17
	Bicentennial Park Trust
	Reclassification of Funding, Olympic Attendance Allowance	106
	New South Wales Fire Brigades
	Olympic Attendance Allowance	348
	State Emergency Service
	Statewide Single Number Call Facility	250
	TOTAL—RECURRENT SERVICES	15,879
	CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
	National Parks and Wildlife Service
	Southern Comprehensive Regional Assessment, Alpine Way Remediation Works	11,185
	Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust
	Horticultural Depot, Farm Cove Seawall	819
	Bicentennial Park Trust
	Road Access, Signage, Lighting, Carparks	2,330
	TOTAL—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES	14,334
	TOTAL—ATTORNEY GENERAL, MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND MINISTER FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES	30,213
E	MINISTER FOR COMMUNITY SERVICES, MINISTER FOR AGEING, MINISTER FOR DISABILITY SERVICES AND MINISTER FOR WOMEN
	RECURRENT SERVICES
	Department of Community Services
	Transformation Project, TeleService Centre, Training, Drug Summit Initiative, Other Minor Expenses	20,660
	Reclassification of Funding			13,000
	Ageing and Disability Department
	Capital Grants, Commonwealth/State Home and Community Care and Disability Agreements	3,814
	TOTAL—RECURRENT SERVICES	24,474		13,000
	CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
	Department of Community Services
	Information Technology Project	2,475
	Department for Women
	Relocation Expenses	176
	TOTAL—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES	2,651
	TOTAL—MINISTER FOR COMMUNITY SERVICES, MINISTER FOR AGEING, MINISTER FOR DISABILITY SERVICES AND MINISTER FOR WOMEN	27,125		13,000
F	MINISTER FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING
	RECURRENT SERVICES
	Department of Education and Training
	NSW Drug Summit Education Forum, Meat Processing Industry Restructure Program	253
	Teachers’ Salary Increase, Career Transition Scheme, Reclassification of Funding			65,700
	TOTAL—RECURRENT SERVICES	253		65,700
	TOTAL—MINISTER FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING	253		65,700
G	MINISTER FOR FAIR TRADING, MINISTER FOR CORRECTIVE SERVICES AND MINISTER FOR SPORT AND RECREATION
	RECURRENT SERVICES
	Department of Fair Trading
	Meat Processing Industry Restructure Program	20
	Department of Corrective Services
	Drug Court Trial	630
	Department of Sport and Recreation
	Contract Settlement, Repair Fund and Estate Management Levies, Olympic Attendance Allowance	117
	TOTAL—RECURRENT SERVICES	767
	TOTAL—MINISTER FOR FAIR TRADING, MINISTER FOR CORRECTIVE SERVICES AND MINISTER FOR SPORT AND RECREATION	767
H	MINISTER FOR HEALTH
	RECURRENT SERVICES
	Department of Health
	Olympic Attendance Allowance	301
	TOTAL—RECURRENT SERVICES	301
	CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
	Department of Health
	Forensic Procedures Database	1,550
	TOTAL—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES	1,550
	TOTAL—MINISTER FOR HEALTH	1,851
I	MINISTER FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, MINISTER FOR ENERGY, MINISTER FOR FORESTRY AND MINISTER FOR WESTERN SYDNEY
	RECURRENT SERVICES
	Department of Information Technology and Management
	Joint Commonwealth/NSW Community Technology Centre Net, State Forests Grants, Walton Land Valuation Report	6,865
	Ministry of Energy and Utilities
	Gas Retail Contestability Project	705
	Sustainable Energy Development Authority
	Greenhouse Gas Abatement Program	550
	TOTAL—RECURRENT SERVICES	8,120
	TOTAL—MINISTER FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, MINISTER FOR ENERGY, MINISTER FOR FORESTRY AND MINISTER FOR WESTERN SYDNEY	8,120
J	MINISTER FOR JUVENILE JUSTICE
	RECURRENT SERVICES
	Department of Juvenile Justice
	Youth Drug Screening	100
	TOTAL—RECURRENT SERVICES	100
	TOTAL—MINISTER FOR JUVENILE JUSTICE	100
K	MINISTER FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT, MINISTER FOR REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND MINISTER FOR RURAL AFFAIRS
	RECURRENT SERVICES
	Department of Local Government
	Inner City Local Government Review, Management of Poorly Performing Councils	450
	TOTAL—RECURRENT SERVICES	450
	TOTAL—MINISTER FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT, MINISTER FOR REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND MINISTER FOR RURAL AFFAIRS	450
L	MINISTER FOR MINERAL RESOURCES AND MINISTER FOR FISHERIES
	RECURRENT SERVICES
	New South Wales Fisheries
	Reversal of Funding Reduction Due to Delayed Revenue Collection	250
	TOTAL—RECURRENT SERVICES	250
	TOTAL—MINISTER FOR MINERAL RESOURCES AND MINISTER FOR FISHERIES	250
M	MINISTER FOR THE OLYMPICS
	RECURRENT SERVICES
	Olympic Roads and Transport Authority
	Olympic Attendance Allowance	15,994
	Note— The portfolio responsibility of the Minister for the Olympics for the Olympic Roads and Transport Authority passed to the Treasurer with effect on and from 13 January 2001—see Government Gazette No 10 of 12 January 2001, p 59.
	TOTAL—RECURRENT SERVICES	15,994
	TOTAL—MINISTER FOR THE OLYMPICS	15,994
N	MINISTER FOR POLICE
	RECURRENT SERVICES
	Ministry for Police
	Printing, Information Technology Charges, GST Implementation Costs	95
	New South Wales Police Service
	Olympic Attendance Allowance	2,528
	Digital Speed Camera Infringement Processing		2,097
	TOTAL—RECURRENT SERVICES	2,623	2,097
	TOTAL—MINISTER FOR POLICE	2,623	2,097
O	MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND SERVICES
	RECURRENT SERVICES
	Office of the Minister for Public Works and Services
	Architectural Practices Competition	150
	TOTAL—RECURRENT SERVICES	150
	TOTAL—MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND SERVICES	150
P	SPECIAL MINISTER OF STATE AND MINISTER FOR INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
	RECURRENT SERVICES
	Department of Industrial Relations
	Government Related Employees Appeals Tribunal, Women’s Equity Bureau, Reversal of Salaries Savings	607
	TOTAL—RECURRENT SERVICES	607
	TOTAL—SPECIAL MINISTER OF STATE AND MINISTER FOR INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS	607
Q	MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT AND MINISTER FOR ROADS
	RECURRENT SERVICES
	Office of the Co-Ordinator General of Rail
	Operating Expenses	6,000
	Department of Transport
	State Transit Community Service Obligation Adjustment, Taxi Division, Olympic Attendance Allowance	7,859
	Grant to Rail Access Corporation		90,000
	Additional Funding for Rail Entities, Reclassification of Funding			255,238
	Roads and Traffic Authority
	Reassessment of GST Savings	10,752
	TOTAL—RECURRENT SERVICES	24,611	90,000	255,238
	CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
	Department of Transport
	Taxi Ranks and Datalink	1,700
	Roads and Traffic Authority
	Fixed Digital Speed Cameras		8,526
	TOTAL—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES	1,700	8,526
	TOTAL—MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT AND MINISTER FOR ROADS	26,311	98,526	255,238
R	TREASURER AND MINISTER FOR STATE DEVELOPMENT
	RECURRENT SERVICES
	Treasury
	Salinity Strategy	250
	First Home Owner Grants Scheme			78,000
	Crown Transactions
	Capital Grant—Superannuation Administration Corporation, Insurance for Medically Supervised Injection Centre	8,552
	Increased GST Administration Costs			62,000
	Olympic Roads and Transport Authority
	Rail Grants			22,200
	Department of State and Regional Development
	Meat Processing Industry Restructure Program, Salinity Strategy, Olympic Marketing Campaign	3,677
	TOTAL—RECURRENT SERVICES	12,479		162,200
	TOTAL—TREASURER AND MINISTER FOR STATE DEVELOPMENT	12,479		162,200
S	MINISTER FOR URBAN AFFAIRS AND PLANNING, MINISTER FOR ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS AND MINISTER FOR HOUSING
	RECURRENT SERVICES
	Department of Urban Affairs and Planning
	Grants—Honeysuckle Development Corporation, Festival Development Corporation and South Sydney Development Corporation, Corporatisation of Landcom, Design Quality Program, Bioregional Assessment and Sydney Harbour Manager’s Office	12,884
	Payments to other government bodies under the control of the Minister
	Temporary Accommodation Project	3,257
	TOTAL—RECURRENT SERVICES	16,141
	CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
	Department of Urban Affairs and Planning
	Land Acquisition Macauley’s Headland	1,100
	TOTAL—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES	1,100
	TOTAL—MINISTER FOR URBAN AFFAIRS AND PLANNING, MINISTER FOR ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS AND MINISTER FOR HOUSING	17,241
	TREASURER’S ADVANCE FOR RECURRENT SERVICES	143,928
	TREASURER’S ADVANCE FOR CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES	24,501
	TOTAL—TREASURER’S ADVANCE	168,429
	SECTION 22 FOR RECURRENT SERVICES		92,097
	SECTION 22 FOR CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES		8,526
	TOTAL—SECTION 22		100,623
	ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR RECURRENT PURPOSES			496,138

Schedule 2 Payments during 1999–2000

(Sections 6 and 7)

		Column 1	Column 2
		Treasurer’s Advance Amount $,000	s. 22 PF&A Act Amount $,000
A	PREMIER, MINISTER FOR THE ARTS AND MINISTER FOR CITIZENSHIP
	RECURRENT SERVICES
	Centennial Park and Moore Park Trust
	Legal Costs	200
	Ministry for the Arts
	Valuation of Collections	187
	GST Implementation Costs		89
	State Library of New South Wales
	GST Implementation Costs		54
	Australian Museum
	Reclassification of Funding, Shortfall Funding and GST Implementation Costs		4,607
	Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences
	GST Implementation Costs		10
	TOTAL—RECURRENT SERVICES	387	4,760
	CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
	Ethnic Affairs Commission
	Computer Upgrade Works		85
	TOTAL—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES		85
	TOTAL—PREMIER, MINISTER FOR THE ARTS AND MINISTER FOR CITIZENSHIP	387	4,845
B	MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE AND MINISTER FOR LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION
	RECURRENT SERVICES
	Department of Land and Water Conservation
	Asset Refurbishment Works—Colleambally Irrigation	1,999
	TOTAL—RECURRENT SERVICES	1,999
	TOTAL—MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE AND MINISTER FOR LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION	1,999
C	ATTORNEY GENERAL AND MINISTER FOR INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
	CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
	Legal Aid Commission of New South Wales
	GST Implementation Costs		72
	TOTAL—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES		72
	TOTAL—ATTORNEY GENERAL AND MINISTER FOR INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS		72
D	MINISTER FOR COMMUNITY SERVICES, MINISTER FOR AGEING, MINISTER FOR DISABILITY SERVICES AND MINISTER FOR WOMEN
	RECURRENT SERVICES
	Department for Women
	Additional Grants	337
	GST Implementation Costs		22
	TOTAL—RECURRENT SERVICES	337	22
	TOTAL—MINISTER FOR COMMUNITY SERVICES, MINISTER FOR AGEING, MINISTER FOR DISABILITY SERVICES AND MINISTER FOR WOMEN	337	22
E	MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, MINISTER FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES AND MINISTER FOR CORRECTIVE SERVICES
	RECURRENT SERVICES
	Environment Protection Authority
	GST Implementation Costs		186
	National Parks and Wildlife Service
	Reclassification of Funding	3,606
	TOTAL—RECURRENT SERVICES	3,606	186
	TOTAL—MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, MINISTER FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES AND MINISTER FOR CORRECTIVE SERVICES	3,606	186
F	MINISTER FOR FAIR TRADING AND MINISTER FOR SPORT AND RECREATION
	RECURRENT SERVICES
	Department of Sport and Recreation
	Major Repairs Fund and Estate Management Levies	15
	TOTAL—RECURRENT SERVICES	15
	TOTAL—MINISTER FOR FAIR TRADING AND MINISTER FOR SPORT AND RECREATION	15
G	MINISTER FOR HEALTH
	RECURRENT SERVICES
	Department of Health
	Compensation for Health Services’ Loan Repayments Due to Consolidated Fund		18,363
	TOTAL—RECURRENT SERVICES		18,363
	CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
	Department of Health
	Reclassification of Funding		15,028
	TOTAL—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES		15,028
	TOTAL—MINISTER FOR HEALTH		33,391
H	MINISTER FOR THE OLYMPICS
	RECURRENT SERVICES
	Olympic Co-ordination Authority
	Temporary Urban Domain Works	17,861
	TOTAL—RECURRENT SERVICES	17,861
	TOTAL—MINISTER FOR THE OLYMPICS	17,861
I	MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND SERVICES
	RECURRENT SERVICES
	Office of the Minister for Public Works and Services
	CBD Asset Strategy, CCSU Infrastructure	5,047
	Government Cleaning Contract Settlement		15,000
	TOTAL—RECURRENT SERVICES	5,047	15,000
	TOTAL—MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND SERVICES	5,047	15,000
J	MINISTER FOR URBAN AFFAIRS AND PLANNING, MINISTER FOR ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS AND MINISTER FOR HOUSING
	RECURRENT SERVICES
	Heritage Office
	GST Implementation Costs		17
	TOTAL—RECURRENT SERVICES		17
	TOTAL—MINISTER FOR URBAN AFFAIRS AND PLANNING, MINISTER FOR ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS AND MINISTER FOR HOUSING		17
	TOTAL—TREASURER’S ADVANCE	29,252
	SECTION 22 FOR RECURRENT SERVICES		38,348
	SECTION 22 FOR CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES		15,185
	TOTAL—SECTION 22		53,533