Appropriation (Budget Variations) Act 2008 No 25

An Act to appropriate additional amounts out of the Consolidated Fund for the year 2007–2008 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 2008.

2 Commencement

This Act commences on the date of assent.

Part 2 Budget variations 2007–2008

3 Adjustment of “Advance to the Treasurer”, 2007–2008

The sum of $190,367,000 is hereby appropriated out of the Consolidated Fund in adjustment of the vote “Advance to the Treasurer”, 2007–2008, for supplementary charges made during the year 2007–2008 in the amounts specified in Column 1 of Schedule 1 for recurrent services, and capital works and services, specified opposite those amounts in Schedule 1.

4 General appropriation from Consolidated Fund 2007–2008

(1)  Out of the Consolidated Fund there are hereby appropriated the sums specified in Column 2 of Schedule 1, to the Minister specified in relation to those sums, for recurrent services, which sums may be issued and applied for or towards the several uses and purposes of the Government for the year 2007–2008 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 $218,584,000.

Part 3 General

5 Additional appropriations

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

6 Operation of Act

(1)  This Act is to be construed as if it formed part of the annual Appropriation Act or Acts for the financial year relevant to the appropriation concerned and to have effect as if this Act had commenced at the start of the financial year relevant to the appropriation.

(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 2007–2008.

7 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 2 of Schedule 1 before the date of assent to this Act.

8 References to agencies

A reference to an agency in Schedule 1 includes a reference to an agency that was a predecessor to the agency concerned and responsible for the recurrent services, or capital works and services, specified in relation to the agency in Schedule 1 in the financial year concerned, and in respect of whom the payment specified in relation to those recurrent services, or capital works and services, was approved or made.

Schedule 1 Payments during 2007–2008

(Sections 3 and 4)

		Column 1	Column 2
		Treasurer’s Advance Amount $,000	Further approp Amount $,000
A	PREMIER, AND MINISTER FOR CITIZENSHIP
	RECURRENT SERVICES
	Department of Premier and Cabinet
	Establishment of Events New South Wales Pty Ltd to assist in attracting major events to NSW	11,126
	Total Department of Premier and Cabinet	11,126
	New South Wales Electoral Commission
	General election funding	3,244
	Total New South Wales Electoral Commission	3,244
	TOTAL—RECURRENT SERVICES	14,370
	TOTAL—PREMIER, AND MINISTER FOR CITIZENSHIP	14,370
B	DEPUTY PREMIER, MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT, AND MINISTER FOR FINANCE
	RECURRENT SERVICES
	World Youth Day Co-ordination Authority
	Funding to meet the planning costs of government services for World Youth Day	4,415
	Total World Youth Day Co-ordination Authority	4,415
	Ministry of Transport
	Expansion of contracted private bus services		6,000
	Total Ministry of Transport		6,000
	TOTAL—RECURRENT SERVICES	4,415	6,000
	TOTAL—DEPUTY PREMIER, MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT, AND MINISTER FOR FINANCE	4,415	6,000
C	MINISTER FOR COMMUNITY SERVICES
	RECURRENT SERVICES
	Department of Community Services
	Higher expenditure on out-of-home care allowances		34,800
	Total Department of Community Services		34,800
	TOTAL—RECURRENT SERVICES		34,800
	CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
	Department of Community Services
	Fitouts for caseworkers	3,234
	Total Department of Community Services	3,234
	TOTAL—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES	3,234
	TOTAL—MINISTER FOR COMMUNITY SERVICES	3,234	34,800
D	MINISTER FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING, MINISTER FOR INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, MINISTER FOR THE CENTRAL COAST, AND MINISTER ASSISTING THE MINISTER FOR FINANCE
	RECURRENT SERVICES
	Department of Education and Training
	Additional school teaching costs	18,940	26,584
	Total Department of Education and Training	18,940	26,584
	TOTAL—RECURRENT SERVICES	18,940	26,584
	TOTAL—MINISTER FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING, MINISTER FOR INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, MINISTER FOR THE CENTRAL COAST, AND MINISTER ASSISTING THE MINISTER FOR FINANCE	18,940	26,584
E	MINISTER FOR HEALTH
	RECURRENT SERVICES
	Department of Health
	Additional hospital beds		10,000
	Total Department of Health		10,000
	TOTAL—RECURRENT SERVICES		10,000
	CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
	Department of Health
	Bathurst hydrotherapy pool	2,300
	Total Department of Health	2,300
	TOTAL—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES	2,300
	TOTAL—MINISTER FOR HEALTH	2,300	10,000
F	MINISTER FOR PLANNING, MINISTER FOR REDFERN WATERLOO, AND MINISTER FOR THE ARTS
	RECURRENT SERVICES
	Department of the Arts, Sport and Recreation
	Assistance for the horse racing and equestrian industries under the equine influenza package	5,500
	Grant for art storage facility at Lilyfield	10,000
	Grant to match the Commonwealth’s commitment towards the construction of a new Hill Grandstand at the Sydney Cricket Ground	25,000
	Grant towards new educational wing for Museum of Contemporary Art	10,000
	Total Department of the Arts, Sport and Recreation	50,500
	TOTAL—RECURRENT SERVICES	50,500
	TOTAL—MINISTER FOR PLANNING, MINISTER FOR REDFERN WATERLOO, AND MINISTER FOR THE ARTS	50,500
G	MINISTER FOR POLICE, AND MINISTER FOR THE ILLAWARRA
	RECURRENT SERVICES
	NSW Police Force
	Implementation costs associated with new firearm licensing arrangements	2,870
	Total NSW Police Force	2,870
	TOTAL—RECURRENT SERVICES	2,870
	TOTAL—MINISTER FOR POLICE, AND MINISTER FOR THE ILLAWARRA	2,870
H	MINISTER FOR PRIMARY INDUSTRIES, MINISTER FOR ENERGY, MINISTER FOR MINERAL RESOURCES, AND MINISTER FOR STATE DEVELOPMENT
	RECURRENT SERVICES
	Department of Primary Industries
	Drought assistance measures	17,540
	NSW share of National Equine Influenza Response Plan costs	2,400	1,200
	Pest and disease control	1,739
	Total Department of Primary Industries	21,679	1,200
	Department of Water and Energy
	Funding to offset lower user charges revenue due to drought	1,100
	NSW share of the Achieving Sustainable Groundwater Entitlements program	46,900
	Total Department of Water and Energy	48,000
	New South Wales Coal Compensation Board
	Additional coal compensation costs	4,076
	Total New South Wales Coal Compensation Board	4,076
	Department of State and Regional Development
	Drought assistance measures	2,700
	Total Department of State and Regional Development	2,700
	TOTAL—RECURRENT SERVICES	76,455	1,200
	TOTAL—MINISTER FOR PRIMARY INDUSTRIES, MINISTER FOR ENERGY, MINISTER FOR MINERAL RESOURCES, AND MINISTER FOR STATE DEVELOPMENT	76,455	1,200
I	MINISTER FOR ROADS, AND MINISTER FOR COMMERCE
	RECURRENT SERVICES
	Roads and Traffic Authority
	Extension of level crossing maintenance program	5,000
	Extension of the School Safety Zone Plan	4,820
	Total Roads and Traffic Authority	9,820
	TOTAL—RECURRENT SERVICES	9,820
	CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
	Roads and Traffic Authority
	School Safety Zone Plan	5,500
	Total Roads and Traffic Authority	5,500
	TOTAL—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES	5,500
	TOTAL—MINISTER FOR ROADS, AND MINISTER FOR COMMERCE	15,320
J	TREASURER, MINISTER FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, AND MINISTER FOR THE HUNTER
	RECURRENT SERVICES
	Crown Finance Entity
	Additional rail grants for debt repayment		140,000
	Total Crown Finance Entity		140,000
	TOTAL—RECURRENT SERVICES		140,000
	TOTAL—TREASURER, MINISTER FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, AND MINISTER FOR THE HUNTER		140,000
K	THE LEGISLATURE
	RECURRENT SERVICES
	The Legislature
	Additional salary and administration costs	1,963
	Total The Legislature	1,963
	TOTAL—RECURRENT SERVICES	1,963
	TOTAL—THE LEGISLATURE	1,963
	TREASURER’S ADVANCE FOR RECURRENT SERVICES	179,333
	TREASURER’S ADVANCE FOR CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES	11,034
	TOTAL—TREASURER’S ADVANCE	190,367
	ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR RECURRENT SERVICES		218,584
	TOTAL—ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS		218,584