An Act to appropriate out of the Consolidated Fund sums for the recurrent services and capital works and services of certain offices for the year 2008–09.
1 Name of Act
This Act is the Appropriation (Special Offices) Act 2008.
2 Commencement
This Act commences or is taken to have commenced on 1 July 2008.
3 Interpretation
(1) In this Act, a reference to the year 2008–09 is a reference to the year from 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009.(2) A reference in the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983 to an or the Appropriation Act includes a reference to this Act.
4 Appropriation from Consolidated Fund 2008–09 for recurrent services of certain offices
(1) Out of the Consolidated Fund there are hereby appropriated the sums identified in sections 6 and 7, as the sums appropriated by this Act for recurrent services, which sums may be issued and applied for or towards the several uses and purposes expressed in those sections for recurrent services for the year 2008–09.(2) The total sum appropriated out of the Consolidated Fund for recurrent services for the year 2008–09, in accordance with the provisions of sections 6 and 7, is the sum of $152,453,000.(3) Any amounts expended for recurrent services under section 25 of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983 or any Supply Act on or after 1 July 2008 and before the date of assent to this Act are taken to have been expended out of such of the sums for recurrent services set out in sections 6 and 7, as may be determined by the Treasurer.
5 Appropriation from Consolidated Fund 2008–09 for capital works and services of certain offices
(1) Out of the Consolidated Fund there are hereby appropriated the sums identified in sections 6 and 7, as the sums appropriated by this Act for capital works and services, which sums may be issued and applied for or towards the several uses and purposes expressed in those sections for capital works and services for the year 2008–09.(2) The total sum appropriated out of the Consolidated Fund for capital works and services for the year 2008–09, in accordance with the provisions of sections 6 and 7, is the sum of $5,459,000.(3) Any amounts expended for capital works and services under section 25 of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983 or any Supply Act on or after 1 July 2008 and before the date of assent to this Act are taken to have been expended out of such of the sums for capital works and services set out in sections 6 and 7, as may be determined by the Treasurer.
6 Premier
(1) RECURRENT SERVICES: The sum of $68,021,000 is hereby appropriated to the Premier for the recurrent services of the following:
7 Attorney General
(1) RECURRENT SERVICES: The sum of $84,432,000 is hereby appropriated to the Attorney General for the recurrent services of the following:
8 Variation of authorised payments from Consolidated Fund
(1) In this section, purpose means a purpose specified in section 6 or 7 in relation to a Minister to which a sum is appropriated for recurrent services or for capital works and services.(2) Payment of a sum appropriated under section 6 or 7 for a purpose may not be made in excess of the sum specified for the purpose, except as provided by this section or Division 4 of Part 2 of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983.(3) If the exigencies of government so require, the Treasurer may authorise the payment of a sum in excess of the amount specified for a purpose, but only if an equivalent sum is not paid out for another purpose, whether the other purpose is specified in relation to the same or a different Minister, subject to subsection (4).(4) A sum appropriated for recurrent services may only be paid out for recurrent services and a sum appropriated for capital works and services may only be paid out for capital works and services.(5) This section does not apply to sums appropriated by another Act.(6) This section does not enable the Treasurer to authorise the payment of a sum in augmentation of, or as an addition to, any salary or wages the amount of which has been fixed by law.(7) The Treasurer is to inform the Auditor-General of every authorisation given under this section.(8) An authorisation under this section may be given before or after the relevant payment is made.
9 Appointment of person to carry out the functions of the Treasurer under section 8
(1) The Treasurer may appoint a person to carry out the Treasurer’s functions under section 8.(2) Any such appointment is subject to such conditions (if any) as the Treasurer determines.(3) The Treasurer may revoke any such appointment at any time.(4) A person appointed under this section has, in place of the Treasurer, the Treasurer’s function under section 8 (7) of informing the Auditor-General of every authorisation given by the person under section 8.