An Act to appropriate amounts out of the Consolidated Fund for the year 2012–13 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 2014.
2 Commencement
This Act commences on the date of assent to this Act.
3 Interpretation
In this Act, a reference to the year 2012–13 is a reference to the year from 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2013.
Part 2 Budget variations 2012–13
4 Adjustment of “Advance to the Treasurer”, 2012–13
The sum of $40,397,000 is hereby appropriated out of the Consolidated Fund in adjustment of the vote “Advance to the Treasurer”, 2012–13, for supplementary charges made during the year 2012–13 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. Accordingly, the amount so voted is reduced by the amount appropriated by this section.
5 Payments made during 2012–13 under section 22 of Public Finance and Audit Act 1983
(1) The sum of $2,140,500,000, being the total of the sums specified in Column 2 of Schedule 1, is hereby appropriated out of the Consolidated Fund to provide for the payments for recurrent services, and capital works and services, specified opposite those sums in Schedule 1, made in anticipation of appropriation by Parliament under section 22 (1) of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983 required for the exigencies of Government during the year 2012–13.(2) Section 22 (2) of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983 does not apply to the sums to which this section applies.
Part 3 General
6 Additional appropriations
The sums appropriated by this Act are in addition to any other sums that may have been appropriated, subject to adjustment of the vote “Advance to the Treasurer”, 2012–13, under section 4.
7 Operation of Act in relation to budget variations
(1) This Act:(a) 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(b) is to have effect as if it had commenced at the start of the financial year relevant to the appropriation, and(c) is an Appropriation Act for the purposes of section 21A of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983.(2) 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 despite this Act being assented to after the year 2012–13.
8 Validation of expenditure
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, andand is taken thereafter to be, and to have been at all relevant times, validly approved and made.(b) is taken to have been validly made at the time it was made, or purported to have been made,
9 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 2012–13
(Sections 4 and 5)
Column 1 | Column 2 | ||
Treasurer’s Advance | s 22 PF&A Act | ||
Amount $,000 | Amount $,000 | ||
A | PREMIER, AND MINISTER FOR WESTERN SYDNEY | ||
RECURRENT SERVICES | |||
Department of Premier and Cabinet | |||
Funding to meet natural disaster costs associated with floods | 14,100 | ||
Carry forward of unspent funds from 2011–12 to 2012–13 to enable completion of the Local Government Review | 336 | ||
Carry forward of unspent funds from 2011–12 to 2012–13 for continuing initiatives under the Local Infrastructure Renewal Scheme | 354 | ||
Funding for the Environment Protection Authority for measures to strengthen regulation of coal seam gas activities | 600 | ||
Total Department of Premier and Cabinet | 15,390 | ||
New South Wales Electoral Commission | |||
Outstanding claims from electoral parties and candidates from 2011–12 processed in 2012–13 | 250 | ||
Funding for a warehouse facility at Riverwood to ensure readiness for election events | 650 | ||
Total New South Wales Electoral Commission | 900 | ||
TOTAL—RECURRENT SERVICES | 16,290 | ||
CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES | |||
Public Service Commission | |||
Carry forward of unspent funds from 2011–12 to 2012–13 for leasehold improvements at Bligh House | 475 | ||
Total Public Service Commission | 475 | ||
TOTAL—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES | 475 | ||
TOTAL—PREMIER, AND MINISTER FOR WESTERN SYDNEY | 16,765 | ||
B | ATTORNEY GENERAL, AND MINISTER FOR JUSTICE | ||
RECURRENT SERVICES | |||
Department of Attorney General and Justice | |||
Carry forward of unspent funds from 2011–12 to 2012–13 for the Norimbah Unit, the Statutory and Other Offices Remuneration Tribunal Determination regarding judicial salaries, and the Youth Conduct Orders pilot | 1,798 | ||
Total Department of Attorney General and Justice | 1,798 | ||
Judicial Commission of New South Wales | |||
Funding for a Conduct Division Inquiry | 300 | ||
Total Judicial Commission of New South Wales | 300 | ||
TOTAL—RECURRENT SERVICES | 2,098 | ||
CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES | |||
Department of Attorney General and Justice | |||
Carry forward of unspent funds from 2011–12 to 2012–13 for the Sydney Drug Court Database Project | 85 | ||
Total Department of Attorney General and Justice | 85 | ||
TOTAL—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES | 85 | ||
TOTAL—ATTORNEY GENERAL, AND MINISTER FOR JUSTICE | 2,183 | ||
C | DEPUTY PREMIER, MINISTER FOR TRADE AND INVESTMENT, AND MINISTER FOR REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES | ||
RECURRENT SERVICES | |||
Department of Trade and Investment, Regional Infrastructure and Services | |||
Carry forward of unspent funds from 2011–12 to 2012–13 for various water programs including Achieving Sustainable Groundwater Entitlements, NSW Murray Metering Pilot Project and the Great Artesian Basin Sustainability Initiative | 12,889 | ||
Total Department of Trade and Investment, Regional Infrastructure and Services | 12,889 | ||
TOTAL—RECURRENT SERVICES | 12,889 | ||
TOTAL—DEPUTY PREMIER, MINISTER FOR TRADE AND INVESTMENT, AND MINISTER FOR REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES | 12,889 | ||
D | MINISTER FOR HEALTH, AND MINISTER FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH | ||
RECURRENT SERVICES | |||
Ministry of Health | |||
Carry forward of unspent funds from 2011–12 to 2012–13 for the Keep Them Safe program and various Commonwealth National Partnerships | 1,070 | ||
Total Ministry of Health | 1,070 | ||
TOTAL—RECURRENT SERVICES | 1,070 | ||
TOTAL—MINISTER FOR HEALTH, AND MINISTER FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH | 1,070 | ||
E | MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT | ||
CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES | |||
Transport for NSW | |||
Carry forward of unspent funds from 2011–12 to 2012–13 for Light Rail Extension | 2,270 | ||
Total Transport for NSW | 2,270 | ||
TOTAL—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES | 2,270 | ||
TOTAL—MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT | 2,270 | ||
F | MINISTER FOR FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES, AND MINISTER FOR WOMEN | ||
RECURRENT SERVICES | |||
Department of Family and Community Services | |||
Carry forward of unspent funds from 2011–12 to 2012–13 associated with the National Partnership Agreement on Remote Indigenous Housing | 4,210 | ||
Carry forward of unspent funds from 2011–12 to 2012–13 associated with the National Partnership Agreement on Homelessness program | 700 | ||
Total Department of Family and Community Services | 4,910 | ||
TOTAL—RECURRENT SERVICES | 4,910 | ||
CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES | |||
Department of Family and Community Services | |||
Carry forward of unspent funds from 2011–12 to 2012–13 associated with the Department’s capital program | 310 | ||
Total Department of Family and Community Services | 310 | ||
TOTAL—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES | 310 | ||
TOTAL—MINISTER FOR FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES, AND MINISTER FOR WOMEN | 5,220 | ||
G | TREASURER | ||
RECURRENT SERVICES | |||
Crown Finance Entity | |||
Natural disaster expenditure following significant State-wide bush fire activity, storms and floods on the North Coast | 140,500 | ||
Total Crown Finance Entity | 140,500 | ||
TOTAL—RECURRENT SERVICES | 140,500 | ||
CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES | |||
Crown Finance Entity | |||
Repayment of debt | 2,000,000 | ||
Total Crown Finance Entity | 2,000,000 | ||
TOTAL—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES | 2,000,000 | ||
TOTAL—TREASURER | 2,140,500 | ||
TREASURER’S ADVANCE FOR RECURRENT SERVICES | 37,257 | ||
TREASURER’S ADVANCE FOR CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES | 3,140 | ||
TOTAL—TREASURER’S ADVANCE | 40,397 | ||
SECTION 22 FOR RECURRENT SERVICES | 140,500 | ||
SECTION 22 FOR CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES | 2,000,000 | ||
TOTAL—SECTION 22 | 2,140,500 | ||