Appropriation (Budget Variations) Act 2014 No 35

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, and

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

and is taken thereafter to be, and to have been at all relevant times, validly approved and 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