An Act to appropriate out of the Consolidated Fund a sum for the services of the Legislature for the year 2019–20.
1 Name of Act
This Act is the Appropriation (Parliament) Act 2019.
2 Commencement
This Act commences on the date of assent to this Act.
3 Interpretation
(1) In this Act:(a) a reference to services for which this Act makes an appropriation includes a reference to the following:(i) recurrent services,(ii) capital works and services,(iii) repayment of debt, and(b) a reference to the year 2019–20 is a reference to the year from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.(2) A reference in the Government Sector Finance Act 2018 to an annual Appropriation Act includes a reference to this Act.
4 Appropriation for services of Legislature
This Act appropriates the sum of $164,242,000 to the Legislature out of the Consolidated Fund for the services of the Legislature for the year 2019–20.Note—The appropriation will fund services, as follows:
Expenses
$,000 Capital expenditure
$,000 01 Effective Parliament and accountable government 170,962 24,540
5 Payments authorised on lapse of appropriation
(1) This section applies only if this Act is assented to after 1 July 2019.(2) Any amounts expended for services under section 4.10 of the Government Sector Finance Act 2018 or any Parliamentary Supply Act on or after 1 July 2019 and before the date of assent to this Act are taken to have been expended out of the sum appropriated by this Act.