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APPROPRIATION (PARLIAMENTARY DEPARTMENTS) ACT (No. 1) 2002-2003 No. 45, 2002 - SECT 3

Definitions
In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:

"administered assets and liabilities item" means an amount set out in Schedule 1 in relation to a Parliamentary Department opposite the heading "Administered Assets and Liabilities".

"administered item" means an amount set out in Schedule 1 opposite an outcome of a Parliamentary Department under the heading "Administered Expenses".

"Agency" has the same meaning as in the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 .

Note: Each Parliamentary Department is an Agency for the purposes of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 .

"Chief Executive" has the same meaning as in the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 .

"current year" means the financial year ending on 30 June 2003.

"departmental item" means the total amount set out in Schedule 1 in relation to a Parliamentary Department under the heading "Departmental Outputs".

Note: The amounts set out opposite outcomes, under the heading "Departmental Outputs", are "notional". They are not part of the item, and do not in any way restrict the scope of the expenditure authorised by the item.

"expenditure" means payments for expenses, acquiring assets, making loans or paying liabilities.

"Finance Minister" means the Minister administering this Act.

"item" means any of the following:

(a)
a departmental item;
(b)
an administered item;
(c)
an administered assets and liabilities item;
(d)
an other departmental item.
"other departmental item" means an amount set out in Schedule 1 in relation to a Parliamentary Department:

(a)
opposite the heading "Equity Injections"; or
(b)
opposite the heading "Loans"; or
(c)
opposite the heading "Previous Years' Outputs".
"Parliamentary Department" means any of the following:

(a)
the Department of the Senate;
(b)
the Department of the House of Representatives;
(c)
the Department of the Parliamentary Library;
(d)
the Department of the Parliamentary Reporting Staff;
(e)
the Joint House Department.
"Portfolio Budget Statements" means the Portfolio Budget Statements that were tabled in the Senate or the House of Representatives in relation to the Bill for this Act.

"President" means the President of the Senate.

"responsible Presiding Officer" means:

(a)
in relation to the Department of the Senate—the President; or
(b)
in relation to the Department of the House of Representatives—the Speaker; or
(c)
in relation to the Department of the Parliamentary Library—the President and the Speaker together; or
(d)
in relation to the Department of the Parliamentary Reporting Staff—the President and the Speaker together; or
(e)
in relation to the Joint House Department—the President and the Speaker together.
section 31 agreement means an agreement under section 31 of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 .

"Speaker" means the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

"Special Account" has the same meaning as in the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 .


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