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Appropriation Bill 2013
Appropriation Bill 2013
Explanatory Notes
Short title
The short title of the Bill is the Appropriation Bill 2013.
Policy objectives and the reasons for them
Section 27(a) of the Financial Accountability Act 2009 provides that, for each financial year,
the Treasurer must present to the Legislative Assembly a Bill for an ordinary Annual
Appropriation Act.
The policy objectives of the Bill, the reasons for those objectives and the ways in which the
policy objectives will be achieved by the Bill are detailed in the Budget Speech and the
accompanying Budget Papers.
This Bill provides for:
Appropriation for 2013-14 to fund the cost of delivering departmental services,
administered items and equity adjustment in that year; and
Supply for 2014-15 to allow the normal operations of government to continue until the
Appropriation Bill for 2014-15 receives assent.
Legislative Standards
Consultation
Consultation has been undertaken with departments in establishing the appropriations payable
to them pursuant to this Bill.
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Appropriation Bill 2013
Notes on provisions
Clause 1 provides for the short title of the Act.
Clause 2 provides that for each department, the vote amount mentioned for the department in
Schedule 2 is appropriated for the 2013-14 financial year for the department for application to
its departmental services, administered items and equity adjustment.
Clause 2(3) provides that the total amount of $47 369 432 000 includes the amount already
authorised by the Appropriation Act 2012, section 3, to be paid for the financial year starting
1 July 2013.
Clause 3 provides that the amount of $23 684 716 000 is authorised to be paid for the
2014-15 financial year for departments for application to their departmental services,
administered items and equity adjustment until the Appropriation Bill for 2014-15 receives
assent.
Clause 4 repeals the Appropriation Act 2010 (Act No. 28) and the Appropriation Act 2011
(Act No. 23).
Schedule 1 sets out how the amount appropriated from the Consolidated Fund for the year
starting on 1 July 2013 is to be distributed between departments, other than the Legislative
Assembly and parliamentary service.
Schedule 2 details the total amount appropriated for each department for application to its
departmental services, administered items and equity adjustment for the financial year
2013-14.
Accountable Officers may apply the total of funds received from the Treasurer for
departmental services across the individual services of the department.
Under section 33 of the Financial Accountability Act, the Treasurer may pay a department's
appropriation in amounts different to those set out in the Annual Appropriation Act, provided
that the total Vote amount is not exceeded. If the Treasurer considers there is a surplus in one
or more of the headings of a department for a financial year and a deficiency in another
heading or headings of that department, the Treasurer may allocate an amount to one or more
of the headings that are deficient from the heading or headings in surplus.
ŠThe State of Queensland 2013
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