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coNSoLtDATED FUND APPROPRTATTON BILL (NO. 2) 2011
The Consolidated Fund Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2011 will be introduced into
Parliament on 16 June 2011.
The Government gave a commitment in the 2006 Sfafe of the Sfafe address that
separate appropriations would be made to the Parliamentary and independent
agencies.
Accordingly, appropriations to the House of Assembly, Legislative Council,
Legislature-General, Office of the Governor, and Office of the Ombudsman were
provided in a separate Appropriation Bill for the first time in 2007-08. To fulfil the
Government's commitment, the Tasmanian Audit Office was included in the
Consolidated Fund Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2008. This appropriation was
previously included as part of Finance-General.
As a result of the Government's response to the recommendations in the final
report of the Joint Select Committee on Ethical Conduct ('Public Office is Public
Trust') the following changes were reflected in 2010.
. Two new agencies - the lntegrity Commission and the Office of the Director of
Public Prosecutions, were included for the first time in the information for the
Consolidated Fund Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2010. The appropriation for the
Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions was previously included in the
Department of Justice.
. Clause 3 (b) of the Consolidated Fund Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2010 was
amended fo read "apply that sum for the services of the Parliament and
Statutory Offices" rather than "apply that sum for the services of Government"
as read in the Consolidated Fund Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2009.
The Bill provides funding of $27 511 000 to meet expenditure requirements of the
Parliamentary and independent agencies for the 2011-12 financial year.
Schedule 1 of the Bill details agency appropriation information for 2011-12.