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Note 19: Appropriations

Table A: Annual Appropriations (‘Recoverable GST exclusive’)
	2013 Appropriations						Appropriation applied in 2013 (current and prior years) $'000	Variance $'000
	Appropriation Act		FMA Act			Total Appropriation $'000
	Annual Appropriation $'000	Appropriations reduced ¹ $'000	Section 30 $'000	Section 31 $'000	Section 32 $'000	Total Appropriation $'000
Notes: 1. Appropriations reduced under Appropriation Acts (Nos. 1, 3 & 5) 2012-13: sections 10, 11 and 12 and under Appropriation Acts (Nos. 2, 4 & 6) 2012-13: sections 12, 13, and 14. Departmental appropriations do not lapse at financial year-end. However, the responsible Minister may decide that part or all of a departmental appropriation is not required and request that the Finance Minister reduce that appropriation. The reduction in the appropriation is effected by the Finance Minister's determination and is disallowable by Parliament. On 29 June 2013, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister sent a letter to the Finance Minister requesting a reduction in 2012-13 departmental appropriations under Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2012-13 of $112,000. This reduction was determined by the Finance Minister on 5 August 2013 and will be disclosed as a formal reduction in the 2013-14 Annual Appropriation table.
Departmental:
Ordinary annual services	23,686	-		29,918	-	53,604	(53,717)	(113)
Other services:
Equity	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Total Departmental	23,686	-		29,918	-	53,604	(53,717)	(113)

Table A: Annual Appropriations (‘Recoverable GST exclusive’)
	2012 Appropriations						Appropriation applied in 2012 (current and prior years) $'000	Variance $'000
	Appropriation Act		FMA Act			Total Appropriation $'000
	Annual Appropriation $'000	Appropriations reduced ¹ $'000	Section 30 $'000	Section 31 $'000	Section 32 $'000	Total Appropriation $'000
Notes: 1. Appropriations reduced under Appropriation Acts (Nos. 1 & 3) 2011-12: sections 10, 11 and 12 and 15 and under Appropriation Acts (Nos. 2 & 4) 2011-12: sections 12, 13, 14 and 17. Departmental appropriations do not lapse at financial year-end. However, the responsible Minister may decide that part or all of a departmental appropriation is not required and request that the Finance Minister reduce that appropriation. The reduction in the appropriation is effected by the Finance Minister's determination and is disallowable by Parliament.
Departmental:
Ordinary annual services	26,014	-	-	31,356	-	57,370	(56,514)	856
Other services:
Equity	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Total Departmental	26,014	-	-	31,356	-	57,370	(56,514)	856

Table B: Departmental Capital Budgets (‘Recoverable GST exclusive’)
	2013 Capital Budget Appropriations				Capital Budget Appropriations applied in 2013 (current and prior years)			Variance $'000
	Appropriation Act		FMA Act	Total Capital Budget Appropriations $'000	Payments for non-financial assets ³ $'000	Payments for other purposes $'000	Total payments $'000
	Annual Capital Budget $'000	Appropriations reduced ² $'000	Section 32 $'000	Total Capital Budget Appropriations $'000	Payments for non-financial assets ³ $'000	Payments for other purposes $'000	Total payments $'000
Notes: 1. Departmental Capital Budgets are appropriated through Appropriation Acts (Nos. 1, 3 & 5). They form part of ordinary annual services, and are not separately identified in the Appropriation Acts. For more information on ordinary annual services appropriations, please see Table A: Annual appropriations. 2. Appropriations reduced under Appropriation Acts (No. 1, 3 & 5) 2012-13: sections 10, 11, 12 and 15 or via a determination by the Finance Minister. 3. Payments made on non-financial assets include purchases of assets, expenditure on assets which has been capitalised, costs incurred to make good an asset to its original condition, and the capital repayment component of finance leases.
Departmental:
Ordinary annual services – Departmental Capital Budget ¹	373	-	-	373	373	-	373	-

	2012 Capital Budget Appropriations				Capital Budget Appropriations applied in 2012 (current and prior years)			Variance $'000
	Appropriation Act		FMA Act	Total Capital Budget Appropriations $'000	Payments for non-financial assets ³ $'000	Payments for other purposes $'000	Total payments $'000
	Annual Capital Budget $'000	Appropriations reduced ² $'000	Section 32 $'000	Total Capital Budget Appropriations $'000	Payments for non-financial assets ³ $'000	Payments for other purposes $'000	Total payments $'000
Notes: 1. Departmental Capital Budgets are appropriated through Appropriation Acts (Nos. 1, 3 & 5). They form part of ordinary annual services, and are not separately identified in the Appropriation Acts. For more information on ordinary annual services appropriations, please see Table A: Annual appropriations. 2. Appropriations reduced under Appropriation Acts (No. 1, 3 & 5) 2011-12: sections 10, 11, 12 and 15 or via a determination by the Finance Minister. 3. Payments made on non-financial assets include purchases of assets, expenditure on assets which has been capitalised, costs incurred to make good an asset to its original condition, and the capital repayment component of finance leases.
Departmental:
Ordinary annual services – Departmental Capital Budget ¹	184	-	-	184	184	-	184	-

Table C: Unspent Departmental AnnualAppropriations (‘Recoverable GST exclusive’)
Authority	2013 $’000	2012 $’000
DEPARTMENTAL
Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2011-12	-	22,590
Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2012-13	22,365	-
Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2007-08	24	24
Total	22,389	22,614

Table D: Special Appropriations ('Recoverable GST exclusive')
Authority	Type	Purpose	Appropriation applied
Authority	Type	Purpose	2013 $’000	2012 $’000
Notes: This special appropriation is administered by the APSC; however the Department of the House of Representatives spends money from the CRF for the purposes of the Act. Due to amendments in 2011 to the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973, from 15 March 2012 payments are no longer made under this special appropriation. This special appropriation is administered by the APSC; however the Department of the House of Representatives, the Department of the Senate and the Attorney General’s Department spends money from the CRF for the purposes of the Act.
Remuneration and Allowances Act 1990 – Section 8 - Administered	Unlimited amount	An Act to provide for the remuneration and allowances of holders and judicial offices, Secretaries of Departments and holders of public offices, Senators and Members of the House of Representatives, Ministers and office holders of the Parliament related matters^(a).	-	18,467
Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973 – Section 7(13) - Administered	Unlimited amount	An Act to inquire into, and determine or provide advice on, remuneration and related matters^(b).	59,323	31,129
Total			59,323	49,596

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11 May 2018