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TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Section Page
1 Purpose 1
2 Commencement 1
3 Issue of moneys 2
4 Appropriation 3
5 Application of amounts appropriated 3
6 Application of amounts for future payments 3
7 Public Account advance 3
8 Advance to Treasurer 4
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SCHEDULES 5
SCHEDULE 1 5
SCHEDULE 2 15
SCHEDULE 3 16
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Appropriation (2013-2014) Act 2013 †
No. 38 of 2013
[Assented to 28 June 2013]
The Parliament of Victoria enacts:
1 Purpose
The purpose of this Act is to make provision for
the appropriation of certain sums out of the
Consolidated Fund for the ordinary annual
services of the Government for the financial year
2013/2014.
2 Commencement
This Act comes into operation on the day on
which it receives the Royal Assent.
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3 Issue of moneys
(1) The Treasurer may issue out of the Consolidated
Fund in respect of the financial year 2013/2014
the sum of $39 150 959 000 as set out in
Schedule 1.
(2) If—
(a) in respect of the financial year 2013/2014 the
amount payable in respect of salaries and
related costs is increased as the result of any
act or determination; and
(b) the amounts specified in the relevant items in
Schedule 1 are insufficient to provide for the
payment of the increased amount payable in
respect of salaries and related costs—
the Treasurer may issue out of the Consolidated
Fund an amount not exceeding the increased
amount payable in respect of salaries and related
costs in addition to the amount issued under
subsection (1).
(3) In this section—
salaries and related costs includes wages or other
amounts in the nature of salary, payments by
way of overtime or penalty rates or in lieu of
long service leave or for retiring gratuities,
superannuation contributions, annual leave
loadings, payroll tax payments and
WorkCover insurance policy premiums;
determination includes any regulation or any
award, order or determination of a person or
body authorised to determine minimum
salaries or wages under any law of the
Commonwealth or of the State, or any
agreement approved in accordance with the
Fair Work Act 2009 or Workplace Relations
Act 1996 of the Commonwealth, or any
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agreement entered into by or on behalf of the
State.
4 Appropriation
The Consolidated Fund is appropriated to the
extent necessary for the purposes of section 3.
5 Application of amounts appropriated
(1) The amounts to be applied to an item specified in
Schedule 1 shall not, except as provided in this
section or section 30 of the Financial
Management Act 1994, exceed the amount
specified for that item.
(2) If an amount in respect of depreciation of an asset
is applied to an item in Schedule 1 for the
provision of outputs of a Department, the amount
shown for the item in Schedule 1 relating to that
Department in respect of additions to the net asset
base is increased, if the Treasurer so determines,
by an amount not exceeding the amount in respect
of depreciation.
6 Application of amounts for future payments
If, during the financial year 2013/2014, an
arrangement is made, or an expense or obligation
is incurred, for the payment of an amount in a
future financial year, a corresponding amount is
applied, in respect of the financial year
2013/2014, to the appropriate item in Schedule 1
for the relevant Department.
7 Public Account advance
The sums specified in Schedule 2 which by the
authority of section 35 of the Financial
Management Act 1994 have been expended from
the Public Account to meet urgent claims are
deemed to have been appropriated from the
Consolidated Fund for the provision of outputs,
additions to the net asset base and payments made
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on behalf of the State specified in Schedule 2 and
those sums shall be repaid to the Public Account.
8 Advance to Treasurer
The sums specified in Schedule 3 have been
expended to meet urgent claims out of the
Advance appropriated in the Appropriation
(2011/2012) Act 2011 under the Department of
Treasury and Finance and the payments so made
are deemed to have been appropriated for the
purposes and services specified in Schedule 3.
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SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1
DEPARTMENTAL VOTES
ESTIMATES
SUMMARY
Department
2012/2013
Budget
2013/2014
Estimate
$'000 $'000
Education and Early Childhood
Development 9 545 978 9 603 806
Environment and Primary Industries 1 566 543 2 228 714
Health 6 867 147 7 273 493
Human Services 3 450 192 3 618 583
Justice 4 280 657 5 555 744
Premier and Cabinet 588 122 577 906
State Development, Business and
Innovation 1 027 060 897 153
Transport, Planning and Local
Infrastructure 7 329 853 6 958 951
Treasury and Finance 3 002 500 2 436 609
37 658 052 39 150 959
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND EARLY CHILDHOOD
DEVELOPMENT
2012/2013 2013/2014
Item Budget Estimate
$'000 $'000
1. Provision of outputs (section 29
of the Financial Management
Act 1994 applies) 9 545 978 9 603 806
2. Additions to the net asset base
(section 29 of the Financial
Management Act 1994 applies) 0 0
Total Appropriation 9 545 978 9 603 806
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DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND PRIMARY
INDUSTRIES
2012/2013 2013/2014
Item Budget Estimate
$'000 $'000
1. Provision of outputs
(section 29 of the Financial
Management Act 1994
applies) 1 025 124 1 205 001
2. Additions to the net asset base
(section 29 of the Financial
Management Act 1994
applies) 69 724 104 386
3. Payments made on behalf of
the State 426 079 893 313
4. Provision of outputs—
Victorian Water Trust
(section 29 of the Financial
Management Act 1994
applies) 14 703 14
5. Contributions by the State
under agreements pursuant to
section 25 of the Murray-
Darling Basin Act 1993 30 913 26 000
Total Appropriation 1 566 543 2 228 714
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
2012/2013 2013/2014
Item Budget Estimate
$'000 $'000
1. Provision of outputs
(section 29 of the Financial
Management Act 1994
applies) 6 796 019 6 978 374
2. Additions to the net asset base
(section 29 of the Financial
Management Act 1994
applies) 71 128 295 119
Total Appropriation 6 867 147 7 273 493
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DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
2012/2013 2013/2014
Item Budget Estimate
$'000 $'000
1. Provision of outputs
(section 29 of the Financial
Management Act 1994
applies) 3 379 397 3 534 576
2. Additions to the net asset base
(section 29 of the Financial
Management Act 1994
applies) 70 795 84 007
Total Appropriation 3 450 192 3 618 583
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
2012/2013 2013/2014
Item Budget Estimate
$'000 $'000
1. Provision of outputs
(section 29 of the Financial
Management Act 1994
applies) 3 982 759 4 791 642
2. Additions to the net asset
base (section 29 of the
Financial Management
Act 1994 applies) 242 488 708 894
3. Payments made on behalf of
the State 54 461 54 461
4. Victorian Law Reform
Commission – pursuant to
section 17(b) of the
Victorian Law Reform
Commission Act 2000 949 747
Total Appropriation 4 280 657 5 555 744
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DEPARTMENT OF PREMIER AND CABINET
2012/2013 2013/2014
Item Budget Estimate
$'000 $'000
1. Provision of outputs
(section 29 of the Financial
Management Act 1994
applies) 560 568 561 669
2. Additions to the net asset base
(section 29 of the Financial
Management Act 1994
applies) 27 554 16 237
Total Appropriation 588 122 577 906
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE DEVELOPMENT, BUSINESS AND
INNOVATION
2012/2013 2013/2014
Item Budget Estimate
$'000 $'000
1. Provision of outputs
(section 29 of the Financial
Management Act 1994
applies) 653 697 615 786
2. Additions to the net asset base
(section 29 of the Financial
Management Act 1994
applies) 194 363 81 367
3. Payments made on behalf of
the State 54 000 64 000
4. Payment to Regional Growth
Fund pursuant to section 4 of
the Regional Growth Fund
Act 2011 125 000 136 000
Total Appropriation 1 027 060 897 153
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT, PLANNING AND LOCAL
INFRASTRUCTURE
2012/2013 2013/2014
Item Budget Estimate
$'000 $'000
1. Provision of outputs
(section 29 of the Financial
Management Act 1994
applies) 4 921 819 5 025 834
2. Additions to the net asset base
(section 29 of the Financial
Management Act 1994
applies) 2 407 184 1 932 267
3. Payments made on behalf of
the State 850 850
Total Appropriation 7 329 853 6 958 951
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DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY AND FINANCE
2012/2013 2013/2014
Item Budget Estimate
$'000 $'000
1. Provision of outputs (section 29
of the Financial Management
Act 1994 applies) 221 606 239 787
2. Additions to the net asset base
(section 29 of the Financial
Management Act 1994
applies) 32 764 26 587
3. Payments made on behalf of the
State 2 223 997 1 792 074
4. Advance to Treasurer to enable
Treasurer to meet urgent claims
that may arise before
Parliamentary sanction is
obtained, which will afterwards
be submitted for Parliamentary
authority 524 133 378 161
Total Appropriation 3 002 500 2 436 609
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SCHEDULE 2
Payments from advances pursuant to section 35 of the Financial
Management Act 1994, 2011/2012
Department Purpose Amount
$
Business and
Innovation
Melbourne markets relocation 131 000 000
131 000 000
Human Services Additional support for the
Department of Human Services'
capital program
9 700 000
9 700 000
Planning and
Community
Development
Shrine of Remembrance — Capital
Asset Replacement
437 800
437 800
Sustainability
and Environment
Electronic conveyancing 5 250 000
September 2010 floods 129 202
5 379 202
Treasury and
Finance
Medical Indemnity Transfer from
Department of Health to VMIA
25 000 000
Domestic Building Insurance
Scheme
8 871 000
Reimbursement of overpayment of
interest charges
30 000 000
63 871 000
Total 210 388 002
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SCHEDULE 3
Payments from Advance to Treasurer, 2011/2012
Department Purpose Amount
$
Business and
Innovation
Carbon markets 1 675 000
Melbourne Convention Centre 3 500 000
5 175 000
Education and
Early Childhood
Development
Fair funding for non-government
schools
52 290 000
Skills income contingent loan 5 600 000
Kinder enrolment based funding 10 514 000
Schools enrolment based funding 51 706 000
Skills and Adult, Community and
Further Education enrolment based
funding
459 800 000
579 910 000
Health Additional support for public
holiday costs
39 800 000
Ambulance services 4 100 000
Supplementation for hospital long
service leave
18 000 000
Supplementation for the Hospitals
and Charities Fund
36 554 000
98 454 000
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Department Purpose Amount
$
Human Services Demand for ChildFIRST and
integrated family services
1 626 000
Child protection workforce reform 1 000 000
Victorian bushfire recovery 169 000
Bushfire Community Support
program
780 000
Additional support for public
holiday costs
4 150 000
7 725 000
Justice Victoria Police — 2007 Enterprise
Bargaining Agreement
7 351 000
7 351 000
Planning and
Community
Development
Olympic and Paralympic teams
support
775 000
ex gratia payment 1 500 000
2 275 000
Premier and
Cabinet
Contemporary and Live Music
Development program (Victoria
Rocks)
850 000
Museum of Victoria depreciation 8 208 000
National Gallery of Victoria
depreciation
2 814 000
State Library of Victoria
depreciation
266 000
12 138 000
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Department Purpose Amount
$
Primary Industries Funding for Australian Energy
Market Commission (AEMC)
1 475 000
Safer Electricity Asset Fund
(SEAF)
500 000
Queensland fruit fly 6 000 000
Red imported fire ants 1 206 000
Electric ants 124 000
Chestnut blight 580 000
Low pathogenic avian influenza 100 000
Pigeon paramyxovirus 250 000
Myrtle rust 200 000
Green snail 100 000
Aquatic pests 750 000
Whole of government — flood
recovery
123 000
11 408 000
Sustainability and
Environment
Improved bushfire prevention,
preparedness, response and
recovery
4 567 919
Incident management teams 400 000
Native vegetation and hazard
mapping
4 154 000
State aircraft unit — dispatch and
additional aircraft
1 254 000
Solar hot rebates 4 000 000
Spatial imagery services 1 853 000
Remediation costs of the
Stevenson Road landfill
12 000 000
28 228 919
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Department Purpose Amount
$
Transport Competitive tendering of
metropolitan bus services
procurement
2 438 000
East West Link — planning and
development
6 937 000
Metcard continuation 11 834 000
21 209 000
Treasury and
Finance
Establishment of the Construction
Code of Practice Compliance Unit
359 379
Transport ticketing review 1 150 251
Reimbursement of overpayment of
interest charges
750 751
2 260 381
Total 776 134 300
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ENDNOTES
† Minister's second reading speech—
Legislative Assembly: 7 May 2013
Legislative Council: 13 June 2013
The long title for the Bill for this Act was "A Bill for an Act for the
appropriation of certain sums out of the Consolidated Fund for the
ordinary annual services of the Government for the financial year
2013/2014 and for other purposes."
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