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Appropriation (2006/2007) Act 2006
Act No. 36/2006
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 16
SCHEDULE 3 17
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Appropriation (2006/2007) Act 2006 †
[Assented to 20 June 2006]
The Parliament of Victoria enacts as follows:
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
2006/2007.
2. Commencement
This Act comes into operation on the day on
which it receives the Royal Assent.
Victoria
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3. Issue of moneys
(1) The Treasurer may issue out of the Consolidated
Fund in respect of the financial year 2006/2007
the sum of $26 774 762 000 as set out in
Schedule 1.
(2) If—
(a) in respect of the financial year 2006/2007 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 sub-
section (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, pay-roll
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
Workplace Relations Act 1996 of the
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Commonwealth, or any 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 2006/2007, 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
2006/2007, 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
hereby deemed to have been appropriated from
the Consolidated Fund for the provision of
outputs, additions to the net asset base and
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payments made 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
(2004/2005) Act 2004 under the Department of
Treasury and Finance and the payments so made
shall be 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 2005/2006
Budget
2006/2007
Estimate
$'000 $'000
Education and Training 6 522 409 6 936 902
Human Services 8 355 073 8 819 908
Infrastructure 3 440 180 3 802 419
Innovation, Industry and
Regional Development 414 822 437 701
Justice 2 531 034 2 896 444
Premier and Cabinet 501 286 475 315
Primary Industries 307 920 417 706
Sustainability and
Environment 814 854 886 799
Treasury and Finance 1 523 511 1 738 953
Victorian Communities 595 917 362 615
25 007 006 26 774 762
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING
2005/2006 2006/2007
Item Budget Estimate
$'000 $'000
1. Provision of outputs (section 29
of the Financial Management
Act 1994 applies) 6 417 384 6 836 695
2. Additions to the net asset base
(section 29 of the Financial
Management Act 1994 applies) 105 025 100 207
Total Appropriation 6 522 409 6 936 902
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DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
2005/2006 2006/2007
Item Budget Estimate
$'000 $'000
1. Provision of outputs
(section 29 of the Financial
Management Act 1994
applies) 7 933 757 8 544 577
2. Additions to the net asset base
(section 29 of the Financial
Management Act 1994
applies) 421 316 275 331
Total Appropriation 8 355 073 8 819 908
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DEPARTMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE
2005/2006 2006/2007
Item Budget Estimate
$'000 $'000
1. Provision of outputs
(section 29 of the
Financial Management
Act 1994 applies) 3 054 627 3 305 871
2. Additions to the net asset
base 349 653 459 648
3. Payments made on behalf
of the State 35 900 36 900
Total Appropriation 3 440 180 3 802 419
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DEPARTMENT OF INNOVATION, INDUSTRY AND REGIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
2005/2006 2006/2007
Item Budget Estimate
$'000 $'000
1. Provision of outputs
(section 29 of the Financial
Management Act 1994
applies) 239 085 331 138
2. Additions to the net asset base 140 737 14 563
3. Payment to Regional
Infrastructure Development
Fund pursuant to section 4
of the Regional
Infrastructure Development
Fund Act 1999 35 000 92 000
Total Appropriation 414 822 437 701
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
2005/2006 2006/2007
Item Budget Estimate
$'000 $'000
1. Provision of outputs
(section 29 of the Financial
Management Act 1994
applies) 2 371 939 2 701 556
2. Additions to the net asset
base (section 29 of the
Financial Management
Act 1994 applies) 104 785 138 161
3. Payments made on behalf of
the State 53 300 55 681
4. Victorian Law Reform
Commission – pursuant to
section 17(b) of the
Victorian Law Reform
Commission Act 2000 1 010 1 046
Total Appropriation 2 531 034 2 896 444
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DEPARTMENT OF PREMIER AND CABINET
2005/2006 2006/2007
Item Budget Estimate
$'000 $'000
1. Provision of outputs
(section 29 of the Financial
Management Act 1994
applies) 430 113 459 609
2. Additions to the net asset base 71 173 15 706
Total Appropriation 501 286 475 315
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DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES
2005/2006 2006/2007
Item Budget Estimate
$'000 $'000
1. Provision of outputs
(section 29 of the Financial
Management Act 1994
applies) 235 611 264 895
2. Additions to the net asset
base 72 309 152 811
Total Appropriation 307 920 417 706
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DEPARTMENT OF SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT
2005/2006 2006/2007
Item Budget Estimate
$'000 $'000
1. Provision of outputs (section 29 of
the Financial Management Act
1994 applies) 676 168 742 385
2. Additions to the net asset base
(section 29 of the Financial
Management Act 1994 applies) 41 980 46 527
3. Payments made on behalf of the
State 1 100 1 100
4. Provision of outputs—Victorian
Water Trust (section 29 of the
Financial Management Act 1994
applies) 13 101 11 279
5. Additions to the net asset base—
Victorian Water Trust (section 29 of
the Financial Management Act
1994 applies) 29 500 29 000
6. Provision of outputs pursuant to
section 15 of the Environment
Protection Act 1970 (section 29 of
the Financial Management Act
1994 applies) 28 415 31 465
7. Contribution by the State under
agreements pursuant to section 25 of
the Murray-Darling Basin Act
1993 24 590 25 043
Total Appropriation 814 854 886 799
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DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY AND FINANCE
2005/2006 2006/2007
Item Budget Estimate
$'000 $'000
1. Provision of outputs (section 29
of the Financial Management
Act 1994 applies) 179 223 188 842
2. Additions to the net asset base
(section 29 of the Financial
Management Act 1994
applies) 22 960 38 220
3. Payments made on behalf of the
State 1 040 125 1 029 811
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 281 203 482 080
Total Appropriation 1 523 511 1 738 953
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DEPARTMENT FOR VICTORIAN COMMUNITIES
2005/2006 2006/2007
Item Budget Estimate
$'000 $'000
1. Provision of outputs
(section 29 of the Financial
Management Act 1994
applies) 554 017 306 692
2. Additions to the net asset base
(section 29 of the Financial
Management Act 1994
applies) 23 905 55 523
3. Payments made on behalf of
the State 17 995 400
Total Appropriation 595 917 362 615
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SCHEDULE 2
Payments from advances pursuant to section 35 of the Financial
Management Act 1994, 2004/2005
Department Purpose Amount
$
Education and
Training
Equipped for the Future: Computers
for Students 3 000 000
3 000 000
Human Services Medical Equipment 10 000 000
Hospital services 7 600 000
17 600 000
Infrastructure Tullamarine-Calder Freeway
Interchange 2 100 000
Country Train Safety System 16 100 000
Dandenong Transit City 2 570 000
New Ticketing System 6 755 000
Station Pier Safety and Security
Upgrade 100 000
Regional Fast Rail 826 000
28 451 000
Primary Industries Melbourne Wholesale Market
Redevelopment 14 900 000
14 900 000
Sustainability and Our Water Our Future 13 500 000
Environment Alpine Resorts Reform Package 4 590 000
18 090 000
Treasury and Health Superannuation 11 000 000
Finance
11 000 000
Total 93 041 000
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SCHEDULE 3
Payments from Advance to Treasurer, 2004/2005
Department Purpose Amount
$
Education and
Training
Adjustment for depreciation due to
revaluations 4 650 000
High Quality School Learning Environments 5 000 000
Approved wage increases (including
on-costs) 125 398 000
135 048 000
Human Services Ambulance Services 1 400 000
Concessions to pensioners and beneficiaries 15 829 000
Drinking Water Regulatory Unit 560 000
Drought Social Recovery Program 1 529 000
Hospital Futures 15 000 000
Approved wage increases (including
on-costs) 91 300 000
Our Water Our Future 3 400 000
Award conditions – staffing costs 25 265 000
154 283 000
Innovation, Adventure Tourism 100 000
Industry and Coode Island redevelopment 176 000
Regional
Development
Drought Assistance – establishment of Rural
Community Infrastructure Development
Grants 3 200 000
Investment Support Program 34 766 000
Co-operative airline program 1 000 000
Latrobe Valley Taskforce Fund 342 000
Enabling works for future expansion of
Burnet Institute 4 000 000
Wind Energy Support Package 5 000 000
48 584 000
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Department Purpose Amount
$
Justice Impact of the Judicial Salaries Act 2004 on
Non-Judicial Officers 528 000
Justice System Major Crime Resourcing
Needs 3 798 000
Administered Refund and Compensation
Scheme for Traffic Cameras 15 424 000
Office of Public Prosecutions 3 500 000
Patriotic Funds Council 104 000
Sustaining the Victorian State Emergency
Service 1 000 000
24 354 000
Premier and Eureka 150th Celebrations 570 000
Cabinet Sandridge Bridge Sculptural Figures:
The Travellers 800 000
Vehicle Fleet 456 000
Office of Police Integrity 9 000 000
State Library of Victoria Storage Facility 880 000
Victoria's Contribution to the Relief Effort
for the Tsunami Disaster 1 500 000
Approved wage increases (including
on-costs) 4 454 000
17 660 000
Primary Catchment and Agricultural Services 491 000
Industries
491 000
Sustainability
and
Alpine National Park – Cessation of Cattle
Grazing 750 000
Environment Fire Suppression 2003–04 and 2004–05 9 020 000
Legal Costs – Land Valuation 1 555 000
Legal Costs – Seal Rocks 3 414 000
Sustainable Energy Authority Victoria
Funding 5 000 000
Unfunded Long Service Leave transferred to
VicForests 687 000
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Department Purpose Amount
$
Sustainability
and
Approved wage increases (including
on-costs) 1 548 000
Environment Our Water Our Future 31 100 000
(continued)
53 074 000
Treasury and First Home Bonus 30 000 000
Finance
30 000 000
Parliament Performance Audit of the Auditor-General's
Office 212 000
Approved wage increases (including
on-costs) 630 000
842 000
Total 464 336 000
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ENDNOTES
† Minister's second reading speech—
Legislative Assembly: 30 May 2006
Legislative Council: 13 June 2006
The long title for the Bill for this Act was "for the appropriation of certain
sums out of the Consolidated Fund for the ordinary annual services of the
Government for the financial year 2006/2007 and for other purposes."
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