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Appropriation (2000/2001) Act 2000
Act No. 45/2000
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Section Page
1. Purpose 1
2. Commencement 1
3. Issue of moneys 2
4. Appropriation 2
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 14
SCHEDULE 3 16
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Appropriation (2000/2001) Act 2000 †
[Assented to 14 June 2000]
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 in respect of the financial year
2000/2001.
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 2000/2001
the sum of $16 965 541 000 as set out in
Schedule 1.
(2) If—
(a) in respect of the financial year 2000/2001 the
amount payable in respect of salaries 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—
the Treasurer may issue out of the Consolidated
Fund an amount not exceeding the increased
amount payable in respect of salaries in addition
to the amount issued under sub-section (1).
(3) In this section—
"salaries" includes wages or other payments in
the nature of salary, payments by way of
overtime or penalty rates or in lieu of long
service leave or for retiring gratuities;
"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
Commonwealth, or any agreement entered
into by or on behalf of the State.
4. Appropriation
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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 2000/2001, 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
2000/2001, 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
payments made on behalf of the State specified in
Schedule 2 and those sums shall be re-paid to the
Public Account.
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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
(1998/99) Act 1998 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 1999/2000
Budget
2000/2001
Estimate
$'000 $'000
Education, Employment
and Training 4 647 087 4 971 885
Human Services 4 315 664 4 971 173
Infrastructure 2 086 995 2 156 315
Justice 1 557 307 1 537 660
Natural Resources and
Environment 699 358 746 647
Premier and Cabinet 346 992 406 874
State and Regional
Development 230 915 317 693
Treasury and Finance 1 609 998 1 857 294
15 494 316 16 965 541
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND
TRAINING
1999/2000 2000/2001
Item Budget Estimate
$'000 $'000
1. Provision of outputs (section 29
of the Financial Management
Act 1994 applies) 4 627 076 4 960 439
2. Additions to the net asset base
(section 29 of the Financial
Management Act 1994 applies) 20 011 11 446
Total Appropriation 4 647 087 4 971 885
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DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
1999/2000 2000/2001
Item Budget Estimate
$'000 $'000
1. Provision of outputs (section
29 of the Financial
Management Act 1994
applies) 4 243 685 4 930 771
2. Additions to the net asset base
(section 29 of the Financial
Management Act 1994
applies) 71 951 40 374
3. Cemeteries—Grants towards
maintenance and
improvement pursuant to the
Cemeteries Act 1958 28 28
Total Appropriation 4 315 664 4 971 173
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DEPARTMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE
1999/2000 2000/2001
Item Budget Estimate
$'000 $'000
1. Provision of outputs
(section 29 of the
Financial Management
Act 1994 applies) 2 001 250 2 020 796
2. Additions to the net asset
base 79 564 124 343
3. Payments made on behalf
of the State 6 181 11 176
Total Appropriation 2 086 995 2 156 315
Sch. 1
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
1999/2000 2000/2001
Item Budget Estimate
$'000 $'000
1. Provision of outputs
(section 29 of the Financial
Management Act 1994
applies) 1 532 622 1 485 243
2. Additions to the net asset
base (section 29 of the
Financial Management
Act 1994 applies) 24 685 52 417
Total Appropriation 1 557 307 1 537 660
Sch. 1
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DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND
ENVIRONMENT
1999/2000 2000/2001
Item Budget Estimate
$'000 $'000
1.1 Provision of outputs (section 29 of
the Financial Management Act
1994 applies) 621 816 671 502
1.2 Additions to the net asset base
(section 29 of the Financial
Management Act 1994 applies) 20 481 21 786
1.3 Payments made on behalf of the
State
17 676 10 665
2.1 Provision of outputs pursuant to
section 15 of the Environment
Protection Act 1970 (section 29 of
the Financial Management Act
1994 applies) 24 103 25 170
2.2 Additions to the net asset base
pursuant to section 15 of the
Environment Protection Act 1970 0 62
3. Contribution by the State under
agreements pursuant to section 25 of
the Murray-Darling Basin Act
1993 15 282 17 462
Total Appropriation 699 358 746 647
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DEPARTMENT OF PREMIER AND CABINET
1999/2000 2000/2001
Item Budget Estimate
$'000 $'000
1. Provision of outputs (section
29 of the Financial
Management Act 1994
applies) 256 039 297 609
2. Additions to the net asset base 90 953 109 265
Total Appropriation 346 992 406 874
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND REGIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
1999/2000 2000/2001
Item Budget Estimate
$'000 $'000
1. Provision of outputs (section
29 of the Financial
Management Act 1994
applies) 230 915 262 923
2. Additions to the net asset base 0 0
3. Payments made on behalf of
the State 0 400
4. Payment to Regional
Infrastructure Development
Fund pursuant to section 4
of the Regional
Infrastructure Development
Fund Act 1999 0 54 370
Total Appropriation 230 915 317 693
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DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY AND FINANCE
1999/2000 2000/2001
Item Budget Estimate
$'000 $'000
1. Provision of outputs (section 29
of the Financial Management
Act 1994 applies) 275 529 190 934
2. Additions to the net asset base
(section 29 of the Financial
Management Act 1994
applies) 12 858 30 932
3. Payments made on behalf of the
State 949 711 1 199 182
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 371 900 436 246
Total Appropriation 1 609 998 1 857 294
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SCHEDULE 2
Payments from Advances pursuant to section 35 of the Financial
Management Act 1994, 1998/99
Department Purpose Amount
$
Education Australian Fibres and Textiles
Education Centre-establishment
costs 5 952 000
Year 2000 remediation initiatives 3 756 070
9 708 070
Human Services Year 2000 remediation initiatives 12 280 600
Recognition for asset sales 5 741 000
18 021 600
Infrastructure Year 2000 remediation initiatives 21 300 000
Warragul train line-de-
electrification works 3 000 000
24 300 000
Natural Resources
and Environment
Restoration works following floods
in East Gippsland and North
Eastern Victoria 967 362
Accommodation Rationalisation
Program-expenses offset by
asset sales 1 994 782
Heritage assets at Rubicon-
restoration 321 515
Land acquisition (Otway Ranges)
for public estate 5 050 000
8 333 659
Parliament Parliamentary and Electorate
Support Services
- Fire protection works
- Year 2000 remediation
initiatives
380 000
122 946
502 946
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Department Purpose Amount
$
Premier and
Cabinet
Public Record Office-
reimbursement for land
acquisition
4 720 000
Year 2000 remediation initiatives 492 000
5 212 000
Treasury and
Finance Year 2000 remediation initiatives 2 370 634
Victorian Managed Insurance
Authority-reimbursement for
stamp duty paid on past
premiums 3 551 797
5 922 431
Total 72 000 706
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SCHEDULE 3
Payments from Advance to Treasurer, 1998/99
Department Purpose Amount
$
Education Approved wage increases
Year 2000 remediation initiatives
54 873 000
113 000
54 986 000
Human Services Approved wage increases 3 144 600
Year 2000 remediation initiatives 24 080 000
Revenue shortfall-private patients 1 900 000
Winter Power Bonus-additional costs 1 020 400
Government response to the Suicide
Prevention Taskforce report -
contribution 2 940 100
Very Special Kids Incorporated-grant 220 000
Natural disaster support-East
Gippsland and Hume floods 564 000
Psychiatric services staff-wage costs
related to transfers to hospitals 1 268 800
Future for Young Adults program-
expenses 763 100
Commonwealth special health
programs-expenses 295 700
36 196 700
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Department Purpose Amount
$
Infrastructure Transport Superannuation Fund-
additional expenses relating to
conversion from emerging cost
to accrual cost basis 5 574 000
Public Transport services-
additional business costs 13 079 000
Victorian Rail Track Corporation-
purchase and installation of
concrete sleepers 2 000 000
Year 2000 remediation initiatives 7 500 000
Public Transport Corporation-
contract settlement 1 200 000
Victorian Rail Track Corporation-
recognition for asset sales 521 900
Docklands North/South Road-
planning and design works 7 000 000
National Competition Policy
payments to Local Government 4 764 997
Jolimont Yard rationalisation 16 800 000
58 439 897
Justice Approved wage increases 29 886 000
Traffic Camera Office and
Enforcement Management Unit,
including City Link impact-
service payments 15 530 000
Country Fire Authority-fire
suppression 1 726 065
Native Title claims-legal expenses 774 563
Longford Royal Commission-
expenses 6 415 785
54 332 413
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Department Purpose Amount
$
Natural Resources
and Environment
Environment Protection Authority-
approved wage increases 372 672
Restoration works following floods
in East Gippsland and North
Eastern Victoria 25 156 033
Greenhouse initiatives 3 450 258
Greenhouse initiatives-
Environment Protection
Authority
95 000
Ovine Johne's disease program-
expenses 6 548 600
Coliban Regional Water Authority-
staff separation costs 103 998
Science-based activities-additional
funding 4 515 000
Newcastle disease-cost sharing
arrangement 365 100
Werribee Park-expenses offset by
revenue 55 000
Fisheries Research Development
Levy-payment to the
Commonwealth 217 962
Fire suppression-expenses 9 181 915
Forest Industry Structural
Adjustment Program-expenses 872 600
Land Titles Automation Project-
expenses 5 253 319
Australian Inland Botanic Gardens-
grant 50 000
Catchment Management
Authorities-regional grants 2 500 000
58 737 457
Parliament Parliamentary and Electorate
Support Services-Parlynet
system expenses 2 587 547
Auditor-General's Office-additional
expenses 3 273 416
5 860 963
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Department Purpose Amount
$
Premier and
Cabinet Approved wage increases 339 000
Greenhouse initiatives 74 508
Longford Royal Commission-
expenses 3 233 130
Year 2000 remediation initiatives 821 000
4 467 638
State
Development
Melbourne and Olympic Parks
Trust-construction of the Multi
Purpose Venue 34 000 000
Commonwealth Games Team
Fund-contribution 250 000
Year 2000 awareness campaign-
expenses 1 658 753
Point Lillias Project-contract
settlement 950 000
Greenhouse initiatives 500 000
Sail Melbourne Regatta-
contribution 100 000
Food Aid to Indonesia-expenses 300 000
37 758 753
Treasury and
Finance
Year 2000 Risk Management Unit-
expenses 903 923
Audit Victoria-additional expenses 5 612 000
Capital assets charge changes
relating to reclassification of
leases-additional expenses 24 681 120
31 197 043
Total 341 976 864
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NOTES
† Minister's second reading speech—
Legislative Assembly: 2 May 2000
Legislative Council: 2 June 2000
The long title for the Bill for this Act was "for the appropriation of certain
sums out of the Consolidated Fund in respect of the financial year
2000/2001 and for other purposes."
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