{"id":"a-2025-25","name":"Appropriation Act 2025-2026","slug":"appropriation-act-2025-2026","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"act","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"25 of 2025","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":23075,"registerId":"act-a-2025-25-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Appropriation Act 2025-2026","content":"J2025-516\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nAppropriation Act 2025-2026\nA2025-25\nContents\nPage\n1 Name of Act 2\n2 Commencement 2\n3 Purposes of Act 2\n4 Meaning of financial year 2\n5 Terms used in Financial Management Act 1996 2\n6 Appropriations of $9 099 488 000 2\n7 Net appropriations for capital injections 3\n8 Commonwealth grants 3\n9 Payments to the Commonwealth 4\n10 Superannuation appropriation 4\nSchedule 1 Appropriations 5\n\n\n\nJ2025-516\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nAppropriation Act 2025-2026\nA2025-25\nAn Act to appropriate money for the purposes of the Territory for the financial\nyear beginning on 1 July 2025, and for other purposes\nThe Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as follows:\n\nSection 1\npage 2 Appropriation Act 2025-2026 A2025-25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n1 Name of Act\nThis Act is the Appropriation Act 2025-2026.\n2 Commencement\nThis Act is taken to have commenced on 1 July 2025.\n3 Purposes of Act\nThis Act is made for the purposes of––\n(a) the Self-Government Act, section 57 and section 58; and\n(b) the Financial Management Act 1996, section 6 and section 8.\n4 Meaning of financial year\nIn this Act:\nfinancial year means the year beginning on 1 July 2025.\n5 Terms used in Financial Management Act 1996\nA term used in the Financial Management Act 1996 has the same\nmeaning in this Act.\n6 Appropriations of $9 099 488 000\n(1) If a territory entity is mentioned in a part of schedule 1, column 1—\n(a) the amount mentioned in that part, column 2 is appropriated to\nthe territory entity for net controlled recurrent payments in the\nfinancial year for the territory entity; and\n(b) the amount mentioned in that part, column 3 is appropriated to\nthe territory entity for capital injection in the financial year for\nthe territory entity; and\n(c) the amount mentioned in that part, column 4 is appropriated to\nthe territory entity for payments to be made on behalf of the\nTerritory in the financial year for the territory entity.\n\nSection 7\nA2025-25 Appropriation Act 2025-2026 page 3\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(2) The amount mentioned in schedule 1, part 1.22 (Treasurer’s\nadvance), column 5 is appropriated to the Treasurer’s advance for the\nFinancial Management Act 1996, section 18.\n(3) The amount mentioned in schedule 1, part 1.23 (Capital works\nreserve), column 3 is appropriated to the capital works reserve for the\nFinancial Management Act 1996, section 18D.\n7 Net appropriations for capital injections\nFor the Financial Management Act 1996, section 9A, the\nappropriations for capital injections mentioned in schedule 1,\ncolumn 3 (except for the appropriation for capital injection mentioned\nin part 1.8 (Superannuation Provision Account)) are for, or partly\nfor—\n(a) the net cost of purchasing or developing assets; and\n(b) reducing liabilities.\n8 Commonwealth grants\nThe Financial Management Act 1996, section 17 applies to all\nappropriations mentioned in schedule 1 except––\n(a) the appropriations to the following territory entities:\n(i) ACT Executive;\n(ii) ACT Gambling and Racing Commission;\n(iii) Cultural Facilities Corporation;\n(iv) Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission;\n(v) Public Trustee and Guardian;\n(vi) Office of the Work Health and Safety Commissioner;\n(vii) Superannuation Provision Account; and\n\nSection 9\npage 4 Appropriation Act 2025-2026 A2025-25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(b) the appropriation to the Treasurer’s advance; and\n(c) the appropriation to the capital works reserve.\n9 Payments to the Commonwealth\nThe Financial Management Act 1996, section 17A applies to the\nappropriation mentioned in schedule 1, part 1.5 (Justice and\nCommunity Safety Directorate), column 4.\n10 Superannuation appropriation\nFor the Territory Superannuation Provision Protection Act 2000,\ndictionary, definition of superannuation appropriation, the\nappropriation mentioned in schedule 1, part 1.8 (Superannuation\nProvision Account), column 3 is for superannuation.\n\nAppropriations Schedule 1\nA2025-25 Appropriation Act 2025-2026 page 5\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nSchedule 1 Appropriations\n(see ss 6 to 10)\ncolumn 1\nterritory entity\ncolumn 2\nnet controlled\nrecurrent payments\ncolumn 3\ncapital injection\ncolumn 4\npayments on behalf\nof Territory\ncolumn 5\ntotal\n$ $ $ $\nPart 1.1\nEducation\nDirectorate\n1 094 012 000 103 878 000 399 979 000 1 597 869 000\nPart 1.2\nACT Local Hospital\nNetwork\n1 484 949 000 1 484 949 000\nPart 1.3\nCity and\nEnvironment\nDirectorate\n841 647 000 265 574 000 2 795 000 1 110 016 000\nPart 1.4\nInfrastructure\nCanberra\n156 955 000 657 572 000 814 527 000\nPart 1.5\nJustice and\nCommunity Safety\nDirectorate\n465 769 000 57 740 000 290 542 000 814 051 000\nPart 1.6\nHealth and\nCommunity\nServices Directorate\n608 441 000 32 672 000 206 692 000 847 805 000\nPart 1.7\nChief Minister,\nTreasury and\nEconomic\nDevelopment\nDirectorate\n433 107 000 90 173 000 129 456 000 652 736 000\nPart 1.8\nSuperannuation\nProvision Account\n451 859 000 451 859 000\nPart 1.9\nDigital Canberra\n272 335 000 34 187 000 306 522 000\nPart 1.10\nHousing ACT\n61 652 000 155 067 000 216 719 000\n\nSchedule 1 Appropriations\npage 6 Appropriation Act 2025-2026 A2025-25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\ncolumn 1\nterritory entity\ncolumn 2\nnet controlled\nrecurrent payments\ncolumn 3\ncapital injection\ncolumn 4\npayments on behalf\nof Territory\ncolumn 5\ntotal\n$ $ $ $\nPart 1.11\nCanberra Health\nServices\n182 128 000 182 128 000\nPart 1.12\nCanberra Institute of\nTechnology\n97 145 000 28 152 000 125 297 000\nPart 1.13\nCity Renewal\nAuthority\n17 310 000 27 312 000 44 622 000\nPart 1.14\nLegal Aid\nCommission (ACT)\n20 519 000 634 000 21 153 000\nPart 1.15\nCultural Facilities\nCorporation\n10 742 000 8 141 000 18 883 000\nPart 1.16\nOffice of the Work\nHealth and Safety\nCommissioner\n16 145 000 526 000 16 671 000\nPart 1.17\nACT Executive\n618 000 16 001 000 16 619 000\nPart 1.18\nICON Water\nLimited\n14 530 000 14 530 000\nPart 1.19\nACT Gambling and\nRacing Commission\n6 124 000 6 124 000\nPart 1.20\nPublic Trustee and\nGuardian\n2 629 000 2 629 000\nPart 1.21\nIndependent\nCompetition and\nRegulatory\nCommission\n824 000 824 000\nTotal appropriated\nto territory entities\n5 604 835 000 2 096 233 000 1 045 465 000 8 746 533 000\n\nAppropriations Schedule 1\nA2025-25 Appropriation Act 2025-2026 page 7\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\ncolumn 1\nterritory entity\ncolumn 2\nnet controlled\nrecurrent payments\ncolumn 3\ncapital injection\ncolumn 4\npayments on behalf\nof Territory\ncolumn 5\ntotal\n$ $ $ $\nPart 1.22\nTreasurer’s advance\n87 955 000\nPart 1.23\nCapital works\nreserve\n265 000 000 265 000 000\nTotal appropriations 5 604 835 000 2 361 233 000 1 045 465 000 9 099 488 000\n\npage 8 Appropriation Act 2025-2026 A2025-25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nEndnotes\n1 Presentation speech\nPresentation speech made in the Legislative Assembly on 24 June 2025.\n2 Notification\nNotified under the Legislation Act on 30 September 2025.\n3 Republications of amended laws\nFor the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au.\nI certify that the above is a true copy of the Appropriation Bill 2025-2026, which\nwas passed by the Legislative Assembly on 25 September 2025.\nClerk of the Legislative Assembly\n© Australian Capital Territory 2025","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act does not expand government powers or create new functions. It implements appropriations for FY2025–26 consistent with its stated legal bases (Self‑Government Act; Financial Management Act 1996) by committing funds to named entities, contingency reserves and superannuation (ss 3, 6–10; Schedule 1). No provision in the text alters the Territory’s scope of activities beyond funding allocations."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple appropriation types and detailed schedule: recurrent payments, capital injections and payments on behalf of the Territory are listed separately per entity (s 6; Schedule 1).","Cross-references to the Financial Management Act 1996: the Act imports definitions and procedural rules (ss 3, 4, 5; FMA sections cited in ss 6–10), increasing legal interdependence.","Special-purpose appropriations: separate treatment of the Treasurer’s advance and capital works reserve (s 6(2)–(3); Schedule 1 parts 1.22–1.23) adds contingent spending mechanics.","Superannuation specificity: a distinct appropriation is designated as ‘superannuation appropriation’ (s 10; Schedule 1 part 1.8), affecting long‑term liability accounting.","Exceptions for Commonwealth grants and payments rules: various entities and reserves are excluded from FMA s 17 application, and one item is subject to s 17A (s 8–9), requiring attention when administering intergovernmental receipts and payments.","Aggregate-to-line reconciliation: total appropriation is presented as an overall sum and as many line items (Schedule 1 totals), creating bookkeeping and audit mapping tasks."],"plain_english_summary":"This Act appropriates $9,099,488,000 to the Australian Capital Territory for the financial year beginning 1 July 2025, allocating amounts to directorates, agencies, the Treasurer’s advance, the capital works reserve and the Superannuation Provision Account for recurrent spending, capital injections and payments on behalf of the Territory (Schedule 1). Its stated legal basis is the Self‑Government Act and the Financial Management Act 1996; mechanically it creates legal entitlements to spend and channels control over contingency, capital and superannuation funding (ss 3, 6–10)."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This legislation performs exactly the function it was designed for: annual appropriation of funds for Territory purposes. The structure mirrors previous ACT Appropriation Acts with standard components (Treasurer's advance, capital works reserve, superannuation provision). There is no scope creep; it remains a straightforward budget implementation statute."},"complexity_factors":["Very short statute — only 10 operative sections plus a schedule","Minimal defined terms — only 'financial year' is explicitly defined; otherwise relies on imported definitions from the Financial Management Act 1996","Simple tabular structure — Schedule 1 is a straightforward appropriations table with 5 columns and 23 line items","Limited conditional logic — primarily simple 'if mentioned in schedule, then appropriated' structure in section 6","Few cross-references — references to Financial Management Act 1996 and Territory Superannuation Provision Protection Act 2000, but no complex nested referencing","No exceptions to exceptions — section 8 contains a simple exclusion list (paragraphs (a)-(c)) without layering"],"plain_english_summary":"The ACT Budget 2025–26 authorises $9.1 billion of public spending, legalising government payments for services and agencies across the Territory and allocating money for operating costs, capital projects, and third‑party payments. It also provides an $88 million Treasurer’s advance and a $265 million capital works reserve.\n\nThis law affects residents, public servants, businesses and community groups by funding schools, hospitals, infrastructure and grants—without it the government cannot lawfully pay bills."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/appropriation-act-2025-2026","history":"/api/acts/appropriation-act-2025-2026/history","analysis":"/api/acts/appropriation-act-2025-2026/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/appropriation-act-2025-2026/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/appropriation-act-2025-2026/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/appropriation-act-2025-2026/documents"}}