{"id":"tas:act-2025-028","name":"Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2025","slug":"appropriation-act-no-1-2025","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"28 of 2025","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":31449,"registerId":"tas-act-2025-028-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Short title","content":"### 1 Short title\n\n> This Act may be cited as the [Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2025](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2025-028) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This Act is taken to have commenced on 1 July 2025.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Interpretation","content":"### 3 Interpretation\n\n> For the purposes of this Act –\n> \n> > ***Capital Services*** means –\n> > \n> > > > (a) public works or property required for public purposes; or\n> > > \n> > > > (b) a loan authorised by law;\n> \n> > ***Operating Services*** means the ordinary annual services of the Government.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Issue, application and appropriation of $8 825 623 000","content":"### 4 Issue, application and appropriation of $8 825 623 000\n\n> > (1)  In respect of the financial year ending on 30 June 2026, the Treasurer may –\n> > \n> > > > (a) issue the sum of $8 825 623 000 out of the Public Account; and\n> > > \n> > > > (b) apply that sum for the services of the Government.\n> \n> > (2)  The sum specified in [subsection (1)(a)](#GS4@Gs1@Hpa@EN) is appropriated.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Purposes of appropriation","content":"### 5 Purposes of appropriation\n\n> The sum specified in [section 4(1)(a)](#GS4@Gs1@Hpa@EN) is to be applied for the purposes specified in [Schedule 1](#JS1@EN) and detailed in the agency information in support of the estimates for the financial year ending on 30 June 2026.","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Expiry of Act","content":"### 6 Expiry of Act\n\n> This Act expires on 30 June 2027.","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 1 - Purposes of Appro","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 1 - Purposes of Appropriation 2025-26","content":"# SCHEDULE 1 - Purposes of Appro SCHEDULE 1 - Purposes of Appropriation 2025-26\n\n[Section 5](#GS5@EN)\n\n[![graphic image](/image/approp1-25-26 p1.gif)](/image/approp1-25-26 p1.gif)\n\n[![graphic image](/image/approp1-25-26 p2.gif)](/image/approp1-25-26 p2.gif)\n\n[![graphic image](/image/approp1-25-26 p3.gif)](/image/approp1-25-26 p3.gif)\n\n[![graphic image](/image/approp1-25-26 p4.gif)](/image/approp1-25-26 p4.gif)\n\n[![graphic image](/image/approp1-25-26 p5.gif)](/image/approp1-25-26 p5.gif)\n\n[![graphic image](/image/approp1-25-26 p6.gif)](/image/approp1-25-26 p6.gif)","sortOrder":6}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Appropriation acts by their nature have a tightly defined and consistent scope — authorising government expenditure for a single financial year. There is no indication from the available text that this Act departs from that standard purpose or includes unusual provisions expanding its reach beyond conventional budget appropriation."},"complexity_factors":["The legislative text provided is largely metadata and status information only — the substantive schedules and spending provisions are not visible, limiting full analysis","Appropriation acts reference numerous other pieces of legislation (Financial Management Act, agency-specific legislation) that must be read alongside them","Budget schedules typically contain hundreds of line items across multiple departments requiring cross-referencing","Technical fiscal and accounting concepts (e.g., Consolidated Fund, Special Appropriations, outputs vs. capital) can be confusing for laypeople","The law operates within a broader constitutional framework (s.53-56 of the Australian Constitution equivalents in Tasmania) that constrains how money bills work","Relatively routine in structure compared to reform legislation — the core mechanism is well-established and predictable"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act authorises the Treasurer to withdraw from the Consolidated Fund for 2025–26 and sets the legal framework allocating money to departments and agencies so government services can operate. It affects all Tasmanians — public services users, government employees, contractors and grant recipients — because without it the government cannot spend. The allocations reveal the government’s spending priorities for the year."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This legislation serves its original and sole purpose: to appropriate funds for the ordinary annual services of government for 2025-26. Appropriation Act No. 1 has followed this same narrow, mechanical format for decades. There is no scope creep — the Act does exactly what it says on the tin and nothing more."},"complexity_factors":["Only 6 operative sections plus a schedule","Just 2 defined terms ('Capital Services' and 'Operating Services')","Single appropriation amount with straightforward purpose clause","No cross-references to other Acts beyond internal section references","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Mechanical, formulaic structure typical of annual appropriation bills","Schedule 1 content is presented as images rather than text, making the detailed allocations inaccessible for textual analysis"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this legislation does**\n\nThis is the **main budget law** for the Australian Government for the 2025-26 financial year. It gives the Government legal authority to spend **$8.8 billion** from the public purse on its ordinary day-to-day operations.\n\n**Who it affects**\n\n- **Government agencies** — they receive the money to run programs, pay staff, and deliver services\n- **Treasurer** — has the power to release the funds from the Public Account (Australia's central government bank account)\n- **Taxpayers** — this is your money being allocated to government services\n\n**How it works**\n\n- The Act **appropriates** (legally sets aside) $8,825,623,000 for the year ending 30 June 2026\n- The money is split between:\n  - **Operating Services** — regular government business (salaries, programs, running costs)\n  - **Capital Services** — building projects, infrastructure, and loans\n- The detailed breakdown of who gets what appears in **Schedule 1** (shown as images in this version)\n\n**Why it matters**\n\nWithout this Act, the Government cannot legally spend money. The Constitution requires Parliament to approve all spending. This is one of several \"Appropriation Acts\" passed each year — specifically \"No. 1\" which covers the ordinary annual services. The Act automatically expires on 30 June 2027, after the money has been spent and accounted for.\n\n**Key numbers**\n- **$8.8 billion** — total amount approved\n- **1 July 2025** — when the spending authority begins (backdated commencement)\n- **30 June 2026** — end of the financial year\n- **30 June 2027** — when this law expires"},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based solely on the text provided, the Act does not change the scope of appropriation beyond its stated purpose: it authorises a specific sum for 2025–26 to be applied to purposes in Schedule 1 and agency estimates (s 5). It does not amend other legislation or expand authorised uses; it simply allocates funds, specifies commencement (s 2) and expiry (s 6), and grants the Treasurer authority to issue and apply the funds (s 4)."},"complexity_factors":["Single, fixed appropriation amount simplifies budgeting and legal effect (s 4).","Limited defined terms — only 'Capital Services' and 'Operating Services' — reduce interpretive layering (s 3).","Cross-reference to Schedule 1 and external 'agency information in support of the estimates' shifts detail outside the primary text (s 5), adding practical complexity for tracking specific allocations.","Clear commencement date retroactive to start of financial year (s 2) affects accounting/timing.","Short, self-expiring Act with explicit expiry date limits ongoing legislative interactions (s 6).","Treasurer discretion to issue and apply the sum is narrow but centralised (s 4).","Schedule content appears as images rather than embedded text, which complicates automated extraction and review of detailed purposes."],"plain_english_summary":"This Act authorises the Treasurer to issue and appropriate $8,825,623,000 from the Public Account for government services for the 2025–26 year (s 4); it took effect on 1 July 2025 (s 2) and expires on 30 June 2027 (s 6). The money is to be applied for the purposes listed in Schedule 1 and as detailed in agency estimates (s 5). Who pays: the Public Account. Who decides: the Treasurer may issue and apply the funds. Agencies receive appropriated funds to deliver operating and capital services."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/appropriation-act-no-1-2025","history":"/api/acts/appropriation-act-no-1-2025/history","analysis":"/api/acts/appropriation-act-no-1-2025/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/appropriation-act-no-1-2025/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/appropriation-act-no-1-2025/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/appropriation-act-no-1-2025/documents"}}