{"id":"tas:act-2026-008","name":"Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2026","slug":"appropriation-act-no-2-2026","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"8 of 2026","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":508153,"registerId":"tas-tas:act-2026-008-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-07-10","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. 2) 2026](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-2026-008) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This Act commences on 1 July 2026, but if it does not receive the Royal Assent by that date this Act is taken to have commenced on 1 July 2026.","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 $62 913 000","content":"### 4 Issue, application and appropriation of $62 913 000\n\n> > (1)  In respect of the financial year ending on 30 June 2027, the Treasurer may –\n> > \n> > > > (a) issue the sum of $62 913 000 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 2027.","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Expiry of Act","content":"### 6 Expiry of Act\n\n> This Act expires on 30 June 2028.","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 1 - Purposes of Appro","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 1 - Purposes of Appropriation 2026-27","content":"# SCHEDULE 1 - Purposes of Appro SCHEDULE 1 - Purposes of Appropriation 2026-27\n\n[Section 5](#GS5@EN)\n\n[![graphic image](/image/approp2-2627p1.gif)](/image/approp2-2627p1.gif)\n\n[![graphic image](/image/approp2-2627p2.gif)](/image/approp2-2627p2.gif)","sortOrder":6}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the excerpt provided (header and status information only) there is no evidence that the Act departs from the ordinary, narrow purpose of an appropriation act — i.e. to authorise the use of public money for specified services in a financial year. I cannot identify any expansion of scope beyond routine budget authorisation because the itemised schedules and any special or novel clauses are not present in the material you supplied. To determine whether this version materially grows the legislation’s scope (for example, by adding long-term appropriations, new contingent liabilities, or off‑budget instruments), I would need the full text or the schedules showing the specific appropriations and any special provisions."},"complexity_factors":["Provided document contains only header/status metadata and no substantive schedules or clauses (prevents detailed complexity analysis).","Typical appropriation acts are short and mechanical: primarily lists of votes/schedules rather than dense legal definitions or novel regulatory regimes.","Low expected number of defined terms and limited conditional logic (appropriation acts usually contain a small set of standard operative provisions).","Cross-references are generally limited to the Financial Management Act, appropriation/treasury rules and any statute authorising special appropriations (few and standard).","Potentially moderate bookkeeping complexity where multiple schedules, capital vs operating appropriations, or statutory/standing appropriations coexist (not visible in the excerpt)."],"plain_english_summary":"**What this law does (mechanically)**\n\n- An \"Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2026\" is a public spending law for the Tasmanian Government. Its legal effect is to give Parliament’s formal approval for the Government to withdraw specified amounts from the Consolidated Fund (the central government bank account) and to apply those amounts to particular services, agencies or purposes during a stated financial period.  \n\n- Practically, the Act authorises payments to departments, statutory authorities and programs that cannot lawfully be made unless Parliament has approved the appropriation. It will typically list the amounts and the service or vote to which each amount is dedicated (though the detailed schedules are not included in the excerpt you supplied).\n\n- The Act operates alongside other public finance laws (for example, the Financial Management Act or supply provisions). The Treasurer and accounting officers of departments then draw and spend the money in accordance with the appropriation and the usual administrative rules.\n\n**Who it affects**\n\n- The Tasmanian Government’s agencies and statutory authorities: they receive legal authority to spend the money listed against their services.  \n- Tasmanian taxpayers and the Consolidated Fund: the Act authorises the use of public money raised from taxes, fees and other receipts.  \n- Private firms and non-government organisations that supply goods or services to government: they are potential recipients of payments funded by the appropriation but are affected indirectly only through procurement and grant arrangements.  \n- Parliament and the Auditor-General: Parliament exercises the authorising role; the Auditor-General and Treasury monitor compliance with appropriation limits and financial reporting requirements.\n\n**Why it matters (purpose claims and testing them against practical effects)**\n\n- The stated purpose of an appropriation act is to provide parliamentary authorisation for government spending. That is a constitutional and budgetary control: without it, departments cannot lawfully spend public money. (This is the Act’s core legal mechanism.)\n\n- Costs and opportunity costs: appropriations commit public resources to particular programs and thereby limit the availability of those same resources for other uses. The Act’s schedules (not provided here) determine which programs absorb the budgetary resources. This is the primary economic trade-off built into the instrument.\n\n- Incentives and behaviour: by earmarking funds for specific services, the Act directs departmental priorities and influences procurement and contracting activity. Departments must align their operations to the appropriation limits, which constrains managerial discretion unless the Act or other laws permit reallocation or special appropriations.\n\n- Compliance burden and administrative discretion: for departments there is an administrative burden to ensure spending stays within the authorised limits and to comply with reporting and audit requirements. For external suppliers the impact is typically administrative (tenders, contracts, grant conditions); there is no new general regulatory burden on the private sector introduced by the appropriation itself.\n\n- Implementation risks: the main operational risks are (a) insufficient appropriation for programs (requiring supplementary appropriations or re-prioritisation), (b) timing mismatches between cash flow and program delivery, and (c) the need for accurate reporting to ensure parliamentary accountability.\n\n**What is not in the excerpt and what that means**\n\n- The document excerpt you supplied contains header and status information but does not include the substantive schedules, amounts, or itemised votes. Without those schedules I cannot say which departments or programs gain or lose funding, the dollar amounts, or any special conditions attached to particular grants or capital projects.\n\n**Practical takeaway and next steps**\n\n- If you need to know who specifically gains funding, how much, or whether this Act contains special-purpose clauses (carryovers, capped grants, conditional payments, or statutory appropriations), I will need the schedules or the full text of the Act (particularly the tables of appropriations and any special provisions)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/appropriation-act-no-2-2026","history":"/api/acts/appropriation-act-no-2-2026/history","analysis":"/api/acts/appropriation-act-no-2-2026/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/appropriation-act-no-2-2026/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/appropriation-act-no-2-2026/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/appropriation-act-no-2-2026/documents"}}