{"id":"BILL-QLD-appropriation-bill-2025","name":"Appropriation Bill 2025","slug":"appropriation-bill-2025","collection":"bill","jurisdiction":"qld","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":"2025-01-01","administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":446084,"registerId":"BILL-QLD-appropriation-bill-2025:current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2025-01-01","status":"in_force","reasons":null,"registeredAt":"2026-05-06T12:45:12.688Z"},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"retrieval-0001","sectionType":"document_chunk","heading":"Document excerpt 1","content":"# Appropriation Bill 2025\n\nQueensland\nAppropriation Bill 2025\n\nQueensland\nAppropriation Bill 2025\nContents\nPage\n1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4\n2 Appropriation for 2025–2026 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4\n3 Supply for 2026–2027 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4\n4 Repeals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4\nSchedule 1 Appropriation summary for 2025–2026 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6\nSchedule 2 Appropriation for 2025–2026 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9\n\n2025\nA Bill\nfor\nAn Act authorising the Treasurer to pay amounts from the\nconsolidated fund for departments for the financial years\nstarting 1 July 2025 and 1 July 2026\n\n[s 1]\nAppropriation Bill 2025\nPage 4\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\nThe Parliament of Queensland enacts—\n1 Short title\nThis Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act 2025.\nNote—\nUnder the Financial Accountability Act 2009, section 5, words used in\nthis Act that are defined under the Financial Accountability Act 2009\nhave the same meaning the words have in that Act, subject to a contrary\nintention in this Act.\n2 Appropriation for 2025–2026\n(1) The Treasurer is authorised to pay $105,417,248,000 from the\nconsolidated fund for departments as itemised in schedule 1\nfor the financial year starting 1 July 2025.\n(2) For each department, the vote amount mentioned for the\ndepartment in schedule 2 is appropriated for the financial year\nfor the department for application to its departmental services,\nequity adjustment and administered items as stated in\nschedule 2.\n(3) The amount mentioned in subsection (1) includes the amount\nalready authorised by the Appropriation Act 2024, section 3,\nto be paid for the financial year starting 1 July 2025.\n3 Supply for 2026–2027\nThe Treasurer is authorised to pay $52,708,624,000 from the\nconsolidated fund for departments for the financial year\nstarting 1 July 2026.\n4 Repeals\nThe following Acts are repealed—\n• Appropriation Act 2023, No. 20\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n\n[s 4]\nAppropriation Bill 2025\nPage 5\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n• Appropriation (Supplementary 2022–2023) Act 2024,\nNo. 4\n• Appropriation (Supplementary 2023–2024) Act 2025,\nNo. 4\n• Cheaper Power (Supplementary Appropriation) Act\n2024, No. 26.\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n\nSchedule 1\nAppropriation Bill 2025\nPage 6\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\nSchedule 1 Appropriation summary for\n2025–2026\nsection 2(1)\nDepartment\nBudget\n2024–2025\n$’000\nEst. Actual\n2024–2025\n$’000\nVote\n2025–2026\n$’000\nDepartment of Customer Services,\nOpen Data and Small and Family\nBusiness\n.. 148,734 638,484\nDepartment of Education 19,149,639 18,617,570 20,370,037\nDepartment of Energy and Climate 3,361,888 1,619,852 ..\nDepartment of the Environment,\nTourism, Science and Innovation\n(formerly Department of\nEnvironment, Science and\nInnovation)\n885,046 1,026,059 1,133,288\nDepartment of Families, Seniors,\nDisability Services and Child\nSafety (formerly Department of\nChild Safety, Seniors and\nDisability Services)\n6,143,582 6,660,700 6,868,338\nDepartment of Housing and Public\nWorks (formerly Department of\nHousing, Local Government,\nPlanning and Public Works)\n3,754,306 3,809,707 2,683,380\nDepartment of Justice (formerly\nDepartment of Justice and\nAttorney-General)\n1,822,850 1,659,120 1,665,906\nDepartment of Local Government,\nWater and Volunteers (formerly\nDepartment of Regional\nDevelopment, Manufacturing and\nWater)\n655,250 1,023,756 1,458,000\n1\n2\n3\n\nSchedule 1\nAppropriation Bill 2025\nPage 7\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\nDepartment of Natural Resources\nand Mines, Manufacturing and\nRegional and Rural Development\n(formerly Department of\nResources)\n443,870 563,480 573,512\nDepartment of the Premier and\nCabinet\n205,023 188,089 218,983\nDepartment of Primary Industries\n(formerly Department of\nAgriculture and Fisheries)\n458,647 529,661 494,015\nDepartment of Sport, Racing and\nOlympic and Paralympic Games\n(formerly Department of Tourism\nand Sport)\n721,878 671,703 749,964\nDepartment of State Development,\nInfrastructure and Planning\n(formerly Department of State\nDevelopment and Infrastructure)\n1,463,178 1,296,326 2,461,018\nDepartment of Trade, Employment\nand Training (formerly\nDepartment of Employment, Small\nBusiness and Training)\n1,499,268 1,524,109 1,589,359\nDepartment of Transport and Main\nRoads\n12,917,405 13,243,339 13,960,728\nDepartment of Women, Aboriginal\nand Torres Strait Islander\nPartnerships and Multiculturalism\n(formerly Department of Treaty,\nAboriginal and Torres Strait\nIslander Partnerships,\nCommunities and the Arts)\n792,124 390,020 181,803\nDepartment of Youth Justice and\nVictim Support (formerly\nDepartment of Youth Justice)\n671,122 863,504 1,434,861\nElectoral Commission of\nQueensland\n116,533 124,596 44,496\nOffice of the Governor 11,031 11,031 11,002\nDepartment\nBudget\n2024–2025\n$’000\nEst. Actual\n2024–2025\n$’000\nVote\n2025–2026\n$’000\n\nSchedule 1\nAppropriation Bill 2025\nPage 8\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\nOffice of the Inspector-General of\nEmergency Management\n4,723 4,824 4,827\nOffice of the Ombudsman 18,139 17,000 19,275\nPublic Sector Commission 25,701 25,516 19,087\nQueensland Audit Office 8,090 8,090 8,216\nQueensland Corrective Services 1,693,335 1,708,227 2,008,801\nQueensland Fire Department 2,524,086 2,805,553 3,479,854\nQueensland Health 18,133,698 20,148,210 21,399,892\nQueensland Police Service 3,789,454 3,855,586 3,913,405\nQueensland Treasury 9,166,315 12,646,231 18,026,717\nTOTAL 90,436,181 95,190,593 105,417,248\nDepartment\nBudget\n2024–2025\n$’000\nEst. Actual\n2024–2025\n$’000\nVote\n2025–2026\n$’000\n\nSchedule 2\nAppropriation Bill 2025\nPage 9\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\nSchedule 2 Appropriation for 2025–2026\nsection 2(2)\nDepartment Budget\n2024–2025\n$’000\nEst. Actual\n2024–2025\n$’000\nVote\n2025–2026\n$’000\nDepartment of Customer Services,\nOpen Data and Small and Family\nBusiness\nControlled items\ndepartmental services .. 145,136 636,854\nequity adjustment .. 1,258 1,630\nAdministered items .. 2,340 ..\nVote .. 148,734 638,484\nDepartment of Education\nControlled items\ndepartmental services 13,298,648 12,897,824 14,183,548\nequity adjustment 163,079 (222,393) (115,302)\nAdministered items 5,687,912 5,942,139 6,301,791\nVote 19,149,639 18,617,570 20,370,037\n1\n2\n\nSchedule 2\nAppropriation Bill 2025\nPage 10\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\nDepartment of the Environment,\nTourism, Science and Innovation\n(formerly Department of\nEnvironment, Science and\nInnovation)\nControlled items\ndepartmental services 803,765 822,194 943,618\nequity adjustment 81,281 111,436 61,811\nAdministered items .. 92,429 127,859\nVote 885,046 1,026,059 1,133,288\nDepartment of Families, Seniors,\nDisability Services and Child\nSafety (formerly Department of\nChild Safety, Seniors and Disability\nServices)\nControlled items\ndepartmental services 2,590,054 3,297,614 3,485,553\nequity adjustment 1,813 3,529 20,075\nAdministered items 3,551,715 3,359,557 3,362,710\nVote 6,143,582 6,660,700 6,868,338\nDepartment Budget\n2024–2025\n$’000\nEst. Actual\n2024–2025\n$’000\nVote\n2025–2026\n$’000\n\nSchedule 2\nAppropriation Bill 2025\nPage 11\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\nDepartment of Housing and Public\nWorks (formerly Department of\nHousing, Local Government,\nPlanning and Public Works)\nControlled items\ndepartmental services 2,412,996 2,439,014 1,883,800\nequity adjustment 597,222 655,215 717,598\nAdministered items 744,088 715,478 81,982\nVote 3,754,306 3,809,707 2,683,380\nDepartment of Justice (formerly\nDepartment of Justice and\nAttorney-General)\nControlled items\ndepartmental services 1,167,157 937,991 933,683\nequity adjustment (26,304) (27,199) 19,509\nAdministered items 681,997 748,328 712,714\nVote 1,822,850 1,659,120 1,665,906\nDepartment of Local Government,\nWater and Volunteers (formerly\nDepartment of Regional\nDevelopment, Manufacturing and\nWater)\nControlled items\ndepartmental services 322,062 538,343 670,988\nequity adjustment 296,500 306,421 40,897\nAdministered items 36,688 178,992 746,115\nVote 655,250 1,023,756 1,458,000\nDepartment Budget\n2024–2025\n$’000\nEst. Actual\n2024–2025\n$’000\nVote\n2025–2026\n$’000\n\nSchedule 2\nAppropriation Bill 2025\nPage 12\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\nDepartment of Natural Resources\nand Mines, Manufacturing and\nRegional and Rural Development\n(formerly Department of\nResources)\nControlled items\ndepartmental services 436,565 544,713 546,610\nequity adjustment 1,355 (126) 5,440\nAdministered items 5,950 18,893 21,462\nVote 443,870 563,480 573,512\nDepartment of the Premier and\nCabinet\nControlled items\ndepartmental services 128,657 112,475 141,067\nequity adjustment 2 38 2\nAdministered items 76,364 75,576 77,914\nVote 205,023 188,089 218,983\nDepartment of Primary Industries\n(formerly Department of\nAgriculture and Fisheries)\nControlled items\ndepartmental services 406,474 490,596 462,002\nequity adjustment 3,778 (11,055) 89\nAdministered items 48,395 50,120 31,924\nVote 458,647 529,661 494,015\nDepartment Budget\n2024–2025\n$’000\nEst. Actual\n2024–2025\n$’000\nVote\n2025–2026\n$’000\n\nSchedule 2\nAppropriation Bill 2025\nPage 13\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\nDepartment of Sport, Racing and\nOlympic and Paralympic Games\n(formerly Department of Tourism\nand Sport)\nControlled items\ndepartmental services 461,732 346,635 327,055\nequity adjustment 34,227 11,607 32,102\nAdministered items 225,919 313,461 390,807\nVote 721,878 671,703 749,964\nDepartment of State Development,\nInfrastructure and Planning\n(formerly Department of State\nDevelopment and Infrastructure)\nControlled items\ndepartmental services 1,115,081 963,830 1,657,826\nequity adjustment 117,997 14,882 86,549\nAdministered items 230,100 317,614 716,643\nVote 1,463,178 1,296,326 2,461,018\nDepartment of Trade, Employment\nand Training (formerly\nDepartment of Employment, Small\nBusiness and Training)\nControlled items\ndepartmental services 1,531,233 1,571,558 1,573,790\nequity adjustment (31,965) (80,639) (64,983)\nAdministered items .. 33,190 80,552\nVote 1,499,268 1,524,109 1,589,359\nDepartment Budget\n2024–2025\n$’000\nEst. Actual\n2024–2025\n$’000\nVote\n2025–2026\n$’000\n\nSchedule 2\nAppropriation Bill 2025\nPage 14\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\nDepartment of Transport and\nMain Roads\nControlled items\ndepartmental services 7,960,718 7,968,700 8,149,676\nequity adjustment 3,987,933 3,954,774 4,214,943\nAdministered items 968,754 1,319,865 1,596,109\nVote 12,917,405 13,243,339 13,960,728\nDepartment of Women, Aboriginal\nand Torres Strait Islander\nPartnerships and Multiculturalism\n(formerly Department of Treaty,\nAboriginal and Torres Strait\nIslander Partnerships,\nCommunities and the Arts)\nControlled items\ndepartmental services 517,719 226,388 169,020\nequity adjustment 25,441 13,276 ..\nAdministered items 248,964 150,356 12,783\nVote 792,124 390,020 181,803\nDepartment of Youth Justice and\nVictim Support (formerly\nDepartment of Youth Justice)\nControlled items\ndepartmental services 478,087 557,907 767,433\nequity adjustment 193,035 172,404 324,398\nAdministered items .. 133,193 343,030\nVote 671,122 863,504 1,434,861\nDepartment Budget\n2024–2025\n$’000\nEst. Actual\n2024–2025\n$’000\nVote\n2025–2026\n$’000\n\nSchedule 2\nAppropriation Bill 2025\nPage 15\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\nElectoral Commission of\nQueensland\nControlled items\ndepartmental services 116,570 124,633 44,533\nequity adjustment (37) (37) (37)\nAdministered items .. .. ..\nVote 116,533 124,596 44,496\nOffice of the Governor\nControlled items\ndepartmental services 11,031 11,031 11,002\nequity adjustment .. .. ..\nAdministered items .. .. ..\nVote 11,031 11,031 11,002\nOffice of the Inspector-General of\nEmergency Management\nControlled items\ndepartmental services 4,723 4,824 4,827\nequity adjustment .. .. ..\nAdministered items .. .. ..\nVote 4,723 4,824 4,827\nDepartment Budget\n2024–2025\n$’000\nEst. Actual\n2024–2025\n$’000\nVote\n2025–2026\n$’000\n\nSchedule 2\nAppropriation Bill 2025\nPage 16\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\nOffice of the Ombudsman\nControlled items\ndepartmental services 16,956 16,549 17,203\nequity adjustment 1,183 451 2,072\nAdministered items .. .. ..\nVote 18,139 17,000 19,275\nPublic Sector Commission\nControlled items\ndepartmental services 25,701 25,552 19,087\nequity adjustment .. (36) ..\nAdministered items .. .. ..\nVote 25,701 25,516 19,087\nQueensland Audit Office\nControlled items\ndepartmental services 8,090 8,090 8,216\nequity adjustment .. .. ..\nAdministered items .. .. ..\nVote 8,090 8,090 8,216\nDepartment Budget\n2024–2025\n$’000\nEst. Actual\n2024–2025\n$’000\nVote\n2025–2026\n$’000\n\nSchedule 2\nAppropriation Bill 2025\nPage 17\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\nQueensland Corrective Services\nControlled items\ndepartmental services 1,624,641 1,649,897 1,776,119\nequity adjustment 68,694 58,330 232,682\nAdministered items .. .. ..\nVote 1,693,335 1,708,227 2,008,801\nQueensland Fire Department\nControlled items\ndepartmental services 250,068 283,328 243,675\nequity adjustment 13,462 12,024 7,171\nAdministered items 2,260,556 2,510,201 3,229,008\nVote 2,524,086 2,805,553 3,479,854\nQueensland Health\nControlled items\ndepartmental services 17,172,970 18,375,029 19,133,126\nequity adjustment 871,841 1,680,469 2,203,771\nAdministered items 88,887 92,712 62,995\nVote 18,133,698 20,148,210 21,399,892\nDepartment Budget\n2024–2025\n$’000\nEst. Actual\n2024–2025\n$’000\nVote\n2025–2026\n$’000\n\nSchedule 2\nAppropriation Bill 2025\nPage 18\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\nQueensland Police Service\nControlled items\ndepartmental services 3,446,270 3,558,610 3,816,686\nequity adjustment 343,184 296,976 96,719\nAdministered items .. .. ..\nVote 3,789,454 3,855,586 3,913,405\nQueensland Treasury\nControlled items\ndepartmental services 537,520 626,080 882,846\nequity adjustment 135,807 121,572 7,371\nAdministered items 8,492,988 11,898,579 17,136,500\nVote 9,166,315 12,646,231 18,026,717\nCEASED ENTITY\nDepartment of Energy and Climate\nControlled items\ndepartmental services 181,759 151,408 ..\nequity adjustment .. 8 ..\nAdministered items 3,180,129 1,468,436 ..\nVote 3,361,888 1,619,852 ..\nTOTAL APPROPRIATION 90,436,181 95,190,593 105,417,248\n© State of Queensland 2025\nDepartment Budget\n2024–2025\n$’000\nEst. Actual\n2024–2025\n$’000\nVote\n2025–2026\n$’000","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"summary":{"status_summary":"The Appropriation Bill 2025 has received royal assent and is now the Appropriation Act 2025.","complexity_score":2,"likely_questions":["What is the total amount being appropriated for 2025-2026?","Why does the Bill also authorise spending for 2026-2027?","Which departments receive the largest increases or decreases compared to the previous year?","How does this Bill affect my personal taxes or obligations?","When did this Bill receive royal assent and become law?"],"complexity_factors":["Annual routine appropriation bill with no new policy instruments","Interim supply provision for the following financial year","Department name changes require cross-referencing between years","Simple structure: two main sections plus two schedules"],"plain_english_summary":"This Bill authorises the Queensland Treasurer to withdraw $105,417,248,000 from the consolidated fund for 2025–26 and a further $52,708,624,000 as interim supply for the first half of 2026–27, enabling government departments to continue operating, pay staff, fund services and infrastructure. \n\nIt repeals earlier appropriation Acts whose authorisations are spent, creates no new laws or taxes, and simply gives legal effect to budgeted spending (now in force), so impacts are on public-sector delivery rather than direct obligations for businesses or individuals."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Bill remains within the standard and original purpose of an appropriation Act: to authorise payment from the consolidated fund for a specified financial year and to provide interim supply for the following year (sections 2–3 and Schedules). The Act does not expand legal spending powers beyond routine annual appropriation practice. The main substantive changes are numerical reallocations between departments and administrative updates (department renames and one ceased entity), which are reassignments of budget lines rather than an expansion of the Act's scope."},"complexity_factors":["Short primary text (4 sections) but two schedules containing numerical detail","Approximately 30 departmental vote lines across Schedule 1 and detailed three-part breakdowns (departmental services, equity adjustments, administered items) in Schedule 2","Cross-reference to Financial Accountability Act 2009 definitions (short title note)","Inclusion of interim supply for next financial year (section 3) plus reference that part of the 2025–26 total was already authorised by the prior Appropriation Act (section 2(3))","Repeal of three prior appropriation/supplementary Acts (section 4)","Some administrative complexity from department renames/restructures and one ceased entity noted in schedules (requires mapping for comparison year analysis)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this Act does (mechanically)**\n\n- Authorises payments from the consolidated fund (the State's main bank account) for the 2025–2026 financial year totalling $105,417,248,000, allocated by department as set out in Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 (section 2(1)–(2), Schedules 1–2).\n- Approves interim supply for the 2026–2027 financial year of $52,708,624,000 from the consolidated fund (section 3).\n- Repeals earlier appropriation Acts listed in section 4 (standard housekeeping to remove prior annual/supplementary appropriation Acts).\n- Notes that terminology defined in the Financial Accountability Act 2009 applies unless this Act says otherwise (short title note).\n\n**Who this affects and how**\n\n- The Treasurer: authorised to effect the payments specified (sections 2–3). Payments must come from the consolidated fund.\n- Queensland government departments: each department receives a specified 'vote' (budget allocation) for departmental services, equity adjustments and administered items as listed in Schedule 2. These figures determine how much each department can legally spend in 2025–2026 (section 2(2), Schedule 2).\n- Taxpayers/the public finances: funding comes from the consolidated fund, so this Act legally permits the State to spend those sums; it does not itself create new programs but unlocks previously proposed spending.\n- Suppliers, contractors and service users: departmental budgets set the funding envelope for procurement, grants, payments, and service delivery over the year; changes in departmental votes will influence contracting and program activity.\n\n**How it works in practice**\n\n- The Schedule entries break each department’s vote into three mechanical categories: departmental services (ongoing operations and staff), equity adjustments (transactions that change departmental asset/equity positions such as capital injections or asset transfers), and administered items (funds the department manages on behalf of government for third parties or policy programs). Departments spend against those categories subject to financial management rules (Schedule 2).\n- The total appropriation in section 2(1) explicitly includes amounts already authorised by the previous appropriation Act (section 2(3)) — this is an accounting point to avoid double-counting or legal gaps.\n- The Act also repeals three prior appropriation/supplementary Acts (section 4), which is standard once a new annual appropriation is in place.\n\n**Stated purpose and practical implications (claims tested against costs and incentives)**\n\n- Stated purpose: to authorise the Treasurer to pay the listed amounts from the consolidated fund for departmental activity in 2025–26 and provide interim supply for 2026–27 (sections 2–3). This is an enabling, not policy-setting, instrument: it gives legal authority to spend.\n\n- Costs and who pays: the sums are paid from the consolidated fund (sections 2–3). That means the economic cost falls on the State budget/taxpayers through reduced capacity to allocate the same funds elsewhere (opportunity cost). The Act does not identify revenue offsets.\n\n- Concentrated benefits and substitution effects: large votes are concentrated in a few departments (for example, Queensland Health $21.40bn; Department of Education $20.37bn; Queensland Treasury $18.03bn; Transport and Main Roads $13.96bn—see Schedule 1 and Schedule 2). Departments with increased or decreased votes will see corresponding changes in purchasing power, contracting opportunities and program scale; private suppliers and grant recipients will face substitution effects as funds shift between departments.\n\n- Bureaucratic discretion and implementation risk: the Treasurer is authorised to pay but schedules fix vote amounts to each department (section 2(2), Schedules). Operational discretion remains with departments under existing financial management law (Financial Accountability Act 2009), so execution risks pivot on departmental capacity to spend within the allocated categories and on timely financial controls.\n\n- Compliance burden: departments must administer funds consistent with the Financial Accountability Act and the schedules. The Act itself imposes no new regulatory compliance on third parties, but changes in departmental budgets can alter procurement activity and reporting obligations tied to specific programs.\n\n- Opportunity costs and trade-offs: money committed by this Act cannot be reallocated except through further legislative action or within-authority departmental reallocation. The Act does not provide program-level detail beyond the administered items line; therefore, choices about specific contracts, grants or capital works will occur within the budgets authorised here and in agency plans.\n\n- Rent-seeking/capture risk: where large administered item lines or capital/equity adjustments exist (visible in Schedule 2), there is potential for concentrated procurement and grant activity. The Act does not create those risks but authorises the funds that enable them; the level of risk depends on subsequent procurement and grant design, oversight and transparency.\n\n- Departmental restructuring reflected, not policy-expanded: several departments are renamed or restructured in the schedules (for example, entities noted as \"formerly\" another department, and one entry marked CEASED ENTITY — Department of Energy and Climate). These are mechanical budget allocations following administrative changes rather than expansions of the appropriation principle.\n\n**Immediate practical takeaways**\n\n- The Act is primarily an authorisation: it gives legal power for the Treasurer to pay the specified budgets. (See section 2 and Schedules 1–2.)\n- Large vote movements in the schedules are the principal policy-relevant signals in the Act: they change departmental spending envelopes and therefore affect which public programs and private contracts are feasible during 2025–26.\n- The Act does not create new taxes, change legal entitlements or set detailed program rules; it is about enabling spending within the State’s financial controls.\n\n(References: section 1 (short title and incorporation of Financial Accountability Act definitions); section 2(1)–(3) (main appropriation); section 3 (supply for next year); section 4 (repeals); Schedules 1–2 (detailed departmental votes).)"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/appropriation-bill-2025","history":"/api/acts/appropriation-bill-2025/history","analysis":"/api/acts/appropriation-bill-2025/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/appropriation-bill-2025/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/appropriation-bill-2025/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/appropriation-bill-2025/documents"}}