{"id":"a-2025-26","name":"Appropriation (Office of the Legislative Assembly) Act 2025-2026","slug":"appropriation-office-of-the-legislative-assembly-act-2025-2026","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"act","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"26 of 2025","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":23043,"registerId":"act-a-2025-26-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Appropriation (Office of the Legislative Assembly) Act 2025-2026","content":"J2025-517\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nAppropriation (Office of the Legislative\nAssembly) Act 2025-2026\nA2025-26\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 Appropriation of $4 663 000 for auditor-general 2\n7 Appropriation of $5 110 000 for electoral commissioner 3\n8 Appropriation of $9 643 000 for integrity commissioner 4\n9 Appropriation of $29 581 000 for Office of the Legislative Assembly 4\n\n\n\nJ2025-517\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nAppropriation (Office of the Legislative\nAssembly) Act 2025-2026\nA2025-26\nAn Act to appropriate money for expenditure in relation to the Office of the\nLegislative Assembly and officers of the Assembly for the financial year\nbeginning 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 (Office of the Legislative\nAssembly) Act 2025-2026\nA2025-26\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n1 Name of Act\nThis Act is the Appropriation (Office of the Legislative Assembly)\nAct 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 Appropriation of $4 663 000 for auditor-general\n(1) The amount mentioned in table 6, column 1 is appropriated to the\nauditor-general for net controlled recurrent payments by the\nauditor-general in the financial year.\n\nSection 7\nA2025-26 Appropriation (Office of the Legislative\nAssembly) Act 2025-2026\npage 3\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(2) For the Financial Management Act 1996, section 9A, the amount\nmentioned in table 6, column 2 is appropriated to the auditor-general\nfor capital injection for the auditor-general in the financial year, and\nthat appropriation is for, or partly for—\n(a) the net cost of purchasing or developing assets; and\n(b) reducing liabilities.\nTable 6 Appropriation—auditor-general\ncolumn 1\nnet controlled recurrent payments\ncolumn 2\ncapital injection\ncolumn 3\ntotal\n$ $ $\n4 334 000 329 000 4 663 000\n7 Appropriation of $5 110 000 for electoral commissioner\n(1) The amount mentioned in table 7, column 1 is appropriated to the\nelectoral commissioner for net controlled recurrent payments by the\ncommissioner in the financial year.\n(2) For the Financial Management Act 1996, section 9A, the amount\nmentioned in table 7, column 2 is appropriated to the electoral\ncommissioner for capital injection for the commissioner in the\nfinancial year, and that appropriation is for, or partly for—\n(a) the net cost of purchasing or developing assets; and\n(b) reducing liabilities.\nTable 7 Appropriation—electoral commissioner\ncolumn 1\nnet controlled recurrent payments\ncolumn 2\ncapital injection\ncolumn 3\ntotal\n$ $ $\n4 798 000 312 000 5 110 000\n\nSection 8\npage 4 Appropriation (Office of the Legislative\nAssembly) Act 2025-2026\nA2025-26\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n8 Appropriation of $9 643 000 for integrity commissioner\n(1) The amount mentioned in table 8, column 1 is appropriated to the\nintegrity commissioner for net controlled recurrent payments by the\nintegrity commissioner in the financial year.\n(2) For the Financial Management Act 1996, section 9A, the amount\nmentioned in table 8, column 2 is appropriated to the integrity\ncommissioner for capital injection for the commissioner in the\nfinancial year, and that appropriation is for, or partly for—\n(a) the net cost of purchasing or developing assets; and\n(b) reducing liabilities.\nTable 8 Appropriation—integrity commissioner\ncolumn 1\nnet controlled recurrent payments\ncolumn 2\ncapital injection\ncolumn 3\ntotal\n$ $ $\n9 417 000 226 000 9 643 000\n9 Appropriation of $29 581 000 for Office of the Legislative\nAssembly\n(1) The amount mentioned in table 9, column 1 is appropriated to the\nOffice of the Legislative Assembly for net controlled recurrent\npayments by the office in the financial year.\n(2) For the Financial Management Act 1996, section 9A, the amount\nmentioned in table 9, column 2 is appropriated to the Office of the\nLegislative Assembly for capital injection for the office in the\nfinancial year, and that appropriation is for, or partly for—\n(a) the net cost of purchasing or developing assets; and\n(b) reducing liabilities.\n\nSection 9\nA2025-26 Appropriation (Office of the Legislative\nAssembly) Act 2025-2026\npage 5\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(3) The amount mentioned in table 9, column 3 is appropriated to the\nOffice of the Legislative Assembly for payments to be made by the\noffice on behalf of the Territory in the financial year.\nTable 9 Appropriation—Office of the Legislative Assembly\ncolumn 1\nnet controlled recurrent\npayments\ncolumn 2\ncapital injection\ncolumn 3\npayments on behalf of\nTerritory\ncolumn 4\ntotal\n$ $ $ $\n11 540 000 3 965 000 14 076 000 29 581 000\n\npage 6 Appropriation (Office of the Legislative\nAssembly) Act 2025-2026\nA2025-26\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 (Office of the\nLegislative Assembly) Bill 2025-2026, which was passed by the Legislative\nAssembly on 25 September 2025.\nClerk of the Legislative Assembly\n© Australian Capital Territory 2025","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"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"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly focused on its original purpose of annual appropriation for the Legislative Assembly and its officers. The structure and scope are consistent with standard ACT appropriation bills, covering the Auditor-General, Electoral Commissioner, Integrity Commissioner, and the Office of the Legislative Assembly – the same four entities typically funded through this mechanism. No expansion beyond traditional appropriation functions is evident."},"complexity_factors":["Very short statute (9 sections, 6 pages)","Minimal defined terms (only 'financial year' explicitly defined; otherwise relies on imported definitions from the Financial Management Act 1996)","Simple tabular structure presenting appropriation amounts","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Straightforward appropriation mechanism with standard split between recurrent and capital expenditure","No cross-references beyond basic enabling legislation citations (Self-Government Act and Financial Management Act)"],"plain_english_summary":"The Act authorises $48,997,000 for the 2025–26 year to fund the Auditor‑General, Electoral Commissioner, Integrity Commissioner and the Office of the Legislative Assembly. It covers operating and capital needs and, for the Legislative Assembly, payments made on behalf of the Territory.\n\nBy putting exact amounts in law, the Act legally enables these bodies to spend money, supports parliamentary and oversight functions, and protects the independence and transparency of key democratic institutions."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act does not change the functions or statutory powers of the recipients; it only authorises specified spending for the 2025–26 financial year in line with its stated purposes (ss3,6–9). There are no new programs, conditions or regulatory obligations introduced that would alter the original scope of those offices."},"complexity_factors":["Simple, single‑year appropriation structure covering four recipients (ss6–9).","Distinction between net controlled recurrent payments and capital injections (tables in ss6–9; FMA s9A linkage).","One recipient (Office of the Legislative Assembly) includes a separate ‘payments on behalf of the Territory’ line (s9(3), table 9).","Relies on definitions and procedures in the Financial Management Act 1996, creating cross‑statutory references (s5).","No new powers or regulatory rules; legal effect limited to authorising expenditure for the stated financial year (ss1–4)."],"plain_english_summary":"This Act provides money for the 2025–26 financial year to the Auditor‑General, Electoral Commissioner, Integrity Commissioner and the Office of the Legislative Assembly, separating recurrent payments, capital injections and payments made on behalf of the Territory (see ss2–3, 6–9). It takes effect on 1 July 2025 (s2). The Territory funds these amounts; the named offices spend them under the Financial Management Act framework, with capital injections aimed at asset purchases or liability reduction (s9A/FMA cross‑references)."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/appropriation-office-of-the-legislative-assembly-act-2025-2026","history":"/api/acts/appropriation-office-of-the-legislative-assembly-act-2025-2026/history","analysis":"/api/acts/appropriation-office-of-the-legislative-assembly-act-2025-2026/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/appropriation-office-of-the-legislative-assembly-act-2025-2026/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/appropriation-office-of-the-legislative-assembly-act-2025-2026/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/appropriation-office-of-the-legislative-assembly-act-2025-2026/documents"}}