{"id":"a-2026-15","name":"Appropriation (Office of the Legislative Assembly) Act 2026-2027","slug":"appropriation-office-of-the-legislative-assembly-act-2026-2027","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"act","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"15 of 2026","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":622989,"registerId":"act-a-2026-15-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-10-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name of Act","content":"1 Name of Act\nThis Act is the Appropriation (Office of the Legislative Assembly)\nAct 2026-2027.\n","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"2 Commencement\nThis Act is taken to have commenced on 1 July 2026.\n","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Purposes of Act","content":"3 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.\n","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Meaning of financial year","content":"4 Meaning of financial year\nIn this Act:\nfinancial year means the year beginning on 1 July 2026.\n","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Terms used in Financial Management Act 1996","content":"5 Terms used in Financial Management Act 1996\nA term used in the Financial Management Act 1996 has the same\nmeaning in this Act.\n","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Appropriation of $4 627 000 for auditor-general","content":"6 Appropriation of $4 627 000 for auditor-general\nThe amount mentioned in table 6, column 1 is appropriated to the\nauditor-general for net controlled recurrent payments by the\nauditor-general in the financial year.\nTable 6 Appropriation—auditor-general\n$ $\n4 627 000 4 627 000\n\nA2026-15 Appropriation (Office of the Legislative Assembly)\n","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"7","sectionType":"section","heading":"Appropriation of $5 445 000 for electoral commissioner","content":"7 Appropriation of $5 445 000 for electoral commissioner\n(1) The amount mentioned in table 7, column 1 is appropriated to the\nelectoral commissioner for net controlled recurrent payments by the\ncommissioner in the financial year.\n(2) For the Financial Management Act 1996, section 9A, the amount\nmentioned in table 7, column 2 is appropriated to the electoral\ncommissioner for capital injection for the commissioner in the\nfinancial year, and that appropriation is for, or partly for, the net cost\nof purchasing or developing assets.\nTable 7 Appropriation—electoral commissioner\ncapital injection\ncolumn 3\n$ $ $\n4 982 000 463 000 5 445 000\n","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"8","sectionType":"section","heading":"Appropriation of $8 911 000 for integrity commissioner","content":"8 Appropriation of $8 911 000 for integrity commissioner\nThe amount mentioned in table 8, column 1 is appropriated to the\nintegrity commissioner for net controlled recurrent payments by the\ncommissioner in the financial year.\nTable 8 Appropriation—integrity commissioner\n$ $\n8 911 000 8 911 000\n\n","sortOrder":7},{"sectionNumber":"9","sectionType":"section","heading":"Appropriation of $29 412 000 for Office of the Legislative","content":"9 Appropriation of $29 412 000 for Office of the Legislative\nAssembly\n(1) The amount mentioned in table 9, column 1 is appropriated to the\nOffice of the Legislative Assembly for net controlled recurrent\npayments by the office in the financial year.\n(2) For the Financial Management Act 1996, section 9A, the amount\nmentioned in table 9, column 2 is appropriated to the Office of the\nLegislative Assembly for capital injection for the office in the\nfinancial year, and that appropriation is for, or partly for, the net cost\nof purchasing or developing assets.\n(3) The amount mentioned in table 9, column 3 is appropriated to the\nOffice of the Legislative Assembly for payments to be made by the\noffice on behalf of the Territory in the financial year.\nTable 9 Appropriation—Office of the Legislative Assembly\nnet controlled recurrent\npayments\ncapital injection\ncolumn 3\npayments on behalf of\nTerritory\ncolumn 4\n$ $ $ $\n12 096 000 2 618 000 14 698 000 29 412 000\n\nA2026-15 Appropriation (Office of the Legislative Assembly)\nEndnotes\n1 Presentation speech\nPresentation speech made in the Legislative Assembly on 10 June 2026.\n2 Notification\nNotified under the Legislation Act on 2 October 2026.\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 2026-2027, which was passed by the Legislative\nAssembly on 24 September 2026.\nActing Clerk of the Legislative Assembly","sortOrder":8}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"_sourceCoverage":{"mode":"whole_source","sourceChars":5274,"sourceSha256":"3076f9adac0f4dcced4f6a8fa1b4c8bc10fa86cb142f184d3eedb90a576b164c","suppliedChars":5274},"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The supplied text gives no separate account of an original purpose or earlier version to compare. On its face, the Act’s stated purpose—appropriating money for the Office of the Legislative Assembly and officers of the Assembly for the 2026–2027 financial year—matches the four appropriations in sections 6–9. There is no indication in the supplied text that the scope has significantly grown beyond that purpose."},"complexity_factors":["The Act has nine short sections, most of which concern the appropriation for one office or commissioner.","The appropriations and their categories are set out in four simple tables.","Sections 7(2) and 9(2) refer to section 9A of the Financial Management Act 1996 for capital injections; the text does not otherwise set out complex conditions or exceptions."],"plain_english_summary":"For the financial year beginning 1 July 2026, the Act appropriates a total of $48.395 million for the auditor-general, electoral commissioner, integrity commissioner and Office of the Legislative Assembly. The money covers recurrent payments, specified capital costs and, for the Assembly office, payments made on behalf of the Territory (ss 6–9). This is general legal information, not legal advice. Zoe can make mistakes; before acting on or relying on it, have a qualified Australian lawyer check it."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/appropriation-office-of-the-legislative-assembly-act-2026-2027","history":"/api/acts/appropriation-office-of-the-legislative-assembly-act-2026-2027/history","analysis":"/api/acts/appropriation-office-of-the-legislative-assembly-act-2026-2027/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/appropriation-office-of-the-legislative-assembly-act-2026-2027/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/appropriation-office-of-the-legislative-assembly-act-2026-2027/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/appropriation-office-of-the-legislative-assembly-act-2026-2027/documents"}}