{"id":"nsw:act-2025-036","name":"Appropriation (Parliament) Act 2025","slug":"appropriation-parliament-act-2025","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"nsw","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"36 of 2025","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":28805,"registerId":"nsw-act-2025-036-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"Preliminary","content":"# Part 1 Preliminary\n\nPart 1 Preliminary","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name of Act","content":"#### 1 Name of Act\n\n1 Name of Act\n\n> This Act is the [Appropriation (Parliament) Act 2025](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2025-036).","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"#### 2 Commencement\n\n2 Commencement\n\n> This Act commences on the date of assent to this Act.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definitions","content":"#### 3 Definitions\n\n3 Definitions\n\n> > (1) In this Act—\n> > \n> > appropriated means appropriated from the Consolidated Fund.\n> > \n> > appropriation year means the year from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026.\n> > \n> > services includes the following—\n> > \n> > > (a) capital works and services,\n> > \n> > > (b) recurrent services,\n> > \n> > > (c) repayment of debt.\n> \n> > (2) A reference in the [Government Sector Finance Act 2018](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2018-055) to an annual Appropriation Act includes a reference to this Act.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"Part 2","sectionType":"part","heading":"Appropriation for Legislature","content":"# Part 2 Appropriation for Legislature\n\nPart 2 Appropriation for Legislature","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Appropriation for services of Legislature","content":"#### 4 Appropriation for services of Legislature\n\n4 Appropriation for services of Legislature\n\n> The sum of $250,611,831 is appropriated to the Legislature for the services of the Legislature for the appropriation year.\n> \n> Note—\n> \n> The appropriation, together with funds from other sources, is intended to fund—\n> \n> > (a) expenses to the sum of $266,288,965, and\n> \n> > (b) capital expenditure to the sum of $27,362,000.","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"Part 3","sectionType":"part","heading":"General","content":"# Part 3 General\n\nPart 3 General","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Payments authorised on lapse of appropriation","content":"#### 5 Payments authorised on lapse of appropriation\n\n5 Payments authorised on lapse of appropriation\n\n> An amount is taken to have been expended out of a sum appropriated for a purpose by this Act if the amount was paid—\n> \n> > (a) for the purpose under the [Government Sector Finance Act 2018](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2018-055), section 4.10, and\n> \n> > (b) during the appropriation year and before the date of assent to this Act.","sortOrder":7}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act implements a single-year appropriation for the Legislature and defines relevant terms and a rule for pre-assent payments. The text does not amend other legislation or expand the Legislature's statutory powers; it confines funding to the appropriation year and relies on existing Government Sector Finance Act 2018 provisions for treatment of certain payments."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow subject matter and single-year appropriation (s4) — keeps scope limited and mechanically simple.","Defined terms in the Act (s3): 'appropriated', 'appropriation year', and 'services' reduce ambiguity but require attention to those definitions.","Cross-reference to external statute (Government Sector Finance Act 2018, s4.10) in s5 creates interpretive dependency on another Act and accounting rules.","Note in s4 about intended funding from 'other sources' and totals for expenses and capital introduces reconciliation and budgeting nuance between appropriated sums and total program cost.","Provision treating pre-assent payments as expended (s5) imposes an administrative rule that interacts with timing of payments and departmental accounting practices."],"plain_english_summary":"This Act appropriates $250,611,831 from the Consolidated Fund to fund the Legislature for the year 1 July 2025–30 June 2026. It defines 'services' to include capital works, recurrent services and debt repayment, records intended totals for expenses and capital, and treats certain payments made during the appropriation year but before assent as expended if authorised under the Government Sector Finance Act 2018 s4.10. Who pays: the Consolidated Fund; who decides: this Act; why it matters: it secures parliamentary funding and clarifies pre‑assent payment treatment."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a standard annual appropriation Act with scope limited to funding parliamentary operations for a single financial year. It follows the traditional format of Appropriation (Parliament) Acts and has not expanded beyond its core purpose of authorising parliamentary expenditure."},"complexity_factors":["Only 5 sections total, with minimal conditional language","Just 3 defined terms in section 3 ('appropriated', 'appropriation year', 'services')","Single straightforward appropriation figure ($250,611,831) in section 4","Only one cross-reference to external legislation (Government Sector Finance Act 2018)","Section 5 contains simple two-part test for validating pre-assent payments","No nested exceptions, no delegated legislation provisions, no offence or penalty provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This law gives the Australian Parliament money to run itself for the 2025-26 financial year.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Appropriates (sets aside)** $250.6 million from the government's main bank account (the Consolidated Fund) to fund Parliament's operations\n- Covers day-to-day running costs, building works, and paying off any debts\n- Allows certain payments made before this law officially passed to still count as valid expenses\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Directly:** Members of Parliament, parliamentary staff, and parliamentary departments who rely on this funding for salaries, offices, and operations\n- **Indirectly:** All Australians, since this keeps the national legislature functioning\n\n**Why it matters:**\nParliament cannot spend public money without specific legal authority. This Act provides that authority for the Legislature's own budget — separate from the rest of government. Without it, parliamentary staff couldn't be paid, buildings couldn't be maintained, and democracy would grind to a halt. The Act also includes a 'look-back' provision that validates payments made in early 2025 before the law formally passed, ensuring there's no legal gap in funding authority."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available text, there is no indication that the scope of this Act changed from its original intent. It appears to serve its standard annual purpose of appropriating funds specifically for the operation of the NSW Parliament, consistent with the form and function of previous equivalent Acts. No amendments or scope expansions are evident in the metadata provided."},"complexity_factors":["Very limited substantive content is visible in the provided text — only metadata, administrative details, and navigation elements are present, with no operative provisions or financial schedules shown","Appropriation acts follow a well-established, standardised structure that is familiar and predictable","The constitutional principle underpinning the act (parliamentary financial independence) is straightforward once explained","No amending provisions, cross-references to other complex legislation, or regulatory frameworks are visible","Single-purpose legislation with a narrow and clear function"],"plain_english_summary":"The Appropriation (Parliament) Act 2025 (NSW) authorises funds for running the NSW Parliament—staff salaries, buildings and administrative costs for the Legislative Assembly and Council—from 1 July 2025. It preserves parliamentary independence by preventing executive control over Parliament’s budget; the law matters to taxpayers, parliamentary staff and the public because proper funding enables effective scrutiny of government."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/appropriation-parliament-act-2025","history":"/api/acts/appropriation-parliament-act-2025/history","analysis":"/api/acts/appropriation-parliament-act-2025/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/appropriation-parliament-act-2025/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/appropriation-parliament-act-2025/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/appropriation-parliament-act-2025/documents"}}