{"id":"nsw:act-2026-023","name":"Appropriation (Parliament) Act 2026","slug":"appropriation-parliament-act-2026","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"nsw","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"23 of 2026","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":498158,"registerId":"nsw-nsw:act-2026-023-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-06-30","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 2026](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2026-023).","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 2026 to 30 June 2027.\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 $273,636,663 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 $280,371,804, and\n> \n> > (b) capital expenditure to the sum of $33,115,000.","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":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the title and typical structure of Appropriation (Parliament) Acts, this instrument appears confined to authorising appropriation of funds for Parliamentary purposes and does not expand beyond that core fiscal function. No material in the provided document indicates an expansion of scope (for example, transfer of program powers, regulatory authorisations, or unrelated policy measures). This assessment is provisional: if the Act’s full text includes novel appropriations, conditional grants, or new delegations beyond routine funding authority, the scope could be broader than described."},"complexity_factors":["No substantive provisions provided in source text (analysis based on standard form of appropriation Acts)","Typical Act structure is short: one or two operative sections plus a schedule of amounts","Few defined terms expected (standard interpretation provisions)","Limited cross-references (mainly to financial management/treasury legislation)","Low conditional logic: straightforward authorisation rather than layered exceptions or regulatory regimes"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this Act does (mechanically)**\n\n- The Appropriation (Parliament) Act 2026 authorises the payment of money from the government’s consolidated funds to meet the ordinary and specified expenses of Parliament and Parliamentary offices for the financial year covered by the Act.  \n- Practically, it creates a legal authority for the Treasurer (or the relevant finance authority) to draw specified sums to pay salaries, operating costs, and other budgeted items for Parliamentary departments, officers and services.  \n- The Act typically does this by listing one or more appropriation items and amounts (often in a schedule) and by stating that those amounts are appropriated for the purposes described.\n\n**Who it affects**\n\n- Members of Parliament, parliamentary staff and the offices that support the legislature (clerks, security, library, committees, auditor/ombudsman-type offices where included).  \n- Agencies and contractors that provide goods and services to Parliament, because it funds their payments.  \n- All taxpayers in the sense that it authorises public spending from central funds; the cost is borne by the Consolidated Fund (i.e. public revenue).\n\n**Why it matters (purpose claims and practical consequences)**\n\n- The stated purpose is to ensure Parliament and its support institutions have legal authority to spend money required to operate for the year (for example: pay staff, maintain premises, run committee inquiries). That is a formal step in the budget cycle: without appropriation, payments would lack legal authority.  \n- Who pays: the money comes from public revenue/Consolidated Fund; this Act reallocates part of annual public resources to Parliament’s operations.  \n- Who decides: the amounts and items are set out (or referenced) in the Act as approved by Parliament. Execution/disbursement is carried out by the Treasurer/departmental finance officers in accordance with financial management rules.  \n- Behaviour change: it enables Parliamentary offices to continue existing activities and contracts that depend on budgeted funding; it does not itself create new policy programs but permits their funded continuation.\n\n**Costs, incentives and trade-offs**\n\n- Direct cost: the dollar amounts appropriated (specified in the Act or its schedule) are budgeted public expenditure. The Act does not itself raise revenue — it authorises spending that competes with other public priorities.  \n- Opportunity cost: funds appropriated to Parliament are not available for other government programs; the trade-off is between resourcing the legislature and alternative public uses.  \n- Incentives: appropriation smooths cashflow and removes ad hoc dependence on supplementary approvals; it reduces operational uncertainty for Parliamentary agencies. It may concentrate benefit on a relatively small set of institutional recipients (Parliamentary offices), while costs are widely dispersed among taxpayers.  \n- Implementation risk and compliance burden: low for third parties. The main administrative work is internal budget management and compliance with public sector financial controls. For suppliers, the practical effect is payment certainty where contracts depend on the appropriation.  \n\n**Administrative and legal interactions**\n\n- The Act will interact with financial management legislation and standing appropriation mechanisms (e.g. financial management/appropriation Acts and departmental financial rules). It typically contains cross-references to those frameworks for how funds are to be applied and reported.  \n- It imposes limited new regulatory burden: mostly record-keeping, audit and reporting obligations that already attach to public expenditure.\n\n**Practical implementation notes and risks**\n\n- If the Act specifies lump-sum appropriations, internal allocation decisions (which programs/activities within Parliamentary services get funded) are made by Parliament’s corporate bodies or relevant officers subject to financial rules—so there is some discretion after the Act’s passage.  \n- If amounts are insufficient, departments may seek supplementary appropriations later; conversely, unspent funds may be returned to the Consolidated Fund per financial rules.  \n\n**Caveat about this analysis**\n\n- The document provided contains the public website header and status metadata but does not include the Act text or its schedules. The summary above describes the standard legal and fiscal mechanics of an Appropriation (Parliament) Act and the likely effects. Where the 2026 Act contains unusual clauses (earmarked new programs, conditions, or novel delegations), those specifics are not visible here and could change the detailed assessment."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/appropriation-parliament-act-2026","history":"/api/acts/appropriation-parliament-act-2026/history","analysis":"/api/acts/appropriation-parliament-act-2026/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/appropriation-parliament-act-2026/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/appropriation-parliament-act-2026/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/appropriation-parliament-act-2026/documents"}}