{"id":"BILL-QLD-appropriation-parliament-bill-2025","name":"Appropriation (Parliament) Bill 2025","slug":"appropriation-parliament-bill-2025","collection":"bill","jurisdiction":"qld","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":"2025-01-01","administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":446082,"registerId":"BILL-QLD-appropriation-parliament-bill-2025:current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2025-01-01","status":"in_force","reasons":null,"registeredAt":"2026-05-06T12:45:12.334Z"},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"retrieval-0001","sectionType":"document_chunk","heading":"Document excerpt 1","content":"# Appropriation (Parliament) Bill 2025\n\nQueensland\nAppropriation (Parliament) Bill\n2025\n\nQueensland\nAppropriation (Parliament) Bill 2025\nContents\nPage\n1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4\n2 Appropriation for 2025–2026 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4\n3 Supply for 2026–2027 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4\n4 Repeals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5\nSchedule 1 Appropriation for 2025–2026 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6\n\n2025\nA Bill\nfor\nAn Act authorising the Treasurer to pay amounts from the\nconsolidated fund for the Legislative Assembly and\nparliamentary service for the financial years starting 1 July 2025\nand 1 July 2026\n\n[s 1]\nAppropriation (Parliament) 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 (Parliament) Act\n2025.\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 $146,459,000 from the\nconsolidated fund for the Legislative Assembly and\nparliamentary service for the financial year starting 1 July\n2025.\n(2) The amount mentioned in subsection (1) is appropriated for\nthe financial year for the Legislative Assembly and\nparliamentary service for application to its departmental\nservices, equity adjustment and administered items as stated\nin schedule 1.\n(3) The amount mentioned in subsection (1) includes the amount\nalready authorised by the Appropriation (Parliament) Act\n2024, section 3, to be paid for the financial year starting 1 July\n2025.\n3 Supply for 2026–2027\nThe Treasurer is authorised to pay $73,229,500 from the\nconsolidated fund for the Legislative Assembly and\nparliamentary service for the financial year starting 1 July\n2026.\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n\n[s 4]\nAppropriation (Parliament) Bill 2025\nPage 5\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n4 Repeals\nThe following Acts are repealed––\n• Appropriation (Parliament) Act 2023, No. 19\n• Appropriation (Parliament) (Supplementary 2023–2024)\nAct 2025, No. 3.\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n\nSchedule 1\nAppropriation (Parliament) Bill 2025\nPage 6\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\nSchedule 1 Appropriation for 2025–2026\nsection 2(2)\nBudget\n2024–2025\n$’000\nEst. Actual\n2024–2025\n$’000\nVote\n2025–2026\n$’000\nControlled items\ndepartmental services 136,437 141,844 141,901\nequity adjustment (4,502) (4,502) 4,558\nAdministered items .. .. ..\nVote 131,935 137,342 146,459\n© State of Queensland 2025\n1\n2","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Bill remains within the classical purpose of parliamentary appropriation legislation: authorising payment from the consolidated fund for the Legislative Assembly and parliamentary service for specified financial years and repealing prior appropriation Acts (sections 2–4). It does not expand the operational or regulatory scope beyond funding authority (no new programs, new regulatory powers, or transfers of functions). The only forward-looking element is the separate authorisation of an amount for the financial year starting 1 July 2026 (section 3), which is a standard forward appropriation/supply mechanism rather than a substantive expansion of purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Short text: 4 substantive sections plus a single schedule.","Few defined terms: relies on definitions in the Financial Accountability Act 2009 (section 1 note) rather than creating new definitions.","Limited numeric detail: Schedule 1 provides a single-year numerical breakdown (departmental services and an equity adjustment) for 2025–26.","A single cross-reference to a prior appropriation (section 2(3)) and to the Financial Accountability Act 2009 (section 1 note).","One repeal clause removing two prior Acts (section 4).","No nested exceptions, conditional rules, or multiple Parts — minimal conditional logic."],"plain_english_summary":"**What this bill does (mechanically)\n\n- Authorises the Treasurer to pay money from the State's consolidated fund to finance the Legislative Assembly and parliamentary services.\n- Specifically, it appropriates $146,459,000 for the financial year starting 1 July 2025 (section 2(1)–(2) and Schedule 1) and authorises $73,229,500 for the financial year starting 1 July 2026 (section 3).\n- It states that the 2025–26 appropriation includes amounts already authorised by the prior Appropriation (Parliament) Act 2024 (section 2(3)).\n- It repeals two earlier parliamentary appropriation Acts (section 4).\n\nOfficial stated purpose (as presented in the bill)\n\n- The bill’s stated purpose is to provide legal authority for payments from the consolidated fund to cover the costs of the Legislative Assembly and parliamentary service for the named financial years (title and sections 2–3).\n\nWho is affected and who pays/decides\n\n- Who pays: funds are drawn from Queensland’s consolidated fund — i.e. public money controlled by the State (sections 2(1) and 3).\n- Who is authorised to pay: the Treasurer is given the authority to make the payments (sections 2(1) and 3).\n- Who benefits: the Legislative Assembly and parliamentary service receive the appropriation and may apply it to departmental services, equity adjustments and administered items as set out in Schedule 1 (section 2(2) and Schedule 1).\n\nHow the money is allocated (mechanics)\n\n- Schedule 1 breaks the 2025–26 total into controlled items: departmental services ($141,901,000) and an equity adjustment (shown in the schedule) with the total vote for 2025–26 equal to $146,459,000 (Schedule 1).\n- The Act expressly recognises definitions from the Financial Accountability Act 2009 will apply to words used here unless this Act indicates otherwise (section 1, note).\n\nPractical implications, incentives and trade-offs\n\n- Immediate effect: creates a legal authorisation for the Treasurer to pay the specified amounts, enabling parliamentary operations to be funded for the named years (sections 2–3).\n- Fiscal impact: the amounts are an allocation of public revenue; taxpayers ultimately supply the consolidated fund. The appropriation sets a spending ceiling for parliamentary services for 2025–26 as specified in Schedule 1 (section 2(2) and Schedule 1).\n- Decision-making and discretion: the Treasurer is the authorised officer to effect payments; the Bill does not create new discretionary powers about how funds are spent beyond directing application to items in Schedule 1 (sections 2(1)–(2)).\n- Opportunity cost: money used for parliamentary services is not available for alternative public spending; the Bill does not reallocate or create offsets elsewhere.\n- Administrative burden/compliance: limited — the Bill is an authorisation rather than a detailed compliance regime; normal accounting and reporting requirements under existing financial legislation (eg, the Financial Accountability Act 2009) will apply (see section 1 note).\n- Effects on private sector: largely indirect and minimal. The Bill funds parliamentary operations (salaries, services, maintenance, etc.), which may involve procurement, but it does not change private rights, taxes or regulatory conditions.\n- Concentrated benefits vs diffuse costs: benefits (budgeted parliamentary services) are concentrated to the Legislative Assembly and parliamentary service; costs (drawn from consolidated fund) are dispersed across the State budget/taxpayers.\n- Risks and implementation issues: routine for appropriation legislation. The note linking to the Financial Accountability Act means the detailed financial controls and reporting remain governed by existing financial management rules.\n\nBottom line (mechanical summary)\n\n- This is an appropriation Act that authorises the Treasurer to pay specified sums from the consolidated fund to finance the Legislative Assembly and parliamentary service for the 2025–26 year and an authorised amount for 2026–27, and it repeals earlier parliamentary appropriation Acts (sections 2–4 and Schedule 1)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/appropriation-parliament-bill-2025","history":"/api/acts/appropriation-parliament-bill-2025/history","analysis":"/api/acts/appropriation-parliament-bill-2025/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/appropriation-parliament-bill-2025/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/appropriation-parliament-bill-2025/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/appropriation-parliament-bill-2025/documents"}}