{"id":"BILL-QLD-3270","name":"Appropriation (Parliament) (Supplementary 2024-2025) Bill 2025","slug":"appropriation-parliament-supplementary-2024-2025-bill-2025","collection":"bill","jurisdiction":"qld","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":"2024-01-01","administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":446081,"registerId":"BILL-QLD-3270:current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2024-01-01","status":"in_force","reasons":null,"registeredAt":"2026-05-06T12:45:12.170Z"},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"retrieval-0001","sectionType":"document_chunk","heading":"Document excerpt 1","content":"# Appropriation (Parliament) (Supplementary 2024-2025) Bill 2025\n\nQueensland\nAppropriation (Parliament)\n(Supplementary 2024–2025)\nBill 2025\n\nQueensland\nAppropriation (Parliament)\n(Supplementary 2024–2025) Bill 2025\nContents\nPage\n1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4\n2 Supplementary appropriation for 2024–2025 based on unforeseen\nexpenditure included in the consolidated fund financial report . . 4\nSchedule 1 Supplementary appropriation for 2024–2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5\n\n2025\nA Bill\nfor\nAn Act authorising the Treasurer to pay an amount from the\nconsolidated fund for the Legislative Assembly and\nparliamentary service for the financial year starting 1 July 2024\n\n[s 1]\nAppropriation (Parliament) (Supplementary 2024–2025) 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)\n(Supplementary 2024–2025) Act 2025.\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 Supplementary appropriation for 2024–2025 based on\nunforeseen expenditure included in the consolidated\nfund financial report\n(1) The Treasurer is authorised to pay $5,407,000 from the\nconsolidated fund for the Legislative Assembly and\nparliamentary service for the financial year starting 1 July\n2024.\n(2) The amount mentioned in subsection (1) is appropriated for\nthe financial year for the Legislative Assembly and\nparliamentary service for application to its departmental\nservices, equity adjustment and administered items as stated\nin schedule 1.\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n\nSchedule 1\nAppropriation (Parliament) (Supplementary 2024–2025) Bill 2025\nPage 5\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\nSchedule 1 Supplementary appropriation\nfor 2024–2025\nsection 2\nAmount\n$’000\nControlled items\ndepartmental services 5,407\nequity adjustment ..\nAdministered items ..\nTotal amount 5,407\n© State of Queensland 2025\n1\n2\n3","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Bill performs a single, narrowly scoped function: it authorises a supplementary payment from the consolidated fund for parliamentary services in 2024–25 (s 2(1)–(2), Schedule 1). It does not broaden the types of expenditure that may be funded, create new powers, or extend the Bill beyond the original purpose of providing supplementary appropriation for unforeseen parliamentary expenditure."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument: 2 substantive sections plus a short schedule","Single numeric appropriation: $5,407,000 (no multiple tranches or timing conditions)","One cross-reference to the Financial Accountability Act 2009 for definitions","No nested conditions, exceptions, or multi-step procedures","Schedule itemises three standard appropriation heads (departmental services, equity adjustment, administered items) but only one contains an amount"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this Bill does, simply**\n\n- This Bill authorises the Treasurer to pay an extra $5,407,000 out of the State's consolidated fund for the Legislative Assembly and parliamentary service for the 2024–2025 financial year (see s 2(1)).\n- The money is a \"supplementary appropriation\" — it covers unforeseen expenditure not already authorised in the main budget for that year (see title and s 2).  \n- Schedule 1 shows how the $5,407,000 is to be applied: the whole amount is for \"departmental services\" (i.e. the ordinary operating costs of the parliamentary service); the entries for \"equity adjustment\" and \"administered items\" are nil.\n\n**Key mechanics (how it works)**\n\n- Who pays: the payment comes from the consolidated fund (the State's main bank account) (s 2(1)).\n- Who decides: the Treasurer is authorised to make the payment (s 2(1)).\n- How the appropriation is allocated: subsection 2(2) and Schedule 1 allocate the $5,407,000 to departmental services for the Legislative Assembly and parliamentary service.\n- Definitions used in the Bill adopt meanings from the Financial Accountability Act 2009 unless this Bill provides a contrary intention (note after s 1).\n\n**Why this matters (stated purpose and practical effects)**\n\n- The stated purpose is to provide additional funds to meet unforeseen parliamentary service costs in 2024–25. That is an administrative fix to allow payments to be lawfully made that were not covered in the original appropriation.\n\n- Who benefits: the Legislative Assembly and parliamentary service receive the additional funding (Schedule 1). This is a concentrated, identifiable benefit.\n\n- Who bears the cost: the consolidated fund bears the payment; economically that means the State’s overall budget must absorb the extra $5,407,000, which could otherwise have been used for other services or require offsetting measures (s 2(1)). The Bill does not specify where offsets, if any, will be found.\n\n**Implementation, incentives and trade-offs**\n\n- Administrative burden and discretion: the Bill is narrow and prescriptive — it simply authorises the Treasurer to pay a stated sum to a specified purpose. There is no new regulatory scheme, no additional ongoing powers, and minimal administrative complexity (s 2(1)–(2), Schedule 1).\n\n- Fiscal trade-offs and opportunity cost: by increasing authorised expenditure from the consolidated fund, the Bill reduces the pool of unallocated funds available to other government uses unless the government offsets it elsewhere. The Bill does not direct where any offset must come from.\n\n- Effect on private sector and markets: the measure is an internal public-sector funding adjustment. It does not directly alter competition, prices, ownership, contract freedom, or private-sector regulation. If the parliamentary service uses the funds to procure goods or services, there may be a limited incidental effect on suppliers, but no structural market change is introduced by the Bill.\n\n- Risk of rent-seeking or capture: the Bill provides funding to a single public body (parliamentary service), which is a concentrated benefit. The text contains no new procurement exemptions, no long-term funding guarantees, and no new decision-making powers that would broaden opportunities for lobbying beyond normal budgetary processes.\n\n**Practical risks and limits**\n\n- Implementation risk is low: the Bill authorises a defined payment and allocation; it does not require rule-making, complex administration, or new regulatory oversight.\n\n- Transparency and accountability: because this is a supplementary appropriation, it should be visible in consolidated fund reporting. The note referencing the Financial Accountability Act 2009 (s 5 of that Act) governs the interpretation of terms used in this Bill.\n\n**Relevant provisions**\n\n- Short title and interpretation note: s 1 and the accompanying note referencing the Financial Accountability Act 2009 (s 5).  \n- Authorisation of payment and appropriation: s 2(1)–(2).  \n- Detailed allocation: Schedule 1 (shows $5,407,000 to departmental services; equity adjustment and administered items are nil)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/appropriation-parliament-supplementary-2024-2025-bill-2025","history":"/api/acts/appropriation-parliament-supplementary-2024-2025-bill-2025/history","analysis":"/api/acts/appropriation-parliament-supplementary-2024-2025-bill-2025/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/appropriation-parliament-supplementary-2024-2025-bill-2025/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/appropriation-parliament-supplementary-2024-2025-bill-2025/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/appropriation-parliament-supplementary-2024-2025-bill-2025/documents"}}