{"id":"C2004A03902","name":"Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act 1989-90","slug":"appropriation-parliamentary-departments-act-1989-90","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"154 of 1989","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":26457,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004A03902-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act 1989-90","content":"![opc_1.jpg](image.001.jpeg)\n\nAppropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act 1989-90\n\nNo. 154 of 1989\n\nAn Act to appropriate certain sums out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for certain expenditure, in relation to the Parliamentary Departments, in respect of the year ending on 30 June 1988\n\n\\[Assented to 5 December 1989\\]\n\nBE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:\n\nShort title\n\n1. This Act may be cited as the Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act 1989-90.\n\nCommencement\n\n2\\. This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.\n\nIssue and application of $57 098 000\n\n3. The Minister for Finance may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and apply for the services specified in Schedule 2, in respect of the year ending on 30 June 1990, the sum of $57 098 000.\n\n \n\nAppropriation of $103 372 000\n\n4. The sums authorised by section 3 of the Supply (Parliamentary Departments) Act 1989-90 and by section 3 of this Act to be issued out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, amounting, as appears by Schedule 1, in the aggregate to the sum of $103 372 000, are appropriated, and are to be taken to have been appropriated as from 1 July 1989, for the services specified in Schedule 2 in respect of the financial year that commenced on that date.\n\nAdditional appropriation in respect of increases in salaries\n\n5\\. (1) In addition to the sum referred to in section 4 the Minister for Finance may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the service of the year ending on 30 June 1990 amounts not exceeding such amounts as are determined by the President, by the Speaker, or by the President and the Speaker, in accordance with subsection (2), (3) or (4), as the case may be.\n\n(2) The amounts determined by the President under this subsection must not exceed the amounts estimated to be necessary for the payment of such increases in salaries, and payments in the nature of salary, for which provision is made in subdivision 1 of Division 101 in Schedule 2, as have become payable or become payable, or have commenced or commence to be paid, during the financial year ending 30 June 1990, in accordance with any law, or in accordance with an award, order or determination made under a law.\n\n(3) The amounts determined by the Speaker under this subsection must not exceed the amounts estimated to be necessary for the payment of such increases in salaries, and payments in the nature of salary, for which provision is made in subdivision 1 of Division 103 in Schedule 2, as have become payable or become payable, or have commenced or commence to be paid, during the financial year ending 30 June 1990, in accordance with any law, or in accordance with an award, order or determination made under a law.\n\n(4) The amounts determined by the President and the Speaker under this subsection must not exceed the amounts estimated to be necessary for the payment of such increases in salaries, and payments in the nature of salary, for which provision is made in subdivision 1 of Division 105 in Schedule 2, subdivision 1 of Division 106 in Schedule 2 or subdivision 1 of Division 107 in Schedule 2, as have become payable or become payable, or have commenced or commence to be paid, during the financial year ending 30 June 1990, in accordance with any law, or in accordance with an award, order or determination made under a law.\n\n(5) Amounts issued under subsection (1) may be applied only for the purpose of expenditure in respect of increases referred to in subsection (2), (3) or (4) in salaries and in payments in the nature of salary and the Minister for Finance must report the amounts so issued to the Parliament.\n\n(6) The Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated to the extent necessary for the purposes of this section.\n\n \n\nAmounts expended under Supply Act in respect of increases in salaries\n\n6. Amounts issued before the commencement of this Act, in accordance with section 4 of the Supply (Parliamentary Departments) Act 1989-90 and applied in payment of recurrent expenditure, for which provision is made in Schedule 2 by way of payment of salaries or payments in the nature of salary, are to be taken to have been issued and applied under this Act.\n\nNet annotated appropriations\n\n7. Where the description of the purpose of an appropriation set out in an item, subdivision or Division of Schedule 2 concludes with the words “(net appropriation—see section 7)”, that Schedule is to be taken, for the purposes of this Act and the Audit Act 1901, to provide that all money received:\n\n(a) from the sale, leasing or hiring out of, or other dealing with, goods or other personal property; or\n\n(b) from the sale of real property used for the purpose of providing staff residential accommodation or from the leasing of real property for that purpose; or\n\n(c) from the provision of services;\n\nmay be credited to that item, subdivision or Division, to such extent as is, and on such conditions as are, agreed between the Minister responsible for the Department, statutory authority, or other body for which the appropriation is made and the Minister for Finance.\n\nAdvances to President and Speaker\n\n8. (1) Expenditure in relation to the Senate in excess of specific appropriation may be charged to such subdivision of Division 101 in Schedule 2 as the President may direct but the total expenditure so charged in the financial year ending on 30 June 1990, after deduction of amounts of repayments, must not at any time exceed the amount appropriated for that year under the head “Advance to the President of the Senate”.\n\n(2) Expenditure in relation to the House of Representatives in excess of specific appropriation may be charged to such subdivision of Division 103 in Schedule 2 as the Speaker may direct provided that the total expenditure so charged in the financial year ending 30 June 1990, after deduction of amounts of repayments, must not at any time exceed the amount appropriated for that year under the head “Advance to the Speaker of the House of Representatives”.\n\n(3) Expenditure in relation to the Parliamentary Reporting Staff, the Parliamentary Library or the Joint House Department in excess of specific appropriation may be charged to such subdivision of Division 105, 106 or 107 in Schedule 2 as the President and the Speaker both direct but the total expenditure so charged in the financial year ending 30 June 1990, after deduction of amounts of repayments, must not at any time exceed the amount appropriated for that year under the head “Joint Advance to the President and the Speaker”.\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE 1 Section 4\n\nSUMS AUTHORISED TO BE ISSUED OUT OF THE CONSOLIDATED REVENUE FUND\n\n| | $ |\n| ----------------------------------------------------- | ----------- |\n| By the Supply (Parliamentary Departments) Act 1989-90 | 46 274 000 |\n| By this Act........................ | 57 098 000 |\n| Total......................... | 103 372 000 |\n\nSCHEDULE 2 Sections 3 and 4\n\nSUMMARY\n\nAppropriation—1989-90, Heavy figures\n\nExpenditure—1988 89, Light figures\n\n```html\n

Division

Recurrent

Capital

Total

$

$

$

101

Senate.....................

15 993 000

15 659 408

—

15 993 000

15 659 408

102

Advance to the President of the Senate

—

—

—

—

200 000

—

103

House of Representatives.........

17 666 000

16 990 665

—

17 666 000

16 990 665

104

Advance to the Speaker of the House of Representatives

—

—

—

—

300 000

—

105

Parliamentary Reporting Staff......

9 214 000

8 435 109

—

—

9 214 000

8 435 109

106

Parliamentary Library...........

27 671 000

26 008 015

—

—

27 671 000

26 008 015

107

Joint House Department..........

29 202 000

35 040 232

2 126 000

1 399 935

31 328 000

36 440 167

108

Joint Advance to the President and the Speaker

—

—

—

—

1 000 000

—

Total....................

99 746 000

102 133 429

2 126 000

1 399 935

103 372 000

103 533 364

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1989-90

1988-89

Appropriation

Expenditure

$

$

$

Division 101. SENATE

1. Recurrent Expenditure............

15 990 000

15 849 500

15 656 823

2. Payments under subsection 34a (1) of the Audit Act 1901

3 000

2 585

2 585

Total: Senate................

15 993 000

15 852 085

15 659 408

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ADVANCE TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE

Division 102. ADVANCE TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE

To enable the President of the Senate to make money available for expenditure:

(i) that the President of the Senate is satisfied is expenditure that is urgently required and:

(a) was unforeseen until after the last day on which it was practicable to include appropriation for that expenditure in the Bill for this Act before the introduction of that Bill into the House of Representatives; or

(b) was erroneously omitted from, or understated in, the Bill for this Act: and

(ii) particulars of which will afterwards be submitted to the Parliament;

being expenditure for the service of the year ending on 30 June 1990 in relation to the Senate

200 000

200 000

*

\n```\n\n\\* Expenditure in 1988-89 from the Advance to the President of the Senate is shown under the appropriation to which it has been charged.\n\n \n\n```html\n

1989-90

1988-89

Appropriation

Expenditure

$

$

$

Division 103. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

1. Recurrent Expenditure...............

17 666 000

17 027 000

16 990 665

Total: House of Representatives.......

17 666 000

17 027 000

16 990 665

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ADVANCE TO THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Division 104. ADVANCE TO THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

To enable the Speaker of the House of Representatives to make money available for expenditure:

(i) that the Speaker of the House of Representatives is satisfied is expenditure that is urgently required and:

(a) was unforeseen until after the last day on which it was practicable to include appropriation for that expenditure in the Bill for this Act before the introduction of that Bill into the House of Representatives; or

(b) was erroneously omitted from, or understated in, the Bill for this Act; and

(ii) particulars of which will afterwards be submitted to the Parliament;

being expenditure for the service of the year ending on 30 June 1990 in relation to the House of Representatives

300 000

300 000

*

\n```\n\n\\* Expenditure in 1988-89 from the Advance to the Speaker of the House of Representatives is shown under the appropriation to which it has been charged.\n\n \n\n```html\n

1989-90

1988-89

Appropriation

Expenditure

$

$

$

Division 105. PARLIAMENTARY REPORTING STAFF

1. Recurrent Expenditure..............

9 214 000

8 493 000

8 435 109

Total: Parliamentary Reporting Staff...

9 214 000

8 493 000

8 435 109

Division 106.—PARLIAMENTARY LIBRARY

1. Recurrent Expenditure..............

27 671 000

26 033 000

26 008 015

Total: Parliamentary Library.........

27 671 000

26 033 000

26 008 015

Division 107.—JOINT HOUSE DEPARTMENT

1. Recurrent Expenditure (net appropriation—see section 7)

29 202 000

35 263 834

35 040 232

2. Capital Expenditure................

2 126 000

2000 000

1 399 935

Total: Joint House Department........

31 328 000

37 263 834

36 440 167

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JOINT ADVANCE TO THE PRESIDENT AND THE SPEAKER

Division 108. JOINT ADVANCE TO THE PRESIDENT AND THE SPEAKER

To enable the President and the Speaker to make money available for expenditure:

(i) that both the President and the Speaker are satisfied is expenditure that is urgently required and:

(a) was unforeseen until alter the last day on which it was practicable to include appropriation for that expenditure in the Bill for this Act before the introduction of that Bill into the House of Representatives; or

(b) was erroneously omitted from, or understated in, the Bill for this Act: and

(ii) particulars of which will afterwards be submitted to the Parliament;

being expenditure for the service of the year ending on 30 June 1990 in relation to the Parliamentary Reporting Staff, the Parliamentary Library or the Joint House Department

1 000 000

1 000 000

*

\n```\n\n\\* Expenditure in 1988 89 from the Joint Advance to the President and the Speaker is shown under the appropriation to which it has been charged.\n\n \n\n\\[Minister’s second reading speech made in—\n\nHouse of Representatives on 15 August 1989\n\nSenate on 5 October 1989\\]","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a standard annual appropriation instrument that consolidates prior supply amounts and authorises additional funding for Parliamentary Departments (ss 3–4). It does not change substantive functions or create new regulatory powers; it provides funding, limited delegated authorities for salary adjustments and urgent advances, and a mechanism to credit certain departmental receipts (ss 5, 7, 8)."},"complexity_factors":["Interplay with Supply (Parliamentary Departments) Act 1989-90 — sums from that Act are consolidated into this appropriation (s 4).","Delegated discretion for salary increases — President/Speaker may determine additional amounts for specific subdivisions subject to statutory limits and reporting (s 5(1)–(5)).","Advance/urgent expenditure mechanism — President, Speaker or both can direct charging of excess expenditure to specified subdivisions within capped ‘advance’ heads, with repayment deductions (s 8).","Net appropriation provision allowing departmental receipts to be credited against appropriations subject to agreement with the Minister for Finance (s 7), introducing conditional offsets.","Backdating of appropriation to 1 July 1989 and treatment of amounts issued under the Supply Act as if issued under this Act (s 4, s 6), creating temporal accounting effects.","Multiple numeric schedules and divisions (Schedules 1–2) specifying recurrent and capital splits and appropriation totals, increasing bookkeeping detail."],"plain_english_summary":"This Act appropriates a total of $103,372,000 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for Parliamentary Departments for the year ending 30 June 1990, consolidating amounts from the Supply (Parliamentary Departments) Act and new issues (ss 3–4). The Minister for Finance issues the funds; the President and Speaker may determine extra salary increases and authorise limited advances for urgent expenditure, receipts can be netted against some appropriations subject to agreement with the Finance Minister, and the Minister must report salary-related issuances to Parliament (ss 5–8)."},"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-realtime","completionTokens":2038},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Standard annual appropriation legislation performing exactly its intended function – authorising expenditure for parliamentary departments for the 1989-90 financial year. No expansion beyond typical budgetary machinery provisions."},"complexity_factors":["Cross-references to Supply (Parliamentary Departments) Act 1989-90 for aggregated appropriation totals","Conditional logic in section 5 requiring determinations by President/Speaker for salary increase contingencies","Technical accounting mechanisms including net appropriations (section 7) and advance payments (section 8)","Detailed tabular schedules breaking down appropriations by division and expenditure type (recurrent vs capital)","Retroactive validation of pre-commencement expenditure (section 6)"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act authorises about $103 million from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for Parliament’s 1989–90 operations — staffing and running the Senate, House, parliamentary reporting staff, library and shared services. It also permits limited salary top‑ups, urgent advances for unforeseen needs, lets parliamentary departments retain and use certain own‑source revenue, and validates spending that took place since 1 July 1989. Routine budget machinery to keep Parliament functioning."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/appropriation-parliamentary-departments-act-1989-90","history":"/api/acts/appropriation-parliamentary-departments-act-1989-90/history","analysis":"/api/acts/appropriation-parliamentary-departments-act-1989-90/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/appropriation-parliamentary-departments-act-1989-90/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/appropriation-parliamentary-departments-act-1989-90/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/appropriation-parliamentary-departments-act-1989-90/documents"}}