{"id":"C2004A04031","name":"Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act 1990-91","slug":"appropriation-parliamentary-departments-act-1990-91","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"100 of 1990","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":26502,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004A04031-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act 1990-91","content":"![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.png)\n\nAppropriation (Parliamentary Departments)\n\nAct 1990-91\n\nNo. 100 of 1990\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 1991, and for related purposes\n\n\\[Assented to 6 December 1990\\]\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 1990-91.\n\nCommencement\n\n2\\. This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.\n\nIssue and application of $70 240 000\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 1991, the sum of $70 240 000.\n\n16268/90 Cat. No. 90 5445 1\n\n \nAppropriation of $117 841 000\n\n4\\. The sums that are authorised to be issued out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund:\n\n(a) by section 3 of the Supply (Parliamentary Departments) Act 1990-91; and\n\n(b) by section 3 to this Act;\n\nbeing sums that amount in the aggregate, as appears in Schedule 1, to the sum of $117 841 000, are appropriated and are taken to have been appropriated, as from 1 July 1990, for the services expressed 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 1991 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 1991, in accordance with a law, or 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 payment 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 1991, in accordance with a law, or 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, 106 or 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 1991, in accordance with a law, or 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 \n\n(6) The Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated to the extent necessary for the purposes of this section.\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 1990-91, and applied in payment of operating expenses (including recurrent expenditure) for which provision is made in Schedule 2 by way of payment of salaries or payments in the nature of salary, are 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 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 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 Presiding Officer or Presiding Officers responsible for the Department for which the appropriation is made and the Minister for Finance.\n\nAdvances to President, Speaker or 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 1991, 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 1991, 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\n\n \ndirect but the total expenditure so charged in the financial year ending 30 June 1991, 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\nSCHEDULE 1 Section 4\n\nSUMS AUTHORISED TO BE ISSUED OUT OF THE\n\nCONSOLIDATED REVENUE FUND\n\n| | $ |\n| ----------------------------------------------------- | ----------- |\n| By the Supply (Parliamentary Departments) Act 1990-91 | 47 601 000 |\n| By this Act............................. | 70 240 000 |\n| Total................................ | 117 841 000 |\n\n \nSCHEDULE 2 Sections 3 and 4\n\nABSTRACT\n\n| Page Reference | Departments and Services | Total |\n| -------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- |\n| | | $ |\n| 6 | Senate............................................ | 18 009 000 |\n| 6 | Advance to the President of the Senate....................... | 300 000 |\n| 7 | House of Representatives................................ | 20 092 000 |\n| 7 | Advance to the Speaker of the House of Representatives........... | 300 000 |\n| 7 | Parliamentary Reporting Staff............................. | 29 444 000 |\n| 8 | Parliamentary Library.................................. | 11 105 000 |\n| 8 | Joint House Department................................. | 37 591 000 |\n| 8 | Joint Advance to the President and the Speaker................. | 1 000 000 |\n| | Total............................................. | 117 841 000 |\n\nSUMMARY\n\nAppropriation—1990-91, Heavy figures\n\nExpenditure—1989-90, Light figures\n\n| Division | | Operating Expenses | Capital Expenditure | Total |\n| -------- | ------------------------------------------ | ------------------ | ------------------- | ----------- |\n| | | $ | $ | $ |\n| 101 | Senate............................ | 18 009 000 | — | 18 009 000 |\n| | | 16 334 629 | — | 16 334 629 |\n| 103 | House of Representatives................ | 20 092 000 | — | 20 092 000 |\n| | | 18 018 352 | — | 18 018 352 |\n| 105 | Parliamentary Reporting Staff............. | 28 744 000 | 700 000 | 29 444 000 |\n| | | 21 161 978 | — | 21 161 978 |\n| 106 | Parliamentary Library.................. | 11 105 000 | — | 11 105 000 |\n| | | 17 021 236 | — | 17 021 236 |\n| 107 | Joint House Department................. | 33 701 000 | 3 890 000 | 37 591 000 |\n| | | 34 020 526 | 2 125 454 | 36 145 980 |\n| | Total............................. | 111 651 000 | 4 590 000 | 116 241 000 |\n| | | 106 556 721 | 2 125 454 | 108 682 175 |\n\n \n\n```html\n

1990-91

1989-90

Appropriation

Expenditure

Division 101.—SENATE

$

$

$

1. Operating expenses (net appropriation—see section 7)

18 006 000

16 840 000

16 332 133

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

3 000

3 000

2 496

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

18 009 000

16 843 000

16 334 629

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:

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

(i) 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

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

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

being expenditure for the service of the year ending on 30 June 1991 in relation to the Senate

300 000

300 000

*

* Expenditure in 1989-90 from the Advance to the President of the Senate is shown under the appropriation to which it has been charged.

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1990-91

1989-90

Appropriation

Expenditure

Division 103.—HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

$

$

$

  1. Operating expenses (net appropriation—see section 7)

19 644 000

18 212 000

18 009 477

2. Training Assistance for Parliaments of Developing Countries (including payments to the training assistance for Parliaments of Developing Countries Trust Account)

448 000

—

—

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

—

9 000

8 875

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

20 092 000

18 221 000

18 018 352

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:

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

(i) 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

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

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

being expenditure for the service of the year ending on 30 June 1991 in relation to the House of Representatives

300 000

300 000

*

\n```\n\n\\* Expenditure in 1989-90 from the Advance to the Speaker of the House of Representatives is shown under the appropriation to which it has been charged.\n\n| Division 105.—PARLIAMENTARY REPORTING STAFF | | | |\n| ---------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ---------- | ---------- |\n| Operating expenses (net appropriation—see section 7) | 28 744 000 | 23 128 470 | 21 161 978 |\n| 2. Capital expenditure..................... | 700 000 | — | — |\n| Total: Parliamentary Reporting Staff..... | 29 444 000 | 23 128 470 | 21 161 978 |\n| Division 106.—PARLIAMENTARY LIBRARY | | | |\n| Operating expenses (net appropriation—see section 7) | 11 105 000 | 17 200 530 | 17 021 236 |\n| Total: Parliamentary Library.......... | 11 105 000 | 17 200 530 | 17 021 236 |\n\n \n\n```html\n

1990-91

1989-90

Appropriation

Expenditure

Division 107.—JOINT HOUSE DEPARTMENT

$

S

$

  1. Operating expenses (net appropriation—see section 7)

33 701 000

34 022 000

34 020 526

2. Capital expenditure.....................

3 890 000

2 126 000

2 125 454

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

37 591 000

36 148 000

36 145 980

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:

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

(i) 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

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

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

being expenditure for the service of the year ending on 30 June 1991 in relation to the Parliamentary Reporting Staff, the Parliamentary Library or the Joint House Department

1 000 000

1 000 000

*

* Expenditure in 1989-90 from the Joint Advance to the President and the Speaker is shown under the appropriation to which it has been charged.

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