{"id":"C1998A00072","name":"Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act 1998-99","slug":"appropriation-parliamentary-departments-act-1998-99","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"72 of 1998","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":2636,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1998A00072-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-29","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Short title","content":"1 Short title\n\nThis Act may be cited as the Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act 1998‑99.\n\n","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"2 Commencement\n\nThis Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.\n\n","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definitions","content":"3 Definitions\n\nIn this Act:\n\nChief Executive, in relation to a Parliamentary Department, means the person who is, for the purposes of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997, the Chief Executive of the Agency that is the Parliamentary Department.\n\nParliamentary Department means:\n\n(a) the Department of the Senate: or\n\n(b) the Department of the House of Representatives; or\n\n(c) the Department of the Parliamentary Reporting Staff; or\n\n(d) the Department of the Parliamentary Library; or\n\n(e) the Joint House Department.\n\nPresident means the President of the Senate.\n\nPresiding Officer means:\n\n(a) the President; or\n\n(b) the Speaker.\n\nSpeaker means the Speaker of the House of Representatives.\n\n","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Issue and application of $ 138 090 000","content":"4 Issue and application of $ 138 090 000\n\n(1) Subject to section 5, the Minister may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and apply for the services specified in the Schedule, in respect of the year ending on 30 June 1999, the sum of $ 138 090 000.\n\n(2) The Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated as necessary for the purposes of subsection (1).\n\n","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Running costs","content":"5 Running costs\n\nIf any running costs referred to in a subdivision or Division in the Schedule include payments of remuneration or allowances to the holder of:\n\n(a) a public office within the meaning of the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973; or\n\n(b) an office specified in a Schedule to the Remuneration and Allowances Act 1990;\n\n  \n\nthe Minister must issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund the amounts necessary to meet those payments and apply them for that purpose.\n\nNote: The amounts required to be issued and applied by this section are included in the sum appropriated by section 4.\n\n","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Additional appropriation in respect of increases in salaries","content":"6 Additional appropriation in respect of increases in salaries\n\n(1) In addition to the sum referred to in section 4, the Minister may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the service of the year ending on 30 June 1999 amounts not exceeding the amounts 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) For the purposes of subsection (1), the President may determine amounts not exceeding the amounts estimated to be necessary for the payment of such increases in salaries, and in payments in the nature of salary, for which provision is made in subdivision 1 of Division 101 in the Schedule as become payable, or commence to be paid, during the year ending on 30 June 1999 under a law, or an award, order or determination made under a law.\n\n(3) For the purposes of subsection (1), the Speaker may determine amounts not exceeding the amounts estimated to be necessary for the payment of such increases in salaries, and in payments in the nature of salary, for which provision is made in subdivision 1 of Division 104 in the Schedule as become payable, or commence to be paid, during the year on ending 30 June 1999 under a law, or an award, order or determination made under a law.\n\n(4) For the purposes of subsection (1), the President and the Speaker may jointly determine amounts not exceeding the amounts estimated to be necessary for the payment of such increases in salaries, and in payments in the nature of salary, for which provision is made in subdivision 1 of Division 107, subdivision 1 of Division 108, or subdivision 1 of Division 109, in the Schedule as become payable, or commence to be paid, during the year ending on 30 June 1999 under a law, or an award, order or determination made under a law.\n\n  \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.\n\n(6) The Minister must report the amounts so issued to the Parliament.\n\n(7) The Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated as necessary for the purposes of this section.\n\n","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"7","sectionType":"section","heading":"Net annotated appropriations","content":"7 Net annotated appropriations\n\nIf:\n\n(a) the description of the purpose of an appropriation set out in an item, subdivision or Division in the Schedule includes the words \"net appropriation — see section 7\"; and\n\n(b) there is in force an agreement (entered into under section 31 of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997) between:\n\n(i) the Minister; and\n\n(ii) the Presiding Officer or Presiding Officers responsible for the Parliamentary Department for which the appropriation is made;\n\nto the effect that payments to the Commonwealth in consideration for any service, benefit, activity, transaction or other matter specified in the agreement can be added to the amount appropriated to the Department under the item, subdivision or Division, to the extent and on the conditions set out in the agreement;\n\nthe item, subdivision or Division is taken to specify that those payments (whether real or notional) may be credited to the item, subdivision or Division to the extent and on the conditions set out in the agreement.\n\n  \n\n","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"8","sectionType":"section","heading":"Payments to Departments out of money appropriated for the purposes of certain employment subsidy schemes or programs","content":"8 Payments to Departments out of money appropriated for the purposes of certain employment subsidy schemes or programs\n\n(1) If:\n\n(a) a payment (whether real or notional) is made to a Parliamentary Department out of money appropriated for the purposes of an approved employment subsidy scheme or program; and\n\n(b) the payment is an approved payment; and\n\n(c) an item, subdivision or Division in the Schedule appropriates money to that Department for running costs;\n\nthe item, subdivision or Division is taken to specify that the payment may be credited to the item, subdivision or Division.\n\n(2) In this section:\n\napproved employment subsidy scheme or program means an employment subsidy scheme or program determined by the Minister, under subsection 10(1) of the Appropriation Act (No. 1) 1998‑99, to be an approved employment subsidy scheme or program for the purposes of that Act.\n\napproved payment means a payment (out of money appropriated for an approved employment subsidy scheme or program) declared by the Minister, under subsection 10(2) of the Appropriation Act (No. 1) 1998‑99, to be an approved payment for the purposes of that Act.\n\nPayments to Departments out of The Comcover Reserve\n\n(1) If a Parliamentary Department receives an amount of money out of the component of the Reserved Money Fund known as The Comcover Reserve during the year ending on 30 June 1999, the amount is to be credited to the item, subdivision or Division in the Schedule determined in writing by the Presiding Officer or Presiding Officers responsible for the Parliamentary Department.\n\n  \n\n(2) In making a determination under subsection (1), the Presiding Officer or Presiding Officers responsible for the Parliamentary Department must comply with any written directions given by the Minister for Finance and Administration.\n\n(3) The Presiding Officer responsible, or a Presiding Officer jointly responsible, for a Parliamentary Department may, in writing, delegate his or her powers under subsection (1) to the Chief Executive of the Parliamentary Department.\n\n","sortOrder":7},{"sectionNumber":"10","sectionType":"section","heading":"Certain amounts taken to be appropriated","content":"10 Certain amounts taken to be appropriated\n\nIf an item, subdivision or Division in the Schedule specifies that payments (whether the word \"payments\" or \"money\" or any other word is used) of a certain description may be credited to the item, subdivision or Division:\n\n(a) amounts equal to payments (whether real or notional) of that description credited to the Consolidated Revenue Fund during the financial year ending on 30 June 1999 are taken to have been appropriated for the purpose or services referred to in that item, subdivision or Division; and\n\n(b) the Minister is authorised to issue and apply those amounts accordingly.\n\n","sortOrder":8},{"sectionNumber":"11","sectionType":"section","heading":"Advances to President, Speaker or President and Speaker","content":"11 Advances to President, Speaker or President and Speaker\n\n(1) Any expenditure in relation to the Senate:\n\nmay be charged to any subdivision of Division 101 in the Schedule as the President directs but the total expenditure so charged in the year ending on 30 June 1999, after deduction of amounts of repayments, must not at any time exceed the amount appropriated for the year under the head \"Advance to the President of the Senate\".\n\n  \n\n(2) Any expenditure in relation to the House of Representatives:\n\nmay be charged to any subdivision of Division 104 in the Schedule as the Speaker directs but the total expenditure so charged in the year ending on 30 June 1999, after deduction of amounts of repayments, must not at any time exceed the amount appropriated for the year under the head \"Advance to the Speaker of the House of Representatives\".\n\n(3) Any expenditure in relation to the Parliamentary Reporting Staff, the Parliamentary Library or the Joint House Department:\n\nmay be charged to any subdivision of Division 107, 108 or 109 in the Schedule as the President and the Speaker both direct but the total expenditure so charged in the year ending 30 June 1999, after deduction of amounts of repayments, must not at any time exceed the amount appropriated for the year under the head \"Joint Advance to the President and the Speaker\".\n\n","sortOrder":9},{"sectionNumber":"12","sectionType":"section","heading":"Consolidated Revenue Fund not to be debited after close of financial year","content":"12 Consolidated Revenue Fund not to be debited after close of financial year\n\n(1) An amount appropriated under section 4 or 6 may not be debited from the Consolidated Revenue Fund after 30 June 1999.\n\n(2) Subsection (1) does not prevent the Minister from taking action after 30 June 1999:\n\n(a) to correct errors or mispostings in the financial accounting records of the Commonwealth for the year ending on that day; or\n\n  \n\n(b) to balance the Funds (within the meaning of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997);\n\n![](image.004.png)if the action does not result in an amount being debited from a Fund otherwise than for the purpose of being credited to another Fund.\n\n  \nServices for which money is appropriated\n\nSchedule — Services for which money is appropriated\n\nNote : See section 4\n\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" style=\"width:100%; margin-right:auto; margin-left:auto; border-collapse:collapse\"><tbody><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td colspan=\"3\" style=\"width:451.45pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">Abstract</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:43pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>Page Reference</span></p></td><td style=\"width:337.6pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>Departments and Services</span></p></td><td style=\"width:62.85pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>Total</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:43pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:337.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:62.85pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>$</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:43pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-left:7.2pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>12</span></p></td><td style=\"width:337.6pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>Senate</span><span style=\"width:304.54pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block\">..................................................</span></p></td><td style=\"width:62.85pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>26 365 000</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:43pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-left:7.2pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>12</span></p></td><td style=\"width:337.6pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>Advance to the President of the Senate</span><span style=\"width:176.25pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block\">.............................</span></p></td><td style=\"width:62.85pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>300 000</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:43pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-left:7.2pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>13</span></p></td><td style=\"width:337.6pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>Provision for Running Costs Borrowings</span><span style=\"width:167.3pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block\">...........................</span></p></td><td style=\"width:62.85pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>200 000</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:43pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-left:7.2pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>14</span></p></td><td style=\"width:337.6pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>House of Representatives</span><span style=\"width:229.01pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block\">......................................</span></p></td><td style=\"width:62.85pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>24 409 000</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:43pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-left:7.2pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>14</span></p></td><td style=\"width:337.6pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>Advance to the Speaker of the House of Representatives</span><span style=\"width:105.72pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block\">.................</span></p></td><td style=\"width:62.85pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>300 000</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:43pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-left:7.2pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>15</span></p></td><td style=\"width:337.6pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>Provision for Running Costs Borrowings</span><span style=\"width:167.3pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block\">...........................</span></p></td><td style=\"width:62.85pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>200 000</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:43pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-left:7.2pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>16</span></p></td><td style=\"width:337.6pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>Parliamentary Reporting Staff</span><span style=\"width:210.68pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block\">..................................</span></p></td><td style=\"width:62.85pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>33 285 000</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:43pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-left:7.2pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>16</span></p></td><td style=\"width:337.6pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>Parliamentary Library</span><span style=\"width:242.63pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block\">........................................</span></p></td><td style=\"width:62.85pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>15 272 000</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:43pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-left:7.2pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>16</span></p></td><td style=\"width:337.6pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>Joint House Department</span><span style=\"width:234pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block\">......................................</span></p></td><td style=\"width:62.85pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>36 559 000</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:43pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-left:7.2pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>17</span></p></td><td style=\"width:337.6pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>Joint Advance to the President and the Speaker</span><span style=\"width:142.64pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block\">.......................</span></p></td><td style=\"width:62.85pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>1 000 000</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:43pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-left:7.2pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>18</span></p></td><td style=\"width:337.6pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>Provision for Running Costs Borrowings</span><span style=\"width:167.3pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block\">...........................</span></p></td><td style=\"width:62.85pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>200 000</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:43pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-left:7.2pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:337.6pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-top:6pt; margin-left:14.4pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">Total</span><span style=\"width:294.02pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; font-weight:bold; display:inline-block\">................................................</span></p></td><td style=\"width:62.85pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">138 090 000</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>\n```\n\n  \n\n  \n\nSUMMARY\n\nAppropriation — 1998‑99, Heavy figures\n\nEstimated Expenditure — 1997‑98, Light figures\n\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" style=\"width:100%; margin-right:auto; margin-left:auto; border-collapse:collapse\"><tbody><tr style=\"height:28.5pt\"><td colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:255pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>Division</span></p></td><td style=\"width:65.2pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>Running</span></p><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>Costs</span></p></td><td style=\"width:61.8pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>Other</span></p><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>Services</span></p></td><td style=\"width:57.45pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>Total</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:19.85pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:231.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:65.2pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>$</span></p></td><td style=\"width:61.8pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>$</span></p></td><td style=\"width:57.45pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>$</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:19.85pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>101</span></p></td><td style=\"width:231.15pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>Senate</span><span style=\"width:203.74pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block\">.................................</span></p></td><td style=\"width:65.2pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">25 950 000</span></p></td><td style=\"width:61.8pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">415 000</span></p></td><td style=\"width:57.45pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">26 365 000</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:19.85pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:231.15pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:65.2pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>23 728 000</span></p></td><td style=\"width:61.8pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>386 000</span></p></td><td style=\"width:57.45pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>24 114 000</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:19.85pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>104</span></p></td><td style=\"width:231.15pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>House of Representatives</span><span style=\"width:128.21pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block\">.....................</span></p></td><td style=\"width:65.2pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">23 994 000</span></p></td><td style=\"width:61.8pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">415 000</span></p></td><td style=\"width:57.45pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">24 409 000</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:19.85pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:231.15pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:65.2pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>24 475 000</span></p></td><td style=\"width:61.8pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>401 000</span></p></td><td style=\"width:57.45pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>24 876 000</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:19.85pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>107</span></p></td><td style=\"width:231.15pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>Parliamentary Reporting Staff</span><span style=\"width:109.88pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block\">..................</span></p></td><td style=\"width:65.2pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">30 159 000</span></p></td><td style=\"width:61.8pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">3 126 000</span></p></td><td style=\"width:57.45pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">33 285 000</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:19.85pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:231.15pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:65.2pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>30 240 000</span></p></td><td style=\"width:61.8pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>3 187 000</span></p></td><td style=\"width:57.45pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>33 427 000</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:19.85pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>108</span></p></td><td style=\"width:231.15pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>Parliamentary Library</span><span style=\"width:141.83pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block\">.......................</span></p></td><td style=\"width:65.2pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">15 272 000</span></p></td><td style=\"width:61.8pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>—</span></p></td><td style=\"width:57.45pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">15 272 000</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:19.85pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:231.15pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:65.2pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>14 863 000</span></p></td><td style=\"width:61.8pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>—</span></p></td><td style=\"width:57.45pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>14 863 000</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:19.85pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>109</span></p></td><td style=\"width:231.15pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>Joint House Department</span><span style=\"width:133.2pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block\">......................</span></p></td><td style=\"width:65.2pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">34 010 000</span></p></td><td style=\"width:61.8pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">2 549 000</span></p></td><td style=\"width:57.45pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">36 559 000</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:19.85pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:231.15pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:65.2pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>33 759 000</span></p></td><td style=\"width:61.8pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>2 697 000</span></p></td><td style=\"width:57.45pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>36 456 000</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:19.85pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:231.15pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">Total</span><span style=\"width:207.62pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; font-weight:bold; display:inline-block\">..................................</span></p></td><td style=\"width:65.2pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">129 385 000</span></p></td><td style=\"width:61.8pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">6 505 000</span></p></td><td style=\"width:57.45pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">135 890 000</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:19.85pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:12pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:231.15pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:12pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:65.2pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:12pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>127 065 000</span></p></td><td style=\"width:61.8pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:12pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>6 671 000</span></p></td><td style=\"width:57.45pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:12pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>133 736 000</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>\n```\n\n  \n\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" style=\"width:100%; margin-right:auto; margin-left:auto; border-collapse:collapse\"><tbody><tr style=\"height:15.75pt\"><td rowspan=\"2\" style=\"width:256.65pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td rowspan=\"2\" style=\"width:59.15pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">1998</span><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">‑</span><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">99</span></p></td><td colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:127.65pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>1997</span><span>‑</span><span>98</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:72.25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>Estimated Appropriation</span></p></td><td style=\"width:51.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>Estimated Expenditure</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:256.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-top:18pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>Division 101.</span><span>—SENATE</span></p></td><td style=\"width:59.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>$</span></p></td><td style=\"width:72.25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>$</span></p></td><td style=\"width:51.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>$</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:256.65pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><div style=\"margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-left:36pt; text-indent:-36pt; text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">1.</span><span>— </span><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">Running Costs (net appropriation — see section 7) (see also section 8)</span><span style=\"width:8.17pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block\"></span></p></div></td><td style=\"width:59.15pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>25 950 000</span></p></td><td style=\"width:72.25pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>25 628 000</span></p></td><td style=\"width:51.4pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>23 728 000</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:256.65pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><div style=\"margin-top:6pt; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-left:36pt; text-indent:-36pt; text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">2.</span><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">— Other Services</span></p></div></td><td style=\"width:59.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:72.25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:51.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:256.65pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-left:10.8pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>01. Citizenship visits program</span><span style=\"width:120.65pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block\">....................</span></p></td><td style=\"width:59.15pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>415 000</span></p></td><td style=\"width:72.25pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>386 000</span></p></td><td style=\"width:51.4pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>386 000</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:256.65pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-top:6pt; margin-left:28.8pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">Total: Senate</span><span style=\"width:166.26pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; font-weight:bold; display:inline-block\">...........................</span></p></td><td style=\"width:59.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">26 365 000</span></p></td><td style=\"width:72.25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">26 014 000</span></p></td><td style=\"width:51.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">24</span><span> </span><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">114 000</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:256.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">ADVANCE TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE</span></p></td><td style=\"width:59.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:72.25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:51.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:256.65pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>Division 102 </span><span>— ADVANCE TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE</span></p></td><td style=\"width:59.15pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:72.25pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:51.4pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:256.65pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-left:14.4pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>To enable the President of the Senate to make money available for expenditure:</span></p></td><td style=\"width:59.15pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:72.25pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:51.4pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:256.65pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><div style=\"margin-left:14.4pt; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-left:14.4pt; text-indent:-14.4pt; text-align:justify\"><span>(a) that the President of the Senate is satisfied is expenditure that is urgently required and:</span></p></div></td><td style=\"width:59.15pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:72.25pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:51.4pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:256.65pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><div style=\"margin-left:28.8pt; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-left:14.4pt; text-indent:-14.4pt; text-align:justify\"><span>(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</span></p></div></td><td style=\"width:59.15pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:72.25pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:51.4pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:256.65pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><div style=\"margin-left:28.8pt; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-left:14.4pt; text-indent:-14.4pt; text-align:justify\"><span>(ii) was erroneously omitted from, or understated in, the Bill for this Act; and</span></p></div></td><td style=\"width:59.15pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:72.25pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:51.4pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:256.65pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><div style=\"margin-left:14.4pt; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-left:14.4pt; text-indent:-14.4pt; text-align:justify\"><span>(b) particulars of which will afterwards be submitted to the Parliament;</span></p></div></td><td style=\"width:59.15pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:72.25pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:51.4pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:256.65pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-left:14.4pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>being expenditure for the service of the year ending on 30 June 1999 in relation to the Senate</span><span style=\"width:9.22pt; display:inline-block\"></span></p></td><td style=\"width:59.15pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">300 000</span></p></td><td style=\"width:72.25pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">300 000</span></p></td><td style=\"width:51.4pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>*</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>\n```\n\n\\* Estimated expenditure in 1997‑98 from the Advance to the President of the Senate is shown under the appropriation to which it has been or v be charged.\n\n  \n\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" style=\"width:100%; margin-right:auto; margin-left:auto; border-collapse:collapse\"><tbody><tr style=\"height:15.9pt\"><td rowspan=\"2\" style=\"width:254.5pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td rowspan=\"2\" style=\"width:56.35pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">1998</span><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">‑</span><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">99</span></p></td><td colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:132.6pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>1997</span><span>‑</span><span>98</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:72.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>Appropriation</span></p></td><td style=\"width:56.05pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>Estimated Expenditure</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:254.5pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:56.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>$</span></p></td><td style=\"width:72.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>$</span></p></td><td style=\"width:56.05pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>$</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:254.5pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">PROVISION FOR RUNNING COSTS BORROWINGS</span></p></td><td style=\"width:56.35pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:72.55pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:56.05pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:254.5pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-top:6pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>Division 103</span><span>— PROVISION FOR RUNNING COSTS BORROWINGS</span></p></td><td style=\"width:56.35pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:72.55pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:56.05pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:254.5pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-top:6pt; margin-left:14.4pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>To enable the President to make money available for expenditure:</span></p></td><td style=\"width:56.35pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:72.55pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:56.05pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:254.5pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><div style=\"margin-top:6pt; margin-left:14.4pt; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-left:18pt; text-indent:-18pt; text-align:justify\"><span>(a) for the purposes of running costs for which an appropriation has been made under an item, subdivision or Division in this Schedule; and</span></p></div></td><td style=\"width:56.35pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:72.55pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:56.05pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:254.5pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><div style=\"margin-top:6pt; margin-left:14.4pt; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-left:18pt; text-indent:-18pt; text-align:justify\"><span>(b) particulars of which will afterwards be submitted to the Parliament</span><span style=\"width:28.02pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block\"></span></p></div></td><td style=\"width:56.35pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">200 000</span></p></td><td style=\"width:72.55pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">200 000</span></p></td><td style=\"width:56.05pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>*</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>\n```\n\n\\* Estimated expenditure in 1997‑98 from the Provision for Running Costs Borrowings to the President of the Senate is shown under the appropriation to which it has been or will be charged.\n\n  \n\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" style=\"width:100%; margin-right:auto; margin-left:auto; border-collapse:collapse\"><tbody><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td rowspan=\"2\" style=\"width:256.2pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td rowspan=\"2\" style=\"width:59.7pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">1998</span><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">‑</span><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">99</span></p></td><td colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:127.55pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>1997</span><span>‑</span><span>98</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:71.1pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>Estimated Appropriation</span></p></td><td style=\"width:52.45pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>Estimated Expenditure</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:256.2pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top\"><p style=\"text-align:justify\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:59.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>$</span></p></td><td style=\"width:71.1pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>$</span></p></td><td style=\"width:52.45pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>$</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:256.2pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>Division 104 </span><span>— HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES</span></p></td><td style=\"width:59.7pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom\"><p style=\"text-align:right\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:71.1pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom\"><p style=\"text-align:right\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:52.45pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom\"><p style=\"text-align:right\"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:256.2pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><div style=\"margin-bottom:6pt; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-left:36pt; text-indent:-36pt; text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">1</span><span>.</span><span>— </span><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">Running Costs (net appropriation — see section 7) (see also section 8)</span><span style=\"width:8.17pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block\"></span></p></div></td><td style=\"width:59.7pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>23 994 000</span></p></td><td style=\"width:71.1pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>24 475 000</span></p></td><td style=\"width:52.45pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>24 475 000</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:256.2pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">2.</span><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">— Other Services</span></p></td><td style=\"width:59.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:71.1pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:52.45pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:256.2pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-left:7.2pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>01. Citizenship visits program</span><span style=\"width:124.25pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block\">....................</span></p></td><td style=\"width:59.7pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>415 000</span></p></td><td style=\"width:71.1pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>386 000</span></p></td><td style=\"width:52.45pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>386 000</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:256.2pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-left:21.6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>Compensation and legal expenses</span><span style=\"width:95.16pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block\">...............</span></p></td><td style=\"width:59.7pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">—</span></p></td><td style=\"width:71.1pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>15 000</span></p></td><td style=\"width:52.45pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>15 000</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:256.2pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:59.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>415 000</span></p></td><td style=\"width:71.1pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>401 000</span></p></td><td style=\"width:52.45pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>401 000</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:256.2pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-top:6pt; margin-left:21.6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">Total: House of Representatives</span><span style=\"width:94.03pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; font-weight:bold; display:inline-block\">...............</span></p></td><td style=\"width:59.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">24 409 000</span></p></td><td style=\"width:71.1pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">24 876 000</span></p></td><td style=\"width:52.45pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">24 876 000</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:256.2pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">ADVANCE TO THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES</span></p></td><td style=\"width:59.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:71.1pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:52.45pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:256.2pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>Division 105.</span><span>— ADVANCE TO THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES</span></p></td><td style=\"width:59.7pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:71.1pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:52.45pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:256.2pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-left:10.8pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>To enable the Speaker of the House of Representatives to make money available for expenditure:</span></p></td><td style=\"width:59.7pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:71.1pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:52.45pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:256.2pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><div style=\"margin-left:10.8pt; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-left:18pt; text-indent:-18pt; text-align:justify\"><span>(a) that the Speaker of the House of Representatives is satisfied is expenditure that is urgently required and:</span></p></div></td><td style=\"width:59.7pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:71.1pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:52.45pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:256.2pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><div style=\"margin-left:28.8pt; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-left:18pt; text-indent:-18pt; text-align:justify\"><span>(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</span></p></div></td><td style=\"width:59.7pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:71.1pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:52.45pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:256.2pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><div style=\"margin-left:28.8pt; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-left:18pt; text-indent:-18pt; text-align:justify\"><span>(ii) was erroneously omitted from, or understated in, the Bill for this Act; and</span></p></div></td><td style=\"width:59.7pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:71.1pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:52.45pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:256.2pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><div style=\"margin-left:10.8pt; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-left:18pt; text-indent:-18pt; text-align:justify\"><span>(b) particulars of which will afterwards be submitted to the Parliament;</span></p></div></td><td style=\"width:59.7pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:71.1pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:52.45pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:256.2pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-left:10.8pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>being expenditure for the service of the year ending on 30 June 1999 in relation to the House of Representatives</span><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:59.7pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">300 000</span></p></td><td style=\"width:71.1pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">300 000</span></p></td><td style=\"width:52.45pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">*</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>\n```\n\n\\* Estimated expenditure in 1997‑98 from the Advance to the Speaker of the House of Representatives is shown under the appropriation to which it has been or will be charged.\n\n  \n\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" style=\"width:100%; margin-right:auto; margin-left:auto; border-collapse:collapse\"><tbody><tr style=\"height:14.85pt\"><td rowspan=\"2\" style=\"width:252.85pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td rowspan=\"2\" style=\"width:60.6pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">1998</span><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">‑</span><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">99</span></p></td><td colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:130pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>1997</span><span>‑</span><span>98</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:73.25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>Appropriation</span></p></td><td style=\"width:52.75pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>Estimated Expenditure</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:252.85pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:60.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>$</span></p></td><td style=\"width:73.25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>$</span></p></td><td style=\"width:52.75pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>$</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:252.85pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">PROVISION FOR RUNNING COSTS BORROWINGS</span></p></td><td style=\"width:60.6pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:73.25pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:52.75pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:252.85pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>Division 106.</span><span>— PROVISION FOR RUNNING COSTS BORROWINGS</span></p></td><td style=\"width:60.6pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:73.25pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:52.75pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:252.85pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-top:6pt; margin-left:7.2pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>To enable the Speaker of the House of Representatives to make money available for expenditure:</span></p></td><td style=\"width:60.6pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:73.25pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:52.75pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:252.85pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><div style=\"margin-top:6pt; margin-left:7.2pt; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-left:18pt; text-indent:-18pt; text-align:justify\"><span>(a) for the purposes of running costs for which an appropriation has been made under an item, subdivision or Division in this Schedule; and</span></p></div></td><td style=\"width:60.6pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:73.25pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:52.75pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:252.85pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><div style=\"margin-top:6pt; margin-left:7.2pt; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-left:18pt; text-indent:-18pt; text-align:justify\"><span>(b) particulars of which will afterwards be submitted to the Parliament</span><span style=\"width:35.22pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block\"></span></p></div></td><td style=\"width:60.6pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">200 000</span></p></td><td style=\"width:73.25pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">200 000</span></p></td><td style=\"width:52.75pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">*</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>\n```\n\n\\* Estimated expenditure in 1997‑98 from the Provision for Running Costs Borrowings to the Speaker of the House of Representatives is shown under the appropriation to which it has been or will be charged.\n\n  \n\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" style=\"width:100%; margin-right:auto; margin-left:auto; border-collapse:collapse\"><tbody><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td rowspan=\"2\" style=\"width:255.25pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td rowspan=\"2\" style=\"width:60.3pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">1998</span><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">‑</span><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">99</span></p></td><td colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:127.9pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>1997</span><span>‑</span><span>98</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:70.85pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>Estimated Appropriation</span></p></td><td style=\"width:53.05pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>Estimated Expenditure</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:255.25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top\"><p style=\"text-align:justify\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:60.3pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>$</span></p></td><td style=\"width:70.85pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>$</span></p></td><td style=\"width:53.05pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>$</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:255.25pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-top:12pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>Division 107.</span><span>— PARLIAMENTARY REPORTING STAFF</span></p></td><td style=\"width:60.3pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom\"><p style=\"text-align:right\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:70.85pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom\"><p style=\"text-align:right\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:53.05pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom\"><p style=\"text-align:right\"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:255.25pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><div style=\"margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-left:36pt; text-indent:-36pt; text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">1.</span><span>— </span><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">Running Costs (net appropriation — see section 7) (see also section 8)</span><span style=\"width:8.17pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block\"></span></p></div></td><td style=\"width:60.3pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>30 159 000</span></p></td><td style=\"width:70.85pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>30 664 000</span></p></td><td style=\"width:53.05pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>30 240 000</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:255.25pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">2.</span><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">— Capital expenditure</span><span style=\"width:146.72pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; font-weight:bold; display:inline-block\">........................</span></p></td><td style=\"width:60.3pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>3 126 000</span></p></td><td style=\"width:70.85pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>3 187 000</span></p></td><td style=\"width:53.05pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>3 187 000</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:255.25pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">Total: Parliamentary Reporting Staff</span><span style=\"width:92.31pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; font-weight:bold; display:inline-block\">...............</span></p></td><td style=\"width:60.3pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">33 285 000</span></p></td><td style=\"width:70.85pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">33 851 000</span></p></td><td style=\"width:53.05pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">33 427 000</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:255.25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-top:6pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>Division 108.</span><span>— PARLIAMENTARY LIBRARY</span></p></td><td style=\"width:60.3pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:70.85pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:53.05pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:255.25pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><div style=\"margin-bottom:6pt; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-left:36pt; text-indent:-36pt; text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">1.</span><span>— </span><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">Running Costs (net appropriation — see section 7) (see also section 8)</span><span style=\"width:8.17pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block\"></span></p></div></td><td style=\"width:60.3pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>15 272 000</span></p></td><td style=\"width:70.85pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>15 329 000</span></p></td><td style=\"width:53.05pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>14 863 000</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:255.25pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-top:6pt; margin-left:36pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">Total: Parliamentary Library</span></p></td><td style=\"width:60.3pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">15 272 000</span></p></td><td style=\"width:70.85pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">15 329 000</span></p></td><td style=\"width:53.05pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">14 863 000</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:255.25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-top:6pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>Division 109</span><span>— JOINT HOUSE DEPARTMENT</span></p></td><td style=\"width:60.3pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:70.85pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:53.05pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:255.25pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><div style=\"margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-left:36pt; text-indent:-36pt; text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">1.</span><span>— </span><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">Running Costs (net appropriation — see section 7) (see also section 8)</span><span style=\"width:8.17pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block\"></span></p></div></td><td style=\"width:60.3pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>34 010 000</span></p></td><td style=\"width:70.85pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>37 849 000</span></p></td><td style=\"width:53.05pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>33 759 000</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:255.25pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">2.</span><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">— Capital expenditure</span><span style=\"width:146.72pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; font-weight:bold; display:inline-block\">........................</span></p></td><td style=\"width:60.3pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>2 549 000</span></p></td><td style=\"width:70.85pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>2 599 000</span></p></td><td style=\"width:53.05pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>2 599 000</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:255.25pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">Other Services</span></p></td><td style=\"width:60.3pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:70.85pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:53.05pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:255.25pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-left:14.4pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>Compensation and legal expenses</span><span style=\"width:102.36pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block\">................</span></p></td><td style=\"width:60.3pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>—</span></p></td><td style=\"width:70.85pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>98 000</span></p></td><td style=\"width:53.05pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>98 000</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:255.25pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-top:6pt; margin-left:28.8pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">Total: Joint House Department</span><span style=\"width:89.6pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; font-weight:bold; display:inline-block\">..............</span></p></td><td style=\"width:60.3pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">36 559 000</span></p></td><td style=\"width:70.85pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">40 546 000</span></p></td><td style=\"width:53.05pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">36 456 000</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>\n```\n\n  \n\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" style=\"width:100%; margin-right:auto; margin-left:auto; border-collapse:collapse\"><tbody><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td rowspan=\"2\" style=\"width:252.95pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td rowspan=\"2\" style=\"width:58.55pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">1998</span><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">‑</span><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">99</span></p></td><td colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:131.95pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>1997</span><span>‑</span><span>98</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:75.25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>Appropriation</span></p></td><td style=\"width:52.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>Estimated Expenditure</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:252.95pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:58.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>$</span></p></td><td style=\"width:75.25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>$</span></p></td><td style=\"width:52.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>$</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:252.95pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">JOINT ADVANCE TO THE PRESIDENT AND THE SPEAKER</span></p></td><td style=\"width:58.55pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:75.25pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:52.7pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:252.95pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>Division 110.</span><span>— JOINT ADVANCE TO THE PRESIDENT AND THE SPEAKER</span></p></td><td style=\"width:58.55pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:75.25pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:52.7pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:252.95pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-left:10.8pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>To enable the President and the Speaker to make money available for expenditure:</span></p></td><td style=\"width:58.55pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:75.25pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:52.7pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:252.95pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><div style=\"margin-left:10.8pt; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-left:14.4pt; text-indent:-14.4pt; text-align:justify\"><span>(a) that both the President and the Speaker are satisfied is expenditure that is urgently required and:</span></p></div></td><td style=\"width:58.55pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:75.25pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:52.7pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:252.95pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><div style=\"margin-left:28.8pt; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-left:14.4pt; text-indent:-14.4pt; text-align:justify\"><span>(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</span></p></div></td><td style=\"width:58.55pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:75.25pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:52.7pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:252.95pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><div style=\"margin-left:28.8pt; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-left:14.4pt; text-indent:-14.4pt; text-align:justify\"><span>(ii) was erroneously omitted from, or understated in, the Bill for this Act; and</span></p></div></td><td style=\"width:58.55pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:75.25pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:52.7pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:252.95pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><div style=\"margin-left:10.8pt; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-left:14.4pt; text-indent:-14.4pt; text-align:justify\"><span>(b) particulars of which will afterwards be submitted to the Parliament;</span></p></div></td><td style=\"width:58.55pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:75.25pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:52.7pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:252.95pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-left:10.8pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>being expenditure for the service of the year ending on 30 June 1999 in relation to the Parliamentary Reporting Staff, the Parliamentary Library or the Joint House</span><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:58.55pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">1 000 000</span></p></td><td style=\"width:75.25pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>1 </span><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">000 000</span></p></td><td style=\"width:52.7pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">*</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>\n```\n\n\\* Estimated expenditure in 1997‑98 from the Joint Advance to the President and the Speaker is shown under the appropriation to which it has been or will be charged.\n\n  \n\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" style=\"width:100%; margin-right:auto; margin-left:auto; border-collapse:collapse\"><tbody><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td rowspan=\"2\" style=\"width:256.45pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td rowspan=\"2\" style=\"width:59.8pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">1998</span><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">‑</span><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">99</span></p></td><td colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:127.2pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>1997</span><span>‑</span><span>98</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:72.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>Appropriation</span></p></td><td style=\"width:50.85pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>Estimated Expenditure</span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:256.45pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:59.8pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>$</span></p></td><td style=\"width:72.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>$</span></p></td><td style=\"width:50.85pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:256.45pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">PROVISION FOR RUNNING COSTS BORROWINGS</span></p></td><td style=\"width:59.8pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:72.35pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:50.85pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:256.45pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>Division 111.</span><span>—PROVISION FOR RUNNING COSTS BORROWINGS</span></p></td><td style=\"width:59.8pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:72.35pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:50.85pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:256.45pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-top:6pt; margin-left:7.2pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>To enable the President and the Speaker to make money available for expenditure:</span></p></td><td style=\"width:59.8pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:72.35pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:50.85pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:256.45pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><div style=\"margin-top:6pt; margin-left:7.2pt; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-left:18pt; text-indent:-18pt; text-align:justify\"><span>(a) for the purposes of running costs for which an appropriation has been made under an item, subdivision or Division in this Schedule; and</span></p></div></td><td style=\"width:59.8pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:72.35pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td><td style=\"width:50.85pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style=\"height:1pt\"><td style=\"width:256.45pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff\"><div style=\"margin-left:7.2pt; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"margin-left:18pt; text-indent:-18pt; text-align:justify\"><span>(b) particulars of which will afterwards be submitted to the Parliament</span><span style=\"width:35.22pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block\"></span></p></div></td><td style=\"width:59.8pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">200 000</span></p></td><td style=\"width:72.35pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">200 000</span></p></td><td style=\"width:50.85pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff\"><p style=\"text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff\"><span>*</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>\n```\n\n\\* Estimated expenditure in 1997‑98 from the Provision for Running Costs Borrowings to the President and the Speaker is shown under the appropriation to which it has been or will be charged.\n\n\\[Minister's second reading speech made in—\n\nHouse of Representatives on 12 May 1998\n\nSenate on 22 June 1998\\]\n\n(71/98)\n\n| 16059 Cat. No. 98 3234 8 ISBN 0642 374694 |     |\n| ----------------------------------------- | --- |\n\nPrinted by Authority by the Commonwealth Government Printer (71/98)","sortOrder":10}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-realtime","completionTokens":2214},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains focused on its original purpose as an annual appropriation act for parliamentary departments for the 1998-99 financial year, containing standard budgetary mechanisms without significant expansion beyond funding allocation."},"complexity_factors":["Cross-references to Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 and Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973","Technical mechanisms: net appropriations (section 7), running costs provisions (section 5), and employment subsidy credits (section 8)","Multiple appropriation types: main appropriation, additional salary appropriation, emergency advances, and borrowing provisions","Detailed Schedule with 5 Divisions and multiple subdivisions specifying exact dollar amounts and purposes"],"plain_english_summary":"The Act authorises about $138 million from the Consolidated Revenue Fund to run Australia’s five parliamentary departments to 30 June 1999, covering the Senate, House of Representatives, Parliamentary Reporting Staff, Parliamentary Library and the Joint House Department.\n\nIt also permits departments to retain certain own-source revenue, provides flexibility to meet any pay increases, and establishes small emergency advance and short-term borrowing facilities to manage urgent expenses and cash-flow timing."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act stays within its original appropriation remit: it allocates a fixed sum for 1998–99 to Parliamentary Departments and establishes operational rules for payments, credits, salary‑related top‑ups and advances. It does not expand the types of services or beneficiaries beyond those listed, nor create ongoing entitlements; it provides one‑year appropriations and conditional mechanisms tied to existing statutes (see sections 4–12 and the Schedule)."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple recipient entities and detailed Schedule allocations across divisions (Senate, House, Reporting Staff, Library, Joint House)","Distinction between running costs, other services (including capital), advances and provision for borrowings in the Schedule","Mechanisms allowing additional issuances for salary increases determined by Presiding Officers (section 6) and ministerial reporting obligations (section 6(6))","Net annotated appropriations that depend on agreements under the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 (section 7) — cross‑statutory interaction","Rules for crediting payments from employment subsidy schemes and The Comcover Reserve, including Ministerial/directional control and delegations (sections 8–9)","Temporal restriction on debiting the Consolidated Revenue Fund after 30 June 1999 with narrow exceptions for corrections/balancing (section 12)","Discretion concentrated in the Minister and Presiding Officers, with limited parliamentary visibility until after advances are spent (sections 6, 11)"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act authorises the Commonwealth to pay $138,090,000 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the running costs, capital items and contingency advances of Parliamentary Departments for the year ending 30 June 1999 (see section 4 and the Schedule). The Minister issues funds; Presiding Officers (President/Speaker) can determine extra amounts for salary increases and make delegated decisions about credits and advances (see sections 5–6, 9–11). It also permits certain external payments to be credited to appropriations and limits post‑year debits (sections 7–12)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/appropriation-parliamentary-departments-act-1998-99","history":"/api/acts/appropriation-parliamentary-departments-act-1998-99/history","analysis":"/api/acts/appropriation-parliamentary-departments-act-1998-99/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/appropriation-parliamentary-departments-act-1998-99/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/appropriation-parliamentary-departments-act-1998-99/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/appropriation-parliamentary-departments-act-1998-99/documents"}}