{"id":"qld:act-2026-009","name":"Appropriation (Supplementary 2024–2025) Act 2026","slug":"appropriation-supplementary-2024-2025-act-2026","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"qld","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"9 of 2026","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":445946,"registerId":"qld-qld:act-2026-009-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-30","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"sec.1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Short title","content":"### sec.1 Short title\n\nThis Act may be cited as the Appropriation (Supplementary 2024–2025) Act 2026 .\nUnder the Financial Accountability Act 2009 , section 5 , words used in this Act that are defined under the Financial Accountability Act 2009 have the same meaning the words have in that Act, subject to a contrary intention in this Act.","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"sec.2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Supplementary appropriation for 2024–2025 based on unforeseen expenditure included in the consolidated fund financial report","content":"### sec.2 Supplementary appropriation for 2024–2025 based on unforeseen expenditure included in the consolidated fund financial report\n\nThe Treasurer is authorised to pay $5,740,982,000 from the consolidated fund for departments as stated in schedule 1 for the financial year starting 1 July 2024.\nFor each department, the total amount mentioned for the department in schedule 1 is appropriated for the financial year for the department for application to its departmental services, equity adjustment and administered items as stated in schedule 1 .\n(sec.2-ssec.1) The Treasurer is authorised to pay $5,740,982,000 from the consolidated fund for departments as stated in schedule 1 for the financial year starting 1 July 2024.\n(sec.2-ssec.2) For each department, the total amount mentioned for the department in schedule 1 is appropriated for the financial year for the department for application to its departmental services, equity adjustment and administered items as stated in schedule 1 .","sortOrder":1}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Act remains narrowly focused on giving legal authority to spend an identified amount to cover unforeseen expenditure already reflected in the consolidated fund financial report for 2024–25. It does not broaden policy powers, create new programs, or change the legal basis for spending beyond authorising specific additional appropriations for the named categories and departments in Schedule 1."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (two operative sections only: short title/definitions and a single appropriation provision).","Single lump-sum figure ($5,740,982,000) authorised for a single financial year.","Reliance on Schedule 1 for per-department breakdown (allocation detail offloaded to schedule).","Cross-reference to Financial Accountability Act 2009 s5 for defined terms (interpretation depends on another Act).","Three categorical uses (departmental services, equity adjustments, administered items) that require applying existing accounting definitions.","Minor drafting duplication in sec.2 text, but no substantive conditional provisions or nested exceptions."],"plain_english_summary":"**What this Act does**\n\n- Authorises the Treasurer to withdraw $5,740,982,000 from the consolidated fund and allocate it to government departments listed in Schedule 1 for the 2024–2025 financial year (the year starting 1 July 2024). (See sec.2.)\n- For each department named in Schedule 1, the money is appropriated for three types of items: departmental services (the department’s own running costs), equity adjustments (changes to the government’s ownership or investment in entities), and administered items (payments the department makes on behalf of the government, such as benefits or grants). (See sec.2.)\n- Words that are defined in the Financial Accountability Act 2009 carry the same meaning in this Act unless this Act says otherwise. (See sec.1.)\n\n**Who pays, who decides, and what changes**\n\n- Who pays: the consolidated fund (the government’s central bank account made up of revenues and receipts). (sec.2)\n- Who decides: Parliament, by passing this Act, authorises the Treasurer to make the payments; the Treasurer then executes the payments in accordance with Schedule 1 and the categories stated. (sec.2)\n- What changes: departments listed in Schedule 1 receive additional legal authority to spend the amounts allocated against departmental services, equity adjustments and administered items for the 2024–25 year.\n\n**Why this matters (official purpose and practical effect)**\n\n- The Act provides the statutory authority—after the fact—to spend an extra $5.740982 billion that has been identified as unforeseen expenditure in the consolidated fund financial report. In other words, it converts previously reported, unforeseen outlays into formally appropriated spending power for the named departments. (sec.2)\n\n**Testing the stated purpose against costs, incentives and implementation mechanics**\n\n- Cost and who bears it: the payment comes from the consolidated fund, i.e. public revenue. The Act does not create new revenue; it authorises allocation of existing or already-received funds. (sec.2)\n- Incentives and private-sector effects: the Act is an internal public finance action. It does not by itself change regulatory settings or private contractual rights; its main effect on third parties depends on how departments use the funds (program continuation, grants, payments), which are determined by the departmental allocation in Schedule 1 and existing program rules. (sec.2)\n- Trade-offs and opportunity cost: money used here is not available for other appropriations; the Act does not reallocate money away from other statutory appropriations directly, but it increases authorised spending from the consolidated fund. (sec.2)\n- Implementation risk and administrative discretion: the Treasurer is authorised to pay the amounts specified; actual program delivery and any subsequent departmental decisions remain subject to existing administrative rules and reporting under the Financial Accountability Act and departmental governance arrangements. The quality and transparency of the consolidated fund financial report (which identified the unforeseen expenditure) matter for oversight. (sec.1; sec.2)\n- Compliance burden: minimal on the public—this is a funding authorisation. Departments must account for the additional funds under normal financial accountability frameworks; no new regulatory compliance regime is created by this Act. (sec.1; sec.2)\n\n**Mechanics to watch in practice**\n\n- The Act relies on Schedule 1 to show per‑department allocations; the legal authority to spend is limited to those amounts and the three listed categories (departmental services, equity adjustments, administered items). (sec.2)\n- The Act cross‑references definitions in the Financial Accountability Act 2009, so interpretation of terms like \"departmental services\" will follow that Act unless this Act provides otherwise. (sec.1)\n\n**Key citations**: sec.1 (definitions/reference), sec.2 (authorisation, amount, categories, Schedule 1)."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/appropriation-supplementary-2024-2025-act-2026","history":"/api/acts/appropriation-supplementary-2024-2025-act-2026/history","analysis":"/api/acts/appropriation-supplementary-2024-2025-act-2026/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/appropriation-supplementary-2024-2025-act-2026/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/appropriation-supplementary-2024-2025-act-2026/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/appropriation-supplementary-2024-2025-act-2026/documents"}}