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Short title
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This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2026 .
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Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2026
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What this law does (mechanically)
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An "Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2026" is a public spending law for the Tasmanian Government. Its legal effect is to give Parliament’s formal approval for the Government to withdraw specified amounts from the Consolidated Fund (the central government bank account) and to apply those amounts to particular services, agencies or purposes during a stated financial period.
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Practically, the Act authorises payments to departments, statutory authorities and programs that cannot lawfully be made unless Parliament has approved the appropriation. It will typically list the amounts and the service or vote to which each amount is dedicated (though the detailed schedules are not included in the excerpt you supplied).
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The Act operates alongside other public finance laws (for example, the Financial Management Act or supply provisions). The Treasurer and accounting officers of departments then draw and spend the money in accordance with the appropriation and the usual administrative rules.
Who it affects
- The Tasmanian Government’s agencies and statutory authorities: they receive legal authority to spend the money listed against their services.
- Tasmanian taxpayers and the Consolidated Fund: the Act authorises the use of public money raised from taxes, fees and other receipts.
- Private firms and non-government organisations that supply goods or services to government: they are potential recipients of payments funded by the appropriation but are affected indirectly only through procurement and grant arrangements.
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Current sections
Direct links to the current provisions in Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2026.
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Commencement
2 Commencement
This Act commences on 1 July 2026, but if it does not receive the Royal Assent by that date this Act is taken to have commenced on 1 July 2026.
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Interpretation
3 Interpretation
For the purposes of this Act –
Capital Services means –
(a) public works or property required for public purposes; or
(b) a loan authorised by law;
Operating Services means the ordinary annual services of the Government.
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Issue, application and appropriation of $62 913 000
4 Issue, application and appropriation of $62 913 000
(1) In respect of the financial year ending on 30 June 2027, the Treasurer may –
(a) issue the sum of $62 913 000 out of the Public Account; and
(b) apply that sum for the services of the Government.
(2) The sum specified in subsection (1)(a) is appropriated.
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Purposes of appropriation
5 Purposes of appropriation
The sum specified in section 4(1)(a) is to be applied for the purposes specified in Schedule 1 and detailed in the agency information in support of the estimates for the financial year ending on 30 June 2027.
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Expiry of Act
6 Expiry of Act
This Act expires on 30 June 2028.
SCHEDULE 1 - Purposes of Appro
SCHEDULE 1 - Purposes of Appropriation 2026-27
Source text
Sourced from Tasmanian Legislation Online (legislation.tas.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.
Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2026
An Act for the appropriation of $62 913 000 out of the Public Account for the services of the Government in respect of Parliament and Statutory Offices for the financial year ending on 30 June 2027
[Royal Assent 10 July 2026]
Be it enacted by Her Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2026 .
2. Commencement
This Act commences on 1 July 2026, but if it does not receive the Royal Assent by that date this Act is taken to have commenced on 1 July 2026.
3. Interpretation
For the purposes of this Act –
Capital Services means –
(a) public works or property required for public purposes; or
(b) a loan authorised by law;
Operating Services means the ordinary annual services of the Government.
4. Issue, application and appropriation of $62 913 000
(1) In respect of the financial year ending on 30 June 2027, the Treasurer may –
(a) issue the sum of $62 913 000 out of the Public Account; and
(b) apply that sum for the services of the Government.
(2) The sum specified in subsection (1)(a) is appropriated.
5. Purposes of appropriation
The sum specified in section 4(1)(a) is to be applied for the purposes specified in Schedule 1 and detailed in the agency information in support of the estimates for the financial year ending on 30 June 2027.