New South Wales act

Appropriation (Parliament) Act 2026

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Jurisdiction

New South Wales

Act Number

23 of 2026

Collection

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Plain English Summary

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What this Act does (mechanically)

The Appropriation (Parliament) Act 2026 authorises the payment of money from the government’s consolidated funds to meet the ordinary and specified expenses of Parliament and Parliamentary offices for the financial year covered by the Act.
Practically, it creates a legal authority for the Treasurer (or the relevant finance authority) to draw specified sums to pay salaries, operating costs, and other budgeted items for Parliamentary departments, officers and services.
The Act typically does this by listing one or more appropriation items and amounts (often in a schedule) and by stating that those amounts are appropriated for the purposes described.

Who it affects

Members of Parliament, parliamentary staff and the offices that support the legislature (clerks, security, library, committees, auditor/ombudsman-type offices where included).
Agencies and contractors that provide goods and services to Parliament, because it funds their payments.
All taxpayers in the sense that it authorises public spending from central funds; the cost is borne by the Consolidated Fund (i.e. public revenue).

Why it matters (purpose claims and practical consequences)

The stated purpose is to ensure Parliament and its support institutions have legal authority to spend money required to operate for the year (for example: pay staff, maintain premises, run committee inquiries). That is a formal step in the budget cycle: without appropriation, payments would lack legal authority.

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Current sections

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Part 1

Preliminary

Part 1 Preliminary

Name of Act

1 Name of Act

This Act is the Appropriation (Parliament) Act 2026.

Commencement

2 Commencement

This Act commences on the date of assent to this Act.

Definitions

3 Definitions

(1) In this Act—

appropriated means appropriated from the Consolidated Fund.

appropriation year means the year from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027.

services includes the following—

(a) capital works and services,

(b) recurrent services,

(c) repayment of debt.

(2) A reference in the Government Sector Finance Act 2018 to an annual Appropriation Act includes a reference to this Act.

Part 2

Appropriation for Legislature

Part 2 Appropriation for Legislature

Appropriation for services of Legislature

4 Appropriation for services of Legislature

The sum of $273,636,663 is appropriated to the Legislature for the services of the Legislature for the appropriation year.

Note—

The appropriation, together with funds from other sources, is intended to fund—

(a) expenses to the sum of $280,371,804, and

(b) capital expenditure to the sum of $33,115,000.

Part 3

General

Part 3 General

Payments authorised on lapse of appropriation

5 Payments authorised on lapse of appropriation

An amount is taken to have been expended out of a sum appropriated for a purpose by this Act if the amount was paid—

(a) for the purpose under the Government Sector Finance Act 2018, section 4.10, and

(b) during the appropriation year and before the date of assent to this Act.

Source text

Sourced from legislation.nsw.gov.au, CC BY 4.0.

An Act to appropriate from the Consolidated Fund a sum for the services of the Legislature for the year 2026–27.