Queensland bill

Appropriation (Parliament) Bill 2025

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Jurisdiction

Queensland

Making Date

2025-01-01

Collection

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Parliamentary Progress

IntroducedFirst ReadingSecond ReadingCommitteePassed HousePassed SenatePassed BothRoyal Assent

Plain English Summary

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**What this bill does (mechanically)

Authorises the Treasurer to pay money from the State's consolidated fund to finance the Legislative Assembly and parliamentary services.
Specifically, it appropriates $146,459,000 for the financial year starting 1 July 2025 (section 2(1)–(2) and Schedule 1) and authorises $73,229,500 for the financial year starting 1 July 2026 (section 3).
It states that the 2025–26 appropriation includes amounts already authorised by the prior Appropriation (Parliament) Act 2024 (section 2(3)).
It repeals two earlier parliamentary appropriation Acts (section 4).

Official stated purpose (as presented in the bill)

The bill’s stated purpose is to provide legal authority for payments from the consolidated fund to cover the costs of the Legislative Assembly and parliamentary service for the named financial years (title and sections 2–3).

Who is affected and who pays/decides

Who pays: funds are drawn from Queensland’s consolidated fund — i.e. public money controlled by the State (sections 2(1) and 3).
Who is authorised to pay: the Treasurer is given the authority to make the payments (sections 2(1) and 3).
Who benefits: the Legislative Assembly and parliamentary service receive the appropriation and may apply it to departmental services, equity adjustments and administered items as set out in Schedule 1 (section 2(2) and Schedule 1).

How the money is allocated (mechanics)

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Appropriation (Parliament) Bill 2025

Queensland Appropriation (Parliament) Bill 2025

Queensland Appropriation (Parliament) Bill 2025 Contents Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2 Appropriation for 2025–2026 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3 Supply for 2026–2027 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4 Repeals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Schedule 1 Appropriation for 2025–2026 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

2025 A Bill for An Act authorising the Treasurer to pay amounts from the consolidated fund for the Legislative Assembly and parliamentary service for the financial years starting 1 July 2025 and 1 July 2026

[s 1] Appropriation (Parliament) Bill 2025 Page 4 Authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel The Parliament of Queensland enacts— 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Appropriation (Parliament) Act 2025. Note— Under 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. 2 Appropriation for 2025–2026 (1) The Treasurer is authorised to pay $146,459,000 from the consolidated fund for the Legislative Assembly and parliamentary service for the financial year starting 1 July 2025. (2) The amount mentioned in subsection (1) is appropriated for the financial year for the Legislative Assembly and parliamentary service for application to its departmental services, equity adjustment and administered items as stated in schedule 1. (3) The amount mentioned in subsection (1) includes the amount already authorised by the Appropriation (Parliament) Act 2024, section 3, to be paid for the financial year starting 1 July 2025. 3 Supply for 2026–2027 The Treasurer is authorised to pay $73,229,500 from the consolidated fund for the Legislative Assembly and parliamentary service for the financial year starting 1 July 2026. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

[s 4] Appropriation (Parliament) Bill 2025 Page 5 Authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel 4 Repeals The following Acts are repealed–– • Appropriation (Parliament) Act 2023, No. 19 • Appropriation (Parliament) (Supplementary 2023–2024) Act 2025, No. 3. 1 2 3 4 5

Schedule 1 Appropriation (Parliament) Bill 2025 Page 6 Authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel Schedule 1 Appropriation for 2025–2026 section 2(2) Budget 2024–2025 $’000 Est. Actual 2024–2025 $’000 Vote 2025–2026 $’000 Controlled items departmental services 136,437 141,844 141,901 equity adjustment (4,502) (4,502) 4,558 Administered items .. .. .. Vote 131,935 137,342 146,459 © State of Queensland 2025 1 2

Source text

Sourced from Queensland Legislation (legislation.qld.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.

Appropriation (Parliament) Bill 2025

Queensland Appropriation (Parliament) Bill 2025