Appropriation (Parliament) (Supplementary 2023–2024) Bill 2024 (Queensland)

**What this law does (mechanically)

Authorises the Treasurer to pay $4,207,000 from the consolidated fund to the Legislative Assembly and parliamentary service for the 2023–24 financial year (section 2 and Schedule 1).
The appropriation is allocated to the Legislative Assembly and parliamentary service for departmental services, an equity adjustment and administered items as listed in Schedule 1.
Words defined in the Financial Accountability Act 2009 have the same meaning in this Act unless the Act says otherwise (short title and note to section 1).

Who pays, who decides, and who receives

Who pays: the money comes from the consolidated fund (that is, public funds held by the State).
Who decides/acts: the Treasurer is authorised by this Act to make the payment (s 2).
Who receives/benefits: the Legislative Assembly and parliamentary service (for its departmental services, equity adjustment and administered items as set out in Schedule 1).

Why the measure exists (stated purpose) and what that implies

The Act is presented as a supplementary appropriation to meet "unforeseen expenditure" already recorded in the consolidated fund financial report. In other words, it legally authorises a top‑up payment to cover costs not fully provided for in earlier budgeted appropriations (s 2 and Schedule 1).

Testing that claim against practical effects, costs and incentives

Direct fiscal effect: increases authorised expenditure for 2023–24 by $4.207 million (s 2; Schedule 1). That is an explicit, identifiable call on the consolidated fund for that year.
Opportunity cost: those funds will not be available for other public uses unless the consolidated fund is replenished or other appropriations are reduced.
Implementation risk and compliance burden: low. The Act authorises a single payment; no new administrative programme, regulatory scheme or reporting regime is created.
Bureaucratic discretion: narrowly constrained. The Act specifies the amount and recipient; the Treasurer’s role is to execute the payment. There is no open-ended spending power or delegation of new policy discretion in this text (s 2 and Schedule 1).
Effects on private enterprise and markets: negligible direct effects. The appropriation funds parliamentary services (internal public administration); any indirect effects on markets would be minor and arise through general public spending.
Surveillance of recurrent small increases: supplementary appropriations are a normal budget tool to adjust for unforeseen costs. The trade-off is that they permit adjustments to expenditure without re‑issuing an entire budget; that reduces transaction costs but can reduce the degree of re‑examination that accompanies a new primary appropriation.

Practical takeaway

This is a narrow, single-purpose appropriation law that authorises the Treasurer to make one specific payment from the consolidated fund to the Legislative Assembly and parliamentary service for the 2023–24 year (s 2; Schedule 1). It does not create ongoing programmes, new regulatory powers, or detailed spending conditions. It increases authorised expenditure by $4.207 million for the specified recipient and purposes.

Appropriation (Parliament) (Supplementary 2023–2024) Bill 2024

Queensland Appropriation (Parliament) (Supplementary 2023–2024) Bill 2024

Queensland Appropriation (Parliament) (Supplementary 2023–2024) Bill 2024 Contents Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2 Supplementary appropriation for 2023–2024 based on unforeseen expenditure included in the consolidated fund financial report . . 4 Schedule 1 Supplementary appropriation for 2023–2024 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

2024 A Bill for An Act authorising the Treasurer to pay an amount from the consolidated fund for the Legislative Assembly and parliamentary service for the financial year starting 1 July 2023

[s 1] Appropriation (Parliament) (Supplementary 2023–2024) Bill 2024 Page 4 Authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel The Parliament of Queensland enacts— 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Appropriation (Parliament) (Supplementary 2023–2024) Act 2024. 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 Supplementary appropriation for 2023–2024 based on unforeseen expenditure included in the consolidated fund financial report (1) The Treasurer is authorised to pay $4,207,000 from the consolidated fund for the Legislative Assembly and parliamentary service for the financial year starting 1 July 2023. (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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

Schedule 1 Appropriation (Parliament) (Supplementary 2023–2024) Bill 2024 Page 5 Authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel Schedule 1 Supplementary appropriation for 2023–2024 section 2 Amount $’000 Controlled items departmental services .. equity adjustment 4,207 Administered items .. Total amount 4,207 © State of Queensland 2024 1 2 3

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