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sec.6Meaning of terms relating to annual appropriation Act
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### sec.6 Meaning of terms relating to annual appropriation Act
An annual appropriation Act is—
an ordinary annual appropriation Act; or
a parliamentary annual appropriation Act.
An ordinary annual appropriation Act is an Act that, for departments other than the Legislative Assembly and parliamentary service—
authorises the Treasurer to pay from the consolidated fund an amount for the departments for a financial year; and
appropriates for the financial year an amount to be applied to the departmental services, administered items and equity adjustment of each department.
A parliamentary annual appropriation Act is an Act that, for the Legislative Assembly and parliamentary service—
authorises the Treasurer to pay from the consolidated fund an amount for the Legislative Assembly and parliamentary service for the financial year; and
appropriates for the financial year an amount to be applied to the departmental services, administered items and equity adjustment of the Legislative Assembly and parliamentary service.
The annual appropriation Acts for a financial year are both—
the ordinary annual appropriation Act for the financial year; and
the parliamentary annual appropriation Act for the financial year.
(sec.6-ssec.1) An annual appropriation Act is— an ordinary annual appropriation Act; or a parliamentary annual appropriation Act.
(sec.6-ssec.2) An ordinary annual appropriation Act is an Act that, for departments other than the Legislative Assembly and parliamentary service— authorises the Treasurer to pay from the consolidated fund an amount for the departments for a financial year; and appropriates for the financial year an amount to be applied to the departmental services, administered items and equity adjustment of each department.
(sec.6-ssec.3) A parliamentary annual appropriation Act is an Act that, for the Legislative Assembly and parliamentary service— authorises the Treasurer to pay from the consolidated fund an amount for the Legislative Assembly and parliamentary service for the financial year; and appropriates for the financial year an amount to be applied to the departmental services, administered items and equity adjustment of the Legislative Assembly and parliamentary service.
(sec.6-ssec.4) The annual appropriation Acts for a financial year are both— the ordinary annual appropriation Act for the financial year; and the parliamentary annual appropriation Act for the financial year.
- (a) an ordinary annual appropriation Act; or
- (b) a parliamentary annual appropriation Act.
- (a) authorises the Treasurer to pay from the consolidated fund an amount for the departments for a financial year; and
- (b) appropriates for the financial year an amount to be applied to the departmental services, administered items and equity adjustment of each department.
- (a) authorises the Treasurer to pay from the consolidated fund an amount for the Legislative Assembly and parliamentary service for the financial year; and
- (b) appropriates for the financial year an amount to be applied to the departmental services, administered items and equity adjustment of the Legislative Assembly and parliamentary service.
- (a) the ordinary annual appropriation Act for the financial year; and
- (b) the parliamentary annual appropriation Act for the financial year.