20Recommended appropriation for Office of the Legislative

20 Recommended appropriation for Office of the Legislative Assembly Before the beginning of a financial year, the Speaker must— (a) after consultation with the relevant Assembly committee, advise the Treasurer of the appropriation that the Speaker considers should be made for the Office of the Legislative Assembly for the financial year (the recommended appropriation); and (b) give the Treasurer a draft budget for the Office of the Legislative Assembly for the financial year that contains the information mentioned in section 12 that applies to the office. 20AA Appropriation for Office of the Legislative Assembly (a) the Treasurer presents a bill for an Appropriation Act for the appropriation for the Office of the Legislative Assembly relating to a financial year in the Legislative Assembly; and

(b) the appropriation is less than the recommended appropriation for (2) Immediately after presenting the bill, the Treasurer must present to the Legislative Assembly a statement of reasons for departing from the recommended appropriation. recommended appropriation—see section 20. 20AB Recommended appropriation for officers of the Assembly Before the beginning of a financial year, the Speaker must for an officer of the Assembly— (a) after consultation with the officer and the relevant Assembly committee, advise the Treasurer of the appropriation that the Speaker considers should be made for the officer for the financial year (the recommended appropriation); and (b) present the recommended appropriation to the Assembly; and (c) give the Treasurer a draft budget for the officer for the financial year that contains the information mentioned in section 12 that applies to the officer. 20AC Appropriation for officers of the Assembly (a) the Treasurer presents a bill for an Appropriation Act for the appropriation for an officer of the Assembly relating to a financial year in the Legislative Assembly; and (b) the appropriation is less than the recommended appropriation for the office for the financial year. (2) Immediately after presenting the bill, the Treasurer must present to the Legislative Assembly a statement of reasons for departing from the recommended appropriation.

Budget reviews and pre-election updates Division 2.2 recommended appropriation—see section 20AB.