Appropriation (2011/2012) Act 2011No. 23 of 2011
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1 Purpose 12 Commencement 13 Issue of moneys 24 Appropriation 35 Application of amounts appropriated 36 Application of amounts for future payments 37 Public Account advance 38 Advance to Treasurer 4
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SCHEDULE 1 5
SCHEDULE 2 17
SCHEDULE 3 18
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Appropriation (2011/2012) Act 2011†
No. 23 of 2011
[Assented to 21 June 2011]
The Parliament of Victoria enacts:
1 Purpose
The purpose of this Act is to make provision for the appropriation of certain sums out of the Consolidated Fund for the ordinary annual services of the Government for the financial year 2011/2012.
2 Commencement
This Act comes into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
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3 Issue of moneys
(1) The Treasurer may issue out of the Consolidated Fund in respect of the financial year 2011/2012 the sum of $39 156 707 000 as set out in Schedule 1.
(2) If—
(a) in respect of the financial year 2011/2012 the amount payable in respect of salaries and related costs is increased as the result of any act or determination; and
(b) the amounts specified in the relevant items in Schedule 1 are insufficient to provide for the payment of the increased amount payable in respect of salaries and related costs—
the Treasurer may issue out of the Consolidated Fund an amount not exceeding the increased amount payable in respect of salaries and related costs in addition to the amount issued under subsection (1).
(3) In this section—
salaries and related costs includes wages or other amounts in the nature of salary, payments by way of overtime or penalty rates or in lieu of long service leave or for retiring gratuities, superannuation contributions, annual leave loadings, payroll tax payments and WorkCover insurance policy premiums;
determination includes any regulation or any award, order or determination of a person or body authorised to determine minimum salaries or wages under any law of the Commonwealth or of the State, or any agreement approved in accordance with the Fair Work Act 2009 or Workplace Relations Act 1996 of the Commonwealth, or any
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agreement entered into by or on behalf of the State.
4 Appropriation
The Consolidated Fund is appropriated to the extent necessary for the purposes of section 3.
5 Application of amounts appropriated
(1) The amounts to be applied to an item specified in Schedule 1 shall not, except as provided in this section or section 30 of the Financial Management Act 1994, exceed the amount specified for that item.
(2) If an amount in respect of depreciation of an asset is applied to an item in Schedule 1 for the provision of outputs of a Department, the amount shown for the item in Schedule 1 relating to that Department in respect of additions to the net asset base is increased, if the Treasurer so determines, by an amount not exceeding the amount in respect of depreciation.
6 Application of amounts for future payments
If, during the financial year 2011/2012, an arrangement is made, or an expense or obligation is incurred, for the payment of an amount in a future financial year, a corresponding amount is applied, in respect of the financial year 2011/2012, to the appropriate item in Schedule 1 for the relevant Department.
7 Public Account advance
The sums specified in Schedule 2 which by the authority of section 35 of the Financial Management Act 1994 have been expended from the Public Account to meet urgent claims are deemed to have been appropriated from the Consolidated Fund for the provision of outputs, additions to the net asset base and payments made
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on behalf of the State specified in Schedule 2 and those sums shall be repaid to the Public Account.
8 Advance to Treasurer
The sums specified in Schedule 3 have been expended to meet urgent claims out of the Advance appropriated in the Appropriation (2009/2010) Act 2009 under the Department of Treasury and Finance and the payments so made are deemed to have been appropriated for the purposes and services specified in Schedule 3.
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SCHEDULES
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SCHEDULE 1
DEPARTMENTAL VOTES
ESTIMATES
SUMMARY
Department2010/2011
Budget2011/2012
Estimate
$'000 $'000Business and Innovation 1 841 566 581 570Education and Early Childhood Development
8 007 525 9 215 218
Health 8 751 945 9 610 612Human Services 2 529 825 3 349 035Justice 3 906 665 4 097 278Planning and Community Development
598 465 683 502
Premier and Cabinet 565 293 618 051Primary Industries 371 408 435 793Sustainability and Environment 1 074 231 1 397 021Transport 5 606 136 6 120 143Treasury and Finance 2 781 451 3 048 484
36 034 510 39 156 707
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND INNOVATION
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2010/2011 2011/2012Item Budget Estimate
$'000 $'0001. Provision of outputs
(section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) 1 609 889 496 482
2. Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) 177 677 31 088
3. Payments made on behalf of the State 54 000 54 000
Total Appropriation 1 841 566 581 570
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
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2010/2011 2011/2012Item Budget Estimate
$'000 $'0001. Provision of outputs (section 29
of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) 7 769 785 9 159 281
2. Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) 237 740 55 937
Total Appropriation 8 007 525 9 215 218
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
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2010/2011 2011/2012Item Budget Estimate
$'000 $'0001. Provision of outputs (section 29
of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) 8 668 014 9 610 612
2. Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) 83 931 0
Total Appropriation 8 751 945 9 610 612
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
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2010/2011 2011/2012Item Budget Estimate
$'000 $'0001. Provision of outputs
(section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) 2 467 777 3 297 975
2. Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) 62 048 51 060
Total Appropriation 2 529 825 3 349 035
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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2010/2011 2011/2012Item Budget Estimate
$'000 $'0001. Provision of outputs
(section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) 3 670 668 3 837 908
2. Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) 182 740 203 982
3. Payments made on behalf of the State 52 345 54 461
4. Victorian Law Reform Commission – pursuant to section 17(b) of the Victorian Law Reform Commission Act 2000 912 927
Total Appropriation 3 906 665 4 097 278
DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
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2010/2011 2011/2012Item Budget Estimate
$'000 $'0001. Provision of outputs
(section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) 436 558 451 533
2. Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) 161 057 183 119
3. Payments made on behalf of the State 850 850
4. Payment to Regional Infrastructure Development Fund pursuant to section 4 of the Regional Infrastructure Development Fund Act 1999 0 48 000
Total Appropriation 598 465 683 502
DEPARTMENT OF PREMIER AND CABINET
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2010/2011 2011/2012Item Budget Estimate
$'000 $'0001. Provision of outputs
(section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) 521 345 549 680
2. Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) 43 948 68 371
Total Appropriation 565 293 618 051
DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES
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2010/2011 2011/2012Item Budget Estimate
$'000 $'0001. Provision of outputs
(section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) 351 904 405 922
2. Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) 19 504 29 871
Total Appropriation 371 408 435 793
DEPARTMENT OF SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT
Sch. 1
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2010/2011 2011/2012Item Budget Estimate
$'000 $'0001. Provision of outputs (section 29 of
the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) 768 367 955 612
2. Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) 229 814 99 912
3. Payments made on behalf of the State 0 251 000
4. Provision of outputs—Victorian Water Trust (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) 163 963
5. Additions to the net asset base—Victorian Water Trust (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) 12 759 28 321
6. Provision of outputs pursuant to section 15 of the Environment Protection Act 1970 (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) 33 588 30 318
7. Contribution by the State under agreements pursuant to section 25 of the Murray-Darling Basin Act 1993 29 540 30 895
Total Appropriation 1 074 231 1 397 021
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT
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2010/2011 2011/2012Item Budget Estimate
$'000 $'0001. Provision of outputs
(section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) 4 271 219 4 535 872
2. Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) 1 334 917 1 584 271
Total Appropriation 5 606 136 6 120 143
DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY AND FINANCE
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2010/2011 2011/2012Item Budget Estimate
$'000 $'0001. Provision of outputs (section 29
of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) 226 971 235 126
2. Additions to the net asset base (section 29 of the Financial Management Act 1994 applies) 21 690 30 058
3. Payments made on behalf of the State 1 446 993 2 004 242
4. Advance to Treasurer to enable Treasurer to meet urgent claims that may arise before Parliamentary sanction is obtained, which will afterwards be submitted for Parliamentary authority 1 085 797 779 058
Total Appropriation 2 781 451 3 048 484
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SCHEDULE 2
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Payments from advances pursuant to section 35 of the Financial Management Act 1994, 2009/2010
Department Purpose Amount
$
Health Depreciation expense 169 238 344
169 238 344
Total 169 238 344
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Payments from Advance to Treasurer, 2009/2010
Department Purpose Amount
$
Business and Innovation
2009 Commonwealth Projects - operating costs associated with Commonwealth funded TAFE assets
10 070 000
Retrenched workers program 8 365 301
Marketing Melbourne campaign 2 500 000
Youth Compact 26 100 000
Technical and Further Education Institutes - teachers multiple business agreement supplementation
4 120 000
Finalisation of the Melbourne Exhibition Centre and Maritime Precinct Development
12 727 104
Carbon markets 1 068 807
International Education Strategy 2 187 000
Industry Transition Fund 2 500 000
69 638 212
Education and Early Childhood Development
Schools enrolment based funding: 2008-09
10 654 000
Additional support for community service organisations
206 000
Early childhood facilities in bushfire affected areas
5 453 000
Continued support for non-government schools
17 500 000
School modernisation projects 5 026 000
School improvement projects 12 365 000
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Department Purpose Amount
$
Bendigo school regeneration 3 679 000
Craig Family Centre upgrade 500 000
Kindergarten enrolment based funding
6 040 000
School captain program 4 762 000
Schools enrolment based funding: 2009-10
25 013 000
91 198 000
Health Additional support for public holiday costs
17 052 000
Gembrook Cemetery 200 000
Elective surgery boost 15 000 000
Additional support for community service organisations
493 000
Box Hill Hospital redevelopment 1 300 000
The Alfred Burns Unit 1 060 000
Alcohol and drugs rehabilitation services (Tandana Place)
100 000
35 205 000
Human Services Responding to critical needs in Child Protection system
11 704 000
Additional support for community service organisations
4 705 000
Victorian bushfires statewide plan for reconstruction and recovery funding
14 162 000
Victorian bushfires recover: Red Cross Outreach Program
600 000
Additional support for public holiday costs
1 351 000
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Department Purpose Amount
$
VicRelief and Foodbank - Drought assistance
1 600 000
Northern Futures - Community support in Lara and Corio
85 000
Concessions program 21 000 000
Bushfire Emergency Relief Grants 4 100 000
March 2010 severe weatherstorm 635 000
59 942 000
Justice Ambulance Victoria regional call taking and dispatch
2 550 000
2012 Gambling licences tender process
2 000 000
Bushfire response and preparedness activities
9 964 912
Additional 120 police 7 775 000
Victoria Police - Safe street 2 791 000
Bushfire response and preparedness activities - asset
2 080 600
27 161 512
Planning and Community Development
Adult and Community Further Education Skills
2 342 000
Respect Agenda 131 000
McAdam Park Motor Sports Complex
1 270 000
Public libraries grants program 485 000
Local Government Inspectorate 2 042 000
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Department Purpose Amount
$
Victorian bushfire recovery: Murrindindi Shire Council Assistance
1 700 000
Glen Eira Sports and Aquatic Centre
2 000 000
Municipal Association of Victoria bushfire preparations
500 000
Youth compact 450 000
Victorian bushfire recovery: Calignee Community Centre
1 500 000
Melbourne Park redevelopment 11 500 000
Statewide electronic planning applications online
850 000
Victorian Institute of Sport pool 3 500 000
Footscray Central Activities District land development
2 604 000
Youth Guarantee 1 603 000
Commonwealth Games team support
150 000
Forest Hill College synthetic surface
235 000
37 862 000
Premier and Cabinet
Victorian bushfires clean up 17 280 000
Bushfires Statewide Plan 19 450 000
Samoa/Tonga tsunami appeal donation
500 000
Establishment of Department of Health
5 000 000
Victoria 175 Anniversary program 668 000
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Department Purpose Amount
$
International Students - Walk for Harmony
75 000
Jewish Museum of Australia redevelopment
400 000
43 373 000
Primary Industries Queensland fruit fly and potato cyst nematode control
4 347 640
Brown Coal Innovation Australia 4 000 000
European house borer and electric ant eradication programs
620 000
Farmland stabilisation 500 000
Drought response package 15 214 233
Victoria's carbon capture and storage program - CSS flagships project pre-feasibility studies
3 300 000
Exceptional circumstances interest rate subsidies
1 573 023
Mexican feather grass control 700 000
30 255 081
Sustainability and Environment
Supplementary funding for the Murray-Darling Basin Authority
160 000
Alpine resort support payments 5 590 000
Bushfire preparedness 35 085 000
Bushfire Royal Commission proposed action programs
21 610 345
Solar Hot Water Rebate for 2009-10
6 851 000
Statewide plan for bushfire reconstruction and recovery
5 210 000
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Department Purpose Amount
$
Water rate rebates for farmers in drought affected regions
9 000 000
Grassland reserves to protect endangered species
500 000
Keeping Lakes Entrance open 2 365 000
Bushfire suppression 10 000 000
Valuer-General operating costs 873 773
St Kilda Triangle legal costs 486 000
Stevenson Road landfill remediation program
14 500 000
Water allocation for recreational lakes - Lake Wendouree
1 328 000
113 559 118
Transport New metropolitan rail contracts 65 167 000
Release of Taxi Licences Strategy 1 486 000
VicRoads registration and licensing information system— Stage 1
6 507 000
Truck Action Plan 1 800 000
Melbourne metro planning and design
10 000 000
84 960 000
Treasury and Finance
Natural disaster relief funding arrangements
55 000 000
VicForests fire salvage program 9 459 091
First Home Bonus Scheme 103 772 167
Land Tax and Stamp Duty relief - 2009 bushfires
3 215 925
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Department Purpose Amount
$
Land Transfer Duty - Pensioners exemption and concession
3 638 571
Treasury Corporation of Victoria 31 000 000
206 085 754
Parliament Support Parliament's ongoing operations
322 000
322 000
Total 794 561 677
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† Minister's second reading speech—
Legislative Assembly: 3 May 2011
Legislative Council: 2 June 2011
The long title for the Bill for this Act was "A Bill for an Act for the appropriation of certain sums out of the Consolidated Fund for the ordinary annual services of the Government for the financial year 2011/2012 and for other purposes."