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1999
THE
PARLIAMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
THE
HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES
INDIGENOUS
EDUCATION (SUPPLEMENTARY
ASSISTANCE)
AMENDMENT BILL
1999
SUPPLEMENTARY
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
(Circulated
by authority of the Minister for Education, Training and Youth Affairs,
the Hon Dr David Kemp MP)
ISBN: 0642 408106
INDIGENOUS EDUCATION (SUPPLEMENTARY
ASSISTANCE)
AMENDMENT BILL
1999
OUTLINE
This amendment provides 1999 supplementation on
the appropriation amount at Item 9 of the Bill for the period 1 January 2000 to
30 June 2001 (program year 2000) and the appropriation amount shown at section
13B(7) of the Indigenous Education (Supplementary Assistance) Act 1989
for the period 1 January 1999 to 30 June 2000 (program year
1999).
Under Section 13C of the Act, specified
funding amounts may be supplemented after taking into consideration changes in
an Index determined in writing by the Minister for Finance and Administration.
The index used for this purpose is the Wage Cost Index Number 1.
Supplementation is usually effected through
the making of regulations each year. Supplementation is currently due to be
made on the appropriation amount shown at section 13B(7) for the program year
1999. This supplementation builds into the base of the new appropriation amount
for the program year 2000.
The new
appropriation amount shown in the Bill for the program year 2000 is in 1998
final prices. This means that this amount incorporates supplementation up to,
and including, 1998. To incorporate the flow on effect of 1999 supplementation
into this amount, it would be necessary to wait until after passage of this Bill
before making the regulations.
Instead, this
amendment incorporates 1999 cost supplementation for both the 1999 and 2000
program years. This means that the 1999 supplementation will be available as
soon as the Bill receives Royal Assent which is substantially quicker than if
the supplementation were made through regulations after passage of the Bill.
Regulations for 1999 supplementation will not be required.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
This amendment updates the amounts to incorporate the
effect of 1999 supplementation. This has resulted in appropriation amounts
of:
• $124 million for the period 1
January 1999 to 30 June 2000; and
• $128
million for the period 1 January 2000 to 30 June 2001.
AMENDMENT OF THE
NOTES ON AMENDMENT TO THE
BILL
After item 8, page 6 (after line 13) of the Bill is
amended by omitting the appropriation amount and substituting a higher figure to
provide for the effects of 1999 supplementation.
Item 9, page 6 (after line 16) of the Bill is
amended by omitting the appropriation amount and substituting a higher figure to
provide for the flow on effects of 1999 supplementation.