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Appropriation (Special Offices) Bill
2008
No , 2008
A Bill for
An Act to appropriate out of the Consolidated Fund sums for the recurrent services
and capital works and services of certain offices for the year 2008-09.
Clause 1 Appropriation (Special Offices) Bill 2008
The Legislature of New South Wales enacts: 1
1 Name of Act 2
This Act is the Appropriation (Special Offices) Act 2008. 3
2 Commencement 4
This Act commences or is taken to have commenced on 1 July 2008. 5
3 Interpretation 6
(1) In this Act, a reference to the year 2008-09 is a reference to the year 7
from 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009. 8
(2) A reference in the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983 to an or the 9
Appropriation Act includes a reference to this Act. 10
4 Appropriation from Consolidated Fund 2008-09 for recurrent services of 11
certain offices 12
(1) Out of the Consolidated Fund there are hereby appropriated the sums 13
identified in sections 6 and 7, as the sums appropriated by this Act for 14
recurrent services, which sums may be issued and applied for or towards 15
the several uses and purposes expressed in those sections for recurrent 16
services for the year 2008-09. 17
(2) The total sum appropriated out of the Consolidated Fund for recurrent 18
services for the year 2008-09, in accordance with the provisions of 19
sections 6 and 7, is the sum of $152,453,000. 20
(3) Any amounts expended for recurrent services under section 25 of the 21
Public Finance and Audit Act 1983 or any Supply Act on or after 1 July 22
2008 and before the date of assent to this Act are taken to have been 23
expended out of such of the sums for recurrent services set out in 24
sections 6 and 7, as may be determined by the Treasurer. 25
5 Appropriation from Consolidated Fund 2008-09 for capital works and 26
services of certain offices 27
(1) Out of the Consolidated Fund there are hereby appropriated the sums 28
identified in sections 6 and 7, as the sums appropriated by this Act for 29
capital works and services, which sums may be issued and applied for 30
or towards the several uses and purposes expressed in those sections for 31
capital works and services for the year 2008-09. 32
(2) The total sum appropriated out of the Consolidated Fund for capital 33
works and services for the year 2008-09, in accordance with the 34
provisions of sections 6 and 7, is the sum of $5,459,000. 35
(3) Any amounts expended for capital works and services under section 25 36
of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983 or any Supply Act on or after 37
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Appropriation (Special Offices) Bill 2008 Clause 6
1 July 2008 and before the date of assent to this Act are taken to have 1
been expended out of such of the sums for capital works and services 2
set out in sections 6 and 7, as may be determined by the Treasurer. 3
6 Premier 4
(1) RECURRENT SERVICES: The sum of $68,021,000 is hereby 5
appropriated to the Premier for the recurrent services of the following: 6
$,000
01. Independent Commission Against Corruption 16,591
02. Ombudsman's Office 19,986
03. New South Wales Electoral Commission 31,444
Total, Recurrent Services 68,021
(2) CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES: The sum of $3,699,000 is 7
hereby appropriated to the Premier for the capital works and services of 8
the following: 9
$,000
01. Independent Commission Against Corruption 1,340
02. Ombudsman's Office 559
03. New South Wales Electoral Commission 1,800
Total, Capital Works and Services 3,699
7 Attorney General 10
(1) RECURRENT SERVICES: The sum of $84,432,000 is hereby 11
appropriated to the Attorney General for the recurrent services of the 12
following: 13
$,000
01. Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions 84,432
Total, Recurrent Services 84,432
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Clause 8 Appropriation (Special Offices) Bill 2008
(2) CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES: The sum of $1,760,000 is 1
hereby appropriated to the Attorney General for the capital works and 2
services of the following: 3
$,000
01. Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions 1,760
Total, Capital Works and Services 1,760
8 Variation of authorised payments from Consolidated Fund 4
(1) In this section, purpose means a purpose specified in section 6 or 7 in 5
relation to a Minister to which a sum is appropriated for recurrent 6
services or for capital works and services. 7
(2) Payment of a sum appropriated under section 6 or 7 for a purpose may 8
not be made in excess of the sum specified for the purpose, except as 9
provided by this section or Division 4 of Part 2 of the Public Finance 10
and Audit Act 1983. 11
(3) If the exigencies of government so require, the Treasurer may authorise 12
the payment of a sum in excess of the amount specified for a purpose, 13
but only if an equivalent sum is not paid out for another purpose, 14
whether the other purpose is specified in relation to the same or a 15
different Minister, subject to subsection (4). 16
(4) A sum appropriated for recurrent services may only be paid out for 17
recurrent services and a sum appropriated for capital works and services 18
may only be paid out for capital works and services. 19
(5) This section does not apply to sums appropriated by another Act. 20
(6) This section does not enable the Treasurer to authorise the payment of 21
a sum in augmentation of, or as an addition to, any salary or wages the 22
amount of which has been fixed by law. 23
(7) The Treasurer is to inform the Auditor-General of every authorisation 24
given under this section. 25
(8) An authorisation under this section may be given before or after the 26
relevant payment is made. 27
9 Appointment of person to carry out the functions of the Treasurer under 28
section 8 29
(1) The Treasurer may appoint a person to carry out the Treasurer's 30
functions under section 8. 31
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(2) Any such appointment is subject to such conditions (if any) as the 1
Treasurer determines. 2
(3) The Treasurer may revoke any such appointment at any time. 3
(4) A person appointed under this section has, in place of the Treasurer, the 4
Treasurer's function under section 8 (7) of informing the 5
Auditor-General of every authorisation given by the person under 6
section 8. 7
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