Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) The total amount appropriated for a department for a financial year under an annual appropriation Act (the available amount) is available for the Treasurer to pay to the department in the financial year or within the further 2 weeks.
(2) The Treasurer may pay an amount from the available amount for a department if the payment is made for a departmental service, administered item or equity adjustment—
(a) delivered in the financial year or the previous financial year; or
(b) to be delivered in the financial year or in the next financial year.
(3) If all of the available amount for a financial year is not paid to the department under this section in the financial year or within the further 2 weeks, the unpaid amount of the appropriation lapses at the end of the further 2 weeks.