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SUPPLY BILL 1989-90
MS FOLLETT (Chief Minister) (3.41): I present the Supply Bill 1989-90. I move:
That this Bill be agreed to in principle.
The Supply Bill 1989-90 is an interim Bill appropriating moneys from the consolidated revenue fund which is the general account for the Australian Capital Territory.
Expenditure in relation to the general administration of the ACT is presently occurring through a trust account established under the Audit Act 1989. This was always intended to be an interim measure to last only until 30 June 1989. The result of the transition from the trust account arrangement is that expenditure can be made from the consolidated revenue fund only in accordance with an Act.
Supply Bills are the traditional means of continuing government services pending passage of the budget, and the ACT has little choice but to follow this practice.
The Bill authorises an amount of $614,856,600 to be issued from the consolidated revenue fund. The amount to be issued is expected to cover payments necessary for the continuing operation of government services for six months, by which time it is expected that the Appropriation Bill will have come into force.
Consistent with the traditional approach taken on supply Bills, no provision has been made for new initiatives. Such initiatives are currently being addressed by the Government as part of the 1989-90 budget formulation process and will be included in the Appropriation Bill which I expect to bring forward in September.
The Government will undertake an extensive consultative process prior to bringing forward the Appropriation Bill. This will be facilitated by an initial statement in July outlining the broad budget strategy and proposed new initiatives. The Assembly will have the opportunity to consider further these measures when the budget is introduced.
The Supply Bill is set out in line with the broad program structure developed by the ACT Administration for 1989-90. Within each program a distinction between recurrent and capital expenditure has been made, to limit the application of the moneys appropriated.
A provision of $30m has been included for the Treasurer's advance. This item can be used to advance moneys only for expenditure which is urgently required and which was
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