Next page . . . . Previous page . . . . Speeches . . . . Contents . . . . Debates(HTML) . . . .
Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1999 Week 9 Hansard (2 September) . . Page.. 2814 ..
MR HUMPHRIES (Treasurer, Attorney-General and Minister for Justice and Community Safety): Mr Speaker, for the information of members, I present, pursuant to section 26 of the Financial Management Act 1996, the authorisation of expenditure for 1998-99 under section 18 of the Act, including the statement of reasons for expenditure against the Treasurer's Advance, and ask for leave to make a short statement.
Leave granted.
MR HUMPHRIES: Mr Speaker, as required by the Financial Management Act 1996, I have tabled a copy of the authorisations for expenditure under section 18 of the Act and a statement of the reasons relating to the expenditure. Section 18 of the Act allows the Treasurer to authorise expenditure from the Treasurer's Advance. The authorisation may be to provide for expenditure in excess of an amount already specifically appropriated or an expenditure for which there is no appropriation. The Act states that where the Treasurer has authorised expenditure under section 18 a copy of the authorisation and a statement of reasons relating to the expenditure are to be laid before the Assembly as soon as practicable after the end of the financial year.
The 1998-99 Appropriation Act provided $15.1m to the Treasurer's Advance. The final expenditure against the Treasurer's Advance in the 1998-99 financial year totalled $14.176m, leaving $924,000 unallocated. The major expenditures from the Treasurer's Advance included $1.72m for an AFP pay rise, $4.463m for criminal injuries compensation, $1.345m for the increased costs of sentenced prisoners and a $2.518m operating injection for ACTION. I commend those papers to the Assembly. I move:
That the Assembly takes note of the papers.
Debate (on motion by Mr Quinlan ) adjourned.
MR HUMPHRIES (Treasurer, Attorney-General and Minister for Justice and Community Safety): Mr Speaker, for the information of members, I present the following papers:
1999-2000 Capital Works Program - Call Tender Report (incorporating the Call Tender Schedule).
ACT Administration of Justice - Statistical profile for January to March 1999 and April to June 1999.
Next page . . . . Previous page . . . . Speeches . . . . Contents . . . . Debates(HTML) . . . .