An Act to appropriate out of the Consolidated Fund a sum for the services of the Legislature for the year 2017–18.
1 Name of Act
This Act is the Appropriation (Parliament) Act 2017.
2 Commencement
This Act commences on the date of assent to this Act.
3 Interpretation
(1) In this Act:(a) a reference to services for which this Act makes an appropriation includes a reference to the following:(i) recurrent services,(ii) capital works and services,(iii) repayment of debt, and(b) a reference to the year 2017–18 is a reference to the year from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.(2) A reference in the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983 to an Appropriation Act or the Appropriation Act includes a reference to this Act.
4 Appropriation for services of Legislature
This Act appropriates the sum of $162,987,000 to the Legislature out of the Consolidated Fund for the services of the Legislature for the year 2017–18.Note—The appropriation will fund services, as follows:
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5 Payments authorised on lapse of appropriation
(1) This section applies only if this Act is assented to after 1 July 2017.(2) Any amounts expended for services under section 25 of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983 or any Parliamentary Supply Act on or after 1 July 2017 and before the date of assent to this Act are taken to have been expended out of the sum appropriated by this Act.