Appropriation Bills

Sections 21(a) and (b) of the Financial Administration and Audit Act 1977 provide that for each financial year, the Treasurer must present Bills to the Legislative Assembly for an Annual Appropriation Act. There are two Appropriation Bills: one for the Legislative Assembly, known as the Appropriation (Parliament) Bill, and one for all other agencies, known as the Appropriation Bill.

The Bill/s provides for:

• appropriation for 2008-09 to fund the cost of delivering departmental outputs, administered items and equity adjustments in that year and certain outputs, administered items and equity adjustment delivered in the previous year but not previously funded; and
• supply for 2009-10 to allow the normal operations of government to continue until the Appropriation Bill for 2009-10 receives assent.

The Appropriation Bills are available on the Queensland Legislation website.

Last reviewed 3 June 2008