Sam Dastyari (NSW, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

Senator Leyonhjelm, we were doing so well together. Things were going so well. But, unfortunately, I have to say that we will not be supporting your second reading amendment. This issue goes to the classification of appropriation items that constitute the ordinary annual services of government, which was worked through in 1965 in the form of the Senate-executive compact. In 1999 it was agreed that new administered expenses that fell within an existing outcome would be included in Appropriation Bill (No. 1), and therefore, by implication all other odd-numbered appropriation bills. Appropriation bills have been prepared according to this principle since 1999, and outcome structures are the basis and point of appropriations. Therefore, new policies that sit within them can be funded from Appropriation Bill (No. 1) and all odd-numbered appropriation bills such as Appropriation Bill (No. 3). For that principled reason and policy reason, Labor will not be supporting your amendment.