Daniel Mulino (Fraser, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source

I move:

That this bill be now read a second time.

Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) provides appropriations for the last seven months of 2025-26 for the operations of:

The bill also reflects parliamentary departments' contribution to the $800 million saving for the first year of the government's 'Further reducing spending on consultants, contractors, labour hire and non-wage expenses' election commitment.

This bill seeks approval for appropriations from the Consolidated Revenue Fund of $195.1 million. Together with the Parliamentary Departments Supply Act (No. 1), this would provide the total funding of $334.7 million to support the expenditure of parliamentary departments in 2025-26.

The most significant item in this bill is the provision of over $155 million to the Department of Parliamentary Services to support the work of the Australian parliament through services to parliamentarians and as custodians of Parliament House.

No changes are proposed to the maximum amount of $1.9 million for the advance to the responsible presiding officer provision, which has been included in full in the Parliamentary Departments Supply Act (No. 1).

Details of the proposed expenditure are set out in the schedule to the bill, the explanatory memorandum and the 2025-26 Portfolio Budget Statements tabled in March.

I commend this bill to the chamber.

Debate adjourned.

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