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 decisions taken by government in the 2026-27 budget for the operations of parliamentary departments. Together with appropriation bills 1 and 2, this bill forms part of the government's budget appropriation bills.

This bill seeks approval for appropriations from the Consolidated Revenue Fund of $345.4 million. Funding provided through this bill will support the following significant items of parliamentary departments.

The Department of Parliamentary Services will receive close to $274 million to support the work of the Australian parliament, through services to parliamentarians and as custodians of Parliament House.

The bill also includes an advance to the responsible presiding officer of $1.9 million.

Full details of the proposed expenditure are set out in the schedule to the bill, the explanatory memorandum, and the portfolio budget statements.

I commend this bill to the chamber.

Debate adjourned.

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