Andrew Murray (WA, Australian Democrats) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

by leave—I move Democrat amendments (1) to (3) on sheet 5270:

(1)    Schedule 1, page 4 (after line 11), after item 2, insert:

2A  After section 20

Insert:

        (1)    The Minister must cause to be tabled in each House of Parliament not later than 31 August each year a list:

             (a)    identifying all Special Accounts established in accordance with section 20 or 21 of this Act; and

             (b)    specifying the date of establishment of each Special Account and the expected duration of the Account; and

             (c)    specifying the purpose for which each Special Account is established; and

             (d)    specifying the amount credited to each Special Account at the close of the previous financial year.

(2)    Schedule 1 page 4 (after line 15), after item 3, insert:

3A  Before section 28

Insert:

        (1)    If a provision of an Act:

             (a)    has effect immediately before the commencement of the Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Act (No.1) 2007; and

             (b)    appropriates money; and

             (c)    does not specify the amount of money so appropriated;

the appropriation of money by that provision, unless otherwise provided by the Parliament, ceases to have effect at the expiration of the fourth year after the date of assent of the Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Act (No.1) 2007.

        (2)    Amounts otherwise payable under an appropriation which ceases to have effect in accordance with subsection (1) are to be paid from money appropriated by the Parliament for those purposes.

        (3)    An appropriation under subsection (2) must not have effect for more than 4 financial years.

(3)    Schedule 1, item 8, page 6 (lines 1 to 10), omit section 31, substitute:

        (1)    If a provision of an Act:

             (a)    has effect immediately before the commencement of the Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Act (No.1) 2007; and

             (b)    appropriates money under section 31 of the Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Act (No.1) 2007;

the appropriation of money by that provision ceases to have effect at the end of the financial year during which this schedule commences.

Question negatived.

Original question agreed to.

Bill agreed to.

Bill reported without amendment; report adopted.