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lessee-owned improvements on land withdrawn to enable the release of Casey 2 residential estate. I commend the paper to the Assembly.

Financial Management Act—instrument

Paper and statement by minister

MS GALLAGHER (Molonglo—Treasurer, Minister for Health, Minister for Community Services and Minister for Women): For the information of members, I present the following paper:

Financial Management Act, pursuant to section 19B—Instrument varying appropriations related to the Nation Building and Jobs Plan—Housing ACT and the Department of Education and Training, including a statement of reasons, dated 14 May 2009.

I ask leave to make a statement in relation to the paper.

Leave granted.

MS GALLAGHER: Thank you, Madam Assistant Speaker. As required by the Financial Management Act 1996, I table an instrument issued under section 19B of the act. The direction and a statement of reasons for the above instrument must be tabled in the Assembly within three sitting days after it is given. Section 19B of the Financial Management Act 1996 allows for an appropriation to be authorised for any new commonwealth specific purpose payments where no appropriation has been made in respect of those funds by my direction.

The territory has received additional grant funding of $6.944 million from the commonwealth under the nation building and jobs plan. This funding provides for capital works and repairs and maintenance in relation to public housing properties and the on-passing of commonwealth funding to non-government schools. I commend the papers to the Assembly.

Financial Management Act—instrument

Paper and statement by minister

MS GALLAGHER (Molonglo—Treasurer, Minister for Health, Minister for Community Services and Minister for Women): For the information of members, I present the following paper:

Financial Management Act, pursuant to section 18A—Authorisation of expenditure from the Treasurer’s Advance to the Department of Territory and Municipal Services, including a statement of reasons, dated 8 April 2009.

I seek leave to make a statement.

Leave granted.

MS GALLAGHER: I table a copy of an authorisation in relation to the Treasurer’s advance provided to the Department of Territory and Municipal Services for the


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