Page 1995 - Week 07 - Tuesday, 5 August 2014
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the capital injection, controlled, appropriation in relation to the investment in finance and human resources improvement initiative.
Under section 16, which provides for the transfer of responsibility for a service or function from an entity for which an appropriation is made to another entity, I have presented one instrument today in relation to the management and responsibility of the smart parking project, which transfers $2.1 million in a capital injection, controlled, appropriation from the then Economic Development Directorate to the Justice and Community Safety Directorate.
Section 16A of the FMA enables the provision of additional appropriation for payment of accrued employee entitlements as directed by me. I present one section 16A instrument today in relation to the Legal Aid Commission’s higher than appropriation funded accumulated long-service leave entitlement of $151,259 which was paid out during the financial year.
Section 17 of the FMA allows for variations to appropriation where there is an increase in existing commonwealth payments for a specific purpose. This package today includes six such instruments. The first provides an increase of $36.4 million in the capital injection, controlled, appropriation for the Territory and Municipal Services Directorate in relation to the Majura parkway project. The second instrument provides an increase of $1.464 million in expenses on behalf of the territory appropriation for the Education and Training Directorate in relation to the national education reform (students first) non-government schools grant.
The third instrument provides $1.104 million in capital injection, controlled, appropriation, again to the Education and Training Directorate, in relation to the trade training centres schools (government schools) national partnership. The fourth instrument provides an increase of $464,000 in the net cost of outputs appropriation, again to the Education and Training Directorate, in relation to the national education reform (students first) government schools grant.
The fifth instrument provides an increase of $234,000 in capital injection, controlled, appropriation, this time for the Health Directorate in relation to the health and hospital fund projects—national cancer system national partnership agreement. The sixth instrument in this area provides for an increase of $106,000 in expenses on behalf of the territory appropriation for the Community Services Directorate in relation to the pensioners and senior card holders national partnership agreement.
Section 18 of the act allows me to authorise expenditure from the Treasurer’s advance. I have presented six instruments today. The first is for $3.997 million in expenses on behalf of the territory appropriation to the Justice and Community Safety Directorate for the additional costs to ACT Policing in relation to the Eastman inquiry and for legal and compensation expenses.
The second instrument provides $2.8 million in the net cost of outputs appropriation to the Community Services Directorate to address a number of cost pressures, mainly relating to additional demand experienced for emergency clients, aged care and disability services. The third instrument provides $2.116 million in net cost of outputs
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