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Appropriation Act 2024

An Act authorising the Treasurer to pay amounts from the consolidated fund for departments for the financial years starting 1 July 2023, 1 July 2024 and 1 July 2025

1Short title

This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act 2024.
Note—
Under the Financial Accountability Act 2009, section 5, words used in this Act that are defined under the Financial Accountability Act 2009 have the same meaning the words have in that Act, subject to a contrary intention in this Act.

2Appropriation for 2024–2025

(1)The Treasurer is authorised to pay $90,436,181,000 from the consolidated fund for departments as itemised in schedule 1 for the financial year starting 1 July 2024.
(2)For each department, the vote amount mentioned for the department in schedule 2 is appropriated for the financial year for the department for application to its departmental services, equity adjustment and administered items as stated in schedule 2.
(3)The amount mentioned in subsection (1) includes the amount already authorised by the Appropriation Act 2023, section 3, to be paid for the financial year starting 1 July 2024.

3Supply for 2025–2026

The Treasurer is authorised to pay $45,218,090,500 from the consolidated fund for departments for the financial year starting 1 July 2025.

4Supplementary appropriation for 2023–2024

(1)The Treasurer is authorised to pay $6,154,359,000 from the consolidated fund for departments as stated in schedule 3 for the financial year starting 1 July 2023.
(2)For each department, the total amount mentioned for the department in schedule 3 is appropriated for the financial year for the department for application to its departmental services, equity adjustment and administered items as stated in schedule 3.
(3)If the total amount appropriated for a department under subsection (2) has not been paid to the department in the financial year or within the further 2 weeks, the unpaid amount of the appropriation lapses immediately after the commencement.

5Statement about supplementary appropriation for 2023–2024

(1)The under-Treasurer must prepare a statement that includes the following, for each department stated in schedule 3, for the financial year starting 1 July 2023—
(a)amounts paid to the department as unforeseen expenditure in the financial year or within the further 2 weeks;

(b)amounts appropriated for the department under section 4(2);

(c)amounts, if any, appropriated for the department under section 4(2) that have lapsed under section 4(3).

(2)The under-Treasurer must, within 6 months after the end of the financial year, give the statement to the portfolio committee whose portfolio area includes the department, or part of the department, in which the Financial Accountability Act 2009 is administered.
(3)In this section—
portfolio area, for a portfolio committee, see the Parliament of Queensland Act 2001, schedule.
portfolio committee see the Parliament of Queensland Act 2001, schedule.

6Repeals

The following Acts are repealed—
•Appropriation Act 2022, No. 16

•Appropriation Act (No. 3) 2022, No. 32.

Schedule 1 Appropriation summary for 2024–2025

section 2(1)

Department	Budget 2023–2024 $’000	Est. Actual 2023–2024 $’000	Vote 2024–2025 $’000
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries	446,969	513,016	458,647
Department of Child Safety, Seniors and Disability Services	6,482,507	6,802,204	6,143,582
Department of Education	18,309,523	18,295,971	19,149,639
Department of Employment, Small Business and Training (formerly Department of Youth Justice, Employment, Small Business and Training)	1,731,970	1,656,099	1,499,268
Department of Energy and Climate (formerly Department of Energy and Public Works)	1,239,992	2,984,074	3,361,888
Department of Environment, Science and Innovation (formerly Department of Environment and Science)	789,349	778,384	885,046
Department of Housing, Local Government, Planning and Public Works (formerly Department of Housing)	1,519,162	2,246,507	3,754,306
Department of Justice and Attorney-General	1,480,520	1,596,757	1,822,850
Department of the Premier and Cabinet	344,994	229,240	205,023
Department of Regional Development, Manufacturing and Water	783,767	1,431,452	655,250
Department of Resources	394,625	367,012	443,870
Department of State Development and Infrastructure (formerly Department of State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning)	3,531,881	2,780,639	1,463,178
Department of Tourism and Sport (formerly Department of Tourism, Innovation and Sport)	682,593	548,896	721,878
Department of Transport and Main Roads	10,155,763	11,479,773	12,917,405
Department of Treaty, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships, Communities and the Arts	645,210	2,860,325	792,124
Department of Youth Justice	..	243,973	671,122
Electoral Commission of Queensland	75,822	74,412	116,533
Office of the Governor	10,275	10,355	11,031
Office of the Inspector-General of Emergency Management	4,620	4,610	4,723
Office of the Ombudsman	14,886	14,867	18,139
Public Sector Commission	18,407	17,338	25,701
Queensland Audit Office	7,767	8,128	8,090
Queensland Corrective Services	1,687,619	1,731,919	1,693,335
Queensland Fire Department (formerly Queensland Fire and Emergency Services)	232,168	1,279,575	2,524,086
Queensland Health	15,932,943	16,961,896	18,133,698
Queensland Police Service	3,262,098	3,458,083	3,789,454
Queensland Treasury	8,625,949	8,903,097	9,166,315
TOTAL	78,411,379	87,278,602	90,436,181

Schedule 2 Appropriation for 2024–2025

section 2(2)

Department	Budget 2023–2024 $’000	Est. Actual 2023–2024 $’000	Vote 2024–2025 $’000

Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
Controlled items
departmental services	368,861	453,618	406,474
equity adjustment	(1,616)	(8,307)	3,778
Administered items	79,724	67,705	48,395
Vote	446,969	513,016	458,647

Department of Child Safety, Seniors and Disability Services
Controlled items
departmental services	2,345,650	2,593,998	2,590,054
equity adjustment	21,356	20,943	1,813
Administered items	4,115,501	4,18 7,263	3,551,715
Vote	6,482,507	6,802,204	6,143,582


Department of Education
Controlled items
departmental services	12,151,259	12,697,938	13,298,648
equity adjustment	675,851	(15,306)	163,079
Administered items	5,482,413	5,613,339	5,687,912
Vote	18,309,523	18,295,971	19,149,639

Department of Employment, Small Business and Training (formerly Department of Youth Justice, Employment, Small Business and Training)
Controlled items
departmental services	1,716,109	1,712,593	1,531,233
equity adjustment	15,861	(56,494)	(31,965)
Administered items	..	..	..
Vote	1,731,970	1,656,099	1,499,268


Department of Energy and Climate (formerly Department of Energy and Public Works)
Controlled items
departmental services	270,433	181,411	181,759
equity adjustment	79,172	36,542	..
Administered items	890,387	2,766,121	3,180,129
Vote	1,239,992	2,984,074	3,361,888


Department of Environment, Science and Innovation (formerly Department of Environment and Science)
Controlled items
departmental services	735,848	670,464	803,765
equity adjustment	53,501	107,920	81,281
Administered items	..	..	..
Vote	789,349	778,384	885,046

Department of Housing, Local Government, Planning and Public Works (formerly Department of Housing)
Controlled items
departmental services	1,026,401	1,606,374	2,412,996
equity adjustment	457,265	571,837	597,222
Administered items	35,496	68,296	744,088
Vote	1,519,162	2,246,507	3,754,306

Department of Justice and Attorney-General
Controlled items
departmental services	942,824	962,275	1,167,157
equity adjustment	(41,958)	(52,738)	(26,304)
Administered items	579,654	687,220	681,997
Vote	1,480,520	1,596,757	1,822,850

Department of the Premier and Cabinet
Controlled items
departmental services	192,434	142,249	128,657
equity adjustment	15,000	16	2
Administered items	137,560	86,975	76,364
Vote	344,994	229,240	205,023

Department of Regional Development, Manufacturing and Water
Controlled items
departmental services	271,584	633,378	322,062
equity adjustment	465,300	769,316	296,500
Administered items	46,883	28,758	36,688
Vote	783,767	1,431,452	655,250

Department of Resources
Controlled items
departmental services	390,697	366,356	436,565
equity adjustment	(133)	(1,969)	1,355
Administered items	4,061	2,625	5,950
Vote	394,625	367,012	443,870

Department of State Development and Infrastructure (formerly Department of State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning)
Controlled items
departmental services	754,683	705,176	1,115,081
equity adjustment	87,370	57,580	117,997
Administered items	2,689,828	2,017,883	230,100
Vote	3,531,881	2,780,639	1,463,178


Department of Tourism and Sport (formerly Department of Tourism, Innovation and Sport)
Controlled items
departmental services	465,307	352,458	461,732
equity adjustment	20,167	1,858	34,227
Administered items	197,119	194,580	225,919
Vote	682,593	548,896	721,878

Department of Transport and Main Roads
Controlled items
departmental services	6,945,131	7,022,253	7,960,718
equity adjustment	2,472,236	3,630,557	3,987,933
Administered items	738,396	826,963	968,754
Vote	10,155,763	11,479,773	12,917,405

Department of Treaty, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships, Communities and the Arts
Controlled items
departmental services	461,865	477,599	517,719
equity adjustment	12,324	(32,406)	25,441
Administered items	171,021	2,415,132	248,964
Vote	645,210	2,860,325	792,124

Department of Youth Justice
Controlled items
departmental services	..	220,871	478,087
equity adjustment	..	23,102	193,035
Administered items	..	..	..
Vote	..	243,973	671,122

Electoral Commission of Queensland
Controlled items
departmental services	73,859	72,449	116,570
equity adjustment	1,963	1, 963	(37)
Administered items	..	..	..
Vote	75,822	74,412	116,533

Office of the Governor
Controlled items
departmental services	10,275	10,355	11,031
equity adjustment	..	..	..
Administered items	..	..	..
Vote	10,275	10,355	11,031

Office of the Inspector-General of Emergency Management
Controlled items
departmental services	4,620	4,610	4,723
equity adjustment	..	..	..
Administered items	..	..	..
Vote	4,620	4,610	4,723

Office of the Ombudsman
Controlled items
departmental services	14,426	14,640	16,956
equity adjustment	460	227	1,183
Administered items	..	..	..
Vote	14,886	14,867	18,139

Public Sector Commission
Controlled items
departmental services	18,371	17,179	25,701
equity adjustment	36	159	..
Administered items	..	..	..
Vote	18,407	17,338	25,701




Queensland Audit Office
Controlled items
departmental services	7,767	8,128	8,090
equity adjustment	..	..	..
Administered items	..	..	..
Vote	7,767	8,128	8,090

Queensland Corrective Services
Controlled items
departmental services	1,388,232	1,509,971	1,624,641
equity adjustment	299,387	221,948	68,694
Administered items	..	..	..
Vote	1,687,619	1,731,919	1,693,335

Queensland Fire Department (formerly Queensland Fire and Emergency Services)
Controlled items
departmental services	213,506	298,761	250,068
equity adjustment	18,662	18,191	13,462
Administered items	..	962,623	2,260,556
Vote	232,168	1,279,575	2,524,086



Queensland Health
Controlled items
departmental services	15,373,713	16,064,280	17,172,970
equity adjustment	502,175	819,324	871,841
Administered items	57,055	78,292	88,887
Vote	15,932,943	16,961,896	18,133,698

Queensland Police Service
Controlled items
departmental services	3,118,097	3,306,907	3,446,270
equity adjustment	144,001	151,176	343,184
Administered items	..	..	..
Vote	3,262,098	3,458,083	3,789,454

Queensland Treasury
Controlled items
departmental services	454,969	464,299	537,520
equity adjustment	229,239	222,728	135,807
Administered items	7,941,741	8,216,070	8,492,988
Vote	8,625,949	8,903,097	9,166,315

TOTAL APPROPRIATION	78,411,379	87,278,602	90,436,181

Schedule 3 Supplementary appropriation for 2023–2024

section 4

Department	Amount $’000

Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
Controlled items
departmental services	7,747
equity adjustment	..
Administered items	..
Total amount for department	7,747


Department of Child Safety, Seniors and Disability Services
Controlled items
departmental services	28,289
equity adjustment	..
Administered items	71,762
Total amount for department	100,051





Department of Employment, Small Business and Training (formerly Department of Youth Justice, Employment, Small Business and Training)
Controlled items
departmental services	79,063
equity adjustment	..
Administered items	..
Total amount for department	79,063

Department of Energy and Climate (formerly Department of Energy and Public Works)
Controlled items
departmental services	..
equity adjustment	..
Administered items	1,826,259
Total amount for department	1,826,259

Department of Housing, Local Government, Planning and Public Works (formerly Department of Housing)
Controlled items
departmental services	201,782
equity adjustment	36,037
Administered items	122,875
Total amount for department	360,694



Department of Justice and Attorney-General
Controlled items
departmental services	8,671
equity adjustment	..
Administered items	107,566
Total amount for department	116,237

Department of Regional Development, Manufacturing and Water
Controlled items
departmental services	340,403
equity adjustment	304,016
Administered items	..
Total amount for department	644,419

Department of State Development and Infrastructure (formerly Department of State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning)
Controlled items
departmental services	47,361
equity adjustment	1,969
Administered items	48,790
Total amount for department	98,120




Department of Transport and Main Roads
Controlled items
departmental services	89,843
equity adjustment	956,302
Administered items	78,567
Total amount for department	1,124,712


Department of Youth Justice
Controlled items
departmental services	52,615
equity adjustment	36,424
Administered items	..
Total amount for department	89,039

Office of the Governor
Controlled items
departmental services	80
equity adjustment	..
Administered items	..
Total amount for department	80



Queensland Audit Office
Controlled items
departmental services	361
equity adjustment	..
Administered items	..
Total amount for department	361


Queensland Corrective Services
Controlled items
departmental services	4,654
equity adjustment	..
Administered items	..
Total amount for department	4,654


Queensland Fire Department (formerly Queensland Fire and Emergency Services)
Controlled items
departmental services	60,042
equity adjustment	..
Administered items	13,872
Total amount for department	73,914



Queensland Health
Controlled items
departmental services	473,246
equity adjustment	406,566
Administered items	21,094
Total amount for department	900,906

Queensland Police Service
Controlled items
departmental services	185,975
equity adjustment	7,175
Administered items	..
Total amount for department	193,150

Queensland Treasury
Controlled items
departmental services	..
equity adjustment	..
Administered items	534,953
Total amount for department	534,953



Total—Departments
Controlled items
departmental services	1,580,132
equity adjustment	1,748,489
Administered items	2,825,738
Total amount for departments	6,154,359

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