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1Short title

This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act 2023.
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 2023–2024

(1)The Treasurer is authorised to pay $78,411,379,000 from the consolidated fund for departments as itemised in schedule 1 for the financial year starting 1 July 2023.
(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 2022, section 3, to be paid for the financial year starting 1 July 2023.

3Supply for 2024–2025

The Treasurer is authorised to pay $39,205,690,000 from the consolidated fund for departments for the financial year starting 1 July 2024.

4Supplementary appropriation for 2022–2023

(1)The Treasurer is authorised to pay $1,340,001,000 from the consolidated fund for departments as stated in schedule 3 for the financial year starting 1 July 2022.
(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 2022–2023

(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 2022—
(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 2021, No. 15

•Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2022, No. 3.

Schedule 1 Appropriation summary for 2023–2024

section 2(1)

Department	Budget 2022–2023 $’000	Est. Actual 2022–2023 $’000	Vote 2023–2024 $’000
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries	542,190	419,872	446,969
Department of Child Safety, Seniors and Disability Services (formerly Department of Children, Youth Justice and Multicultural Affairs)	2,371,572	2,423,838	6,482,507
Department of Education	16,907,178	16,887,786	18,309,523
Department of Energy and Public Works	985,247	1,358,980	1,239,992
Department of Environment and Science	597,612	683,160	789,349
Department of Housing (formerly Department of Communities, Housing and Digital Economy)	1,763,190	1,798,665	1,519,162
Department of Justice and Attorney-General	1,304,448	1,291,730	1,480,520
Department of the Premier and Cabinet	260,441	243,357	344,994
Department of Regional Development, Manufacturing and Water	313,518	383,768	783,767
Department of Resources	370,836	343,436	394,625
Department of State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning	2,507,126	2,043,245	3,531,881
Department of Tourism, Innovation and Sport	618,440	437,867	682,593
Department of Transport and Main Roads	10,542,196	11,104,480	10,155,763
Department of Treaty, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships, Communities and the Arts (formerly Department of Seniors, Disability Services and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships)	3,132,343	3,086,331	645,210
Department of Youth Justice, Employment, Small Business and Training (formerly Department of Employment, Small Business and Training)	1,303,615	1,297,450	1,731,970
Electoral Commission of Queensland	44,963	43,236	75,822
Office of the Governor	11,179	11,292	10,275
Office of the Inspector-General of Emergency Management	4,491	4,497	4,620
Office of the Ombudsman	9,905	10,715	14,886
Public Sector Commission (formerly Public Service Commission)	14,828	16,019	18,407
Queensland Audit Office	7,301	7,301	7,767
Queensland Corrective Services	1,524,148	1,478,489	1,687,619
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services	153,762	172,701	232,168
Queensland Health	14,253,426	15,343,008	15,932,943
Queensland Police Service	2,678,180	2,773,556	3,262,098
Queensland Treasury	7,638,097	7,836,466	8,625,949
TOTAL	69,860,232	71,501,245	78,411,379

Schedule 2 Appropriation for 2023–2024

section 2(2)

Department	Budget 2022–2023 $’000	Est. Actual 2022–2023 $’000	Vote 2023–2024 $’000

Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
Controlled items
departmental services	364,843	366,451	368,861
equity adjustment	(2,064)	(8,523)	(1,616)
Administered items	179,411	61,944	79,724
Vote	542,190	419,872	446,969

Department of Child Safety, Seniors and Disability Services (formerly Department of Children, Youth Justice and Multicultural Affairs)
Controlled items
departmental services	2,282,057	2,342,674	2,345,650
equity adjustment	17,055	8,395	21,356
Administered items	72,460	72,769	4,115,501
Vote	2,371,572	2,423,838	6,482,507

Department of Education
Controlled items
departmental services	11,131,218	11,091,882	12,151,259
equity adjustment	753,059	575,250	675,851
Administered items	5,022,901	5,220,654	5,482,413
Vote	16,907,178	16,887,786	18,309,523

Department of Energy and Public Works
Controlled items
departmental services	205,242	280,124	270,433
equity adjustment	111,654	58,076	79,172
Administered items	668,351	1,020,780	890,387
Vote	985,247	1,358,980	1,239,992

Department of Environment and Science
Controlled items
departmental services	597,184	658,729	735,848
equity adjustment	428	24,431	53,501
Administered items	..	..	..
Vote	597,612	683,160	789,349

Department of Housing (formerly Department of Communities, Housing and Digital Economy)
Controlled items
departmental services	1,283,257	1,194,177	1,026,401
equity adjustment	279,044	350,926	457,265
Administered items	200,889	253,562	35,496
Vote	1,763,190	1,798,665	1,519,162

Department of Justice and Attorney-General
Controlled items
departmental services	829,221	802,683	942,824
equity adjustment	(51,355)	(61,089)	(41,958)
Administered items	526,582	550,136	579,654
Vote	1,304,448	1,291,730	1,480,520

Department of the Premier and Cabinet
Controlled items
departmental services	131,627	127,772	192,434
equity adjustment	1,500	1,500	15,000
Administered items	127,314	114,085	137,560
Vote	260,441	243,357	344,994

Department of Regional Development, Manufacturing and Water
Controlled items
departmental services	251,061	215,064	271,584
equity adjustment	18,100	45,350	465,300
Administered items	44,357	123,354	46,883
Vote	313,518	383,768	783,767

Department of Resources
Controlled items
departmental services	365,222	331,729	390,697
equity adjustment	1,055	5,313	(133)
Administered items	4,559	6,394	4,061
Vote	370,836	343,436	394,625

Department of State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning
Controlled items
departmental services	793,829	598,037	754,683
equity adjustment	25,618	(37,327)	87,370
Administered items	1,687,679	1,482,535	2,689,828
Vote	2,507,126	2,043,245	3,531,881


Department of Tourism, Innovation and Sport
Controlled items
departmental services	408,453	250,362	465,307
equity adjustment	14,463	(6,918)	20,167
Administered items	195,524	194,423	197,119
Vote	618,440	437,867	682,593

Department of Transport and Main Roads
Controlled items
departmental services	6,232,769	6,361,615	6,945,131
equity adjustment	3,081,244	3,860,526	2,472,236
Administered items	1,228,183	882,339	738,396
Vote	10,542,196	11,104,480	10,155,763

Department of Treaty, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships, Communities and the Arts (formerly Department of Seniors, Disability Services and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships)
Controlled items
departmental services	308,504	297,790	461,865
equity adjustment	4,200	5,315	12,324
Administered items	2,819,639	2,783,226	171,021
Vote	3,132,343	3,086,331	645,210

Department of Youth Justice, Employment, Small Business and Training (formerly Department of Employment, Small Business and Training)
Controlled items
departmental services	1,277,405	1,314,334	1,716,109
equity adjustment	26,210	(16,884)	15,861
Administered items	..	..	..
Vote	1,303,615	1,297,450	1,731,970

Electoral Commission of Queensland
Controlled items
departmental services	44,653	42,926	73,859
equity adjustment	310	310	1,963
Administered items	..	..	..
Vote	44,963	43,236	75,822

Office of the Governor
Controlled items
departmental services	11,179	11,292	10,275
equity adjustment	..	..	..
Administered items	..	..	..
Vote	11,179	11,292	10,275

Office of the Inspector-General of Emergency Management
Controlled items
departmental services	4,491	4,497	4,620
equity adjustment	..	..	..
Administered items	..	..	..
Vote	4,491	4,497	4,620

Office of the Ombudsman
Controlled items
departmental services	9,905	10,695	14,426
equity adjustment	..	20	460
Administered items	..	..	..
Vote	9,905	10,715	14,886

Public Sector Commission (formerly Public Service Commission)
Controlled items
departmental services	14,828	15,756	18,371
equity adjustment	..	263	36
Administered items	..	..	..
Vote	14,828	16,019	18,407



Queensland Audit Office
Controlled items
departmental services	7,301	7,301	7,767
equity adjustment	..	..	..
Administered items	..	..	..
Vote	7,301	7,301	7,767

Queensland Corrective Services
Controlled items
departmental services	1,150,997	1,311,588	1,388,232
equity adjustment	373,151	166,901	299,387
Administered items	..	..	..
Vote	1,524,148	1,478,489	1,687,619

Queensland Fire and Emergency Services
Controlled items
departmental services	150,466	166,658	213,506
equity adjustment	3,296	6,043	18,662
Administered items	..	..	..
Vote	153,762	172,701	232,168



Queensland Health
Controlled items
departmental services	13,831,521	14,899,045	15,373,713
equity adjustment	350,776	372,428	502,175
Administered items	71,129	71,535	57,055
Vote	14,253,426	15,343,008	15,932,943

Queensland Police Service
Controlled items
departmental services	2,659,113	2,725,099	3,118,097
equity adjustment	19,067	48,457	144,001
Administered items	..	..	..
Vote	2,678,180	2,773,556	3,262,098

Queensland Treasury
Controlled items
departmental services	520,311	369,539	454,969
equity adjustment	10,486	(71,666)	229,239
Administered items	7,107,300	7,538,593	7,941,741
Vote	7,638,097	7,836,466	8,625,949

TOTAL APPROPRIATION	69,860,232	71,501,245	78,411,379

Schedule 3 Supplementary appropriation for 2022–2023

section 4

Department	Amount $’000

Department of Child Safety, Seniors and Disability Services (formerly Department of Children, Youth Justice and Multicultural Affairs)
Controlled items
departmental services	33,203
equity adjustment	..
Administered items	309
Total amount for department	33,512


Department of Energy and Public Works
Controlled items
departmental services	21,049
equity adjustment	..
Administered items	326,329
Total amount for department	347,378



Department of Regional Development, Manufacturing and Water
Controlled items
departmental services	..
equity adjustment	..
Administered items	57,759
Total amount for department	57,759


Department of Transport and Main Roads
Controlled items
departmental services	..
equity adjustment	393,751
Administered items	..
Total amount for department	393,751


Office of the Governor
Controlled items
departmental services	113
equity adjustment	..
Administered items	..
Total amount for department	113



Office of the Inspector-General of Emergency Management
Controlled items
departmental services	6
equity adjustment	..
Administered items	..
Total amount for department	6


Office of the Ombudsman
Controlled items
departmental services	598
equity adjustment	20
Administered items	..
Total amount for department	618


Public Sector Commission (formerly Public Service Commission)
Controlled items
departmental services	928
equity adjustment	263
Administered items	..
Total amount for department	1,191


Queensland Fire and Emergency Services
Controlled items
departmental services	16,192
equity adjustment	2,747
Administered items	..
Total amount for department	18,939

Queensland Health
Controlled items
departmental services	370,000
equity adjustment	21,652
Administered items	406
Total amount for department	392,058


Queensland Police Service
Controlled items
departmental services	65,986
equity adjustment	28,690
Administered items	..
Total amount for department	94,676



Total—Departments
Controlled items
departmental services	508,075
equity adjustment	447,123
Administered items	384,803
TOTAL AMOUNT FOR DEPARTMENTS	1,340,001

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