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An Act authorising the Treasurer to pay amounts from the consolidated fund for departments for the financial years starting 1 July 2026 and 1 July 2027

The Parliament of Queensland enacts—

1Short title

This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act 2026.
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 2026–2027

(1)The Treasurer is authorised to pay $104,658,060,000 from the consolidated fund for departments as itemised in schedule 1 for the financial year starting 1 July 2026.
(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 2025, section 3, to be paid for the financial year starting 1 July 2026.

3Supply for 2027–2028

The Treasurer is authorised to pay $52,329,030,000 from the consolidated fund for departments for the financial year starting 1 July 2027.

4Repeals

The following Acts are repealed—
•Appropriation Act 2024, No. 43

•Appropriation (Supplementary 2024–2025) Act 2026, No. 9.

Schedule 1 Appropriation summary for 2026–2027

section 2(1)

Department	Budget 2025–2026 $’000	Est. Actual 2025–2026 $’000	Vote 2026–2027 $’000
Department of Customer Services, Open Data and Small and Family Business	638,484	493,675	496,878
Department of Education	20,370,037	20,450,136	21,490,633
Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation	1,133,288	1,042,554	1,303,538
Department of Families, Seniors, Disability Services and Child Safety	6,868,338	7,018,862	6,787,157
Department of Housing and Public Works	2,683,380	2,942,976	2,916,698
Department of Justice	1,665,906	1,642,374	1,586,290
Department of Local Government, Water and Volunteers	1,458,000	1,890,110	917,562
Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing and Regional and Rural Development	573,512	574,369	711,722
Department of the Premier and Cabinet	218,983	191,375	218,746
Department of Primary Industries	494,015	482,965	465,657
Department of Sport, Racing and Olympic and Paralympic Games	749,964	734,685	1,052,971
Department of State Development, Infrastructure and Planning	2,461,018	1,890,888	2,569,279
Department of Trade, Employment and Training	1,589,359	1,507,546	1,602,421
Department of Transport and Main Roads	13,960,728	14,840,206	15,433,056
Department of Women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships and Multiculturalism	181,803	120,303	179,071
Department of Youth Justice and Victim Support	1,434,861	1,405,969	1,317,590
Electoral Commission of Queensland	44,496	37,996	55,069
Office of the Governor	11,002	11,079	10,969
Office of the Inspector-General of Emergency Management	4,827	4,852	4,965
Office of the Ombudsman	19,275	20,215	20,269
Public Sector Commission	19,087	15,352	18,523
Queensland Audit Office	8,216	8,300	8,406
Queensland Corrective Services	2,008,801	1,801,115	2,016,278
Queensland Fire Department	3,479,854	3,468,992	3,818,596
Queensland Health	21,399,892	20,003,895	22,320,648
Queensland Police Service	3,913,405	3,979,530	4,063,194
Queensland Treasury	18,026,717	16,347,615	13,271,874
TOTAL	105,417,248	102,927,934	104,658,060

Schedule 2 Appropriation for 2026–2027

section 2(2)

Department	Budget 2025–2026 $’000	Est. Actual 2025–2026 $’000	Vote 2026–2027 $’000

Department of Customer Services, Open Data and Small and Family Business
Controlled items
departmental services	636,854	492,664	493,375
equity adjustment	1,630	1,024	3,503
Administered items	..	(13)	..
Vote	638,484	493,675	496,878

Department of Education
Controlled items
departmental services	14,183,548	14,250,427	14,638,918
equity adjustment	(115,302)	(278,929)	123,468
Administered items	6,301,791	6,478,638	6,728,247
Vote	20,370,037	20,450,136	21,490,633

Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
Controlled items
departmental services	943,618	911,387	1,127,075
equity adjustment	61,811	3,285	50,913
Administered items	127,859	127,882	125,550
Vote	1,133,288	1,042,554	1,303,538

Department of Families, Seniors, Disability Services and Child Safety
Controlled items
departmental services	3,485,553	3,727,394	3,575,344
equity adjustment	20,075	(692)	35,919
Administered items	3,362,710	3,292,160	3,175,894
Vote	6,868,338	7,018,862	6,787,157

Department of Housing and Public Works
Controlled items
departmental services	1,883,800	1,865,925	2,044,721
equity adjustment	717,598	918,320	788,661
Administered items	81,982	158,731	83,316
Vote	2,683,380	2,942,976	2,916,698

Department of Justice
Controlled items
departmental services	933,683	925,559	882,790
equity adjustment	19,509	(1,247)	(14,562)
Administered items	712,714	718,062	718,062
Vote	1,665,906	1,642,374	1,586,290

Department of Local Government, Water and Volunteers
Controlled items
departmental services	670,988	526,280	684,048
equity adjustment	40,897	37,462	38,407
Administered items	746,115	1,326,368	195,107
Vote	1,458,000	1,890,110	917,562

Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing and Regional and Rural Development
Controlled items
departmental services	546,610	553,311	687,173
equity adjustment	5,440	(577)	(846)
Administered items	21,462	21,635	25,395
Vote	573,512	574,369	711,722

Department of the Premier and Cabinet
Controlled items
departmental services	141,067	112,389	139,223
equity adjustment	2	2	2
Administered items	77,914	78,984	79,521
Vote	218,983	191,375	218,746

Department of Primary Industries
Controlled items
departmental services	462,002	421,201	432,014
equity adjustment	89	18,797	65
Administered items	31,924	42,967	33,578
Vote	494,015	482,965	465,657

Department of Sport, Racing and Olympic and Paralympic Games
Controlled items
departmental services	327,055	319,837	346,449
equity adjustment	32,102	26,263	14,344
Administered items	390,807	388,585	692,178
Vote	749,964	734,685	1,052,971

Department of State Development, Infrastructure and Planning
Controlled items
departmental services	1,657,826	1,523,193	1,560,448
equity adjustment	86,549	85,108	4,989
Administered items	716,643	282,587	1,003,842
Vote	2,461,018	1,890,888	2,569,279

Department of Trade, Employment and Training
Controlled items
departmental services	1,573,790	1,565,729	1,592,635
equity adjustment	(64,983)	(132,016)	(66,101)
Administered items	80,552	73,833	75,887
Vote	1,589,359	1,507,546	1,602,421

Department of Transport and Main Roads
Controlled items
departmental services	8,149,676	8,116,475	8,382,799
equity adjustment	4,214,943	3,973,209	5,894,148
Administered items	1,596,109	2,750,522	1,156,109
Vote	13,960,728	14,840,206	15,433,056

Department of Women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships and Multiculturalism
Controlled items
departmental services	169,020	93,810	166,093
equity adjustment	..	..	..
Administered items	12,783	26,493	12,978
Vote	181,803	120,303	179,071

Department of Youth Justice and Victim Support
Controlled items
departmental services	767,433	637,392	821,763
equity adjustment	324,398	462,346	232,210
Administered items	343,030	306,231	263,617
Vote	1,434,861	1,405,969	1,317,590

Electoral Commission of Queensland
Controlled items
departmental services	44,533	38,033	55,106
equity adjustment	(37)	(37)	(37)
Administered items	..	..	..
Vote	44,496	37,996	55,069

Office of the Governor
Controlled items
departmental services	11,002	11,079	10,969
equity adjustment	..	..	..
Administered items	..	..	..
Vote	11,002	11,079	10,969

Office of the Inspector-General of Emergency Management
Controlled items
departmental services	4,827	4,852	4,965
equity adjustment	..	..	..
Administered items	..	..	..
Vote	4,827	4,852	4,965

Office of the Ombudsman
Controlled items
departmental services	17,203	18,410	20,219
equity adjustment	2,072	1,805	50
Administered items	..	..	..
Vote	19,275	20,215	20,269

Public Sector Commission
Controlled items
departmental services	19,087	15,352	18,523
equity adjustment	..	..	..
Administered items	..	..	..
Vote	19,087	15,352	18,523

Queensland Audit Office
Controlled items
departmental services	8,216	8,300	8,406
equity adjustment	..	..	..
Administered items	..	..	..
Vote	8,216	8,300	8,406

Queensland Corrective Services
Controlled items
departmental services	1,776,119	1,832,102	1,865,536
equity adjustment	232,682	(30,987)	150,742
Administered items	..	..	..
Vote	2,008,801	1,801,115	2,016,278

Queensland Fire Department
Controlled items
departmental services	243,675	263,796	274,696
equity adjustment	7,171	7,171	7,319
Administered items	3,229,008	3,198,025	3,536,581
Vote	3,479,854	3,468,992	3,818,596

Queensland Health
Controlled items
departmental services	19,133,126	19,651,830	19,719,123
equity adjustment	2,203,771	267,548	2,516,312
Administered items	62,995	84,517	85,213
Vote	21,399,892	20,003,895	22,320,648

Queensland Police Service
Controlled items
departmental services	3,816,686	3,893,842	3,928,998
equity adjustment	96,719	85,688	134,196
Administered items	..	..	..
Vote	3,913,405	3,979,530	4,063,194

Queensland Treasury
Controlled items
departmental services	882,846	446,084	761,548
equity adjustment	7,371	235,212	154,371
Administered items	17,136,500	15,666,319	12,355,955
Vote	18,026,717	16,347,615	13,271,874

TOTAL APPROPRIATION	105,417,248	102,927,934	104,658,060

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