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Resolutions Expressing Opinions of the
Senate
Parliament
25 Parliamentary appropriations
The committee, having considered the report
of Estimates Committee A, recommends that—
(a) the provisions of the resolution of
the Senate dated 25 March 1982, relating to the responsibilities of the
Standing Committee on Appropriations and Staffing with respect to the estimates
for the Senate, are reaffirmed;
(b) the estimates of expenditure for the
Senate to be included in the Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill
shall continue to be those determined by the Standing Committee on
Appropriations and Staffing;
(c) if before the introduction of the
bill the Minister for Finance should, for any reason, wish to vary the details
of the estimates determined by the committee the minister should consult with
the President of the Senate with a view to obtaining the agreement of the
committee to any variation;
(d) in the event of agreement not being
reached between the President and the minister, then the Leader of the Government
in the Senate, as a member of the Appropriations and Staffing Committee, be
consulted;
(e) the Senate acknowledges that in
considering any request from the Minister for Finance the committee and the
Senate would take into consideration the relevant expenditure and staffing
policies of the government of the day; and
(f) in turn the Senate expects the
government of the day to take into consideration the role and responsibilities
of the Senate which are not of the executive government and which may at times
involve conflict with the executive government.
(2 December 1985
J.676)
Note: Resolution
of a committee of the whole, adopted by the Senate on 2 December 1985. The
resolution of 25 March 1982 appointed the Standing Committee on Appropriations
and Staffing with the responsibility, inter alia, of determining appropriations
for the Senate.
26 Parliamentary appropriations
The committee, having considered the
Eleventh Report of the Standing Committee on Appropriations and Staffing—
(a) reaffirms the resolution of 2
December 1985 concerning the determination of the estimates of expenditure for
the Senate to be included in the Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments)
Bill;
(b) requires the Minister for Finance to
process the Senate department’s estimates as early as practicable to enable any
differences between the minister and the committee to be resolved in accordance
with the resolution; and
(c) expects that the resolution will be
adhered to in determining those estimates in the future.
(30 November 1988
J.1214)
Note:
Resolution of a committee of the whole, adopted by the Senate on
30 November 1988.
27 Parliamentary appropriations
The committee, having considered the report
of Estimates Committee A, recommends—
That the Senate reaffirms the resolution of
2 December 1985 relating to the determination of appropriations for the Senate,
and calls upon the President, the Leader of the Government in the Senate and
the Minister for Finance to observe and comply with the procedures set out in
that resolution.
(29 November 1989 J.2273)
Note: Resolution of a
committee of the whole, adopted by the Senate on 29 November 1989.
28 Parliamentary departments – structure and
responsibilities
The Senate declares that no changes in the
structure or responsibilities of the parliamentary departments should be made
until—
(a) particulars of proposed changes have
been provided to all senators;
(b) the Standing Committee on
Appropriations and Staffing has examined the proposed changes and reported to
the Senate; and
(c) the Senate has approved of the
changes.
(3 June 1987 J.1951)
29 Administration of parliamentary security
That the President direct,
for his part, that any advice on security matters affecting senators,
Parliament House and the parliamentary precincts tendered by the Secretary or
another officer of DPS shall be co-signed by the Usher of the Black Rod or
another officer of the Department of the Senate nominated by the Clerk, and,
unless it is so co-signed, it shall not constitute satisfactory advice to the
President.
(16 June 2004 J.3480)
Note: Part of
a longer resolution adopting and endorsing the Appropriations and Staffing
Committee’s 40th report.
30 Security funding
The Senate:
(a) notes the transfer of $1 million
from the Department of the Senate to the Department of Parliamentary Services
as a special contribution to security costs in the parliamentary precincts over
and above the transferred funds previously provided for security; and
(b) agrees that, if any further funds
are necessary to provide additional security costs, they be made by additional
appropriation to, or savings within, the Department of Parliamentary Services.
(8 December 2004 J.273)
31 Appropriation bills – payments to international
organisations
The Senate is of the view
that:
(a) an initial payment to an
international organisation in effect represents a new policy decision and
therefore should be Appropriation Bill (No. 2); and
(b) subsequent payments represent a
continuing government activity of supporting the international organisation and
therefore represents an ordinary annual service and should be in Appropriation
Bill (No. 1).
(8 December 2004
J.273)
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