This bill became law on Nov 3rd, 2022.
Budget, tax & economy
Provides about $48.93 billion so the Australian Government can keep funding its ordinary day-to-day services in 2022-23.
The Government needed more 2022-23 supply fundingInterim authority for the government to spend public money so ordinary services can continue before the full annual appropriation bills are passed. to avoid a gap in money for its ordinary day-to-day services before full annual appropriations were in place. This bill provides that interim funding, keeps existing services running, and updates allocations to reflect the 1 July 2022 machinery-of-government changesChanges to the way responsibilities are allocated between departments and portfolios. This bill adjusted funding lines after new departments began on 1 July 2022..
For the start of 2022-23, ordinary government services were already being funded by an earlier supplyInterim authority for the government to spend public money so ordinary services can continue before the full annual appropriation bills are passed. law, but the first Albanese government also reorganised departments from 1 July 2022, creating new portfolios that changed where money needed to go. As the October 2022 Budget and full annual appropriations were still being settled, Supply Bill (No. 3) was brought in to cover the remaining seven months of the year, keep existing services running under the new administrative structure, and it became law on 3 November 2022.
The main criticism was that this supplyInterim authority for the government to spend public money so ordinary services can continue before the full annual appropriation bills are passed. bill would keep public money flowing to the Beetaloo Basin drilling program and other coal and gas activity that Greens senators said would worsen climate harm. That objection appears to have been narrow rather than broad, raised mainly by the Greens through speeches and defeated Senate amendments while no major party represented in debate opposed the bill itself.
Minister MP introduced this bill. It passed on the voices.
Did it become law?
Yes
Became law 03 Nov 2022
Final passage
Passed without a counted vote
2 recorded amendment or procedural votes were found, but no counted vote on the bill itself was recorded.
Passage speed
9 days
From introduction to the latest recorded parliamentary step
Meaning
Provides about $48.93 billion so the Australian Government can keep funding its ordinary day-to-day services in 2022-23.
Keeps government services running under supply fundingInterim authority for the government to spend public money so ordinary services can continue before the full annual appropriation bills are passed. and does not cover new October 2022 Budget measures.
Updates funding across portfolios to match the 1 July 2022 machinery-of-government changesChanges to the way responsibilities are allocated between departments and portfolios. This bill adjusted funding lines after new departments began on 1 July 2022., including the new Employment and Workplace Relations and Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water departments.
Allows money for a budget item to be moved into a special accountA legally established account that can hold and spend money for defined purposes. The bill allowed an appropriation item to be credited to a matching special account. when that special accountA legally established account that can hold and spend money for defined purposes. The bill allowed an appropriation item to be credited to a matching special account. can lawfully be used for the same purpose.
Ends this supplyInterim authority for the government to spend public money so ordinary services can continue before the full annual appropriation bills are passed. law on 1 July 2025 after the appropriated funding framework has run its course.
The total of the items specified in Schedule 1 is $48,929,762,000.Supply Bill (No. 3) 2022-2023 as-passed bill text
Annual appropriations for the ordinary annual services of the Government for the balance of 2022-23, being an amount broadly equivalent to 5/12ths of those appropriations, have been provided through the Supply Act (No. 1) 2022‑2023. Following convention, supply appropriations are being provided to ensure continuity of the ongoing business of the Government and exclude funding for new Budget measures.Supply Bill (No. 3) 2022-2023 explanatory memorandum
The Bill reflects the revised allocation of policy matters and legislation responsibilities among portfolios, in line with the Administrative Arrangements Order which commenced on 1 July 2022. For example, the Bill contains appropriations for two Departments which were established on 1 July 2022. These are the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations and the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.Supply Bill (No. 3) 2022-2023 explanatory memorandum
If any of the purposes of a special account is a purpose that is covered by an item (whether or not the item expressly refers to the special account), then amounts may be debited against the appropriation for that item and credited to that special account.Supply Bill (No. 3) 2022-2023 as-passed bill text
This Act is repealed at the start of 1 July 2025.Supply Bill (No. 3) 2022-2023 as-passed bill text
Context
For the start of 2022-23, ordinary government services were already being funded by an earlier supplyInterim authority for the government to spend public money so ordinary services can continue before the full annual appropriation bills are passed. law, but the first Albanese government also reorganised departments from 1 July 2022, creating new portfolios that changed where money needed to go. As the October 2022 Budget and full annual appropriations were still being settled, Supply Bill (No. 3) was brought in to cover the remaining seven months of the year, keep existing services running under the new administrative structure, and it became law on 3 November 2022.
Earlier supplyInterim authority for the government to spend public money so ordinary services can continue before the full annual appropriation bills are passed. law funds the first five months of the financial year
The minister's second reading speech said the first five months of 2022-23 had already been covered by Supply Act (No. 1) 2022-23, leaving the remaining months to be funded separately.
Hansard ↗Machinery-of-government changesChanges to the way responsibilities are allocated between departments and portfolios. This bill adjusted funding lines after new departments began on 1 July 2022. create new departments
Administrative changes from 1 July 2022 created new departments including Employment and Workplace Relations and Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, so supply fundingInterim authority for the government to spend public money so ordinary services can continue before the full annual appropriation bills are passed. had to be realigned across portfolios.
Australian Parliament House ↗Government introduces a second supplyInterim authority for the government to spend public money so ordinary services can continue before the full annual appropriation bills are passed. bill with the October budget
The bill was introduced to appropriate just under $49 billion for the last seven months of 2022-23 so ordinary government business could continue before full annual appropriations were in place.
Hansard ↗Parliament passes the bill
Both houses passed the bill in the same form during the sitting week, which the government said was necessary to provide certainty of supplyInterim authority for the government to spend public money so ordinary services can continue before the full annual appropriation bills are passed. for the rest of 2022-23.
Parliamentary timeline ↗Royal Assent makes the supplyInterim authority for the government to spend public money so ordinary services can continue before the full annual appropriation bills are passed. measure law
Royal Assent turned the bill into an Act, completing the legal authority for this interim funding to keep existing government services operating.
Parliamentary timeline ↗Legislative route
The bill was formally presented to the chamber and read a first time, which starts its parliamentary journey.
Introduced and read a first time
A minister or sponsoring member moved the second reading, opening the main debate on the bill's purpose and principles.
Second reading moved
The bill reached this recorded parliamentary step.
The chamber agreed to the bill at second reading, meaning it accepted the bill in principle and allowed it to continue.
Second reading agreed to
The chamber agreed to the bill at third reading, which completed passage through that chamber.
Third reading agreed to
The bill was formally presented to the chamber and read a first time, which starts its parliamentary journey.
Introduced and read a first time
A minister or sponsoring member moved the second reading, opening the main debate on the bill's purpose and principles.
Second reading moved
The bill reached this recorded parliamentary step.
The bill reached this recorded parliamentary step.
The chamber agreed to the bill at third reading, which completed passage through that chamber.
Third reading agreed to
Both houses passed the bill in the same form, completing parliamentary passage.
Finally passed both Houses
The Governor-General gave Royal Assent, turning the bill into an Act.
Key criticism
The main criticism was that this supplyInterim authority for the government to spend public money so ordinary services can continue before the full annual appropriation bills are passed. bill would keep public money flowing to the Beetaloo Basin drilling program and other coal and gas activity that Greens senators said would worsen climate harm. That objection appears to have been narrow rather than broad, raised mainly by the Greens through speeches and defeated Senate amendments while no major party represented in debate opposed the bill itself.
No broader cross-party public case against the bill is recorded so far.
Public money could still support Beetaloo drilling
Greens senators argued the bill should not authorise any public spending on the Beetaloo Basin drilling program, saying taxpayers should not keep backing new fossil fuel development when cleaner alternatives need support.
Supply would continue funding priorities critics said failed on inflation and relief
A Greens second-reading amendment criticised the broader budget settings carried by the supplyInterim authority for the government to spend public money so ordinary services can continue before the full annual appropriation bills are passed. framework as failing to provide immediate relief and stronger action on inflation, including tougher action on corporate profits and price gouging.
Further sources
Votes
The bill passed both chambers on the voices. The counted divisions below were about amendments or procedure, not final passage.
House agreed to the bill's third reading on the voices, so there is no list of individual Aye and No votes for final passage in that chamber.
Passed on the voices
In a voice vote, members call out Aye or No and the presiding officer judges which side has it. Individual names are only recorded if a formal division is called.
Senate agreed to the bill's third reading on the voices, so there is no list of individual Aye and No votes for final passage in that chamber.
Passed on the voices
In a voice vote, members call out Aye or No and the presiding officer judges which side has it. Individual names are only recorded if a formal division is called.
Recorded amendment and procedural votes grouped by chamber. Expand a vote to see the party breakdown.
Senate
Defeated 12 to 28. Support came from Greens. Opposition came from Labor, Liberal Party, Nationals, and One Nation.
Defeating the amendment left the bill unchanged and allowed the Senate to proceed to the second reading of the supplyInterim authority for the government to spend public money so ordinary services can continue before the full annual appropriation bills are passed. bill.
Defeated 12 to 31. Support came from Greens. Opposition came from Labor, Liberal Party, Nationals, and Jacqui Lambie Network.
Defeating the requestA Senate request asking the House of Representatives to amend an appropriation bill. The Senate uses requests for some money bills because of constitutional limits on Senate amendments. preserved the appropriation for the Beetaloo Basin drilling program within the supplyInterim authority for the government to spend public money so ordinary services can continue before the full annual appropriation bills are passed. bill.
These are amendment votes, not the final passage vote on the bill itself. The bill passed both chambers on the voices.
Parliamentary debate
Start here — lead voices
The minister presents the second reading motion for the bill, but this excerpt contains no substantive remarks about its content or whether they support or oppose it.
Read in Hansard ↗Cox opposes the bill because the Greens want to stop public money being spent on the Beetaloo drilling program and reject any new funding for coal and gas.
Read in Hansard ↗McAllister supports the Supply Bill (No.
Read in Hansard ↗Mr Burke says Labor supports the bill and urges the House to oppose the amendment because it could negate the supplyInterim authority for the government to spend public money so ordinary services can continue before the full annual appropriation bills are passed. measure and put public servants' wages and government payments at risk.
Read in Hansard ↗All speeches by bloc
3 speakers · 4 contributions · 3 support
Hansard records 2 separate contributions by Jenny McAllister on this bill. They are grouped here so the speaker is listed once.
Second reading speech
McAllister supports the Supply Bill (No. 3) 2022-2023 and says it is needed to fund ongoing government business and keep services running for the rest of 2022-23. She argues it is a limited supplyInterim authority for the government to spend public money so ordinary services can continue before the full annual appropriation bills are passed. measure that maintains certainty while normal budget processes continue.
“The Bill must be passed in this sitting week to provide certainty of supply for the ongoing business of government for the remainder of 2022-23, thereby ensuring the continuity of program and service delivery.”Read this contribution in Hansard ↗
Second reading speech
McAllister supports the supplyInterim authority for the government to spend public money so ordinary services can continue before the full annual appropriation bills are passed. bill and says Labor will not back the Greens' second reading amendment. She argues the bill is needed to keep government funding and services running for the rest of 2022-23.
“I note that the Greens have moved a second reading amendment. Labor will not support that amendment. Once again, I thank all senators for their contributions and commend these bills to the Senate.”Read this contribution in Hansard ↗
“I recommend people, when this comes to the vote, oppose the amendment. At that moment do not call for a division and risk that we don't get this done tomorrow, because, if we don't, the Senate doesn't sit again until 21 November. The impact is real—”Read the full speech in Hansard ↗
“The Supply Bill (No. 3) 2022-2023 seeks approval for appropriations from the Consolidated Revenue Fund of just under $49 billion. Importantly, this bill must be passed this sitting week to provide certainty of supply for the ongoing business of government for the remainder of 2022-23, thereby ensuring the continuity of program and service delivery.”Read the full speech in Hansard ↗
2 speakers · 3 contributions · 2 support
“I rise to speak briefly on Supply Bill (No. 3) 2022-2023, Supply Bill (No. 4) 2022-2023 and Supply (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 2) 2022-2023. The opposition will support the passage of these bills. It is appropriate that the important functions of government continue and departments are resourced to effectively carry out their duties when the examination of the appropriation bills continues through the parliamentary process, and the expeditious passage of these bills means that there will be no delay. There is of course a lot that this budget does deserve examination over, and the coalition looks forward to the estimates process that will begin later this week.”Read the full speech in Hansard ↗
Hansard records 2 separate contributions by Stuart Robert on this bill. They are grouped here so the speaker is listed once.
Second reading speech
Robert says the opposition will help the bill pass quickly in line with Westminster convention, and wants the House to move on to complete this important supplyInterim authority for the government to spend public money so ordinary services can continue before the full annual appropriation bills are passed. measure. He criticises the Greens' tactics, but his position is to support the bill's passage.
“On behalf of the coalition I committed to the government of the day that we would progress this expeditiously, in line with Westminster convention, in the time outlined by the government, and the opposition will hold to that, regardless of what the party of the Greens do or do not do.”Read this contribution in Hansard ↗
Second reading speech
Stuart Robert speaks to the bill, focusing on i'll be very brief. The speech also says that can I say, from my cursory look, there is a lot for us to examine.
“I'll be very brief. Considering the lateness of the hour, I rise to speak on the cognate debate on Supply Bill (No.”Read this contribution in Hansard ↗
1 speaker · 1 oppose
“The Greens have circulated an amendment to this bill. The amendment ensures that no public money is spent on the drilling program in the Beetaloo basin.”Read the full speech in Hansard ↗
1 speaker · 1 unclear
“That this bill be now read a second time.”Read the full speech in Hansard ↗
Record
House · Introduced and read a first time
Introduced
The bill was formally presented to the chamber and read a first time, which starts its parliamentary journey.
House · Second reading moved
Second reading opened
A minister or sponsoring member moved the second reading, opening the main debate on the bill's purpose and principles.
House · Second reading debate
Second reading debate
The bill reached this recorded parliamentary step.
House · Second reading agreed to
Second reading agreed
The chamber agreed to the bill at second reading, meaning it accepted the bill in principle and allowed it to continue.
House · Third reading agreed to
Third reading agreed
The chamber agreed to the bill at third reading, which completed passage through that chamber.
Senate · Introduced and read a first time
Introduced
The bill was formally presented to the chamber and read a first time, which starts its parliamentary journey.
Senate · Second reading moved
Second reading opened
A minister or sponsoring member moved the second reading, opening the main debate on the bill's purpose and principles.
Senate · Second reading debate
Second reading debate
The bill reached this recorded parliamentary step.
Senate · Committee of the Whole debate
Committee of the Whole debate
The bill reached this recorded parliamentary step.
Senate · Third reading agreed to
Third reading agreed
The chamber agreed to the bill at third reading, which completed passage through that chamber.
Parliament · Finally passed both Houses
Passed both houses
Both houses passed the bill in the same form, completing parliamentary passage.
Assent · Assent
Assent
The Governor-General gave Royal Assent, turning the bill into an Act.
