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Budget, tax & economy
Sets aside roughly the last seven months of 2025-26 funding for the parliamentary departmentsThe agencies that support Parliament itself, including the Senate, the House of Representatives, Parliamentary Services and the Parliamentary Budget Office., along with extra money for new 2025-26 Budget measures.
The Supply BillA temporary funding bill that keeps money flowing for part of the financial year before the full appropriation bill is passed. only covered the first five months of 2025-26, leaving the remaining seven months and new Budget measures to be funded. This bill appropriates that money from the Consolidated Revenue FundThe main pool of Commonwealth money that this bill draws from to pay the parliamentary departments. and lets parliamentary departmentsThe agencies that support Parliament itself, including the Senate, the House of Representatives, Parliamentary Services and the Parliamentary Budget Office. meet operating and urgent spending needs during 2025-26.
Before this bill, the Supply (Parliamentary DepartmentsThe agencies that support Parliament itself, including the Senate, the House of Representatives, Parliamentary Services and the Parliamentary Budget Office.) Bill (No. 1) 2025-2026 had already provided only the first five months of funding for the parliamentary departmentsThe agencies that support Parliament itself, including the Senate, the House of Representatives, Parliamentary Services and the Parliamentary Budget Office., so the remaining seven months of 2025-26 and any new budget decisions still needed appropriations from the Consolidated Revenue FundThe main pool of Commonwealth money that this bill draws from to pay the parliamentary departments.. On 25 March 2025 the government used this bill to seek about $195.3 million for those later months, budget measures and a limited urgent-spending advance, but the bill then lapsed when Parliament was dissolved on 28 March 2025.
No significant public case against the bill is recorded so far, with no concrete objections in the available debate beyond the routine fact that it appropriates funding for parliamentary departmentsThe agencies that support Parliament itself, including the Senate, the House of Representatives, Parliamentary Services and the Parliamentary Budget Office.. The limited material here shows support from the assistant treasurer, and no party represented in the debate publicly available sources opposed it.
Stephen Jones MP introduced this bill. Speeches supporting it came from Labor.
Did it become law?
No
The bill did not complete passage through Parliament.
Final passage
No final passage
The bill has not completed passage and is no longer proceeding.
Time before failure
3 days
From introduction to the final recorded step before the bill stopped proceeding
Meaning
Sets aside roughly the last seven months of 2025-26 funding for the parliamentary departmentsThe agencies that support Parliament itself, including the Senate, the House of Representatives, Parliamentary Services and the Parliamentary Budget Office., along with extra money for new 2025-26 Budget measures.
Gives the parliamentary departmentsThe agencies that support Parliament itself, including the Senate, the House of Representatives, Parliamentary Services and the Parliamentary Budget Office. money from the Consolidated Revenue FundThe main pool of Commonwealth money that this bill draws from to pay the parliamentary departments. to cover their spending under the amounts listed in Schedule 1The part of the bill that lists the dollar amounts being appropriated for each parliamentary department and purpose..
Lets parliamentary departmentsThe agencies that support Parliament itself, including the Senate, the House of Representatives, Parliamentary Services and the Parliamentary Budget Office. use their general operating funding across their functions, instead of being tightly locked to the outcomeThe result the government says a program or payment is meant to achieve; administered funding stays tied to these labels. labels shown in the schedule.
Keeps separately administered funding tied to specific outcomes, including payments like grants, benefits and transfer payments made under government or parliamentary rules.
Lets the relevant Presiding OfficerThe parliamentary office-holder who has power under this bill to approve an urgent extra appropriation. allocate extra money during 2025-26 if urgent parliamentary spending was missed, understated or could not be predicted earlier.
The Bill proposes appropriations broadly equivalent to 7/12ths of the estimated 2025-26 annual appropriations for expenditure in relation to the Parliamentary Departments, plus 2025‑26 Budget measures.Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2025-2026 explanatory memorandum
The Bill, once enacted, will appropriate the amounts specified in Schedule 1 as set out in clause 6.Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2025-2026 explanatory memorandum
Departmental items involve costs over which a Parliamentary Department has control. Departmental appropriations can be used to make any payment related to the functions of the Parliamentary Department including on purposes covered by other items whether or not they are in the Act for a Parliamentary Department. Expenditure typically covered by departmental items includes:Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2025-2026 explanatory memorandum
Administered items are those administered by a Parliamentary Department on behalf of the Government (e.g. certain grants, benefits and transfer payments). These payments are usually made pursuant to eligibility rules and conditions established by the Government or the Parliament. Specifically, administered items are tied to outcomes (departmental items are not).Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2025-2026 explanatory memorandum
Subclause 11(1) enables the responsible Presiding Officer to allocate additional amounts for expenditure when satisfied that there is an urgent need for expenditure in the current year that is not provided for, or is insufficiently provided for, in Schedule 1 either because of an erroneous omission or understatement, or because of unforeseen circumstances. The allocated amount is referred to as the Advance to the responsible Presiding Officer (APO).Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2025-2026 explanatory memorandum
Context
Before this bill, the Supply (Parliamentary DepartmentsThe agencies that support Parliament itself, including the Senate, the House of Representatives, Parliamentary Services and the Parliamentary Budget Office.) Bill (No. 1) 2025-2026 had already provided only the first five months of funding for the parliamentary departmentsThe agencies that support Parliament itself, including the Senate, the House of Representatives, Parliamentary Services and the Parliamentary Budget Office., so the remaining seven months of 2025-26 and any new budget decisions still needed appropriations from the Consolidated Revenue FundThe main pool of Commonwealth money that this bill draws from to pay the parliamentary departments.. On 25 March 2025 the government used this bill to seek about $195.3 million for those later months, budget measures and a limited urgent-spending advance, but the bill then lapsed when Parliament was dissolved on 28 March 2025.
Supply funding covers only the first five months of 2025-26
The explanatory memorandum says the earlier Supply (Parliamentary DepartmentsThe agencies that support Parliament itself, including the Senate, the House of Representatives, Parliamentary Services and the Parliamentary Budget Office.) Bill (No. 1) 2025-2026 provided 5/12ths of annual funding, leaving later spending still to be appropriated.
Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2025-2026 explanatory memorandum ↗Budget night bill seeks funding for the remaining seven months
In his second reading speech, the minister said the bill would appropriate $195.3 million for the parliamentary departmentsThe agencies that support Parliament itself, including the Senate, the House of Representatives, Parliamentary Services and the Parliamentary Budget Office. for the last seven months of 2025-26 and for new 2025-26 budget measures.
Minister's second reading speech ↗Bill includes a capped urgent-spending advance for parliamentary departmentsThe agencies that support Parliament itself, including the Senate, the House of Representatives, Parliamentary Services and the Parliamentary Budget Office.
The bill also set aside a $1.9 million advance for the responsible Presiding OfficerThe parliamentary office-holder who has power under this bill to approve an urgent extra appropriation. so urgent spending omitted or underestimated in Schedule 1The part of the bill that lists the dollar amounts being appropriated for each parliamentary department and purpose. could still be met during 2025-26.
Minister's second reading speech ↗Bill lapses when Parliament is dissolved
The parliamentary record shows the bill lapsed at dissolution, so these proposed appropriations did not complete their passage in this form.
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.
Key criticism
No significant public case against the bill is recorded so far, with no concrete objections in the available debate beyond the routine fact that it appropriates funding for parliamentary departmentsThe agencies that support Parliament itself, including the Senate, the House of Representatives, Parliamentary Services and the Parliamentary Budget Office.. The limited material here shows support from the assistant treasurer, and no party represented in the debate publicly available sources opposed it.
No significant public case against the bill is recorded so far.
Votes
No recorded votes were found before this bill stopped proceeding.
Parliamentary debate
Start here — lead voices
Stephen Jones supports the bill, saying it provides the parliamentary departmentsThe agencies that support Parliament itself, including the Senate, the House of Representatives, Parliamentary Services and the Parliamentary Budget Office. with appropriations for the last seven months of 2025-26 and commending it to the chamber.
Read in Hansard ↗All speeches by bloc
1 speaker · 1 support
“Full details of the proposed expenditure are set out in the schedule to the bill, the explanatory memorandum, and the portfolio budget statements tabled in relation to the supply bills and budget bills for 2025-26. I commend the bill to the chamber.”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 · Lapsed at dissolution
Lapsed at dissolution
The bill reached this recorded parliamentary step.
