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Appropriation (2022-2023) Act 2022
No. of 2022
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Clause Page
1 Purpose 1
2 Commencement 1
3 Issue of moneys 2
4 Appropriation 3
5 Application of amounts appropriated 3
6 Application of amounts for future payments 3
7 Advance to Treasurer 3
8 Reference provision 4
9 Repeal of Act 4
Schedule 1 5
Schedule 2 16
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Endnotes 29
1 General information 29
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[Assented to ]
The Parliament of Victoria enacts:
1 Purpose
The purpose of this Act is to make provision
for the appropriation of certain sums out of the
Consolidated Fund for the ordinary annual
services of the Government for the financial
year 2022/2023.
2 Commencement
This Act comes into operation on the day on
which it receives the Royal Assent.
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3 Issue of moneys
(1) The Treasurer may issue out of the Consolidated
Fund in respect of the financial year 2022/2023
the sum of $85 115 660 000 as set out in
Schedule 1.
(2) If--
(a) in respect of the financial year 2022/2023 the
amount payable in respect of salaries and
related costs is increased as the result of any
legislation or determination; and
(b) the amounts specified in the relevant items in
Schedule 1 are insufficient to provide for the
payment of the increased amount payable in
respect of salaries and related costs--
the Treasurer may issue out of the Consolidated
Fund an amount not exceeding the increased
amount payable in respect of salaries and related
costs in addition to the amount issued under
subsection (1).
(3) In this section--
determination includes any regulation or any
award, order or determination of a person
or body authorised to determine minimum
salaries or wages under any law of the
Commonwealth or of the State, or any
agreement approved in accordance with the
Fair Work Act 2009 or Workplace Relations
Act 1996 of the Commonwealth, or any
agreement entered into by or on behalf of
the State;
salaries and related costs includes wages or other
amounts in the nature of salary, payments by
way of overtime or penalty rates or in lieu of
long service leave or for retiring gratuities,
superannuation contributions, annual leave
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loadings, payroll tax payments and
WorkCover insurance policy premiums.
4 Appropriation
The Consolidated Fund is appropriated to the
extent necessary for the purposes of section 3.
5 Application of amounts appropriated
(1) The amounts to be applied to an item specified
in Schedule 1 shall not, except as provided in
this section or section 30 or 31A of the Financial
Management Act 1994, exceed the amount
specified for that item.
(2) If an amount in respect of depreciation of an
asset is applied to an item in Schedule 1 for the
provision of outputs of a Department, the amount
shown for the item in Schedule 1 relating to that
Department in respect of additions to the net asset
base is increased, if the Treasurer so determines,
by an amount not exceeding the amount in respect
of depreciation.
6 Application of amounts for future payments
If, during the financial year 2022/2023, an
arrangement is made, or an expense or obligation
is incurred, for the payment of an amount in a
future financial year, a corresponding amount
is applied, in respect of the financial year
2022/2023, to the appropriate item in Schedule 1
for the relevant Department.
7 Advance to Treasurer
The sums specified in Schedule 2 have been
expended to meet urgent claims out of the
Advance appropriated in the Appropriation
(2020-2021) Act 2020 under the Department of
Treasury and Finance and the payments so made
are deemed to have been appropriated for the
purposes and services specified in Schedule 2.
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8 Reference provision
In this Act, Court Services Victoria established
under the Court Services Victoria Act 2014 is
referred to as the Department of Courts for
appropriation purposes only.
9 Repeal of Act
This Act is repealed on the fourth anniversary of
the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
Note
The repeal of this Act does not affect any matter or thing or the
previous operation of the Act (see section 14(2) of the
Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984).
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Schedule 1
Schedule 1
DEPARTMENTAL VOTES
ESTIMATES
SUMMARY
2021/2022 2022/2023
Department Budget Estimate
$'000 $'000
Courts 667 070 641 479
Education and Training 15 883 876 17 128 623
Environment, Land, Water and
Planning 2 802 060 3 062 800
Families, Fairness and Housing 6 222 587 7 773 386
Health 11 826 015 12 306 987
Jobs, Precincts and Regions 2 696 709 3 059 988
Justice and Community Safety 9 490 162 9 541 474
Premier and Cabinet 469 297 502 678
Transport 11 600 260 12 688 236
Treasury and Finance 20 752 234 18 410 009
82 410 270 85 115 660
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DEPARTMENT OF COURTS
2021/2022 2022/2023
Item Budget Estimate
$'000 $'000
1. Provision of outputs (section 29
of the Financial Management
Act 1994 applies) 455 782 500 940
2. Additions to the net asset base
(section 29 of the Financial
Management Act 1994 applies) 211 288 140 539
Total Appropriation 667 070 641 479
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING
2021/2022 2022/2023
Item Budget Estimate
$'000 $'000
1. Provision of outputs (section 29
of the Financial Management
Act 1994 applies) 14 473 942 15 199 343
2. Additions to the net asset base
(section 29 of the Financial
Management Act 1994 applies) 1 409 934 1 929 280
Total Appropriation 15 883 876 17 128 623
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DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, LAND, WATER AND
PLANNING
2021/2022 2022/2023
Item Budget Estimate
$'000 $'000
1. Provision of outputs
(section 29 of the Financial
Management Act 1994
applies) 1 879 359 2 054 587
2. Additions to the net asset base
(section 29 of the Financial
Management Act 1994
applies) 238 475 292 461
3. Payments made on behalf of
the State 662 426 683 483
4. Contributions by the State
under agreements pursuant to
section 25 of the Murray-
Darling Basin Act 1993 21 800 32 269
Total Appropriation 2 802 060 3 062 800
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DEPARTMENT OF FAMILIES, FAIRNESS AND HOUSING
2021/2022 2022/2023
Item Budget Estimate
$'000 $'000
1. Provision of outputs
(section 29 of the Financial
Management Act 1994
applies) 6 012 626 4 247 602
2. Additions to the net asset base
(section 29 of the Financial
Management Act 1994
applies) 140 854 784 818
3. Payments made on behalf of
the State 69 107 2 740 966
Total Appropriation 6 222 587 7 773 386
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
2021/2022 2022/2023
Item Budget Estimate
$'000 $'000
1. Provision of outputs
(section 29 of the Financial
Management Act 1994
applies) 11 670 875 12 175 433
2. Additions to the net asset base
(section 29 of the Financial
Management Act 1994
applies) 155 140 131 554
Total Appropriation 11 826 015 12 306 987
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DEPARTMENT OF JOBS, PRECINCTS AND REGIONS
2021/2022 2022/2023
Item Budget Estimate
$'000 $'000
1. Provision of outputs
(section 29 of the Financial
Management Act 1994
applies) 2 433 481 2 752 483
2. Additions to the net asset base
(section 29 of the Financial
Management Act 1994
applies) 186 516 212 942
3. Payments made on behalf of
the State 76 712 94 563
Total Appropriation 2 696 709 3 059 988
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND COMMUNITY SAFETY
2021/2022 2022/2023
Item Budget Estimate
$'000 $'000
1. Provision of outputs
(section 29 of the Financial
Management Act 1994
applies) 8 107 456 8 612 661
2. Additions to the net asset
base (section 29 of the
Financial Management
Act 1994 applies) 1 328 476 874 988
3. Payments made on behalf of
the State 53 000 53 001
4. Victorian Law Reform
Commission - pursuant to
section 17(b) of the
Victorian Law Reform
Commission Act 2000 1 230 824
Total Appropriation 9 490 162 9 541 474
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DEPARTMENT OF PREMIER AND CABINET
2021/2022 2022/2023
Item Budget Estimate
$'000 $'000
1. Provision of outputs
(section 29 of the Financial
Management Act 1994
applies) 456 481 489 424
2. Additions to the net asset base
(section 29 of the Financial
Management Act 1994
applies) 12 816 13 254
Total Appropriation 469 297 502 678
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT
2021/2022 2022/2023
Item Budget Estimate
$'000 $'000
1. Provision of outputs
(section 29 of the Financial
Management Act 1994
applies) 4 592 951 4 557 392
2. Additions to the net asset base
(section 29 of the Financial
Management Act 1994
applies) 7 007 309 8 130 844
Total Appropriation 11 600 260 12 688 236
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DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY AND FINANCE
2021/2022 2022/2023
Item Budget Estimate
$'000 $'000
1. Provision of outputs (section 29
of the Financial Management
Act 1994 applies) 579 292 555 941
2. Additions to the net asset base
(section 29 of the Financial
Management Act 1994 applies) 147 120 172 403
3. Payments made on behalf of the
State 4 004 495 3 655 059
4. Advance to Treasurer to enable
Treasurer to meet urgent claims
that may arise before
Parliamentary sanction is
obtained, which will afterwards
be submitted for Parliamentary
authority 16 021 327 14 026 606
Total Appropriation 20 752 234 18 410 009
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Schedule 2
Payments from Advance to Treasurer, 2020/2021
Department Purpose Amount
$
Courts Attributable to COVID-19
Physical Distancing 12 235 000
Infrastructure
Justice Recovery Plan 7 114 026
Subtotal 19 349 026
Not Attributable to COVID-19
Additional depreciation 8 000 000
equivalent funding following an
asset revaluation
Transport of deceased persons 1 100 000
Judicial Commission of Victoria 971 000
resourcing
Specialist Children's Court Clinic 800 000
Royal Commission into the 700 000
Management of Police
Informants
Subtotal 11 571 000
Total 30 920 026
Environment, Attributable to COVID-19
Land, Water and
Financial support for portfolio 31 277 963
Planning
entities impacted by COVID-19
DELWP COVID-19 support 7 960 454
Public safety on public land and 1 400 514
waterways COVIDSafe Summer
Plan
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Department Purpose Amount
Rent relief supplementation 405 138
Subtotal 41 044 069
Not Attributable to COVID-19
Bushfire preparedness 2020-21 18 200 000
Prolonged Power Outage 14 982 000
Payment
Aviation resources 14 535 000
Bushfire biodiversity recovery: 7 000 000
Supporting economic growth and
biodiversity
Big Housing Build: Improving 6 516 250
the planning system for urban
and regional development and
state infrastructure
Victorian Renewable Energy 3 530 000
Auction Scheme - Support
Agreement
Royal Commission into National 3 222 000
Natural Disaster Arrangements
2020-21 Flood and Storm Events 2 620 000
Community Power Hubs 2 556 000
Program
Bushfire response 1 906 412
Energy Innovation Fund 1 700 000
Victorian Renewable Hydrogen 854 833
Industry Development Plan
Subtotal 77 622 495
Total 118 666 564
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Department Purpose Amount
Families, Fairness Attributable to COVID-19
and Housing
Enhanced engagement approach 19 892 295
with culturally and linguistically
diverse (CALD) communities
and complex families
Human Services Readiness and 19 510 000
Response Centre
Critical additional responses for 19 467 000
people experiencing
homelessness placed in hotels
during the COVID-19 pandemic
Service delivery fund for 10 000 000
Aboriginal Community
Controlled Organisations and
Aboriginal Community
Controlled Health Organisations
Further Family Violence 8 480 000
measures to respond to
COVID-19
Continue and boost key 3 000 000
pandemic-related supports for
Victorian communities
LGBTIQ+ sector economic 2 014 000
recovery grants
Improved communications and 1 500 000
engagement of multicultural
communities during COVID-19
Building a Sense of Belonging in 102 000
Victoria
Subtotal 83 965 295
Not Attributable to COVID-19
Supported Independent Living 64 570 000
and Short-Term Accommodation
and Assistance services to the
non-government sector
Utility Relief Grant Scheme 14 000 000
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Department Purpose Amount
Ashburton and Ascot Vale Fast 2 000 000
Start projects
Victorian Pride Centre 900 000
Victorian Interpreting and 800 000
Translating Service
Veteran community support 70 000
mobile app project
Subtotal 82 340 000
Total 166 305 295
Health Attributable to COVID-19
COVID-19 Response - Support 938 910 807
for the health system
COVID-19 vaccination program 133 142 725
COVID-19 Mandatory 64 704 000
Quarantine
Enhanced engagement approach 1 600 000
with culturally and linguistically
diverse communities and
complex families
Subtotal 1 138 357 532
Not Attributable to COVID-19
Additional resources for health 182 810 000
services
Scheduled asset replacement in 47 340 279
the health sector
Additional funding for elective 41 250 000
surgery blitz
Allied Health 3 515 000
Mental Health - New legal 1 202 000
foundations and supporting
consumers to exercise their rights
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Department Purpose Amount
Mental Health - Safe and 1 186 000
compassionate models of care for
bed-based services
Healthshare 719 000
Subtotal 278 022 279
Total 1 416 379 811
Jobs, Precincts and Attributable to COVID-19
Regions
Circuit Breaker Business Support 342 209 131
Package - May 2021
Financial Assistance for sport due 125 730 079
to the impact of COVID-19
Test Isolation Payments and 109 157 327
reimbursement to the
Commonwealth Government for
the Pandemic Leave Disaster
Payments
DJPR portfolio entity COVID 84 345 000
support
Jobs for Victoria: Our plan to 68 440 000
maximise jobs and help
Victorians into work
Circuit Breaker Support Package 39 214 783
- February 2021
Business Support Fund 37 250 000
Working for Victoria 17 300 000
Business Victoria Hotline 13 295 854
Regional Tourism Support 11 842 000
Package - Business Costs
Assistance Program Round Two
Tourism Supplement
Support for seasonal agriculture 9 191 360
workforce
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Department Purpose Amount
Supporting industries - COVID 7 485 000
Coordination and Recovery
High-Risk Industries: 7 365 455
Engagement and Enforcement
Operation
Supporting National Performing 5 400 000
Arts Partnership Companies
Supporting medical research to 5 000 000
protect Victorians and grow jobs
for the future
Visitor Economy: Victorian 4 542 000
Regional Travel Voucher Scheme
Visitor Economy - Recovery and 3 506 000
Reform package
Seasonal Workforce 2 776 531
Accommodation Program
Cultural Agencies: Solvency, 1 625 739
Recovery and Adaptation
Supporting Creative Industries 617 445
Non-government organisations
Abbotsford Convent Support 300 000
Subtotal 896 593 704
Not Attributable to COVID-19
Victoria's Digital Future Now 70 000 000
Implementation of the Victorian 12 000 000
Forestry Plan
Bendigo GovHub fit-out costs 9 500 000
Suburban revitalisation and 7 100 000
growth
Screen Industry Crisis Recovery 4 000 000
Plan
National Biosecurity Control 3 970 211
Agreements and biosecurity
responses
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Department Purpose Amount
Alice Anderson Angel Sidecar 2 000 000
Fund
Organisational Investment 1 891 000
Program
Melbourne Convention Centre 1 520 961
Development operations
contribution
Rural Financial Counselling 1 501 110
Service
Emergency management sector 1 468 935
reform
Community Sports Infrastructure 331 774
Loans Scheme
Subtotal 115 283 991
Total 1 011 877 695
Justice and Attributable to COVID-19
Community Safety
COVID-19 Mandatory 635 821 531
Quarantine
Victoria Police's COVID-19 111 192 350
response
High-Risk Industries: 28 364 335
Engagement and Enforcement
Operation
Corrections and youth justice 19 724 924
COVID-19 response
Justice recovery 8 398 000
Residential Tenancies Dispute 4 691 000
Resolution Scheme
Youth Justice COVID-19 1 399 000
response
Subtotal 809 591 140
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Department Purpose Amount
Not Attributable to COVID-19
WorkCover Scheme Premium 550 000 000
Order
Support to Victoria Police's 174 677 840
operations and resources
Victoria State Emergency Service 66 613 000
facilities
Natural Disaster Financial Relief 50 600 000
Local Economic recovery 34 300 000
program
Technology and resources to 30 361 235
support Victoria's fines system
Recapitalisation and 15 117 317
reinstatement of the Hopkins
Correctional Centre funding
supplementation
Additional funding for Victorian 7 941 999
Commission for Gambling and
Liquor Regulation
Emergency management sector 8 464 000
reform
Restorative Engagement and 7 155 000
Redress Scheme for Victoria
Police employees
Fiskville remediation 6 750 000
Royal Commission into the 6 421 011
Management of Police
Informants
Working with Children Check 4 000 000
and National Disability Insurance
Scheme worker screening
Making our buildings safer 3 433 000
Royal Commission into the 2 672 000
Casino Operator and Licence
Supporting the State's forensic 2 640 000
capability
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Department Purpose Amount
Water safety and flood awareness 2 000 000
campaigns
Rental reforms funding 1 858 000
supplementation
Emergency response funding 1 620 053
supplementation
Ensure a secure youth justice 1 399 000
system
Maintaining justice system 377 000
continuity - Specialist Family
Violence Court
Decriminalising public 316 000
drunkenness
Supporting vulnerable Victorians 87 000
Community based diversionary 38 909
services and opening Cherry
Creek
Subtotal 978 842 364
Total 1 788 433 504
Premier and Attributable to COVID-19
Cabinet
Insights Victoria platform 5 210 000
Alternative Quarantine 3 009 355
Accommodation Hub
Donation to the Good Friday 2 500 000
Appeal 2021
Establishment of the Recovery 2 000 000
Tracking and Analytics Branch
VPS Workforce Hubs 1 857 166
Breakthrough Victoria Fund 1 356 145
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Department Purpose Amount
Commercial Passenger Vehicles 882 000
QR Code Scanning
Subtotal 16 814 666
Not Attributable to COVID-19
Digital Victoria - Common 5 052 402
Corporate Platforms
Strengthening the Centre 3 636 000
Costs associated with 2 012 000
administration changes
Hybrid cloud and Data centre 723 737
discovery
Support to Past Premiers and the 617 000
Opposition
Support to parties in a legal 569 220
action
Public Records Office of Victoria 503 245
asset maintenance and renewal
program
Delivering a Victorian Truth and 489 486
Justice process
Subtotal 13 603 089
Total 30 417 755
Transport Attributable to COVID-19
Support for the transport network 374 277 237
and public transport services due
to the impacts of COVID-19
Rent relief supplementation 1 869 839
Subtotal 376 147 076
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Department Purpose Amount
Not Attributable to COVID-19
Level Crossing Removal program 1 144 665 024
Metro Tunnel 546 058 988
Suburban Rail Loop Initial and 146 634 624
Early Works
Outer Metropolitan Ring Road / 130 377 299
E6 corridor preservation
Ballarat Line Upgrade - Stage 1 43 987 550
Western Roads Upgrade 40 000 000
West Gate Tunnel 30 439 275
Waurn Ponds Duplication - 22 269 081
Stage 2
North East Link 20 000 000
Road Safety Action Plan 16 357 211
City Loop fire and safety upgrade 11 494 491
- Stage 2
Drysdale Bypass 5 330 000
Yan Yean Road Duplication - 5 000 000
Stage 1
O'Herns Road upgrade 4 500 000
Great Ocean Road Renewal 4 194 066
Emergency management sector 3 905 117
reform
Thompsons Road Duplication - 3 100 000
Grade Separation
Additional Train Services 2 560 353
Shepparton Corridor Upgrade - 2 312 000
Stage 2
Warrnambool Line Upgrade - 2 072 661
Stage 2
Princes Highway East 2 007 068
Duplication - Stage 3
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Department Purpose Amount
Rolling stock maintenance and 1 675 795
disposal programs
Transport and Amenity Program 1 549 304
Shepparton Corridor Upgrade - 872 922
Stage 3
Metropolitan Road and 808 530
Intersection Upgrades
Traffic Camera Trials 414 082
Hurstbridge Line Upgrade - 387 289
Stage 2
St Kilda Road works 362 951
Caulfield rationalisation works 269 000
VicRoads Modernisation 177 646
Subtotal 2 193 782 326
Total 2 569 929 402
Treasury and Attributable to COVID-19
Finance
Hotel quarantine costs - interstate 53 167 648
reimbursement
Additional facilities management 6 000 000
and accommodation costs due to
COVID-19
Subtotal 59 167 648
Not Attributable to COVID-19
Big Housing Build: Expanded 845 949 000
Social Housing Growth Fund
Business unit reform advisory 6 504 395
services and scoping study
Demolition works at the former 3 896 753
Energy Brix Australia
Corporation site, Morwell
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Department Purpose Amount
Implementation of the Big 2 335 007
Housing Build: Victorian
Homebuyer Fund
Operational funding for the 2 000 000
independent review of social
housing regulation
Demolition works at 971 048
80-90 Champion Road, Newport
Recovery Tracking and Analytics 761 000
- Establishment
Suburban Rail Loop 650 000
Support for the expansion of the 237 099
Victorian Energy Upgrades
program
Centralised Accommodation 163 655
Management
Implementation costs for the zero 125 000
emission vehicle initiative
Subtotal 863 592 958
Total 922 760 606
Total Payments
from Advance to
the Treasurer 8 055 690 658
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Endnotes
Endnotes
1 General information
See www.legislation.vic.gov.au for Victorian Bills, Acts and current
authorised versions of legislation and up-to-date legislative information.
Minister's second reading speech--
Legislative Assembly:
Legislative Council:
The long title for the Bill for this Act was "A Bill for an Act for the
appropriation of certain sums out of the Consolidated Fund for the
ordinary annual services of the Government for the financial year
2022/2023 and for other purposes."
By Authority. Government Printer for the State of Victoria.
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