✦ Plain-English Summary

Appropriation (No. 6) 2019-2020

What it does

This is a routine bill that releases extra money from the government's bank account (the Consolidated Revenue Fund) to pay for things Parliament has already approved but didn't budget for in the main budget. It's essentially the government saying "we need to spend more on these services than we initially planned."

Why it matters

Without bills like this, government departments couldn't spend money beyond their original budget allocation—so this keeps essential services running when costs exceed expectations or new needs emerge mid-year.

Key details

• It comes into effect immediately once it receives Royal Assent (the Governor-General's signature), so departments can start spending the extra money right away
• The actual list of what gets funded is hidden in Schedule 1 of the bill (not included in this excerpt), so you'd need to check that document to see which services and departments received the top-up
• It applies across different parts of government—state and local governments, regular departments, and government-owned corporations can all receive allocations from this bill

Official Description

Introduced with the Coronavirus Economic Response Package (Payments and Benefits) Bill 2020, Coronavirus Economic Response Package Omnibus (Measures No. 2) Bill 2020 and Appropriation Bill (No. 5) 2019-2020 to respond to the economic impacts of the coronavirus, the bill appropriates money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for certain expenditure, in addition to the appropriations provided for by the Supply Act (No. 2) 2019-2020 , Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2019-2020 , Appropriation Act (No. 4) 2019-2020 and Appropriation (Coronavirus Economic Response Package) Act (No. 2) 2019-2020 .

Committee Referrals

Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills

No formal division recorded

This bill passed by voice vote — parliament agreed without calling a formal count. A division is only recorded when a member explicitly requests one.

No votes yet.

No votes were recorded for this bill.