Senate debates
Tuesday, 14 August 2007
SOCIAL SECURITY AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (WELFARE PAYMENT REFORM) BILL 2007; NORTHERN TERRITORY NATIONAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE BILL 2007; FAMILIES, COMMUNITY SERVICES AND INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (NORTHERN TERRITORY NATIONAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND OTHER MEASURES) BILL 2007; Appropriation (Northern Territory National Emergency Response) Bill (No. 1) 2007-2008; Appropriation (Northern Territory National Emergency Response) Bill (No. 2) 2007-2008
In Committee
9:11 pm
Trish Crossin (NT, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source
Minister, can I take you to page 51 of the bill and ask you to explain clause 63(2), where it talks about appropriation. It says:
Amounts referred to in subsection (1) are payable out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, which is appropriated accordingly.
Are we talking about funds that will be appropriated, with the passage of these bills, to the amount of $587 million, or are we talking about funds in addition to that?
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