SA South Australian State Budget 2026

Supply Bill 2026

House of Assembly

Legislative Council

Assent

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Previously introduced as:

Introduced by: The Hon Tom Koutsantonis MP (ALP)

Effects of this bill

If this bill passes, it means that:

The Public Service of the State gets $8.462 billion for the financial year ending 30 June 2027.
The money comes from the Consolidated Account.
Spending for a specific purpose cannot exceed the amount Parliament gave for that same purpose in 2025/2026.
Money can move to a second agency if the first agency is abolished.
Money can move to a second agency if functions are transferred from the first agency.
This transfer counts as spending for the same purpose as the original 2025/2026 appropriation.

The Debate

What different members said when this bill was debated:

Kyam Maher ALP

“I move: That this bill be now read a second time. I will be very short to allow others to have an opportunity to speak on the Supply Bill. The Supply Bill is necessary until the budget has passed through the parliamentary stages and the Appropriation Bill receives assent.”

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Heidi Girolamo LIB

“I rise to speak on the Supply Bill and indicate that the Liberal Party will be supporting it. The Supply Bill is introduced into parliament each year and it provides for the government to have access to an amount of money to keep the Public Service moving until the Appropriation Bill is passed.”

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Robert Simms GRN

“I rise to speak to the Supply Bill 2022. The Greens support this bill. We recognise, as has the Hon. Ms Girolamo, that this bill is essential to allow the Public Service to function and the state to continue to function, so we support it in that regard. I will take this opportunity to make a few preliminary comments on the government’s first budget.”

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Emily Bourke ALP

“I obviously rise in support of the government’s first Supply Bill.”

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Reggie Martin ALP

“I congratulate the Hon. Ms Emily Bourke on her speech. It was a fantastic speech and very thorough. I, too, rise to speak in support of the Supply Bill being debated in this council today and would like to talk a little bit about the budget that was released by the Labor government just last week.”

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Nicola Centofanti LIB

“I rise to speak on the Supply Bill. The opposition will be supporting this bill, but I would just like to take this opportunity to make a few comments about one particular area of government funding. It will come as no surprise that this area relates to primary industries. The Department of Primary Industries and Regions, known more commonly as PIRSA, is an incredibly valuable resource.”

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Tung Ngo ALP

“I rise to speak in support of the Supply Bill 2022. I take this opportunity to discuss certain community health initiatives that the government has progressed since I last spoke on them in my response to the address delivered by our Governor when she opened the current session of parliament.”

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