[no bill text published] Funding for the Department of the House of Representatives and the Department of Parliamentary Services

Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 2) 2025-2026

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2nd House

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Effects of this bill

If this bill passes, it means that:

The Department of the House of Representatives gets $670,000 for spending
The Department of Parliamentary Services gets $8,513,000 for spending
The responsible Presiding Officer must disregard certain amounts determined before this Act starts
Appropriations for specific spending are reduced by any advanced amounts already determined
Portfolio statements are declared as relevant documents for interpreting laws
Notional transactions between non-corporate entities are treated as real transactions
Money can be moved from an appropriation item into a special account
The Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act (No. 2) 2025-2026 ends on 1 July 2028

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