House of Assembly Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1) 55 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Bills Bills Supply Bill 2023 Supply Bill 2023 Supply Bill 2023 Introduction and First Reading Introduction and First Reading The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN House of Assembly Lee Treasurer The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN (Lee—Treasurer) (15:40): Obtained leave and introduced a bill for an act for the appropriation of money from the Consolidated Account for the financial year ending 30 June 2024. Read a first time. Second Reading Second Reading The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN House of Assembly Lee Treasurer The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN (Lee—Treasurer) (15:40): I move: That this bill be now read a second time. A Supply Bill is necessary until the budget has passed through the parliamentary stages and the Appropriation Bill 2023 receives assent. In the absence of special arrangements in the form of the Supply Acts, there would be no parliamentary authority for expenditure between the commencement of the new financial year and the date on which assent is given to the Appropriation Bill. The amount being sought under this bill is $6,553 million. I seek leave to have the explanation of clauses inserted in Hansard without my reading it. Leave granted. Explanation of Clauses Explanation of Clauses 1—Short title This clause is formal. 2—Interpretation This clause provides a definition of agency. An agency is a minister, an administrative unit, or part of an administrative unit, of the Public Service of the state or any other instrumentality or agency of the Crown. 3—Appropriation This clause provides for the appropriation of up to $6,553 million from the Consolidated Account for the Public Service of the state for the financial year ending on 30 June 2024. Debate adjourned on motion of Mrs Hurn.