Supply Bill 2025

Introduction and First Reading

The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN (Lee—Treasurer, Minister for Defence and Space Industries, Minister for Police) (16:42): Obtained leave and introduced a bill for an act for the appropriation of money from the Consolidated Account for the financial year ending on 30 June 2026. Read a first time.

Second Reading

The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN (Lee—Treasurer, Minister for Defence and Space Industries, Minister for Police) (16:43): 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 2025 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 $7,681 million.

I will not speak at any further length about the bill, but I note that the Supply Bill is usually an opportunity for all members of the house to reflect on not just matters that may be relevant to the state budget but, in particular, the opportunities that they have had in the preceding financial year and the coming financial year to represent their communities and to highlight to the house some of the matters of interest or concern to their communities.

In that respect, I am very much looking forward to the contributions of members on the Supply Bill and, of course, their ultimate consideration of the bill. I seek leave to have the second reading explanation of clauses inserted in Hansard without my reading it.

Leave granted.

Explanation of Clauses

1—Short title

2—Commencement

These clauses are formal.

3—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.

4—Appropriation

This clause provides for the appropriation of up to $7,681 million from the Consolidated Account for the Public Service of the State for the financial year ending on 30 June 2026.

Debate adjourned on motion of Mr Telfer.