Legislative Council Fifty-First Parliament, Second Session (51-2) 51 2 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Bills Supply Bill 2008 SUPPLY BILL 2008 Introduction and First Reading Introduction and First Reading Received from the House of Assembly and read a first time. Second Reading Second Reading The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY Legislative Council Minister for Police, Minister for Mineral Resources Development, Minister for Urban Development and Planning The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY (Minister for Police, Minister for Mineral Resources Development, Minister for Urban Development and Planning) (23:55): I move: That this bill be now read a second time. This year the government will introduce the 2008-09 budget on 5 June 2008. A Supply Bill will be necessary for the first three months of the 2008-09 financial year until the budget has passed through the parliamentary stages and the Appropriation Bill 2008 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 main Appropriation Bill. The amount being sought under this bill is $2,300 million. Clause 1 is formal; clause 2 provides relevant definitions; and clause 3 provides for the appropriation of up to $2,300 million. Debate adjourned on motion of Hon. D.W. Ridgway.