How does money get provided for particular policies?
The Parliament has the ultimate control over government finances. Section 83 of the Constitution of Australia states: No money shall be drawn from the Treasury of the Commonwealth except under appropriation made by law. This means that money cannot be spent unless the Parliament has authorised the expenditure through an Act of Parliament. These Acts of Parliament are more commonly known as Appropriation Acts and are accounted for in Budget Paper No. 4. There are two broad categories of appropriations: annual appropriations and special appropriations. Annual appropriation bills are passed regularly each financial year to provide funds for government and parliamentary expenditure. Special appropriation bills are for a specific purpose, for example, to finance a particular program or project set up by the bill. The Budget presents three different appropriation bills. Appropriation Bill (No. 1) provides government agencies with funding for the ordinary services of Government. Appropriation
