Definitions
3 Definitions
In this Act:
administered assets and liabilities item means an amount set out in Schedule 1 in relation to a non‑corporate entity opposite the heading “Administered Assets and Liabilities”.
administered item means an amount set out in Schedule 1 opposite an outcome for a non‑corporate entity under the heading “New Administered Outcomes”.
corporate entity means:
a corporate Commonwealth entity within the meaning of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013; or
a Commonwealth company within the meaning of that Act.
corporate entity item means the amount set out in Schedule 1 in relation to a corporate entity under the heading “Non‑operating”.
current year means the financial year ending on 30 June 2026.
expenditure means payments for expenses, acquiring assets, making loans or paying liabilities.
item means any of the following:
a State, ACT, NT and local government item;
an administered item;
an administered assets and liabilities item;
an other departmental item;
a corporate entity item.
non‑corporate entity means:
a non‑corporate Commonwealth entity within the meaning of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013; or
the High Court.
other departmental item means an amount set out in Schedule 1 in relation to a non‑corporate entity opposite the heading “Equity Injections”.
Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements means the Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements that were tabled in the Senate or the House of Representatives in relation to the Bill for the Appropriation Act (No. 3) 2025‑2026 and the Bill for the Appropriation Act (No. 4) 2025‑2026.
Portfolio Budget Statements means the Portfolio Budget Statements that were tabled in the Senate or the House of Representatives in relation to the Bill for the Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2025‑2026 and the Bill for the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2025‑2026.
portfolio statements means:
the Portfolio Budget Statements; and
the Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements; and
the Portfolio Supplementary Additional Estimates Statements.
Portfolio Supplementary Additional Estimates Statements means the Portfolio Supplementary Additional Estimates Statements that were tabled in the Senate or the House of Representatives in relation to the Bill for this Act and the Bill for the Appropriation Act (No. 5) 2025‑2026.
special account has the same meaning as in the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.
State, ACT, NT and local government item means an amount set out in Schedule 1 opposite an outcome for a non‑corporate entity under the heading “Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government”.
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