This Act is the Imprest Supply (First for 2004/05) Act 2004.

This Act comes into force on 1 July 2004.

This Act expires on the coming into force of the first Appropriation Act for the 2004/05 year.

The purpose of this Act is to authorise the Crown to spend public money and to incur expenses and liabilities during the financial year ending with 30 June 2005 in advance of appropriation by way of an Appropriation Act.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

Public money may, during the 2004/05 year, be spent in advance of appropriation in relation to any Vote.

The total amount of public money authorised by subsection (1) to be spent in the 2004/05 year must not exceed in the aggregate the sum of $100 million.

Expenses may, during the 2004/05 year, be incurred in advance of appropriation in relation to any Vote.

Expenses incurred under subsection (1) during the 2004/05 year must not exceed in the aggregate the sum of $7,500 million.

Public money, in addition to the public money that may be spent under the authority of sections 6(1) and 8(3), may be spent for the purpose of meeting expenses incurred under subsection (1).

Liabilities may, during the 2004/05 year, be incurred in advance of appropriation in relation to any Vote.

Liabilities incurred under subsection (1) during the 2004/05 year must not exceed in the aggregate the sum of $2,100 million.

Public money, in addition to the public money that may be spent under the authority of sections 6(1) and 7(3), may be spent for the purpose of meeting liabilities incurred under subsection (1).

All public money spent under section 6(1), all expenses incurred under section 7(1), and all liabilities incurred under section 8(1) must be charged in the manner specified in an Appropriation Act for the 2004/05 year.

Until the coming into force of the Appropriation Act in which that manner is specified, that public money and those expenses and liabilities may be spent or incurred during the 2004/05 year as if they had been spent or incurred in accordance with one of the separate appropriations specified in section 4(3) of the Public Finance Act 1989.