What the official record says
This Act is the Appropriation (2022/23 Confirmation and Validation) Act . This Act comes into force on the day after Royal assent. The purpose of this Act is to— confirm and validate matters relating to the 2022/23 financial year; and validate 2 matters relating to the 2021/22 financial year. In this Act,— means the financial year ending with 30 June 2022 means the financial year ending with 30 June 2023. Terms or expressions used and not defined in this Act but defined in the Public Finance Act 1989 have, in this Act, the same meanings as in the Public Finance Act 1989. The incurring of expenses approved by the Minister of Finance under section 26B of the Public Finance Act 1989 for the 2022/23 financial year and described in is confirmed. The expenses are the expenses incurred in excess,