Appropriation Act 1976 (NSW)
A N N O V I C E S I M O Q U I N T O ELIZABETHE II REGINE
Act N o . 7 1 , 1976 .
An Act to appropriate out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, and certain other Funds, sums for the ordinary annual services of the Government for the year com mencing on 1st July, 1976, and ending on 30th June, 1977, both dates inclusive, and for charges supple mentary or "Unauthorized in Suspense" from certain Funds for the year from 1st July, 1975, to 30th June, 1976, both dates inclusive; and for purposes connected therewith. [Assented to, 25th November, 1976.]
BE
| BE it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative | Council and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in |
| Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows : — |
P A R T I . PRELIMINARY.
1. This Act may be cited as the "Appropriation Act,
1 9 7 6 " .
2. This Act is divided into Parts as follows :—
P A R T I .—PRELIMINARY—ss . 1 - 2 . P A R T II.—APPROPRIATIONS OUT OF THE CONSOLI
DATED REVENUE F U N D — s s . 3 - 2 7 .
DIVISION 1.—Appropriations for the year 1 9 7 6 - 1 9 7 7
—ss. 3 - 2 5 .
DIVISION 2.—Adjustment of "Advance to Treasurer"
for 1 9 7 5 - 1 9 7 6 and Payments "Unauthorized in
Suspense" during 1 9 7 5 - 1 9 7 6 — s s . 2 6 - 2 7 .
PART III .—APPROPRIATIONS OUT OF OTHER FUNDS
—ss. 2 8 - 3 6 .
P A R T I V . — G E N E R A L — S S . 3 7 - 4 1 . P A R T
PART II.
APPROPRIATIONS OUT OF THE CONSOLIDATED REVENUE F U N D .
DIVISION 1.—Appropriations for the year 1976-1977.
3. Out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund there are hereby appropriated the sums set out in sections four to twenty-four of this Act, both sections inclusive, which sums may be issued and applied for or towards the several uses and purposes expressed in the said sections for the services of the year from 1st July, 1976, to 30th June, 1977.
4 . SUPPLEMENT TO SCHEDULES TO THE CONSTITUTION A C T :—The
sum of One hundred and ten thousand seven hundred and seventy- two dollars is hereby appropriated for Supplement to Schedules as follows:—
$
01. Other pensions and allowances . . . . 110,772.00
Total, Supplement to Schedules to the
Constitution Act $110,772.00
T H E LEGISLATURE:—The sum of Three million five hundred and ninety-four thousand nine hundred and seven dollars is hereby appropriated to defray the Salaries, Maintenance and Working
5.
Expenses and other Expenses of the Legislative Establishments
following:—
§
01. Legislative Council 520,992.00 02. Legislative Assembly 1,808,879.00
03. Legislative Council and Assembly.. . . 775,917.00 04. Parliamentary Library 235,891.00
05. Parliamentary Reporting Staff . . . . 253,228.00
Total, The Legislature $3,594,907.00
PREMIER :—The sum of One hundred and eighty-seven million two hundred and thirteen thousand eight hundred and seventy-one dollars is hereby appropriated to defray the Salaries, Maintenance and Working Expenses and other Expenses of the Establishments and Services following:—
6 .
$
01. Head Office 7,329,534.00 02. Leaders of the Opposition and Country
Party 234,200.00
03. State Governor's Establishment and
Executive Council . . . . . . 335,216.00
04. Ministerial Motor Services . . . . 610,768.00 05. New South Wales Government Offices,
London (including Engineer's Branch) 1,514,403.00
06. New South Wales Centre, New York . . 225,657.00 07. New South Wales Government Office,
Tokyo 174,812.00
08. Office of the Ombudsman 255,145.00
09. Auditor-General's Department . . . . 2,479,712.00
10. Public Service Board 6,211,339.00 11. Police Department 145,340,465.00 12. Division of Cultural Activities—Central
Administration 8,161,720.00
13. Division of Cultural Activities—State
Library of New South Wales . . . . 9,972,205.00
14. Division of Cultural Activities—Art Gallery
of New South Wales . . . . 1,145,419.00
15. Division of Cultural Activities—
Observatory 120,084.00
16. Division of Cultural Activities—Australian
Museum 1,961,842.00
17. Division of Cultural Activities—Museum
of Applied Arts and Sciences . . . . 717,494.00
18. Division of Cultural Activities—Archives
Authority of New South Wales . . 423,856.00
Total, Premier $187,213,871.00
7. MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT AND MINISTER FOR HIGHWAYS:—
The sum of Seven million one hundred and twenty-five thousand six hundred and seventy-nine dollars is hereby appropriated to defray the Salaries, Maintenance and Working Expenses and other Expenses of the Establishments and Services following:—
$
01. Head Office 7,125,679.00 Total, Minister for Transport and
Minister for Highways . . . . $7,125,679.0C
MINISTER FOR HEALTH:—The sum of Four hundred a n d twenty-seven million six hundred and seventy thousand three- hundred and thirty-seven dollars is hereby appropriated to defray t h e Salaries, Maintenance and Working Expenses and other Expenses- of the Establishments and Services following:—
8 .
$
01. Health Commission of New South Wales
—Administration 423,347,305.00
02. Miscellaneous Boards 663,364.00' 03. Dental Services 3,659,668.00
Total, Minister for Health . . . . $427,670,337.00
TREASURER:—The sum of Five hundred and fifteen million seven hundred and thirty-one thousand three hundred and ninety- five dollars is hereby appropriated to defray the Salaries, Main tenance and Working Expenses and other Expenses of t h e Establishments and Services following:—
9 .
$
01. Treasury—Head Office 429,544,975.00 02. Advance to Treasurer 75,000,000.00 03. Stamp Duties 3,947,535.00 04. Land Tax Office 2,523,430.00 05. State Lotteries 4,715,455.00
Total, Treasurer $515,731,395.00
1 0 . MINISTER FOR DECENTRALISATION AND DEVELOPMENT:—
The sum of Eight million five hundred and twenty-two thousand and thirty-seven dollars is hereby appropriated to defray the Salaries, Maintenance and Working Expenses and other Expenses of the Establishments and Services following:—
$
01. Department of Decentralisation and
Development 8,522,037.00 Total, Minister for Decentralisation and Development $8,522,037.00
| 1 1 . | ATTORNEY-GENERAL AND MINISTER OF JUSTICE:—The | sum |
o f Forty-two million one hundred and seventy-three thousand six hundred and thirty-two dollars is hereby appropriated to •defray the Salaries, Maintenance and Working Expenses and other Expenses of the Establishments and Services following:—
S
01 . Department of the Attorney-General and
of Justice 9,791,397.00
02. Corporate Affairs Commission . . . . 4,763,684.00 03 . Court Reporters 1,738,823.00 04. Supreme Court Jurisdiction and Industrial
Commission 2,920,176.00
05 . District Court Jurisdiction . . . . 1,144,063.00 06. Courts of Summary Jurisdiction and
Coroners' Courts 12,425,961.00
07. Public Trustee 4,456,35J.00
08. Protective Office, Supreme Court . . . . 633,615.00
09. Sheriff 3,626,300.00 10. Licenses Reduction Board 424,488.00 11. New South Wales Superannuation Office 248,774.00 Total, Attorney-General and Minister of
Justice $42,173,632.00
1 2 . MINISTER FOR SERVICES:—The sum of One hundred and
fifty-two million three hundred thousand two hundred and fifty-one dollars is hereby appropriated to defray the Salaries, Maintenance a n d Working Expenses and other Expenses of the Establishments and Services following:—•
$
01. Department of Services—Head Office . . 5,939,684.00 02. Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages 1,419,500.00 03. Automatic Data Processing Service . . 1,766,350.00
04. Letter Delivery Bureaux 229,100.00
05. Government Stores Department . . . . 21,699,750.00 06. Government Cleaning Service . . . . 67,796,200.00 07. Government Printer 16,580,000.00 08. Department of Corrective Services . . 34,085,800.00
09. State Emergency Services and Civil Defence 2,783,867.00
Total Minister for Services . . $ 152,300,251.00 1 3 . MINISTER FOR LANDS:—The sum of Forty-three million
thirty thousand five hundred and sixty-six dollars is hereby appropri ated to defray the Salaries, Maintenance and Working Expenses and other Expenses of the Establishments and Services following:—
$
01. Lands Administration 20,217,883.00 02. Registrar General's Office 9,222,284.00
03. Central Mapping Authority . . . . 5,141,182.00 04. Western Lands Commission . . . . 758,914.00 05. Valuer-General's Department . . . . 7,690,303.00
Total, Minister for Lands $43,030,566.00
1 4 . MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS, MINISTER FOR PORTS AND
MINISTER FOR HOUSING:—The sum of Ninety-nine million one
hundred and fourteen thousand five hundred and eighty-seven dollars is hereby appropriated to defray the Salaries, Maintenance and Working Expenses and other Expenses of the Establishments and Services following:—
$
01. Central Administration, Head and District
Offices 91,343,504.00
02. Maritime Services Board of New South
Wales—Navigation 7,298,200.00 03. Maritime Services Board of New South
Wales—Observatory Hill Resumed Area 04. Ministry of Housing—Head Office
223,420.00
. . 249,463.00
Total, Minister for Public Works, Minister
for Ports and Minister for Hous ing . . $99,114,587.00
1 5 . MINISTER FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT:—The sum of Twenty-
nine million forty-two thousand three hundred and eighty-seven dollars is hereby appropriated to defray the Salaries, Maintenance and Working Expenses and other Expenses of the Establishments and Services following:—
$
01. Local Government Department . . . . 29,042,387.00 Total, Minister for Local Government . . $29,042,387.00
1 6 . MINISTER FOR EDUCATION :—The sum of Eight hundred and
ninety-one million fourteen thousand eight hundred and thirty-six dollars is hereby appropriated to defray the Salaries, Maintenance and Working Expenses and other Expenses of the Establishments and Services following:—
$
01. Ministry of Education 8,316,928.00 02. Department of Education—Head Office . . 91,240,955.00
03. Department of Education—Primary
Education 346,045,900.00
04. Department of Education—Secondary
Education 353,397,633.00
05. Conservatorium of Music 2,733,780.00 06. Department of Technical and Further
Education 89,279,640.00
Total, Minister for Education . . . . $891,014,836.00 1 7 . MINISTER FOR SPORT AND RECREATION AND MINISTER FOR
TOURISM:—The sum of Eight million three hundred and fifty-nine
thousand five hundred and sixty-four dollars is hereby appropriated to defray the Salaries, Maintenance and Working Expenses and other Expenses of the Establishments and Services following:—
$
01. Sport and Recreation Service of New
South Wales 3,861,290.00
02. Department of Tourism 4,498,274.00 Total, Minister for Sport and Recreation
and Minister for Tourism . . . . $8,359,564.00
1 8 . MINISTER FOR YOUTH AND COMMUNITY SERVICES:—The
sum of Fifty-three million eight hundred and twenty thousand six hundred and eighty dollars is hereby appropriated to defray the
Salaries, Maintenance and Working Expenses and other Expenses
of the Establishments and Services following:—
$
01. Department of Youth and Community
Services—Head Office and General
Division 26,933,710.00
02. Department of Youth and Community
Services—Residential Care Division . . 19,588,800.00
03. Department of Youth and Community
Services—Field Division . . . . 7,298,170.00 Total, Minister for Youth and
Community Services . . . . $53,820,680.00 1 9 . MINISTER FOR MINES AND MINISTER FOR ENERGY:—The
sum of Eleven million one hundred and ninety-three thousand two hundred and five dollars is hereby appropriated to defray the Salaries, Maintenance and Working Expenses and other Expenses of the Establishments and Services following:—
$
01. Mines 8,867,043.00
02. Energy . . . . 2,326,162.00 Total, Minister for Mines and Minister
for Energy $11,193,205.00
2 0 . MINISTER FOR INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS:—The sum of Ten
million eight hundred and fifty thousand three hundred and seventy- six dollars is hereby appropriated to defray the Salaries, Maintenance and Working Expenses and other Expenses of the Establishments and Services following:—
$
01. Department of Labour and Industry—
Administrative Division . . . . 1,525,732.00
02. Department of Labour and Industry—
Division of Industrial Relations . . 2,237,058.00
03. Department of Labour and Industry—
Division of Inspection Services . . 4,896,475.00
04. Department of Labour and Industry—
Division of Vocational Guidance
Services 2,191,111.00 Total, Minister for Industrial Relations $10,850,376.00 2 1 . MINISTER FOR CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND MINISTER FOR
CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES:—The sum of Three million six hundred
and ninety-two thousand seven hundred and fifty-two dollars is hereby appropriated to defray the Salaries, Maintenance and Working Expenses and other Expenses of the Establishments and Services following:—
$
01. Department of Consumer Affairs . . . . 2,177,886.00 02. Registry of Co-operative Societies.. . . 1,514,866.00 Total, Minister for Consumer Affairs
and Minister for Co-operative
Societies $3,692,752.00
2 2 . MINISTER FOR CONSERVATION AND MINISTER FOR WATER
RESOURCES:—The sum of Thirty-four million seven hundred and
ninety-six thousand three hundred and thirty-six dollars is hereby appropriated to defray the Salaries, Maintenance and Working Expenses and other Expenses of the Establishments and Services following:—
$
01. Soil Conservation Service 6,418,264.00
02. Fisheries 3,081,074.00
03. Forestry Commission 11,159,064.00
04. Water Resources Commission . . . . 14,137,934.00 Total, Minister for Conservation and
Minister for Water Resources . . $34,796,336.00
2 3 . MINISTER FOR PRIMARY INDUSTRIES:—The sum of Forty-five
million six hundred and sixteen thousand five hundred and forty- eight dollars is hereby appropriated to defray the Salaries, Maintenance and Working Expenses and other Expenses of the Establishments and Services following:—
$
01. Department of Agriculture—Central
Administration 8,803,743.00 02. Biological and Chemical Research Institute 2,175,283.00 03. Division of Plant Industry 3,308,338.00 04. Division of Horticulture 3,181,828.00 05. Division of Dairying 1,717,815.00
06. Division of Research Services . . . . 6,331,935.00
07. Agricultural Colleges 1,970,483.00 08. Division of Animal Industry—Head and District Offices 9,938,516.00 09. Division of Animal Industry—Queensland
Border 850,767.00 10. Division of Animal Industry—Tick Quar
antine Areas 5,628,234.00
11. Royal Botanic Gardens and Allied
Activities 1,709,606.00 Total, Minister for Primary Industries. . $45,616,548.00
24 . MINISTER FOR PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT:—The sum of Nine million three hundred and forty thousand seven hundred and ninety dollars is hereby appropriated to defray the Salaries, Maintenance and Working Expenses and other Expenses of the Establishments and Services following:—
$
01. Planning and Environment—Head Office.. 5,033,185.00
02. State Pollution Control Commission . . 4,307,605.00 Total, Minister for Planning and
Environment $9,340,790.00
The total sum appropriated out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the services of the year from 1st July, 1976, to 30th June, 1977, in accordance with the provisions of sections four to twenty- four of this Act, both sections inclusive, is the sum of two thousand five hundred and eighty-four million three hundred and fifteen thousand five hundred and eight dollars ($2,584,315,508.00).
2 5 .
DIVISION 2.—Adjustment of "Advance to Treasurer" for 1975-1976
and Payments "Unauthorized in Suspense" during 1975-1976.
26 . The sum of Eighty-five million dollars is hereby appro priated out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund in adjustment of the vote "Advance to Treasurer", 1975-1976, for Supplementary Charges made during the period from 1st July, 1975, to 30th June, 1976, for the Salaries, Maintenance and Working Expenses and other Expenses of the Establishments following:—
$
SUPPLEMENT TO SCHEDULES TO THE CONSTITUTION
ACT—
Other Pensions and Allowances . . . . 31,391.42
Total, Supplement to Schedules to the Constitution Act $31,391.42
THE LEGISLATURE—
Legislative Council 10,883.90
Legislative Assembly . . . . . . . . 12,625.60
Legislative Council and Assembly . . .. 30,453.12 Parliamentary Library 20,889.16 Parliamentary Reporting Staff . . . . 4,811.11
Total, The Legislature $79,662.89 PREMIER $
PREMIER—
Head Office . . 218,650.68
Leader of the Opposition . . . . . . 357.22 State Governor's Establishment and Executive
Council 2,234.82 New South Wales Government Offices, London
(including Engineer's Branch) . . 1,944.54 New South Wales Centre, New York . . . . 16,507.44
Office of the Ombudsman . . . . . . 96.27
Public Service Board 10,974.54 Total, Premier $250,765.51
MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT AND MINISTER FOR
HIGHWAYS—
Head Office 153,421.28 Total, Minister for Transport and Minister
for Highways $153,421.28
MINISTER FOR POLICE AND MINISTER FOR SERVICES—
Department of Corrective Services . . . . 102,945.93
State Emergency Services and Civil Defence . . 226.46 Department of Services—Automatic Data
Processing Service Bureau . . . . . . 590.60 Department of Services—Government Stores
Department 1,717,150.00 Department of Services—Government Printer 199,432.38 Total, Minister for Police and Minister for
Services $2,020,345.37
MINISTER FOR HEALTH—•
Health Commission of New South Wales—
Administration 47,827.84
Total, Minister for Health . . . . $47,827.84 TREASURER—
$
TREASURER—
Treasury—Head Office 74,942,829.61
Total, Treasurer $74,942,829.61
MINISTER FOR REVENUE AND ASSISTANT TREASURER—
State Lotteries (Administration Costs) . . 1,107.28 Total, Minister for Revenue and Assistant
Treasurer $1,107.28
MINISTER FOR DECENTRALISATION AND DEVELOP
MENT—
Department of Decentralisation and Develop
ment 71,252.49 Total, Minister for Decentralisation and
Development $71,252.49
ATTORNEY-GENERAL AND MINISTER OF JUSTICE—
Department of the Attorney-General and of
Justice 128,986.58
Corporate Affairs Commission . . . . 74,648.93
Courts of Summary Jurisdiction and Coroners'
Courts 27,969.97 Sheriff 117,580.73 Total, Attorney-General and Minister of
Justice $349,186.21
MINISTER FOR LANDS AND MINISTER FOR FORESTS—
Lands Administration . . . . . . . . 13,939.23 Registrar General's Office 12,832.50
Central Mapping Authority . . . . . . 23,172.12 Valuer-General's Department . . . . . . 12,005.81
Forestry Commission . . . . . . . . 89,304.62 Total, Minister for Lands and Minister
for Forests $151,254.28 MINISTER $
MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND MINISTER FOR
PORTS—
Central Administration—Head and District
Offices 1,042,202.12 Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission 561,227.01 Maritime Services Board of New South Wales— Navigation 201,928.85 Maritime Services Board of New South Wales—
Observatory Hill Resumed Area . . 7,045.50 Total, Minister for Public Works and
Minister for Ports $1,812,403.48
MINISTER FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND MINISTER
FOR TOURISM—
Local Government Department . . . . 2,233,962.82
Department of Tourism .. . . . . 28,611.64 Total, Minister for Local Government
and Minister for Tourism . . . . $2,262,574.46
MINISTER FOR HOUSING AND MINISTER FOR
CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES—
Ministry of Housing—Head Office . . . . 4,573.16 Fair Rents 3,207.57 Total, Minister for Housing and Minister
for Co-operative Societies . . . . $7,780.73
| MINISTER FOR EDUCATION— |
Ministry of Education 367,324.89
Department of Education—Head Office . . 397,521.70
Department of Education—Primary Education 154,787.81 Department of Education—Secondary Educa tion 293,859.06
Conservatorium of Music . . . . . . 52,262.57 Department of Technical and Further Educa
tion 21,771.04
Total, Minister for Education . . . . $1,287,527.07 MINISTER
P8530—31
$
MINISTER FOR CULTURE, SPORT AND RECREATION—
Australian Museum 2,000.00 Sport and Recreation Service of New South Wales 38,589.93 Total, Minister for Culture, Sport and
Recreation $40,589.93
MINISTER FOR YOUTH, ETHNIC AND COMMUNITY
AFFAIRS—
Head Office and General Division . . . . 512,376.49
Residential Care Division . . . . . . 40.00 Total, Minister for Youth, Ethnic and
Community Affairs $512,416.49
MINISTER FOR MINES AND MINISTER FOR ENERGY—
Mines 38,583.00 Energy 15,000.00 Total, Minister for Mines and Minister
for Energy $53,583.00
MINISTER FOR LABOUR AND INDUSTRY,'MINISTER FOR CONSUMER AFFAIRS, AND MINISTER FOR FEDERAL
AFFAIRS—
Administrative Division . . . . . . 456.90
Division of Industrial Relations . . . . 50,266.37 Division of Inspection Services . . . . 84,564.87 Total, Minister for Labour and Industry,
Minister for Consumer Affairs, and
Minister for Federal Affairs . . . . $135,288.14 MINISTER $
MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE—
Central Administration 39,409.7C
Division of Horticulture . . . . . . 925.0C Division of Research Services . . . . . . 1,943.96
Agricultural Colleges . . . . . . .. 3,406.26 Division of Animal Industry—Head and
District Offices 16,670.54 Division of Animal Industry—Queensland
Border 329.78 Division of Animal Industry—Tick Quarantine
Areas 2,371.30
Soil Conservation Service . . . . . . 301,686.86
Total, Minister for Agriculture . . . . $366,743.40
MINISTER FOR PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT—
Planning and Environment—Head Office . . 418,764.00
State Pollution Control Commission . . . . 3,285.12
Total, Minister for Planning and
"nvironment $422,049.12
The sum of Two hundred and fifty-six million nine hundred and sixty-six thousand four hundred and thirty-one dollars and thirty-two cents is hereby appropriated out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund to cover payments "Unauthorized in Suspense", to 30th June, 1976, for Urgent Claims on account of Services of the year 1975-1976, made in anticipation of the sanction of Parliament as follows:—
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| PREMIER— | $ |
Division of Cultural Activities . . . . . . 1,560,243.12 State Library of New South Wales . . . . 5,041,077.01 Art Gallery of New South Wales . . . . 153,446.02 Observatory 15,758.78 Australian Museum .. . . 423,477.44
Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences.. . . 112,614.70
Police Department 65,596,944.88 Total, Premier $72,903,561.95 MINISTER
$
MINISTER FOR POLICE AND MINISTER FOR SERVICES—
Department of Corrective Services . . . . 8,456,419.08
State Emergency Services and Civil Defence . . 1,364,228.18 Department of Services—Head Office . . 1,457,168.45 Department of Services—Registry of Births,
Deaths and Marriages . . . . . . 461,910.30
Department of Services—Automatic Data
Processing Service Bureau . . . . 618,957.64
Department of Services—-Letter Delivery
Bureaux 69,619.68
Department of Services—Government Stores
Department 3,722,070.16
Department of Services—Government Cleaning
Service 20,914,352.04
Department of Services—Government Printer 3,182,104.58 Total, Minister for Police and Minister
for Services $40,246,830.11
TREASURER—
Treasury—Head Office 140,675,586.93 Stamp Duties 581,417.18 Land Tax Office 376,630.50 State Lotteries 574,391.51
Total, Treasurer $142,208,026.12
ATTORNEY-GENERAL AND MINISTER OF JUSTICE—
New South Wales Superannuation Office . . 26,943.34
Total, Attorney-General and Minister of Justice $26,943.34
MINISTER FOR CONSERVATION—
Forestry Commission . . . . . . . . 1,581,069.80
Total, Minister for Conservation . . $1,581,069.80
PART
PART III.
APPROPRIATIONS OUT OF OTHER FUNDS.
GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS FUND.
The sum of Five hundred and fifty million nine hundred and one thousand four hundred dollars is hereby appropriated out of the Government Railways Fund for the services of the year from 1st July, 1976, to 30th June, 1977, and may be issued and applied for or towards the several uses and purposes hereinafter expressed :—
2 8 .
$
Administrative 152,000.00 Secretariat 10,445,000.00 Marketing 2,512,000.00 Planning 487,000.00 Finance 17,508,000.00 Personnel 8,847,000.00 Engineering 233,297,000.00 Operations 203,071,000.00 Pay-roll Tax 18,372,000.00
Provision for Long Service Leave . . . . 19,370,000.00 Contribution to Retirement Funds . . . . 6,240,000.00 Contribution to Government Railways Super
annuation Account 10,620,000.00 Transfer to Special Reserve 5,000,000.00 Transfer to Government Railways Renewals Fund 12,575,000.00
Sundries Cr. 157,600.00
Payments on account of Principal and Interest on Borrowings of the Public Transport Com mission
2,563,000.00
Total $550,901,400.00 GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS RENEWALS FUND.
The sum of Twenty million dollars is hereby appropriated out of the Government Railways Renewals Fund for the services of the year from 1st July, 1976, to 30th June, 1977, and may be issued and applied for or towards the several uses and purposes hereinafter expressed:—
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$
Renewals, Reconstructions, and conversions
of Railway Lines, Buildings, Equipment,Plant, or other Wasting Assets including
Locomotives and Rolling Stock . . . . 20,000,000.00
Total $20,000,000.00 GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS FUND—SPECIAL RESERVE CREATED
UNDER SECTION 41B (5) OF THE GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS ACT
The sum of Nine million dollars is hereby appropriated out of the Government Railways Fund—Special Reserve created under Section 41B (5) of the Government Railways Act for the services of the year from 1st July, 1976, to 30th June, 1977, and may be issued and applied for or towards the several uses and purposes hereinafter expressed:—
3 0 .
$
Renewals, Reconstructions, Conversions of Assets, Special Works of Maintenance and other Special Expenditure not Chargeable to Working Expenses
9,000,000.00
Total $9,000,000.00
GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS FUND—BORROWINGS OF THE
PUBLIC TRANSPORT COMMISSION
The sum of Twenty million five hundred thousand dollars is hereby appropriated out of the Government Railways Fund to cover expenditure of Borrowings of the Public Transport Com mission for the services of the year from 1st July, 1976, to 30th
3 1 .
June, 1977, and may be issued and applied for or towards the several uses and purposes hereinafter expressed:—
$
Rolling Stock and to meet additional Traffic
requirements, including Equipment of New
Lines, Additions to Railway Lines, Stations
and Buildings, and for other purposes, and
towards Equipment of Refreshment Rooms 20,500,000.00
Total $20,500,000.00
METROPOLITAN
METROPOLITAN TRANSPORT TRUST GENERAL FUND.
The sum of Eighty-four million four hundred and thirty-nine thousand seven hundred dollars is hereby appropriated out of the Metropolitan Transport Trust General Fund for the services of the year from 1st July, 1976, to 30th June, 1977, and may be issued and applied for or towards the several uses and purposes hereinafter expressed:—
3 2 .
$ $
Administrative and Other Charges—
Administrative and General
Charges 11,249,700.00 Depreciation 1,800,000.00 Pay-roll Tax 3,029,000.00 Contribution to Government Railways Superannuation Account 440,000.00 16,518,700.00
Operation and Maintenance of
Bus Services-
Maintenance and Renewals of
Buses and Equipment . . 17,057,000.00 Operation 50,864,000.00 67,921,000.00
Total . . „. . . „ $84,439,700.00
NEWCASTLE AND DISTRICT TRANSPORT TRUST GENERAL FUND.
3 3 . The sum of Nine million and sixty-eight thousand seven hundred dollars is hereby appropriated out of the Newcastle and District Transport Trust General Fund for the services of the year from 1st July, 1976, to 30th June, 1977, and may be issued and applied for or towards the several uses and purposes hereinafter
| expressed:— | $ | $ |
Administrative and Other
Charges—
Administrative and General
Charges 1,030,700.00 Depreciation 200,000.00 Pay-roll Tax 333,000.00 Contribution to Government Railways Superannuation Account 49,000.00
— 1,612,700.000
Operation
$ $
Operation and Maintenance of
Bus Services—
Maintenance and Renewals of
Buses and Equipment . . 2,177,000.00
Operation 5,279,000.00
7,456,000.00
Total $9,068,700.00 ROAD TRANSPORT AND TRAFFIC FUND.
The sum of Sixty-two million eight hundred and seventy- nine thousand dollars is hereby appropriated out of the Road Transport and Traffic Fund for the services of the year from 1st July, 1976, to 30th June, 1977, and may be issued and applied for or towards the several uses and purposes hereinafter expressed:—
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Administrative and General Charges and Other
Expenses 62,879,000.00
Total $62,879,000.00 MARITIME SERVICES BOARD FUND.
3 5 . (1) The sum of Fifty-five million and thirty-six thousand dollars is hereby appropriated out of the Maritime Services Board Fund for the services of the year from 1st July, 1976, to 30th June, 1977, and may be issued and applied for or towards the several uses and purposes hereinafter expressed:—
$
Administrative and General Charges . . . . 11,305,800.00
Collection of Wharfage and Tonnage Rates . . 423,200.00 Control of Ports 3,529,100.00 Survey of Ports 714,400.00
Maintenance and Renewals of Property . . 9,568,500.00
Sundry Services . . . . . . . . 2,589,000.00 Dredging, including Provision for Special
Dredging 962,000.00
Demolition of Wharves and Buildings.. . . 13,000.00
Coal Loading Facilities 9,471,000.00 Provision for Newcastle Harbour Deepening.. 10,638,000.00 Transfer to Maritime Services Board Renewals Fund 5,200,000.00
Bonded$
Bonded and Free Warehouses 233,900.00 Payments on account of Principal and Interest
re Special Advances for Coal Loading Works
and Other Borrowings of the Board.. . . 388,100.00
Total $55,036,000.00
(2) The sum of One hundred and twenty thousand dollars is hereby appropriated out of the Maritime Services Board Fund to cover payments "Unauthorized in Suspense", to 30th June, 1976, for Urgent Claims on account of services of the year 1975-1976, made in anticipation of the sanction of Parliament as follows:—
$
Expenditure under Section 24F of the Maritime
Services Act, 1935—
Supplementation of Stores Working
Account 100,000.00 Supplementation of Recoverable Ex
penditure Working Account . . . . 20,000.00
Total $120,000.00 MARITIME SERVICES BOARD RENEWALS FUND.
The sum of Fourteen million nine hundred and forty-four thousand nine hundred dollars is hereby appropriated out of the Maritime Services Board Renewals Fund for the services of the year from 1st July, 1976, to 30th June, 1977, and may be issued
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Renewals and Reconstruction of Wharves,
Buildings, Equipment, Plant or other Assets Development of Port Facilities in Botany Bay..
5,058,200.00
9,886,700.00 Total $14,944,900.00 PART
PART IV.
GENERAL.
37. (1) Subject to section thirty-four of the Audit Act, 1902, and subsection two of this section, expenditure shall not be incurred on any item, subdivision, division, or vote, shown on the Estimates of the Consolidated Revenue Fund in excess of the sum provided thereof on such Estimates.
(2) If the exigencies of the Public Service render it necessary, the Treasurer or person appointed by him may authorize the transfer of a specific amount from any item, subdivision, or division other than for specific public works or an item under the division "Other Services", to any other item, subdivision, or division, within the same vote other than for specific public works or an item under the division "Other Services".
38. (1) Subject to subsection two of this section, expenditure shall not be incurred on any division shown on the Estimates of the Government Railways Fund, the Road Transport and Traffic Fund, the Metropolitan Transport Trust General Fund, the Newcastle and District Transport Trust General Fund, and the Maritime Services Board Fund, in excess of the sum provided therefore on such Estimates.
(2) If the exigencies of the Public Service render it necessary, the Treasurer or the person appointed by him may authorize the transfer of a specific amount from any division, other than for specific public works, to any other division within the vote other than for specific public works.
39. (1) Nothing in sections thirty-seven and thirty-eight of this Act shall empower the Treasurer or the person appointed by him as aforesaid to authorize the transfer of any sum in augmentation of or as an addition to any salary or wages the amount of which has been fixed by law. (2) The Treasurer shall cause the Auditor-General to be informed of every authority granted pursuant to sections thirty- seven and thirty-eight of this Act.
4 0 . There shall be issued and paid the said several sums for the purposes hereinbefore mentioned in such manner and in such proportions as the Governor by any warrant or order in writing under his hand and directed to the Treasurer or other lawful authority may from time to time order and direct, and the payments so to be made shall be charged upon and payable out of the said funds respectively; but the said Treasurer shall not be held liable for any claims which may arise in connection with any of the State Departments transferred to the Commonwealth on or after the date of such transfer.
The said Treasurer or other lawful authority shall in their respective accounts from time to time be allowed credit for any sum or sums of money paid by him or them in pursuance of such warrant or order in writing as aforesaid, and the receipts of the respective persons to whom the same are so paid shall be a full and valid discharge to the said Treasurer or other lawful authority in passing the said accounts for any such sums as may be therein mentioned, and he or they shall receive credit for the same accordingly.
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