Appropriation Act (No. 1) 1979-80 (Cth)

Appropriation Act (No. 1) 1979-80

No. 144 of 1979

An Act to appropriate certain sums out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the service of the year ending on 30 June 1980.

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:

Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act (No. 1) 1979-80.

Commencement

2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

Issue and application $5,098,369,000

3. The Minister for Finance may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and apply for the services specified in Schedule 2, in respect of the year ending on 30 June 1980, the sum of $5,098,369,000.

Appropriation $9,159,971,000

4. The sums authorized by section 3 of the Supply Act (No. 1) 1979-80 and by section 3 of this Act to be issued out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, amounting, as appears by Schedule 1, in the aggregate to the sum of $9,159,971,000 are appropriated, and shall be deemed to have been appropriated as from 1 July 1979, for the services expressed in Schedule 2 in respect of the financial year that commenced on that date.

Additional appropriation in respect of increases in salaries

5. (1) In addition to the sum referred to in section 4, the Minister for Finance may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the service of the year ending on 30 June 1980 amounts not exceeding such amounts as he determines in accordance with sub-section (2).

(2) The amounts determined by the Minister for Finance under this section shall not exceed the amounts estimated to be necessary for the payment of such increases in salaries and wages and payments in the nature of salary for which provision is made in Schedule 2 as have become payable or become payable, or have commenced or commence to be paid, during the financial year ending 30 June 1980, in accordance with any law, or in accordance with an award, order or determination made under a law.

(3) Amounts issued under this section may be applied only for the purpose of expenditure in respect of increases referred to in sub-section (2) in salaries and wages and in payments in the nature of salary and the Minister for Finance shall report the amounts so issued to the Parliament.

(4) The Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated to the extent necessary for the purposes of this section.

Amounts expended under Supply Act in respect of increases in salaries and wages

6. Amounts issued, before the commencement of this Act, in accordance with section 4 of the Supply Act (No. 1) 1979-80 and applied in payment of salaries or wages, or payments in the nature of salary, referred to in Schedule 2, shall be deemed to have been issued and applied under this Act.

Further issue, application and appropriation

7. (1) In addition to the sum appropriated by section 4, the Minister for Finance may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and apply, in respect for the year ending on 30 June 1980, such sums as the Minister for Finance from time to time determines.

(2) The sums determined by the Minister for Finance under sub-section (1) are appropriated for the purposes of the Loan Consolidation and Investment Reserve established by the Loan Consolidation and Investment Reserve Act 1955.

Act to be subject to Loan Act

8. This Act has effect subject to section 5 of the Loan Act 1979.

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SCHEDULE 1 Section 4

SUMS AUTHORIZED TO BE ISSUED OUT OF THE CONSOLIDATED REVENUEFUND

$
By the Supply Act (No. 1) 1979-80...................................	4,061,602,000
By this Act.....................................................................	5,098,369,000
Total.......................................................................	9,159,971,000

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SCHEDULE 2 Section 4

ABSTRACT

Departments and Services	Total
$
Parliament.......................................................................................................	17,602,000
Department of Aboriginal Affairs.....................................................................	103,538,000
Department of Administrative Services.............................................................	333,435,000
Attorney-General’s Department........................................................................	91,688,000
Department of Business and Consumer Affairs..................................................	113,836,000
Department of the Capital Territory..................................................................	80,137,000
Department of Defence....................................................................................	2,659,415,000
Department of Education.................................................................................	444,973,000
Department of Employment and Youth Affairs..................................................	235,785,000
Department of Finance.....................................................................................	36,761,000
Advance to the Minister for Finance.................................................................	125,000,000
Department of Foreign Affairs.........................................................................	572,957,000
Department of Health......................................................................................	1,492,266,000
Department of Home Affairs............................................................................	83,298,000
Department of Housing and Construction..........................................................	245,827,000

 

SCHEDULE 2—continued

Departments and Services	Total
$
Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs.........................................	71,919,000
Department of Industrial Relations..........................................................	16,345,000
Department of Industry and Commerce....................................................	20,622,000
Department of National Development......................................................	65,276,000
Postal and Telecommunications Department............................................	196,404,000
Department of Primary Industry..............................................................	109,595,000
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.........................................	52,343,000
Department of Productivity.....................................................................	138,454,000
Department of Science and the Environment............................................	234,890,000
Department of Social Security.................................................................	327,230,000
Department of the Special Trade Representative.......................................	422,000
Department of Trade and Resources........................................................	301,633,000
Department of Transport.........................................................................	329,679,000
Department of the Treasury.....................................................................	272,026,000
Department of Veterans’ Affairs..............................................................	386,615,000
Total.........................................................................................	9,159,971,000