Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1977-78 (Cth)

Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1977-78

No. 140 of 1977

 

AN ACT

To appropriate a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for certain expenditure in respect of the year ending on 30 June 1978.

[Assented to 10 November 1977]

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. 2) 1977-78.

Commencement

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

Issue and application of $584,925,000

3. The Treasurer 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 1978, the sum of $584,925,000.

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Appropriation of $1,329,969,000

4.

The sums authorized by the Supply Act (No. 2) 1977-78 and by this Act to be issued out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, amounting, as appears by Schedule 1, in the aggregate to the sum of $1,329,969,000 are appropriated, and shall be deemed to have been appropriated as from 1 July 1977, for the services expressed in Schedule 2 in respect of the financial year that commenced on that date.

5.

Payments, whether to a State or otherwise, out of such of the moneys appropriated by this Act as are specified in Division 843 in Schedule 2 and payments to a State out of such of the moneys appropriated by this Act as are specified in Division 846 in Schedule 2 shall be made on such terms and conditions, if any, as the Treasurer determines and in accordance with any determinations by the Treasurer as to the amounts and times of the payments.

SCHEDULE 1 Section 4

SUMS AUTHORIZED TO BE ISSUED OUT OF THE CONSOLIDATED REVENUE FUND

$
By the Supply Act (No. 2) 1977-78..................................................	745,044,000
By this Act............................................................................................	584,925,000
Total..............................................................................................	1,329,969,000

 

SCHEDULE 2 Section 4

ABSTRACT

Page Reference	Departments and Services	Total
$
6	PARLIAMENT...............................................................................................................	9,000
6	DEPARTMENT OF ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS.......................................................	32,564,000
6	DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES.........................................	40,742,000
8	ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT...........................................................	7,303,000
9	DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS.........................	1,177,000
9	DEPARTMENT OF THE CAPITAL TERRITORY...............................................	211,349,000
10	DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION....................................................................	98,018,000
11	DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION............................................................................	12,912,000
12	DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS.......	6,822,000
12	DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT......................................................................................................	45,901,000
13	DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE...................................................................................	18,956,000
14	ADVANCE TO THE TREASURER..........................................................................	108,000,000
14	DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS...............................................................	3,758,000
15	DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH....................................................................................	176,940,000
17	DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL RESOURCES....................................................	89,338,000
18	DEPARTMENT OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY.........................................	128,479,000
19	POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT............................	78,472,000
20	DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY..........................................................	88,680,000
21	DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET.........................	3,019,000
22	DEPARTMENT OF PRODUCTIVITY.....................................................................	6,995,000
22	DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE...................................................................................	17,679,000
23	DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY...............................................................	69,925,000
24	DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT............................................................................	55,058,000
25	DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.....................................................................	1,592,000
25	DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS’ AFFAIRS..........................................................	26,281,000
TOTAL.............................................................................................................	1,329,969,000

 

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1977-78, Black figures

Expenditure—1976-77, Light figures

Page Reference	Departments and Services	Capital Works and Services	Payments to or for the States	Other Services	Total
$	$	$	$
6	PARLIAMENT......................................	9,000	..	..	9,000
5,289	..	..	5,289
6	DEPARTMENT OF ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS............................................	123,000	32,441,000	..	32,564,000
113,096	34,402,566	..	34,515,662
6	DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES.........................................	40,742,000	..	..	40,742,000
41,644,866		..	..	41,644,866
8	ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT................................	1,739,000	1,281,400	4,282,600	7,303,000
3,008,472		818,762	1,000,000	4,827,234
9	DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS..................	1,177,000	..	..	1,177,000
1,224,416		..	..	1,224,416
9	DEPARTMENT OF THE CAPITAL TERRITORY.....................................	211,349,000	..	..	211,349,000
220,700,545		..	..	220,700,545
10	DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION	98,018,000	..	..	98,018,000
75,132,508		..	..	75,132,508
11	DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION...	11,912,000	1,000,000	..	12,912,000
10,479,240	500,000	..	10,979,240
12	DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS	1,636,000	5,186,000	..	6,822,000
4,622,000		4,359,019	..	8,981,019
12	DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT..............................	4,535,000	35,296,000	6,070,000	45,901,000
8,244,215		111,296,940	..	119,541,155
13		DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE.........	1,356,000	17,600,000	..	18,956,000
525,441	47,001,057	..	47,526,498
14	DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS	3,758,000	..	..	3,758,000
4,644,376		..	..	4,644,376
15	DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH..........	14,609,000	162,331,000	..	176,940,000
21,991,091	206,927,287	..	228,918,378
17	DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL RESOURCES....................................	45,507,000	9,710,000	34,121,000	89,338,000
58,488,581		1,035,000	..	59,523,581
18	DEPARTMENT OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY.....................................	128,479,000	..	..	128,479,000
178,062,420		..	..	178,062,420
19	POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT................................	78,472,000	..	..	78,472,000
232,212,450		..	..	232,212,450

Summary—continued

Appropriation—1977-78, Black figures

Expenditure—1976-77, Light figures

Page Reference	Departments and Services	Capital Works and Services	Payments to or for the States	Other Services	Total
$	$	$	$
20	DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY.....................................	..	82,180,000	6,500,000	88,680,000
116,076		56,571,836	..	56,687,912
21	DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET.......	3,019,000	..	..	3,019,000
6,833,888		..	..	6,833,888
22	DEPARTMENT OF PRODUCTIVITY	6,920,000	..	75,000	6,995,000
5,616,173		..	..	5,616,173
22	DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE..........	7,334,000	10,155,000	190,000	17,679,000
11,039,150	11,170,586	..	22,209,736
23	DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY	1,525,000	68,400,000	..	69,925,000
1,297,865		64,090,449	..	65,388,314
24	DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT...	46,282,000	8,776,000	..	55,058,000
67,606,795	1,887,977	..	69,494,772
25	DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY	1,592,000	..	..	1,592,000
2,255,527		..	..	2,255,527
25	DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS’ AFFAIRS.........................................	26,281,000	..	..	26,281,000
22,808,597		..	..	22,808,597
Total............................................	736,374,000	434,356,400	51,238,600	1,221,969,000
978,673,077	540,061,479	1,000,000	1,519,734,556 (a)

(a) Excludes Appropriation Division No. 850—Advance to the Treasurer, $108,000,000.

DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES

1977-78	1976-77
	Appropriation	Expenditure
PARLIAMENT	$	$	$
Division 800.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Joint House Department....................................................	9,000	5,300	5,289
Total Parliament	9,000	5,300	5,289
DEPARTMENT OF ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS
Division 811.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
Buildings and Works—
General services.......................................................................	..	134,000	40,187
2.—Plant and Equipment—
01. General services...................................................................	123,000	290,000	72,909
Total: Division 811	123,000	424,000	113,096
Division 813.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
1.—For the purpose of the States Grants (Aboriginal Assistance) Act—
01. Housing.................................................................................	10,430,000	13,488,000	12,847,943
02. Health....................................................................................	12,607,000	13,041,500	11,780,690
03. Education..............................................................................	6,334,000	6,166,000	5,921,465
04. Employment.........................................................................	1,106,000	1,018,000	912,858
05. Welfare..................................................................................	1,314,000	1,134,000	996,387
06. Town management and public utilities............................	650,000	1,943,500	1,943,223
Total: Division 813	32,441,000	36,791,000	34,402,566
Total Department of Aboriginal Affairs	32,564,000	37,215,000	34,515,662
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
Division 817.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Acquisition of Sites and Buildings—Departmental—
02. Department of Aboriginal Affairs....................................	210,500	147,300	134,374
03. Department of Administrative Services...........................	1,719,800	336,000	310,742
05. Department of Business and Consumer Affairs ............	257,700	190,500	44,884
06. Department of the Capital Territory.................................	1,386,700	1,560,000	1,108,829
07. Department of Construction..............................................	43,000	..	..
08. Department of Education...................................................	42,000	..	..
09. Department of Employment and Industrial Relations..	350,900	75,900	7,800
13. Department of Health.........................................................	7,000	551,800	321,765

Departments and Services—continued

1977-78	1976-77
	Appropriation	Expenditure
$	$	$
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES— continued
Division 817.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES— continued
1.—Acquisition of Sites and Buildings—Departmental— continued
17. Department of the Northern Territory..............................	915,700	1,705,000	1,438,837
18. Northern Territory Legislative Assembly.......................	400	..	..
24. Department of Science........................................................	400,800	78,000	27,595
25. Department of Science—Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization.................................	739,600	1,064,200	1,007,332
26. Department of Social Security..........................................	308,200	25,500	25,019
27. Department of Transport....................................................	4,197,700	3,883,800	3,532,266
Attorney-General’s Department........................................	..	70,000	70,000
10,580,000	9,688,000	8,029,445
2.—Buildings and Works—Overseas Operations Branch	20,896,800	21,635,000	21,515,365
3.—Buildings and Works—Norfolk Island—
01. Redevelopment of Government House grounds............	11,200	10,000	10,000
4.—Plant and Equipment—Departmental—
01. Department of Administrative Services...........................	490,000	536,000	370,386
02. Vehicles and equipment—Stores and Transport...........	5,000,000	9,750,000	9,749,605
03. Australian Government Publishing Service....................	1,100,000	1,392,500	599,885
04. Australian Information Service.........................................	10,000	65,000	54,184
05. Australian War Memorial..................................................	70,000	40,000	19,910
06. Australian Archives.............................................................	45,000	40,000	23,209
07. Communications and investigation equipment— Commonwealth Police.................................................................................	475,000	432,500	374,685
08. Christmas Island..................................................................	550,000	485,000	101,740
7,740,000	12,741,000	11,293,603
5.—Plant and Equipment—Overseas Operations Branch	1,492,000	1,000,000	686,506
6.—Plant and Equipment—Cocos (Keeling) Islands..........	22,000	24,000	9,948

Departments and Services—continued

1977-78	1976-77
	Appropriation	Expenditure
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES— continued	$	$	$
Division 817.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES— continued
Advances and Loans—
Additional Working Advance for Operating Christmas Island Cash Reserve and Agency Functions (for payment to the Christmas Island Trust Account)—non-recoverable.......................................	..	100,000	100,000
Total Department of Administrative Services	40,742,000	45,198,000	41,644,866
ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT
Division 823.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings and Works—
01. Commonwealth-State Law Courts, Sydney....................	1,600,000	3,900,000	3,008,472
2.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Computing equipment........................................................	60,000	..	..
02. Administrative Appeals Tribunal—Recording equipment	15,000	..	..
03. Northern Territory Courts and Registration Offices......	64,000	..	..
139,000	..	..
Total: Division 823	1,739,000	3,900,000	3,008,472
Division 824.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
01. Family Law Act—Family Court of Western Australia.	1,281,400	960,000	818,762
Total: Division 824	1,281,400	960,000	818,762
Division 825.—OTHER SERVICES
01. Legal Aid—Reimbursements and other payments to the States in accordance with agreements and arrangements between the Commonwealth and States	3,970,700	1,000,000	1,000,000
02. For expenditure under an Ordinance of the Northern Territory relating to the provision of Legal Aid.........................	311 900	..	..
Total: Division 825	4,282,600	1,000,000	1,000,000
Total Attorney-General’s Department	7,303,000	5,860,000	4,827,234

Departments and Services—continued

1977-78	1976-77
	Appropriation	Expenditure
$	$	$
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS
Division 826.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Launches, engines and equipment...................................	25,000	55,000	48,259
02. Communications and investigation equipment..............	429,000	423,000	285,160
03. Computing equipment........................................................	723,000	1,286,000	890,997
Total Department of Business and Consumer Affairs	1,177,000	1,764,000	1,224,416
DEPARTMENT OF THE CAPITAL TERRITORY
Division 829.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings and Works—Australian Capital Territory—
01. Purchase of improvements on withdrawn leases...........	398,000	3,200,000	2,947,231
02. Forestry (for payment to the Australian Capital Territory Forestry Trust Account)................................................................	240,000	..	..
638,000	3,200,000	2,947,231
2.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Australian Capital Territory—General services.............	800,000	1,350,000	1,227,348
02. Australian Capital Territory—Transport.........................	4,000,000	4,410,000	3,925,967
03. Australian Capital Territory Police...................................	246,000	298,000	113,843
5,046,000	6,058,000	5,267,158
3.—Advances and Loans—
01. Loans for housing (for payment to the Australian Capital Territory Housing Trust Account)...............................	6,500,000	12,000,000	6,500,000
Loan to Young Men’s Christian Association of Canberra	..	829,000	826,156
6,500,000	12,829,000	7,326,156
4.—For expenditure under the Australian Capital Territory Electricity Supply Act..................................................................	2,415,000	2,000,000	2,000,000
5.—For expenditure under the National Capital Development Commission Act.............................................................................	196,750,000	203,160,000	203,160,000
Total Department of the Capital Territory	211,349,000	227,247,000	220,700,545

Departments and Services—continued

1977-78	1976-77
	Appropriation	Expenditure
$	$	$
DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION
Division 831.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings and Works—Departmental—
01. Parliament.............................................................................	638,000	82,000	82,000
02. Department of Aboriginal Affairs....................................	6,875,000	8,016,000	6,626,861
03. Department of Administrative Services...........................	6,815,000	6,776,000	6,460,012
04. Attorney-General’s Department.......................................	185,000	70,000	63,128
05. Department of Business and Consumer Affairs ............	445,000	274,000	179,413
06. Department of the Capital Territory.................................	510,000	245,000	184,885
07. Department of Construction..............................................	2,040,000	1,370,000	1,070,001
08. Department of Education...................................................	11,000,000	7,704,000	7,009,443
09. Department of Employment and Industrial Relations..	1,115,000	745,000	469,615
11. Department of Finance.......................................................	3,000	..	..
13. Department of Health.........................................................	11,800,000	14,280,000	14,145,860
14. Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs.............	5,000	485,000	468,254
16. Department of National Resources...................................	265,000	72,000	65,006
17. Department of the Northern Territory..............................	17,930,000	11,200,000	9,510,827
18. Department of the Northern Territory—Northern Territory Legislative Assembly.....................................................	3,000,000	1,500,000	1,286,162
20. Postal and Telecommunications Department................	25,000	..	..
22. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.............	37,000	400,000	290,274
23. Department of Productivity...............................................	4,320,000	755,000	687,801
24. Department of Science........................................................	2,835,000	1,445,000	1,311,986
25. Department of Science—Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization...................................................	7,500,000	10,000,000	8,361,899
26. Department of Social Security..........................................	3,420,000	5,835,000	5,811,826
27. Department of Transport....................................................

6,850,000	2,500,000	1,941,593
28. Department of the Treasury...............................................	30,000	16,000	2,154
29. Australian Taxation Office................................................	35,000	8,000	7,579
31. Department of Veterans’ Affairs......................................	5,240,000	4,140,000	4,084,330
92,918,000	77,918,000	70,120,909
2.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Department of Construction..............................................	5,100,000	6,000,000	4,636,599
Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation—For expenditure under the Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation Act	..	500,000	375,000
Total Department of Construction	98,018,000	84,418,000	75,132,508

Departments and Services—continued

1977-78	1976-77
	Appropriation	Expenditure
$	$	$
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Division 835.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings and Works—
01. The Australian National University—Approved capital programs	241,000	241,500	241,500
02. Canberra College of Advanced Education— Approved capital programs...........................................................................	3,284,000	2,261,000	2,261,000
03. Independent schools, Australian Capital Territory —Assistance for approved capital programs.....................................	3,398,000	2,789,000	2,781,100
04. Independent schools, Northern Territory—Assistance for approved capital programs............................................	623,000	346,000	307,446
05. Darwin Community College—Approved capital programs	570,000	1,589,000	1,589,000
06. Child migrant education program—Demountable classrooms	162,000	731,000	657,814
07. Australian Maritime College—Approved capital programs	1,586,000	453,000	69,923
9,864,000	8,410,500	7,907,783
2.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Canberra College of Technical and Further Education	289,000	593,000	527,252
02. Bruce College of Technical and Further Education......	400,000	564,400	503,461
03. Canberra School of Music..................................................	35,000	56,800	47,239
04. Canberra School of Art.......................................................	32,000	22,800	7,169
05. Northern Territory educational services..........................	788,000	893,000	736,826
1,544,000	2,130,000	1,821,947
3.—Australian Capital Territory Schools Authority— For expenditure under the Schools Authority Ordinance.........	504,000	915,500	749,511
Total: Division 835	11,912,000	11,456,000	10,479,240
Division 836.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
01. Education program for unemployed youth.....................	1,000,000	500,000	500,000
Ballarat Institute of Advanced Education—
Erection of Great Hall—Contribution............................	..	89,000	..
Total: Division 836	1,000,000	589,000	500,000
Total Department of Education	12,912,000	12,045,000	10,979,240

Departments and Services—continued

1977-78	1976-77
	Appropriation	Expenditure
$	$	$
DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Division 838.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Australian Trade Union Training Authority—For expenditure under the Trade Union Training Authority Act 1975........	1,203,000	4,259,000	4,128,000
2.—Commonwealth Hostels—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment—
01. Northern Territory...............................................................	134,000	57,000	57,000
02. Migrant Hostels....................................................................	150,000	437,000	437,000
03. Commonwealth Food Services..........................................	149,000	..	..
433,000	494,000	494,000
Total: Division 838	1,636,000	4,753,000	4,622,000
Division 839.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
01. Supervision of apprenticeship training............................	54,000	200,000	184,537
02. Apprentices in State Government establishments.........	5,132,000	4,360,000	4,174,482
Total: Division 839	5,186,000	4,560,000	4,359,019
Total Department of Employment and Industrial Relations................	6,822,000	9,313,000	8,981,019
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Division 841.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Capital Assistance—Leisure facilities.............................	3,700,000	11,100,000	6,893,846
2.—Glebe Estate Rehabilitation................................................	800,000	1,270,000	1,207,287
3.—Holsworthy Investigatory Project.....................................	35,000	195,500	143,082
Total: Division 841	4,535,000	12,565,500	8,244,215

Departments and Services—continued

1977-78	1976-77
	Appropriation	Expenditure
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT—continued	$	$	$
Division 842.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
1.—For the purposes of the Urban and Regional Development (Financial Assistance) Act—
01. Urban expansion and re-development (which may include sewerage and water supply)..........................................	23,486,700	47,963,400	46,868,840
02. Sewerage...............................................................................	309,300	50,000,000	49,753,455
03. Water supply........................................................................	6,000,000	9,420,000	9,175,203
04. Restoration, preservation and improvement of landscapes and buildings of special significance..................................	2,550,000	1,350,000	1,253,510
05. Flood mitigation...................................................................	1,800,000	1,840,000	1,574,271
Area improvement, being urban and regional improvement and rehabilitation.......................................................................	..	589,600	589,585
34,146,000	111,163,000	109,214,863
2.—Expenditure for purposes related to nature conservation	800,000	3,310,500	2,082,077
3.—Expenditure for purposes related to soil conservation	200,000	..	..
4.—Expenditure for purposes related to air quality monitoring	150,000	..	..
Total: Division 842	35,296,000	114,473,500	111,296,940
Division 843.—OTHER SERVICES
01. For expenditure in assisting decentralisation.................	6,070,000	..	..
Total Department of Environment, Housing and Community Development	45,901,000	127,039,000	119,541,155
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
Division 845.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and equipment—
01. Department of Finance.......................................................	897,600	301,500	123,262
02. Royal Australian Mint........................................................	435,900	567,500	394,510
03. Australian Government Retirement Benefits Office.....	22,500	36,500	5,669
1,355,000	905,500	523,441
Advances and Loans—
Working Capital Advance (for payment to the Cafeteria (Finance) Trust Account)....................................................................	..	2,000	2,000
Total: Division 845	1,356,000	907,500	525,441

Departments and Services—continued

1977-78	1976-77
	Appropriation	Expenditure
$	$	$
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE—continued
Division 846.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
01. Natural disaster relief and restoration .............................	13,000,000	36,230,000	31,476,034
02. Payments to Tasmania in respect of Tasman Bridge Disaster and in respect of reconstruction of Tasman Bridge to provide an additional traffic lane.....................................................	4,600,000	17,112,000	15,500,000
Loan to Queensland for community services—
Townsville...........................................................................	..	26,000	25,023
Total: Division 846	17,600,000	53,368,000	47,001,057
Total Department of Finance	18,956,000	54,275,500	47,526,498
ADVANCE TO THE TREASURER
Division 850.—ADVANCE TO THE TREASURER
To enable the Treasurer—
(a)To make advances that will be recovered during the financial year;
(b) to make moneys available for expenditure, particulars of which will afterwards be submitted to the Parliament, including payments by way of financial assistance to a State on such terms and conditions, if any, as the Treasurer determines; and
(c) to make moneys available for expenditure pending the issue of a warrant of the Governor-General specifically applicable to the expenditure........................................................	108,000,000	100,000,000	*
DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Division 851.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Computing equipment........................................................	3,653,000	3,121,000	3,079,376

* Expenditure is shown under the appropriation to which it has been charged.

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	Appropriation	Expenditure
$	$	$
DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS—continued
Division 852.—AUSTRALIAN DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE BUREAU
2.—Advances and Loans—
01. Loan to Fiji Government for Suva-Nadi Highway........	105,000	1,565,000	1,565,000
Other programs to assist developing countries................	..	2,700,000	..
Total: Division 852	105,000	4,265,000	1,565,000
Total Department of Foreign Affairs	3,758,000	7,386,000	4,644,376
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Division 853.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Northern Territory hospitals..............................................	700,000	650,000	564,069
02. Northern Territory health services....................................	1,700,000	2,300,000	1,319,307
03. Other health services...........................................................	2,350,000	2,000,000	1,940,622
4,750,000	4,950,000	3,823,997
2.—For payment to the Capital Territory Health Commission for expenditure under the Health Commission Ordinance 1975	2,335,000	2,500,000	1,757,000
3.—For payment to the Health Insurance Commission established under the Health Insurance Commission Act for the purposes of the Commission....................................................................................	1,000,000	800,000	750,000
4.—Advances and Loans—
01. Commonwealth Serum Laboratories Commission —Additional capital...............................................................................	6,524,000	6,500,000	5,500,000
Organization established by the Commonwealth to provide health insurance—Capital advances for the purposes of the provision of voluntary health insurance.........................................	..	10,000,000	10,000,000
6,524,000	16,500,000	15,500,000
Purchase of a pharmaceutical manufacturing company...	..	160,100	160,094
Total: Division 853	14,609,000	24,910,100	21,991,091

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	Appropriation	Expenditure
$	$	$
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH—continued
Division 854.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
01. Blood transfusion services.................................................	6,231,000	5,018,000	4,610,374
02. School Dental Scheme—Grants for capital expenditure on training facilities..............................................................	243,000	3,921,000	682,304
03. School Dental Scheme—Grants for running costs of training facilities.............................................................................	6,633,000	6,849,000	6,848,354
04. School Dental Scheme—Grants for capital expenditure on clinics............................................................................................	8,222,000	8,135,000	7,012,365
05. School Dental Scheme—Grants for running costs of clinics	9,385,000	7,885,000	7,884,872
06. Hospitals Development Program......................................	50,000,000	108,000,000	108,000,000
07. Community Health Program—Grants to assist in the expansion and development of community health services.......	79,050,000	70,000,000	68,844,715
08. Drug Education—Grants under the National Drug Education Program............................................................................	750,000	675,000	675,000
09. Control of Australian encephalitis....................................	100,000	100,000	73,842
10. Paramedical Services—Grants additional to those authorized by States Grants (Paramedical Services) Act..................	478,000	469,000	446,000
11. High security human quarantine unit facilities— Reimbursement to State Governments of the costs of provision and operation of facilities.............................................................................	910,000	..	..
12. Tuberculosis Act—Reimbursement of administrative expenditure by State Governments....................................................	329,000	1,087,900	1,065,331
Wynnum State Nursing Home—Grant towards costs of extensions.........................................................................	..	652,300	652,297
Tuberculosis Act—Reimbursement of capital expenditure by State Governments.........................................................	..	157,000	124,593
Incinerators and associated works in relation to disposal of garbage from overseas ships.........................................	..	7,700	7,241
Total: Division 854	162,331,000	212,956,900	206,927,287
Total Department of Health	176,940,000	237,867,000	228,918,378

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	Appropriation	Expenditure
$	$	$
DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL RESOURCES
Division 883.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics	467,000	555,000	533,090
02. Division of National Mapping..........................................	302,000	658,000	614,271
03. Other Branches....................................................................	8,000	12,350	12,018
Kimberley Research Station—Capital Works................	..	100,000	100,000
777,000	1,325,350	1,259,379
2.—Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Authority—For expenditure under the Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Power Act....	620,000	1,500,000	450,000
3.—Australian Atomic Energy Commission—For expenditure under the Atomic Energy Act.........................................	1,130,000	1,427,000	1,297,000
4.—Pipeline Authority—For expenditure under the Pipeline Authority Act.................................................................................	33,780,000	43,452,000	39,034,036
5.—Investments in petroleum and minerals development	2,570,000	6,743,000	6,736,311
6.—Australian Atomic Energy Commission—Uranium exploration and development...........................................................................	130,000	1,731,000	1,101,000
7.—River Murray Commission—For expenditure under the River Murray Waters Act......................................................................	6,500,000	8,861,000	8,610,855
Total: Division 883	45,507,000	65,039,350	58,488,581
Division 885.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
1.—Water hyacinth control—Contribution...........................	50,000	35,000	35,000
2.—Grant to Queensland for the purpose of creating employment opportunities in the Maryborough region.............................	3,000,000	1,000,000	1,000,000
3.—For the purposes of the States Grants (Water Resources Assessment) Act—
01. New South Wales—Surface water resources.................	897,000	..	..
02. New South Wales—Underground water resources.......	733,000	..	..
03. Victoria—Surface water resources...................................	478,000	..	..
04. Victoria—Underground water resources.........................	658,000	..	..

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	Appropriation	Expenditure
$	$	$
DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL RESOURCES—continued
Division 885.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES—continued
3.—For the purposes of the States Grants (Water Resources Assessment) Act—continued
05. Queensland—Surface water resources.............................	520,550	..	..
06. Queensland—Underground water resources..................	431,450	..	..
07. South Australia—Surface water resources......................	349,000	..	..
08. South Australia—Underground water resources............	378,000	..	..
09. Western Australia—Surface water resources.................	855,000	..	..
10. Western Australia—Underground water resources.......	1 145,000	..	..
11. Tasmania—Surface water resources................................	168,000	..	..
12. Tasmania—Underground water resources......................	47,000	..	..
6,660,000	..	..
Total: Division 885	9,710,000	1,035,000	1,035,000
Division 886.—OTHER SERVICES
01. Proceeds from disposition of uranium stockpile (for payment to the Uranium Stockpile Trust Account).......................	34,121,000	..	..
Total Department of National Resources	89,338,000	66,074,350	59,523,581
DEPARTMENT OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY
Division 897.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings and Works—
01. Purchase of improvements on resumed leases...............	120,000	1,000	600
02. Assistance under the Water Supplies Development Ordinance	50,000	55,000	55,000
03. Development of water resources on Government projects	550,000	550,000	454,082
04. Township of Nhulunbuy—Nabalco Pty Limited, Contribution	122,000	130,000	129,653
05. Stock routes and reserves—Reimbursement of half the cost of fences, grids and gates...................................................	5,000	5,000	4,641
847,000	741,000	643,976
2.—Plant and Equipment—
01. General Services..................................................................	1,200,000	1,280,000	722,134
02. Transport...............................................................................	1,800,000	1,800,000	1,799,502
03. Computer equipment..........................................................	32,000	..	..
3,032,000	3,080,000	2,521,636

Departments and Services—continued

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	Appropriation	Expenditure
$	$	$
DEPARTMENT OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY—continued
Division 897.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES—continued
3.—Advances and Loans—
01. Northern Territory Home Finance Trustee— Advance	15,000,000	14,500,000	14,500,000
Loans to church organizations for erection of residential accommodation..................................................................	..	84,000	61,427
15,000,000	14,584,000	14,561,427
Total: Division 897	18,879,000	18,405,000	17,727,039
Division 898.—DARWIN RECONSTRUCTION COMMISSION
1.—For expenditure by the Darwin Reconstruction Commission under the Darwin Reconstruction Act and also, after 31 December 1977, being the date fixed under subsection 4 (1) of that Act, for expenditure under control of Department of Construction in performance of any function that could have been performed by the Commission before that date..............................................	85,000,000	139,500,000	136,500,000
Division 899.—NORTHERN TERRITORY LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
1.—For capital expenditure in respect of matters specified in determinations made under section 4ze of the Northern Territory {Administration) Act 1910, being expenditure in accordance with an Ordinance or Ordinances of the Northern Territory making provision with respect to the expenditure of moneys appropriated by the Parliament by virtue of this Item.................................	24,600,000	23,865,000	23,835,381
Total Department of the Northern Territory	128,479,000	181,770,000	178,062,420

POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT
Division 909.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Technical Equipment—
01. Radio Frequency Management Group............................	150,000	200,000	193,151
02. Other......................................................................................	100,000	60,000	54,639
250,000	260,000	247,790

Departments and Services—continued

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	Appropriation	Expenditure
$	$	$
POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT—continued
Division 909.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES—continued
2.—National Broadcasting and Television Service—
01. For payment to the Australian Broadcasting Commission	9,146,000	13,948,000	12,826,000
02. For payment to the Australian Telecommunications Commission in respect of technical services provided pursuant to sections 73 and 74 of the Broadcasting and Television Act.........	4,076,000	4,155,000	4,095,000
13,222,000	18,103,000	16,921,000
3.—Advances and Loans—
01. For payment as interest-bearing advances to the Australian Telecommunications Commission (repayment of moneys surplus to requirements may be credited to this item)	65,000,000	215,000,000	215,000,000
Planning and Regulation of Broadcasting and Television—
For payment to the Australian Broadcasting Control Board	..	165,000	43,660
Total Postal and Telecommunications Department	78,472,000	233,528,000	232,212,450
DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY
CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
Plant and Equipment—
Bureau of Agricultural Economics................................	..	118,000	116,076
Division 913.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
01. Agricultural extension services.........................................	9,780,600	9,676,000	9,675,000
02. Minor agricultural research...............................................	124,600	180,000	169,420
03. Bovine brucellosis and tuberculosis—Contribution to eradication	14,100,000	11,197,000	11,197,000
04. Bovine brucellosis and tuberculosis—Contribution to compensation..................................................................	4,331,000	6,000,000	3,270,034

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DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY— continued	1977-78	1976-77
		Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 913—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES—continued
05. Rural reconstruction—Under the terms of the States Grants (Rural Reconstruction) Act...........................................	4,640,000	27,000,000	19,938,285
06. Apples—Export Guarantee...............................................	490,800	499,900	338,080
07. Assistance for assessment and management of the trawl and Danish seine fishery.......................................................	23,000	35,000	30,947
08. Rural adjustment under the terms of the States Grants (Rural Adjustment) Act..............................................................	46,900,000	15,000,000	9,588,000
09. Fruit-growing reconstruction—Assistance to Western Australia and Tasmania, additional to that provided for by the Revised Agreement referred to in the States Grants (Fruit-growing Reconstruction) Act 1976, on the terms and conditions applicable to the grant of financial assistance to the States under that agreement.....................................................	400,000	..	..
10. Dairy adjustment—Under the terms of the Dairy Adjustment Act	1,390,000	9,408,000	2,244,987
Eradication of fowl plague—Contribution	..	120,100	120,083
Total: Division 913	82,180,000	79,116,000	56,571,836
Division 914.—OTHER SERVICES
01. Price support for dairy products.......................................	6,500,000	..	..
Total Department of Primary Industry	88,680,000	79,234,000	56,687,912
DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET
Division 915.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment—
01. Official establishments.......................................................	179,500	100,000	92,298
02. Public Service Board—Computer equipment...............	2,424,000	6,038,000	5,609,589
2,603,500	6,138,000	5,701,888
2.—Australian Film and Television School—For expenditure under the Australian Film and Television School Act.....................	295,500	706,000	706,000
3.—Film Industry Development—
01. For payment to the Australian Film Commission—
General Activities Branch................................................	14,000	108,000	58,000
4.—Film Making—
01. For payment to the Australian Film Commission—
Film Australia Branch......................................................	106,000	378,000	368,000
Total Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet	3,019,000	7,330,000	6,833,888

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	Appropriation	Expenditure
$	$	$
DEPARTMENT OF PRODUCTIVITY
Division 921.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Minor Buildings and Works...............................................	120,000	152,000	64,835
2.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Machinery and Plant—Government factories................	1,930,000	2,200,000	1,984,317
02. Other......................................................................................	770,000	976,000	539,337
2,700,000	3,176,000	2,523,654
3.—Advances and Loans—
01. Working Capital Advance (for payment to the Aircraft Factory, Fishermen’s Bend, Trust Account)..............................	4,100,000	2,900,000	2,900,000
Working Capital Advance (for payment to the Explosives Factory Maribyrnong Trust Account)..........................................	..	96,000	96,000
Working Capital Advance (for payment to the Government Marine Engine Works Port Melbourne Trust Account)	..	33,000	33,000
4,100,000	3,029,000	3,029,000
Total: Division 921	6,920,000	6,112,000	5,616,173
Division 922.—OTHER SERVICES
01. Pritchard steam engine—Financial assistance...............	75,000	..	..
Total Department of Productivity	6,995,000	6,112,000	5,616,173
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE
Division 927.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings and Works—
01. Antarctic Division................................................................	208,000	85,000	84,671
02. National Standards Commission......................................	72,000	77,000	71,895
280,000	162,000	156,566
2.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Antarctic Division................................................................	650,000	420,000	347,643
02. Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology.........................	1,150,000	1,240,000	1,136,083
03. Analytical Services..............................................................	200,000	180,000	171,059
04. National Standards Commission......................................	55,000	51,000	50,956
05. Ionospheric Prediction Service..........................................	30,000	31,000	21,884
06. Space Projects Branch........................................................	69,000	135,000	134,958
2,154,000	2,057,000	1,862,583

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	Appropriation	Expenditure
$	S	$
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE—continued
Division 927.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES— continued
3.—Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization—For expenditure under the Science and Industry Research Act...................................................................................	2,800,000	2,500,000	2,500,000
4.—Australian Institute of Marine Science—For expenditure under the Australian Institute of Marine Science Act....................	2,100,000	6,520,000	6,520,000
Total: Division 927	7,334,000	11,239,000	11,039,149
Division 928.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
01. Research grants....................................................................	10,155,000	11,214,000	11,170,586
Division 929.—OTHER SERVICES
01. Australian participation in the LANDSAT program.....	140,000	..	..
02. Antarctic Transport System—Design study...................	50,000	..	..
Total: Division 929	190,000	..	..
Total Department of Science	17,679,000	22,453,000	22,209,736
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY
Division 939.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
2.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Computing equipment........................................................	1,325,000	1,002,000	968,855
02. Rehabilitation service..........................................................	200,000	370,000	329,010
Total: Division 939	1,525,000	1,372,000	1,297,865
Division 940.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
01. States Grants (Home Care) Act—Grants towards costs of Senior Citizens Centres..............................................................	4,000,000	4,000,000	3,996,839
02. States Grants (Home Care) Act—Grants towards salaries of Welfare Officers..............................................................	900,000	700,000	670,080
03. States Grants (Home Care) Act—Grants towards costs of home care services.....................................................................	9,300,000	7,000,000	6,891,076

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	Appropriation	Expenditure
			DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY—continued
Division 940.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES—continued	$	$	$
04. For childhood and associated services—Capital and recurrent grants.................................................................................	53,000,000	54,300,000	52,135,927
05. Grant to Tasmanian Government, towards cost of constructing new rehabilitation centre...............................................	1,200,000	600,000	396,527
Total: Division 940	68,400,000	66,600,000	64,090,449
Total Department of Social Security	69,925,000	67,972,000	65,388,314
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT
Division 957.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Marine and general services...............................................	1,500,000	1,939,000	1,105,916
02. Airport and airways services..............................................	10,400,000	10,500,000	10,062,878
11,900,000	12,439,000	11,168,795
2.—Australian Shipping Commission—For expenditure under the Australian Shipping Commission Act.....................................	1,082,000	44,708,000	29,209,000
3.—Australian National Railways—For expenditure under the Australian National Railways Act............................................	33,300,000	36,100,000	26,900,000
Wilson’s Promontory Lightstation—Contribution towards construction of access track.......................................................	..	31,000	31,000
Loan to Connair Proprietary Limited....................................	..	298,000	298,000
Total: Division 957	46,282,000	93,576,000	67,606,795
Division 958.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
01. For expenditure under the Railway Agreement (Western Australia) Act..................................................................	26,000	225,000	109,895
02. Promotion of road safety practices...................................	150,000	150,000	150.000
03. Investigations, studies and design for a second Derwent Bridge at Hobart...............................................................................	600,000	650,000	584,082
04. Transport planning and research.......................................	8,000,000	..	..
Construction of a dry dock at Newcastle.........................	..	350,000	344,000
For expenditure under the Adelaide-Crystal Brook Railway Agreement..........................................................................	..	2,000,000	700,000
Total: Division 958	8,776,000	3,375,000	1,887,977
Total Department of Transport	55,058,000	96,951,000	69,494,772

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	Appropriation	Expenditure
$	$	$
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Division 963.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment—
01. The Treasury........................................................................	40,000	613,900	43,772
02. Australian Taxation Office................................................	1,264,000	2,095,000	1,926,675
03. Australian Bureau of Statistics..........................................	288,000	276,100	274,339
Taxation Boards of Review.................................................	..	5,000	4,741
1,592,000	2,990,000	2,249,527
Advances and Loans—
Working Capital Advance (for payment to the Cafeteria (Treasury) Trust Account)..............................................................	..	6,000	6,000
Total Department of the Treasury	1,592,000	2,996,000	2,255,527
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS’ AFFAIRS
Division 980.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings and Works—
01. Repatriation blocks at mental hospitals...........................	910,000	447,000	188,344
2.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Computing equipment........................................................	952,000	122,000	121,552
02. Specialised equipment........................................................	1,900,000	2,000,000	1,791,030
03. War Graves...........................................................................	49,000	40,000	5,600
2,901,000	2,162,000	1,918,182
Advances and Loans—
Working Capital Advance (for payment to the Cafeteria (Veterans’ Affairs) Trust Account).................................	..	2,500	2,071
Total: Division 980	3,811,000	2,611,500	2,108,597

Departments and Services—continued

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	Appropriation	Expenditure
$	$	$
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS’ AFFAIRS— continued
Division 981.—DEFENCE SERVICE HOMES CORPORATION
1.—For providing capital for the Defence Service Homes Corporation....................................................................................	22,000,000	..	..
2.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Computing equipment........................................................	470,000	..	..
Total: Division 981	22,470,000	..	..
For expenditure under the Australian Housing Corporation Act—Capital Advance............................................................................	..	36,839,000	20,700,000
Total Department of Veterans’ Affairs	26,281,000	39,450,500	22,808,597

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