Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1978-79 (Cth)

Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1978‑79

No. 142 of 1978

AN ACT

To appropriate a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for certain expenditure in respect of the year ending on 30 June 1979.

[Assented to 22 November 1978]

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) 1978–79.

Commencement

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

Issue and application of $1,001,484,000

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 1979, the sum of $1,001,484,000.

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Appropriation of $1,593,902,000

4.

The sums authorized by the Supply Act (No. 2) 1978–79 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 $1,593,902,000 are appropriated, and shall be deemed to have been appropriated as from 1 July 1978, for the services expressed in Schedule 2 in respect of the financial year that commenced on that date.

5.

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 Minister for Finance determines and in accordance with any determinations by the Minister for Finance as to the amounts and times of the payments.

SCHEDULE 1

SUMS AUTHORIZED TO BE ISSUED OUT OF THE CONSOLIDATED REVENUE FUND

$	Section 4
By the Supply Act (No. 2) 1978–79...	592,418,000
By this Act..............................................	1,001,484,000
Total................................................	1,593,902,000

   

SCHEDULE 2 Section 4

ABSTRACT

Page Reference	Departments and Services	Total
$
6	Parliament...........................................................................................................................	..
6	Department of Aboriginal Affairs...................................................................................	34,699,000
6	Department of Administrative Services..........................................................................	37,948,000
8	Attorney‑General's Department.................................................................................	3,066,000
8	Department of Business and Consumer Affairs...........................................................	1,810,000
9	Department of the Capital Territory................................................................................	171,823,000
9	Department of Construction.............................................................................................	94,480,000
10	Department of Education.................................................................................................	13,807,000
11	Department of Employment and Industrial Relations.................................................	7,259,000
12	Department of Environment, Housing and Community Development....................	345,282,000
13	Department of Finance......................................................................................................	25,151,000
14	Advance to the Minister for Finance..............................................................................	100,000,000
14	Department of Foreign Affairs........................................................................................	12,337,000
15	Department of Health........................................................................................................	95,473,000
16	Department of Home Affairs...........................................................................................	1,261,000
17	Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs............................................................	1,450,000
18	Department of Industry and Commerce........................................................................	1,090,000
18	Department of National Development...........................................................................	63,991,000
20	Department of the Northern Territory.............................................................................	280,300,000
21	Postal and Telecommunications Department...............................................................	12,575,000
21	Department of Primary Industry.....................................................................................	85,579,000
22	Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet............................................................	865,000
23	Department of Productivity..............................................................................................	7,075,000
23	Department of Science......................................................................................................	20,140,000
24	Department of Social Security.........................................................................................	60,046,000
24	Department of Trade and Resources...............................................................................	43,065,000
25	Department of Transport..................................................................................................	57,487,000
26	Department of the Treasury.............................................................................................	2,706,000
26	Department of Veterans' Affairs......................................................................................	13,137,000
TOTAL.....................................................................................................................	1,593,902,000

 

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1978‑79, Black figures

Expenditure—1977‑78, Light figures

Page Reference	Departments and Services	Capital Works and Services	Payments to or for the States	Other Services	Total
$	$	$	$
6	Parliament....................................................	..	..	..	..
8,919	..	..	8,919
6	Department of Aboriginal Affairs............	105,000	34,144,000	450,000	34,699,000
95,698	32,053,500	..	32,149,198
6	Department of Administrative Services	37,919,500	..	28,500	37,948,000
37,549,437	..	..	37,549,437
8	Attorney‑General's Department...............	1,323,000	1,483,000	260,000	3,066,000
1,231,915	1,065,041	80,000	2,376,956
8	Department of Business and Consumer Affairs...................................................................	1,660,000	..	150,000	1,810,000
1,148,965		..	..	1,148,965
9	Department of the Capital Territory.........	171,823,000	..	..	171,823,000
212,148,059	..	..	212,148,059
9	Department of Construction......................	94,480,000	..	..	94,480,000
90,786,785	..	..	90,786,785
10	Department of Education..........................	10,504,000	3,089,000	214,000	13,807,000
10,135,035	1,465,900	..	11,600,935
11	Department of Employment and Industrial Relations..................................................	1,984,000	5,200,000	75,000	7,259,000
1,696,482		5,252,980	71,702	7,021,164
12	Department of Environment, Housing and Community Development....................	2,917,000	342,175,000	190,000	345,282,000
4,447,896		28,518,764	..	32,966,660
13	Department of Finance...............................	1,206,000	15,980,000	7,965,000	25,151,000
781,045	64,100,020	2,376,000	67,257,065
14	Department of Foreign Affairs.................	3,865,000	..	8,472,000	12,337,000
203,468	..	..	203,468
15	Department of Health.................................	9,190,500	86,282,500	..	95,473,000
12,932,934	146,375,880	..	159,308,814
16	Department of Home Affairs....................	1,209,000	..	52,000	1,261,000
721,448	..	..	721,448
17	Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs...................................................................	646,000	..	804,000	1,450,000
551,847		..	..	551,847

 

SUMMARY—continued

Appropriation—1978‑79, Black figures

Expenditure—1977‑78, Light figures

Page Reference	Departments and Services	Capital Works and Services	Payments to or for the States	Other Services	Total
$	$	$	$
18	Department of Industry and Commerce	..	..	1,090,000	1,090,000
..	..	..	..
18	Department of National Development	41,510,000	17,591,000	4,890,000	63,991,000
43,517,271	11,395,615	..	54,912,886
20	Department of the Northern Territory	280,300,000	..	..	280,300,000
124,808,852	..	267,139	125,075,991
21	Postal and Telecommunications Department	12,425,000	..	150,000	12,575,000
76,213,025		..	..	76,213,025
21	Department of Primary Industry............	5,000	85,089,000	485,000	85,579,000
..	71,143,898	..	71,143,898
22	Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.................................................................	865,000	..	..	865,000
1,149,954		..	..	1,149,954
23	Department of Productivity....................	5,875,000	..	1,200,000	7,075,000
7,131,902	..	..	7,131,902
23	Department of Science.............................	8,147,000	11,893,000	100,000	20,140,000
6,753,647	10,154,999	..	16,908,646
24	Department of Social Security...............	1,316,000	58,730,000	..	60,046,000
979,768	67,777,741	..	68,757,509
24	Department of Trade and Resources.....	..	3,000,000	40,065,000	43,065,000
9,000,000	3,000,000	..	12,000,000
25	Department of Transport.........................	45,337,000	11,650,000	500,000	57,487,000
40,105,783	8,701,720	..	48,807,503
26	Department of the Treasury....................	2,703,000	3,000	..	2,706,000
750,803	..	..	750,803
26	Department of Veterans' Affairs............	13,137,000	..	..	13,137,000
25,832,329	..	..	25,832,329
TOTAL.......................................	750,452,000	676,309,500	67,140,500(a)	1,493,902,000
710,683,267	451,006,058	2,794,841	1,164,484,166

(a) Excludes appropriation Division No. 850—Advance to the Minister for Finance, $100,000,000

 

DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES

1978‑79	1977‑78
	Appropriation	Expenditure
PARLIAMENT	$	$	$
CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
Plant and Equipment—
Joint House Department.....................................................	..	9,000	8,919
Total: Parliament..........................................................................	..	9,000	8,919
DEPARTMENT OF ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS
Division 811.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
2.—Plant and Equipment—
01. General services.....................................................................	105,000	123,000	95,698
Division 813.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
1.—For the purpose of the States Grants (Aboriginal Assistance) Act—
01. Housing...................................................................................	11,131,000	10,430,000	10,130,000
02. Health.....................................................................................	12,654,000	12,607,000	12,366,500
03. Education...............................................................................	6,255,000	6,398,500	6,398,500
04. Employment..........................................................................	664,000	1,184,000	1,167,000
05. Welfare...................................................................................	1,346,000	1,376,000	1,308,500
06. Town management and public utilities.............................	745,000	683,000	683,000
07. Training..................................................................................	1,349,000	..	..
Total: Division 813	34,144,000	32,678,500	32,053,500
Division 814.—OTHER SERVICES
01. Payment to the Northern Territory Housing Commission	450,000	..	..
Total: Department of Aboriginal Affairs...............................	34,699,000	32,801,500	32,149,198
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
Division 817.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Acquisition of Sites and Buildings—Departmental—
02. Department of Aboriginal Affairs.....................................	562,400	210,500	148,754
03. Department of Administrative Services...........................	547,000	1,719,800	1,619,860
05. Department of Business and Consumer Affairs.............	431,100	257,700	236,155
06. Department of the Capital Territory..................................	964,700	1,386,700	961,401
08. Department of Education...................................................	45,000	42,000	34,000
09. Department of Employment and Industrial Relations...	1,058,400	350,900	280,432
13. Department of Health.........................................................	264,500	110,500	110,500

  

1978‑79	1977‑78
	Department of Administrative Services—continued	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 817.—Capital Works and Services—continued 1.—Acquisition of Sites and Buildings—Departmental—continued	$	$	$
	14. Department of Home Affairs..............................................	6,250,000	10,300	10,300
18. Postal and Telecommunications Department.................	300	..	..
22. Department of Science.........................................................	572,900	400,800	397,787
23. Department of Science—Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization......................................................	308,100	739,600	739,500
24. Department of Social Security............................................	659,200	308,200	286,000
27. Department of Transport.....................................................	2,308,900	4,197,700	3,250,181
29. Department of Veterans' Affairs........................................	4,500	..	..
Department of Construction...............................................	..	43,000	38,800
Department of the Northern Territory...............................	..	915,700	623,950
Northern Territory Legislative Assembly........................	..	400	..
13,977,000	10,693,800	8,737,620
2.—Buildings and Works—Overseas Operations Branch	8,940,000	20,896,800	20,894,228
4.—Plant and Equipment—Departmental—
01. Department of Administrative Services.............................	1,109,600	490,000	422,413
02. Vehicles and equipment—Transport and Storage..........	9,046,000	5,364,000	5,358,328
03. Australian Government Publishing Service......................	1,228,900	1,100,000	372,606
04. Australian Information Service..........................................	80,000	10,000	9,353
05. Communications and investigation equipment—Commonwealth Police....................................................................................	530,000	751,200	694,183
11,994,500	7,715,200	6,856,883
5.—Plant and Equipment—Overseas Operations Branch	2,008,000	1,492,000	1,060,706
8.—Advances and Loans—
01. Working Capital Advance—Furniture and fittings purchases (for payment to the Commonwealth Government Stores Trust Account)..............................................................................	600,000	..	..
02. Working Capital Advance (for payment to the Transport and Storage Trust Account)....................................................................	400,000	..	..
1,000,000	..	..
Total: Division 817	37,919,500	40,797,800	37,549,437
Division 819.—OTHER SERVICES
01. Ninth International Congress of the International Association for Child Psychiatry and Allied Professions—Australia 1978	15,000	..	..
02. Eighth Conference of the International Organization of Citrus Virologists—Australia 1979............................................	3,500	..	..
03. International Conference on Mining and Metallurgy—Australia 1978......................................................................................	10,000	..	..
Total: Division 819	28,500	..	..
Total: Department of Administrative Services.....................	37,948,000	40,797,800	37,549,437

  

1978‑79	1976‑78
	Appropriation	Expenditure
ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT	$	$	$
Division 823.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings and Works—
01. Commonwealth‑State Law Courts, Sydney......................	635,000	1,600,000	1,155,239
2.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Computing equipment..........................................................	162,000	60,000	..
02. Court reporting equipment..................................................	510,000	79,000	76,676
03. Other equipment....................................................................	16,000	..	..
688,000	139,000	76,676
Total: Division 823	1,323,000	1,739,000	1,231,915
Division 824.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
01. Family Law Act—Family Court of Western Australia...	1,483,000	1,281,400	1,065,041
Division 825.—OTHER SERVICES
01. For expenditure under legislation of the Northern Territory relating to the provision of Legal Aid............................................	260,000	311,900	..
Legal Aid—Reimbursements and other payments to the States in accordance with agreements and arrangements between the Commonwealth and States	..	750,000	80,000
Total: Division 825	260,000	1,061,900	80,000
Total: Attorney‑General's Department...................................	3,066,000	4,082,300	2,376,956
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS
Division 826.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Launches, engines and equipment.....................................	36,000	25,000	20,134
02. Communications and investigation equipment................	1,072,000	429,000	269,913
03. Computing equipment..........................................................	552,000	996,000	858,918
Total: Division 826	1,660,000	1,450,000	1,148,965
Division 827.—OTHER SERVICES
01. National Companies and Securities Commission—Office of Provisional Executive Director........................................	150,000	..	..
Total: Department of Business and Consumer Affairs......	1,810,000	1,450,000	1,148,965

  

1978‑79	1977‑78
	Appropriation	Expenditure
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.................	166,000	398,000	205,041
02. Forestry (for payment to the Australian Capital Territory Forestry Trust Account)...................................................................................	244,000	240,000	240,000
410,000	638,000	445,041
2.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Australian Capital Territory—General services...................	925,000	800,000	798,159
02. Australian Capital Territory—Transport...............................	6,423,000	4,000,000	2,025,593
03. Australian Capital Territory Police........................................	165,000	246,000	214,266
7,513,000	5,046,000	3,038,019
3.—Advances and Loans—
01. Loans for housing (for payment to the Australian Capital Territory Housing Trust Account)........................................................	8,900,000	9,500,000	9,500,000
5.—For expenditure under the National Capital Development Commission Act.................................................................................	155,000,000	196,750,000	196,750,000
For expenditure under the Australian Capital Territory Electricity Supply Act...........................................................................................	..	2,415,000	2,415,000
Total: Department of the Capital Territory..............................	171,823,000	214,349,000	212,148,059
DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION
Division 831.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings and Works—Departmental—
01. Parliament..................................................................................	505,000	662,000	661,947
02. Department of Aboriginal Affairs..........................................	565,000	6,875,000	6,711,292
03. Department of Administrative Services.................................

4,170,000	6,192,000	4,480,882
04. Attorney‑General's Department.............................................	1,130,000	185,000	109,972
05. Department of Business and Consumer Affairs..................	940,000	445,000	307,350
06. Department of the Capital Territory.......................................	360,000	510,000	351,825
07. Department of Construction....................................................	1,700,000	2,040,000	1,998,140
08. Department of Education........................................................	18,510,000	11,000,000	10,439,313
09. Department of Employment and Industrial Relations........	541,000	1,115,000	909,494
11. Department of Finance.............................................................	44,000	15,000	15,000
13. Department of Health...............................................................	15,200,000	11,800,000	9,985,553
14. Department of Home Affairs..................................................	2,710,000	2,150,000	2,075,075
15. Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs...................	4,000	12,000	11,611
17. Department of National Development..................................	116,000	265,000	235,997
18. Postal and Telecommunications Department......................	97,000	25,000	15,842
19. Department of Primary Industry............................................	80,000	..	..

  

1978‑79	1977‑78
	Appropriation	Expenditure
Department of Construction—continued	$	$	$
Division 831.—Capital Works and Services—continued
1.—Buildings and Works—Departmental—continued
20. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet..................	3,000	37,000	30,928
21. Department of Productivity....................................................	6,177,000	4,320,000	3,106,975
22. Department of Science............................................................	3,470,000	2,835,000	2,136,826
23. Department of Science—Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization..........................................................	19,696,000	8,285,000	7,863,817
24. Department of Social Security...............................................	2,150,000	3,420,000	2,548,054
27. Department of Transport........................................................	4,600,000	6,850,000	6,362,866
29. Australian Taxation Office.....................................................	62,000	35,000	6,182
31. Department of Veterans' Affairs............................................	8,150,000	5,240,000	4,883,987
Department of the Northern Territory...................................	..	17,930,000	17,926,482
Department of the Northern Territory—Northern Territory Legislative Assembly.................................................................................	..	3,000,000	2,791,937
Department of the Treasury....................................................	..	30,000	..
90,980,000	95,273,000	85,967,346
2.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Department of Construction...................................................	3,500,000	5,100,000	4,819,439
Total: Department of Construction.............................................	94,480,000	100,373,000	90,786,785
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Division 835.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings and Works—
01. The Australian National University—Approved capital programs	60,000	241,000	241,000
02. Canberra College of Advanced Education—Approved capital programs.................................................................................	470,000	3,284,000	3,284,000
03. Independent schools, Australian Capital Territory—Assistance for approved capital programs..................................................	2,706,000	3,398,000	3,331,902
04. Independent schools, Northern Territory—Assistance for approved capital programs....................................................................	825,000	626,000	622,247
05. Darwin Community College—Approved capital programs	795,000	570,000	570,000
06. Child migrant education program—Demountable classrooms	6,000	162,000	161,801
07. Australian Maritime College—Approved capital programs	3,315,000	1,586,000	60,418
08. Emergency classroom accommodation—Refugee children	191,000	..	..
8,368,000	9,867,000	8,271,368
2.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Canberra College of Technical and Further Education.....	260,000	289,000	252,195

  

1978‑79	1977‑78
	Appropriation	Expenditure
$	$	$
Department of Education—continued
Division 835.—Capital Works and Services—continued
2.—Plant and Equipment—continued
02. Bruce College of Technical and Further Education...........	559,000	400,000	299,977
03. Canberra School of Music.......................................................	25,000	35,000	32,450
04. Canberra School of Art.............................................................	37,000	32,000	21,253
05. Northern Territory educational services................................	825,000	788,000	767,792
1,706,000	1,544,000	1,373,667
3.—Australian Capital Territory Schools Authority—For expenditure under the Schools Authority Ordinance....................................	430,000	504,000	490,000
Total: Division 835	10,504,000	11,915,000	10,135,035
Division 836.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
01. Education program for unemployed youth..........................	3,000,000	1,500,000	1,465,900
02. Ballarat Institute of Advanced Education—Erection of Great Hall—Contribution............................................................................	89,000	..	..
Total: Division 836	3,089,000	130,000	1,465,900
Division 837.—OTHER SERVICES
01. National Inquiry into Teacher Education.............................	150,000	..	..
02. Special courses—migrant language and culture..................	64,000	..	..
Total: Division 837	214,000	..	..
Total: Department of Education..................................................	13,807,000	13,415,000	11,600,935
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..	450,000	1,222,000	1,222,000
2.—Commonwealth Accommodation and Catering Services Limited—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment—
01. Australian Capital Territory.....................................................	36,000	..	..
02. Migrant Hostels................................................................	475,000	218,500	218,500
03. Commonwealth Food Services...............................................	100,000	149,000	118,142
Northern Territory...........................................................	..	138,000	137,840
611,000	505,500	474,482

  

1978‑79	1977‑78
	Appropriation	Expenditure
$	$	$
Department of Employment and Industrial Relations—continued
Division 838.—Capital Works and Services—continued
3.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Computer equipment...............................................................	3,000	..	..
02. Commonwealth Employment Service—Computer Equipment	920,000	..	..
923,000	..	..
Total: Division 838	1,984,000	1,727,500	1,696,482
Division 839.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
01. Apprentices in State Government establishments..............	5,200,000	5,588,000	5,222,967
Supervision of apprenticeship training.................................	..	54,000	30,013
Total: Division 839	5,200,000	5,642,000	5,252,980
Division 840.—OTHER SERVICES
01. Tripartite missions overseas on employment and industrial relations matters.....................................................................................	65,000	71,702	71,702
02. Migrant inter‑hostel travel for initial employment purposes	10,000	..	..
Total: Division 840	75,000	71,702	71,702
Total: Department of Employment and Industrial Relations	7,259,000	7,441,202	7,021,164
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Division 841.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Capital Assistance—Leisure facilities................................	1,300,000	3,700,000	3,415,293
2.—Glebe Estate Rehabilitation...................................................	1,110,000	952,000	912,000
3.—The Supervising Scientist and the Alligator Rivers Region Research Institute—Expenditure for the purposes of the Environment Protection (Alligator Rivers Region) Act.........................	430,000	160,000	85,603
4.—Plant and Equipment...............................................................	77,000	..	..
Holsworthy Investigatory Project..........................................	..	35,000	35,000
Total: Division 841	2,917,000	4,847,000	4,447,896

  

1978‑79	1977‑78
	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).................................................................	1,194,000	23,486,700	18,612,971
02. Restoration, preservation and improvement of landscapes and buildings of special significance........................................	2,490,000	2,550,000	2,240,500
03. Flood mitigation......................................................................	880,000	2,072,500	992,041
04. Urban water supply.................................................................	4,437,000	6,000,000	6,000,000
Sewerage..................................................................................	..	309,300	241,010
9,001,000	34,418,500	28,086,522
2.—For Expenditure under the States Grants (Nature Conservation) Act...........................................................................................	529,000	518,000	70,242
3.—For the purposes of the Environment (Financial Assistance) Act—
01. Nature conservation...............................................................	75,000	282,000	282,000
02. Air quality monitoring............................................................	70,000	150,000	80,000
145,000	432,000	362,000
4.—For the purposes of the Housing Assistance Act 1978—
01. Advances for housing.............................................................	316,000,000	..	..
02. Grants for pensioner housing................................................	14,000,000	..	..
330,000,000	..	..
5.—Contribution to the Queensland Government for the 1982 Commonwealth Games, Brisbane..................................	2,500,000	..	..
Total: Division 842	342,175,000	35,368,500	28,518,764
Division 843.—OTHER SERVICES
01. Hazardous chemicals activities.............................................	40,000	..	..
02. World Wildlife Fund Australia—Contribution..................	50,000	..	..
03. Marine Quality Assessment...................................................	100,000	..	..
Total: Division 843	190,000	..	..
Total: Department of Environment, Housing and Community Development.........................................................................	345,282,000	40,215,500	32,966,660
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
Division 845.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and equipment—
01. Department of Finance...........................................................	689,500	897,600	585,655
02. Royal Australian Mint............................................................	483,000	435,900	173,128
03. Australian Government Retirement Benefits Office.........	33,500	22,500	22,262
1,206,000	1,356,000	781,045

  

1978‑79	1977‑78
	Appropriation	Expenditure
Department of Finance—continued	$	$	$
Division 846.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
01. Natural disaster relief and restoration	15,980,000	57,500,060	57,500,020
Payments to Tasmania in respect of Tasman Bridge Disaster and in respect of reconstruction of Tasman Bridge to provide an additional traffic lane..............................................................................	..	6,600,000	6,600,000
Total: Division 846	15,980,000	64,100,060	64,100,020
Division 847.—OTHER SERVICES
01. Payments to South Australia and Tasmania in respect of pensions for former State Railways employees......................................	7,965,000	2,376,000	2,376,000
Total: Department of Finance......................................................	25,151,000	67,832,060	67,257,065
ADVANCE TO THE MINISTER FOR FINANCE
Division 850.—ADVANCE TO THE MINISTER FOR FINANCE
To enable the Minister for Finance—
(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 Minister for Finance determines; and
(c) to make moneys available for expenditure pending the issue of a warrant of the Governor‑General specifically applicable to the expenditure.....................................................................	100,000,000	108,000,000	*
DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Division 851.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Computing equipment.............................................................	3,685,000	3,653,000	103,168
Division 852.—OTHER SERVICES
01. International Nuclear Fuel Cycle Evaluation—Contribution	22,000	..	..
02. Australia—New Zealand Foundation..................................	50,000	..	..
03. Australia‑China Council (for payment to the Australia/China Council Trust Account).......................................................................	500,000	..	..
Total: Division 852	572,000	..	..

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

  

1978‑79	1977‑78
	Appropriation	Expenditure
$	$	$
Department of Foreign Affairs—continued
Division 853.—AUSTRALIAN DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE BUREAU
2.—Advances and Loans—
01. Loan to Pacific Forum Line....................................................	180,000	..	..
Loan to Fiji Government for Suva‑Nadi Highway.............	..	105,000	100,300
180,000	105,000	100,300
3.—Other Services—
01. Conference on International Economic Cooperation—Special Action Program...................................................................................	7,900,000	..	..
Total: Division 853	8,080,000	105,000	100,300
Total: Department of Foreign Affairs........................................	12,337,000	3,758,000	203,468
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Division 855.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Northern Territory hospitals...................................................	300,000	700,000	563,119
02. Northern Territory health services.........................................	360,000	1,700,000	1,165,996
03. Other health services................................................................	2,359,500	2,350,000	2,330,819
3,019,500	4,750,000	4,059,934
2.—For payment to the Capital Territory Health Commission for expenditure under the Health Commission Ordinance 1975	2,171,000	2,335,000	2,063,000
3.—Advances and Loans—
01. Commonwealth Serum Laboratories Commission—Additional capital......................................................................................	4,000,000	6,524,000	5,622,000
—For payment to the Health Insurance Commission established under the Health Insurance Commission Act for the purposes of the Commission........................................................................................	..	1,188,000	1,188,000
Total: Division 855	9,190,500	14,797,000	12,932,934
Division 856.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
01. Blood transfusion services......................................................	6,600,000	6,231,000	5,653,522
02. School Dental Scheme—Grants for capital expenditure on training facilities...................................................................................	40,000	243,000	44,011
03. School Dental Scheme—Grants for running costs of training facilities..................................................................................................	4,200,000	6,633,000	6,062,537

  

1978‑79	1977‑78
	Appropriation	Expenditure
Department of Health—continued	$	$	$
Division 856.—Payments to or for the States—continued
04. School Dental Scheme—Grants for capital expenditure on clinics	5,000,000	8,222,000	8,221,268
05. School Dental Scheme—Grants for running costs of clinics	9,660,000	9,385,000	9,384,884
06. Launceston General Hospital—Grant towards the cost of stage 1 redevelopment.......................................................................	5,900,000	5,460,000	3,350,000
07. Community Health Program—Grants to assist in the expansion and development of community health services	51,300,000	79,050,000	67,284,476
08. Drug Education—Grants under the National Drug Education Program..................................................................................................	904,500	750,000	741,621
09. Control of Australian encephalitis........................................	80,000	100,000	58,376
10. Paramedical Services—Grants additional to those authorized by States Grants (Paramedical Services) Act	674,000	478,000	478,000
11. High security human quarantine unit facilities—Reimbursement to State Governments of the costs of provision and operation of facilities...................................................................................	1,400,000	910,000	200,000
12. Warehouse Beetle Eradication Program—Contribution...	84,000	156,300	156,250
13. Health Services Planning and Research—Grants to States for State Health Planning Agencies....................................................	440,000	..	..
Tuberculosis Act—Reimbursement of administrative expenditure by State Governments...............................................................	..	329,000	198,527
Incinerators and associated works in relation to disposal of garbage from overseas ships..............................................................	..	2,700	2,408
Hospitals Development Program..........................................	..	44,540,000	44,540,000
Total: Division 856	86,282,500	162,490,000	146,375,880
Total: Department of Health..................................................	95,473,000	177,287,000	159,308,814
DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS
Division 860.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment—Departmental—
01. Australian War Memorial........................................................	140,000	70,000	53,101
02. Australian Archives..................................................................	39,000	45,000	44,268
179,000	115,000	97,369
2.—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment—Christmas Island (Recoverable from Christmas Island Phosphate Commission and Internal Revenue).............................................................................	250,000	550,000	174,688
3.—Plant and Equipment—Cocos (Keeling) Islands..............	45,000	27,300	26,691

  

1978‑79	1977‑78
	Appropriation	Expenditure
$	$	$
Department of Home Affairs—continued
Division 860.—Capital Works and Services—continued
4.—Australian Film and Television School—For expenditure under the Australian Film and Television School Act...............................

287,000	295,500	295,500
5.—Film Industry Development—
01. For payment to the Australian Film Commission—General Activities Branch...............................................................................................	210,000	14,000	14,000
6.—Film Making—
01. For payment to the Australian Film Commission—Film Australia Branch...............................................................................................	185,000	106,000	106,000
7.—Australian National Gallery—For expenditure under the National Gallery Act.........................................................................................	49,000	..	..
8.—Buildings and Works—Norfolk Island—
01. Redevelopment of Government House grounds..................	4,000	11,200	7,200
Total: Division 860	1,209,000	1,119,000	721,448
Division 862.—OTHER SERVICES
01. Commemoration of Historic Events and Persons................	2,500	..	..
02. Display and storage of Historic Relics..................................	8,500	..	..
03. Control of Historic Shipwrecks..............................................	41,000	..	..
Total: Division 862	52,000	..	..
Total: Department of Home Affairs...........................................	1,261,000	1,119,000	721,448
DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION AND ETHNIC AFFAIRS
Division 870.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment—
01. Emergency classroom accommodation‑Refugees..............	618,000	965,000	551,847
02. Computer equipment................................................................	28,000	..	..
Total: Division 870	646,000	965,000	551,847
Division 874.—OTHER SERVICES
01. Settlement services at hostels..................................................	300,000	..	..
02. Payments to States for translator and interpreter services..	390,000	..	..
03. Institute of Multicultural Affairs—Establishment costs.....	50,000	..	..

  

1978‑79	1977‑78
	Appropriation	Expenditure
Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs—continued	$	$	$
Division 874.—Other Services—continued
04. Reimbursement of United Nations High Commissioner of Refugees for salary and allowances of officer seconded from Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs..........................................	64,000	..	..
Total: Division 874	804,000	..	..
Total: Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs........	1,450,000	965,000	551,847
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE
Division 878.—OTHER SERVICES
01. Project Australia campaign.....................................................	1,090,000	..	..
DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Division 883.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics...	510,000	467,000	465,761
02. Division of National Mapping................................................	312,000	302,000	296,898
03. Other Branches...................................................................	24,000	11,600	9,226
846,000	780,600	771,885
2.—Snowy Mountains Hydro‑electric Authority—For expenditure under the Snowy Mountains Hydro‑electric Power Act........	216,000	850,000	850,000
3.—Australian Atomic Energy Commission—For expenditure under the Atomic Energy Act....................................................................	1,341,000	1,130,000	1,130,000
4.—Pipeline Authority—For expenditure under the Pipeline Authority Act.........................................................................................................	25,933,000	33,780,000	28,270,852
5.—River Murray Commission—For expenditure under the River Murray Waters Act..........................................................................	2,674,000	7,793,900	7,793,000
6.—Decentralisation (for payment to the Decentralisation Advisory Board Trust Account)......................................................................	10,500,000	7,570,000	..
Investments in petroleum and minerals development...........	..	4,611,800	4,611,702
Australian Atomic Energy Commission—Uranium exploration and development.......................................................................................	..	130,000	89,832
Total: Division 883	41,510,000	56,646,300	43,517,271

  

1978‑79	1977‑78
	Appropriation	Expenditure
Department of National Development—continued	$	$	$
Division 885.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
1.—For the purposes of the States Grants (Water Resources Assessment) Act—
01. New South Wales—Surface water resources......................	897,000	897,000	897,000
02. New South Wales—Underground water resources............	733,000	733,000	733,000
03. Victoria—Surface water resources........................................	478,000	478,000	478,000
04. Victoria—Underground water resources.............................	658,000	658,000	658,000
05. Queensland—Surface water resources.................................	520,550	520,550	520,550
06. Queensland—Underground water resources.......................	431,450	431,450	431,450
07. South Australia—Surface water resources..........................	349,000	349,000	349,000
08. South Australia—Underground water resources................	378,000	378,000	378,000
09. Western Australia—Surface water resources......................	855,000	855,000	855,000
10. Western Australia—Underground water resources............	1,145,000	1,145,000	1,145,000
11. Tasmania—Surface water resources.....................................	168,000	168,000	165,995
12. Tasmania—Underground water resources...........................	45,000	47,000	47,000
6,658,000	6,660,000	6,657,995
2.—For the purposes of the Urban and Regional Development (Financial Assistance) Act—
01. Urban Expansion and Redevelopment—Growth Centres	5,000,000	4,313,700	4,267,620
3.—For the purposes of the National Water Resources (Financial Assistance) Act 1978........................................................................	5,828,000	..	..
4.—For the purposes of the Environment (Financial Assistance Act)—
01. Soil conservation......................................................................	105,000	200,000	95,000
Grant to Queensland to assist the Mount Isa City Council service loan raisings for the Julius Dam Project......................................	..	325,000	325,000
Water hyacinth control—Contribution......................................	..	50,000	50,000
Total: Division 885	17,591,000	11,548,700	11,395,615
Division 887.—OTHER SERVICES
01. Australian/West German Coal Liquefaction Feasibility Study	840,000	..	..
02. Energy Research, Development and Demonstration Program	4,000,000	..	..
03. National Energy Conservation Publicity Campaign..........	50,000	..	..
Total: Division 887	4,890,000	..	..
Total: Department of National Development...........................	63,991,000	68,195,000	54,912,886

  

1978‑79	1977‑78
	Appropriation	Expenditure
$	$	$
DEPARTMENT OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY
Division 897.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings and Works—
Purchase of improvements on resumed leases....................	..	120,000	..
Assistance under the Water Supplies Development Ordinance	..	50,000	31,365
Development of water resources on Government projects	..	550,000	424,719
Township of Nhulunbuy—Nabalco Proprietary Limited, Contribution..................................................................................................	..	122,000	121,481
Stock routes and reserves—Reimbursement of half the cost of fences, grids and gates.......................................................................	..	6,375	6,375
..	848,375	583,940
2.—Plant and Equipment—
General Services.......................................................................	..	1,200,000	1,035,665
Transport...................................................................................	..	1,800,000	1,791,781
Computer equipment..............................................................	..	32,000	32,000
..	3,032,000	2,859,446
3.—Advances and Loans—
Northern Territory Home Finance Trustee—Advance.....	..	15,000,000	15,000,000
4.—Northern Territory Constitutional Development Establishment Grant....................................................................................................	300,000	400,000	264,032
Total: Division 897	300,000	19,280,375	18,707,417
DARWIN RECONSTRUCTION COMMISSION.......................	..	85,000,000	81,611,005
NORTHERN TERRITORY LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
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..............................................................................................	..	25,200,000	24,490,430
Division 900.—NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
1.—For expenditure in relation to matters in respect of which Ministers of the Northern Territory have executive authority, being expenditure in accordance with a law or laws of the Northern Territory making provision with respect to the expenditure of moneys appropriated by the Parliament by virtue of this item.................................................	280,000,000	..	..

  

1978‑79	1977‑78
	Appropriation	Expenditure
$	$	$
Department of the Northern Territory—continued
Division 901.—OTHER SERVICES
Northern Territory Electricity Commission—Establishment costs................................................................................................	..	269,500	267,139
Total: Department of the Northern Territory.........................	280,300,000	129,749,875	125,075,991
POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT
Division 909.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Technical Equipment—
01. Radio Frequency Management............................................	190,000	150,000	121,685
02. Broadcasting Engineering......................................................	130,000	100,000	56,190
320,000	250,000	177,875
2.—National Broadcasting and Television Service—
01. For payment to the Australian Broadcasting Commission	7,300,000	9,146,000	8,280,000
02. Technical services provided pursuant to sections 73 and 74 of the Broadcasting and Television Act........................................	3,975,000	..	..
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	2,755,150
11,275,000	13,222,000	11,035,150
3.—Special Broadcasting—
01. For payment to the Special Broadcasting Service..............	830,000	..	..
Advances and Loans—
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	65,000,000
Total: Division 909	12,425,000	78,472,000	76,213,025
Division 911.—OTHER SERVICES
01. Seminar in Australia, preparatory to World Administrative Radio Conference (Geneva 1979), for Asia‑Pacific region members of International Telecommunication Union..........................	150,000	..	..
Total: Postal and Telecommunications Department...............	12,575,000	78,472,000	76,213,025

  

1978‑79	1977‑78
	Appropriation	Expenditure
DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY	$	$	$
Division 912.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment—Administrative..............................	5,000	..	..
Division 913.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
01. Commonwealth Extension Services Grant..........................	9,747,000	9,780,600	9,779,601
02. Commonwealth Special Research Grant.............................	158,000	124,600	124,599
03. Bovine brucellosis and tuberculosis—Contribution to eradication	19,148,000	14,100,000	14,058,999
04. Bovine brucellosis and tuberculosis—Contribution to compensation..................................................................................................	6,351,000	4,331,000	2,690,462
05. Apples—Supplementary assistance......................................	500,000	490,800	55,028
06. Assistance for assessment and management of the trawl and Danish seine fishery............................................................................	9,500	23,000	21,054
07. Rural adjustment under the terms of the States Grants (Rural Adjustment) Act.....................................................................	48,700,000	46,900,000	40,242,562
08. Dairy adjustment—Under the terms of the Dairy Adjustment Act	140,000	1,390,000	1,014,898
09. Aphids—Assistance to State control programs..................	307,000	..	..
10. Eradication of Bluetongue—Contribution...........................	26,900	..	..
11. Eradication of exotic poultry diseases—Contribution.......	1,600	..	..
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	224,243
Rural reconstruction—Under the terms of the States Grants (Rural Reconstruction) Act..............................................................	..	4,640,000	2,932,452
Total: Division 913	85,089,000	82,180,000	71,143,898
Division 914.—OTHER SERVICES
01. Fisheries resources, management and development..........	400,000	..	..
02. International Agricultural Co‑operation...............................	85,000	..	..
Total: Division 914	485,000	..	..
Total: Department of Primary Industry....................................	85,579,000	82,180,000	71,143,898
DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET
Division 915.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment—
01. Official establishments...........................................................	294,800	179,500	170,862
02. Public Service Board—Computer equipment....................	570,200	2,424,000	979,092
865,000	2,603,500	1,149,954
Total: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.........	865,000	2,603,500	1,149,954

  

1978‑79	1977‑78
	Appropriation	Expenditure
DEPARTMENT OF PRODUCTIVITY	$	$	$
Division 921.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Minor Buildings and Works..................................................	130,000	120,000	101,808
2.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Machinery and Plant—Defence Industrial Capacity.........	4,090,000	1,930,000	1,903,161
02. Other............................................................................................	375,000	770,000	626,933
4,465,000	2,700,000	2,530,094
3.—Advances and Loans—
01. Working Capital Advance (for payment to the Aircraft Factory, Fishermens Bend, Trust Account)......................................	480,000	4,100,000	4,100,000
02. Working Capital Advance (for payment to the Ordnance Factory, Bendigo, Trust Account)......................................................	800,000	400,000	400,000
1,280,000	4,500,000	4,500,000
Total: Division 921	5,875,000	7,320,000	7,131,902
Division 922.—OTHER SERVICES
01. Productivity improvement programs.....................................	1,200,000	..	..
Total: Department of Productivity..............................................	7,075,000	7,320,000	7,131,902
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE
Division 927.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings and Works—
01. Antarctic Division.....................................................................	35,000	208,000	173,771
02. National Standards Commission............................................	20,000	72,000	67,641
55,000	280,000	241,412
2.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Antarctic Division.....................................................................	1,111,000	650,000	612,992
02. Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology..............................	1,100,000	1,150,000	1,008,963
03. Analytical Services...................................................................	211,000	200,000	189,881
04. National Standards Commission............................................	60,000	55,000	54,577
05. Ionospheric Prediction Service...............................................	35,000	30,000	29,999
06. Space Projects Branch.............................................................	50,000	119,000	66,823
07. Australian LANDSAT facility................................................	1,600,000	..	..
4,167,000	2,204,000	1,963,235
3.—Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization—For expenditure under the Science and Industry Research Act	3,100,000	2,800,000	2,800,000
4.—Australian Institute of Marine Science—For expenditure under the Australian Institute of Marine Science Act...............................	825,000	2,100,000	1,749,000
Total: Division 927	8,147,000	7,384,000	6,753,647

  

1978‑79	1977‑78
Department of Science—continued	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 928.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES	$	$	$
01. Research grants.........................................................................	11,893,000	10,155,000	10,154,999
Division 929.—OTHER SERVICES
01. Australian Academy of Technological Sciences.................	100,000	..	..
Total: Department of Science.......................................................	20,140,000	17,539,000	16,908,646
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY
Division 939.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
2.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Computing equipment.............................................................	896,000	1,325,000	785,625
02. Rehabilitation service...............................................................	420,000	200,000	194,143
Total: Division 939	1,316,000	1,525,000	979,768
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	3,946,196
02. States Grants (Home Care) Act—Grants towards salaries of Welfare Officers....................................................................................	1,100,000	900,000	721,324
03. States Grants (Home Care) Act—Grants towards costs of home care services....................................................................................	10,400,000	9,300,000	9,137,848
04. For childhood and associated services—Capital and recurrent grants..................................................................................................	42,070,000	53,000,000	53,000,000
05. Grant to Tasmanian Government, towards cost of constructing new rehabilitation centre..............................................................	1,050,000	1,200,000	922,373
06. Grants towards salaries of welfare officers employed by ethnic groups..................................................................................................	110,000	..	..
Payment to Victoria for emergency relief grants to community welfare agencies.....................................................................................	..	50,000	50,000
Total: Division 940	58,730,000

68,450,000	67,777,741
Total: Department of Social Security.........................................	60,046,000	69,975,000	68,757,509
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND RESOURCES
Division 950.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
Advances and Loans
Loan to Mary Kathleen Uranium Limited...........................	..	9,000,000	9,000,000
Division 952.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
01. Grant to Queensland for the purpose of creating employment opportunities in the Maryborough region..........................	3,000,000	3,000,000	3,000,000

  

1978‑79	1977‑78
	Appropriation	Expenditure
Department of Trade and Resources—continued	$	$	$
Division 953.—OTHER SERVICES
01. Ranger Uranium Project—Payment to Australian Atomic Energy Commission or otherwise.....................................................	20,000,000	..	..
02. Export expansion grants.........................................................	20,000,000	..	..
03. Wool worsted weaving industry............................................	35,000	..	..
04. Uranium Advisory Council—Contribution towards administrative costs.........................................................................................	30,000	..	..
Total: Division 953	40,065,000	..	..
Total: Department of Trade and Resources.............................	43,065,000	12,000,000	12,000,000
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT
Division 957.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Marine and general services....................................................	1,725,000	1,500,000	984,709
02. Airport and airways services...................................................	11,000,000	10,400,000	10,375,074
03. Bureau of Transport Economics.............................................	62,000	..	..
12,787,000	11,900,000	11,359,783
2.—Australian National Railways—For payment as advances to the Australian National Railways Commission under Section 57B of the Australian National Railways Act 1917............................	32,550,000	33,300,000	28,746,000
Australian Shipping Commission—For expenditure under the Australian Shipping Commission Act.........................................	..	1,082,000	..
Total: Division 957	45,337,000	46,282,000	40,105,783
Division 958.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
01. Promotion of road safety practices.......................................	150,000	150,000	150,000
02. Investigations, studies and design for a second Derwent Bridge at Hobart.....................................................................................	80,000	600,000	517,703
03. Transport planning and research—for the purposes of the Transport Planning and Research (Financial Assistance) Act.........	6,420,000	8,000,000	8,000,000
04. Urban Public Transport—for the purposes of the Agreement scheduled to the States Grants (Urban Public Transport) Act 1974..................................................................................................	2,000,000	..	..
05. Advances for railway mainline upgrading...........................	3,000,000	..	..
For expenditure under the Railway Agreement (Western Australia) Act..........................................................................................	..	62,000	34,017
Total: Division 958	11,650,000	8,812,000	8,701,720

  

1978‑79	1977‑78
	Appropriation	Expenditure
Department of Transport—continued	$	$	$
Division 959.—OTHER SERVICES
01. Contribution to Australian Railway Research and Development Organisation...........................................................................	500,000	..	..
Total: Department of Transport..................................................	57,487,000	55,094,000	48,807,503
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Division 963.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Australian Taxation Office................................................	1,111,000	1,264,000	622,616
02. Australian Bureau of Statistics...............................................	1,592,000	288,000	127,487
The Treasury.............................................................................	..	40,000	700
Total: Division 963	2,703,000	1,592,000	750,803
Division 970.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
01. Western Australia—Adjustment for underpayment: States Grants (Capital Assistance) Act 1977............................................	3,000	..	..
Total: Department of the Treasury.............................................	2,706,000	1,592,000	750,803
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS
Division 980.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings and Works—
01. Repatriation blocks at mental hospitals................................	370,000	910,000	781,932
2.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Computing equipment.............................................................	100,000	952,000	911,732
02. Specialised equipment.............................................................	2,300,000	1,900,000	1,899,585
03. War Graves..........................................................................	36,000	49,000	11,741
2,436,000	2,901,000	2,823,058
Total: Division 980	2,806,000	3,811,000	3,604,990
Division 981.—DEFENCE SERVICE HOMES CORPORATION
1.—For providing capital for the Defence Service Homes Corporation	10,000,000	22,000,000	22,000,000
2.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Computing equipment.............................................................	331,000	470,000	227,339
Total: Division 981	10,331,000	22,470,000	22,227,339
Total: Department of Veterans' Affairs....................................	13,137,000	26,281,000	25,832,329

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