Appropriation Act (No. 4) 1975-76 (Cth)

Appropriation Act (No. 4) 1975-76

No. 39 of 1976

 

AN ACT

To appropriate a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, additional to the sum appropriated by the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1975-76, for certain expenditure in respect of the year ending on 30 June 1976.

[Assented to 28 May 1976]

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. 4) 1975-76.

Commencement.

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

Issue and application of $161,771,000.

3. The Treasurer may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and apply for the services specified in the Schedule, in respect of the year ending on 30 June 1976 the sum of $161,771,000.

Appropriation.

4. The sum authorized by this Act to be issued out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated, and shall be deemed to have been appropriated as from 1 July 1975 for the services expressed in the Schedule in respect of the financial year that commenced on that date.

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Validation

5. (1) In this section, "Appropriation Act" means the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1975-76.

(2) The Appropriation Act has effect, and shall be taken to have had effect in respect of expenditure on or after 7 October 1975, as if a reference in it to the Department of Services and Property were a reference to the Department of Administrative Services.

(3) The authority conferred on the Treasurer by section 3 of the Appropriation Act to issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, and apply, moneys referred to in that section for services of a Department of State specified in Schedule 2 to that Act shall, by force of this section, be deemed to have extended to the issuing, during the period commencing on 1 December 1975 and ending on 29 February 1976, out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, and the application, of those moneys for those services as services in respect of any other Department of State.

Payments to a State.

6. Payments to a State out of such of the moneys appropriated by this Act as are specified in Division 964 in the Schedule 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

ABSTRACTSection 4

 

Page Reference	Departments and Services	Total
$
4	DEPARTMENT OF ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS...........................................................	16,000
4	DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES..............................................	1,501,000
4	DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS.............................	1,625,000
5	DEPARTMENT OF THE CAPITAL TERRITORY...................................................	21,472,000
5	DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION........................................................................	12,839,000
6	DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION................................................................................	71,000
6	DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT..........................................................................................................................................	26,000
7	DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS...................................................................	302,000
7	DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH........................................................................................	2,599,000
8	DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE..............................................	2,693,000
8	DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL RESOURCES........................................................	4,958,000
8	DEPARTMENT OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY..............................................	18,324,000
9	POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT................................	1,175,000
9	DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY..............................................................	9,000
10	DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET.............................	49,640,000
10	DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE.......................................................................................	690,000
10	DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY...................................................................	1,172,000
11	DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT................................................................................	8,700,000
11	DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.........................................................................	33,959,000
TOTAL.............................................................................................................	161,771,000

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DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES

 

Additional appropriation for 1975-76	Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1975-76	Expenditure 1974-75
$	$	$
DEPARTMENT OF ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS
Division 813.—OTHER SERVICES
01. Interim Northern Territory Land Commission—Operating expenses.............................................................................................	16,000	10,000	..
Total: Department of Aboriginal Affairs	16,000
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
Division 933.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Department of Administrative Services..............................	311,000	150,000	362,128
2.—Advances and Loans—
03. Working Capital Advance—For payment to the Stores Suspense Trust Account...................................................................	300,000	..	..
Total: Division 933	611,000
Division 975.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
6.—Acquisition of Sites and Buildings—Departmental—
28. Department of Transport......................................................	890,000	4,109,600	4,838,131
Total: Department of Administrative Services	1,501,000
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS
Division 826.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
2.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Computing equipment..........................................................	1,425,000	..	..
02. Communications and investigation equipment................	102,000	..	..
Total: Division 826	1,527,000
Division 909.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment—
02. Launches, engines and equipment—Customs.................	98,000	492,000	224,499
Total: Department of Business and Consumer Affairs	1,625,000

Departments and Services—continued

 

Additional appropriation for 1975-76	Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1975-76	Expenditure 1974-75
$	$	$
DEPARTMENT OF THE CAPITAL TERRITORY
Division 829.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
4.—Plant and Equipment—
03. Australian Capital Territory—Police.................................	89,000	..	..
5.—Advances and Loans—
01. Loans for housing (for payment to the Australian Capital Territory Housing Trust Account)................................................	3,000,000	22,000,000	23,650,000
05. Working Capital Advance (for payment to the Australian Capital Territory Transport Trust Account)............................	875,000	..	1,000,000
06. Working Capital Advance (for payment to the Cafeteria (Australian Capital Territory Police) Trust Account)	8,000	..	..
3,883,000
Total: Division 829	3,972,000
Division 975.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—For expenditure under the National Capital Development Commission Act.................................................................	17,500,000	170,500,000	147,000,000
Total: Department of the Capital Territory	21,472,000
DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION
Division 860.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings and Works—Departmental—
18. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.............	100,000	1,620,000	1,306,213
19. Department of Repatriation...............................................	651,000	9,373,000	6,275,031
21. Department of Science—Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization..................................................	675,000	16,400,000	11,584,678
22. Department of Administrative Services............................	1,980,000	420,000	421,421
30. Department of Business and Consumer Affairs.............	188,000	..	..
31. Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs..............	240,000	..	..
3,834,000
2.—Buildings and Works—Australian Capital Territory Services—
03. Department of Health..........................................................	330,000	5,720,000	6,067,981

Departments and Services—continued

 

Additional appropriation for 1975-76	Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1975-76	Expenditure 1974-75
$	$	$
DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION—continued
Division 860.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES—continued
4.—Buildings and Works—Northern Territory Services—
02. Department of Education.....................................................	4,700,000	12,500,000	10,580,445
03. Department of Health............................................................	2,115,000	9,650,000	13,690,077
05. Department of the Northern Territory.................................	1,480,000	14,900,000	31,717,436
8,295,000
5.—Development Roads—Northern Territory—
01. Department of the Northern Territory.................................	380,000	4,240,000	4,624,436
Total: Division 860	12,839,000
Total: Department of Construction	12,839,000
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Division 835.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings and Works—
03. Independent schools, Australian Capital Territory—Assistance for approved capital programmes.......................................	56,000	3,635,000	3,430,462
Division 837.—OTHER SERVICES
02. Australian Maritime College—Interim Council...............	15,000	..	..
Total: Department of Education	71,000
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Division 860.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
8.—Commonwealth Hostels—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment—
02. Northern Territory..................................................................	26,000	237,000	570,000
Total: Department of Environment, Housing and Community Development	26,000

Departments and Services—continued

 

Additional appropriation for 1975-76	Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1975-76	Expenditure 1974-75
$	$	$
DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Division 846.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Computing equipment.........................................................	52,000	130,000	..
Division 847.—AUSTRALIAN DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE AGENCY
07. Emergency Relief for Timor...............................................	250,000	..	..
Total: Department of Foreign Affairs	302,000
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Division 854.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
01. Blood transfusion services..................................................	946,000	3,119,000	2,428,000
02. Tuberculosis Act—Reimbursement of capital expenditure by State Governments...................................................................	181,000	76,000	130,789
03. Tuberculosis Act—Reimbursement of administrative expenditure by State Governments...................................................	126,000	554,000	516,854
05. School Dental Scheme—Grants for running costs of training facilities............................................................................	657,000	3,761,000	2,070,617
07. School Dental Scheme—Grants for running costs of clinics	303,000	5,841,000	4,150,058
10. Paramedical Services—Grants additional to those authorised by States Grants (Paramedical Services) Act..................	63,000	249,000	263,000
14. Incinerators and associated works in relation to disposal of garbage from overseas ships........................................................	78,000	..	84,539
Total: Division 854	2,354,000
Division 939.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
3.—For payment to the Health Insurance Commission established under the Health Insurance Commission Act for the purposes of the Commission.............................................................	245,000	860,000	2,591,000
Total: Department of Health	2,599,000

Departments and Services—continued

 

Additional appropriation for 1975-76	Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1975-76	Expenditure 1974-75
$	$	$
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE
Division 871.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
2.—Advances and Loans—
01. Working Capital Advance (for payment to the Aircraft Factory, Fishermen's Bend, Trust Account)...............................	2,600,000	3,942,000	5,890,000
06. Working Capital Advance (for payment to the Engine Works, Port Melbourne, Trust Account)...........................................	43,000	..	..
07. Working Capital Advance (for payment to the Explosives Factory, Mulwala Trust Account)................................................	50,000	..	81,000
Total: Division 871	2,693,000
Total: Department of Industry and Commerce	2,693,000
DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL RESOURCES
Division 883.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
4.—For expenditure under the Pipeline Authority Act......	4,870,000	67,314,000	65,126,343
Division 884.—OTHER SERVICES
01. Contribution to operational expenses—Australian Mineral Development Laboratories—1974-75........................	88,000	..	..
Total: Department of National Resources	4,958,000
DEPARTMENT OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY
Division 897.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings and Works—
02. Purchase of improvements on resumed leases................	3,100	900	47,990
06. Ayers Rock—Mount Olga National Park—Purchase of Tourist Leases and associated improvements.........................	17,000	126,000	862,900
07. Stock routes and reserves—Reimbursement of half the cost of fences, grids and gates...................................................	1,700	3,100	..
21,800
2.—Plant and Equipment—
03. Northern Territory Police....................................................	146,200	..	..

Departments and Services—continued

 

Additional appropriation for 1975-76	Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1975-76	Expenditure 1974-75
DEPARTMENT OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY—continued	$	$	$
Division 897.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES—continued
3.—Advances and Loans—
03. Northern Territory Home Finance Trustee—Advance..	5,500,000	4,000,000	300,000
Total: Division 897	5,668,000
Division 898.—DARWIN RECONSTRUCTION COMMISSION
1.—For expenditure under the Darwin Reconstruction Act	12,500,000	97,800,000	1,000,000
Division 899.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
01. Compensation for Bovine Tuberculosis reactors...........	156,000	165,000	322,495
Total: Department of the Northern Territory	18,324,000
POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT
Division 878.—OTHER SERVICES
01. Ethnic Broadcasting Experiment......................................	175,000	100,000	..
Division 913.—OTHER SERVICES
01. For payment to the Australian Postal Commission to subsidise postal transmission of certain newspapers and periodicals	1,000,000	..	..
Total: Postal and Telecommunications Department	1,175,000
DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY
Division 818.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
10. Eradication of West Indian Dry Wood Termite—Contribution	9,000	..	..
Total: Department of Primary Industry	9,000

Departments and Services—continued

 

Additional appropriation for 1975-76	Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1975-76	Expenditure 1974-75
$	$	$
DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET
Division 915.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings and Works, Plant and Equipment—
03. Capital grants direct to organizations for childhood and associated services...............................................................................	8,870,000	2,000,000	4,254,922
Division 917.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
01. For childhood and associated services—Capital and recurrent grants.............................................................................................	40,770,000	8,000,000	37,499,825
Total: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet	49,640,000
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE
Division 927.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
5.—Australian Institute of Marine Science—For expenditure under the Australian Institute of Marine Science Act...........	690,000	5,039,500	2,135,000
Total: Department of Science	690,000
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY
Division 939.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
2.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Computing equipment..........................................................	810,000	4,840,000	4,885,547
02. Rehabilitation service............................................................	12,000	200,000	99,990
Total: Division 939	822,000
Division 940.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
02. States Grants (Home Care) Act—Grants towards salaries of Welfare Officers'..............................................................................	350,000	200,000	319,279
Total: Department of Social Security	1,172,000

Departments and Services—continued

 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT	Additional appropriation for 1975-76	Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
		Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1975-76	Expenditure 1974-75
Division 957.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES	$	$	$
4.—Australian Shipping Commission—For expenditure under the Australian Shipping Commission Act..........................	2,000,000	56,900,000	73,270,000
Division 958.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
05. For expenditure under the Adelaide/Crystal Brook Railway Agreement.......................................................................	6,700,000	..	..
Total: Department of Transport	8,700,000
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Division 963.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment—
02. Australian Taxation Office.................................................	72,700	238,000	1,636,722
03. Department of the Treasury................................................

16,200	496,000	503,715
88,900
2.—Advances and Loans—
02. Working Capital Advance (for payment to the Royal Australian Mint Trust Account)......................................................	600,000	..	..
Total: Division 963	688,900
Division 964.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
01. Natural disaster relief and restoration...............................	25,000,000	7,000,000	21,165,268
03. Payments to Tasmania in respect of Tasman Bridge Disaster, in respect of reconstruction of Tasman Bridge to provide an additional traffic lane and in respect of investigation of proposals for a further permanent bridge across the Derwent River..................................................................................	6,300,000	13,000,000	6,000,000
04. Payments to South Australia and Tasmania in connection with sinking fund contributions on debts transferred to the Commonwealth under railway transfer arrangements	1,968,100	..	..
Total: Division 964	33,268,100
Division 965.—OTHER SERVICES
01. Foreign Investment Review Board....................................	2,000	..	..
Total: Department of the Treasury	33,959,000

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