Appropriation Act (No. 4) 1978-79 (Cth)

 

Appropriation Act (No. 4) 1978‑79

No. 30 of 1979

 

AN ACT

To appropriate a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, additional to the sum appropriated by the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1978‑79, for certain expenditure in respect of the year ending on 30 June 1979.

[Assented to 4 June 1979]

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) 1978–79.

Commencement

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

Issue and application of $66,360,000

3. The Minister for Finance 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 1979 the sum of $66,360,000.

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 1978, for the services expressed in the Schedule in respect of the financial year that commenced on that date.

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Payments to a State

5. Payments to a State out of such of the moneys appropriated by this Act as are specified in Division 846 in the Schedule 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

ABSTRACT Section 4

 

Page Reference	Departments and Services	Total
$
4	Parliament...........................................................................................................................	79,000
4	Department of Aboriginal Affairs...................................................................................	756,000
4	Department of Administrative Services.........................................................................	6,091,000
5	Attorney‑General's Department......................................................................................	14,000
6	Department of Business and Consumer Affairs...........................................................	76,000
6	Department of the Capital Territory...............................................................................	186,000
6	Department of Education.................................................................................................	744,000
7	Department of Finance.....................................................................................................	12,023,000
7	Department of Foreign Affairs........................................................................................	27,000
7	Department of Health.......................................................................................................	13,094,000
8	Department of Home Affairs...........................................................................................	196,000
8	Department of Housing and Construction.....................................................................	7,638,000
9	Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs...........................................................	752,000
9	Department of Industry and Commerce........................................................................	31,000
10	Department of National Development...........................................................................	4,258,000
10	Department of Primary Industry.....................................................................................	113,000
11	Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet............................................................	750,000
11	Department of Productivity..............................................................................................	5,357,000
12	Department of Science and the Environment...............................................................	1,480,000
12	Department of Trade and Resources...............................................................................	90,000
12	Department of Transport...................................................................................................	12,453,000
13	Department of the Treasury..............................................................................................	152,000
Total..........................................................................................................................	66,360,000

DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES

 

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
Additional appropriation for 1978–79	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1978–79	Expenditure for 1977–78
$	$	$
PARLIAMENT
Division 800.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Joint House Department................................................	79,000	..	8,919
Total: Parliament...................................................................	79,000
DEPARTMENT OF ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS
Division 814.—OTHER SERVICES
02. Support for Aboriginal Land Councils—Northern Territory......................................................................................	706,000	..	..
03. Aurukun and Mornington Island—Provision of communication facilities.......................................................................	50,000	..	..
756,000
Total: Department of Aboriginal Affairs........................	756,000
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
Division 817.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Acquisition of Sites and Buildings—Departmental—
03. Department of Administrative Services.......................	369,800	547,000	1,619,860
14. Department of Home Affairs........................................	113,400	6,250,000	10,300
483,200
4.—Plant and Equipment—Departmental—
06. Commonwealth Grants Commission...........................	5,000	..	..
5,000

Departments and Services—continued

 

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
Additional appropriation for 1978–79	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1978–79	Expenditure for 1977–78
$	$	$
Department of Administrative Services—continued
8.—Advances and Loans—
03. Working Capital Advance (for payment to the Government Printer Trust Account).............................................	4,141,000	..	..
04. Working Capital Advance (for payment to the Publications Trust Account)..........................................................	1,232,000	..	..
5,373,000
Total: Division 817	5,861,200
Division 819.—OTHER SERVICES
04. Committee of Inquiry into the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Industry......................................................................	79,300	..	..
05. Sir Robert Menzies Memorial Trust—Contribution	100,000	..	..
06. Sixth Biennial Symposium of the Australian Forensic Science Society........................................................................	2,000	..	..
07. Anzac Awards—Contribution to costs.......................	7,500
08. Tenth Pacific Trade and Development Conference —Australia, 1979............................................................................	20,000
Total: Division 819	208,800
Division 838.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
2.—Commonwealth Accommodation and Catering Services Limited—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment—
04. Northern Territory Guest Houses................................	21,000	..	..
Total: Department of Administrative Services..............	6,091,000
ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT
Division 825.—OTHER SERVICES
02. International Red Cross Seminar on the dissemination of International Humanitarian Law—Contribution	11,200	..	..
03. International Conference of Appellate Magistrates and Conference of Commonwealth Chief Justices	2,800	..	..
14,000
Total: Attorney‑General's Department............................	14,000

Departments and Services—continued

 

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
Additional appropriation for 1978–79	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1978–79	Expenditure for 1977–78
$	$	$
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS
Division 826.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment—
04. Industries Assistance Commission..............................	26,000	..	..
Division 827.—OTHER SERVICES
02. Narcotics International Enforcement Project.............	50,000	..	..
Total: Department of Business and Consumer Affairs	76,000
DEPARTMENT OF THE CAPITAL TERRITORY
Division 829.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
3.—Advances and Loans—
02. Advance to Canberra Showground Trust....................	116,000	..	..
6.—For expenditure under the Parliament House Construction Authority Act...........................................................................	70,000	..	..
Total: Department of the Capital Territory...................	186,000
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Division 835.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings and Works—
01. The Australian National University—Approved capital programs.....................................................................	302,000	60,000	241,000
02. Canberra College of Advanced Education—Approved capital programs.....................................................................	165,000	470,000	3,284,000
03. Independent Schools, Australian Capital Territory —Assistance for approved capital programs...............................	214,000	2,706,000	3,331,902
06. Child migrant education program—Demountable classrooms......................................................................................	3,000	6,000	161,801
684,000
2.—Plant and Equipment—
05. Northern Territory educational services......................	60,000	825,000	767,792
Total: Department of Education.........................................	744,000

Departments and Services—continued

 

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
Additional appropriation for 1978–79	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1978–79	Expenditure for 1977–78
$	$	$
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
Division 846.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
01. Natural disaster relief and restoration..........................	12,023,000	15,980,000	57,500,020
Total: Department of Finance.............................................	12,023,000
DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Division 852.—OTHER SERVICES
04. Evacuation of Australian citizens from Iran...............	27,000	..	..
Total: Department of Foreign Affairs	27,000
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Division 856.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
01. Blood transfusion services.............................................	402,000	6,600,000	5,653,522
05. School Dental Scheme—Grants for running costs of clinics......................................................................................	537,000	9,660,000	9,384,884
07. Community Health Program—Grants to assist in the expansion and development of community health services.	277,000	51,300,000	67,284,476
10. Paramedical Services—Grants additional to those authorized by the States Grants (Paramedical Services) Act......	58,000	674,000	478,000
14. Incinerators and associated works in relation to disposal of garbage from overseas ships...................................	40,000	..	2,048
Total: Division 856	1,314,000
Division 857.—OTHER SERVICES
01. For payment to the Health Insurance Commission for assistance in conducting health insurance...............................	11,000,000	..	..
02. Payment to Health Insurance Organizations..............	780,000	..	..
Total: Division 857	11,780,000
Total: Department of Health...............................................	13,094,000

Departments and Services—continued

 

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
Additional appropriation for 1978–79	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1978–79	Expenditure for 1977–78
$	$	$
DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS
Division 862.—OTHER SERVICES
04. Cocos (Keeling) Islands—Printing of stamps and supplies for postal services............................................................	53,500	..	..
05. Working Women's Centre, Melbourne—Grant.........	12,500	..	..
06. Australian Olympic Federation—Grant for 1980 Olympics......................................................................................	100,000	..	..
Total: Division 862	166,000
Division 897.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
4.—Northern Territory Constitutional Development Establishment Grant.................................................	30,000	300,000	264,032
Total: Department of Home Affairs..................................	196,00
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION
Division 831.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings and Works—Departmental—
01. Parliament........................................................................	131,000	505,000	661,947
04. Attorney‑General's Department...................................	320,000	1,130,000	109,972
13. Department of Health....................................................	670,000	15,200,000	9,985,553
14. Department of Home Affairs........................................	240,000	2,710,000	2,075,075
15. Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs........	103,400	4,000	11,611
20. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet........	7,300	3,000	30,928
27. Department of Transport...............................................	580,000	4,600,000	6,362,866
Total: Division 831	2,051,700
Division 832.—OTHER SERVICES
01. Housing and Construction Services Trust Account—Transfer of Northern Territory functions (for payment to the Housing and Construction Services Trust Account)...........	5,586,300	..	..
Total: Department of Housing and Construction..........	7,638,000

Departments and Services—continued

 

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
Additional appropriation for 1978–79	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1978–79	Expenditure for 1977–78
$	$	$
DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION AND ETHNIC AFFAIRS
Division 870.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
2.—Advances and Loans—
01. Loans to voluntary agencies for refugee resettlement assistance......................................................................................	200,000	..	..
Division 874.—OTHER SERVICES
01. Settlement services at hostels.......................................	490,000	300,000	..
04. Reimbursement to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees for salary and allowances of officer seconded from Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs..	20,500	64,000	..
05. Contribution to the purchase of a motor launch for use in processing Indo‑Chinese refugees in Malaysia	15,000	..	..
06. Contribution to Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration—Seminar on adaptation and integration of permanent immigrants—Geneva, May 1979......	1,500	..	..
07. Special Orientation Activities — Indo‑Chinese refugees	25,000	..	..
Total: Division 874	552,000
Total: Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs	752,000
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE
Division 878.—OTHER SERVICES
02. United Nations Industrial Development Organization—Conference on Transfer of Technology—Australia, 1979......................................................................................	31,000	..	..
Total: Department of Industry and Commerce.............	31,000

Departments and Services—continued

 

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
Additional appropriation for 1978–79	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1978–79	Expenditure for 1977–78
$	$	$
DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Division 883.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
4.—Pipeline Authority—For expenditure under the Pipeline Authority Act..............................................................	3,541,000	25,933,000	28,270,852
Division 885.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
1.—For the purposes of the States Grants (Water Resources Assessment) Act—
12. Tasmania—Underground water resources.................	2,000	45,000	47,000
5.—Grants to Queensland to assist Mount Isa City Council reduce the capital debt burden in respect of loans raised for the Julius Dam Project....................................................	500,000	..	..
Total: Division 885	502,000
Division 887.—OTHER SERVICES
03. National Energy Conservation Publicity Campaign.	40,000	50,000	..
04. Removal of radioactive material—Maralinga...........	175,000	..	..
Total: Division 887	215,000
Total: Department of National Development..................	4,258,000
DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY
Division 912.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment—Administrative.....................	700	5,000	..

Departments and Services—continued

 

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
Additional appropriation for 1978–79	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1978–79	Expenditure for 1977–78
$	$	$
Department of Primary Industry—continued
Division 913.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
05. Apples—Supplementary Assistance............................	76,300	500,000	55,028
Division 914.—OTHER SERVICES
03. Cheynes Beach Whaling Company—Grant..............	10,000	..	..
04. Committee of Inquiry into Meat Inspection...............	17,150	..	..
05. Conference on Agricultural Marketing Policies for the Nineteen‑eighties—Contribution............................	8,850	..	..
Total: Division 914	36,000
Total: Department of Primary Industry...........................	113,000
DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET
Division 916.—OTHER SERVICES
01. Sesquicentenary of Western Australia's Foundation —Presentation...............................................................	750,000	..	..
Total: Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet.......	750,000
DEPARTMENT OF PRODUCTIVITY
Division 921.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
3.—Advances and Loans—
01. Working Capital Advance (for payment to the Aircraft Factory, Fishermen's Bend, Trust Account)........................	3,000,000	480,000	4,100,000

Departments and Services—continued

 

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
Additional appropriation for 1978–79	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1978–79

Expenditure for 1977–78
$	$	$
Department of Productivity—continued
Division 922.—OTHER SERVICES
02. Committee of Inquiry into Technological Change in Australia......................................................................................	107,000	..	..
03. Industrial Research and Development—Public Interest Projects......................................................................................	2,250,000	..	..
Total: Division 922	2,357,000
Total: Department of Productivity....................................	5,357,000
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Division 843.—OTHER SERVICES
04. Reimbursement to Northern Territory Government for environmental regulatory services for uranium mining......................................................................................	1,480,000	..	..
Total: Department of Science and the Environment	1,480,000
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND RESOURCES
Division 953.—OTHER SERVICES
05. Reimbursement to Northern Territory Government for regulatory services (other than environmental) for uranium mining.........................................................................	90,000	..	..
Total: Department of Trade and Resources	90,000	..	..
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT
Division 957.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment—
03. Bureau of Transport Economics...................................	5,000	62,000	..
2.—Australian National Railways—For payment as advances to the Australian National Railways Commission under Section 57b of the Australian National Railways Act..............	4,780,000	32,550,000	28,746,000
Total: Division 957	4,785,000

Departments and Services—continued

 

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
Additional appropriation for 1978–79	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1978–79	Expenditure for 1977–78
Department of Transport—continued	$	$	$
Division 959.—OTHER SERVICES
02. Australian National Railways—subsidy to meet accrued interest charges from 1 July 1975 to 31 May 1978 on borrowings from the Commonwealth	7,668,000	..	..
Total: Department of Transport........................................	12,453,000
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Division 971.—OTHER SERVICES
01. Committee of Inquiry into the Australian Financial System......................................................................................	152,000	..	..
Total: Department of the Treasury...................................	152,000

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