Appropriation Act (No. 4) 1986-87 (Cth)

Appropriation Act (No. 4) 1986-87

No. 30 of 1987

 

An Act to appropriate a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, additional to the sum appropriated by the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1986-87, for certain expenditure in respect of the year ending on 30 June 1987, and for other purposes

[Assented to 2 June 1987]

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

Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act (No. 4) 1986-87.

Commencement

2.This Act shall commence on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

Issue and application of $127 608 000

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 1987, the sum of

$127 608 000.

Appropriation

4.The sum authorised 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 1986 for the services specified in Schedule 2 in respect of the financial year that commenced on that date.

   

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Payments to States and Northern Territory, &c.

5.(1) In this section and in determinations for the purposes of paragraph (2) (a) or (b):

“Appropriation Act” means an Act appropriating money for expenditure in respect of a financial year and includes an Act appropriating money, by way of interim provision, for such expenditure;

“person” includes:

• (a)

  a State;

• (b)

  a Territory;

• (c)

  a local government body; and

• (d)

  an organisation.

(2) Payments out of such of the money appropriated by this Act as is specified in the Division, or unit of a Division, in Schedule 2 specified in column 2 in an item in Schedule 1 made to or for a person for a purpose specified in column 3 in that item shall be made:

• (a)

  on such terms and conditions (if any) as are from time to time determined, by instrument in writing, for the purposes of Appropriation Acts by the Minister specified in column 4 in that item as being terms and conditions applicable to payments under such Acts to or for that person for that purpose; and

• (b)

  in accordance with any determinations, by instrument in writing, of the Minister specified in column 5 in that item as to the amounts and times of payments.

(3) Payments to the Northern Territory out of such of the money appropriated by this Act as is specified in Division 977 in Schedule 2 shall be made in accordance with any determinations of the Treasurer as to the amounts and times of payments.

Rehabilitation Service

6. The Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1986-87 has effect, and shall be taken to have had effect at all times after its commencement, as if:

• (a)

  the reference in item 2 of sub-division 1 of Division 839 in Schedule 4 to that Act to “Rehabilitation services” were a reference to “Commonwealth Rehabilitation Service”; and

• (b)

  the reference in item 6 of Division 841 in that Schedule to “Rehabilitation Service—for payment to the Rehabilitation Service Trust Account” were a reference to “Commonwealth Rehabilitation Service (including payment to the Rehabilitation Service Trust Account)”.

(2) Notwithstanding Division 839 in Schedule 4 to the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1986-87, the purposes for which money specified in item 6 of Division 841 in that Schedule is appropriated include expenditure on plant and equipment, or other capital works and services, relating to the Commonwealth Rehabilitation Service.

Cultivation Machines and Equipment

7. The Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1986-87 has effect, and shall be taken to have had effect at all times after its commencement, as if the reference in item 2 of Division 912 in Schedule 4 to that Act to “Subsidy (Cultivation Machinery and Equipment) Act 1986” were a reference to “Subsidy (Cultivation Machines and Equipment) Act 1986”.

National Fisheries Adjustment Program

8. The Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1986-87 has effect, and shall be taken to have had effect at all times after its commencement, as if in item 7 of Division 933 in Schedule 4 to that Act:

• (a)

  “National” were inserted before “Fisheries” (first occurring);

  • (b)

    “$4 694 007” were omitted and “$4 730 066.37” were substituted; and

• (c)

  “$726 007” were omitted and “$762 066.37” were substituted.

Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation

9. The Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1986-87 has effect, and shall be taken to have had effect at all times after the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation Act 1987 has commenced as if the reference in sub-division 2 of Division 942 in Schedule 4 to the first mentioned Act to the “Atomic Energy Act 1953” included a reference to the “Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation Act 1987”.

Murray-Darling Basin Salinity Mitigation Program

10. The Supply Act (No. 2) 1986-87 has effect, and shall be taken to have had effect at all times after its commencement, as if the reference in item 2 of Division 944 in Schedule 2 to that Act to “River Murray Commission—Contribution towards salinity mitigation investigations” were a reference to “Murray-Darling Basin Ministerial Council—Contribution to salinity mitigation program”.

Australian Government Publishing Service

11. The Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1986-87 has effect, and shall be taken to have had effect at all times after its commencement, as if “of $11 295 450” and “$11 294 450, being” were omitted from item 1 of sub division 2 of Division 956 in Schedule 4 to that Act.

SCHEDULE 1 Section 5

 

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5
Item	Division, &c.	Purpose	Minister determining conditions	Minister determining payments
1	Division 819	Commonwealth/State Scheme for Co-operative Companies and Securities Regulations—Fee sharing agreement.	Attorney-General	Attorney-General
2	Division 865	Natural disaster relief and restoration.	Minister for Finance	Minister for Finance
3	Division 932	Australian Agricultural Council sponsored projects. Dried vine fruits industry adjustment assistance.	Minister for Primary Industry	Minister for Primary Industry

SCHEDULE 2 Section 4

ABSTRACT

 

Page Reference	Departments and Services	Total
$
8	Department of Aboriginal Affairs....................................................................................	72 000
8	Department of Arts, Heritage and Environment............................................................	972 000
8	Attorney-General’s Department.......................................................................................	425 000
8	Department of Aviation......................................................................................................	289 000
9	Department of Communications......................................................................................	3 989 000
9	Department of Community Services................................................................................	7 637 000
10	Department of Education...................................................................................................	2 240 000
10	Department of Employment and Industrial Relations..................................................	35 000
10	Department of Finance.......................................................................................................	16 000 000
11	Department of Foreign Affairs..........................................................................................	15 031 000
11	Department of Health.........................................................................................................	15 510 000
12	Department of Housing and Construction......................................................................	9 022 000
12	Department of Local Government and Administrative Services.................................	36 000
13	Department of Primary Industry.......................................................................................	9 138 000
14	Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.............................................................	279 000
14	Department of Resources and Energy..............................................................................	13 307 000
15	Department of Science........................................................................................................	4 081 000
15	Department of the Special Minister of State..................................................................	1 489 000
16	Department of Territories...................................................................................................	6 107 000
16	Department of Trade...........................................................................................................	80 000
17	Department of the Treasury...............................................................................................	14 321 000
18	Department of Veterans’ Affairs......................................................................................	7 548 000
Total.........................................................................................................................	127 608 000

DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES

DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES

 

Additional appropriation for 1986-87	Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1986-87	Expenditure for 1985-86
$	$	$
DEPARTMENT OF ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS
Division 804.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment—
01. General services...............................................................	72 000	118 000	110 999
Total: Department of Aboriginal Affairs.........................	72 000
DEPARTMENT OF ARTS, HERITAGE AND ENVIRONMENT
Division 811.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
2.—Australian Film, Television and Radio School—For expenditure under the Australian Film, Television and Radio School Act 1973............................................	750 000	8400 000	1 900 000
4.—Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service—For expenditure under the National Parks and Wildlife	200 000	5 383 000	5 383 000
6.—National Museum of Australia—For expenditure under the National Museum of Australia Act 1980............	22 000	..	171 000
Total: Division 811	972 000
Total: Department of Arts, Heritage and Environment	972 000
ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT
Division 819.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES AND THE NORTHERN TERRITORY
04. Commonwealth/State Scheme for Co-operative Companies and Securities Regulations—Fee sharing agreement.....	425 000	..	..
Total: Attorney-General’s Department.............................	425 000
DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION
Division 828.—OTHER SERVICES
01. Subsidy for commuter airlines.......................................	100 000	2 000 000	..
02. Reimbursement of establishment costs for inwards duty free shopping at Sydney and Melbourne airports............	189 000	..	..
Total: Division 828	289 000
Total: Department of Aviation............................................	289 000

 

Additional appropriation for 1986-87	Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1986-87	Expenditure for 1985-86
$	$	$
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS
Division 834.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES—BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION
1.—For payment to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in respect of—
01. General activities—Domestic services.........................	3 989 000	49 056 000	48 218 000
Total: Department of Communications...............	3 989 000
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY SERVICES
Division 839.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Computer equipment......................................................	94 000	600 000	2 477 001
Division 840.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES AND THE NORTHERN TERRITORY
02. Assistance to families—Grants for children’s services	1 954 000	25 007 000	30 015 000
Division 841.—OTHER SERVICES
01. Payments under the Home and Community Care Program whether to a State, a Territory, a local government body or another person or organisation	5 389 000	130 784 000	100 501 274
07. Western Australian Cancer Foundation—Grant.......	200 000	..	..
Total: Division 841	5 589 000
Total: Department of Community Services.........	7 637 000

 

Additional appropriation for 1986-87	Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1986-87	Expenditure for 1985-86
$	$	$
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Division 848.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings and Works—
01. The Australian National University—Approved capital programs.........................................................................	38 300	348 400	323 037
02. Canberra College of Advanced Education—Approved capital programs.........................................................................	118 500	1 793 300	1 564 000
03. Non-Government schools, Australian Capital Territory—Assistance for approved capital programs...............	28 000	1 272 500	979 889
04. Australian Maritime College—Approved capital programs..........................................................................................	45 400	494 300	428 846
230 200
2.—Plant and Equipment—
02. Computer equipment......................................................	2 009 800	2 489 000	2 042 249
Total: Division 848	2 240 000
Total: Department of Education.........................................	2 240 000
DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Division 860.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment—
04. Affirmative Action Agency...........................................	35 000
Total: Department of Employment and Industrial Relations.................................................................................................	35 000
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
Division 865.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES AND THE NORTHERN TERRITORY
01. Natural disaster relief and restoration..........................	16 000 000	24 000 000	26 527 023
Total: Department of Finance.............................................	16 000 000

 

Additional appropriation for 1986-87	Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1986-87	Expenditure for 1985-86
$	$	$
DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Division 875.—OTHER SERVICES
03. Centre for the Study of Australian-Asian Relations	25 000	..	..
04. Australian contribution to the Tuvalu Trust Fund to provide additional revenue to Tuvalu......................................	8 000 000	..	..
05. Contribution to Solomon Islands post-cyclone reconstruction and further assistance to other South Pacific countries	7 000 000	..	..
06. Subsidy towards travelling expenses for teams participating in the Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition	6 000	..	..
Total: Division 875	15 031 000	..	..
Total: Department of Foreign Affairs...............................	15 031 000
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Division 881.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment—
02. Australian Institute of Health........................................	20 000	410 000	567 971
Division 882.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES AND THE NORTHERN TERRITORY
02. Launceston General Hospital—Grant towards the cost of redevelopment...............................................................	1 466 000	4 241 000	766 121
06. Transfer of Nurse Education to Colleges of Advanced Education—Subsidy to or through the States..........	130 000	7 234 000	..
07. Contribution towards measures to combat the Transmission of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.................	49 000	5 880 600	5 586 218
09. Transfer of Pathology Laboratories to the States—Payment to cover operating expenses............................................	425 500	1 299 000	669 928
11. Health Insurance Act 1973—Hospital cost sharing arrangement...................................................................	119 500	..	..
Total: Division 882	2 190 000
Division 883.—OTHER SERVICES
04. Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme—Operational costs	300 000	..	..
05. Special payments to pharmacists in settlement of estimated arrears under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme	13000 000	..	..
Total: Division 883	13 300 000
Total: Department of Health................................................	15 510 000

 

Additional appropriation for 1986-87	Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1986-87	Expenditure for 1985-86
$	$	$
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION
Division 896.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings and Works—Departmental—
13. Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs.........	22 000	1 060 000	2 731 952
16. Department of Local Government and Administrative Services..........................................................................................	3000 000	42 610 000	22 840 520
4.—Equity, Advances and Loans—	3 022 000
01. Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation—Payment of equity capital.................................................................	6 000 000	..	..
Total: Division 896	9 022 000
Total: Department of Housing and Construction...........	9 022 000
DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
Division 921.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Acquisition of Sites and Buildings—Departmental—
10. Department of Primary Industry...................................	19 000	80 000	20 000
17. Department of Resources and Energy..........................	17000	..	..
Total: Division 921	36 000
Total: Department of Local Government and Administrative Services......................................................................	36 000

 

Additional appropriation for 1986-87	Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1986-87	Expenditure for 1985-86
$	$	$
DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY
Division 930.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Bureau of Agricultural Economics—Computer equipment..........................................................................................	479 000	265 000	90 064
02. Departmental capital equipment..................................	428 000	1 181 000	586 059
Total: Division 930	907 000
Division 932.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES AND THE NORTHERN TERRITORY
04. Commonwealth grant—Australian Agricultural Council sponsored projects........................................................	46 000	222 000	154 280
05. Rural adjustment under an Act providing for financial assistance to the States and the Northern Territory.	4 500 000	34 440 000	16 798 165
12. Dried vine fruits industry adjustment assistance.......	625 000	1 414 000	18 667
Total: Division 932	5 171 000

Division 933.—OTHER SERVICES
01. Payments for analytical testing.....................................	99 000	1 582 000	..
06. Quarantine research........................................................	57 000	40 000	..
07. Fishing industry adjustment for payment to the National Fisheries Adjustment Program Trust Account........	2 904 000	3 968 000	..
Total: Division 933	3 060 000
Total: Department of Primary Industry...........................	9 138 000

 

Additional appropriation for 1986-87	Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1986-87	Expenditure for 1985-86
$	$	$
DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET
Division 937.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment—
01. Governor-General’s Office and Establishments........	60 000	296 000	274 386
02. Computer equipment......................................................	154 000	647 000	595 092
Total: Division 937	214 000
Division 940.—PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD
1.—Capital Works and Services—
01. Plant and equipment.......................................................	65 000	885 000	217 457
Total: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet	279 000
DEPARTMENT OF RESOURCES AND ENERGY
Division 943.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES AND THE NORTHERN TERRITORY
3.—Northern Territory Electricity Supply—
01. Operational assistance grant..........................................	7 610 000	21 846 000	39 567 984
02. Power station construction grant..................................	5 452 000	35 123 000	19 434 094
13 062 000
4.—Rehabilitation of former mine sites—Payments to the Northern Territory—
01. Rum Jungle rehabilitatio................................................	50 000	430 000	4 444 400
02. Rockhole and Moline—Burial of mine tailings..........	30 000	..	..
80 000
5.—Payment to the Northern Territory in lieu of uranium royalties.....................................................................	165 000	4 306 000	4 448 536
Total: Division 943	13 307 000
Total: Department of Resources and Energy..................	13 307 000

 

Additional appropriation for 1986-87	Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1986-87	Expenditure for 1985-86
$	$	$
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE
Division 945.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment—
07. Payment to NCDC for construction of the Australian Science and Technology Centre................................................	432 400	..	..
3.—Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization—For expenditure under the Science and Industry Research Act 1949...................................	3 648 600	34 478 000	31 879 000
Total: Division 945	4 081 000
Total: Department of Science..............................................	4 081 000
DEPARTMENT OF THE SPECIAL MINISTER OF STATE
Division 953.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment—
04. Standing Advisory Committee on Commonwealth/State Co-operation for Protection against Violence.................	20 000	1 116 000	869 387
05. Australian Electoral Commission.................................	60 000	699 000	360 994
08. Royal Commissions and Inquiries................................	120 000	..	..
Total: Division 953	200 000
Division 955.—OTHER SERVICES
03. Royal Commission into Grain Handling.....................	1 289 000	..	..
Total: Department of the Special Minister of State	1 489 000

 

Additional appropriation for 1986-87	Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1986-87	Expenditure for 1985-86
$	$	$
DEPARTMENT OF TERRITORIES
Division 959.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
2.—Plant and equipment—
01. General services...............................................................	912 000	10 640 500	10 140 170
04. Vehicles and equipment—Transport and storage.....	110000	3 100 000	1 589 000
1 022 000
3.—Advances and Loans—
03. New Enterprise Incentive Scheme—Australian Capital Territory participation.................................................	20 000	..	..
5.—For expenditure under the Parliament House Construction Authority Act 1979...................................................	5 000 000	274 500 000	173 775 000
6.—External Territories—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment—
01. General services...............................................................	65 000	888 000	655 015
Total: Division 959	6 107 000
Total: Department of Territories.......................................	6 107 000
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE
Division 965.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES AND THE NORTHERN TERRITORY
02. Queensland—Payment in respect of liquidation of the Stock Financing Fund of the International Sugar Organization	80 000	..	1 727 738
Total: Department of Trade.................................................	80 000

 

Additional appropriation for 1986-87	Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1986-87	Expenditure for 1985-86
$	$	$
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Division 976.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment—
02. Department of the Treasury...........................................	1 051 000	1 384 000	580 456
2.—Other Services—
01. Savings Banks Deposit Interest Subsidy.....................	8 479 000	87 116 400	58 077 600
Total: Division 976	9 530 000
Division 977.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES AND THE NORTHERN TERRITORY
01. Northern Territory—General revenue grant...............	4 362 000	629 499 000	561 316 607
06. Northern Territory—Payment of interest on Northern Territory Debt Sinking Fund balances.......................................	52 000	63 000	63 019
Total: Division 977	4 414 000
Division 980.—AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS
1.—Capital Works and Services—
01. Plant and equipment.......................................................	297 000	4 196 000	2 619 745
Division 982.—AUSTRALIAN TAXATION OFFICE
1.—Capital Works and Services—
01. Plant and equipment.......................................................	70 000	15 577 000	12 938 317
2.—Other Services—
01. Payments to fringe benefits tax payers in advance of refund entitlements....................................................................	10 000	..	..
Total: Division 982	80 000
Total: Department of the Treasury....................................	14 321 000

 

Additional appropriation for 1986-87	Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1986-87	Expenditure for 1985-86
$	$	$
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS’ AFFAIRS
Division 984.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Computer equipment......................................................	105 000	8 155 000	7 358 258
02. Specialised equipment for repatriation hospitals.......	223 000	9 090 000	7 599 762
Total: Division 984	328 000
Division 987.—DEFENCE SERVICE HOMES CORPORATION
1.—For providing capital for the Defence Service Homes Corporation	7 000 000	18 000 000	18 000 000
2.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Computer equipment.......................................................	220 000	70 000	24 000
Total: Division 987	7 220 000
Total: Department of Veterans’ Affairs.................................	7 548 000

[Minister’s second reading speech made in—

House of Representatives on 25 March 1987

Senate on 2 April 1987]

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