Appropriation Act (No. 4) 1988-89 (Cth)

Appropriation Act (No. 4) 1988-89

No. 44 of 1989

An Act to appropriate a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, additional to the sum appropriated by the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1988-89, for certain expenditure in respect of the year ending on 30 June 1989, and for other purposes

[Assented to 2 June 1989]

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) 1988-89.

Commencement

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

Issue and application of $68,359,000

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 1989, the sum of $68,359,000.

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 1988, 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

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.

(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 that is specified in column 2 in an item in Schedule 1, being payments that are made to a State for a purpose specified in column 3 in that item, shall be made:

1. (a)

   on such terms and conditions (if any) as are from time to time determined, 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 a State for that purpose; and

2. (b)

   in such amounts and at such times as are determined, in writing, by the Minister specified in column 5 in that item.

(3)

Payments to a State 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.

(4)

Nothing in this section shall be taken to limit, by implication, the power of the Commonwealth to make payments to a Territory, a local Government body, a body corporate, an organisation or a natural person for any purposes for which money is appropriated under Appropriation Acts:

1. (a)

   on such terms and conditions; and

2. (b)

   in such amounts and at such times;

as the Commonwealth determines.

Money appropriated for a program

6. Where money is appropriated by this Act for a particular program, that money shall be taken to be appropriated for:

1. (a)

   the purpose of payments (including advances) under Acts administered as part of the program; and

2. (b)

   other purposes of the program, being purposes for which appropriation has been made in an earlier Act.

Australian Capital Territory Trust Account

7. The Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1988-89 has effect, and shall be taken to have had effect at all times after its commencement as if the reference in subsections 7 (2) and (3) to the Schedule were references to Schedule 4.

Department of Administrative Services—plant and equipment

8. The Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1988-89 has effect, and shall be taken to have had effect at all times after its commencement, as if:

1. (a)

   the item described as item 7 of subdivision 7 of Division 805 of Schedule 4 to that Act had been described as item 6 of that subdivision;

2. (b)

   the item described as item 6 of that subdivision had been described as item 7 of that subdivision;

3. (c)

   any money that was issued and applied before the commencement of this subsection for the purposes of the item described as item 6 of that subdivision had been properly issued and applied for those purposes under item 7 of that subdivision; and

4. (d)

   any money that was issued and applied before the commencement of this subsection for the purposes of the item described as item 7 of that subdivision had been properly issued and applied for those purposes under item 6 of that subdivision.

Defence Service Homes Corporation

9. The Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1988-89 has effect, and shall be taken to have had effect at all times after its commencement, as if:

1. (a)

   subdivision 3 of Division 842 of Schedule 4 to that Act were omitted from that Act; and

2. (b)

   any amount that is specified in that Act and that incorporates the sum of $40,500,000, appropriated under that subdivision were reduced by that amount.

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	Subdivision 3 of Division 831	Grants for provision of health services	Minister for Community Services and Health	Minister for Community Services and Health
2	Subdivision 1 of Division 931	National Soil Conservation program Contribution of plant genetic resources—Contribution to upgrading of storage facilities	Minister for Primary Industries and Energy	Minister for Primary Industries and Energy
3	Item 12 of Subdivision 1 of Division 931	Commonwealth/ Tasmania Forest Industry Package	Minister for Resources	Minister for Resources

SCHEDULE 2 Section 4

ABSTRACT

Page Reference	Departments and Services	Total
$
8	Department of Administrative Services...................................................	15 682 000
9	Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories..	4 211 000
10	Attorney-General's Department..............................................................	307 000
11	Department of Community Services and Health.......................................	6 328 000
12	Department of Veterans Affairs..............................................................	659 000
13	Department of Employment, Education and Training...............................	612 000
14	Department of Aboriginal Affairs...........................................................	325 000
15	Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade................................................	9 956 000
16	Department of Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs...........	2 873 000
17	Department of Industry, Technology and Commerce................................	8 747 000
18	Department of Primary Industries and Energy..........................................	14 958 000
19	Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet........................................	214 000
20	Department of Transport and Communications........................................	60 000
21	Department of the Treasury....................................................................	3 427 000
Total.........................................................................................	68 359 000

DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
Additional appropriation for 1988-89	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1988-89	Expenditure for 1987-88
$	$	$
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
Division 805.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Acquisition of Sites and Buildings—Departmental
08. Department of Transport and Communications......	34 000	6 800	514 454
2.—Acquisition of Sites and Buildings—Instalment Purchases
01. Capital...............................................................	101 000	19 615 000	36 907 527
3.—Acquisition of Sites and Buildings—Overseas Property Services..........................................................	2 330 000	810 000	7 509 848
6.—Buildings and Works—Departmental
01. Department of Administrative Services.................	6 327 000	85 656 500	62 802 482
04. Attorney-General's Department............................	2 770 000	9 867 000	4 525 825
22. Australian Taxation Office...................................	22 000	70 000	398 188
9 119 000
7.—Plant and Equipment (including payments to relevant trust accounts)
01. General services..................................................	1 896 000	17 394 300	25 964 170
02. Overseas property services...................................	18 000	1 614 500	2 132 712
05. Parliamentary and Ministerial Staff and Services...	2 184 000	2 439 000	3 533 562
4 098 000
Total: Division 805	15 682 000
Total: Department of Administrative Services.....	15 682 000

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
Additional appropriation for 1988-89	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1988-89	Expenditure for 1987-88
$	$	$
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARTS, SPORT, THE ENVIRONMENT, TOURISM AND TERRITORIES
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..................................	1 600 000	790 000	15 144 000
7.—External Territories—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment
02. Cocos (Keeling) Islands—Wind-driven electricity generation scheme...........................................................	26 000	10 000	2 780
8.—Cocos (Keeling) Islands—Home Island Development Plan......................................................................	950 000	1 200 000	1 550 000
13.—Other Services
04. Australian Capital Territory—Payment to compensate for the effects of national capital influences on the cost of providing municipal services (for payment to the Australian Capital Territory Trust Account)......	135 000	15 883 000	—
Total: Division 811	2 711 000
Division 812.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES AND THE NORTHERN TERRITORY
10.—Payment to Victoria under the Environment (Financial Assistance) Act 1977.....................................	1 500 000	—	—
Total: Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories................................	4 211 000

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
Additional appropriation for 1988-89	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1988-89	Expenditure for 1987-88
$	$	$
ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT
Division 818.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Acquisitions, Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment
08. National Crime Authority.......................................................	153 000	1 363 000	470 943
Division 819.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES AND THE NORTHERN TERRITORY
01. Legal Aid—Grants to supplement voluntary and community legal aid schemes............................................................................	43 000	2 273 000	2 189 000
Division 820.—OTHER SERVICES
01. Australian Capital Territory—Payments for the provision of legal aid (for payment to the Australian Capital Territory Trust Account)..................................................................................	88 000	1 410 000	—
03. Australian Red Cross Society—Grant..................................	23 000	—	—
Total: Division 820	111 000
Total: Attorney-General's Department......................................	307 000

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
Additional appropriation or 1988-89	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1988-89	Expenditure for 1987-88
$	$	$
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY SERVICES AND HEALTH
Division 830.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Acquisitions, Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment
02. Provision of staff housing....................................	10 000	110 000	223 758
Division 831.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES AND THE NORTHERN TERRITORY
1.—Health Advancement
03. Transfer of nurse education to Colleges of Advanced Education..........................................................	179 000	12 138 000	6 549 500
3.—Health Care Access
02. Blood Transfusion Service...................................	1 267 000	18 869 000	18 259 153
03. Grants for provision of health services..................	1 709 000	58 795 000	38 429 147
2 976 000
4.—Housing and Crisis Accommodation
01. Supported Accommodation Assistance Program....	63 000	12 848 000	7 949 457
Total: Division 831	3 218 000
Division 832.—OTHER SERVICES
06. National Better Health Program............................	600 000	—	—
07. Payments for the development of casemix measures of hospital activities...............................................	2 500 000	—	—
Total: Division 832	3 100 000
Total: Department of Community Services and Health	6 328 000

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
Additional appropriation for 1988-89	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1988-89	Expenditure for 1987-88
$	$	$
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS
Division 840.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES AND THE NORTHERN TERRITORY
01. Payments to State Governments for nurse training.	259 000	3 707 000	626 292
Division 842.—DEFENCE SERVICE HOMES CORPORATION
2.—Plant and Equipment
01. Computer equipment...........................................	400 000	45 000	32 320
Total: Department of Veterans' Affairs................	659 000

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
Additional appropriation for 1988-89	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1988-89	Expenditure for 1987-88
$	$	$
DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Division 848.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Acquisitions, Buildings and Works
01. The Australian National University—Approved capital programs...........................................................	42 000	6 289 000	13 933 615
2.—Plant and Equipment
01. Computer equipment...........................................	170 000	11 691 000	9 134 278
Total: Division 848	212 000
Division 849.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES AND THE NORTHERN TERRITORY
01. Non-Government schools, Northern Territory— Assistance for approved capital programs.............................	8 000	163 100	170 790
Division 850.—EDUCATIONAL SERVICES— AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
1.—Non-Government Schools, Australian Capital Territory-Assistance for approved capital programs (for payment to the Australian Capital Territory Trust Account)	59 000	1 602 000	1 097 631
2.—Higher Education (for payment to the Australian Capital Territory Trust Account)...............................	15 000	1 065 000	—
3.—Government Schools—Assistance for capital programs (for payment to the Australian Capital Territory Trust Account)........................................................	18 000	1 388 000	—
Total: Division 850	92 000
Division 851.—OTHER SERVICES
04. St. Patrick's and St Joseph's Business Colleges— Transitional assistance..........................................................	300 000	—	—
Total: Department of Employment, Education and Training........................................................	612 000

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
Additional appropriation for 1988-89	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1988-89	Expenditure for 1987-88
$	$	$
DEPARTMENT OF ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS
Division 856.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES AND THE NORTHERN TERRITORY
2.—Assistance to the Northern Territory for Aboriginal Advancement.................................................	325 000	6 251 000	1 011 000
Total: Deportment of Aboriginal Affairs..............	325 000

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
Additional appropriation for 1988-89	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1988-89	Expenditure for 1987-88
$	$	$
DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE
Division 873.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Acquisitions, Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment
02. Australian International Development Assistance Bu- reau—Computer equipment..........................................	256 000	562 000	668 159
Division 875.—OTHER SERVICES
02. United Nations Iran/Iraq Military Observer Group.	2 200 000	—	—
03. United Nations Angola Verification Mission (Verification of Cuban Troop withdrawal)— Contribution...........	162 000	—	—
04. United Nations Transitional Advisory Group (Supervision of elections in Namibia)— Contribution..................	7 338 000	—	—
Total: Division 875	9 700 000
Total: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade	9 956 000

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
Additional appropriation for 1988-89	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1988-89	Expenditure for 1987-88
$	$	$
DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION, LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND ETHNIC AFFAIRS
Division 902.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Acquisitions, Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment
01. Computer equipment...........................................	530 000	6 334 000	2 652 397
Division 904.—OTHER SERVICES
01. Year of Citizenship-Advertising campaign............	2 343 000	—	—
Total: Department of Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs................................................	2 873 000

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
Additional appropriation for 1988-89	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1988-89	Expenditure for 1987-88
$	$	$
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY, TECHNOLOGY AND COMMERCE
Division 915.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
2.—Australian Institute of Marine Science—For expenditure under the Australian Institute of Marine Science Act 1972...............................................................	1 100 000	1 059 600	960 900
3.—Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation—For expenditure under the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation Act 1987.......................................................................	500 000	12 781 200	8 182 000
5.—Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization—For expenditure under the Science and Industry Research Act 1949............................	7 032 000	16 108 500	29 927 306
Total: Division 915	8 632 000
Division 918.—AUSTRALIAN CUSTOMS SERVICE
1.—Capital Works and Services
01. Plant and equipment............................................	30 000	9 371 000	9 993 394
2.—Equity, Advances and Loans
01. Advance to a company established or to be established to provide a network for electronic data interchange.	85 000	—	—
Total: Division 918	115 000
Total: Department of Industry, Technology and Commerce.....................................................	8 747 000

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
Additional appropriation for 1988-89	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1988-89	Expenditure for 1987-88
$	$	$
DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES AND ENERGY
Division 930.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Acquisitions, Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment
02. Departmental capital equipment...........................	2 924 000	3 098 000	3 600 982
04. Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics —Plant and equipment...........................................	722 000	3 836 000	3 662 914
05. Construction of Departmental facilities.................	63 000	451 000	621 205
Total: Division 930	3 709 000
Division 931.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES AND THE NORTHERN TERRITORY
1.—Rural Industries Assistance
07. National Soil Conservation Program.....................	2 500 000	5 400 000	4 800 000
09. Conservation of plant genetic resources— Contribution to upgrading of storage facilities............................	18 000	130 000	111 000
12. Commonwealth/Tasmania Forest Industry Package	8 550 000	—	—
11 068 000
6.—Payments to the Northern Territory for administration of the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967 in relation to the Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands	161 000	302 000	—
Total: Division 931

11 229 000
Division 932.—OTHER SERVICES
06. Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation (Miners' Federation)—Grant-in-aid..................................	20 000	—	—
Total: Department of Primary Industries and Energy	14 958 000

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
Additional appropriation for 1988-89	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1988-89	Expenditure for 1987-88
$	$	$
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......	125 900	951 500	579 879
03. Official establishments, other than Governor- General's residences.......................................................	73 100	449 000	128 635
15 000	—	—
Total: Division 937	214 000
Total: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet	214 000

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
Additional appropriation for 1988-89	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1988-89	Expenditure for 1987-88
$	$	$
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS
Division 972.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Acquisitions, Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment
04. Provision of staff housing....................................	60 000	30 000	32 000
Total: Department of Transport and Communications	60 000

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
Additional appropriation for 1988-89	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1988-89	Expenditure for 1987-88
$	$	$
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Division 977.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES AND THE NORTHERN TERRITORY
04. Special revenue assistance—Program transfer assistance grants...........................................................	19 000	49 882 000	30 957 860
Division 978.—OTHER SERVICES
02. Australian Capital Territory—General purpose capital grant (for payment to the Australian Capital Territory Trust Account)......................................................	244 000	46 588 000	—
03. Australian Capital Territory—General purpose capital advance (for payment to the Australian Capital Territory Trust Account).............................................	244 000	21 795 000	—
04. Australian Capital Territory—Semi-government borrowing program (for payment to the Australian Capital Territory Trust Account).............................................	432 000	50 441 000	—
07. Australian Capital Territory—Special revenue assistance grant (for payment to the Australian Capital Territory Trust Account).............................................	2 196 000	10 152 000	—
09. Australian Capital Territory—Financial assistance grant for local government purposes (for payment to the Australian Capital Territory Trust Account)...	95 000	11 215 000	—
Total: Division 978	3 211 000
Division 979.—AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS
1.—Capital Works and Services
01. Plant and equipment............................................	65 000	4 872 000	3 628 760
Division 980.—AUSTRALIAN TAXATION OFFICE
1.—Capital Works and Services
02. Construction of facilities......................................	132 000	265 000	631 996
Total: Department of the Treasury........................	3 427 000

[Minister's second reading speech made in—

House of Representatives on 8 March 1989

Senate on 13 April 1989]

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