Appropriation Act (No. 4) 1993-94 (Cth)

Appropriation Act (No. 4) 1993-94

No. 52 of 1994

An Act to appropriate a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, additional to the sums appropriated by the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1993-94, for certain expenditure in respect of the year ending on 30 June 1994, and for related purposes

[Assented to 7 April 1994]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act (No. 4) 1993-94.

Commencement

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

Issue and application of $165 851 000

3. The Minister 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 1994, the sum of $165 851 000.

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Appropriation of $165 851 000

4. The sum authorised by this Act to be issued out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated, and is taken to have been appropriated as from 1 July 1993, for the services specified in Schedule 2 in respect of the year that commenced on that day.

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 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 of an item in Schedule 1, being payments that are made to a State for a purpose specified in column 3 of that item, must be made:

1. (a)

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

2. (b)

   in the amounts and at the times that are determined, in writing, by the Minister specified in column 5 of 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 must be made in accordance with any determinations of the Treasurer as to the amounts and times of payments.

(4) Nothing in this section limits, 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 the terms and conditions; and

2. (b)

   in the amounts and at the times;

that the Commonwealth determines.

Money appropriated for a program

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

1. (a)

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

(b)

any other purposes of the program.

Department of Primary Industries and Energy

7. The Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1993-94 has effect, and is taken at all times to have had effect, as if there were inserted in item 2 of Subdivision 2 of Division 931 in Schedule 4 to that Act “and the Rural Adjustment Act 1992” after “1988”.

SCHEDULE 1 Section 5

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5
Item No.	Division, &c.	Purpose	Minister determining conditions	Minister determining payments
1	Division 865	Payments to Tasmania in relation to the termination of the Gordon River Power Development. Stage Two.	Minister for Finance	Minister for Finance
2	Subdivision 2 of Division 886	Blood Transfusion Service. Reducing waiting times for elective surgery. Medicare Agreements -other health services.	Minister for Health	Minister for Health
3	Subdivision 3 of Division 886	Residential Care for Older People.	Minister for Housing, Local Government and Human Services	Minister for Housing, Local Government and Human Services
4	Subdivision 4 of Division 886	Commonwealth/State disability agreement - transfer to States.	Minister for Housing, Local Government and Human Services	Minister for Housing, Local Government and Human Services
5	Subdivision 3 of Division 931	Bovine Brucellosis and Tuberculosis Eradication Campaign. Exotic Disease Preparedness Program - Feral animal control.	Minister for Primary Industries and Energy	Minister for Primary Industries and Energy

SCHEDULE 2 Sections 3 and 4

ABSTRACT

Page Reference	Departments and Services	Total
$
10	Department of Administrative Services..........................................................................	120 000
11	Attorney-General’s Department......................................................................................	997 000
—	Department of Communications and the Arts...............................................................	—
12	Department of Employment, Education and Training.................................................	11 425 000
13	Department of the Environment, Sport and Territories................................................	53 675 000
14	Department of Finance......................................................................................................	236 000
15	Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.....................................................................	2 160 000
16	Department of Human Services and Health..................................................................	23 394 000
—	Department of Veterans’ Affairs.....................................................................................	—
17	Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs............................................................	280 000
—	Department or Industrial Relations.................................................................................	—
18	Department of Industry, Technology and Regional Development............................	29 800 000
19	Department of Primary Industries and Energy..............................................................	24 289 000
21	Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet............................................................	7 457 000
22	Department of Social Security.........................................................................................	7 361 000
23	Department of Tourism.....................................................................................................	70 000
24	Department of Transport..................................................................................................	250 000
25	Department of the Treasury.............................................................................................	4 337 000
Total.................................................................................................................................	165 851 000

DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES

SCHEDULE 2 — continued

Appropriation Act (No. 4) 1993-94, Heavy figures

Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1993-94, Light figures

Departments and Services	Capital Works and Services	Payments to or for the States, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory	Other Services	Total
$	$	$	$
Department of Administrative Services..............	120 000	—	—	120 000
307 575 000	—	—	307 575 000
Attorney-General’s Department..........................	497 000	500 000	—	997 000
55 488 000	254 475 000	22 000 000	331 963 000
Department of Communications and the Arts...	—	—	—	—
347 014 000	—	37 928 000	384 942 000
Department of Employment, Education and Training	7 745 000	—	3 680 000	11 425 000
5 493 000	11 779 000	35.030 000	52 302 000
Department of the Environment, Sport and Territories...............................................................................	1 429 000	50 000 000	2 246 000	53 675 000
54 276 000	63 926 000	—	118 202 000
Department of Finance (a).....................................	—	236 000	—	236 000
3 152 000	70 100 000	55 000 000	128 252 000
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade..........	—	—	2 160 000	2 160 000
15 381 000	—	40 390 000	55 771 000
Department of Human Services and Health......	—	11 072 000	12 322 000	23 394 000
50 246 000	1 295 629 000	29 420 000	1 375 295 000
Department of Veterans’ Affairs..........................	—	—	—	—
10 876 000	41 626 000	335 000	52 837 000
Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs	—	—	280 000	280 000
7 626 000	363 000	—	7 989 000
Department of Industrial Relations......................	—	—	—	—
—	—	1 970 000	1 970 000
Department of Industry, Technology and Regional Development.......................................................	—	4 600 000	25 200 000	29 800 000
75 848 000	15 624 000	11 360 000	102 832 000
Department of Primary Industries and Energy..	—	22 635 000	1 654 000	24 289 000
43 535 000	162 025 000	205 107 000	410 667 000
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet	—	—	7 457 000	7 457 000
685 000	—	2 695 000	3 380 000
Department of Social Security..............................	—	—	7 361 000	7 361 000
49 843 000	146 137 000	—	195 980 000
Department of Tourism..........................................	70 000	—	—	70 000
1 399 000	—	2 000 000	3 399 000
Department of Transport.......................................	—	250 000	—	250 000
644 419 000	30 200 000	1 000 000	675 619 000
Department of the Treasury..................................	—	44 000	4 293 000	4 337 000
78 461 000	736 453 000	26 880 000	841 794 000
TOTAL..............................................................	9 861 000	89 337 000	66 653 000	165 851 000
1 751 317 000	2 828 337 000	471 115 000	5 050 769 000

(a) Does not include appropriation under Division 868 — Advance to the Minister for Finance, $140 000 000 in Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1993-94.

SCHEDULE 2 — continued

DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
Additional appropriation for 1993-94	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1993-94	Expenditure for 1992-93
$	$	$
Division 805.— CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.— Acquisitions, Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment
02. Departmental buildings and works........................................	120 000	3 928 000	8 060 421
Total: Department of Administrative Services........................	120 000

SCHEDULE 2 — continued

ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
Additional appropriation for 1993-94	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1993-94	Expenditure for 1992-93
$	$	$
Division 811— CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.— Acquisitions, Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment
02. Construction of Departmental facilities...............................	497 000	12 948 000	105 381 539
Division 812.— PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
02. Payments for the provision of legal aid................................	500 000	120 288 000	117 809 372
Total: Attorney-General’s Department......................................	997 000

SCHEDULE 2 — continued

DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
Additional appropriation for 1993-94	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1993-94	Expenditure for 1992-93
$	$	$
Division 818.— CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.— Plant and Equipment
01. Computer equipment...............................................................	5 245 000	5 493 000	5 110 423
02. Contribution towards the development of library facilities for the John Curtin International Centre for Regional Co-operation.	2 500 000	—	5 500 000
Total: Division 818	7 745 000
Division 820.— OTHER SERVICES
07. Restructuring the Australian Education Centre Network..	3 680 000	—	—
Total: Department of Employment, Education and Training	11 425 000

SCHEDULE 2 — continued

DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, SPORT AND TERRITORIES

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
Additional appropriation for 1993-94	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1993-94	Expenditure for 1992-93
$	$	$
Division 848 — CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.— Acquisitions, Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment
02. Territories Program..................................................................	1 429 000	31 887 000	13 393 349
Division 849.— PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
11.— Assistance to New South Wales for capital works associated with the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games....................................	50 000 000	—	—
Division 850.— OTHER SERVICES
01.Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Property: Ex Gratia payment to Benders Pty Ltd.....................................................................	2 246 000	—	303 755
Total: Department of the Environment, Sport and Territories	53 675 000

SCHEDULE 2 — continued

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
Additional appropriation for 1993-94	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1993-94	Expenditure for 1992-93
$	$	$
Division 865.— PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
02. Payments to Tasmania in relation to the termination of the Gordon River Power Development, Stage Two..............................	236 000	100 000	29 301 819
Total: Department of Finance....................................	236 000

SCHEDULE 2 — continued

DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
Additional appropriation for 1993-94	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1993-94	Expenditure for 1992-93
$	$	$
Division 874.— OTHER SERVICES
03. United Nations Mission in Haiti............................................	32 000	—	—
04. United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia.....................	67 000	—	—
05. United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia.......................	906 000	—	—
06. United Nations Assistance Mission in Rwanda.................	1 155 000	—
Total: Division 874	2 160 000
Total: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.......	2 160 000

SCHEDULE 2 — continued

DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES AND HEALTH

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
Additional appropriation for 1993-94	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1993-94	Expenditure for 1992-93
$	$	$
Division 886.— PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
2.— Health Care Access
01. Blood Transfusion Service......................................................	4 485 000	48 065 000	37 238 598
05. Reducing waiting times for elective surgery.......................	5 375 000	12 375 000	48 339 000
09. Medicare Agreements - other health services......................	217 000	110 319 000	—
10 077 000
3.—- Residential Care for Older People....................................	895 000	33 359 000	31 519 659
4.— Assistance for People with Disabilities
02. Commonwealth/State disability agreement — transfer to States	100 000	222 320 000	94 206 000
Total: Division 886	11 072 000
Division 887.— OTHER SERVICES
04. Australian Government Health Service (including payment to the Australian Government Health Service Trust Account).	3 342 000	4 095 000
10. Grant to the National Brain Injury Foundation for the treatment of severely brain injured persons.............................................	80 000
11. Private health sector reform...................................................	8 900 000	—	—
Total: Division 887	12 322 000
Total: Department of Human Services and Health....	23 394 000

SCHEDULE 2 — continued

DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION AND ETHNIC AFFAIRS

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
Additional appropriation for 1993-94	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No.2) 1993-94	Expenditure for 1992-93
$	$	$
Division 904.— OTHER SERVICES
01. Development of onshore English language testing arrangement for special residence categories.................................................	280 000	—	—
Total: Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs	280 000

SCHEDULE 2 — continued

DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY, TECHNOLOGY AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
Additional appropriation for 1993-94	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1993-94	Expenditure for 1992-93
$	$	$
Division 916.— PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
01. Enterprise Development Program.........................................	4 600 000	13 724 000	13 134 001
Division 918.— AUSTRALIAN CUSTOMS SERVICE
2.— Other Services
01. Compensation for defendants and others in the Midford Paramount case..........................................................................................	25 200 000	—	—
Total: Department of Industry, Technology and Regional Development..................................................	29 800 000

SCHEDULE 2 — continued

DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES AND ENERGY

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
Additional appropriation for 1993-94	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1993-94	Expenditure for 1992-93
$	$	$
Division 931.— PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
1.— Industries Development
01. Payment to the Northern Territory in lieu of uranium......	30 000	1 360 000	1 573 275
2.— Infrastructure and Support
02. Rural adjustment under the States, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory Grants (Rural Adjustment) Act 1988 and the Rural Adjustment Act 1992	20 658 000	53 200 000	168 977 000
06. Payment of loan to Victoria for Superannuation arrangements for former Victorian Meat Inspectors......................................	781 000	320 000	—
21 439 000
3.— Research and Assessment
01. Bovine Brucellosis and Tuberculosis Eradication Campaign	1 108 000	2 892 000	5 894 592
02. Exotic Disease Preparedness Program — Feral animal control	58 000	179 000	212 321
1 166 000
Total: Division 931	22 635 000

SCHEDULE 2 — continued

Department of Primary Industries and Energy — continued

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
Additional appropriation for 1993-94	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1993-94	Expenditure for 1992-93
$	$	$
Division 932.— OTHER SERVICES
03. Payment for community service obligations (for payment to the Australian Quarantine Inspection Service Trust	9 000	43 611 000	—
14. Lead Abatement: Ethanol Research and Development.....	1 595 000	—	—
15. Grant to Winegrape Growers’ Council of Australia..........	50 000	—	—
Total: Division 932	1 654 000
Total: Department of Primary Industries and Energy	24 289 000

SCHEDULE 2 — continued

DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
Additional appropriation for 1993-94	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1993-94	Expenditure for 1992-93
$	$	$
Division 939.— OTHER SERVICES
02. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs — Strategic initiatives..................................................................................................	187 000	2 445 000	—
Division 940.— ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER COMMISSION
1.— For expenditure under the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Act 1989
01. Assistance for native title claims...........................................	7 270 000
Total: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet	7 457 000

SCHEDULE 2 — continued

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
Additional appropriation for 1993-94	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1993-94	Expenditure for 1992-93
$	$	$
Division 949 — OTHER SERVICES
01. Assistance to persons affected by New South Wales bushfire disaster..................................................................................................

7 309 000	—	—
02. Supplementation of shortfall in trust account balance — (for payment to Services for Other Governments and Non-departmental Bodies Trust Account).......................................................................	12 000	—	—
03. Ex Gratia payment to May Therese Asmar in lieu of Age Pension	40 000	—	—
Total: Division 949	7 361 000
Total: Department of Social Security.........................	7 361 000

SCHEDULE 2 — continued

DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
Additional appropriation for 1993-94	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1993-94	Expenditure for 1992-93
$	$	$
Division 960.— CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.— Acquisitions, Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment
02. Construction of Australian Pavilion at Expo 92 — Seville, Spain	70 000	—	1 233 000
Total: Department of Tourism...................................	70 000

SCHEDULE 2 — continued

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
Additional appropriation for 1993-94	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1993-94	Expenditure for 1992-93
$	$	$
Division 972.— PAYMENT TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
03. Tasmania — Compensation payment in respect of the Bass Strait passenger service...................................................................	250 000	—	—
Total: Department of Transport................................	250 000

SCHEDULE 2 — continued

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
Additional appropriation for 1993-94	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1993-94	Expenditure for 1992-93
$	$	$
Division 977.— PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
02. Northern Territory — Payment of interest on Northern Territory Debt Sinking Fund balances.........................................................	21 000	14 000	24 660
08. Western Australia — Assistance for Wholesale Sales Tax exemption..................................................................................................	23 000	1 400 000	2 109 308
Total: Division 977	44 000
Division 978.— OTHER SERVICES
05. Grants to assist owners and residents of contaminated land in Armidale (including for payment to the relevant trust accounts)...	4 293 000	—	—
Total: Department of the Treasury............................	4 337 000

[Minister’s second reading speech made in—

House of Representatives on 8 February 1994

Senate on 2 March 1994]

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