Appropriation Act (No. 4) 1996-97 (Cth)

Appropriation Act (No. 4) 1996‑97

No. 36, 1997

Appropriation Act (No. 4) 1996‑97

No. 36, 1997

An Act to appropriate money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, additional to the money appropriated by the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1996‑97, for certain expenditure in respect of the year ending on 30 June 1997, and for related purposes

Contents

Part 1 — General		1
1	Short title.....................................................................................................	1
2	Commencement...........................................................................................	1
3	Issue and application of $ 471 270 776..........................................................	2
4	Payments to States.......................................................................................	2
5	Money appropriated for a program................................................................	3
6	Attorney‑General’s Department....................................................................	3
7	Accounting errors etc. may be corrected after close of financial year...............	4
Part 2 — Special application of Act		5
8	Definitions..................................................................................................	5
9	Application of Part.......................................................................................	5
10	Act to have effect subject to modifications....................................................	5
11	Modification relating to the appropriation of certain amounts.........................	5
12	Modification relating to the debiting of the Consolidated Revenue Fund after the close of a financial year...............................................................................................	6
13	Modifications relating to payment of appropriated amounts into components of the Reserved Money Fund, etc.........................................................................................	7
Schedule 1 — Payments to States		8
Schedule 2 — Services for which money is appropriated		11

Appropriation Act (No. 4) 1996‑97

No. 36 1997

An Act to appropriate money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, additional to the money appropriated by the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1996‑97, for certain expenditure in respect of the year ending on 30 June 1997, and for related purposes

[Assented to 17 April 1997]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

PART 1—GENERAL

1Short title

This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act (No. 4) 1996‑97.

2Commencement

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

Part 1 General

Section 3

3Issue and application of $ 471 270 776

(1) 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 1997, the sum of $ 471 270 776.

(2) The Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated as necessary for the purposes of subsection (1).

4Payments to States

(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.

(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:

(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

(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 the amounts and at the times determined by the Treasurer.

(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 an individual for any purposes for which money is appropriated under Appropriation Acts:

Part 1 General

Section 4

(a) on the terms and conditions; and

(b) in the amounts and at the times;

that the Commonwealth determines.

5Money appropriated for a program

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

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

(b) any other purposes of the program.

6Attorney‑General’s Department

(1) Payments out of such money appropriated by this Act as is specified in subsection (2) must not exceed the balance of the legal costs incurred by, or on account of acting for, Dr Carmen Lawrence for or in relation to the Marks Royal Commission remaining after deduction from those costs of:

(a) any amounts paid or payable to or for Dr Carmen Lawrence by the Government of Western Australia for those costs; and

(b) any amounts paid to or for Dr Carmen Lawrence by the Commonwealth for legal costs in relation to the Marks Royal Commission from money appropriated for that purpose by the Appropriation Act (No. 4) 1995‑96.

(2) The money referred to in subsection (1) is the amount of $49,776 appropriated for the purpose specified in item 02 of Division 807 in Schedule 2, namely, Legal costs incurred by, or on account of acting for, Dr Carmen Lawrence for or in relation to the Marks Royal Commission.

(3) No money that has been, or is, appropriated (whether by this Act or any other Act) out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund on or after 1 July 1996 is to be taken to be available for either of the following purposes:

Part 1 General

Section 6

(a) meeting legal costs incurred by, or on account of acting for, Dr Carmen Lawrence for or in relation to the Marks Royal Commission;

(b) meeting the legal costs incurred by, or on account of acting for, Dr Carmen Lawrence for or in relation to proceedings in a court concerning that Royal Commission;

unless the money has been, or is, appropriated expressly for that purpose.

(4) In this Act, any reference to legal costs incurred by, or on account of acting for, Dr Carmen Lawrence for or in relation to the Marks Royal Commission does not include legal costs (however constituted) incurred by, or on account of acting for, Dr Carmen Lawrence for or in relation to proceedings in a court concerning that Royal Commission.

7 Accounting errors etc. may be corrected after close of financial year

Despite section 36 of the Audit Act 1901, the Minister may take action after 30 June 1997:

(a) to correct errors or mispostings in the official accounting records of the Commonwealth for the year ending on that day; or

(b) to balance the Consolidated Revenue Fund, the Trust Fund or the Loan Fund;

if the action does not result in an amount being debited from one of those Funds otherwise than for the purpose of being credited to another of those Funds.

Note: Section 36 of the Audit Act 1901 provides that (except in a particular case provided for in that section) every appropriation out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the service of a financial year lapses and ceases to have effect at the end of that year (the unspent balance of any appropriated amount lapsing) and that the accounts of the year are then closed.

Part 2 Special application of Act

Section 8

Part 2 — Special application of Act

8Definitions

In this Part:

Financial Management and Accountability Actmeans the Act to be cited as the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.

itemmeans an item, subdivision or Division in Schedule 2.

operative daymeans the day on which the Financial Management and Accountability Act commences.

9Application of Part

This Part applies if the Financial Management and Accountability Act commences before 1 July 1997.

10Act to have effect subject to modifications

This Act has effect on and after the operative day subject to the modifications set out in the following sections.

11Modification relating to the appropriation of certain amounts

After section 5 the following sections are inserted:

5A Certain amounts taken to be appropriated

If an item, subdivision or Division in Schedule 2 specifies, or is taken to specify, that payments (whether the word “payments” or “money” or any other word is used) of a certain description may be credited to the item, subdivision or Division:

(a) amounts equal to payments (whether real or notional) of mat description credited to the Consolidated Revenue Fund during the financial year ending on 30 June 1997 are taken to have been appropriated for the purpose or services referred to in mat item, subdivision or Division; and

(b) the Minister is authorised to issue and apply those amounts accordingly.

Part 2 Special application of Act

Section 11

5B Debiting of expenditure charged to Minister’s advance

Any expenditure:

(a) in excess of a specific appropriation; or

(b) not specifically provided for by appropriation;

may be charged to an item, subdivision or Division in Schedule 2 as the Minister directs but the total expenditure so charged in the year ending 30 June 1997, after deduction of amounts of repayments, must not at any time exceed the amount appropriated for that year under the head “Advance to the Minister for Finance”.

12 Modification relating to the debiting of the Consolidated Revenue Fund after the close of a financial year

Section 6 is repealed and the following section is substituted:

6 Consolidated Revenue Fund not to be debited after close of financial year

(1) An amount appropriated under section 3 may not be debited from the Consolidated Revenue Fund after 30 June 1997.

(2) Subsection (1) does not prevent the Minister from taking action after 30 June 1997:

(a) to correct errors or mispostings in the financial accounting records of the Commonwealth for the year ending on that day; or

(b) to balance the Funds (within the meaning of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997);

if the action does not result in an amount being debited from a Fund otherwise than for the purpose of being credited to another Fund.

Part 2 Special application of Act

Section 13

Modifications relating to payment of appropriated amounts into components of the Reserved Money Fund, etc.

(1) If:

(a) the description of the purpose of an appropriation set out in an item indicates that amounts appropriated under the item are to be paid into a particular account, being a Trust Account that was established under section 62A of the Audit Act 1901; and

(b) under a determination by the Minister (under the Financial Management and Accountability Act) establishing a component of the Reserved Money Fund, amounts of that kind that, immediately before the operative day, were to be placed to the credit of the Trust Account are allowed or required to be transferred from the Consolidated Revenue Fund to that component of the Reserved Money Fund;

the item is modified by omitting the reference to the Trust Account and substituting a reference to that component of the Reserved Money Fund.

(2) If:

(a) the description of the purpose of an appropriation set out in an item indicates that amounts apppropriated under the item are to be paid into a particular account, being a Trust Account that was established under section 62A of the Audit Act 1901; and

(b) under a determination by the Minister (under the Financial Management and Accountability Act) establishing a component of the Commercial Activities Fund, amounts of that kind that, immediately before the operative day, were to be placed to the credit of the Trust Account are allowed or required to be transferred from the Consolidated Revenue Fund to that component of the Commercial Activities Fund;

the item is modified by omitting the reference to the Trust Account and substituting a reference to that component of the Commercial Activities Fund.

Payments to States

Schedule 1

Schedule 1 — Payments to States

Note: See section 4

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5
Item No.	Division, &c.	Purpose	Minister determining conditions	Minister determining payments
1	Division 849	Payments to the States for the management of World Heritage Properties.	Minister for the Environment	Minister for the Environment
2	Subdivision 2 of Division 891	Blood Transfusion Service.	Minister for Health and Family Services	Minister for Health and Family Services
3	Subdivision 4 of Division 891	Commonwealth/State disability agreement —transition payments. Commonwealth/State disability agreement —transfer to States.
4	Subdivision 7 of Division 891	Supported Accommodation Assistance Program (for expenditure under the Supported Accommodation Assistance Act 1994). Supported Accommodation Assistance Program — National case management and data strategies.
5	Division 916	Enterprise Development Program. Payment to New South Wales for development of the Gosford International Garden Festival concept.	Minister for Industry, Science and Tourism	Minister for Industry, Science and Tourism

Payments to States

Schedule 1

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5
Item No.	Division, &c.	Purpose	Minister determining conditions	Minister determining payments
Subdivision 2 of Division 931	Rural adjustment under the States Grants (Rural Adjustment) Act 1988 and the Rural Adjustment Act 1992. Payments to State Rural Adjustment Scheme authorities for costs associated with issuing drought exceptional circumstances certificates. National Landcare Program — Payment to the States for the purpose of the Natural Resources Management (Financial Assistance) Act 1992.	Minister for Primary Industries and Energy	Minister for Primary Industries and Energy

Services for which money is appropriated

Schedule 2

Schedule 2 — Services for which money is appropriated

Note: See section 3

Abstract

Page Reference	Departments and Services	Total
$
17	Attorney‑General’s Department.............................................................................................	448 776
18	Department of Communications and the Arts......................................................................	3 360 000
19	Department of Veterans’ Affairs............................................................................................	415 000
20	Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs.............................	3 818 000
21	Department of the Environment, Sport and Territories.......................................................	4 522 000
—	Department of Finance.............................................................................................................	—
22	Department of Administrative Services.................................................................................	6 574 000
23	Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade............................................................................	6 054 000
24	Department of Health and Family Services..........................................................................	28 483 000
—	Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs.......................................................	—
—	Department of Industrial Relations........................................................................................	—
26	Department of Industry, Science and Tourism....................................................................	32 510 000
27	Department of Primary Industries and Energy.....................................................................	14 710 000
29	Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet...................................................................	220 000
30	Department of Social Security................................................................................................	5 774 000
31	Department of Transport and Regional Development........................................................	364 380 000
32	Department of the Treasury....................................................................................................	2 000
Total.........................................................................................................................................	471 270 776

Schedule 2

Schedule 2

DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES

Schedule 2

Schedule 2

Appropriation Act (No. 4) — 1996‑97, Heavy figures

Appropriation Act (No. 2) — 1996‑97, Light figures

Departments	Capital Works and Services	Payments to or for the States, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory	Other Services	Total
$	$	$	$
Attorney‑General’s Department........................	19 000	8 000	421 776	448 776
18 068 000	151 374 000	—	169 442 000
Department of Communications and the Arts.	260 000	—	3 100 000	3 360 000
48 678 000	—	39 390 000	88 068 000
Department of Veterans’ Affairs.......................	—	—	415 000	415 000
6 249 000	28 316 000	3 058 000	37 623 000
Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs..................................................	—	2 962 000	856 000	3 818 000
39 683 000	9 427 000	38 540 000	87 650 000
Department of the Environment, Sport and Territories...........................................................................	442 000	4 080 000	—	4 522 000
47 379 000	44 676 000	—	92 055 000
Department of Finance (a)..................................	—	—	—	—
1 817 000	47 812 000	—	49 629 000
Department of Administrative Services............	6 474 000	—	100 000	6 574 000
251 827 000	—	9 392 000	261 219 000
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.......	—	—	6 054 000	6 054 000
3 617 000	—	915 000	4 532 000
Department of Health and Family Services.....	—	27 283 000	1 200 000	28 483 000
27 364 000	1 455 626 000	34 333 000	1517 323 000
Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs...........................................................................	—	—	—	—
596 000	213 000	—	809 000
Department of Industrial Relations...................	—	—	—	—
—	—	—	—
Department of Industry, Science and Tourism	885 000	1 625 000	30 000 000	32 510 000
68 791 000	17 155 000	1 300 000	87 246 000
Department of Primary Industries and Energy	1 781 000	9 829 000	3 100 000	14 710 000
84 910 000	243 600 000	3 142 000	331 652 000
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet	—	200 000	20 000	220 000
267 000	10 000 000	—	10 267 000
(a) Does not include $175 000 000 appropriated in Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1996‑97 under Division 864 — Advance to the Minister for Finance.

Schedule 2

Appropriation Act (No. 4) — 1996‑97, Heavy figures

Appropriation Act (No. 2)— 1996‑97, 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 Social Security.........................	5 336 000	—	438 000	5 774 000
27 550 000	142 577 000	8 207 000	178 334 000
Department of Transport and...........................
Regional Development...................................	6 980 000	—	357 400 000	364 380 000
128 913 000	67 713 000	13 000 000	209 626 000
Department of the Treasury.............................	—	—	2 000	2000
48 720 000	174 180 000	8 154 000	231 054 000
Total...............................................................	22 177 000	45 987 000	403 106 776	471 270 776
804 429 000	2 392 669 000	159 431 000	3 356 529 000

Schedule 2

ATTORNEY‑GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT

Additional appropriation for 1996‑97	Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1996‑97	Expenditure for 1995‑96
$	$	$
Division 805.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.— Acquisitions, Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment
02. Construction of Departmental facilities............................	19 000	5 740 000	2 592 525
Division 806.— PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
03. Legal Aid — Grants to supplement voluntary and community legal aid schemes........................................................................	8 000	15 983 000	13 842 884
Division 807.— OTHER SERVICES
01. Ex gratia payment to the widow of Detective‑Sergeant Bowen..............................................................................................

372 000	—	—
02. Legal costs incurred by, or on account of acting for, Dr Carmen Lawrence for or in relation to the Marks Royal Commission..............................................................................................	49 776	—	319 927
Total: Division 807	421 776
Total: Attorney‑General’s Department..................	448 776

Schedule 2

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS

Additional appropriation for 1996‑97	Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1996‑97	Expenditure for 1995‑96
$	$	$
Division 810.— CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.— Acquisitions, Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment
04. Redevelopment of the National Film and Sound Archive Acton accommodation....................................................................	260 000	—	311 055
Division 812.— OTHER SERVICES
01. Heritage Properties restoration program.............................	2 100 000	2 000 000	—
06. Grant for the establishment of an Australian Football Hall of Fame and Museum..........................................................................	1 000 000	—	—
Total: Division 812	3 100 000
Total: Department of Communications and the Arts	3 360 000

Schedule 2

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS’ AFFAIRS

Additional appropriation for 1996‑97	Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1996‑97	Expenditure for 1995‑96
$	$	$
Division 822.— OTHER SERVICES
02. Compensation for detriment caused by defective administration	5 000	10 000	—
05. Australian War Memorial — Veterans’ Commemorative Activities.................................................................................................	410 000	—	—
Total: Division 822	415 000
Total: Department of Veterans’ Affairs...................	415 000

Schedule 2

DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, TRAINING AND YOUTH AFFAIRS

Additional appropriation for 1996‑97	Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1996‑97	Expenditure for 1995‑96
$	$	$
Division 831— PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
01.. Advanced English for Migrants Program......................	81 000	5 087 000	5 092 000
02. National Asian languages/studies strategy for Australian school...............................................................................................	2 881 000	4 340 000	2 077 997
Total: Division 831	2 962 000
Division 832.— OTHER SERVICES
05. Establishment and implementation of the Modem Australian Apprenticeship and Traineeship System	5000	25 745 000	—
06. Quality outcomes — national initiatives in civics and citizenship education, curriculum and teacher professional development and quality schooling to improve student learning outcomes	851 000	—	—
Total: Division 832	856 000
Total: Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs...........................................	3 818 000

Schedule 2

DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, SPORT AND TERRITORIES

Additional appropriation for 1996‑97	Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1996‑97	Expenditure for 1995‑96
$	$	$
Division 848.— CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
2.— Australian Nature Conservation Agency — For expenditure under the National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1975.............................................................................................	442 000	2 146 000	4 563 000
Division 849.— PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
3.— Payments to the States for the management of World Heritage Properties.........................................................................	4 080 000	9 100 000	11 053 375
Total: Department of the Environment, Sport and Territories	4 522 000

Schedule 2

DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

Additional appropriation for 1996‑97	Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1996‑97	Expenditure for 1995‑96
$	$	$
Division 865.— CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.— Acquisitions, Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment
02. Commonwealth offices — Major construction and refurbishment	5 674 000	39 359 000	76 840 557
07. Acquisition and development — Old Brisbane Airport terminal site...............................................................................................	800 000	5 450 000	527 375
Total: Division 865	6 474 000
Division 866 — OTHER SERVICES
04. Grant‑in‑aid for the Menzies Research Centre................	100 000	—	—
Total: Department of Administrative Services........	6 574 000

Schedule 2

DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE

Additional appropriation for 1996‑97	Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1996‑97	Expenditure for 1995‑96
$	$	$
Division 874.— OTHER SERVICES
02. Compensation for detriment caused by defective administration	54 000	10 000	1 000
Division 875.— AUSTRALIAN AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
01. Payments to multilateral development banks.................	6 000 000	—	—
Total: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade...............	6 054 000

Schedule 2

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES

Additional appropriation for 1996‑97	Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1996‑97	Expenditure for 1995‑96
$	$	$
Division 891.— PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
2.— Health Care Access
01. Blood Transfusion Service...................................................	5 576 000	50 187 000	45 653 722
4.— Assistance for People with Disabilities
01. Commonwealth/State disability agreement — transition payments	1 275 000	52 817 000	59 625 997
02. Commonwealth/State disability agreement — transfer to States	8 097 000	247 586 000	240 583 147
9 372 000
7.— Housing and Crisis Accommodation
01. Supported Accommodation Assistance Program (for expenditure under the Supported Accommodation Assistance Act 1994)	12 035 000	118 622 000	137 657 000
03. Supported Accommodation Assistance Program — National case management and data strategies.....................................	300 000	2 653 000	3 719 103
12 335 000
Total: Division 891	27 283 000

Schedule 2

Department of Health and Family Services — continued

Additional appropriation for 1996‑97	Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1996‑97	Expenditure for 1995‑96
$	$	$
Division 892.— OTHER SERVICES
10. Establishment of musculoskeletal medicine clinics.........	1 200 000	—	—
Total: Department of Health and Family Services..	28 483 000

Schedule 2

DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY, SCIENCE AND TOURISM

Additional appropriation for 1996‑97	Information with respect to previous appropriation an expenditure
	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1996‑97	Expenditure for 1995‑96
$	$	$
Division 915.— CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.— Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment
03. National Space Program — Capital outlays....................	85 000	891 000	1 124 000
Division 916.— PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
01. Enterprise Development Program.....................................	1 325 000	14 345 000	17 000 000
05. Payment to New South Wales for development of the Gosford International Garden Festival concept...........................	300 000	—	—
Total: Division 916	1 625 000
Division 917.— OTHER SERVICES
05. Grant to Australian Leather Holdings Limited................	5 000 000	—	—
06. Loan to Australian Leather Holdings Limited.................	25 000 000	—	—
Total: Division 917	30 000 000
Division 918.— AUSTRALIAN CUSTOMS SERVICE
1.— Capital Works and Services.............................................
01. Plant and equipment............................................................	800 000	5 601 000	978 12
Total: Department of Industry, Science and Tourism	32 510 000

Schedule 2

DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES AND ENERGY
Additional appropriation for 1996‑97	Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1996‑97	Expenditure for 1995‑96
$	$	$
Division 930.— CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
2.—Murray‑Darling Basin Commission — For expenditure under the Murray‑Darling Basin Act 1993 and for a natural resources management strategy
01. Contribution to salinity mitigation works and other constructions and investigations..............................................................	1 781 000	8 041 000	5 977 173
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 royalties...............................................................................................	200 000	1 700 000	1 373 295
2.— Infrastructure and Support
02. Rural adjustment under the States Grants (Rural Adjustment) Act 1988 and the Rural Adjustment Act 1992......................	6 939 000	123 861 000	114 474 063
07. Payments to State Rural Adjustment Scheme authorities for costs associated with issuing drought exceptional circumstances certificates...........................................................................	100 000	99 000	321 950
08. National Landcare Program — Payment to the States for the purpose of the Natural Resources Management (Financial Assistance) Act 1992.........................................................	2 590 000	58 352 000	79 555 001
9 629 000
Total: Division 931	9 829 000

Schedule 2

Department of Primary Industries and Energy — continued
Additional appropriation for 1996‑97	Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1996‑97	Expenditure for 1995‑96
$	$	$
Division 932.— OTHER SERVICES
01. Forest Industry structural adjustment package...............	3000 000	1 642 000	—
03. Grants to Coffs Harbour tropical fruit producers to assist the repair of access roads...................................................................	100 000	—	—
Total: Division 932	3 100 000
Total: Department of Primary Industries and Energy	14 710 000

Schedule 2

DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET

Additional appropriation for 1996‑97	Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1996‑97	Expenditure for 1995‑96
$	$	$
Division 938.— PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
02. Contribution to the Port Arthur Victims Appeal Fund administered by the Tasmanian Government.......................................	200 000	—	—
Division 939.— OTHER SERVICES
01. Contribution to the Gracetown Families Appeal Fund administered by the Augusta‑Margaret River Shire Council.............	20 000	—	—
Total: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.....	220 000

Schedule 2

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY

Additional appropriation for 1996‑97	Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1996‑97	Expenditure for 1995‑96
$	$	$
Division 948.— CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.— Acquisitions, Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment
01. Computer equipment...........................................................	5 336 000	27 550 000	28 262 580
Division 950.— OTHER SERVICES
05. Payment of Sales Tax for computer mainframe purchase 1997	405 000	—	—
06. Grant to the Braille and Talking Book Library of Victoria	33 000	—	—
Total: Division 950	438 000
Total: Department of Social Security......................	5 774 000

Schedule 2

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Additional appropriation for 1996‑97	Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1996‑97	Expenditure for 1995‑96
$	$	$
Division 970.— CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
2.— Equity, Advances and Loans
02. Australian National Railways Commission — Payment of interest bearing advances...............................................................	6 980 000	2 120 000	—
Division 972 — OTHER SERVICES
03. Australian National Railways Commmission — Restructuring Australian National Railways Commission..................	347 400 000	—	—
04. Regional assistance — Impact of Australian National Railways Commission restructuring.................................................	10 000 000	—	—
Total: Division 972	357 400 000
Total: Department of Transport and Regional Development	364 380 000

Schedule 2

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Additional appropriation for 1996‑97	Information with respect to previous appropriation an expenditure
	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1996‑97	Expenditure for 1995‑96
$	$	$
Division 978.— OTHER SERVICES
03. Loan Certificate held by the Toowoomba RSL Club...	2000	—	—
Total: Department of the Treasury.......................	2000

[Minister’s second reading speech made in—

House of Representatives on 5 February 1997

Senate on 6 March 1997]

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