Appropriation Act (No. 4) 1997-98 (Cth)

Appropriation Act (No. 4) 1997‑98

No. 6, 1998

An Act to appropriate money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, additional to the money appropriated by the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1997‑98,for certain expenditure in respect of the year ending on 30 June 1998, and for related purposes

Contents

Part 1 — General		1
1	Short title...............................................................................................	1
2	Commencement.....................................................................................	1
3	Issue and application of $ 509 973 000....................................................	2
4	Payments to or for the States and Territories............................................	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	Act to have effect subject to modifications...............................................	5
10	Modification relating to the appropriation of certain amounts....................	5
11	Modification relating to the debiting of the Consolidated Revenue Fund after the close of a financial year......................................................................................	6
12	Modifications relating to payment of appropriated amounts into components of the Reserved Money Fund, etc.....................................................................	7
Schedule 1 — Payments to or for the States and Territories		9
Schedule 2 — Services for which money is appropriated		11

Appropriation Act (No. 4) 1997‑98

No. 6, 1998

An Act to appropriate money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, additional to the money appropriated by the AppropriationAct (No. 2) 1997‑98,for certain expenditure in respect of the year ending on 30 June 1998, and for related purposes

[Assented to 27 March 1998]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

Part 1—GENERAL

1Short title

This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act (No. 4) 1997‑98.

2Commencement

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

Part 1 General

Section 3

3Issue and application of $ 509 973 000

(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 1998, the sum of $ 509 973 000.

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

4Payments to or for the States and Territories

(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.

State includes the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory.

(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 or for 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

1. (a)

   on the terms and conditions; and

2. (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:

1. (a)

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

2. (b)

   any other purposes of the program.

6Attorney‑General’s Department

If a body to be known as the Human Rights and Responsibilities Commission is established by legislation before 1 July 1998, the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1998 has effect, and is taken at all times to have had effect, as if the appropriation of an amount to the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission under item 01 of Division 806 in Schedule 2 to that Act were:

(a) an appropriation to the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (for the purposes set out in the item) of so much of that amount as is determined, in writing, by the Minister, being an amount that is not less than the expenditure incurred by the Commission on payments to the States before the establishment of that body; and

(b) an appropriation of the balance of that amount to that body for its purposes in respect of the period commencing on its establishment and ending on 30 June 1998.

Part 1 General

Section 7

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 1998:

1. (a)

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

2. (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:

item means an item, subdivision or Division in Schedule 2.

operativeday means the day on which the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 commences.

9Act to have effect subject to modifications

(1) If the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 is in force when this Act commences, this Act has effect subject to the modifications set out in the following sections.

(2) If the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 commences after the commencment of this Act but before 1 July 1998, this Act has effect on and after the operative day subject to the modifications set out in the following sections.

10Modification 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 that description credited to the Consolidated Revenue Fund during the financial year ending on 30 June 1998 are taken to have been appropriated for the purpose or services referred to in that item, subdivision or Division; and

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

Part 2 Special application of Act

Section 10

5B Debiting of expenditure charged to Minister’s advance

Any expenditure:

1. (a)

   in excess of a specific appropriation; or

2. (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 1998, 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”.

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

Section 7 is repealed and the following section is substituted:

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

1. (1)

   An amount appropriated under section 3 may not be debited from the Consolidated Revenue Fund after 30 June 1998.

2. (2)

   Subsection (1) does not prevent the Minister from taking action after 30 June 1998:

   1. (a)

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

   2. (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 12

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

(1) If:

1. (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

2. (b)

   under a determination by the Minister (under subsection 20(2) of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997) 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:

1. (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

2. (b)

   under a determination by the Minister (under subsection 21(2) of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997) 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 or for the States and Territories

Schedule 1

Schedule 1 — Payments to or for the States and Territories

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	Subdivision 3 of Division 849	Payments to the States for the management of World Heritage Properties.	Minister for the Environment	Minister for the Environment
2	Subdivision 8 of Division 849	Tasmanian Regional Forest Agreement for payment to the Tasmanian State Government.	Minister for the Environment	Minister for the Environment
3	Subdivision 2 of Division 891	Grants for provision of health services (including payments made under the Health Insurance Act 1973). Medicare Agreements — Other health services.	Minister for Health and Family Services	Minister for Health and Family Services
4	Subdivision 4 of Division 891	Commonwealth/State Disability Agreement.	Minister for Family Services	Minister for Family Services
5	Subdivision 5 of Division 891	Other services for families with children.	Minister for Family Services	Minister for Family Services
6	Subdivision 7 of Division 891	Supported accommodation assistance program (for expenditure under the Supported Accommodation Assistance Act 1994). Referral services for women escaping domestic violence in rural and remote areas. Domestic violence — Support for families.	Minister for Family Services	Minister for Family Services

Payments to or for the States and Territories

Schedule 1

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5
Item No.	Division, &c.	Purpose	Minister determining conditions	Minister determining payments
7	Division 916	Tasmanian Regional Forest Agreement — Funding for tourism infrastructure. Assistance to the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games.	Minister for Industry, Science and Tourism	Minister for Industry, Science and Tourism
8	Subdivision 2 of Division 931	Rural adjustment under the States Grants (Rural Adjustment) Act 1988 and the Rural Adjustment Act 1992. Tasmanian Regional Forest Agreement — Payment to the Tasmanian State Government.	Minister for Primary Industries and Energy	Minister for Primary Industries and Energy
9	Division 949	Compensation for extension of fringe benefits to pensioners and older long‑term allowees and beneficiaries.	Minister for Social Security	Minister for Social Security
10	Division 971	Newcastle assistance package.	Minister for Transport and Regional Development	Minister for Transport and Regional Development

Services for which money is appropriated

Schedule 2

Schedule 2 — services tor which money is appropriated

Note: See section 3

Abstract

Page Reference	Departments	Total
$
17	Attorney‑General’s Department......................................................................	40 618 000
19	Department of Communications and the Arts...............................................	2 295 000
20	Department of Veterans’ Affairs.....................................................................	1 200 000
21	Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs......	4 456 000
22	Department of the Environment......................................................................	5 830 000
23	Department of Finance and Administration..................................................	27 220 000
24	Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.....................................................	207 000
25	Department of Health and Family Services...................................................	55 619 000
—	Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs................................	—
27	Department of Industry, Science and Tourism.............................................	37 550 000
28	Department of Primary Industries and Energy..............................................	128 085 000
—	Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet............................................	—
30	Department of Social Security.........................................................................	58 135 000
31	Department of Transport and Regional Development.................................	49 832 000
33	Department of the Treasury.............................................................................	96 650 000
34	Department of Workplace Relations and Small Business...........................	2 276 000
Total..............................................................................................................	509 973 000

Schedule 2

Schedule 2

DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES

Schedule 2

Schedule 2

Appropriation Act (No. 4) — 1997‑98, Heavy figures

Appropriation Act (No. 2) — 1997‑98, 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.......................	4 806 000	34 800 000	1 012 000	40 618 000
5 883 000	69 893 000	67 703 000	143 479 000
Department of Communications and the Arts	2 295 000	—	—	2 295 000
42 019 000	750 000	87 806 000	130 575 000
Department of Veterans’ Affairs.......................	—	—	1 200 000	1 200 000
6 549 000	12 736 000	69 000	19 354 000
Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs....................................................	4 456 000	—	—	4 456 000
96 145 000	10 351 000	36 900 000	143 396 000
Department of the Environment.......................	230 000	5 600 000	—	5 830 000
15 617 000	16 768 000	187 190 000	219 575 000
Department of Finance and Administration (*).............................................................................	16 008 000	—	11 212 000	27 220 000
111 572 000	35 000 000	411 386 000	557 958 000
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.......	207 000	—	—	207 000
3 950 000	—	2 500 000	6 450 000
Department of Health and Family Services.....	—	27 157 000	28 462 000	55 619 000
31 484 000	1 403 132 000	105 139 000	1 539 755 000
Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs.............................................................................	—	—	—	—
2 537 000	121 000	—	2 658 000
Department of Industry, Science and Tourism	5 550 000	31 000 000	1 000 000	37 550 000
81 711 000	25 574 000	—	107 285 000
Department of Primary Industries and Energy	8 170 000	80 437 000	39 478 000	128 085 000
58 066 000	151 760 000	44 788 000	254 614 000
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.............................................................................	—	—	—	—
389 000	1 500 000	1 001 000 000	1 002 889 000
Department of Social Security...........................	29 475 000	28 660 000	—	58 135 000
19 487 000	1 093 630 000	2 341 000	1 115 458 000

(*) Does not include $175 000 000 appropriated in Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1997‑98 under Division 864 — Advance to the Minister for Finance.

Schedule 2

Appropriation Act (No. 4) — 1997‑98, Heavy figures

Appropriation Act (No. 2)— 1997‑98, 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 Transport and Regional Development	2 696 000	22 000 000	25 136 000	49 832 000
151 609 000	59 474 000	—	211 083 000
Department of the Treasury.................................	—	96 100 000	550 000	96 650 000
55 122 000	168 876 000	2 500 000	226 498 000
Department of Workplace Relations and Small Business...............................................................................	—	304 000	1972 000	2 276 000
—	10 950 000	—	10 950 000
Total..............................................................	73 893 000	326 058 000	110 022 000	509 973 000
682 140 000	3 060 515 000	1 949 322 000	5 691 977 000

Schedule 2

ATTORNEY‑GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
Additional appropriation for 1997‑98	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1997‑98	Expenditure for 1996‑97
$	$	S
Division 805.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.— Acquisitions, Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment
01. Departmental plant and equipment..................................	14 000	871 000	1 237 244
2.— Australian Federal Police
2 000	2 512 000	2 539 412
3.— Advances and Loans
01. Business loan (for payment to the Australian Protective Service Trust Account)....................................................................	1 290 000	—	—
02. Overdraft facility (for payment to the Australian Protective Service Trust Account) (money received as repayments of the overdraft facility may be credited to this item)..............................	3 500 000	—	—
4 790 000
Total: Division 805	4 806 000
Division 806.— PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
02. Payments for the provision of legal aid...........................	34 792 000	52 819 000	128 303 406
03. Legal Aid — Grants to supplement voluntary and community legal aid schemes.........................................................................	8 000	16 162 000	15 116 300
Total: Division 806	34 800 000

Schedule 2

ATTORNEY‑GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure

Additional appropriation for 1997‑98	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1997‑98	Expenditure for 1996‑97
$	$	$
Division 807 — OTHER SERVICES
02. Business rationalisation and redundancy costs (for payment to the Australian Protective Service Trust Account)................	1 012 000	10 203 000	—
Total: Attorney‑General’s Department....................................	40 618 000

Schedule 2

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
Additional appropriation for 1997‑98	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1997‑98	Expenditure for 1996‑97
$	$	$
Division 810.— CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.— Acquisitions, Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment
01. Refurbishment and fitout of the Old Parliament House.	2 295 000	4 044 000	1 234 104
Total: Department of Communications and the Arts...........	2 295 000

Schedule 2

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS’ AFFAIRS

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
Additional appropriation for 1997‑98	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1997‑98	Expenditure for 1996‑97
$	$	$
Division 822.— OTHER SERVICES
02. Grant to Victoria Park Council for the purchase of surplus land at East Victoria Park, Perth......................................................	1 200 000	—	—
Total: Department of Veterans’ Affairs....................................	1 200 000

Schedule 2

DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, TRAINING AND YOUTH AFFAIRS

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
Additional appropriation for 1997‑98	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1997‑98	Expenditure for 1996‑97
$	$	$
Division 830.— CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.— Plant and Equipment
01. Computer equipment.............................................................	4 456 000	12 745 000	6 695 441
Total: Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs.................................................................................	4 456 000

Schedule 2

DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
Additional appropriation for 1997‑98	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1997‑98	Expenditure for 1996‑97
$	$	$
Division 848.— CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.— Acquisitions, Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment
01. Antarctic program...................................................................	230 000	735 000	1 099 966
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...........................................................................	200 000	9 842 000	12 980 000
8.— Tasmanian Regional Forest Agreement for payment to Tasmanian State Government......................................	5 400 000	—	—
Total: Division 849	5 600 000
Total: Department of the Environment.....................................	5 830 000

Schedule 2

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
‑	Additional appropriation for 1997‑98	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1997‑98	Expenditure for 1996‑97
$	$	$
Division 860.— CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.— Acquisitions, Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment
04. Commonwealth offices — Major construction and refurbishment	15 463 000	16 042 000	29 537 430
05. Dredging of Kedron Brook Floodway, Brisbane, Queensland	545 000	3 151 000	5 154 692
Total: Division 860	16 008 000
Division 867.— AUSTRALIAN ELECTORAL COMMISSION
1.— Other Services
01. Conduct of election of delegates to the Constitutional Convention..................................................................................................	11 212 000	24 380 000	788 217
Total: Department of Finance and Administration................	27 220 000

Schedule 2

DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
Additional appropriation for 1997‑98	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1997‑98	Expenditure for 1996‑97
$	$	$
Division 873.— CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.— Acquisitions, Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment
01. Computer equipment.............................................................	207 000	3 950 000	1 209 869
Total: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade..................	207 000

Schedule 2

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
Additional appropriation for 1997‑98	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1997‑98	Expenditure for 1996‑97
$	$	$
Division 891.— PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
2.— Health Care Access
02. Grants for provision of health services (including payments made under the Health Insurance Act 1973)	3 679 000	66 662 000	73 877 362
04. Medicare Agreements — Other health services................	19 129 000	92 216 000	104 820 587
22 808 000
4.— Assistance for People with Disabilities
01. Commonwealth/State Disability Agreement......................	783 000	316 084 000	306 574 897
5.— Services for Families with Children (including expenditure under the Child Care Act 1972)
02. Other services for families with children............................	1 659 000	22 886 000	30 725 304
7.— Housing and Crisis Accommodation
01. Supported accommodation assistance program (for expenditure under the Supported Accommodation Assistance Act 1994)	1 417 000	124 825 000	127 581 000
02. Referral services for women escaping domestic violence in rural and remote areas...........................................................................	250 000	138 000	656 000
04. Domestic violence ‑ Support for families...........................	240 000	—	—
1 907 000
Total: Division 891	27 157 000

Schedule 2

Department of Health and Family Services — continued

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
Additional appropriation for 1997‑98	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1997‑98	Expenditure for 1996‑97
$	$	$
Division 892.— OTHER SERVICES
02. Hearing services — Payment for community service obligations	3 462 000	19 538 000	21 279 000
07. Hearing services — Payments under interim arrangements	25 000 000	—	—
Total: Division 892	28 462 000
Total: Department of Health and Family Services	55 619 000

Schedule 2

DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY, SCIENCE AND TOURISM

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
Additional appropriation for 1997‑98	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1997‑98	Expenditure for 1996‑97
$	$	$
Division 915.— CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.— Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment
02. Major national research facilities program........................	5 096 000	16 344 000	16 965 000
Division 916— PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
05. Tasmanian Regional Forest Agreement — Funding for tourism infrastructure..........................................................................	1 000 000	—	—
06. Assistance to the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games......................................................................................	30 000 000	—	—
Total: Division 916	31 000 000
Division 917.— AUSTRALIAN CUSTOMS SERVICE
1.— Capital Works and Services
02. Buildings and works...............................................................	454 000	—	759 437
Division 918.— OTHER SERVICES
01. Closure of Newcastle Steelworks ‑ Funding for tourism activities in the Hunter region...................................................................	1 000 000	—	—
Total: Department of Industry, Science and Tourism...........	37 550 000

Schedule 2

DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES AND ENERGY

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
Additional appropriation for 1997‑98	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1997‑98	Expenditure for 1996‑97
$	$	$
Division 930.— CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.— Acquisitions, Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment
01. Australian Geological Survey Organisation — Plant and equipment..................................................................................................	446 000	2 160 000	895 228
03. Screw Worm Fly facility.......................................................	275 000	275 000	2 592 089
04. Sydney‑Moomba Pipeline easement — Payments for easement rectification............................................................................	49 000	—	—
770 000
3.— Advances and Loans
03. Producer Service Delivery Company — Establishment costs and working capital advance.....................................................	3 500 000	—	—
04. Loan facility (for payment to the Meat Inspection Service Trust Account).................................................................................	2 900 000	—	—
05. Working capital advance (for payment to the Meat Inspection Service Trust Account)........................................................	1 000 000	—	—
7 400 000
Total: Division 930	8 170 000
Division 931.— PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
2.— Infrastructure and Support
02. Rural adjustment under the States Grants (Rural Adjustment) Act 1988 and the Rural Adjustment Act 1992.........................	58 159 000	39 901 000	105 623 738

Schedule 2

Department of Primary Industries and Energy — continued

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
Additional appropriation for 1997‑98	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1997‑98	Expenditure for 1996‑97
$	$	$
05. Payments to State rural adjustment scheme authorities for costs associated with issuing drought exceptional circumstances certificates..........................................................................	268 000	69 000	199 000
09. Tasmanian Regional Forest Agreement — Payment to the Tasmanian State Government.......................................	22 010 000	—	—
Total: Division 931	80 437 000
Division 932.— OTHER SERVICES
02. Contribution to the Victorian Farmers Federation Disaster Relief Fund....................................................................................	50 000	—	—
03. Farm Family Restart Scheme — Re‑establishment, counselling and program delivery........................................................	16 638 000	—	—
04. Farm Family Restart Scheme — Income support........	4 080 000	—	—
05. Snowy Mountains Hydro‑electric Authority — Commonwealth share of the shortfall in the recovery of the net cost of production of electricity...................................................	12 000 000	—	—
06. South‑East Fisheries adjustment program....................	6 710 000	—	—
Total: Division 932	39 478 000
Total: Department of Primary Industries and Energy.....	128 085 000

Schedule 2

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
Additional appropriation for 1997‑98	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1997‑98	Expenditure for 1996‑97
$	$	$
Division 948.— CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.— Acquisitions, Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment
01. Departmental computer equipment.....................................	29 475 000	18 987 000	23 411 314
Division 949— PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
01. Compensation for extension of fringe benefits to pensioners and older long‑term allowees and beneficiaries......................	28 660 000	116 452 000	140 156 997
Total: Department of Social Security.........................................	58 135 000

Schedule 2

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
Additional appropriation for 1997‑98	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1997‑98	Expenditure for 1996‑97
$	$	$
Division 970.— CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.— Acquisitions, Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment
04. Territories program...............................................................	2 696 000	12 190 000	14 847 914
Division 971— PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
07. Payment to Tasmanian Government for track upgrading	2 000 000	—	—
08. Newcastle assistance package............................................	10 000 000	—	—
09. Regional assistance — Impact of Australian National Railways Commission Restructuring.................................................	10 000 000	—	—
Total: Division 971	22 000 000
Division 972.— OTHER SERVICES
01. Concessional fares................................................................	1 737 000	—	—
02. Reimbursement to airport lessee companies of costs associated with the collection of parking fines..................................	600 000	—	—
03. National Aviation Consumer Organisation — Contribution	10 000	—	—
04. Commonwealth contribution for the standardisation of the Pinnaroo line.........................................................................	5 550 000	—	—
06. Payments to the National Rail Corporation under clause 5(4)(b) of the National Rail Shareholder’s Agreement....................	16 069 000	—	—

Schedule 2

Department of Transport and Regional Development — continued

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
Additional appropriation for 1997‑98	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1997‑98	Expenditure for 1996‑97
$	$	$
07. Supermarket to Asia: Export Gateways — Establishment of sea and air freight councils..............................................................	1 170 000	—	—
Total: Division 972	25 136 000
Total: Department of Transport and Regional Development	49 832 000

Schedule 2

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
Additional appropriation for 1997‑98	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1997‑98	Expenditure for 1996‑97
$	$	$
Division 977.— PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
03. Payments to State Governments in lieu of stamp duty on Airport Sales.......................................................................................	96 100 000	—	—
Division 978.— OTHER SERVICES
02. Ex gratia payment to approved charitable organisations or trust funds in memory of the Princess of Wales......................	550 000	—	—
Total: Department of the Treasury...........................................	96 650 000

Schedule 2

DEPARTMENT OF WORKPLACE RELATIONS AND SMALL BUSINESS

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure
Additional appropriation for 1997‑98	Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1997‑98	Expenditure for 1996‑97
$	$	$
Division 910 — PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
01. Tasmania — Compensation payment in respect of the Bass Strait passenger service...................................................................	2000	50 000	366 000
02. Bass Strait Passenger Vehicle Equalisation Scheme........	302 000	10 900 000	8 402 615
Total: Division 910	304 000
Division 911 — OTHER SERVICES
01. Bass Strait Passenger Vehicle Equalisation Scheme — Payments to private operators..................................................................	2 000	—	880
Division 912.— AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL REGISTRY
1.— Other Services
01. Ex Gratia payment to Australian Industrial Relations commissioners in respect of their retirement	1 970 000	—	177 114
Total: Department of Workplace Relations and Small Business	2 276 000

[Minister’s second reading speech made in—

House of Representatives on 29 October 1997

Senate on 2 March 1998]

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