General Loan Account Appropriation Act 1979 (NSW)

G E N E R A L L O A N A C C O U N T A P P R O P R I A T I O N

A C T , 1979 , N o . 135

ANNO VICESIMO OCTAVO

ELIZABETHE II REGINE

Act N o . 135 , 1979 .

An Act to provide for the appropriation of a certain sum out of the General Loan Account and for the application of that sum for certain public works and services. [Assented to, 23rd November, 1979.]

B E it enac ted by the Queen ' s M o s t Exce l len t Majesty, b y a n d with the advice and consent of the Legislative Counci l and Legislative Assembly of N e w South Wales in Pa r l i amen t assembled, and by the au thor i ty of the same , as follows : —

1 . Th i s A c t m a y b e cited as the "Gene ra l L o a n A c c o u n t

A p p r o p r i a t i o n A c t , 1 9 7 9 " .

2 . T h e sum of $ 5 4 9 , 9 0 4 , 0 0 0 . 0 0 is hereby appropr i a t ed from

the G e n e r a l L o a n A c c o u n t for the publ ic works and services

set out he r eunde r and shall , as requi red , b e appl ied as follows	: —
MINISTER FOR HEALTH—

Health Commission of New South Wales—

1. Public, State and Psychiatric Hospitals and Other Health Services—Acquisition of Sites, New Buildings, Improve­ ments, Additions (including Equipment and Furnishings), Associated Facilities, Capital Grants and Staff Accommo­ dation—including amounts to be carried to the Hospital

Fund and Ambulance Services Fund—further sum . . 16,000,000.00

TREASURER—

Treasury Head Office—

2. Miscellaneous Works and Services—further sum . . . . 2,800,000.00

Public Servant Housing Authority of New South Wales—

3. Residences, Buildings and Additions (construction or
acquisition), including Equipment and Furnishings and

the purchase of Sites—including amounts to be carried

to Special Deposits Account—further sum . . . . 200,000.00

$

Brought over 19,000.000.00

TREASURER—continued.

Rural Bank of New South Wales—Government Agency Depart­

ment—

4. Advances under the Farm Water Supplies Act, 1946—

further sum 3,000,000.00

5. Advances for Soil Conservation Projects—further sum . . 3,000,000.00

6. Rural Industries Agency—further sum . . . . . . 1,500,000.00

7. Advances to Settlers' Agency—further sum . . . . . . 1,500,000.00

MINISTER FOR DECENTRALISATION—

Department of Decentralisation—

8. Amount to be carried to the Country Industries Assistance

Fund in Special Deposits Account—further sum . . 1,000,000.00

MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT—

Public Transport Commission of New South Wales—

RAIL SERVICES—

9. Rolling Stock and to meet additional Traffic requirements,
including Equipment of New Lines; Additions to
purposes and towards Equipment of Refreshment Railway Lines, Stations and Buildings and for other Rooms—further sum 107,000,000.00

10. Gosford to Newcastle—Electrification—Planning, Design

and Construction—further sum 10,000,000.00

11. Parkes to Broken Hill Railway—Improvements—further

sum 1,500,000.00

12. Duplication of Railway Lines—further sum . . . . 10,000,000.00

13. Sutherland to Waterfall—Electrification—Planning, Design

and Construction—further sum 2,000,000.00

$

Brought over 159,500,000.00

MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT—continued.

Public Transport Commission of New South Wales—continued.

RAIL SERVICES—continued.

14. Whittingham to Mount Thorley Railway—further sum . . 284,000.00

15. Douglas Park to Port Kembla Rail Link—Planning and

Design 800,000.00

16. Port Kembla Coal Loading (Rail) Facilities—Planning,

Design and Construction 8,000,000.00

17. Balmain Coal Loading (Rail) Facilities—Planning, Design

and Construction 1,200,000.00

18. Homebush Bay—Rail Link to Sydney Sports Stadium—

Planning, Design and Construction 2,000,000.00

FERRY SERVICES—

19. Amount to be carried to the Public Transport Commission, Ferry Services Account in Special Deposits Account— further sum 3,000,000.00

MINISTER FOR L A N D S —

Department of Lands—

20. Construction of roads, acquisition of land and otherwise improving land for settlement and other purposes— further sum 3,000,000.00

MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND MINISTER FOR PORTS—

Department of Public Works—

Harbours and Rivers—

21. Newcastle—Hunter River Improvements and Associated

Works, etc.—further sum 200,000.00

22. Harbours and Rivers Generally—Miscellaneous—further

sum 4,000,000.00

23. River and Foreshore Improvements, including Grants to

Councils, etc., for such works—further sum . . . . 3,600,000.00

24. Coffs Harbour Boat Harbour—further sum . . . . 100,000.00

25. Port of Eden Improvements—further sum . . . . . . 80,000.00

s

Brought over 185,764,000.00

MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND MINISTER FOR PORTS—continued.

Department of Public Works—continued.

Harbours and Rivers—continued.

26. Ulladulla Harbour Improvements—further sum . . . . 70,000.00

27. Beach Protection and Improvement Works Programme,

including contributions to Special Deposits Account for

such purposes—further sum ..) . . . . . . 1,000,000.00

28. Chipping Norton Lake Authority—Amount to be carried to Working Account in Special Deposits Account— further Vim	500,000.00
Public Buildings—
29. Public Buildings Generally—Construction, Reconstruction, Additions (including Equipment and Furnishings), Im­ provements and Acquisition of Buildings and Sites, including contribution to Special Deposits Account for

such purposes—further sum . . . . . . . . 17,500,000.00

30. Child Welfare Buildings—Construction, Reconstruction, Additions (including Equipment and Furnishings), Im­ provements, Staff Accommodation and Acquisition of Buildings and Sites—further sum	4,000,000.00
31. Courts—Construction, Reconstruction, Additions (including

Equipment and Furnishings), Improvements and Acquisi­
tion of Buildings and Sites—further sum	4,000,000.00

32. Prisons—Construction. Reconstruction, Additions (includ­ ing Equipment and Furnishings), Improvements, Staff Accommodation and Acquisition of Buildings and Sites —further sum	18,000,000.00
33. Police Buildings (including courthouse accommodation where associated with Police Buildings)—Construction, Reconstruction, Additions (including Equipment and Furnishings), Improvements and Acquisition of Buildings and Sites—further sum	16,500,000.00
s

Brought over 247,334.000.00

MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND MINISTER FOR PORTS—continued.

Department of Public Works—continued.

Miscellaneous—

34. Provision of New Floating Dock at Newcastle—further sum 3,700,000.00

Water Supplies and Sewerage—

35. Subsidies for Council Water Supply and Sewerage Schemes—

further sum 32,000,000.00

36. Government Water Supply Undertakings—further sum . . 2,000,000.00

MINISTER FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND MINISTER FOR R O A D S —

Department of Local Government—

37. Contribution towards the cost of improvement of facilities for protection of road traffic at railway level crossings and the elimination of railway level crossings—further sum 500,000.00

Department of Main Roads—

38. Advance to the Country Main Roads Fund—further s u m . .	8,000,000.00
39. Advance to the County of Cumberland Main Roads Fund—
further sum	4,000,000.00

MINISTER FOR EDUCATION—

Department of Education—

40. School Buildings, Teachers' Residences and other Buildings,
including grants for Buildings, Additions to Existing

Buildings, School and Residence Sites, purchase and

erection of Plant and Equipment—further sum . . . . 140,000,000.00

s

Brought over 437,534,000.00

MINISTER FOR EDUCATION—continued.

Teacher Housing Authority of New South Wales—

41. Residences, Buildings and Additions (construction or
acquisition), including Equipment and Furnishings and

the purchase of Sites—including amounts to be carried

to Special Deposits Account—further sum . . . . 1,500,000.00

Department of Technical and Further Education—

42. Technical Colleges—Buildings, Plant, Equipment, Additions,

Sewerage, Sites, etc.—further sum 41,000,000.00

MINISTER FOR SPORT AND RECREATION AND MINISTER FOR TOURISM—

Department of Sport and Recreation—

43. Buildings and Additions (construction or acquisition), including Equipment and Furnishings and the purchase of Sites—further sum 1,500,000.00

Department of Tourism—

44. N.S.W. Government Travel Centre and Tourist Resorts— Additions and Improvements, including the Acquisition of Plant—further sum 400,000.00

MINISTER FOR MINERAL RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT—

Department of Mineral Resources and Development—

45. Acquisition of Sites and Provision of New Buildings,

Improvements, Additions, Equipment, Furnishings, etc.

—further sum 1,200,000.00

MINISTER FOR E N E R G Y —

Energy Authority—

46. Subsidies payable under the Electricity Development Act, 1945, to Electricity Supply Authorities in respect of Rural Electrification—further sum	420,000.00
$

Brought over 483,554,000.00

MINISTER FOR CONSERVATION AND MINISTER FOR WATER RESOURCES—

Soil Conservation Service—

47. Catchment Areas (Erosion Control Measures and Protection of Foreshores at Dams and Proposed Dams), Research Centres and Areas (Purchase of Land, Erection of Buildings, Fencing, Improvements and other works), Purchase of Major Plant, Hunter River Valley Stabiliza­ tion Works, Soil Conservation Works Generally—further sum 4,300,000.00

Forestry Commission—

48. Reafforestation—Indigenous Forests, Plantations (Exotic

Pine and Hoop Pine)—including Advances for Farm

Woodlots—further sum . . • 12,000,000.00

Water Resources Commission—

49. Construction of Tombullen Storage on Murrumbidgee

River—further sum 700,000.00

50. Construction of Dam on Glennies Creek—further sum . . 7,000,000.00

51. Reconstruction of Yanco Weir on the Murrumbidgee River

—Preliminary Expenses and provision for construction

expenditures as authorised by Parliament—further sum. . 52. Construction of Windamere Dam on Cudgegong River— 900,000.00

further sum 300,000.00

53. Construction of Chaffey Dam on Peel River—further sum 700,000.00

54. Construction of Murray Valley Salinity Control Works . . 4,500,000.00

55. Construction of Hay Weir on the Murrumbidgee River 1,400,000.00

56. Other general works and services . . . . . . . . 26,400,000.00

MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE—

Department of Agriculture—

57. For Promotion of Agriculture—Agricultural Colleges,

Research Stations, etc., including purchase of Land,

Buildings, etc.—further sum 2,100,000.00

s

Brought over 543,854,000.00

MINISTER FOR PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT—

New South Wales Planning and Environment Commission—

58. Subsidy towards Cost of the County of Cumberland

Planning Scheme—further sum 1,400,000.00

59. Acquisition of Coastal Land—further sum . . . . . . 500,000.00

State Pollution Control Commission—

60. Purchase and installation of Plant and Equipment—further

sum 900,000.00

National Parks and Wildlife Service—

61. Contribution to National Parks and Wildlife Fund— Acquisition of land and advances for development of National Parks, State Parks and Historic Sites—further sum 3,250,000.00

TOTAL—Public Works and Services . . . . $ 549,904,000.00