Supply Act 1978 (NSW)

SUPPLY A C T , 1978 , N o . 7 6

A N N O V I C E S I M O S E P T I M O

ELIZABETHE II REGINE

Act N o . 7 6 , 1 9 7 8 .

An Act to apply certain sums out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, the Government Railways Fund, the Government Railways Renewals Fund, the Road Transport and Traffic Fund, the Metropolitan Transport Trust General Fund, the Newcastle and District Transport Trust General Fund, the Maritime Services Board Fund and the Maritime Services Board Renewals Fund, towards the services of the Year 1978-1979. [Assented to, 28th August, 1978.1

BE it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows :—

1 .      This Act may be cited as the "Supply Act, 1978".

Out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund of New South Wales there is hereby appropriated and may be issued and applied, the sum of $485,383,000 to be expended at the rates which have been sanctioned for the financial year ended 30th June, 1978, to defray the expenses of the various Departments and Services of the State during the months of October and November of the financial year ending 30th June, 1979, subject to the rate of any reduction that may hereafter be made in the expenditure of the year 1978-1979.

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Out of the Government Railways Fund there is hereby appropriated and may be issued and applied, the sum of $109,529,000 to be expended at the rates which have been sanctioned for the financial year ended 30th June, 1978, to defray the salaries, maintenance and working expenses and other expenses of the Public Transport Commission of New South Wales—Rail Services during the months of October and November of the financial year ending 30th June, 1979, subject to the rate of any reduction that may hereafter be made in the expenditure of the year 1978-1979.

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Out of the Government Railways Renewals Fund there is hereby appropriated and may be issued and applied, the sum of $3,333,000 to be expended at the rates which have been sanctioned for the financial year ended 30th June, 1978, for renewals, reconstructions and conversions of railway lines, buildings, equipment, plant or other wasting assets of the Public Transport Commission of New South Wales—Rail Services during the months of October and November of the financial year ending 30th June, 1979, subject to the rate of any reduction that may hereafter be made in the expenditure of the year 1978-1979.

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Out of the Road Transport and Traffic Fund there is hereby appropriated and may be issued and applied, the sum of $10,619,000 to be expended at the rates which have been sanctioned for the financial year ended 30th June, 1978, to defray the salaries, maintenance and working expenses and other expenses of the Department of Motor Transport during the months of October and November of the financial year ending 30th June, 1979, subject to the rate of any reduction that may hereafter be made in the expenditure of the year 1978-1979.

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6. Out of the Metropolitan Transport Trust General Fund there is hereby appropriated and may be issued and applied, the sum of $16,235,000 to be expended at the rates which have been sanctioned for the financial year ended 30th June, 1978, to defray the salaries, maintenance and working expenses and other expenses of the Public Transport Commission of New South Wales—Bus Services during the months of October and November of the financial year ending 30th June, 1979, subject to the rate of any reduction that may hereafter be made in the expenditure of the year 1978-1979.

Out of the Newcastle and District Transport Trust General Fund there is hereby appropriated and may be issued and applied, the sum of $1,697,000 to be expended at the rates which have been sanctioned for the financial year ended 30th June, 1978, to defray the salaries, maintenance and working expenses and other expenses of the Public Transport Commission of New South Wales —Bus Services during the months of October and November of the	financial year ending 30th June, 1979, subject to the rate of any	reduction that may hereafter be made in the expenditure of the
year 1978-1979.

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Out of the Maritime Services Board Fund there is hereby appropriated and may be issued and applied, the sum of $10,425,000 to be expended at the rates which have been sanctioned for the financial year ended 30th June, 1978, to defray the salaries, maintenance and working expenses and other expenses

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of the Maritime Services Board of New South Wales during the months of October and November of the financial year ending 30th June, 1979, subject to the rate of any reduction that may hereafter be made in the expenditure of the year 1978-1979.

Out of the Maritime Services Board Renewals Fund there is hereby appropriated and may be issued and applied, the sum of $2,962,000 to be expended at the rates which have been sanctioned for the financial year ended 30th June, 1978, for renewals and reconstruction of wharves, buildings, equipment, plant or other assets of the Maritime Services Board of New South Wales and the development of port facilities in Botany Bay during the months of October and November of the financial year ending 30th June, 1979, subject to the rate of any reduction that may hereafter be made in the expenditure of the year 1978-1979.

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10.      The Treasurer shall issue and pay the sums appropriated

by this Act in such manner and in such proportions as the Governor, by warrants or orders in writing under his hand, and directed to the Treasurer, shall from time to time order and direct.

11.      The Treasurer shall in his accounts from time to time be

allowed credit for all sums of money paid by him in pursuance of the warrants or orders referred to in section 10, and the receipts of the respective persons to whom those sums shall be so paid shall be full and valid discharges to the Treasurer in passing his accounts for such sums as shall be therein mentioned, and he shall receive

credit for those sums accordingly.