Supply Act (No. 2) 1969-70 (Cth)

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Supply Act (No. 2) 1969–70

No. 30 of 1969

AN ACT

To make interim provision for the appropriation of moneys out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for certain expenditure in respect of the year ending on the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and seventy.

[Assented to 4 June 1969]

BE it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—

Short title.

1. This Act may be cited as the Supply Act (No. 2) 1969–70.

Commencement.

2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

Issue, application and appropriation $221,540,000.

3.—(1.) The Treasurer may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and apply for the services specified in the Schedule to this Act in respect of the financial year ending on the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and seventy, the sum of Two hundred and twenty-one million, five hundred and forty thousand dollars.

(2.) The Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated to the extent necessary for the purposes of the last preceding sub-section.

17765/69—Price 15c

Section 3. THE SCHEDULE

ABSTRACT

Page Reference	Total
Departments and Services—	$
3	DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION...........................................	2,900,000
3	DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE................................	37,000
3	DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE..........................	6,335,000
4	DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS.....................................	351,000
4	DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL TERRITORIES............................	40,000
4	DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH..........................................................	1,296,000
5	DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING........................................................	20,370,000
5	DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION...............................................	2,503,000
5	DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR...............................................	28,440,000
6	DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.........................	14,486,000
7	POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.................................	51,800,000
7	DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY....................................	2,363,000
7	PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT..............................................	5,000
7	DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT........................	33,265,000
8	DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.........................................	7,000
8	DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY...............................	217,000
8	DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.............................................	2,110,000
9	ADVANCE TO THE TREASURER.................................................	20,000,000
9	DEPARTMENT OF WORKS...........................................................	35,015,000
TOTAL.................................................................................	221,540,000

 

DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION	$
Division 810.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Navigational aids, communication, power and lighting equipment..............	2,000,000
02. Aircraft, launches, vehicles, engines and equipment...................................	900,000
Total: Department of Civil Aviation	2,900,000
DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE
Division 820.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Purchase of launches and associated equipment.........................................	37,000
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE
Division 825.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings and Works—
01. The Australian National University—Permanent buildings, acquisition and erection of dwellings, equipment and works.........................................................................................................	2,500,000
02. Contributions to Affiliated Residential Colleges at the Australian National University	200,000
03. Canberra College of Advanced Education—Site works and services...........	940,000
04. Optical telescope—Joint construction with United Kingdom......................	600,000
4,240,000
2.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Australian Capital Territory education services..........................................	100,000
02. Northern Territory education services.......................................................	30,000
130,000
3.—Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization—For expenditure under the Science and Industry Research Act	521,000
Total: Division 825	4,891,000
Division 826.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
01. Research grants.......................................................................................	1,444,000
Total: Department of Education and Science	6,335,000

Departments and Services—continued

DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS	$
Division 830.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment—Overseas establishments..........	351,000
DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL TERRITORIES
Division 835.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
2.—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment—
01. Christmas Island (recoverable from Christmas Island Phosphate Commission)	40,000
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Division 840.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Australian Capital Territory Health Services.............................................	27,000
02. Northern Territory Health Services...........................................................	158,000
03. Other Health Services..............................................................................	329,000
Total: Division 840	514,000
Division 842.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
02. Blood transfusion services.......................................................................	309,000
03. Tuberculosis Act—Reimbursement of capital expenditure by State Governments	354,000
04. Tuberculosis Act—Reimbursement of administrative expenditure by State Governments	106,000
05. States Grants (Milk for School Children) Act—Reimbursement of capital and incidental expenditure by State Governments....................................................................................	13,000
Total: Division 842	782,000
Total: Department of Health	1,296,000

 

Departments and Services—continued

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING	$
Division 845.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Provision for War Service Homes..............................................................	20,000,000
2.—Buildings and Works—
01. Migrant transitory accommodation—Construction of flats........................	370,000
Total: Department of Housing	20,370,000
DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION
Division 850.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment—Overseas establishments..........	3,000
2.—Commonwealth Hostels Limited—Building, Works, Plant and equipment	2,500,000
Total: Department of Immigration	2,503,000
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Division 855.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Acquisition of Sites and Buildings—Departmental—
01. Attorney-General's Department................................................................	336,000
04. Department of Civil Aviation...................................................................	750,000
06. Department of Customs and Excise..........................................................	115,800
12. Department of Housing...........................................................................	20,000
13. Department of Immigration.....................................................................	2,000
14. Department of the Interior.......................................................................	160,000
16. Department of the Interior—Northern Territory Services...........................	10,000
18. Department of National Development......................................................	3,700
1,397,500
2.—Acquisition of Sites and Buildings—Broadcasting and Television Services—
02. Television transmission...........................................................................	500
03. Sound Broadcasting Studios.....................................................................	23,000
23,500
3.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology....................................................	550,000
02. Other Branches.......................................................................................	45,000
03. Australian Capital Territory—General Services.........................................	100,000
04. Australian Capital Territory—Transport....................................................	250,000
06. Northern Territory—General Services.......................................................	400,000
07. Northern Territory—Transport.................................................................	350,000
1,695,000

 

Departments and Services—continued

Department of the Interior—continued	$
4.—Buildings and Works—Australian Capital Territory—
01. Forestry (for payment to the Australian Capital Territory Forestry Trust Account)	100,000
02. Parks and Gardens...................................................................................	50,000
03. Botanic Gardens......................................................................................	30,000
04. Purchase of improvements on resumed leases............................................	200,000
380,000
5.—Buildings and Works—Northern Territory—
02. Purchase of improvements on resumed leases............................................	15,000
03. Stock routes and reserves—Reimbursement of half the cost of fences, grids and gates	4,000
04. Construction of roads, footpaths and drainage works—Payment to the Corporation of the City of Darwin	165,000
05. Development of water resources on Government projects..........................	50,000
234,000
6.—Advances and Loans—Australian Capital Territory—
01. Loans for housing (for payment to the Australian Capital Territory Housing Trust Account)	1,600,000
02. Loans to Co-operative Building Societies..................................................	450,000
2,050,000
7.—Advances and Loans—Northern Territory—
01. Loans for encouragement of primary production........................................	25,000
02. Loans to church organizations for erection of residential accommodation....	35,000
03. Housing Commission—Advance (for payment to the Northern Territory Housing Commission Trust Account)	2,000,000
04. Loans to primary producers for water development....................................	100,000
2,160,000
9.—For expenditure under the National Capital Development Commission Act	20,500,000
Total: Department of the Interior	28,440,000
DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Division 865.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Bureau of Mineral Resources...................................................................	578,000
02. Division of National Mapping..................................................................	134,000
03. Forestry and Timber Bureau.....................................................................	67,000
04. Other Branches.......................................................................................	7,000
786,000
2.—For expenditure under the Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Power Act...	12,800,000
3.—For expenditure under the Atomic Energy Act..........................................	700,000
4.—For expenditure under the River Murray Waters Act...............................	200,000
Total: Department of National Development	14,486,000

 

Departments and Services—continued

POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT	$
Division 870.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
01. For expenditure under the Post and Telegraph Act (for payment to the Post Office Trust Account)	50,000,000
Division 872.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES—BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION SERVICES—
1.—Engineering Equipment and Services—
01. Sound broadcasting.................................................................................	650,000
02. Television..............................................................................................	500,000
1,150,000
2.—Australian Broadcasting Commission—For expenditure under the Broadcasting and Television Act	650,000
Total: Division 872	1,800,000
Total: Postmaster-General's Department	51,800,000
DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY
Division 875.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
01. Financial assistance to States in connexion with War Service Land Settlement	320,000
02. Agricultural Extension Services...............................................................	2,000,000
03. Barley research.......................................................................................	25,000
04. Minor research and other services............................................................	18,000
Total: Department of Primary Industry	2,363,000
PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT
Division 880.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment—
01. Official establishments............................................................................	5,000
DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT
Division 890.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Vessels, Plant and Equipment....................................................................	790,000

 

Departments and Services—continued

Department of Shipping and Transport—continued	$
2.—Commonwealth Railways—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment—
01. Trans-Australian Railway........................................................................	3,400,000
02. Central Australia Railway........................................................................	895,000
03. North Australia Railway..........................................................................	912,000
04. Seat of Government Railway....................................................................	210,000
5,417,000
3.—Australian Coastal Shipping Commission—For expenditure under the Australian Coastal Shipping Commission Act..............................................................................................................	14,000,000
Total: Division 890	20,207,000
Division 891.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
1.—For expenditure under the Railway Standardization (South Australia) Agreement Act	2,000,000
2.—For expenditure under the Railway Agreement (Western Australia) Act..	4,000,000
3.—Promotion of road safety practices............................................................	58,000
5.—For expenditure on railway works in New South Wales.............................	7,000,000
Total: Division No. 891	13,058,000
Total: Department of Shipping and Transport	33,265,000
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
Division 900.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment—
02. Rehabilitation Service..............................................................................	7,000
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY
Division 910.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment—Overseas establishments..........	217,000
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Division 915.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Government Printing Office.....................................................................	20,000
02. Royal Australian Mint.............................................................................	10,000
Total: Division 915	30,000

 

Departments and Services—continued

Department of the Treasury—continued	$
Division 917.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
01. Contribution towards costs of development of Exmouth Township, Western Australia	80,000
02. Drought Assistance—New South Wales....................................................	1,000,000
03. Drought Assistance—Queensland.............................................................	1,000,000
Total: Division 917	2,080,000
Total: Department of the Treasury	2,110,000
ADVANCE TO THE TREASURER
Division 920.—ADVANCE TO THE TREASURER
To enable the Treasurer—
(a) to make advances that will be recovered during the financial year;
(b) to make moneys available for expenditure, particulars of which will afterwards be submitted to the Parliament, including payments by way of financial assistance to a State on such terms and conditions, if any, as the Treasurer determines; and
(c) to make moneys available for expenditure pending the issue of a warrant of the Governor-General specifically applicable to the expenditure................................................................	20,000,000
DEPARTMENT OF WORKS
Division 925.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings and Works—
01. Parliament...............................................................................................	12,000
02. Attorney-General's Department.................................................................	20,000
04. Department of Civil Aviation....................................................................	16,000,000
05. Department of Customs and Excise...........................................................	250,000
06. Department of Education and Science.......................................................	5,000
07. Department of Education and Science—Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization	1,600,000
08. Department of External Affairs.................................................................	1,000
09. Department of External Territories............................................................	4,000
10. Department of Health...............................................................................	150,000
11. Department of Housing............................................................................	1,500
12. Department of Immigration......................................................................	1,500,000
13. Department of the Interior........................................................................	3,300,000
14. Department of Labour and National Service..............................................	30,000
15. Department of National Development.......................................................	175,000
17. Prime Minister's Department....................................................................	160,000
18. Repatriation Department..........................................................................	900,000
19. Department of Shipping and Transport......................................................	200,000
20. Department of Social Services..................................................................	300,000
21. Department of Trade and Industry.............................................................	3,500
22. Department of the Treasury......................................................................	70,000
23. Taxation Branch......................................................................................	50,000
24. Department of Works...............................................................................	540,000
25,272,000

 

Departments and Services—continued

Department of Works—continued	$
2.—Buildings and Works—Australian Capital Territory Services—
01. Department of Education and Science.......................................................	2,000
02. Department of Health..............................................................................	60,000
03. Department of the Interior........................................................................	165,000
04. Department of Works..............................................................................	25,000
252,000
3.—Buildings and Works—Cocos (Keeling) Islands—
01. Department of External Territories...........................................................	500
4.—Buildings and Works—Northern Territory Services—
01. Department of Education and Science.......................................................

900,000
02. Department of Health..............................................................................	160,000
03. Department of the Interior........................................................................	4,500,000
04. Department of Works..............................................................................	90,000
5,650,000
5.—Construction of Roads—Northern Territory—
01. Department of the Interior—Roads for transport of beef cattle...................	2,300,000
02. Department of the Interior—Other roads, stock routes and water supplies...	340,000
2,640,000
6.—Buildings and Works—Broadcasting and Television Services—
01. Sound broadcasting transmission.............................................................	130,000
02. Sound broadcasting studios and other purposes.........................................	60,000
03. Television transmission...........................................................................	120,000
04. Television studios...................................................................................	200,000
510,000
7.—Plant and Equipment—
01. General services......................................................................................	425,500
02. Australian Capital Territory Services.......................................................	35,000
03. Northern Territory Services.....................................................................	230,000
690,500
Total: Department of Works	35,015,000
TOTAL—Departments and Services...............................................................	221,540,000

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