Supply Act (No. 2) 1990-91 (Cth)

Supply Act (No. 2) 1990-91

No. 33 of 1990

An Act to make interim provision for the appropriation of money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for certain expenditure in respect of the year ending on 30 June 1991, and for other purposes

[Assented to 1 June 1990]

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and 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) 1990-91.

Commencement

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

Issue, application and appropriation of $2 940 195 000

3.(1) The Minister for Finance may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and apply for the services specified in Schedule 2, in respect of the financial year ending on 30 June 1991, the sum of $2 940 195 000.

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(2)

Except where the contrary intention appears in Schedule 2, amounts issued by the Minister for Finance under subsection (1) in respect of services described in Schedule 2 as Capital Works and Services may be applied only for purposes of a kind for which money appropriated in respect of services so described in an Act appropriating money, otherwise than by way of interim provision, for expenditure in respect of the financial year ending on 30 June 1990 could lawfully have been applied.

(3)

Except where the contrary intention appears in Schedule 2, amounts issued by the Minister for Finance under subsection (1) in respect of payments to or for the States, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory may be applied only in making payments to or for the States, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory of a kind that could lawfully have been made out of money appropriated for payments to or for the States, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory in an Act appropriating money, otherwise than by way of interim provision, for expenditure in respect of the financial year ending on 30 June 1990.

(4)

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

Payments to States

4. (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 and includes an Act appropriating money, by way of interim provision, for such expenditure.

(2) Payments out of such of the 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 Schedule 1 opposite to an item number listed in column 1 of Schedule 1, being payments that are made to a State for a purpose specified in column 3 opposite that item number must be made:

1. (a)

   on such terms and conditions (if any) as are from time to time determined, in writing, for the purposes of Appropriation Acts, by the Minister specified in column 4 opposite to that item number, as being terms and conditions applicable to payments under such Acts to a State for that purpose; and

2. (b)

   in such amounts and at such times as are determined, in writing, by the Minister specified in column 5 opposite to that item number.

(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 accordance with any determinations of the Treasurer as to the amounts and times of payments.

(4) Nothing in this section is taken to limit, by implication, the power of the Commonwealth to make payments to a Territory, a local government body, a body corporate, an organisation or a natural person for any purposes for which money is appropriated under Appropriation Acts:

1. (a)

   on such terms and conditions; and

2. (b)

   in such amounts and at such times;

as the Commonwealth determines.

National Estate Grants Program

5. If an Act to amend the Australian Heritage Commission Act 1975 so as to provide for a National Estate Grants Program is enacted before the commencement of the Act to be cited as the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1990-91;

(a) this Act has effect, on and after the commencement of the provisions establishing the Grants Program, as if:

(i) the amounts appropriated under subdivisions 1 and 2 of Division 812 in Schedule 2 to this Act were each reduced by such respective amounts as are determined by the Minister, in writing, for the purpose; and

(ii) the amount in subdivision 1 of Division 812 as so reduced were appropriated not only for the purpose specified in that subdivision but also for the purpose of making grants to the States under the Grants Program; and

(iii) the amount in subdivision 2 of Division 812 as so reduced were appropriated not only for the purpose specified in that subdivision but also for the purpose of making grants to the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory under the Grants Program; and

(iv) each amount in this Act that includes the amount appropriated in subdivision 1 or 2 of Division 812 were reduced by the amount determined by the Minister under subparagraph (a) (i) in respect of that subdivision; and

(b) the Supply Act (No. 1) 1990-91 has effect, on and after the commencement of the provisions establishing the Grants Program, as if:

(i) an amount equal to the total of the amounts determined by the Minister under subparagraph (a) (i) had been appropriated to the Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories under a new subdivision 12 of Division 135 of the Schedule to that Act for the purpose of making grants, otherwise than to States or internal Territories, under the National Estate Grants Program; and

(ii) each amount in that Act that includes the amount appropriated under Division 135 were increased by an amount equal to the total of the amounts so determined.

Money appropriated for a program

6. Where 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)

   other purposes of the program, being purposes for which appropriation has been made in an earlier Act.

SCHEDULE 1 Section 4

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5
Item Number	Division, &c.	Purpose	Minister determining conditions	Minister determining payments
1	Subdivision 4 of Division 812	Assistance for management of Tasmanian World Heritage areas.	Minister for the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories	Minister for the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories
2	Subdivision 1 of Division 831	National Campaign Against Drug Abuse. Contribution towards measures to combat the transmission of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. Women’s health screening. National Better Health Program.	Minister for Community Services and Health	Minister for Community Services and Health
3	Subdivision 3 of Division 831	Hospital funding grants. Blood Transfusion Service. Grants for provision of health services. Innovative health services for youth. Hospital Enhancement Program.	Minister for Community Services and Health	Minister for Community Services and Health
4	Subdivision 4 of Division 831	Subsidy for the provision of private rental housing stock.	Minister for Housing and Aged Care	Minister for Housing and Aged Care
5	Subdivision 5 of Division 831	Services for Families with Children.	Minister for Community Services and Health	Minister for Community Services and Health
6	Subdivision 6 of Division 831	Home and Community Care.	Minister for Housing and Aged Care	Minister for Housing and Aged Care
7	Subdivision 7 of Division 831	Residential Care for Older People-Geriatric Assessment.	Minister for Housing and Aged Care	Minister for Housing and Aged Care
8	Division 865	Natural disaster relief and restoration.	Minister for Finance	Minister for Finance
9	Division 916	National Industry Extension Service.	Minister for Industry, Technology and Commerce	Minister for Industry, Technology and Commerce

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5
Item Number	Division, &c.	Purpose	Minister determining conditions	Minister determining payments
10	Subdivision 1 of Division 931	Sugar industry assistance. Provision of capital items for the Torres Strait Fisheries Program. Tasmanian wheat freight subsidy.	Minister for Primary Industries and Energy	Minister for Primary Industries and Energy
11	Subdivision 2 of Division 931	Commonwealth/ Tasmania Forest Industry Package. National Afforestation Program. Natural Resources Management Strategy in the Murray-Darling Basin. National Soil Conservation Program.	Minister for Primary Industries and Energy	Minister for Primary Industries and Energy
12	Subdivision 3 of Division 931	Bovine Brucellosis and Tuberculosis Eradication Campaign. Exotic Disease Preparedness Program. Export Research Grants.	Minister for Primary Industries and Energy	Minister for Primary Industries and Energy

SCHEDULE 2 Section 3

ABSTRACT

Page Reference	Departments and Services	Total
9	Department of Administrative Services..................................................	$ 180 757 000
10	Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories	44 542 000
11	Attorney-General’s Department.............................................................	124 293 000
12	Department of Community Services and Health.....................................	1 962 023 000
13	Department of Veterans’ Affairs............................................................	8 863 000
14	Department of Employment, Education and Training..............................	6 244 000
15	Department of Finance..........................................................................	20 000 000
15	Advance to the Minister for Finance......................................................	140 000 000
16	Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade...............................................	600 000
17	Department of Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs........	2 492 000
18	Department of Industrial Relations........................................................	50 000
19	Department of Industry, Technology and Commerce..............................	15 183 000
20	Department of Primary Industries and Energy........................................	66 335 000
21	Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.......................................	4 005 000
22	Department of Social Security...............................................................	4 000 000
23	Department of Transport and Communications......................................	86 692 000
24	Department of the Treasury...................................................................	274 116 000
Total......................................................................................	2 940 195 000

DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES

DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES	$
Division 805.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Acquisitions, Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment.................................	134 345 000
2.—Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology.......................................................	4 050 000
3.—Parliamentary and Ministerial Staff and Services........................................	230 000
5.—Advances and Loans....................................................................................
03. Capital Advance (for payment to the Australian Construction Services Trust Account)	7 000 000
Total: Division 805	145 625 000
Division 806.—OTHER SERVICES
01. Establishment Grant (for payment to the Australian Valuation Office Trust Account)	4 100 000
02. Establishment Grant (for payment to the Purchasing and Sales Group Trust Account)	4 200 000
03. Payment for Community Service Obligations (for payment to the Purchasing and Sales Group Trust Account)........................................................................................	2 160 000
04. Operating Subsidy (for payment to the Purchasing and Sales Group Trust Account)	885 000
05. Establishment Grant (for payment to the Australian Government Publishing Service Trust Account)................................................................................................	10 000 000
06. Payment for Community Service Obligations (for payment to the Australian Government Publishing Service Trust Account)...........................................................	1 690 000
07. Establishment Grant (for payment to the Australian Government Analytical Laboratories Trust Account)................................................................................................	6 230 000
08. Payment for Community Service Obligations (for payment to the Australian Government Analytical Laboratories Trust Account)....................................................	3 126 000
09. Common Use Contracts—Transitional Funding (for payment to the Purchasing and Sales Group Trust Account)........................................................................................	700 000
10. Operating Subsidy (for payment to the Australian Government Publishing Service Trust Account)................................................................................................	2 041 000
Total: Division 806	35 132 000
Total: Department of Administrative Services...................................................	180 757 000

$
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARTS, SPORT, THE ENVIRONMENT, TOURISM AND TERRITORIES
Division 811.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Acquisitions, Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment......................................	12 198 000
2.—Cocos (Keeling) Islands—Home Island Development Plan...............................	604 000
5.—Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service—For expenditure under the National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1975..............................................................	3 300 000
6.—Australian National Gallery—For expenditure under the National Gallery Act 1975	655 000
Total: Division 811	16 757 000
Division 812.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
1.—Restoration, Preservation and Improvement of Landscapes and Buildings of Special Significance—For expenditure under the Urban and Regional Development (Financial Assistance) Act 1974....................................................................................	900 000
2.—National Estate Program—Expenditure in the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory.....................................................................................................	100 000
3.—Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority—For payment under the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975..................................................................................	1 680 000
4.—Tasmanian World Heritage Areas—Provision of Assistance for Management.	2 736 000
5.—Rainforest Conservation...................................................................................	2 900 000
6.—Other payments to the Australian Capital Territory........................................	15 581000
7.—Payments to the States and the Northern Territory for the reimbursement of expenses incurred in the administration of the Sea Installations Act 1987................................	13 000
9.—Natural Environment Program—Save the Bush Campaign..............................	875 000
12.—Payment to Western Australia for capital works expenditure associated with staging of the 6th World Swimming Championships, Perth 1991......................................	3 000 000
Total: Division 812	27 785 000
Total: Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories.	44 542 000

ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT	$
Division 818.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Acquisitions, Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment.................................	65 878 000
2.—Australian Federal Police.............................................................................	1 488 000
3.—Australian Securities Commission—For expenditure under the Australian Securities Commission Act 1989..............................................................................	1 890 000
Total: Division 818	69 256 000
Division 819.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY......................................................	55 037 000
Total: Attorney-General’s Department..............................................................	124 293 000

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY SERVICES AND HEALTH	$
Division 830.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Acquisitions, Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment...................................	40 333 000
Division 831.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
1.—Health Advancement....................................................................................	35 959 000
2.—Assistance for People with Disabilities.........................................................	226 000
3.—Health Care Access......................................................................................	1 684 446 000
4.—Housing and Crisis Accommodation............................................................	58 310 000
5.—Services for Families with Children.............................................................	12 209 000
6.—Home and Community Care........................................................................	117 540 000
7-—Residential Care for Older People...............................................................	10 000 000
Total: Division 831	1 918 690 000
Division 832.—OTHER SERVICES
07. National program for early detection of breast cancer....................................	3 000 000
Total: Department of Community Services and Health......................................	1 962 023 000

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS’ AFFAIRS	$
Division 839.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Acquisitions, Buildings and Works..............................................................	2 401 000
2.—Plant and Equipment (including payments to relevant Repatriation Hospital operations trust accounts)........................................................................................	4 892 000
3.—Australian War Memorial—For expenditure under the Australian War Memorial Act 1980................................................................................................................	740 000
Total: Division 839	8 033 000
Division 840.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY	830 000
Total: Department of Veterans’ Affairs..............................................................	8 863 000

DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION AND TRAINING	$
Division 848.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
2.—Plant and Equipment.......................................................................................	1 500 000
3.—University of Canberra—For expenditure under the University of Canberra Act 1989	1 100 000
Total: Division 848	2 600 000
Division 849.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY.........................................................	3 644 000
Total: Department of Employment, Education and Training.................................	6 244 000

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE	$
Division 864.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment
01. Department of Finance................................................................................	2 500 000
02. Australian National Audit Office..................................................................	500 000
Total: Division 864	3000 000
Division 865.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY......................................................	17 000 000
Total: Department of Finance............................................................................	20 000 000
ADVANCE TO THE MINISTER FOR FINANCE
Division 868.—ADVANCE TO THE MINISTER FOR FINANCE
To enable the Minister for Finance:
(a) to make advances that will be recovered during the financial year; and
(b) to make money available for expenditure:
(i) that the Minister for Finance is satisfied is expenditure that is urgently required and:

(A) was unforeseen until after the last day on which it was practicable to include appropriation for that expenditure in the Bill for this Act before the introduction of that Bill into the House of Representatives; or
(B) was erroneously omitted from, or understated in, the Bill for this Act; and
(ii) particulars of which will afterwards be submitted to the Parliament; including payments by way of financial assistance to a State, the Northern Territory or the Australian Capital Territory on such terms and conditions, if any, as the Minister for Finance determines; and
(c) to make money available for expenditure, pending authorisation under section 32 of the Audit Act 1901 in relation to that expenditure.........................................................	140 000 000

DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE	$
Division 873.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Acquisitions, Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment.................................	600 000
Total: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade...............................................	600 000

$
DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION, LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND ETHNIC AFFAIRS
Division 902.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Acquisitions, Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment....................................	1648 000
Division 903.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY	844 000
Total: Department of Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs...........	2 492 000

DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS	$
Division 910.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
2.—Advances and Loans....................................................................................	50 000
Total: Department of Industrial Relations..........................................................	50 000

DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY, TECHNOLOGY AND COMMERCE	$
Division 915.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
3.—Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation—For expenditure under the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation Act 1987...........	4 619 200
5.—Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation—For expenditure under the Science and Industry Research Act 1949..............................................	5 430 000
Total: Division 915	10 049 200
Division 916.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY........................................................	3 662 800
Division 918.—AUSTRALIAN CUSTOMS SERVICE
1.—Capital Works and Services...........................................................................	1 471 000
Total: Department of Industry, Technology and Commerce................................	15 183 000

DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES AND ENERGY	$
Division 930.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Acquisitions, Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment.....................................	2 440 000
2.—Murray-Darling Basin Commission—For expenditure under the Murray-Darling Basin Act 1983 and for a natural resources management strategy..............................	3 384 000
3.—Timor Gap—Loan to Joint Authority..............................................................	1400 000
Total: Division 930	7 224 000
Division 931.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
1.—Industries Development....................................................................................	4 334 000
2.—Infrastructure and Support..............................................................................	51 177 000
3.—Research and Assessment.................................................................................	3 600 000
Total: Division 931	59 111 000
Total: Department of Primary Industries and Energy............................................	66 335 000

DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET	$
Division 937.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment......................................................	45 000
Division 941.—PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONER
1.—Other Services
01. Middle management development initiative..................................................	3 960 000
Total: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.......................................	4 005 000

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY	$
Division 948.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Acquisitions, Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment.................................	4000 000
Total: Department of Social Security..................................................................	4 000 000

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS	$
Division 972.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Acquisitions, Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment.....................................	25 036 000
2.—Australian National Railways Commission......................................................	1 404 000
Total: Division 972	26 440 000
Division 973.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES—BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION
1.—For payment to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation..............................	12 311 000
3.—Provision and installation of radio and television transmitters and ancillary buildings, works and technical equipment for national broadcasting....................................	21 249 000
Total: Division 973	33 560 000
Division 974.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY.........................................................	42 000
Division 975.—OTHER SERVICES
08. Road safety improvement package...................................................................	26 650 000
Total: Department of Transport and Communications..........................................	86 692 000

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY	$
Division 976.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Acquisitions, Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment.................................	300 000
Division 977.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY......................................................	235 131 000
09. Northern Territory—Financial assistance for generation and distribution of electricity	13 270 000
Total: Division 977	248 401 000
Division 979.—AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS
1.—Capital Works and Services.........................................................................	1 330 000
Division 980.—AUSTRALIAN TAXATION OFFICE
1.—Capital Works and Services.........................................................................	24 085 000
Total: Department of the Treasury.....................................................................	274 116 000

[Minister’s second reading speech made in—

House of Representatives on 14 May 1990

Senate on 21 May 1990]

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