Appropriation Act (No. 4) 1966-67

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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

No. 26 of 1967

AN ACT

To appropriate a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, additional to the sum appropriated by the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1966-67, for certain expenditure in respect of the year ending on the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and sixty-seven.

[Assented to 22 May 1967]

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 Appropriation Act (No. 4) 1966–67.

Commencement.

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

Issue and application of $12,742,000.

3. 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 year ending on the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and sixty-seven, the sum of Twelve million seven hundred and forty-two thousand dollars.

Appropriation.

4. The sum authorized by this Act to be issued out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated, and shall be deemed to have been appropriated as from the first day of July, One thousand nine hundred and sixty-six, for the services expressed in the Schedule to this Act in respect of the financial year that commenced on that date.

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THE SCHEDULE Section 3

ABSTRACT

Page Reference		Total
		$
	Part 1.—Departments and Services—Other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth—
3	DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION.....................	252,200
3	COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION	4,200
3	DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE.............	946,600
3	DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS..................	697,300
4	DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH............................	35,750
4	DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING...........................	1,100,000
4	DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION.......................	90,000
5	DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.......................	735,900
5	DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY..................	3,700
5	PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT......................	731,808
6	DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES....................	30,000
6	DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY......................	713,242
6	DEPARTMENT OF WORKS............................	124,500
	Total Part 1................................	5,465,200
	Part 2.—Business Undertakings—
7	COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS.........................	967,000
7	POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT................	4,250,000
7	BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION SERVICES.............	43,800
	Total Part 2................................	5,260,800
	Part 3.—Territories of the Commonwealth—
8	AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY.....................	1,363,300
8	COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS...........................	1,700
9	NORTHERN TERRITORY..............................	651,000
	Total Part 3................................	2,016,000
	TOTAL...................................	12,742,000

PART 1.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION	$
Division No. 900.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
03. Connellan Airways Limited—Financial assistance for development purposes.....	200,000
04. Purchase of residence—Montreal..................................	52,200
Total: Department of Civil Aviation	252,200
COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION
Division No. 905.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
04. Development of Queensland cattle station including breeder herd.............	4,200
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE
Division No. 909.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1. Canberra College of Advanced Education—Site works and Services...........	25,000
Division No. 944.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
2.—The Australian National University—Permanent buildings, acquisition and erection of dwellings, equipment and works	21,600
Division No. 945.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
1.—Research Grants..............................................	900,000
Total: Department of Education and Science	946,600
DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Division No. 910.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment—
02. India.....................................................	49,700
04. Ireland...................................................	1,900
08. United States of America.......................................	241,700
09. Other overseas establishments	221,000
Total: Division No. 910	514,300

Part 1.—Departments and Services—other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth—continued.

Division No. 912.—OTHER SERVICES	$
02. Disaster relief—South Korea.....................................	20,000
03. Australia Committee for International Refugee Campaign—1966—Contribution...	50,000
04. Flood Relief—Laos...........................................	6,000
05. Asian Tour by Marionette Theatre of Australia—Contribution...............	82,000
06. Flood relief—Malaysia.........................................	25,000
Total: Division No. 912	183,000
Total: Department of External Affairs	697,300
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Division No. 914.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
02. Blood transfusion services.......................................	15,000
Division No. 915.—OTHER SERVICES
02. Asian and Oceanian Association of Neurology—Second Congress—Grant.......	10,000
03. South East Asian and Western Pacific Regional Dental Association Conference —Grant	8,250
04. Asian and Australasian Society of Neurological Surgeons—Second Meeting— Grant	2,500
Total: Division No. 915	20,750
Total: Department of Health	35,750
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING
Division No. 917.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Provision for homes (for payment to the credit of the War Service Homes Trust Account)	1,100,000
DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION
Division No. 920.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
2.—Commonwealth Hostels Limited—Building, works, plant and equipment.......	90,000

Part 1.—Departments and Services—other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth—continued

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR	$
Division No. 925.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Acquisition of Sites and Buildings—
01. Attorney-General’s Department...................................	20,000
08. Department of Immigration......................................	440,000
10. Department of Labour and National Service...........................	10
16. Department of Social Services....................................	12,100
21. Department of Works..........................................	257,290
	729,400
2.—Plant and Equipment—
03. Other Branches..............................................	6,500
Total: Department of the Interior	735,900
DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY
Division No. 941.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
04. Minor research and other services..................................	3,700
PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT
Division No. 944.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment—
01. Australia House and official residences in the United Kingdom..............	92,300
Division No. 945.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
2.—Natural Disasters—
01. Flood relief—Queensland.......................................	625,000
Division No. 946.—OTHER SERVICES
05. British National Army Museum Building Appeal—Contribution.............	2,508
06. Young Men’s Christian Association—Towards cost of Seventh Asian Leaders’ Conference, Australia—1967	4,000
07. Restoration of flood damage to the National Library of Italy—Contribution towards cost	8,000
Total: Division No. 946	14,508
Total: Prime Minister’s Department	731,808

Part 1.—Departments and Services—other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth—continued

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES	$
Division No. 954.—OTHER SERVICES
01. Grant to the Australian Council of Social Services.......................	15,000
02. Grant to the Australian Council for Rehabilitation of Disabled...............	15,000
Total: Department of Social Services	30,000
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Division No. 961—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment—
03. Bureau of Census and Statistics...................................	133,242
05. Working Capital Advance (for payment to the credit of the Government Printer Trust Account)	580,000
Total: Department of the Treasury	713,242
DEPARTMENT OF WORKS
Division No. 967.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings and Works—
01. Parliament.................................................	4,000
02. Attorney-General’s Department...................................	20,500
08. Department of Housing........................................	1,500
11. Department of Labour and National Service...........................	15,000
14. Prime Minister’s Department.....................................	6,500
17. Department of Social Services....................................	58,000
21. Taxation Branch.............................................	19,000
Total: Department of Works	124,500
Total Part 1.—Departments and Services—Other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth	5,465,200

PART 2.—BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS

COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS	$
under control of department of shipping and transport
Division No. 972.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
03. North Australia Railway........................................	287,000
05. Working advance (for payment to the credit of the Railway Plant and Stores Suspense Trust Account)	680,000
Total: Commonwealth Railways	967,000
POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT
Division No. 974.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
01. Telephone services—Capital expenditure.............................	3,800,000
02. Telegraph services—Capital expenditure.............................	250,000
05. Other plant and equipment......................................	200,000
Total: Postmaster-General’s Department	4,250,000
BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION SERVICES
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Division No. 981.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Acquisition of Sites and Buildings—
03. Sound broadcasting studios......................................	8,800
DEPARTMENT OF WORKS
Division No. 983.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings and Works—
04. Television studios............................................	35,000
Total: Broadcasting and Television Services	43,800
Total Business Undertakings.........................................	5,260,800

PART 3.—TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY	$
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Division No. 985.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
03. Plant and equipment...........................................	86,800
05. Purchase of improvements on resumed leases..........................	70,000
06. Loans for housing............................................	243,000
07. Loans to Co-operative building societies.............................	60,000
09. Acquisition of sites and buildings..................................	62,500
	522,300
Division No. 986.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—For expenditure under the National Capital Development Commission Act.....	770,000
Total: Department of the Interior	1,292,300
DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE
Division No. 987.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
01. Commonwealth Hostels Limited—Building, works and equipment............	50,000
DEPARTMENT OF WORKS
Division No. 988.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings and Works—
02. Department of the Interior.......................................	21,000
Total: AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY	1,363,300
COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS
DEPARTMENT OF WORKS
Division No. 990.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
01. Department of Territories—Building and works........................	1,700

Part 3.—Territories of the Commonwealth—continued

NORTHERN TERRITORY	$
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Division No. 991.—OTHER SERVICES—
01. Order of St. John in the Northern Territory............................	2,000
DEPARTMENT OF TERRITORIES
Division No. 995.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
03. Compensation for improvements on resumed leases......................	14,000
06. Loans for encouragement of primary production........................	37,000
13. Acquisition of sites and buildings..................................	201,000
15. Commonwealth Hostels Limited—Working Capital Advance...............	13,000
	265,000
Division No. 997.—OTHER SERVICES
01. Superphosphate—Sea freight Subsidy...............................	15,000
Total: Department of Territories	280,000
DEPARTMENT OF WORKS
Division No. 996.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings and Works—
01. Department of Health..........................................	91,000
2.—Construction of Roads—
02. Department of Territories—Other roads, stock routes and water supplies	278,000
Total: Department of Works	369,000
Total: NORTHERN TERRITORY	651,000
Total Part 3.—Territories of the Commonwealth...........................	2,016,000

By Authority: A. J. Arthur, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra

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Overview

The Appropriation Act (No. 4) 1966-67, enacted by the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia, addresses the need for additional funds to be allocated for government services, business undertakings, and territories for the financial year ending 30 June 1967. This Act supplements the appropriations made by the earlier Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1966-67, ensuring that the necessary financial resources are available to meet the requirements of various departments and entities within the Commonwealth. The policy objective is to provide the requisite funding to support the operations and projects outlined in the schedule, ensuring the continued functioning and development of essential services and infrastructure across the nation and its territories. The Act authorises the Treasurer to issue funds from the Consolidated Revenue Fund to meet the specified expenditures for the year in question.

Scope and Application

The Appropriation Act (No. 4) 1966-67 applies to the appropriation of funds from the Consolidated Revenue Fund to various government departments and services, business undertakings, and territories of the Commonwealth for the financial year ending 30 June 1967. The Act authorises the Treasurer to issue and apply the sum of Twelve million seven hundred and forty-two thousand dollars for specified services, which are detailed in the Schedule. The services covered include departments such as the Department of Civil Aviation, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, the Department of External Affairs, and the Department of Housing, among others. The appropriation also extends to business undertakings like the Commonwealth Railways and the Postmaster-General’s Department, as well as to the territories of the Commonwealth, including the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory. The Act itself does not specify any exclusions, exemptions, or thresholds; however, the detailed appropriations in the Schedule may implicitly exclude certain expenditures not listed therein. The Act came into operation on the day it received Royal Assent and the appropriated funds are deemed to have been appropriated as from 1 July 1966.

Key Provisions

The Appropriation Act (No. 4) 1966–67 (section 3) authorises the Treasurer to issue and apply a sum of $12,742,000 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for specified services during the financial year ending on 30 June 1967. This Act came into operation on the day it received Royal Assent (section 2). The appropriation of this sum is deemed to have been effective from 1 July 1966 (section 4). The Act allocates funds to various departments and services. For example, it provides $252,200 for the Department of Civil Aviation, including $200,000 for financial assistance for development purposes and $52,200 for the purchase of a residence in Montreal. Similarly, it allocates $946,600 to the Department of Education and Science, including $900,000 for research grants. The Act also allocates funds to other departments such as the Department of External Affairs, Department of Health, and Department of Housing, among others, with detailed breakdowns provided in the Schedule. There are no explicit obligations or requirements outlined in the Act for the parties or entities it governs. However, by virtue of being appropriated by the Act, the funds must be used strictly for the services and purposes specified in the Schedule. The Act does not explicitly detail offences, penalties, or consequences for breaches. However, as a matter of legal principle and general statutory interpretation, unauthorised use of funds appropriated by an Act of Parliament would likely be considered a breach of the law. Such a breach could potentially lead to criminal charges, civil liabilities, or administrative penalties depending on the nature and extent of the misuse of funds. The specific penalties would depend on other relevant laws and regulations governing public finance and appropriations.

Area of Law: Taxation Law
Instrument: Act
Concepts: Commencement Provisions; Appropriation; Reporting & Disclosure Obligations

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