Appropriation Act (No. 4) 1975-76
No. 39 of 1976
AN ACT
To appropriate a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, additional to the sum appropriated by the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1975-76, for certain expenditure in respect of the year ending on 30 June 1976.
[Assented to 28 May 1976]
BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—
Short title.
1. This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act (No. 4) 1975-76.
Commencement.
2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
Issue and application of $161,771,000.
3. The Treasurer may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and apply for the services specified in the Schedule, in respect of the year ending on 30 June 1976 the sum of $161,771,000.
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 1 July 1975 for the services expressed in the Schedule in respect of the financial year that commenced on that date.
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Validation
5. (1) In this section, "Appropriation Act" means the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1975-76.
(2) The Appropriation Act has effect, and shall be taken to have had effect in respect of expenditure on or after 7 October 1975, as if a reference in it to the Department of Services and Property were a reference to the Department of Administrative Services.
(3) The authority conferred on the Treasurer by section 3 of the Appropriation Act to issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, and apply, moneys referred to in that section for services of a Department of State specified in Schedule 2 to that Act shall, by force of this section, be deemed to have extended to the issuing, during the period commencing on 1 December 1975 and ending on 29 February 1976, out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, and the application, of those moneys for those services as services in respect of any other Department of State.
Payments to a State.
6. Payments to a State out of such of the moneys appropriated by this Act as are specified in Division 964 in the Schedule shall be made on such terms and conditions, if any, as the Treasurer determines and in accordance with any determinations by the Treasurer as to the amounts and times of the payments.
SCHEDULE
ABSTRACT Section 4
Page Reference | Departments and Services | Total |
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4 | DEPARTMENT OF ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS...................... | 16,000 |
4 | DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES................. | 1,501,000 |
4 | DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS.......... | 1,625,000 |
5 | DEPARTMENT OF THE CAPITAL TERRITORY................... | 21,472,000 |
5 | DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION.......................... | 12,839,000 |
6 | DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION............................. | 71,000 |
6 | DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | 26,000 |
7 | DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS......................... | 302,000 |
7 | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH................................ | 2,599,000 |
8 | DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE................. | 2,693,000 |
8 | DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL RESOURCES..................... | 4,958,000 |
8 | DEPARTMENT OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY................. | 18,324,000 |
9 | POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT............ | 1,175,000 |
9 | DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY....................... | 9,000 |
10 | DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET........... | 49,640,000 |
10 | DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE................................ | 690,000 |
10 | DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY......................... | 1,172,000 |
11 | DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT............................. | 8,700,000 |
11 | DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY........................... | 33,959,000 |
| TOTAL........................................ | 161,771,000 |
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DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES
| Additional appropriation for 1975-76 | Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure | |
Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1975-76 | Expenditure 1974-75 | ||
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DEPARTMENT OF ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS |
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Division 813.—OTHER SERVICES |
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01. Interim Northern Territory Land Commission—Operating expenses | 16,000 | 10,000 | .. |
Total: Department of Aboriginal Affairs | 16,000 |
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DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES |
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Division 933.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES |
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1.—Plant and Equipment— |
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01. Department of Administrative Services........... | 311,000 | 150,000 | 362,128 |
2.—Advances and Loans— |
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03. Working Capital Advance—For payment to the Stores Suspense Trust Account | 300,000 | .. | .. |
Total: Division 933 | 611,000 |
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Division 975.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES |
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6.—Acquisition of Sites and Buildings—Departmental— |
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28. Department of Transport.................... | 890,000 | 4,109,600 | 4,838,131 |
Total: Department of Administrative Services | 1,501,000 |
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DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS |
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Division 826.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES |
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2.—Plant and Equipment— |
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01. Computing equipment...................... | 1,425,000 | .. | .. |
02. Communications and investigation equipment...... | 102,000 | .. | .. |
Total: Division 826 | 1,527,000 |
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Division 909.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES |
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1.—Plant and Equipment— |
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02. Launches, engines and equipment—Customs....... | 98,000 | 492,000 | 224,499 |
Total: Department of Business and Consumer Affairs | 1,625,000 |
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Departments and Services—continued
| Additional appropriation for 1975-76 | Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure | |
Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1975-76 | Expenditure 1974-75 | ||
| $ | $ | $ |
DEPARTMENT OF THE CAPITAL TERRITORY |
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Division 829.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES |
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4.—Plant and Equipment— |
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03. Australian Capital Territory—Police............ | 89,000 | .. | .. |
5.—Advances and Loans— |
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01. Loans for housing (for payment to the Australian Capital Territory Housing Trust Account) | 3,000,000 | 22,000,000 | 23,650,000 |
05. Working Capital Advance (for payment to the Australian Capital Territory Transport Trust Account) | 875,000 | .. | 1,000,000 |
06. Working Capital Advance (for payment to the Cafeteria (Australian Capital Territory Police) Trust Account) | 8,000 | .. | .. |
| 3,883,000 |
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Total: Division 829 | 3,972,000 |
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Division 975.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES |
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1.—For expenditure under the National Capital Development Commission Act | 17,500,000 | 170,500,000 | 147,000,000 |
Total: Department of the Capital Territory | 21,472,000 |
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DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION |
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Division 860.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES |
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1.—Buildings and Works—Departmental— |
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18. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet..... | 100,000 | 1,620,000 | 1,306,213 |
19. Department of Repatriation.................. | 651,000 | 9,373,000 | 6,275,031 |
21. Department of Science—Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization | 675,000 | 16,400,000 | 11,584,678 |
22. Department of Administrative Services.......... | 1,980,000 | 420,000 | 421,421 |
30. Department of Business and Consumer Affairs..... | 188,000 | .. | .. |
31. Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs..... | 240,000 | .. | .. |
| 3,834,000 |
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2.—Buildings and Works—Australian Capital Territory Services— |
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03. Department of Health...................... | 330,000 | 5,720,000 | 6,067,981 |
Departments and Services—continued
| Additional appropriation for 1975-76 | Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure | |
Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1975-76 | Expenditure 1974-75 | ||
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DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION—continued |
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Division 860.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES—continued |
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4.—Buildings and Works—Northern Territory Services— |
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02. Department of Education.................... | 4,700,000 | 12,500,000 | 10,580,445 |
03. Department of Health...................... | 2,115,000 | 9,650,000 | 13,690,077 |
05. Department of the Northern Territory............ | 1,480,000 | 14,900,000 | 31,717,436 |
| 8,295,000 |
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5.—Development Roads—Northern Territory— |
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01. Department of the Northern Territory............ | 380,000 | 4,240,000 | 4,624,436 |
Total: Division 860 | 12,839,000 |
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Total: Department of Construction | 12,839,000 |
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION |
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Division 835.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES |
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1.—Buildings and Works— |
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03. Independent schools, Australian Capital Territory—Assistance for approved capital programmes | 56,000 | 3,635,000 | 3,430,462 |
Division 837.—OTHER SERVICES |
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02. Australian Maritime College—Interim Council...... | 15,000 | .. | .. |
Total: Department of Education | 71,000 |
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DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT |
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Division 860.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES |
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8.—Commonwealth Hostels—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment— |
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02. Northern Territory........................ | 26,000 | 237,000 | 570,000 |
Total: Department of Environment, Housing and Community Development | 26,000 |
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Departments and Services—continued
| Additional appropriation for 1975-76 | Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure | |
Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1975-76 | Expenditure 1974-75 | ||
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DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS |
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Division 846.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES |
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1.—Plant and Equipment— |
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01. Computing equipment..................... | 52,000 | 130,000 | .. |
Division 847.—AUSTRALIAN DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE AGENCY |
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07. Emergency Relief for Timor................. | 250,000 | .. | .. |
Total: Department of Foreign Affairs | 302,000 |
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH |
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Division 854.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES |
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01. Blood transfusion services................... | 946,000 | 3,119,000 | 2,428,000 |
02. Tuberculosis Act—Reimbursement of capital expenditure by State Governments | 181,000 | 76,000 | 130,789 |
03. Tuberculosis Act—Reimbursement of administrative expenditure by State Governments | 126,000 | 554,000 | 516,854 |
05. School Dental Scheme—Grants for running costs of training facilities | 657,000 | 3,761,000 | 2,070,617 |
07. School Dental Scheme—Grants for running costs of clinics | 303,000 | 5,841,000 | 4,150,058 |
10. Paramedical Services—Grants additional to those authorised by States Grants (Paramedical Services) Act | 63,000 | 249,000 | 263,000 |
14. Incinerators and associated works in relation to disposal of garbage from overseas ships | 78,000 | .. | 84,539 |
Total: Division 854 | 2,354,000 |
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Division 939.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES |
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3.—For payment to the Health Insurance Commission established under the Health Insurance Commission Act for the purposes of the Commission | 245,000 | 860,000 | 2,591,000 |
Total: Department of Health | 2,599,000 |
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Departments and Services—continued
| Additional appropriation for 1975-76 | Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure | |
Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1975-76 | Expenditure 1974-75 | ||
| $ | $ | $ |
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE |
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Division 871.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES |
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2.—Advances and Loans— |
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01. Working Capital Advance (for payment to the Aircraft Factory, Fishermen's Bend, Trust Account) | 2,600,000 | 3,942,000 | 5,890,000 |
06. Working Capital Advance (for payment to the Engine Works, Port Melbourne, Trust Account) | 43,000 | .. | .. |
07. Working Capital Advance (for payment to the Explosives Factory, Mulwala Trust Account) | 50,000 | .. | 81,000 |
Total: Division 871 | 2,693,000 |
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Total: Department of Industry and Commerce | 2,693,000 |
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DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL RESOURCES |
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Division 883.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES |
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4.—For expenditure under the Pipeline Authority Act.. | 4,870,000 | 67,314,000 | 65,126,343 |
Division 884.—OTHER SERVICES |
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01. Contribution to operational expenses—Australian Mineral Development Laboratories—1974-75 | 88,000 | .. | .. |
Total: Department of National Resources | 4,958,000 |
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DEPARTMENT OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY |
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Division 897.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES |
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1.—Buildings and Works— |
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02. Purchase of improvements on resumed leases...... | 3,100 | 900 | 47,990 |
06. Ayers Rock—Mount Olga National Park—Purchase of Tourist Leases and associated improvements | 17,000 | 126,000 | 862,900 |
07. Stock routes and reserves—Reimbursement of half the cost of fences, grids and gates | 1,700 | 3,100 | .. |
| 21,800 |
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2.—Plant and Equipment— |
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03. Northern Territory Police................... | 146,200 | .. | .. |
Departments and Services—continued
| Additional appropriation for 1975-76 | Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure | |
Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1975-76 | Expenditure 1974-75 | ||
DEPARTMENT OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY—continued | $ | $ | $ |
Division 897.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES—continued |
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3.—Advances and Loans— |
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03. Northern Territory Home Finance Trustee—Advance. | 5,500,000 | 4,000,000 | 300,000 |
Total: Division 897 | 5,668,000 |
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Division 898.—DARWIN RECONSTRUCTION COMMISSION |
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1.—For expenditure under the Darwin Reconstruction Act | 12,500,000 | 97,800,000 | 1,000,000 |
Division 899.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES |
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01. Compensation for Bovine Tuberculosis reactors.... | 156,000 | 165,000 | 322,495 |
Total: Department of the Northern Territory | 18,324,000 |
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POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT |
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Division 878.—OTHER SERVICES |
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01. Ethnic Broadcasting Experiment.............. | 175,000 | 100,000 | .. |
Division 913.—OTHER SERVICES |
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01. For payment to the Australian Postal Commission to subsidise postal transmission of certain newspapers and periodicals | 1,000,000 | .. | .. |
Total: Postal and Telecommunications Department | 1,175,000 |
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DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY |
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Division 818.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES |
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10. Eradication of West Indian Dry Wood Termite—Contribution | 9,000 | .. | .. |
Total: Department of Primary Industry | 9,000 |
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Departments and Services—continued
| Additional appropriation for 1975-76 | Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure | |
Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1975-76 | Expenditure 1974-75 | ||
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DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET |
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Division 915.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES |
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1.—Buildings and Works, Plant and Equipment— |
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03. Capital grants direct to organizations for childhood and associated services | 8,870,000 | 2,000,000 | 4,254,922 |
Division 917.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES |
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01. For childhood and associated services—Capital and recurrent grants | 40,770,000 | 8,000,000 | 37,499,825 |
Total: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet | 49,640,000 |
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DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE |
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Division 927.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES |
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5.—Australian Institute of Marine Science—For expenditure under the Australian Institute of Marine Science Act | 690,000 | 5,039,500 | 2,135,000 |
Total: Department of Science | 690,000 |
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DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY |
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Division 939.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES |
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2.—Plant and Equipment— |
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01. Computing equipment...................... | 810,000 | 4,840,000 | 4,885,547 |
02. Rehabilitation service...................... | 12,000 | 200,000 | 99,990 |
Total: Division 939 | 822,000 |
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Division 940.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES |
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02. States Grants (Home Care) Act—Grants towards salaries of Welfare Officers' | 350,000 | 200,000 | 319,279 |
Total: Department of Social Security | 1,172,000 |
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Departments and Services—continued
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT | Additional appropriation for 1975-76 | Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure | |
Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1975-76 | Expenditure 1974-75 | ||
Division 957.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES | $ | $ | $ |
4.—Australian Shipping Commission—For expenditure under the Australian Shipping Commission Act | 2,000,000 | 56,900,000 | 73,270,000 |
Division 958.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES |
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05. For expenditure under the Adelaide/Crystal Brook Railway Agreement | 6,700,000 | .. | .. |
Total: Department of Transport | 8,700,000 |
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY |
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Division 963.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES |
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1.—Plant and Equipment— |
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02. Australian Taxation Office.................. | 72,700 | 238,000 | 1,636,722 |
03. Department of the Treasury.................. | 16,200 | 496,000 | 503,715 |
| 88,900 |
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2.—Advances and Loans— |
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02. Working Capital Advance (for payment to the Royal Australian Mint Trust Account) | 600,000 | .. | .. |
Total: Division 963 | 688,900 |
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Division 964.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES |
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01. Natural disaster relief and restoration............ | 25,000,000 | 7,000,000 | 21,165,268 |
03. Payments to Tasmania in respect of Tasman Bridge Disaster, in respect of reconstruction of Tasman Bridge to provide an additional traffic lane and in respect of investigation of proposals for a further permanent bridge across the Derwent River | 6,300,000 | 13,000,000 | 6,000,000 |
04. Payments to South Australia and Tasmania in connection with sinking fund contributions on debts transferred to the Commonwealth under railway transfer arrangements | 1,968,100 | .. | .. |
Total: Division 964 | 33,268,100 |
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Division 965.—OTHER SERVICES |
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01. Foreign Investment Review Board............. | 2,000 | .. | .. |
Total: Department of the Treasury | 33,959,000 |
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