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Appropriation Act (No. 4) 199697

No. 36, 1997


Appropriation Act (No. 4) 199697

No. 36, 1997

An Act to appropriate money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, additional to the money appropriated by the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 199697, for certain expenditure in respect of the year ending on 30 June 1997, and for related purposes

 

Contents

 

Part 1 — General

1

1

Short title..............................................

1

2

Commencement.........................................

1

3

Issue and application of $ 471 270 776..........................

2

4

Payments to States........................................

2

5

Money appropriated for a program.............................

3

6

AttorneyGenerals Department.........................

3

7

Accounting errors etc. may be corrected after close of financial year.......

4

Part 2 — Special application of Act

5

8

Definitions.............................................

5

9

Application of Part.......................................

5

10

Act to have effect subject to modifications........................

5

11

Modification relating to the appropriation of certain amounts............

5

12

Modification relating to the debiting of the Consolidated Revenue Fund after the close of a financial year             

6

13

Modifications relating to payment of appropriated amounts into components of the Reserved Money Fund, etc             

7

Schedule 1 — Payments to States

8

Schedule 2 — Services for which money is appropriated

11

 

Appropriation Act (No. 4) 199697

No. 36 1997

 

An Act to appropriate money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, additional to the money appropriated by the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 199697, for certain expenditure in respect of the year ending on 30 June 1997, and for related purposes

[Assented to 17 April 1997]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

PART 1—GENERAL

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act (No. 4) 199697.

2 Commencement

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

Part 1 General

Section 3

 

3 Issue and application of $ 471 270 776

(1) The Minister may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and apply for the services specified in Schedule 2, in respect of the year ending on 30 June 1997, the sum of $ 471 270 776.

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

4 Payments to States

(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.

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

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

(b) in the amounts and at the times that are determined, in writing, by the Minister specified in column 5 of that item.

(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 the amounts and at the times determined by the Treasurer.

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


Part 1 General

Section 4

 

(a) on the terms and conditions; and

(b) in the amounts and at the times;

that the Commonwealth determines.

5 Money appropriated for a program

If money is appropriated by this Act for a particular program, that money is taken to be appropriated for:

(a) the purpose of payments (including advances) under Acts administered as part of the program; and

(b) any other purposes of the program.

6 AttorneyGenerals Department

(1) Payments out of such money appropriated by this Act as is specified in subsection (2) must not exceed the balance of the legal costs incurred by, or on account of acting for, Dr Carmen Lawrence for or in relation to the Marks Royal Commission remaining after deduction from those costs of:

(a) any amounts paid or payable to or for Dr Carmen Lawrence by the Government of Western Australia for those costs; and

(b) any amounts paid to or for Dr Carmen Lawrence by the Commonwealth for legal costs in relation to the Marks Royal Commission from money appropriated for that purpose by the Appropriation Act (No. 4) 199596.

(2) The money referred to in subsection (1) is the amount of $49,776 appropriated for the purpose specified in item 02 of Division 807 in Schedule 2, namely, Legal costs incurred by, or on account of acting for, Dr Carmen Lawrence for or in relation to the Marks Royal Commission.

(3) No money that has been, or is, appropriated (whether by this Act or any other Act) out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund on or after 1 July 1996 is to be taken to be available for either of the following purposes:


Part 1 General

Section 6

 

(a) meeting legal costs incurred by, or on account of acting for, Dr Carmen Lawrence for or in relation to the Marks Royal Commission;

(b) meeting the legal costs incurred by, or on account of acting for, Dr Carmen Lawrence for or in relation to proceedings in a court concerning that Royal Commission;

unless the money has been, or is, appropriated expressly for that purpose.

(4) In this Act, any reference to legal costs incurred by, or on account of acting for, Dr Carmen Lawrence for or in relation to the Marks Royal Commission does not include legal costs (however constituted) incurred by, or on account of acting for, Dr Carmen Lawrence for or in relation to proceedings in a court concerning that Royal Commission.

7 Accounting errors etc. may be corrected after close of financial year

Despite section 36 of the Audit Act 1901, the Minister may take action after 30 June 1997:

(a) to correct errors or mispostings in the official accounting records of the Commonwealth for the year ending on that day; or

(b) to balance the Consolidated Revenue Fund, the Trust Fund or the Loan Fund;

if the action does not result in an amount being debited from one of those Funds otherwise than for the purpose of being credited to another of those Funds.

Note: Section 36 of the Audit Act 1901 provides that (except in a particular case provided for in that section) every appropriation out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the service of a financial year lapses and ceases to have effect at the end of that year (the unspent balance of any appropriated amount lapsing) and that the accounts of the year are then closed.


Part 2 Special application of Act

Section 8

 

Part 2 — Special application of Act

8 Definitions

In this Part:

Financial Management and Accountability Act means the Act to be cited as the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.

item means an item, subdivision or Division in Schedule 2.

operative day means the day on which the Financial Management and Accountability Act commences.

9 Application of Part

This Part applies if the Financial Management and Accountability Act commences before 1 July 1997.

10 Act to have effect subject to modifications

This Act has effect on and after the operative day subject to the modifications set out in the following sections.

11 Modification relating to the appropriation of certain amounts

After section 5 the following sections are inserted:

5A Certain amounts taken to be appropriated

If an item, subdivision or Division in Schedule 2 specifies, or is taken to specify, that payments (whether the word payments or money or any other word is used) of a certain description may be credited to the item, subdivision or Division:

(a) amounts equal to payments (whether real or notional) of mat description credited to the Consolidated Revenue Fund during the financial year ending on 30 June 1997 are taken to have been appropriated for the purpose or services referred to in mat item, subdivision or Division; and

(b) the Minister is authorised to issue and apply those amounts accordingly.

 


Part 2 Special application of Act

Section 11

 

5B Debiting of expenditure charged to Ministers advance

Any expenditure:

(a) in excess of a specific appropriation; or

(b) not specifically provided for by appropriation;

may be charged to an item, subdivision or Division in Schedule 2 as the Minister directs but the total expenditure so charged in the year ending 30 June 1997, after deduction of amounts of repayments, must not at any time exceed the amount appropriated for that year under the head Advance to the Minister for Finance.

12 Modification relating to the debiting of the Consolidated Revenue Fund after the close of a financial year

Section 6 is repealed and the following section is substituted:

6 Consolidated Revenue Fund not to be debited after close of financial year

(1) An amount appropriated under section 3 may not be debited from the Consolidated Revenue Fund after 30 June 1997.

(2) Subsection (1) does not prevent the Minister from taking action after 30 June 1997:

(a) to correct errors or mispostings in the financial accounting records of the Commonwealth for the year ending on that day; or

(b) to balance the Funds (within the meaning of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997);

if the action does not result in an amount being debited from a Fund otherwise than for the purpose of being credited to another Fund.


Part 2 Special application of Act

Section 13

 

Modifications relating to payment of appropriated amounts into components of the Reserved Money Fund, etc.

(1) If:

(a) the description of the purpose of an appropriation set out in an item indicates that amounts appropriated under the item are to be paid into a particular account, being a Trust Account that was established under section 62A of the Audit Act 1901; and

(b) under a determination by the Minister (under the Financial Management and Accountability Act) establishing a component of the Reserved Money Fund, amounts of that kind that, immediately before the operative day, were to be placed to the credit of the Trust Account are allowed or required to be transferred from the Consolidated Revenue Fund to that component of the Reserved Money Fund;

the item is modified by omitting the reference to the Trust Account and substituting a reference to that component of the Reserved Money Fund.

(2) If:

(a) the description of the purpose of an appropriation set out in an item indicates that amounts apppropriated under the item are to be paid into a particular account, being a Trust Account that was established under section 62A of the Audit Act 1901; and

(b) under a determination by the Minister (under the Financial Management and Accountability Act) establishing a component of the Commercial Activities Fund, amounts of that kind that, immediately before the operative day, were to be placed to the credit of the Trust Account are allowed or required to be transferred from the Consolidated Revenue Fund to that component of the Commercial Activities Fund;

the item is modified by omitting the reference to the Trust Account and substituting a reference to that component of the Commercial Activities Fund.

 


Payments to States

Schedule 1

 

Schedule 1 — Payments to States

Note : See section 4

 

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Column 5

Item No.

Division, &c.

Purpose

Minister determining conditions

Minister determining payments

1

Division 849

Payments to the States for the management of World Heritage Properties.

Minister for the Environment

Minister for the Environment

2

Subdivision 2 of Division 891

Blood Transfusion Service.

Minister for Health and Family Services

Minister for Health and Family Services

3

Subdivision 4 of Division 891

Commonwealth/State disability agreement transition payments.

Commonwealth/State disability agreement transfer to States.

 

 

4

Subdivision 7 of Division 891

Supported Accommodation Assistance Program (for expenditure under the Supported Accommodation Assistance Act 1994).

Supported Accommodation Assistance Program — National case management and data strategies.

 

 

5

Division 916

Enterprise Development Program.

Payment to New South Wales for development of the Gosford International Garden Festival concept.

Minister for Industry, Science and Tourism

Minister for Industry, Science and Tourism


Payments to States

Schedule 1

 

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Column 5

Item No.

Division, &c.

Purpose

Minister determining conditions

Minister determining payments

 

Subdivision 2 of Division 931

Rural adjustment under the States Grants (Rural Adjustment) Act 1988 and the Rural Adjustment Act 1992.

Payments to State Rural Adjustment Scheme authorities for costs associated with issuing drought exceptional circumstances certificates.

National Landcare Program — Payment to the States for the purpose of the Natural Resources Management (Financial Assistance) Act 1992.

Minister for Primary Industries and Energy

Minister for Primary Industries and Energy

 



Services for which money is appropriated

Schedule 2

 

Schedule 2 — Services for which money is appropriated

Note : See section 3

 

Abstract

 

 

Page Reference

Departments and Services

Total

 

 

$

17

AttorneyGenerals Department.............................

448 776

18

Department of Communications and the Arts..........................

3 360 000

19

Department of Veterans Affairs..................................

415 000

20

Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs...........

3 818 000

21

Department of the Environment, Sport and Territories....................

4 522 000

Department of Finance.........................................

22

Department of Administrative Services..............................

6 574 000

23

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade............................

6 054 000

24

Department of Health and Family Services...........................

28 483 000

Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs....................

Department of Industrial Relations.................................

26

Department of Industry, Science and Tourism.........................

32 510 000

27

Department of Primary Industries and Energy..........................

14 710 000

29

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.........................

220 000

30

Department of Social Security....................................

5 774 000

31

Department of Transport and Regional Development.....................

364 380 000

32

Department of the Treasury......................................

2 000

 

Total...................................................

471 270 776

 


Schedule 2

 

 


Schedule 2

 

DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES

 


Schedule 2

 

 


Schedule 2

 

Appropriation Act (No. 4) — 199697, Heavy figures

Appropriation Act (No. 2) 199697, Light figures

 

Departments

Capital Works and Services

Payments to or for the States, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory

Other Services

Total

 

$

$

$

$

AttorneyGenerals Department...

19 000

8 000

421 776

448 776

 

18 068 000

151 374 000

169 442 000

Department of Communications and the Arts 

260 000

3 100 000

3 360 000

 

48 678 000

39 390 000

88 068 000

Department of Veterans Affairs........

415 000

415 000

 

6 249 000

28 316 000

3 058 000

37 623 000

Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs 

2 962 000

856 000

3 818 000

 

39 683 000

9 427 000

38 540 000

87 650 000

Department of the Environment, Sport and Territories 

442 000

4 080 000

4 522 000

 

47 379 000

44 676 000

92 055 000

Department of Finance (a)............

 

1 817 000

47 812 000

49 629 000

Department of Administrative Services....

6 474 000

100 000

6 574 000

 

251 827 000

9 392 000

261 219 000

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade...

6 054 000

6 054 000

 

3 617 000

915 000

4 532 000

Department of Health and Family Services..

27 283 000

1 200 000

28 483 000

 

27 364 000

1 455 626 000

34 333 000

1517 323 000

Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs 

 

596 000

213 000

809 000

Department of Industrial Relations.......

 

Department of Industry, Science and Tourism 

885 000

1 625 000

30 000 000

32 510 000

 

68 791 000

17 155 000

1 300 000

87 246 000

Department of Primary Industries and Energy

1 781 000

9 829 000

3 100 000

14 710 000

 

84 910 000

243 600 000

3 142 000

331 652 000

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

200 000

20 000

220 000

 

267 000

10 000 000

10 267 000

(a) Does not include $175 000 000 appropriated in Appropriation Act (No. 2) 199697 under Division 864 — Advance to the Minister for Finance.


Schedule 2

 

Appropriation Act (No. 4) — 199697, Heavy figures

Appropriation Act (No. 2)199697, Light figures

 

Departments and Services

Capital Works and Services

Payments to or for the States, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory

Other Services

Total

 

$

$

$

$

Department of Social Security.........

5 336 000

438 000

5 774 000

 

27 550 000

142 577 000

8 207 000

178 334 000

Department of Transport and..........

 

 

 

 

Regional Development.............

6 980 000

357 400 000

364 380 000

 

128 913 000

67 713 000

13 000 000

209 626 000

Department of the Treasury...........

2 000

2000

 

48 720 000

174 180 000

8 154 000

231 054 000

Total.......................

22 177 000

45 987 000

403 106 776

471 270 776

 

804 429 000

2 392 669 000

159 431 000

3 356 529 000

 


Schedule 2

 

ATTORNEYGENERALS DEPARTMENT

 

 

Additional appropriation for 199697

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure

 

Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 199697

Expenditure for 199596

 

$

$

$

Division 805.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

 

 

 

1.Acquisitions, Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment

 

 

 

02. Construction of Departmental facilities..........

19 000

5 740 000

2 592 525

Division 806.— PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

 

 

 

03. Legal Aid Grants to supplement voluntary and community legal aid schemes 

8 000

15 983 000

13 842 884

Division 807.— OTHER SERVICES

 

 

 

01. Ex gratia payment to the widow of DetectiveSergeant Bowen 

372 000

02. Legal costs incurred by, or on account of acting for, Dr Carmen Lawrence for or in relation to the Marks Royal Commission             

49 776

319 927

Total: Division 807

421 776

 

 

Total: AttorneyGenerals Department..

448 776

 

 

 


Schedule 2

 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS

 

 

Additional appropriation for 199697

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure

 

Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 199697

Expenditure for 199596

 

$

$

$

Division 810.— CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

 

 

 

1.Acquisitions, Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment

 

 

 

04. Redevelopment of the National Film and Sound Archive Acton accommodation 

260 000

311 055

Division 812.— OTHER SERVICES

 

 

 

01. Heritage Properties restoration program...........

2 100 000

2 000 000

06. Grant for the establishment of an Australian Football Hall of Fame and Museum 

1 000 000

Total: Division 812

3 100 000

 

 

Total: Department of Communications and the Arts 

3 360 000

 

 

 


Schedule 2

 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

 

 

Additional appropriation for 199697

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure

 

Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 199697

Expenditure for 199596

 

$

$

$

Division 822.— OTHER SERVICES

 

 

 

02. Compensation for detriment caused by defective administration 

5 000

10 000

05. Australian War Memorial — Veterans Commemorative Activities 

410 000

Total: Division 822

415 000

 

 

Total: Department of Veterans Affairs.........

415 000

 

 

 


Schedule 2

 

DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, TRAINING AND YOUTH AFFAIRS

 

 

Additional appropriation for 199697

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure

 

Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 199697

Expenditure for 199596

 

$

$

$

Division 831— PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

 

 

 

01.  Advanced English for Migrants Program........

81 000

5 087 000

5 092 000

02. National Asian languages/studies strategy for Australian school 

2 881 000

4 340 000

2 077 997

Total: Division 831

2 962 000

 

 

Division 832.— OTHER SERVICES

 

 

 

05. Establishment and implementation of the Modem Australian Apprenticeship and Traineeship System

5000

25 745 000

06. Quality outcomes — national initiatives in civics and citizenship education, curriculum and teacher professional development and quality schooling to improve student learning outcomes             

851 000

Total: Division 832

856 000

 

 

Total: Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs 

3 818 000

 

 

 


Schedule 2

 

DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, SPORT AND TERRITORIES

 

 

Additional appropriation for 199697

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure

 

Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 199697

Expenditure for 199596

 

$

$

$

Division 848.— CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

 

 

 

2. Australian Nature Conservation Agency For expenditure under the National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1975             

442 000

2 146 000

4 563 000

Division 849.— PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

 

 

 

3.Payments to the States for the management of World Heritage Properties 

4 080 000

9 100 000

11 053 375

Total: Department of the Environment, Sport and Territories 

4 522 000

 

 

 


Schedule 2

 

DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

 

 

Additional appropriation for 199697

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure

 

Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 199697

Expenditure for 199596

 

$

$

$

Division 865.— CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

 

 

 

1.Acquisitions, Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment

 

 

 

02. Commonwealth offices Major construction and refurbishment 

5 674 000

39 359 000

76 840 557

07. Acquisition and development — Old Brisbane Airport terminal site 

800 000

5 450 000

527 375

Total: Division 865

6 474 000

 

 

Division 866 — OTHER SERVICES

 

 

 

04. Grantinaid for the Menzies Research Centre 

100 000

Total: Department of Administrative Services....

6 574 000

 

 

 


Schedule 2

 

DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE

 

 

Additional appropriation for 199697

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure

 

Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 199697

Expenditure for 199596

 

$

$

$

Division 874.— OTHER SERVICES

 

 

 

02. Compensation for detriment caused by defective administration 

54 000

10 000

1 000

Division 875.— AUSTRALIAN AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

 

 

 

01. Payments to multilateral development banks.......

6 000 000

Total: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade......

6 054 000

 

 

 


Schedule 2

 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES

 

 

Additional appropriation for 199697

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure

 

Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 199697

Expenditure for 199596

 

$

$

$

Division 891.— PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

 

 

 

2.— Health Care Access

 

 

 

01. Blood Transfusion Service...................

5 576 000

50 187 000

45 653 722

4.— Assistance for People with Disabilities

 

 

 

01. Commonwealth/State disability agreement transition payments 

1 275 000

52 817 000

59 625 997

02. Commonwealth/State disability agreement — transfer to States 

8 097 000

247 586 000

240 583 147

 

9 372 000

 

 

7.— Housing and Crisis Accommodation

 

 

 

01. Supported Accommodation Assistance Program (for expenditure under the Supported Accommodation Assistance Act 1994)             

12 035 000

118 622 000

137 657 000

03. Supported Accommodation Assistance Program — National case management and data strategies 

300 000

2 653 000

3 719 103

 

12 335 000

 

 

Total: Division 891

27 283 000

 

 

 


Schedule 2

 

Department of Health and Family Services continued

 

 

Additional appropriation for 199697

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure

 

Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 199697

Expenditure for 199596

 

$

$

$

Division 892.— OTHER SERVICES

 

 

 

10. Establishment of musculoskeletal medicine clinics...

1 200 000

Total: Department of Health and Family Services.

28 483 000

 

 

 


Schedule 2

 

DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY, SCIENCE AND TOURISM

 

 

Additional appropriation for 199697

Information with respect to previous appropriation an expenditure

 

Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 199697

Expenditure for 199596

 

$

$

$

Division 915.— CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

 

 

 

1.Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment

 

 

 

03. National Space Program — Capital outlays........

85 000

891 000

1 124 000

Division 916.— PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

 

 

 

01. Enterprise Development Program..............

1 325 000

14 345 000

17 000 000

05. Payment to New South Wales for development of the Gosford International Garden Festival concept 

300 000

Total: Division 916

1 625 000

 

 

Division 917.— OTHER SERVICES

 

 

 

05. Grant to Australian Leather Holdings Limited......

5 000 000

06. Loan to Australian Leather Holdings Limited......

25 000 000

Total: Division 917

30 000 000

 

 

Division 918.— AUSTRALIAN CUSTOMS SERVICE

 

 

 

1.Capital Works and Services.................

 

 

 

01. Plant and equipment.......................

800 000

5 601 000

978 12

Total: Department of Industry, Science and Tourism

32 510 000

 

 

 


Schedule 2

 

 

DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES AND ENERGY

 

Additional appropriation for 199697

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure

 

Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 199697

Expenditure for 199596

 

$

$

$

Division 930.— CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

 

 

 

2.—MurrayDarling Basin Commission — For expenditure under the MurrayDarling Basin Act 1993 and for a natural resources management strategy

 

 

 

01. Contribution to salinity mitigation works and other constructions and investigations 

1 781 000

8 041 000

5 977 173

Division 931.— PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

 

 

 

1.Industries Development

 

 

 

01. Payment to the Northern Territory in lieu of uranium royalties 

200 000

1 700 000

1 373 295

2. Infrastructure and Support

 

 

 

02. Rural adjustment under the States Grants (Rural Adjustment) Act 1988 and the Rural Adjustment Act 1992             

6 939 000

123 861 000

114 474 063

07. Payments to State Rural Adjustment Scheme authorities for costs associated with issuing drought exceptional circumstances certificates             

100 000

99 000

321 950

08. National Landcare Program — Payment to the States for the purpose of the Natural Resources Management (Financial Assistance) Act 1992             

2 590 000

58 352 000

79 555 001

 

9 629 000

 

 

Total: Division 931

9 829 000

 

 

 


Schedule 2

 

 

Department of Primary Industries and Energy continued

 

Additional appropriation for 199697

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure

 

Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 199697

Expenditure for 199596

 

$

$

$

Division 932.— OTHER SERVICES

 

 

 

01. Forest Industry structural adjustment package......

3000 000

1 642 000

03. Grants to Coffs Harbour tropical fruit producers to assist the repair of access roads 

100 000

Total: Division 932

3 100 000

 

 

Total: Department of Primary Industries and Energy

14 710 000

 

 

 


Schedule 2

 

DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET

 

 

Additional appropriation for 199697

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure

 

Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 199697

Expenditure for 199596

 

$

$

$

Division 938.— PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

 

 

 

02. Contribution to the Port Arthur Victims Appeal Fund administered by the Tasmanian Government 

200 000

Division 939.— OTHER SERVICES

 

 

 

01. Contribution to the Gracetown Families Appeal Fund administered by the AugustaMargaret River Shire Council             

20 000

Total: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet..

220 000

 

 

 


Schedule 2

 

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY

 

 

Additional appropriation for 199697

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure

 

Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 199697

Expenditure for 199596

 

$

$

$

Division 948.— CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

 

 

 

1.Acquisitions, Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment

 

 

 

01. Computer equipment......................

5 336 000

27 550 000

28 262 580

Division 950.— OTHER SERVICES

 

 

 

05. Payment of Sales Tax for computer mainframe purchase 1997 

405 000

06. Grant to the Braille and Talking Book Library of Victoria

33 000

Total: Division 950

438 000

 

 

Total: Department of Social Security..........

5 774 000

 

 

 


Schedule 2

 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

 

 

Additional appropriation for 199697

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure

 

Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 199697

Expenditure for 199596

 

$

$

$

Division 970.— CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

 

 

 

2.Equity, Advances and Loans

 

 

 

02. Australian National Railways Commission — Payment of interest bearing advances 

6 980 000

2 120 000

Division 972 — OTHER SERVICES

 

 

 

03. Australian National Railways Commmission — Restructuring Australian National Railways Commission             

347 400 000

04. Regional assistance — Impact of Australian National Railways Commission restructuring 

10 000 000

Total: Division 972

357 400 000

 

 

Total: Department of Transport and Regional Development 

364 380 000

 

 

 


Schedule 2

 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

 

 

Additional appropriation for 199697

Information with respect to previous appropriation an expenditure

 

Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 199697

Expenditure for 199596

 

$

$

$

Division 978.— OTHER SERVICES

 

 

 

03. Loan Certificate held by the Toowoomba RSL Club.

2000

Total: Department of the Treasury...........

2000

 

 

[Ministers second reading speech made in

House of Representatives on 5 February 1997

Senate on 6 March 1997]

(2/97)

 

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