Appropriation Act (No. 4) 1997‑98
No. 6, 1998
An Act to appropriate money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, additional to the money appropriated by the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1997‑98, for certain expenditure in respect of the year ending on 30 June 1998, and for related purposes
Contents
Part 1 — General | 1 | |
1 | Short title........................................... | 1 |
2 | Commencement....................................... | 1 |
3 | Issue and application of $ 509 973 000........................ | 2 |
4 | Payments to or for the States and Territories.................... | 2 |
5 | Money appropriated for a program.......................... | 3 |
6 | Attorney‑General’s 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 | Act to have effect subject to modifications..................... | 5 |
10 | Modification relating to the appropriation of certain amounts......... | 5 |
11 | Modification relating to the debiting of the Consolidated Revenue Fund after the close of a financial year | 6 |
12 | Modifications relating to payment of appropriated amounts into components of the Reserved Money Fund, etc | 7 |
Schedule 1 — Payments to or for the States and Territories | 9 | |
Schedule 2 — Services for which money is appropriated | 11 | |
Appropriation Act (No. 4) 1997‑98
No. 6, 1998
An Act to appropriate money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, additional to the money appropriated by the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1997‑98, for certain expenditure in respect of the year ending on 30 June 1998, and for related purposes
[Assented to 27 March 1998]
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
Part 1—GENERAL
1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act (No. 4) 1997‑98.
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 $ 509 973 000
(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 1998, the sum of $ 509 973 000.
(2) The Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated as necessary for the purposes of subsection (1).
4 Payments to or for the States and Territories
(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.
State includes the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory.
(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 or for 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 Attorney‑General’s Department
If a body to be known as the Human Rights and Responsibilities Commission is established by legislation before 1 July 1998, the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1998 has effect, and is taken at all times to have had effect, as if the appropriation of an amount to the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission under item 01 of Division 806 in Schedule 2 to that Act were:
(a) an appropriation to the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (for the purposes set out in the item) of so much of that amount as is determined, in writing, by the Minister, being an amount that is not less than the expenditure incurred by the Commission on payments to the States before the establishment of that body; and
(b) an appropriation of the balance of that amount to that body for its purposes in respect of the period commencing on its establishment and ending on 30 June 1998.
Part 1 General
Section 7
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 1998:
(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:
item means an item, subdivision or Division in Schedule 2.
operative day means the day on which the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 commences.
9 Act to have effect subject to modifications
(1) If the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 is in force when this Act commences, this Act has effect subject to the modifications set out in the following sections.
(2) If the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 commences after the commencment of this Act but before 1 July 1998, this Act has effect on and after the operative day subject to the modifications set out in the following sections.
10 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 that description credited to the Consolidated Revenue Fund during the financial year ending on 30 June 1998 are taken to have been appropriated for the purpose or services referred to in that item, subdivision or Division; and
(b) the Minister is authorised to issue and apply those amounts accordingly.
Part 2 Special application of Act
Section 10
5B Debiting of expenditure charged to Minister’s 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 1998, 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”.
11 Modification relating to the debiting of the Consolidated Revenue Fund after the close of a financial year
Section 7 is repealed and the following section is substituted:
7 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 1998.
(2) Subsection (1) does not prevent the Minister from taking action after 30 June 1998:
(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 12
12 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 subsection 20(2) of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997) 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 subsection 21(2) of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997) 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 or for the States and Territories
Schedule 1
Schedule 1 — Payments to or for the States and Territories
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 | Subdivision 3 of Division 849 | Payments to the States for the management of World Heritage Properties. | Minister for the Environment | Minister for the Environment |
2 | Subdivision 8 of Division 849 | Tasmanian Regional Forest Agreement for payment to the Tasmanian State Government. | Minister for the Environment | Minister for the Environment |
3 | Subdivision 2 of Division 891 | Grants for provision of health services (including payments made under the Health Insurance Act 1973). Medicare Agreements — Other health services. | Minister for Health and Family Services | Minister for Health and Family Services |
4 | Subdivision 4 of Division 891 | Commonwealth/State Disability Agreement. | Minister for Family Services | Minister for Family Services |
5 | Subdivision 5 of Division 891 | Other services for families with children. | Minister for Family Services | Minister for Family Services |
6 | Subdivision 7 of Division 891 | Supported accommodation assistance program (for expenditure under the Supported Accommodation Assistance Act 1994). Referral services for women escaping domestic violence in rural and remote areas. Domestic violence — Support for families. | Minister for Family Services | Minister for Family Services |
Payments to or for the States and Territories
Schedule 1
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 |
Item No. | Division, &c. | Purpose | Minister determining conditions | Minister determining payments |
7 | Division 916 | Tasmanian Regional Forest Agreement — Funding for tourism infrastructure. Assistance to the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games. | Minister for Industry, Science and Tourism | Minister for Industry, Science and Tourism |
8 | Subdivision 2 of Division 931 | Rural adjustment under the States Grants (Rural Adjustment) Act 1988 and the Rural Adjustment Act 1992. Tasmanian Regional Forest Agreement — Payment to the Tasmanian State Government. | Minister for Primary Industries and Energy | Minister for Primary Industries and Energy |
9 | Division 949 | Compensation for extension of fringe benefits to pensioners and older long‑term allowees and beneficiaries. | Minister for Social Security | Minister for Social Security |
10 | Division 971 | Newcastle assistance package. | Minister for Transport and Regional Development | Minister for Transport and Regional Development |
Services for which money is appropriated
Schedule 2
Schedule 2 — services tor which money is appropriated
Note : See section 3
Abstract
Page Reference | Departments | Total |
|
| $ |
17 | Attorney‑General’s Department.................... | 40 618 000 |
19 | Department of Communications and the Arts................. | 2 295 000 |
20 | Department of Veterans’ Affairs.......................... | 1 200 000 |
21 | Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs.. | 4 456 000 |
22 | Department of the Environment.......................... | 5 830 000 |
23 | Department of Finance and Administration................... | 27 220 000 |
24 | Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.................... | 207 000 |
25 | Department of Health and Family Services................... | 55 619 000 |
— | Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs............ | — |
27 | Department of Industry, Science and Tourism................. | 37 550 000 |
28 | Department of Primary Industries and Energy................. | 128 085 000 |
— | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet................ | — |
30 | Department of Social Security........................... | 58 135 000 |
31 | Department of Transport and Regional Development............ | 49 832 000 |
33 | Department of the Treasury............................. | 96 650 000 |
34 | Department of Workplace Relations and Small Business.......... | 2 276 000 |
| Total......................................... | 509 973 000 |
Schedule 2
Schedule 2
DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES
Schedule 2
Schedule 2
Appropriation Act (No. 4) — 1997‑98, Heavy figures
Appropriation Act (No. 2) — 1997‑98, Light figures
Departments | Capital Works and Services | Payments to or for the States, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory | Other Services | Total |
| $ | $ | $ | $ |
Attorney‑General’s Department... | 4 806 000 | 34 800 000 | 1 012 000 | 40 618 000 |
| 5 883 000 | 69 893 000 | 67 703 000 | 143 479 000 |
Department of Communications and the Arts | 2 295 000 | — | — | 2 295 000 |
| 42 019 000 | 750 000 | 87 806 000 | 130 575 000 |
Department of Veterans’ Affairs........ | — | — | 1 200 000 | 1 200 000 |
| 6 549 000 | 12 736 000 | 69 000 | 19 354 000 |
Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs | 4 456 000 | — | — | 4 456 000 |
| 96 145 000 | 10 351 000 | 36 900 000 | 143 396 000 |
Department of the Environment......... | 230 000 | 5 600 000 | — | 5 830 000 |
| 15 617 000 | 16 768 000 | 187 190 000 | 219 575 000 |
Department of Finance and Administration (*) | 16 008 000 | — | 11 212 000 | 27 220 000 |
| 111 572 000 | 35 000 000 | 411 386 000 | 557 958 000 |
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade... | 207 000 | — | — | 207 000 |
| 3 950 000 | — | 2 500 000 | 6 450 000 |
Department of Health and Family Services.. | — | 27 157 000 | 28 462 000 | 55 619 000 |
| 31 484 000 | 1 403 132 000 | 105 139 000 | 1 539 755 000 |
Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs | — | — | — | — |
| 2 537 000 | 121 000 | — | 2 658 000 |
Department of Industry, Science and Tourism | 5 550 000 | 31 000 000 | 1 000 000 | 37 550 000 |
| 81 711 000 | 25 574 000 | — | 107 285 000 |
Department of Primary Industries and Energy | 8 170 000 | 80 437 000 | 39 478 000 | 128 085 000 |
| 58 066 000 | 151 760 000 | 44 788 000 | 254 614 000 |
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet | — | — | — | — |
| 389 000 | 1 500 000 | 1 001 000 000 | 1 002 889 000 |
Department of Social Security.......... | 29 475 000 | 28 660 000 | — | 58 135 000 |
| 19 487 000 | 1 093 630 000 | 2 341 000 | 1 115 458 000 |
(*) Does not include $175 000 000 appropriated in Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1997‑98 under Division 864 — Advance to the Minister for Finance.
Schedule 2
Appropriation Act (No. 4) — 1997‑98, Heavy figures
Appropriation Act (No. 2)— 1997‑98, 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 Transport and Regional Development | 2 696 000 | 22 000 000 | 25 136 000 | 49 832 000 |
| 151 609 000 | 59 474 000 | — | 211 083 000 |
Department of the Treasury............ | — | 96 100 000 | 550 000 | 96 650 000 |
| 55 122 000 | 168 876 000 | 2 500 000 | 226 498 000 |
Department of Workplace Relations and Small Business | — | 304 000 | 1972 000 | 2 276 000 |
| — | 10 950 000 | — | 10 950 000 |
Total....................... | 73 893 000 | 326 058 000 | 110 022 000 | 509 973 000 |
| 682 140 000 | 3 060 515 000 | 1 949 322 000 | 5 691 977 000 |
Schedule 2
ATTORNEY‑GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT
|
| Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure | |
| Additional appropriation for 1997‑98 | Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1997‑98 | Expenditure for 1996‑97 |
| $ | $ | S |
Division 805.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES |
|
|
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1.— Acquisitions, Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment |
|
|
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01. Departmental plant and equipment............. | 14 000 | 871 000 | 1 237 244 |
2.— Australian Federal Police |
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|
|
| 2 000 | 2 512 000 | 2 539 412 |
3.— Advances and Loans |
|
|
|
01. Business loan (for payment to the Australian Protective Service Trust Account) | 1 290 000 | — | — |
02. Overdraft facility (for payment to the Australian Protective Service Trust Account) (money received as repayments of the overdraft facility may be credited to this item) | 3 500 000 | — | — |
| 4 790 000 |
|
|
Total: Division 805 | 4 806 000 |
|
|
Division 806.— PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY |
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|
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02. Payments for the provision of legal aid.......... | 34 792 000 | 52 819 000 | 128 303 406 |
03. Legal Aid — Grants to supplement voluntary and community legal aid schemes | 8 000 | 16 162 000 | 15 116 300 |
Total: Division 806 | 34 800 000 |
|
|
Schedule 2
ATTORNEY‑GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT
|
| Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure | |
| Additional appropriation for 1997‑98 | Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1997‑98 | Expenditure for 1996‑97 |
| $ | $ | $ |
Division 807 — OTHER SERVICES |
|
|
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02. Business rationalisation and redundancy costs (for payment to the Australian Protective Service Trust Account) | 1 012 000 | 10 203 000 | — |
Total: Attorney‑General’s Department....... | 40 618 000 |
|
|
Schedule 2
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS
|
| Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure | |
| Additional appropriation for 1997‑98 | Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1997‑98 | Expenditure for 1996‑97 |
| $ | $ | $ |
Division 810.— CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES |
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|
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1.— Acquisitions, Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment |
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|
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01. Refurbishment and fitout of the Old Parliament House | 2 295 000 | 4 044 000 | 1 234 104 |
Total: Department of Communications and the Arts.... | 2 295 000 |
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Schedule 2
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS’ AFFAIRS
|
| Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure | |
| Additional appropriation for 1997‑98 | Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1997‑98 | Expenditure for 1996‑97 |
| $ | $ | $ |
Division 822.— OTHER SERVICES |
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|
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02. Grant to Victoria Park Council for the purchase of surplus land at East Victoria Park, Perth | 1 200 000 | — | — |
Total: Department of Veterans’ Affairs............. | 1 200 000 |
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|
Schedule 2
DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, TRAINING AND YOUTH AFFAIRS
|
| Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure | |
| Additional appropriation for 1997‑98 | Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1997‑98 | Expenditure for 1996‑97 |
| $ | $ | $ |
Division 830.— CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES |
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1.— Plant and Equipment |
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|
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01. Computer equipment....................... | 4 456 000 | 12 745 000 | 6 695 441 |
Total: Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs | 4 456 000 |
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Schedule 2
DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
|
| Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure | |
| Additional appropriation for 1997‑98 | Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1997‑98 | Expenditure for 1996‑97 |
| $ | $ | $ |
Division 848.— CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES |
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1.— Acquisitions, Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment |
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01. Antarctic program......................... | 230 000 | 735 000 | 1 099 966 |
Division 849.— PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY |
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3.— Payments to the States for the management of World Heritage Properties | 200 000 | 9 842 000 | 12 980 000 |
8.— Tasmanian Regional Forest Agreement for payment to Tasmanian State Government | 5 400 000 | — | — |
Total: Division 849 | 5 600 000 |
|
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Total: Department of the Environment.............. | 5 830 000 |
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|
Schedule 2
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
|
| Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure | |
‑ | Additional appropriation for 1997‑98 | Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1997‑98 | Expenditure for 1996‑97 |
| $ | $ | $ |
Division 860.— CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES |
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1.— Acquisitions, Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment |
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04. Commonwealth offices — Major construction and refurbishment | 15 463 000 | 16 042 000 | 29 537 430 |
05. Dredging of Kedron Brook Floodway, Brisbane, Queensland | 545 000 | 3 151 000 | 5 154 692 |
Total: Division 860 | 16 008 000 |
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Division 867.— AUSTRALIAN ELECTORAL COMMISSION |
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1.— Other Services |
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01. Conduct of election of delegates to the Constitutional Convention | 11 212 000 | 24 380 000 | 788 217 |
Total: Department of Finance and Administration...... | 27 220 000 |
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Schedule 2
DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE
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| Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure | |
| Additional appropriation for 1997‑98 | Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1997‑98 | Expenditure for 1996‑97 |
| $ | $ | $ |
Division 873.— CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES |
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1.— Acquisitions, Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment |
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01. Computer equipment....................... | 207 000 | 3 950 000 | 1 209 869 |
Total: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade....... | 207 000 |
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Schedule 2
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES
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| Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure | |
| Additional appropriation for 1997‑98 | Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1997‑98 | Expenditure for 1996‑97 |
| $ | $ | $ |
Division 891.— PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY |
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2.— Health Care Access |
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02. Grants for provision of health services (including payments made under the Health Insurance Act 1973) | 3 679 000 | 66 662 000 | 73 877 362 |
04. Medicare Agreements — Other health services...... | 19 129 000 | 92 216 000 | 104 820 587 |
| 22 808 000 |
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4.— Assistance for People with Disabilities |
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01. Commonwealth/State Disability Agreement........ | 783 000 | 316 084 000 | 306 574 897 |
5.— Services for Families with Children (including expenditure under the Child Care Act 1972) |
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02. Other services for families with children.......... | 1 659 000 | 22 886 000 | 30 725 304 |
7.— Housing and Crisis Accommodation |
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01. Supported accommodation assistance program (for expenditure under the Supported Accommodation Assistance Act 1994) | 1 417 000 | 124 825 000 | 127 581 000 |
02. Referral services for women escaping domestic violence in rural and remote areas | 250 000 | 138 000 | 656 000 |
04. Domestic violence ‑ Support for families.... | 240 000 | — | — |
| 1 907 000 |
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Total: Division 891 | 27 157 000 |
|
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Schedule 2
Department of Health and Family Services — continued
|
| Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure | |
| Additional appropriation for 1997‑98 | Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1997‑98 | Expenditure for 1996‑97 |
| $ | $ | $ |
Division 892.— OTHER SERVICES |
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02. Hearing services — Payment for community service obligations | 3 462 000 | 19 538 000 | 21 279 000 |
07. Hearing services — Payments under interim arrangements | 25 000 000 | — | — |
Total: Division 892 | 28 462 000 |
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Total: Department of Health and Family Services...... | 55 619 000 |
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Schedule 2
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY, SCIENCE AND TOURISM
|
| Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure | |
| Additional appropriation for 1997‑98 | Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1997‑98 | Expenditure for 1996‑97 |
| $ | $ | $ |
Division 915.— CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES |
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1.— Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment |
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02. Major national research facilities program......... | 5 096 000 | 16 344 000 | 16 965 000 |
Division 916— PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY |
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05. Tasmanian Regional Forest Agreement — Funding for tourism infrastructure | 1 000 000 | — | — |
06. Assistance to the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games | 30 000 000 | — | — |
Total: Division 916 | 31 000 000 |
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Division 917.— AUSTRALIAN CUSTOMS SERVICE |
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1.— Capital Works and Services |
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02. Buildings and works....................... | 454 000 | — | 759 437 |
Division 918.— OTHER SERVICES |
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01. Closure of Newcastle Steelworks ‑ Funding for tourism activities in the Hunter region | 1 000 000 | — | — |
Total: Department of Industry, Science and Tourism.... | 37 550 000 |
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Schedule 2
DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES AND ENERGY
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| Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure | |
| Additional appropriation for 1997‑98 | Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1997‑98 | Expenditure for 1996‑97 |
| $ | $ | $ |
Division 930.— CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES |
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1.— Acquisitions, Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment |
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01. Australian Geological Survey Organisation — Plant and equipment | 446 000 | 2 160 000 | 895 228 |
03. Screw Worm Fly facility.................... | 275 000 | 275 000 | 2 592 089 |
04. Sydney‑Moomba Pipeline easement — Payments for easement rectification | 49 000 | — | — |
| 770 000 |
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3.— Advances and Loans |
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03. Producer Service Delivery Company — Establishment costs and working capital advance | 3 500 000 | — | — |
04. Loan facility (for payment to the Meat Inspection Service Trust Account) | 2 900 000 | — | — |
05. Working capital advance (for payment to the Meat Inspection Service Trust Account) | 1 000 000 | — | — |
| 7 400 000 |
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Total: Division 930 | 8 170 000 |
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Division 931.— PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY |
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2.— Infrastructure and Support |
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02. Rural adjustment under the States Grants (Rural Adjustment) Act 1988 and the Rural Adjustment Act 1992 | 58 159 000 | 39 901 000 | 105 623 738 |
Schedule 2
Department of Primary Industries and Energy — continued
|
| Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure | |
| Additional appropriation for 1997‑98 | Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1997‑98 | Expenditure for 1996‑97 |
| $ | $ | $ |
05. Payments to State rural adjustment scheme authorities for costs associated with issuing drought exceptional circumstances certificates | 268 000 | 69 000 | 199 000 |
09. Tasmanian Regional Forest Agreement — Payment to the Tasmanian State Government | 22 010 000 | — | — |
Total: Division 931 | 80 437 000 |
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Division 932.— OTHER SERVICES |
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02. Contribution to the Victorian Farmers Federation Disaster Relief Fund | 50 000 | — | — |
03. Farm Family Restart Scheme — Re‑establishment, counselling and program delivery | 16 638 000 | — | — |
04. Farm Family Restart Scheme — Income support... | 4 080 000 | — | — |
05. Snowy Mountains Hydro‑electric Authority — Commonwealth share of the shortfall in the recovery of the net cost of production of electricity | 12 000 000 | — | — |
06. South‑East Fisheries adjustment program.. | 6 710 000 | — | — |
Total: Division 932 | 39 478 000 |
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Total: Department of Primary Industries and Energy.. | 128 085 000 |
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Schedule 2
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY
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| Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure | |
| Additional appropriation for 1997‑98 | Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1997‑98 | Expenditure for 1996‑97 |
| $ | $ | $ |
Division 948.— CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES |
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1.— Acquisitions, Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment |
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01. Departmental computer equipment.............. | 29 475 000 | 18 987 000 | 23 411 314 |
Division 949— PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY |
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01. Compensation for extension of fringe benefits to pensioners and older long‑term allowees and beneficiaries | 28 660 000 | 116 452 000 | 140 156 997 |
Total: Department of Social Security............... | 58 135 000 |
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Schedule 2
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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| Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure | |
| Additional appropriation for 1997‑98 | Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1997‑98 | Expenditure for 1996‑97 |
| $ | $ | $ |
Division 970.— CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES |
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1.— Acquisitions, Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment |
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04. Territories program....................... | 2 696 000 | 12 190 000 | 14 847 914 |
Division 971— PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY |
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07. Payment to Tasmanian Government for track upgrading | 2 000 000 | — | — |
08. Newcastle assistance package................. | 10 000 000 | — | — |
09. Regional assistance — Impact of Australian National Railways Commission Restructuring | 10 000 000 | — | — |
Total: Division 971 | 22 000 000 |
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Division 972.— OTHER SERVICES |
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01. Concessional fares........................ | 1 737 000 | — | — |
02. Reimbursement to airport lessee companies of costs associated with the collection of parking fines | 600 000 | — | — |
03. National Aviation Consumer Organisation — Contribution | 10 000 | — | — |
04. Commonwealth contribution for the standardisation of the Pinnaroo line | 5 550 000 | — | — |
06. Payments to the National Rail Corporation under clause 5(4)(b) of the National Rail Shareholder’s Agreement | 16 069 000 | — | — |
Schedule 2
Department of Transport and Regional Development — continued
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| Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure | |
| Additional appropriation for 1997‑98 | Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1997‑98 | Expenditure for 1996‑97 |
| $ | $ | $ |
07. Supermarket to Asia: Export Gateways — Establishment of sea and air freight councils | 1 170 000 | — | — |
Total: Division 972 | 25 136 000 |
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Total: Department of Transport and Regional Development | 49 832 000 |
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Schedule 2
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
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| Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure | |
| Additional appropriation for 1997‑98 | Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1997‑98 | Expenditure for 1996‑97 |
| $ | $ | $ |
Division 977.— PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY |
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03. Payments to State Governments in lieu of stamp duty on Airport Sales | 96 100 000 | — | — |
Division 978.— OTHER SERVICES |
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02. Ex gratia payment to approved charitable organisations or trust funds in memory of the Princess of Wales | 550 000 | — | — |
Total: Department of the Treasury................ | 96 650 000 |
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Schedule 2
DEPARTMENT OF WORKPLACE RELATIONS AND SMALL BUSINESS
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| Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure | |
| Additional appropriation for 1997‑98 | Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1997‑98 | Expenditure for 1996‑97 |
| $ | $ | $ |
Division 910 — PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY |
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01. Tasmania — Compensation payment in respect of the Bass Strait passenger service | 2000 | 50 000 | 366 000 |
02. Bass Strait Passenger Vehicle Equalisation Scheme... | 302 000 | 10 900 000 | 8 402 615 |
Total: Division 910 | 304 000 |
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Division 911 — OTHER SERVICES |
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01. Bass Strait Passenger Vehicle Equalisation Scheme — Payments to private operators | 2 000 | — | 880 |
Division 912.— AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL REGISTRY |
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1.— Other Services |
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01. Ex Gratia payment to Australian Industrial Relations commissioners in respect of their retirement | 1 970 000 | — | 177 114 |
Total: Department of Workplace Relations and Small Business | 2 276 000 |
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[Minister’s second reading speech made in—
House of Representatives on 29 October 1997
Senate on 2 March 1998]
(197/97)
13887 Cat. No. 97 2894 5 ISBN 0644 519444 |
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