Appropriation Act (No. 6) 1972-73

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Appropriation Act (No. 6) 1972-73

No. 39 of 1973

AN ACT

To appropriate a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, additional to the sums appropriated by the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1972-73 and the Appropriation Act (No. 4) 1972-73, for certain expenditure in respect of the year ending on 30th June, 1973.

[Assented to 5th June, 1973]

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, the Senate and the House of Representatives of Australia, as follows:

Short title.

1. This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act (No. 6) 1972-73.

Commencement.

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

Issue and application of $54,400,000.

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 30th June, 1973, the sum of Fifty-four million four hundred thousand dollars.

Appropriation.

4. The sum authorized by this Act to be issued out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated, and shall be deemed to have been appropriated as from 1st July, 1972, for the services expressed in the Schedule in respect of the financial year that commenced on that date.

15000/73—Price 15c

SCHEDULE

ABSTRACT Section 4

Page Reference

Departments and Services

Total

 

 

$

3

PARLIAMENT.........................................

45,700

3

DEPARTMENT OF ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS....................

30,000

3

ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT......................

12,500

3

DEPARTMENT OF THE CAPITAL TERRITORY..................

451,200

4

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION............................

9,834,500

4

DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION.....

325,000

5

DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.......................

10,141,500

5

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH...............................

653,500

6

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING..............................

6,000,000

6

DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR...............................

375,000

6

DEPARTMENT OF THE MEDIA.............................

144,000

6

DEPARTMENT OF MINERALS AND ENERGY..................

14,000,000

7

DEPARTMENT OF NORTHERN DEVELOPMENT................

1,500,000

7

DEPARTMENT OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY...............

14,400

7

DEPARTMENT OF OVERSEAS TRADE.......................

644,200

7

DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY.....................

2,030,500

7

DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET.........

56,500

8

DEPARTMENT OF SERVICES AND PROPERTY.................

650,600

9

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY.......................

75,000

9

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT............................

297,000

9

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.........................

403,000

10

DEPARTMENT OF URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT......

6,000,000

10

DEPARTMENT OF WORKS................................

715,900

 

TOTAL....................................

54,400,000


DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES

 

Additional appropriation for 1972-73

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure

 

Appropriation made by Appropriation Acts (Nos. 2 and 4) 1972-73

Expenditure for 1971-72

 

$

$

$

PARLIAMENT

 

 

 

JOINT HOUSE DEPARTMENT

 

 

 

Division 800.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

 

 

 

1.—Buildings and Works—

 

 

 

01. Display—Exhibition Area—Parliament House.....

15,700

15,000

1,351

2.—Plant and Equipment—

 

 

 

01. Senate Committee Rooms—Recording equipment...

30,000

..

..

Total Parliament

45,700

 

 

DEPARTMENT OF ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS

 

 

 

Division 802.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

 

 

 

3.—Buildings and Works—

 

 

 

01. Development of water resources on Government projects 

30,000

42,500

..

ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT

 

 

 

Division 807.—OTHER SERVICES

 

 

 

01. Commonwealth Constitutional Convention—Contribution 

12,500

..

..

DEPARTMENT OF THE CAPITAL TERRITORY

 

 

 

Division 855.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

 

 

 

3.—Plant and Equipment—

 

 

 

04. Australian Capital Territory—Transport.........

34,200

1,551,000

1,679,514

4.—Buildings and Works—Australian Capital Territory—

 

 

 

04. Purchase of improvements on resumed leases......

417,000

170,000

97,506

Total Department of the Capital Territory

451,200

 

 

15000/73—2


Departments and Servicescontinued

 

 

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure

 

Additional appropriation for 1972-73

Appropriation made by Appropriation Acts (Nos. 2 and 4) 1972-73

Expenditure for 1971-72

 

$

$

$

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

 

 

 

Division 825.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

 

 

 

1.—Buildings and Works—

 

 

 

05. Independent Schools, Australian Capital Territory—Assistance for approved capital programmes 

87,500

767,000

975,000

2.—Plant and Equipment—

 

 

 

03. Darwin Community College................

247,000

11,000

..

Total: Division 825

334,500

 

 

Division 826.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES

 

 

 

02. Emergency grant for Pre-school teacher education..

100,000

..

..

Division 827.—OTHER SERVICES

 

 

 

02. Australian Council of State School Organisations—Grant-in-aid 

10,000

..

..

03. Commonwealth Pre-school teacher scholarships—Tuition fees, living and travelling allowances 

1,390,000

..

..

04. Assistance for isolated children..............

8,000,000

..

..

Total: Division 827

9,400,000

 

 

Total Department of Education

9,834,500

 

 

DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION

 

 

 

Division 865.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

 

 

 

4.—For expenditure under the River Murray Waters Act

325,000

1,185,000

119,000


Departments and Servicescontinued

 

 

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure

 

Additional appropriation for 1972-73

Appropriation made by Appropriation Acts (Nos. 2 and 4) 1972-73

Expenditure for 1971-72

 

$

$

$

DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

 

 

 

Division 835.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

 

 

 

1.—Buildings and Works—Overseas Establishments—

 

 

 

01. Other overseas establishments...............

722,000

228,600

215,337

07. Japan...............................

1,616,300

275,000

..

08. Denmark.............................

432,900

..

..

09. France...............................

6,975,000

..

..

 

9,746,200

 

 

2.—Plant and Equipment—

 

 

 

01. Overseas Establishments...................

198,000

409,600

254,354

Total: Division 835

9,944,200

 

 

Division 836.—OTHER SERVICES

 

 

 

01. Commonwealth Fund for Technical Co-operation—Contribution 

197,300

..

..

Total: Division 836

197,300

 

 

Total Department of Foreign Affairs

10,141,500

 

 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

 

 

 

Division 840.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

 

 

 

2.—For expenditure under the Canberra Hospital Ordinance—Canberra Hospital 

53,000

317,000

181,000

Division 842.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES

 

 

 

04. Tuberculosis Act—Reimbursement of administrative expenditure by State Governments 

20,000

383,000

345,785

06. Incinerators and associated works in relation to disposal of garbage from overseas ships 

461,000

348,000

288,222

Total: Division 842

481,000

 

 


Departments and Servicescontinued

 

 

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure

 

Additional appropriation for 1972-73

Appropriation made by Appropriation Acts (Nos. 2 and 4) 1972-73

Expenditure for 1971-72

 

$

$

$

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHcontinued

 

 

 

Division 843.—OTHER SERVICES

 

 

 

01. Community health centres for the Australian Capital Territory 

10,000

..

..

02. Australian Foundation on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence—Grant 

13,000

..

..

03. Dental therapists—Reimbursement to New Zealand of training costs 

21,500

..

..

04. Family planning—Grants to organisations.......

75,000

..

..

Total: Division 843

119,500

 

 

Total Department of Health

653,500

 

 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING

 

 

 

Division 845.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

 

 

 

1.—Provision for Defence Service Homes..........

6,000,000

70,000,000

65,000,000

DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR

 

 

 

Division 862.—OTHER SERVICES

 

 

 

01. Employment Training Scheme for persons declared redundant 

125,000

100,000

..

02. General Employment Retraining Scheme........

250,000

60,000

..

Total Department of Labour

375,000

 

 

DEPARTMENT OF THE MEDIA

 

 

 

Division 863.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

 

 

 

1.—Plant and Equipment—

 

 

 

01. Australian Information Service...............

144,000

..

..

DEPARTMENT OF MINERALS AND ENERGY

 

 

 

Division 865.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

 

 

 

1.—Plant and Equipment—

 

 

 

05. Purchase of pipe and associated equipment for Moomba-Sydney pipeline 

14,000,000

..

..


Departments and Servicescontinued

 

 

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure

 

Additional appropriation for 1972-73

Appropriation made by Appropriation Acts (Nos. 2 and 4) 1972-1973

Expenditure for 1971-72

 

$

$

$

DEPARTMENT OF NORTHERN DEVELOPMENT

 

 

 

Division 868.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES

 

 

 

01. Grant towards the construction of the Ross River Dam

1,500,000

..

..

DEPARTMENT OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY

 

 

 

Division 855.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

 

 

 

5.—Buildings and Works—Northern Territory—

 

 

 

04. Construction of roads, footpaths and drainage works—Payments to Local Government Authorities

14,400

450,000

117,416

DEPARTMENT OF OVERSEAS TRADE

 

 

 

Division 910.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

 

 

 

1.—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment—Overseas Establishments 

644,200

297,700

580,118

DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY

 

 

 

Division 875.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES

 

 

 

02. Minor agricultural research.................

17,500

134,000

102,070

04. To assist co-operative fruit canneries to make payments to growers 

2,013,000

..

..

Total Department of Primary Industry

2,030,500

 

 

DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET

 

 

 

Division 882.—OTHER SERVICES

 

 

 

03. Australian National University—Centre for Research on Federal Financial Relations 

46,000

..

..


Departments and Servicescontinued

 

 

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure

 

Additional appropriation for 1972-73

Appropriation made by Appropriation Acts (Nos. 2 and 4) 1972-73

Expenditure for 1971-72

 

$

$

$

DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINETcontinued

 

 

 

Division 828.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

 

 

 

2.—Plant and Equipment—

 

 

 

03. Australian Film and Television School..........

10,500

50,000

..

Total Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

56,500

 

 

DEPARTMENT OF SERVICES AND PROPERTY

 

 

 

Division 855.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

 

 

 

1.—Acquisition of Sites and Buildings—

 

 

 

04. Department of Civil Aviation................

119,700

4,900,600

2,762,168

06. Department of Customs and Excise............

18,100

60,400

422,443

08. Department of Science—Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization 

14,500

414,000

309,737

11. Department of Health.....................

53,500

..

..

15. Department of the Capital Territory............

6,500

1,098,600

3,307,303

16. Department of the Northern Territory..........

116,500

566,800

386,784

27. Department of Services and Property...........

14,500

34,100

..

 

343,300

 

 

2.—Acquisition of Sites and Buildings—Broadcasting and Television Services—

 

 

 

01. Sound broadcasting transmission.............

7,200

..

1,263

02. Television transmission...................

200

1,400

65,028

03. Sound broadcasting studios.................

203,300

250,400

88,717

04. Television studios.......................

19,100

540,000

7,500

 

229,800

 

 

3.—Plant and Equipment—

 

 

 

08. Department of Services and Property...........

77,500

247,300

..

Total Department of Services and Property

650,600

 

 


Departments and Servicescontinued

 

 

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure

 

Additional appropriation for 1972-73

Appropriation made by Appropriation Acts (Nos. 2 and 4) 1972-73

Expenditure for 1971-72

 

$

$

$

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY

 

 

 

Division 901.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES

 

 

 

01. States Grants (Home Care) Act—Grants towards costs of Senior Citizens' Centres 

75,000

500,000

268,500

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT

 

 

 

Division 890.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

 

 

 

2.—Commonwealth Railways—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment—

 

 

 

05. Port Augusta to Whyalla Railway.............

186,000

910,000

3,593,893

Division 891.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES

 

 

 

5.—For expenditure on railway works in New South Wales 

111,000

300,000

1,000,069

Total Department of Transport

297,000

 

 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

 

 

 

Division 915.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

 

 

 

1.—Plant and Equipment—

 

 

 

04. Sub-Treasuries.........................

5,100

..

..

05. Treasury Cafeteria.......................

1,200

..

..

06. Commonwealth Taxation Office..............

116,000

..

..

 

122,300

 

 

2.—Advances and Loans—

 

 

 

01. Working capital advance (for payment to the Royal Australian Mint Trust Account) 

200,000

..

200,000

Total: Division 915

322,300

 

 


Departments and Servicescontinued

 

 

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure

 

Additional appropriation for 1972-73

Appropriation made by Appropriation Acts (Nos. 2 and 4) 1972-73

Expenditure for 1971-72

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURYcontinued

 

 

 

Division 917.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES

$

$

$

01. Contribution towards costs of development of Exmouth Township, Western Australia 

20,100

7,950

12,100

02. Non-metropolitan unemployment relief grants.....

600

72,000,000

26,999,400

05. Loan to Queensland for community services—Townsville 

60,000

..

..

Total: Division 917

80,700

 

 

Total Department of the Treasury

403,000

 

 

DEPARTMENT OF URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

 

 

 

Division 855.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

 

 

 

9.—For expenditure under the National Capital Development Commission Act 

6,000,000

68,400,000

59,500,000

DEPARTMENT OF WORKS

 

 

 

Division 925.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

 

 

 

1.—Buildings and Works—Departmental—

 

 

 

02. Attorney-General's Department..............

22,300

89,700

175,110

04. Department of Customs and Excise............

24,000

940,000

394,571

09. Department of Foreign Affairs...............

11,500

14,000

2,184

11. Department of Housing....................

311,500

1,500

2,300

12. Department of Immigration.................

17,500

38,000

44,897

16. Department of Primary Industry..............

163,000

33,000

87,900

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

29,500

14,000

30,787

19. Department of Transport...................

35,500

800,000

326,124

22. Department of Overseas Trade...............

4,000

800

2,172

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

1,100

22,000

49,127

24. Commonwealth Taxation Office..............

5,000

33,000

8,721

25. Department of Works.....................

54,000

600,000

426,062

 

678,900

 

 

3.—Buildings and Works—Cocos (Keeling) Islands—

 

 

 

01. Department of External Territories............

37,000

21,000

137,951

Total: Department of Works

715,900

 

 

TOTAL—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES

54,400,000

 

 

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