Supply Act (No. 2) 1990-91
No. 33 of 1990
An Act to make interim provision for the appropriation of money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for certain expenditure in respect of the year ending on 30 June 1991, and for other purposes
[Assented to 1 June 1990]
BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:
Short title
1. This Act may be cited as the Supply Act (No. 2) 1990-91.
Commencement
2. This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
Issue, application and appropriation of $2 940 195 000
3. (1) The Minister for Finance may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and apply for the services specified in Schedule 2, in respect of the financial year ending on 30 June 1991, the sum of $2 940 195 000.
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(2) Except where the contrary intention appears in Schedule 2, amounts issued by the Minister for Finance under subsection (1) in respect of services described in Schedule 2 as Capital Works and Services may be applied only for purposes of a kind for which money appropriated in respect of services so described in an Act appropriating money, otherwise than by way of interim provision, for expenditure in respect of the financial year ending on 30 June 1990 could lawfully have been applied.
(3) Except where the contrary intention appears in Schedule 2, amounts issued by the Minister for Finance under subsection (1) in respect of payments to or for the States, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory may be applied only in making payments to or for the States, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory of a kind that could lawfully have been made out of money appropriated for payments to or for the States, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory in an Act appropriating money, otherwise than by way of interim provision, for expenditure in respect of the financial year ending on 30 June 1990.
(4) The Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated to the extent necessary for the purposes of subsection (1).
Payments to States
4. (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 and includes an Act appropriating money, by way of interim provision, for such expenditure.
(2) Payments out of such of the 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 Schedule 1 opposite to an item number listed in column 1 of Schedule 1, being payments that are made to a State for a purpose specified in column 3 opposite that item number must be made:
(a) on such terms and conditions (if any) as are from time to time determined, in writing, for the purposes of Appropriation Acts, by the Minister specified in column 4 opposite to that item number, as being terms and conditions applicable to payments under such Acts to a State for that purpose; and
(b) in such amounts and at such times as are determined, in writing, by the Minister specified in column 5 opposite to that item number.
(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 accordance with any determinations of the Treasurer as to the amounts and times of payments.
(4) Nothing in this section is taken to limit, by implication, the power of the Commonwealth to make payments to a Territory, a local government body, a body corporate, an organisation or a natural person for any purposes for which money is appropriated under Appropriation Acts:
(a) on such terms and conditions; and
(b) in such amounts and at such times;
as the Commonwealth determines.
National Estate Grants Program
5. If an Act to amend the Australian Heritage Commission Act 1975 so as to provide for a National Estate Grants Program is enacted before the commencement of the Act to be cited as the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1990-91;
(a) this Act has effect, on and after the commencement of the provisions establishing the Grants Program, as if:
(i) the amounts appropriated under subdivisions 1 and 2 of Division 812 in Schedule 2 to this Act were each reduced by such respective amounts as are determined by the Minister, in writing, for the purpose; and
(ii) the amount in subdivision 1 of Division 812 as so reduced were appropriated not only for the purpose specified in that subdivision but also for the purpose of making grants to the States under the Grants Program; and
(iii) the amount in subdivision 2 of Division 812 as so reduced were appropriated not only for the purpose specified in that subdivision but also for the purpose of making grants to the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory under the Grants Program; and
(iv) each amount in this Act that includes the amount appropriated in subdivision 1 or 2 of Division 812 were reduced by the amount determined by the Minister under subparagraph (a) (i) in respect of that subdivision; and
(b) the Supply Act (No. 1) 1990-91 has effect, on and after the commencement of the provisions establishing the Grants Program, as if:
(i) an amount equal to the total of the amounts determined by the Minister under subparagraph (a) (i) had been appropriated to the Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories under a new subdivision 12 of Division 135 of the Schedule to that Act for the purpose of making grants, otherwise than to States or internal Territories, under the National Estate Grants Program; and
(ii) each amount in that Act that includes the amount appropriated under Division 135 were increased by an amount equal to the total of the amounts so determined.
Money appropriated for a program
6. Where 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) other purposes of the program, being purposes for which appropriation has been made in an earlier Act.
SCHEDULE 1 Section 4
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 |
Item Number | Division, &c. | Purpose | Minister determining conditions | Minister determining payments |
1 | Subdivision 4 of Division 812 | Assistance for management of Tasmanian World Heritage areas. | Minister for the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories | Minister for the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories |
2 | Subdivision 1 of Division 831 | National Campaign Against Drug Abuse. Contribution towards measures to combat the transmission of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. Women’s health screening. National Better Health Program. | Minister for Community Services and Health | Minister for Community Services and Health |
3 | Subdivision 3 of Division 831 | Hospital funding grants. Blood Transfusion Service. Grants for provision of health services. Innovative health services for youth. Hospital Enhancement Program.
| Minister for Community Services and Health | Minister for Community Services and Health |
4 | Subdivision 4 of Division 831 | Subsidy for the provision of private rental housing stock.
| Minister for Housing and Aged Care | Minister for Housing and Aged Care |
5 | Subdivision 5 of Division 831 | Services for Families with Children. | Minister for Community Services and Health | Minister for Community Services and Health |
6 | Subdivision 6 of Division 831 | Home and Community Care. | Minister for Housing and Aged Care | Minister for Housing and Aged Care |
7 | Subdivision 7 of Division 831 | Residential Care for Older People-Geriatric Assessment.
| Minister for Housing and Aged Care | Minister for Housing and Aged Care |
8 | Division 865 | Natural disaster relief and restoration.
| Minister for Finance | Minister for Finance |
9 | Division 916 | National Industry Extension Service. | Minister for Industry, Technology and Commerce | Minister for Industry, Technology and Commerce |
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 |
Item Number | Division, &c. | Purpose | Minister determining conditions | Minister determining payments |
10 | Subdivision 1 of Division 931 | Sugar industry assistance. Provision of capital items for the Torres Strait Fisheries Program. Tasmanian wheat freight subsidy.
| Minister for Primary Industries and Energy | Minister for Primary Industries and Energy |
11 | Subdivision 2 of Division 931 | Commonwealth/ Tasmania Forest Industry Package. National Afforestation Program. Natural Resources Management Strategy in the Murray-Darling Basin. National Soil Conservation Program.
| Minister for Primary Industries and Energy | Minister for Primary Industries and Energy |
12 | Subdivision 3 of Division 931 | Bovine Brucellosis and Tuberculosis Eradication Campaign. Exotic Disease Preparedness Program. Export Research Grants. | Minister for Primary Industries and Energy | Minister for Primary Industries and Energy |
SCHEDULE 2 Section 3
ABSTRACT
Page Reference | Departments and Services | Total |
9 | Department of Administrative Services....................... | $ 180 757 000 |
10 | Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories | 44 542 000 |
11 | Attorney-General’s Department............................ | 124 293 000 |
12 | Department of Community Services and Health................. | 1 962 023 000 |
13 | Department of Veterans’ Affairs........................... | 8 863 000 |
14 | Department of Employment, Education and Training.............. | 6 244 000 |
15 | Department of Finance.................................. | 20 000 000 |
15 | Advance to the Minister for Finance......................... | 140 000 000 |
16 | Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade..................... | 600 000 |
17 | Department of Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs.... | 2 492 000 |
18 | Department of Industrial Relations.......................... | 50 000 |
19 | Department of Industry, Technology and Commerce.............. | 15 183 000 |
20 | Department of Primary Industries and Energy.................. | 66 335 000 |
21 | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.................. | 4 005 000 |
22 | Department of Social Security............................. | 4 000 000 |
23 | Department of Transport and Communications................. | 86 692 000 |
24 | Department of the Treasury.............................. | 274 116 000 |
| Total....................................... | 2 940 195 000 |
DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES | $ |
Division 805.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES |
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1.—Acquisitions, Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment............... | 134 345 000 |
2.—Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology......................... | 4 050 000 |
3.—Parliamentary and Ministerial Staff and Services.................. | 230 000 |
5.—Advances and Loans...................................... |
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03. Capital Advance (for payment to the Australian Construction Services Trust Account) | 7 000 000 |
Total: Division 805 | 145 625 000 |
Division 806.—OTHER SERVICES |
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01. Establishment Grant (for payment to the Australian Valuation Office Trust Account) | 4 100 000 |
02. Establishment Grant (for payment to the Purchasing and Sales Group Trust Account) | 4 200 000 |
03. Payment for Community Service Obligations (for payment to the Purchasing and Sales Group Trust Account) | 2 160 000 |
04. Operating Subsidy (for payment to the Purchasing and Sales Group Trust Account) | 885 000 |
05. Establishment Grant (for payment to the Australian Government Publishing Service Trust Account) | 10 000 000 |
06. Payment for Community Service Obligations (for payment to the Australian Government Publishing Service Trust Account) | 1 690 000 |
07. Establishment Grant (for payment to the Australian Government Analytical Laboratories Trust Account) | 6 230 000 |
08. Payment for Community Service Obligations (for payment to the Australian Government Analytical Laboratories Trust Account) | 3 126 000 |
09. Common Use Contracts—Transitional Funding (for payment to the Purchasing and Sales Group Trust Account) | 700 000 |
10. Operating Subsidy (for payment to the Australian Government Publishing Service Trust Account) | 2 041 000 |
Total: Division 806 | 35 132 000 |
Total: Department of Administrative Services........................ | 180 757 000 |
| $ |
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARTS, SPORT, THE ENVIRONMENT, TOURISM AND TERRITORIES | |
Division 811.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES |
|
1.—Acquisitions, Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment................. | 12 198 000 |
2.—Cocos (Keeling) Islands—Home Island Development Plan.............. | 604 000 |
5.—Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service—For expenditure under the National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1975 | 3 300 000 |
6.—Australian National Gallery—For expenditure under the National Gallery Act 1975 | 655 000 |
Total: Division 811 | 16 757 000 |
Division 812.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY |
|
1.—Restoration, Preservation and Improvement of Landscapes and Buildings of Special Significance—For expenditure under the Urban and Regional Development (Financial Assistance) Act 1974 | 900 000 |
2.—National Estate Program—Expenditure in the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory | 100 000 |
3.—Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority—For payment under the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975 | 1 680 000 |
4.—Tasmanian World Heritage Areas—Provision of Assistance for Management. | 2 736 000 |
5.—Rainforest Conservation...................................... | 2 900 000 |
6.—Other payments to the Australian Capital Territory.................. | 15 581000 |
7.—Payments to the States and the Northern Territory for the reimbursement of expenses incurred in the administration of the Sea Installations Act 1987 | 13 000 |
9.—Natural Environment Program—Save the Bush Campaign.............. | 875 000 |
12.—Payment to Western Australia for capital works expenditure associated with staging of the 6th World Swimming Championships, Perth 1991 | 3 000 000 |
Total: Division 812 | 27 785 000 |
Total: Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories. | 44 542 000 |
ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT | $ |
Division 818.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES |
|
1.—Acquisitions, Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment............... | 65 878 000 |
2.—Australian Federal Police................................... | 1 488 000 |
3.—Australian Securities Commission—For expenditure under the Australian Securities Commission Act 1989 | 1 890 000 |
Total: Division 818 | 69 256 000 |
Division 819.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY | 55 037 000 |
Total: Attorney-General’s Department............................ | 124 293 000 |
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY SERVICES AND HEALTH | $ |
Division 830.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES |
|
1.—Acquisitions, Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment................ | 40 333 000 |
Division 831.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY |
|
1.—Health Advancement...................................... | 35 959 000 |
2.—Assistance for People with Disabilities.......................... | 226 000 |
3.—Health Care Access....................................... | 1 684 446 000 |
4.—Housing and Crisis Accommodation........................... | 58 310 000 |
5.—Services for Families with Children............................ | 12 209 000 |
6.—Home and Community Care................................. | 117 540 000 |
7-—Residential Care for Older People............................. | 10 000 000 |
Total: Division 831 | 1 918 690 000 |
Division 832.—OTHER SERVICES |
|
07. National program for early detection of breast cancer................. | 3 000 000 |
Total: Department of Community Services and Health................. | 1 962 023 000 |
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS’ AFFAIRS | $ |
Division 839.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES |
|
1.—Acquisitions, Buildings and Works............................ | 2 401 000 |
2.—Plant and Equipment (including payments to relevant Repatriation Hospital operations trust accounts) | 4 892 000 |
3.—Australian War Memorial—For expenditure under the Australian War Memorial Act 1980 | 740 000 |
Total: Division 839 | 8 033 000 |
Division 840.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY | 830 000 |
Total: Department of Veterans’ Affairs............................ | 8 863 000 |
DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION AND TRAINING | $ |
Division 848.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES |
|
2.—Plant and Equipment....................................... | 1 500 000 |
3.—University of Canberra—For expenditure under the University of Canberra Act 1989 | 1 100 000 |
Total: Division 848 | 2 600 000 |
Division 849.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY | 3 644 000 |
Total: Department of Employment, Education and Training............... | 6 244 000 |
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE | $ |
Division 864.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES |
|
1.—Plant and Equipment |
|
01. Department of Finance..................................... | 2 500 000 |
02. Australian National Audit Office.............................. | 500 000 |
Total: Division 864 | 3000 000 |
Division 865.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY | 17 000 000 |
Total: Department of Finance................................... | 20 000 000 |
ADVANCE TO THE MINISTER FOR FINANCE |
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Division 868.—ADVANCE TO THE MINISTER FOR FINANCE |
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To enable the Minister for Finance: |
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(a) to make advances that will be recovered during the financial year; and |
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(b) to make money available for expenditure: |
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(i) that the Minister for Finance is satisfied is expenditure that is urgently required and: |
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(A) was unforeseen until after the last day on which it was practicable to include appropriation for that expenditure in the Bill for this Act before the introduction of that Bill into the House of Representatives; or |
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(B) was erroneously omitted from, or understated in, the Bill for this Act; and |
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(ii) particulars of which will afterwards be submitted to the Parliament; including payments by way of financial assistance to a State, the Northern Territory or the Australian Capital Territory on such terms and conditions, if any, as the Minister for Finance determines; and |
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(c) to make money available for expenditure, pending authorisation under section 32 of the Audit Act 1901 in relation to that expenditure | 140 000 000 |
DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE | $ |
Division 873.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES |
|
1.—Acquisitions, Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment............... | 600 000 |
Total: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade...................... | 600 000 |
| $ |
DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION, LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND ETHNIC AFFAIRS | |
Division 902.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES |
|
1.—Acquisitions, Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment................ | 1648 000 |
Division 903.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY | 844 000 |
Total: Department of Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs..... | 2 492 000 |
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS | $ |
Division 910.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES |
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2.—Advances and Loans...................................... | 50 000 |
Total: Department of Industrial Relations.......................... | 50 000 |
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY, TECHNOLOGY AND COMMERCE | $ |
Division 915.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES |
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3.—Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation—For expenditure under the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation Act 1987 | 4 619 200 |
5.—Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation—For expenditure under the Science and Industry Research Act 1949 | 5 430 000 |
Total: Division 915 | 10 049 200 |
Division 916.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY | 3 662 800 |
Division 918.—AUSTRALIAN CUSTOMS SERVICE |
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1.—Capital Works and Services.................................. | 1 471 000 |
Total: Department of Industry, Technology and Commerce............... | 15 183 000 |
DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES AND ENERGY | $ |
Division 930.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES |
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1.—Acquisitions, Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment................. | 2 440 000 |
2.—Murray-Darling Basin Commission—For expenditure under the Murray-Darling Basin Act 1983 and for a natural resources management strategy | 3 384 000 |
3.—Timor Gap—Loan to Joint Authority............................ | 1400 000 |
Total: Division 930 | 7 224 000 |
Division 931.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY |
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1.—Industries Development...................................... | 4 334 000 |
2.—Infrastructure and Support................................... | 51 177 000 |
3.—Research and Assessment..................................... | 3 600 000 |
Total: Division 931 | 59 111 000 |
Total: Department of Primary Industries and Energy.................... | 66 335 000 |
DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET | $ |
Division 937.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES |
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1.—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment......................... | 45 000 |
Division 941.—PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONER |
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1.—Other Services |
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01. Middle management development initiative....................... | 3 960 000 |
Total: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.................. | 4 005 000 |
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY | $ |
Division 948.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES |
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1.—Acquisitions, Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment............... | 4000 000 |
Total: Department of Social Security.............................. | 4 000 000 |
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS | $ |
Division 972.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES |
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1.—Acquisitions, Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment................. | 25 036 000 |
2.—Australian National Railways Commission......................... | 1 404 000 |
Total: Division 972 | 26 440 000 |
Division 973.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES—BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION |
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1.—For payment to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.............. | 12 311 000 |
3.—Provision and installation of radio and television transmitters and ancillary buildings, works and technical equipment for national broadcasting | 21 249 000 |
Total: Division 973 | 33 560 000 |
Division 974.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY | 42 000 |
Division 975.—OTHER SERVICES |
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08. Road safety improvement package.............................. | 26 650 000 |
Total: Department of Transport and Communications................... | 86 692 000 |
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY | $ |
Division 976.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES |
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1.—Acquisitions, Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment............... | 300 000 |
Division 977.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY | 235 131 000 |
09. Northern Territory—Financial assistance for generation and distribution of electricity | 13 270 000 |
Total: Division 977 | 248 401 000 |
Division 979.—AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS |
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1.—Capital Works and Services................................. | 1 330 000 |
Division 980.—AUSTRALIAN TAXATION OFFICE |
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1.—Capital Works and Services................................. | 24 085 000 |
Total: Department of the Treasury............................... | 274 116 000 |
[Minister’s second reading speech made in—
House of Representatives on 14 May 1990
Senate on 21 May 1990]
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