{"id":"C1961A00058","name":"Appropriation Act 1961-62","slug":"appropriation-act-1961-62","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"58 of 1961","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":15081,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1961A00058-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-31","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Appropriation Act 1961-62","content":"APPROPRIATION 1961-62.\n\nNo. 58 of 1961.\n\nAn Act to grant and apply out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund a sum for the service of the year ending on the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and sixty-two, and to appropriate the Supplies granted by the Parliament for that year.\n\n\\[Assented to 24th October, 1961.\\]\n\nBE it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, for the purpose of appropriating the grant originated in the House of Representatives, as follows:—\n\nShort title.\n\n This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act 1961-62.\n\n \n\nCommencement.\n\n 2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.\n\nIssue and application of £459,687,000.\n\n3. The Treasurer may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and apply towards making good the supply hereby granted to Her Majesty for the service of the year ending on the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and sixty-two, the sum of Four hundred and fifty-nine million six hundred and eighty-seven thousand pounds.\n\nAppropriation of supply £735,657,000.\n\n4. All sums granted by the Supply Act 1961-62 and by this Act out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund towards making good the supply granted to Her Majesty for the service of the year ending on the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and sixty-two, amounting, as appears by the First Schedule to this Act in the aggregate to the sum of Seven hundred and thirty-five million six hundred and fifty-seven thousand pounds, are appropriated, and shall be deemed to have been appropriated as from the first day of July, One thousand nine hundred and sixty-one, for the purposes and services expressed in the Second Schedule to this Act in respect of the financial year ending on the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and sixty-two.\n\nTHE SCHEDULES.\n\n—\n\nFIRST SCHEDULE. Section 4.\n\n—\n\nGRANTS OUT OF THE CONSOLIDATED REVENUE FUND.\n\n| | £ |\n| ---------------------------------------------------- | ----------- |\n| Under the Supply Act 1961-62........................ | 275,970,000 |\n| Under this Act................................... | 459,687,000 |\n| | 735,657,000 |\n\nSECOND SCHEDULE. Section 4.\n\n—\n\nAbstract.\n\n| Page Reference. | PART 1.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH. | |\n| --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------- |\n| | | £ |\n| 6 | PARLIAMENT................................. | 1,322,000 |\n| 9 | PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT.................. | 11,461,000 |\n| 17 | DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS.............. | 12,086,000 |\n| 32 | DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.................. | 98,685,000 |\n| 32 | REFUNDS OF REVENUE.......................... | 30,800,000 |\n| 32 | ADVANCE TO THE TREASURER.................... | 16,000,000 |\n| 36 | ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT.............. | 2,437,000 |\n\n \n\nSecond Schedule—continued.\n\n```html\n

Page Reference.

PART 1.—continued.

£

41

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR..........................

6,664,000

46

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

4,810,000

49

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION........................

13,253,000

52

DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE...................

5,227,000

54

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

3,576,000

57

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

3,667,000

70

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

2,945,000

73

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.......................

6,227,000

75

DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT................

3,622,000

78

DEPARTMENT OF TERRITORIES...........................

467,000

80

DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION..........................

11,633,000

85

DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE..........

2,615,000

87

DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT................

8,450,000

90

COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION

8,600,000

92

DEFENCE SERVICES—

£

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE.................

1,696,000

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY................

48,019,000

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY................

64,537,000

DEPARTMENT OF AIR......................

65,462,000

DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY..................

21,519,000

GENERAL SERVICES.......................

1,626,000

202,859,000

105

BOUNTIES AND SUBSIDIES..............................

13,510,000

106

WAR AND REPATRIATION SERVICES.......................

102,367,000

TOTAL PART 1.....................

573,283,000

PART 2.—BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS.

112

COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS............................

5,037,000

114

POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT...................

113,510,000

129

BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION SERVICES................

12,921,000

TOTAL PART 2.....................

131,468,000

PART 3.—TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.

132

NORTHERN TERRITORY.................................

7,939,400

132

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY........................

5,005,600

132

NORFOLK ISLAND.....................................

52,000

132

PAPUA AND NEW GUINEA...............................

17,465,400

132

COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS..............................

43,500

132

CHRISTMAS ISLAND...................................

100

TOTAL PART 3.....................

30,506,000

PART 4.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES.

142

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

400,000

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

735,657,000

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