{"id":"C1966A00045","name":"Appropriation Act (No. 1) 1966-67","slug":"appropriation-act-no-1-1966-67","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"45 of 1966","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":29252,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1966A00045-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Appropriation Act (No. 1) 1966-67","content":"Appropriation (No. 1) 1966\\-67\n\nNo. 45 of 1966\n\nAn Act to appropriate a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the service of the year ending on the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and sixty-seven.\n\n\\[Assented to 21 October, 1966\\]\n\nBE it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—\n\nShort title.\n\n1. This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act (No. 1) 1966–67.\n\nCommencement.\n\n2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.\n\nIssue and application of $1,371,147,000.\n\n3. The Treasurer may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and apply for the services specified in the Second Schedule to this Act, in respect of the year ending on the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and sixty-seven, the sum of One thousand three hundred and seventy-one million one hundred and forty-seven thousand dollars.\n\nAppropriation of $2,250,128,000.\n\n4. The sums authorized by the Supply Act (No. 1) 1966–67 and by this Act to be issued out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, amounting, as appears by the First Schedule to this Act, in the aggregate to the sum of Two thousand two hundred and fifty million one hundred and twenty-eight thousand dollars, are appropriated, and shall be deemed to have been appropriated, as from the first day of July, One thousand nine hundred and sixty-six, for the services expressed in the Second Schedule to this Act in respect of the financial year that commenced on that date.\n\nTHE SCHEDULES\n\n——\n\nFIRST SCHEDULE Section 4\n\n——\n\nSUMS AUTHORIZED TO BE ISSUED OUT OF THE CONSOLIDATED REVENUE FUND\n\n| | $ |\n| ------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------- |\n| By the Supply Act (No. 1) 1966–67............................ | 878,981,000 |\n| By this Act............................................ | 1,371,147,000 |\n| Total................................... | 2,250,128,000 |\n\n \n\nSECOND SCHEDULE Section 4.\n\n——\n\nabstract\n\n```html\n

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Total

$

PART 1.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH—

6

Parliament........................................

3,664,000

10

Attorney-General’s Department..........................

10,526,000

15

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

42,948,000

18

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization.....

28,720,000

20

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

17,991,000

22

Department of External Affairs...........................

38,060,000

42

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

11,509,000

44

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

4,457,000

46

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

43,606,000

54

Department of the Interior..............................

25,665,000

60

Department of Labour and National Service..................

8,649,000

62

Department of National Development......................

31,168,000

66

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

35,880,000

69

Prime Minister’s Department............................

60,752,000

77

Repatriation Department...............................

260,680,000

80

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

49,500,000

83

Department of Social Services...........................

23,063,000

85

Department of Territories..............................

2,166,000

87

Department of Trade and Industry.........................

13,482,000

101

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

425,582,000

105

Advance to the Treasurer...............................

20,000,000

106

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

32,930,000

109

Defence Services—

$

Department of Defence.................

17,765,000

Department of the Navy................

193,673,000

Department of the Army................

328,498,000

Department of Air....................

253,739,000

Department of Supply..................

78,052,000

General Services.....................

3,747,000

875,474,000

Less Amount Chargeable to Loan Fund

300,000,000

575,474,000

Total Part 1.........................

1,766,472,000

PART 2.—BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS—

124

Commonwealth Railways..............................

15,682,000

126

Postmaster-General’s Department.........................

302,680,000

130

Broadcasting and Television Services......................

43,747,000

Total Part 2.........................

362,109,000

PART 3—TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH—

135

Australian Capital Territory.............................

21,498,700

138

Christmas Island....................................

241,000

139

Cocos (Keeling) Islands...............................

123,100

140

Norfolk Island......................................

76,000

141

Northern Territory...................................

28,674,900

146

Papua and New Guinea................................

70,933,300

Total Part 3.........................

121,547,000

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

2,250,128,000

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