{"id":"C1971A00119","name":"Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1971-72","slug":"appropriation-act-no-2-1971-72","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"119 of 1971","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":5841,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1971A00119-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-30","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1971-72","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nAppropriation Act (No. 2) 1971-72\n\nNo. 119 of 1971\n\n![](image.003.png)![](image.002.png)AN ACT\n\nTo appropriate a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for certain expenditure in respect of the year ending on the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and seventy-two.\n\n\\[Assented to 9 December 1971\\]\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. 2) 1971–72.\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 $396,908,000.\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 seventy-two, the sum of Three hundred and ninety-six million, nine hundred and eight thousand dollars.\n\n23893/71—Price 25c\n\nAppropriation of $710,462,000.\n\n4. The sums authorized by the Supply Act (No. 2) 1971–72 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 seven hundred and ten million, four hundred and sixty-two thousand dollars, are appropriated, and shall be deemed to have been appropriated, as from the first day of July, One thousand nine hundred and seventy-one, for the services expressed in the Second Schedule to this Act in respect of the financial year that commenced on that date.\n\n![](image.004.png)![](image.004.png)THE SCHEDULES\n\nFIRST SCHEDULE Section 4.\n\nSUMS AUTHORIZED TO BE ISSUED OUT OF THE CONSOLIDATED REVENUE FUND\n\n| | $ |\n| -------------------------------------------- | ----------- |\n| By the Supply Act (No. 2) 1971–72........... | 313,554,000 |\n| By this Act........................... | 396,908,000 |\n| Total............................ | 710,462,000 |\n\n \n\nSECOND SCHEDULE Section 4.\n\nABSTRACT\n\n| Page Reference | Departments and Services | Total |\n| -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ | ----------- |\n| | | $ |\n| 5 | PARLIAMENT................................... | 22,100 |\n| 5 | ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT............... | 1,329,100 |\n| 5 | DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION.................. | 9,576,000 |\n| 6 | DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE............. | 161,600 |\n| 6 | DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE.......... | 18,601,000 |\n| 7 | DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, ABORIGINES AND THE ARTS | 212,200 |\n| 7 | DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL TERRITORIES............ | 10,108,700 |\n| 8 | DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS................. | 1,614,000 |\n| 8 | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH......................... | 4,370,000 |\n| 9 | DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING........................ | 60,451,000 |\n| 9 | DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION.................... | 2,430,000 |\n| 9 | DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.................... | 116,940,300 |\n| 12 | DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE.... | 698,000 |\n| 12 | DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.......... | 22,893,000 |\n| 13 | POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.............. | 260,825,000 |\n| 13 | DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY............... | 17,882,000 |\n| 14 | DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET... | 16,300 |\n| 14 | REPATRIATION DEPARTMENT...................... | 395,000 |\n| 14 | DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT.......... | 31,264,000 |\n| 16 | DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES................. | 630,000 |\n| 16 | DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY......................... | 313,200 |\n| 16 | DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY............. | 115,500 |\n| 17 | DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY................... | 16,464,000 |\n| 17 | ADVANCE TO THE TREASURER..................... | 25,000,000 |\n| 18 | DEPARTMENT OF WORKS......................... | 108,150,000 |\n| | TOTAL................................... | 710,462,000 |\n\n23893/71—2\n\nSUMMARY\n\nEstimate—1971-72, Black figures\n\nExpenditure—1970–71, Light figures\n\n| Page Reference | Departments and Services | Capital Works and Services | Payments to or for the States | Other Services | Total |\n| -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------- | ----------------------------- | -------------- | ------------ |\n| | | $ | $ | $ | $ |\n| 5 | PARLIAMENT............. | 22,100 | .. | .. | 22,100 |\n| | | .. | .. | .. | .. |\n| 5 | ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT | 1,326,600 | .. | 2,500 | 1,329,100 |\n| | | 858,064 | .. | .. | 858,064 |\n| 5 | DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION | 9,576,000 | .. | .. | 9,576,000 |\n| | | 11,395,516 | .. | .. | 11,395,516 |\n| 6 | DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE | 161,600 | .. | .. | 161,600 |\n| | | 223,939 | .. | .. | 223,939 |\n| 6 | DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE | 14,040,000 | 4,346,000 | 215,000 | 18,601,000 |\n| | | 12,432,494 | 4,169,783 | .. | 16,602,278 |\n| 7 | DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, ABORIGINES AND THE ARTS | 212,200 | .. | .. | 212,200 |\n| | | 399,955 | .. | .. | 399,955 |\n| 7 | DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL TERRITORIES | 10,108,700 | .. | .. | 10,108,700 |\n| | | 6,537,828 | .. | .. | 6,537,828 |\n| 8 | DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS | 1,614,000 | .. | .. | 1,614,000 |\n| | | 1,117,373 | .. | .. | 1,117,373 |\n| 8 | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH... | 2,080,000 | 2,290,000 | .. | 4,370,000 |\n| | | 5,707,082 | 2,128,044 | .. | 7,835,126 |\n| 9 | DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING.. | 60,451,000 | .. | .. | 60,451,000 |\n| | | 61,669,846 | .. | .. | 61,669,846 |\n| 9 | DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION | 2,050,000 | 380,000 | .. | 2,430,000 |\n| | | 5,335,000 | 142,499 | .. | 5,477,499 |\n| 9 | DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR | 116,940,300 | .. | .. | 116,940,300 |\n| | | 89,839,350 | .. | .. | 89,839,350 |\n| 12 | DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE | 348,000 | .. | 350,000 | 698,000 |\n| | | 125,000 | .. | .. | 125,000 |\n| 12 | DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT | 22,893,000 | .. | .. | 22,893,000 |\n| | | 36,802,049 | .. | .. | 36,802,049 |\n| 13 | POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT | 260,825,000 | .. | .. | 260,825,000 |\n| | | 252,859,301 | .. | .. | 252,859,301 |\n| 13 | DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY | 10,000,000 | 7,882,000 | .. | 17,882,000 |\n| | | .. | 8,637,904 | .. | 8,637,904 |\n| 14 | DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET | 16,300 | .. | .. | 16,300 |\n| | | 34,392 | .. | .. | 34,392 |\n| 14 | REPATRIATION DEPARTMENT | 395,000 | .. | .. | 395,000 |\n| | | 2,128,930 | .. | .. | 2,128,930 |\n| 14 | DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT | 26,150,000 | 5,114,000 | .. | 31,264,000 |\n| | | 16,783,922 | 7,820,505 | .. | 24,604,427 |\n| 16 | DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES | 90,000 | 540,000 | .. | 630,000 |\n| | | 2,461,050 | 86,786 | .. | 2,547,837 |\n| 16 | DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY— ANTARCTIC DIVISION | 313,200 | .. | .. | 313,200 |\n| | | 254,202 | .. | .. | 254,202 |\n| 16 | DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY | 115,500 | .. | .. | 115,500 |\n| | | 77,392 | .. | .. | 77,392 |\n| 17 | DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY | 10,117,600 | 6,346,400 | .. | 16,464,000 |\n| | | 662,565 | 20,507,158 | .. | 21,169,723 |\n| 18 | DEPARTMENT OF WORKS... | 108,150,000 | .. | .. | 108,150,000 |\n| | | 102,944,657 | .. | .. | 102,944,657 |\n| | TOTAL........... | 657,996,100 | 26,898,400 | 567,500 | a685,462,000 |\n| | | 610,649,907 | 43,492,679 | .. | 654,142,589 |\n\n(a) Excludes Appropriation Division No. 920—Advance to the Treasurer. $25,000,000.\n\nDEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES\n\n```html\n

1971–72

1970–71

Appropriation

Expenditure

PARLIAMENT

$

$

$

JOINT HOUSE DEPARTMENT

Division 800.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Buildings and Works—

01. Display—Exhibition area, Parliament House.

22,100

20,400

..

ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT

Division 805.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Buildings and Works—

01. Commonwealth/State Law Courts, Sydney..

1,316,000

1,115,000

856,792

2.—Plant and Equipment—

01. Radio equipment, Commonwealth Police Force

4,600

3,800

1,272

02. Sound recording equipment, Law Courts of the Northern Territory, Darwin

6,000

..

..

10,600

3,800

1,272

Total: Division 805

1,326,600

1,118,800

858,064

Division 807.—OTHER SERVICES

01. Australian Crime Prevention, Correction and After-care Council—Subsidy

2,500

..

..

Total Attorney-General's Department

1,329,100

1,118,800

858,064

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION

Division 810.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Plant and Equipment—

01. Navigational aids, communication, power and lighting equipment

6,176,000

9,150,000

8,998,118

02. Aircraft, launches, vehicles, engines and equipment

3,400,000

2,500,000

2,397,398

Total Department of Civil Aviation

9,576,000

11,650,000

11,395,516

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1970–71

Appropriation

Expenditure

DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE

$

$

$

Division 820.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Plant and Equipment—

01. Launches, engines and equipment........

26,400

103,000

58,416

02. Special Services equipment............

30,000

70,600

67,121

03. Laboratory equipment................

95,000

89,200

89,130

04. Film Censorship equipment............

10,200

21,600

9,272

Total Department of Customs and Excise

161,600

284,400

223,939

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE

Division 825.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Buildings and Works—

01. The Australian National University—approved capital programmes

4,960,000

4,800,000

4,700,000

02. Contributions to Affiliated Residential Colleges at The Australian National University

88,500

1,000,000

990,000

03. Canberra College of Advanced Education— approved capital programmes

3,460,000

3,500,000

3,310,000

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

925,000

724,000

688,281

06. Independent schools, Northern Territory—Assistance for approved capital programmes

172,500

220,000

144,804

Optical Telescope—Joint construction with United Kingdom

..

411,000

410,957

9,606,000

10,655,000

10,244,042

2.—Plant and Equipment—

01. Australian Capital Territory education services

220,000

200,000

159,873

02. Northern Territory education services.....

100,000

45,000

44,580

320,000

245,000

204,453

3.—Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization—For expenditure under the Science and Industry Research Act

1,600,000

1,700,000

1,596,000

4.—Anglo-Australian Telescope Board—For expenditure for the purposes of the Board

2,514,000

545,000

388,000

Total: Division 825

14,040,000

13,145,000

12,432,494

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1970-71

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE—continued

Appropriation

Expenditure

Division 826.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES

$

$

$

01. Research grants....................

4,346,000

4,394,000

4,169,783

Division 827.—OTHER SERVICES

01. Teacher Training Scholarships—Commonwealth Schools

170,000

..

..

02. Research on crown of thorns starfish (for payment to the Crown of Thorns Starfish Research Trust Account)

45,000

..

..

215,000

..

..

Total Department of Education and Science

18,601,000

17,539,000

16,602,278

DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, ABORIGINES AND THE ARTS

Division 828.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

2.—Plant and Equipment—

01. Government Printing Office............

204,600

255,000

199,955

02. Australian War Memorial.............

7,600

..

..

Working capital advance (for payment to the Commonwealth Stores Suspense Trust Account)

..

..

200,000

Total Department of the Environment, Aborigines and the Arts

212,200

255,000

399,955

DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL TERRITORIES

Division 832.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Acquisition of Sites and Buildings—

02. Department of Civil Aviation—Norfolk Island

10,000

11,000

10,945

03. Department of Civil Aviation—Papua New Guinea

54,700

139,700

139,700

Department of the Interior—Papua New Guinea

..

18,200

18,150

64,700

168,900

168,795

2.—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment—

01. Christmas Island (recoverable from Christmas Island Phosphate Commission)

44,000

112,000

69,033

3.—Advances and Loans—Papua New Guinea—

01. Repayable advance to Administration for construction of township at Arawa in connexion with the Bougainville copper project

10,000,000

8,000,000

6,300,000

Total Department of External Territories

10,108,700

8,280,900

6,537,828

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1970–71

Appropriation

Expenditure

DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

$

$

$

Division 835.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Buildings and Works—Overseas Establishments—

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

208,200

710,613

682,687

02. Yugoslavia.......................

160,200

116,114

113,531

03. India...........................

304,000

..

..

04. South Vietnam....................

674,000

..

..

1,346,400

826,727

796,218

2.—Plant and Equipment

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

267,600

321,673

321,155

Total Department of Foreign Affairs

1,614,000

1,148,400

1,117,373

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Division 840.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Plant and Equipment—

01. Australian Capital Territory Health Services.

76,000

70,000

43,764

02. Northern Territory Health Services.......

450,000

570,000

372,134

03. Other Health Services................

754,000

5,570,000

5,291,184

1,280,000

6,210,000

5,707,082

2.—Advances and Loans—

01. Commonwealth Serum Laboratories Commission— Additional capital

800,000

Total: Division 840

2,080,000

6,210,000

5,707,082

Division 842.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES

01. Cattle tick eradication and control in New South Wales

456,000

412,000

387,589

02. Blood transfusion services.............

990,000

850,000

845,429

03. Tuberculosis Act—Reimbursement of capital expenditure by State Governments

373,000

481,000

469,026

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

365,000

347,000

341,316

05. States Grants (Milk for School Children) Act— Reimbursement of capital and incidental expenditure by State Governments

51,000

41,000

38,733

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

55,000

49,000

45,951

Total: Division 842

2,290,000

2,180,000

2,128,044

Total Department of Health

4,370,000

8,390,000

7,835,126

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Appropriation

Expenditure

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING

$

$

$

Division 845.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Provision for War Service Homes........

60,000,000

61,000,000

61,000,000

2.—Buildings and Works—

01. Migrant transitory accommodation—Construction of flats

451,000

830,000

669,846

Total Department of Housing

60,451,000

61,830,000

61,669,846

DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION

Division 850.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

2.—Commonwealth Hostels Limited—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment

2,050,000

5,900,000

5,335,000

Total: Division 850

2,050,000

5,900,000

5,335,000

Division 852.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES

01. State Migration Centres—Contribution towards establishment costs

380,000

170,000

142,499

Total Department of Immigration

2,430,000

6,070,000

5,477,499

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Division 855.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Acquisition of Sites and Buildings—

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

2,766,400

1,808,300

1,807,958

05. Department of Civil Aviation—Northern Territory

10,700

..

..

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

435,200

56,400

55,385

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

309,700

49,700

49,665

09. Department of Education and Science—Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization—Australian Capital Territory

2,900

..

..

10. Department of the Environment, Aborigines and the Arts

405,000

45,000

45,000

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

151,700

283,500

277,550

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

17,155,700

286,900

228,300

15. Department of the Interior—Australian Capital Territory services

3,247,700

253,700

252,824

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1970–71

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR—continued

Appropriation

Expenditure

Division 855.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES —continued

$

$

$

1.—Acquisition of Sites and Buildings—continued

16. Department of the Interior—Northern Territory services

582,300

471,500

468,987

17. Department of Labour and National Service.

66,600

70,200

69,146

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

1,800

20,600

19,098

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

168,100

600

348

Attorney-General's Department—Northern Territory

..

9,100

9,040

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

..

190,000

190,000

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

..

2,000

2,000

Department of Labour and National Service— Northern Territory

..

2,853,000

2,853,000

Department of National Development.....

..

400

350

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

..

82,500

82,500

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

..

15,400

15,277

25,303,800

6,498,800

6,426,428

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

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

1,700

37,200

36,414

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

68,300

62,000

9,703

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

89,200

45,500

21,264

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

7,500

10,000

3,748

166,700

154,700

71,129

3.—Plant and Equipment—

01. Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology....

2,750,000

1,900,000

1,494,364

02. Other Branches....................

228,500

225,200

224,737

03. Australian Capital Territory—General Services

270,500

233,300

212,825

04. Australian Capital Territory—Transport....

1,680,000

1,672,000

1,450,822

06. Northern Territory—General Services.....

850,000

1,050,000

1,044,738

07. Northern Territory—Transport..........

850,000

900,000

748,454

6,629,000

5,980,500

5,175,940

4.—Buildings and Works—Australian Capital Territory—

01. Forestry (for payment to the Australian Capital Territory Forestry Trust Account)

346,000

305,000

305,000

02. Parks and Gardens..................

50,000

47,000

46,491

04. Purchase of improvements on resumed leases

170,000

531,000

512,197

566,000

883,000

863,688

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1970–71

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR—continued

Appropriation

Expenditure

Division 855.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES —continued

$

$

$

5.—Buildings and Works—Northern Territory—

02. Purchase of improvements on resumed leases

124,800

60,000

39,129

03. Stock routes and reserves—Reimbursement of half the cost of fences, grids and gates

13,000

18,000

16,436

04. Construction of roads, footpaths and drainage works—Payment to the Corporation of the City of Darwin

160,000

150,000

149,993

05. Development of water resources on Government projects

129,000

139,000

128,838

06. Township of Nhulunbuy—Nabalco Pty. Ltd.— Contribution

625,000

306,200

306,118

08. Aboriginal Advancement—Self-help housing, other buildings and works

350,000

..

..

09. Assistance under the Water Supplies Development Ordinance

180,000

210,000

160,000

Purchase of European Launcher Development Organization facilities at Gove

..

340,000

340,000

1,581,800

1,223,200

1,140,514

6.—Advances and Loans—Australian Capital Territory—

01. Loans for housing (for payment to the Australian Capital Territory Housing Trust Account)

8,383,000

7,490,000

7,720,000

02. Loans to co-operative building societies....

6,147,000

4,600,000

4,370,000

14,530,000

12,090,000

12,090,000

7.—Advances and Loans—Northern Territory—

01. Loans for encouragement of primary production

30,000

22,000

19,877

02. Loans to church organizations for erection of residential accommodation

929,000

850,000

1,054,781

03. Northern Territory Housing Commission—Advance

6,900,000

5,700,000

5,400,000

05. Northern Territory Port Authority—Advance

1,604,000

1,047,000

1,046,993

9,463,000

7,619,000

7,521,651

8.—For expenditure under the Australian Capital Territory Electricity Supply Act

200,000

800,000

800,000

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

58,500,000

56,600,000

55,750,000

Total Department of the Interior

116,940,300

91,849,200

89,839,350

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1970–71

Appropriation

Expenditure

DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE

$

$

$

Division 860.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Commonwealth Hostels Limited—Buildings, Works and Equipment—

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

135,000

100,000

100,000

02. Northern Territory..................

213,000

47,000

25,000

348,000

147,000

125,000

Division 861.—OTHER SERVICES

01. Employment Training Scheme for Persons Displaced by Technological Change

50,000

..

..

02. Employment Training Scheme for Farmers Displaced from Rural Industries

300,000

..

..

Total: Division 861

350,000

..

..

Total Department of Labour and National Service

698,000

147,000

125,000

DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Division 865.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Plant and Equipment—

01. Bureau of Mineral Resources...........

560,000

700,000

566,329

02. Division of National Mapping..........

200,000

300,000

268,809

03. Forestry and Timber Bureau............

110,000

180,000

143,435

04. Other Branches....................

15,000

14,000

13,814

885,000

1,194,000

992,387

2.—For expenditure under the Snowy Mountains Hydroelectric Power Act (a)

19,389,000

31,201,000

30,733,662

3.—For expenditure under the Atomic Energy Act

1,764,000

1,840,000

1,780,000

4.—For expenditure under the River Murray Waters Act

177,000

60,000

48,000

5.—Australian Atomic Energy Commission—Repayable advance

53,000

2,448,000

2,448,000

6.—For expenditure under the Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation Act

625,000

800,000

800,000

Total Department of National Development

22,893,000

37,543,000

36,802,049

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1970–71

Appropriation

Expenditure

POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT

$

$

$

Division 870.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

01. For expenditure under the Post and Telegraph Act (for payment to the Post Office Trust Account)

255,000,000

252,000,000

247,000,000


Division 872.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES—BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION SERVICES

1.—Engineering Equipment and Services—

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

1,630,000

1,321,000

1,306,706

02. Television.......................

1,300,000

1,730,000

1,722,596

2,930,000

3,051,000

3,029,301

2.—Australian Broadcasting Commission—For expenditure under the Broadcasting and Television Act

2,600,000

2,500,000

2,500,000

3.—Australian Broadcasting Commission—For expenditure under the Parliamentary Proceedings Broadcasting Act

90,000

10,000

10,000

4.—Australian Broadcasting Control Board—For expenditure under the Broadcasting and Television Act

205,000

320,000

320,000

Total: Division 872

5,825,000

5,881,000

5,859,301

Total Postmaster-General's Department

260,825,000

257,881,000

252,859,301


DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY

Division 874.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Advances and Loans—

01. Advances by way of loan to the Australian Wool Commission for the purpose of working capital of the Commission (Moneys received in repayment of advances by way of loans to the Commission for the purpose of working capital of the Commission may be credited to this item)

10,000,000

..

(a)

Division 875.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES

01. Agricultural Extension Services.........

5,680,000

4,985,000

4,984,999

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

77,000

68,500

68,333

03. Eradication of Bovine Brucellosis and Tuberculosis—Contribution

2,125,000

1,125,000

1,420,572

04. Financial assistance—Canned deciduous fruit industry

2,164,000

Total: Division 875

7,882,000

6,178,500

8,637,904

Total Department of Primary Industry

17,882,000

6,178,500

8,637,904

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1971–72

1970–71

Appropriation

Expenditure

DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET

$

$

$

Division 880.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment—

01. Official establishments...............

16,300

37,700

17,215

Australia House and official residences in the United Kingdom

..

..

17,177

Total Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

16,300

37,700

34,392

REPATRIATION DEPARTMENT

Division 885.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Buildings and Works—

01. Repatriation blocks at mental hospitals.....

185,000

183,000

111,013

2.—Plant and Equipment—

01. Computing equipment................

75,000

2,083,000

2,017,917

3.—Advances and Loans—

01. Working Capital Advance (for payment to the Repatriation Overseas Administrations Benefits Trust Account)

135,000

..

..

Total Repatriation Department

395,000

2,266,000

2,128,930

DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT

Division 890.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Vessels, Plant and Equipment..........

465,000

500,000

439,954

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

01. Trans-Australian Railway.............

9,805,000

8,316,000

8,313,606

02. Central Australia Railway.............

1,160,000

2,722,000

1,886,521

03. North Australia Railway..............

2,535,000

2,960,000

2,209,544

04. Seat of Government Railway...........

80,000

232,000

228,894

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

5,175,000

3,000,000

1,142,223

06. Working advance (for payment to the credit of the Railway Plant and Stores Suspense Trust Account)

300,000

300,000

300,000

07. Knuckey's Lagoon to East Arm Railway....

620,000

240,000

238,180

19,675,000

17,770,000

14,318,968

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1970–71

Appropriation

Expenditure

$

$

$

DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT —continued

Division 890.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES —continued

3.—Australian Coastal Shipping Commission—For expenditure under the Australian Coastal Shipping Commission Act

6,000,000

2,000,000

2,000,000

4.—Wilson's Promontory Lightstation—Contribution towards construction of access track

10,000

25,000

25,000

Total: Division 890

26,150,000

20,295,000

16,783,922

Division 891.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES

1.—For expenditure under the Railway Standardization (South Australia) Agreement Act

200,000

1,400,000

1,392,147

2.—For expenditure under the Railway Agreement (Western Australia) Act

3,500,000

7,628,000

5,236,352

3.—Promotion of road safety practices.......

150,000

150,000

150,000

4.—Eyre and Barkly Highways—Contribution to maintenance

64,000

64,000

64,000

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

1,200,000

2,180,000

978,006

Total: Division 891

5,114,000

11,422,000

7,820,505

Total Department of Shipping and Transport

31,264,000

31,717,000

24,604,427

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1970–71

Appropriation

Expenditure

$

$

$

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

Division 900.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

2.—Plant and Equipment—

02. Rehabilitation Service................

75,000

66,000

59,531

Computing equipment...............

2,402,000

2,401,519

75,000

2,468,000

2,461,050

3.—Advances and Loans—

01. Working Capital Advance (for payment to the Social Services Overseas Administrations Benefits Trust Account)

15,000

..

..

Total: Division 900

90,000

2,468,000

2,461,050

Division 901.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES

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

400,000

200,000

84,137

02. States Grants (Home Care) Act—Grants towards salaries of Welfare Officers

40,000

75,000

2,650

03. States Grants (Home Care) Act—Grants towards costs of home care services

100,000

66,000

..

Total: Division 901

540,000

341,000

86,786

Total Department of Social Services

630,000

2,809,000

2,547,837

DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY

Division 905.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Buildings and Works—

01. Antarctic Division..................

65,700

36,500

34,437

2.—Plant and Equipment—

01. Antarctic Division..................

247,500

285,500

219,765

Total Department of Supply

313,200

322,000

254,202

DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY

Division 910.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

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

115,500

79,800

77,392

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1970–71

Appropriation

Expenditure

$

$

$

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Division 915.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Plant and Equipment—

01. Royal Australian Mint................

40,000

64,000

54,781

03. Royal Australian Mint—Museum and display areas

200

500

500

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

5,200

149,500

146,537

05. Actuary's Office....................

72,200

..

..

Bureau of Census and Statistics.........

..

463,400

460,747

117,600

677,400

662,565

2.—Advances and Loans—

Commonwealth Banks Act—Repayable Advance to the Commonwealth Development Bank

10,000,000

..

..

Total: Division 915

10,117,600

677,400

662,565

Division 917.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES

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

3,400

538,000

584,040

02. Drought assistance—Queensland........

3,600,000

13,930,000

13,631,565

03. Flood assistance—Tasmania...........

143,000

450,000

268,000

04. Flood assistance—Queensland..........

2,600,000

..

..

Earthquake relief—Western Australia......

..

31,000

30,960

Drought assistance—Tasmania..........

..

16,000

15,832

Bushfire relief—Victoria..............

..

47,000

43,404

Cyclone assistance—Queensland.........

..

750,000

733,357

Flood assistance—New South Wales......

..

3,000,000

5,200,000

Total: Division 917

6,346,400

18,762,000

20,507,158

Total Department of the Treasury

16,464,000

19,439,400

21,169,723

ADVANCE TO THE TREASURER

Division 920.—ADVANCE TO THE TREASURER

To enable the Treasurer—

(a) to make advances that will be recovered during the financial year;

(b) to make moneys available for expenditure, particulars of which will afterwards be submitted to the Parliament, including payments by way of financial assistance to a State on such terms and conditions, if any, as the Treasurer determines; and

(c) to make moneys available for expenditure pending the issue of a warrant of the Governor-General specifically applicable to the expenditure

25,000,000

20,000,000

(a)

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1971–72

1970–71

Appropriation

Expenditure

DEPARTMENT OF WORKS

$

$

$

Division 925.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Buildings and Works—Departmental—

01. Parliament.......................

55,000

137,500

135,000

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

145,000

205,000

86,652

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

26,675,000

36,279,000

39,201,818

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

400,000

560,000

524,258

05. Department of Education and Science.....

6,500

23,100

19,484

06. Department of Education and Science—Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization

3,090,000

4,500,000

3,877,943

07. Department of the Environment, Aborigines and the Arts

1,665,000

..

..

08. Department of External Territories.......

3,000

28,000

23,328

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

800

25,000

22,536

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

500,000

325,000

321,549

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

2,300

2,300

2,271

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

35,000

995,000

973,576

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

7,280,000

4,400,000

3,633,475

14. Department of Labour and National Service.

1,050,000

720,000

716,131

15. Department of National Development.....

390,000

630,000

539,848

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

86,000

..

..

17. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

50,000

820,000

414,753

18. Repatriation Department..............

1,440,000

2,365,000

2,345,451

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

435,000

800,000

695,407

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

2,116,000

970,000

952,646

21. Department of Supply—Antarctic Division..

6,000

..

..

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

3,200

6,500

4,012

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

20,000

95,000

74,619

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

14,000

29,600

28,391

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

470,000

1,000,000

906,239

45,937,800

54,916,000

55,499,387

2.—Buildings and Works—Australian Capital Territory Services—

01. Department of Education and Science.....

2,200

11,800

11,799

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

7,750,000

5,000,000

4,786,999

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

365,000

820,000

750,268

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

81,000

90,000

67,503

8,198,200

5,921,800

5,616,570

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1971–72

1970–71

Appropriation

Expenditure

$

$

$

DEPARTMENT OF WORKS—continued

Division 925.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES —continued

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

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

138,000

120,000

81,290

4.—Buildings and Works—Northern Territory Services—

01. Department of Education and Science.....

6,220,000

5,100,000

4,049,767

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

7,610,000

6,300,000

1,499,673

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

27,250,000

25,300,000

22,999,490

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

176,000

172,000

162,570

41,256,000

36,872,000

28,711,499

5.—Construction of Roads—Northern Territory—

01. Department of the Interior—For transport of beef cattle

2,085,000

4,800,000

4,399,485

02. Department of the Interior—Other roads, stock routes and water supplies

1,500,000

1,450,000

1,299,698

3,585,000

6,250,000

5,699,183

6.—Buildings and Works—Broadcasting and Television Services—

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

175,000

310,000

276,750

02. Sound broadcasting studios and other purposes

4,400,000

2,620,000

1,804,280

03. Television transmission...............

870,000

1,050,000

470,673

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

440,000

920,000

933,836

5,885,000

4,900,000

3,485,539

7.—Plant and Equipment—

01. General services...................

1,535,000

2,271,200

2,230,924

02. Australian Capital Territory Services......

187,000

217,000

160,115

03. Northern Territory Services............

1,428,000

1,520,000

1,460,151

3,150,000

4,008,200

3,851,190

Total Department of Works

108,150,000

112,988,000

102,944,657

TOTAL—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES

710,462,000

699,844,500

654,142,589

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