{"id":"C2004A01941","name":"Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1978-79","slug":"appropriation-act-no-2-1978-79","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"142 of 1978","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":6584,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004A01941-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-30","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1978-79","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nAppropriation Act (No. 2) 1978‑79\n\n![](image.002.png)![](image.002.png)No. 142 of 1978\n\nAN ACT\n\nTo appropriate a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for certain expenditure in respect of the year ending on 30 June 1979.\n\n\\[Assented to 22 November 1978\\]\n\nBE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and 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) 1978–79.\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 $1,001,484,000\n\n3. 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 year ending on 30 June 1979, the sum of $1,001,484,000.\n\n15834/78 Cat. No. 78 5283 5—Recommended retail price 60c\n\n \n\nAppropriation of $1,593,902,000\n\n4. The sums authorized by the Supply Act (No. 2) 1978–79 and by this Act to be issued out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, amounting, as appears by Schedule 1, in the aggregate to the sum of $1,593,902,000 are appropriated, and shall be deemed to have been appropriated as from 1 July 1978, for the services expressed in Schedule 2 in respect of the financial year that commenced on that date.\n\n5. Payments to a State out of such of the moneys appropriated by this Act as are specified in Division 846 in Schedule 2 shall be made on such terms and conditions, if any, as the Minister for Finance determines and in accordance with any determinations by the Minister for Finance as to the amounts and times of the payments.\n\n![](image.003.png)![](image.003.png)SCHEDULE 1\n\nSUMS AUTHORIZED TO BE ISSUED OUT OF THE CONSOLIDATED REVENUE FUND\n\n| | $ | Section 4 |\n| ---------------------------------- | ------------- | --------- |\n| By the Supply Act (No. 2) 1978–79. | 592,418,000 | |\n| By this Act................. | 1,001,484,000 | |\n| Total.................. | 1,593,902,000 | |\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE 2 Section 4\n\nABSTRACT\n\n| Page Reference | Departments and Services | Total |\n| -------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------- |\n| | | $ |\n| 6 | Parliament.............................................. | .. |\n| 6 | Department of Aboriginal Affairs............................... | 34,699,000 |\n| 6 | Department of Administrative Services........................... | 37,948,000 |\n| 8 | Attorney‑General's Department........................ | 3,066,000 |\n| 8 | Department of Business and Consumer Affairs...................... | 1,810,000 |\n| 9 | Department of the Capital Territory.............................. | 171,823,000 |\n| 9 | Department of Construction................................... | 94,480,000 |\n| 10 | Department of Education..................................... | 13,807,000 |\n| 11 | Department of Employment and Industrial Relations.................. | 7,259,000 |\n| 12 | Department of Environment, Housing and Community Development........ | 345,282,000 |\n| 13 | Department of Finance...................................... | 25,151,000 |\n| 14 | Advance to the Minister for Finance............................. | 100,000,000 |\n| 14 | Department of Foreign Affairs................................. | 12,337,000 |\n| 15 | Department of Health....................................... | 95,473,000 |\n| 16 | Department of Home Affairs.................................. | 1,261,000 |\n| 17 | Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs...................... | 1,450,000 |\n| 18 | Department of Industry and Commerce........................... | 1,090,000 |\n| 18 | Department of National Development............................ | 63,991,000 |\n| 20 | Department of the Northern Territory............................ | 280,300,000 |\n| 21 | Postal and Telecommunications Department........................ | 12,575,000 |\n| 21 | Department of Primary Industry................................ | 85,579,000 |\n| 22 | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet...................... | 865,000 |\n| 23 | Department of Productivity................................... | 7,075,000 |\n| 23 | Department of Science...................................... | 20,140,000 |\n| 24 | Department of Social Security................................. | 60,046,000 |\n| 24 | Department of Trade and Resources............................. | 43,065,000 |\n| 25 | Department of Transport..................................... | 57,487,000 |\n| 26 | Department of the Treasury................................... | 2,706,000 |\n| 26 | Department of Veterans' Affairs................................ | 13,137,000 |\n| | TOTAL........................................... | 1,593,902,000 |\n| | | |\n\n \n\nSUMMARY\n\nAppropriation—1978‑79, Black figures\n\nExpenditure—1977‑78, Light figures\n\n```html\n

Page Reference

Departments and Services

Capital Works and Services

Payments to or for the States

Other Services

Total

$

$

$

$

6

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

..

..

..

..

8,919

..

..

8,919

6

Department of Aboriginal Affairs....

105,000

34,144,000

450,000

34,699,000

95,698

32,053,500

..

32,149,198

6

Department of Administrative Services

37,919,500

..

28,500

37,948,000

37,549,437

..

..

37,549,437

8

Attorney‑General's Department

1,323,000

1,483,000

260,000

3,066,000

1,231,915

1,065,041

80,000

2,376,956

8

Department of Business and Consumer Affairs

1,660,000

..

150,000

1,810,000

1,148,965

..

..

1,148,965

9

Department of the Capital Territory...

171,823,000

..

..

171,823,000

212,148,059

..

..

212,148,059

9

Department of Construction........

94,480,000

..

..

94,480,000

90,786,785

..

..

90,786,785

10

Department of Education..........

10,504,000

3,089,000

214,000

13,807,000

10,135,035

1,465,900

..

11,600,935

11

Department of Employment and Industrial Relations

1,984,000

5,200,000

75,000

7,259,000

1,696,482

5,252,980

71,702

7,021,164

12

Department of Environment, Housing and Community Development

2,917,000

342,175,000

190,000

345,282,000

4,447,896

28,518,764

..

32,966,660

13

Department of Finance............

1,206,000

15,980,000

7,965,000

25,151,000

781,045

64,100,020

2,376,000

67,257,065

14

Department of Foreign Affairs......

3,865,000

..

8,472,000

12,337,000

203,468

..

..

203,468

15

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

9,190,500

86,282,500

..

95,473,000

12,932,934

146,375,880

..

159,308,814

16

Department of Home Affairs........

1,209,000

..

52,000

1,261,000

721,448

..

..

721,448

17

Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs

646,000

..

804,000

1,450,000

551,847

..

..

551,847

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Page Reference

Departments and Services

Capital Works and Services

Payments to or for the States

Other Services

Total

$

$

$

$

18

Department of Industry and Commerce

..

..

1,090,000

1,090,000

..

..

..

..

18

Department of National Development

41,510,000

17,591,000

4,890,000

63,991,000

43,517,271

11,395,615

..

54,912,886

20

Department of the Northern Territory

280,300,000

..

..

280,300,000

124,808,852

..

267,139

125,075,991

21

Postal and Telecommunications Department

12,425,000

..

150,000

12,575,000

76,213,025

..

..

76,213,025

21

Department of Primary Industry....

5,000

85,089,000

485,000

85,579,000

..

71,143,898

..

71,143,898

22

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

865,000

..

..

865,000

1,149,954

..

..

1,149,954

23

Department of Productivity.......

5,875,000

..

1,200,000

7,075,000

7,131,902

..

..

7,131,902

23

Department of Science...........

8,147,000

11,893,000

100,000

20,140,000

6,753,647

10,154,999

..

16,908,646

24

Department of Social Security......

1,316,000

58,730,000

..

60,046,000

979,768

67,777,741

..

68,757,509

24

Department of Trade and Resources..

..

3,000,000

40,065,000

43,065,000

9,000,000

3,000,000

..

12,000,000

25

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

45,337,000

11,650,000

500,000

57,487,000

40,105,783

8,701,720

..

48,807,503

26

Department of the Treasury.......

2,703,000

3,000

..

2,706,000

750,803

..

..

750,803

26

Department of Veterans' Affairs....

13,137,000

..

..

13,137,000

25,832,329

..

..

25,832,329

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

750,452,000

676,309,500

67,140,500(a)

1,493,902,000

710,683,267

451,006,058

2,794,841

1,164,484,166

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1978‑79

1977‑78

Appropriation

Expenditure

PARLIAMENT

$

$

$

CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

Plant and Equipment—

Joint House Department....................

..

9,000

8,919

Total: Parliament...........................

..

9,000

8,919

DEPARTMENT OF ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS

Division 811.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

2.—Plant and Equipment—

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

105,000

123,000

95,698

Division 813.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES

1.—For the purpose of the States Grants (Aboriginal Assistance) Act—

01. Housing...............................

11,131,000

10,430,000

10,130,000

02. Health................................

12,654,000

12,607,000

12,366,500

03. Education..............................

6,255,000

6,398,500

6,398,500

04. Employment............................

664,000

1,184,000

1,167,000

05. Welfare...............................

1,346,000

1,376,000

1,308,500

06. Town management and public utilities...........

745,000

683,000

683,000

07. Training...............................

1,349,000

..

..

Total: Division 813

34,144,000

32,678,500

32,053,500

Division 814.—OTHER SERVICES

01. Payment to the Northern Territory Housing Commission

450,000

..

..

Total: Department of Aboriginal Affairs............

34,699,000

32,801,500

32,149,198

DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

Division 817.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Acquisition of Sites and Buildings—Departmental—

02. Department of Aboriginal Affairs..............

562,400

210,500

148,754

03. Department of Administrative Services...........

547,000

1,719,800

1,619,860

05. Department of Business and Consumer Affairs.....

431,100

257,700

236,155

06. Department of the Capital Territory............

964,700

1,386,700

961,401

08. Department of Education...................

45,000

42,000

34,000

09. Department of Employment and Industrial Relations.

1,058,400

350,900

280,432

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

264,500

110,500

110,500

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1978‑79

1977‑78

Department of Administrative Services—continued

Appropriation

Expenditure

Division 817.—Capital Works and Services—continued 1.—Acquisition of Sites and Buildings—Departmental—continued

$

$

$

14. Department of Home Affairs.................

6,250,000

10,300

10,300

18. Postal and Telecommunications Department.......

300

..

..

22. Department of Science.....................

572,900

400,800

397,787

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

308,100

739,600

739,500

24. Department of Social Security................

659,200

308,200

286,000

27. Department of Transport....................

2,308,900

4,197,700

3,250,181

29. Department of Veterans' Affairs...............

4,500

..

..

Department of Construction..................

..

43,000

38,800

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

..

915,700

623,950

Northern Territory Legislative Assembly.........

..

400

..

13,977,000

10,693,800

8,737,620

2.—Buildings and Works—Overseas Operations Branch

8,940,000

20,896,800

20,894,228

4.—Plant and Equipment—Departmental—

01. Department of Administrative Services...........

1,109,600

490,000

422,413

02. Vehicles and equipment—Transport and Storage....

9,046,000

5,364,000

5,358,328

03. Australian Government Publishing Service........

1,228,900

1,100,000

372,606

04. Australian Information Service................

80,000

10,000

9,353

05. Communications and investigation equipment—Commonwealth Police

530,000

751,200

694,183

11,994,500

7,715,200

6,856,883

5.—Plant and Equipment—Overseas Operations Branch

2,008,000

1,492,000

1,060,706

8.—Advances and Loans—

01. Working Capital Advance—Furniture and fittings purchases (for payment to the Commonwealth Government Stores Trust Account)

600,000

..

..

02. Working Capital Advance (for payment to the Transport and Storage Trust Account)

400,000

..

..

1,000,000

..

..

Total: Division 817

37,919,500

40,797,800

37,549,437

Division 819.—OTHER SERVICES

01. Ninth International Congress of the International Association for Child Psychiatry and Allied Professions—Australia 1978

15,000

..

..

02. Eighth Conference of the International Organization of Citrus Virologists—Australia 1979

3,500

..

..

03. International Conference on Mining and Metallurgy—Australia 1978

10,000

..

..

Total: Division 819

28,500

..

..

Total: Department of Administrative Services........

37,948,000

40,797,800

37,549,437

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1978‑79

1976‑78

Appropriation

Expenditure

ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT

$

$

$

Division 823.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Buildings and Works—

01. Commonwealth‑State Law Courts, Sydney..

635,000

1,600,000

1,155,239

2.—Plant and Equipment—

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

162,000

60,000

..

02. Court reporting equipment...................

510,000

79,000

76,676

03. Other equipment.........................

16,000

..

..

688,000

139,000

76,676

Total: Division 823

1,323,000

1,739,000

1,231,915

Division 824.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES

01. Family Law Act—Family Court of Western Australia.

1,483,000

1,281,400

1,065,041

Division 825.—OTHER SERVICES

01. For expenditure under legislation of the Northern Territory relating to the provision of Legal Aid

260,000

311,900

..

Legal Aid—Reimbursements and other payments to the States in accordance with agreements and arrangements between the Commonwealth and States

..

750,000

80,000

Total: Division 825

260,000

1,061,900

80,000

Total: Attorney‑General's Department......

3,066,000

4,082,300

2,376,956

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS

Division 826.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Plant and Equipment—

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

36,000

25,000

20,134

02. Communications and investigation equipment......

1,072,000

429,000

269,913

03. Computing equipment......................

552,000

996,000

858,918

Total: Division 826

1,660,000

1,450,000

1,148,965

Division 827.—OTHER SERVICES

01. National Companies and Securities Commission—Office of Provisional Executive Director

150,000

..

..

Total: Department of Business and Consumer Affairs..

1,810,000

1,450,000

1,148,965

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1977‑78

Appropriation

Expenditure

DEPARTMENT OF THE CAPITAL TERRITORY

$

$

$

Division 829.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Buildings and Works—Australian Capital Territory—

01. Purchase of improvements on withdrawn leases......

166,000

398,000

205,041

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

244,000

240,000

240,000

410,000

638,000

445,041

2.—Plant and Equipment—

01. Australian Capital Territory—General services.......

925,000

800,000

798,159

02. Australian Capital Territory—Transport...........

6,423,000

4,000,000

2,025,593

03. Australian Capital Territory Police...............

165,000

246,000

214,266

7,513,000

5,046,000

3,038,019

3.—Advances and Loans—

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

8,900,000

9,500,000

9,500,000

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

155,000,000

196,750,000

196,750,000

For expenditure under the Australian Capital Territory Electricity Supply Act

..

2,415,000

2,415,000

Total: Department of the Capital Territory...........

171,823,000

214,349,000

212,148,059

DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION

Division 831.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Buildings and Works—Departmental—

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

505,000

662,000

661,947

02. Department of Aboriginal Affairs................

565,000

6,875,000

6,711,292

03. Department of Administrative Services............

4,170,000

6,192,000

4,480,882

04. Attorney‑General's Department...........

1,130,000

185,000

109,972

05. Department of Business and Consumer Affairs.......

940,000

445,000

307,350

06. Department of the Capital Territory..............

360,000

510,000

351,825

07. Department of Construction...................

1,700,000

2,040,000

1,998,140

08. Department of Education.....................

18,510,000

11,000,000

10,439,313

09. Department of Employment and Industrial Relations...

541,000

1,115,000

909,494

11. Department of Finance.......................

44,000

15,000

15,000

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

15,200,000

11,800,000

9,985,553

14. Department of Home Affairs...................

2,710,000

2,150,000

2,075,075

15. Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs.......

4,000

12,000

11,611

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

116,000

265,000

235,997

18. Postal and Telecommunications Department.........

97,000

25,000

15,842

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

80,000

..

..

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1978‑79

1977‑78

Appropriation

Expenditure

Department of Construction—continued

$

$

$

Division 831.—Capital Works and Services—continued

1.—Buildings and Works—Departmental—continued

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

3,000

37,000

30,928

21. Department of Productivity...................

6,177,000

4,320,000

3,106,975

22. Department of Science......................

3,470,000

2,835,000

2,136,826

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

19,696,000

8,285,000

7,863,817

24. Department of Social Security.................

2,150,000

3,420,000

2,548,054

27. Department of Transport.....................

4,600,000

6,850,000

6,362,866

29. Australian Taxation Office....................

62,000

35,000

6,182

31. Department of Veterans' Affairs................

8,150,000

5,240,000

4,883,987

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

..

17,930,000

17,926,482

Department of the Northern Territory—Northern Territory Legislative Assembly

..

3,000,000

2,791,937

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

..

30,000

..

90,980,000

95,273,000

85,967,346

2.—Plant and Equipment—

01. Department of Construction...................

3,500,000

5,100,000

4,819,439

Total: Department of Construction................

94,480,000

100,373,000

90,786,785

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Division 835.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Buildings and Works—

01. The Australian National University—Approved capital programs

60,000

241,000

241,000

02. Canberra College of Advanced Education—Approved capital programs

470,000

3,284,000

3,284,000

03. Independent schools, Australian Capital Territory—Assistance for approved capital programs

2,706,000

3,398,000

3,331,902

04. Independent schools, Northern Territory—Assistance for approved capital programs

825,000

626,000

622,247

05. Darwin Community College—Approved capital programs

795,000

570,000

570,000

06. Child migrant education program—Demountable classrooms

6,000

162,000

161,801

07. Australian Maritime College—Approved capital programs

3,315,000

1,586,000

60,418

08. Emergency classroom accommodation—Refugee children

191,000

..

..

8,368,000

9,867,000

8,271,368

2.—Plant and Equipment—

01. Canberra College of Technical and Further Education..

260,000

289,000

252,195

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1978‑79

1977‑78

Appropriation

Expenditure

$

$

$

Department of Education—continued

Division 835.—Capital Works and Services—continued

2.—Plant and Equipment—continued

02. Bruce College of Technical and Further Education....

559,000

400,000

299,977

03. Canberra School of Music....................

25,000

35,000

32,450

04. Canberra School of Art......................

37,000

32,000

21,253

05. Northern Territory educational services............

825,000

788,000

767,792

1,706,000

1,544,000

1,373,667

3.—Australian Capital Territory Schools Authority—For expenditure under the Schools Authority Ordinance

430,000

504,000

490,000

Total: Division 835

10,504,000

11,915,000

10,135,035

Division 836.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES

01. Education program for unemployed youth..........

3,000,000

1,500,000

1,465,900

02. Ballarat Institute of Advanced Education—Erection of Great Hall—Contribution

89,000

..

..

Total: Division 836

3,089,000

130,000

1,465,900

Division 837.—OTHER SERVICES

01. National Inquiry into Teacher Education...........

150,000

..

..

02. Special courses—migrant language and culture.......

64,000

..

..

Total: Division 837

214,000

..

..

Total: Department of Education..................

13,807,000

13,415,000

11,600,935

DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

Division 838.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Australian Trade Union Training Authority—For expenditure under the Trade Union Training Authority Act 1975

450,000

1,222,000

1,222,000

2.—Commonwealth Accommodation and Catering Services Limited—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment—

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

36,000

..

..

02. Migrant Hostels........................

475,000

218,500

218,500

03. Commonwealth Food Services..................

100,000

149,000

118,142

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

..

138,000

137,840

611,000

505,500

474,482

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1978‑79

1977‑78

Appropriation

Expenditure

$

$

$

Department of Employment and Industrial Relations—continued

Division 838.—Capital Works and Services—continued

3.—Plant and Equipment—

01. Computer equipment........................

3,000

..

..

02. Commonwealth Employment Service—Computer Equipment

920,000

..

..

923,000

..

..

Total: Division 838

1,984,000

1,727,500

1,696,482

Division 839.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES

01. Apprentices in State Government establishments......

5,200,000

5,588,000

5,222,967

Supervision of apprenticeship training............

..

54,000

30,013

Total: Division 839

5,200,000

5,642,000

5,252,980

Division 840.—OTHER SERVICES

01. Tripartite missions overseas on employment and industrial relations matters

65,000

71,702

71,702

02. Migrant inter‑hostel travel for initial employment purposes

10,000

..

..

Total: Division 840

75,000

71,702

71,702

Total: Department of Employment and Industrial Relations

7,259,000

7,441,202

7,021,164

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Division 841.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Capital Assistance—Leisure facilities............

1,300,000

3,700,000

3,415,293

2.—Glebe Estate Rehabilitation...................

1,110,000

952,000

912,000

3.—The Supervising Scientist and the Alligator Rivers Region Research Institute—Expenditure for the purposes of the Environment Protection (Alligator Rivers Region) Act

430,000

160,000

85,603

4.—Plant and Equipment.......................

77,000

..

..

Holsworthy Investigatory Project...............

..

35,000

35,000

Total: Division 841

2,917,000

4,847,000

4,447,896

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Expenditure

Department of Environment, Housing and Community Development—continued

$

$

$

Division 842.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES

1.—For the purposes of the Urban and Regional Development (Financial Assistance) Act—

01. Urban expansion and re‑development (which may include sewerage and water supply)

1,194,000

23,486,700

18,612,971

02. Restoration, preservation and improvement of landscapes and buildings of special significance

2,490,000

2,550,000

2,240,500

03. Flood mitigation..........................

880,000

2,072,500

992,041

04. Urban water supply........................

4,437,000

6,000,000

6,000,000

Sewerage...............................

..

309,300

241,010

9,001,000

34,418,500

28,086,522

2.—For Expenditure under the States Grants (Nature Conservation) Act

529,000

518,000

70,242

3.—For the purposes of the Environment (Financial Assistance) Act—

01. Nature conservation........................

75,000

282,000

282,000

02. Air quality monitoring......................

70,000

150,000

80,000

145,000

432,000

362,000

4.—For the purposes of the Housing Assistance Act 1978—

01. Advances for housing.......................

316,000,000

..

..

02. Grants for pensioner housing..................

14,000,000

..

..

330,000,000

..

..

5.—Contribution to the Queensland Government for the 1982 Commonwealth Games, Brisbane

2,500,000

..

..

Total: Division 842

342,175,000

35,368,500

28,518,764

Division 843.—OTHER SERVICES

01. Hazardous chemicals activities.................

40,000

..

..

02. World Wildlife Fund Australia—Contribution.......

50,000

..

..

03. Marine Quality Assessment...................

100,000

..

..

Total: Division 843

190,000

..

..

Total: Department of Environment, Housing and Community Development

345,282,000

40,215,500

32,966,660

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE

Division 845.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Plant and equipment—

01. Department of Finance......................

689,500

897,600

585,655

02. Royal Australian Mint......................

483,000

435,900

173,128

03. Australian Government Retirement Benefits Office...

33,500

22,500

22,262

1,206,000

1,356,000

781,045

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Expenditure

Department of Finance—continued

$

$

$

Division 846.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES

01. Natural disaster relief and restoration

15,980,000

57,500,060

57,500,020

Payments to Tasmania in respect of Tasman Bridge Disaster and in respect of reconstruction of Tasman Bridge to provide an additional traffic lane

..

6,600,000

6,600,000

Total: Division 846

15,980,000

64,100,060

64,100,020

Division 847.—OTHER SERVICES

01. Payments to South Australia and Tasmania in respect of pensions for former State Railways employees

7,965,000

2,376,000

2,376,000

Total: Department of Finance....................

25,151,000

67,832,060

67,257,065

ADVANCE TO THE MINISTER FOR FINANCE

Division 850.—ADVANCE TO THE MINISTER FOR FINANCE

To enable the Minister for Finance—

(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 Minister for Finance determines; and

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

100,000,000

108,000,000

*

DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Division 851.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Plant and Equipment—

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

3,685,000

3,653,000

103,168

Division 852.—OTHER SERVICES

01. International Nuclear Fuel Cycle Evaluation—Contribution

22,000

..

..

02. Australia—New Zealand Foundation.............

50,000

..

..

03. Australia‑China Council (for payment to the Australia/China Council Trust Account)

500,000

..

..

Total: Division 852

572,000

..

..

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Expenditure

$

$

$

Department of Foreign Affairs—continued

Division 853.—AUSTRALIAN DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE BUREAU

2.—Advances and Loans—

01. Loan to Pacific Forum Line...................

180,000

..

..

Loan to Fiji Government for Suva‑Nadi Highway

..

105,000

100,300

180,000

105,000

100,300

3.—Other Services—

01. Conference on International Economic Cooperation—Special Action Program

7,900,000

..

..

Total: Division 853

8,080,000

105,000

100,300

Total: Department of Foreign Affairs...............

12,337,000

3,758,000

203,468

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Division 855.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Plant and Equipment—

01. Northern Territory hospitals...................

300,000

700,000

563,119

02. Northern Territory health services...............

360,000

1,700,000

1,165,996

03. Other health services........................

2,359,500

2,350,000

2,330,819

3,019,500

4,750,000

4,059,934

2.—For payment to the Capital Territory Health Commission for expenditure under the Health Commission Ordinance 1975

2,171,000

2,335,000

2,063,000

3.—Advances and Loans—

01. Commonwealth Serum Laboratories Commission—Additional capital

4,000,000

6,524,000

5,622,000

—For payment to the Health Insurance Commission established under the Health Insurance Commission Act for the purposes of the Commission

..

1,188,000

1,188,000

Total: Division 855

9,190,500

14,797,000

12,932,934

Division 856.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES

01. Blood transfusion services....................

6,600,000

6,231,000

5,653,522

02. School Dental Scheme—Grants for capital expenditure on training facilities

40,000

243,000

44,011

03. School Dental Scheme—Grants for running costs of training facilities

4,200,000

6,633,000

6,062,537

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1977‑78

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Expenditure

Department of Health—continued

$

$

$

Division 856.—Payments to or for the States—continued

04. School Dental Scheme—Grants for capital expenditure on clinics

5,000,000

8,222,000

8,221,268

05. School Dental Scheme—Grants for running costs of clinics

9,660,000

9,385,000

9,384,884

06. Launceston General Hospital—Grant towards the cost of stage 1 redevelopment

5,900,000

5,460,000

3,350,000

07. Community Health Program—Grants to assist in the expansion and development of community health services

51,300,000

79,050,000

67,284,476

08. Drug Education—Grants under the National Drug Education Program

904,500

750,000

741,621

09. Control of Australian encephalitis...............

80,000

100,000

58,376

10. Paramedical Services—Grants additional to those authorized by States Grants (Paramedical Services) Act

674,000

478,000

478,000

11. High security human quarantine unit facilities—Reimbursement to State Governments of the costs of provision and operation of facilities

1,400,000

910,000

200,000

12. Warehouse Beetle Eradication Program—Contribution.

84,000

156,300

156,250

13. Health Services Planning and Research—Grants to States for State Health Planning Agencies

440,000

..

..

Tuberculosis Act—Reimbursement of administrative expenditure by State Governments

..

329,000

198,527

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

..

2,700

2,408

Hospitals Development Program................

..

44,540,000

44,540,000

Total: Division 856

86,282,500

162,490,000

146,375,880

Total: Department of Health...................

95,473,000

177,287,000

159,308,814

DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS

Division 860.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Plant and Equipment—Departmental—

01. Australian War Memorial.....................

140,000

70,000

53,101

02. Australian Archives.........................

39,000

45,000

44,268

179,000

115,000

97,369

2.—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment—Christmas Island (Recoverable from Christmas Island Phosphate Commission and Internal Revenue)

250,000

550,000

174,688

3.—Plant and Equipment—Cocos (Keeling) Islands.....

45,000

27,300

26,691

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Expenditure

$

$

$

Department of Home Affairs—continued

Division 860.—Capital Works and Services—continued

4.—Australian Film and Television School—For expenditure under the Australian Film and Television School Act

287,000

295,500

295,500

5.—Film Industry Development—

01. For payment to the Australian Film Commission—General Activities Branch

210,000

14,000

14,000

6.—Film Making—

01. For payment to the Australian Film Commission—Film Australia Branch

185,000

106,000

106,000

7.—Australian National Gallery—For expenditure under the National Gallery Act

49,000

..

..

8.—Buildings and Works—Norfolk Island—

01. Redevelopment of Government House grounds......

4,000

11,200

7,200

Total: Division 860

1,209,000

1,119,000

721,448

Division 862.—OTHER SERVICES

01. Commemoration of Historic Events and Persons......

2,500

..

..

02. Display and storage of Historic Relics............

8,500

..

..

03. Control of Historic Shipwrecks.................

41,000

..

..

Total: Division 862

52,000

..

..

Total: Department of Home Affairs................

1,261,000

1,119,000

721,448

DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION AND ETHNIC AFFAIRS

Division 870.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment—

01. Emergency classroom accommodation‑Refugees

618,000

965,000

551,847

02. Computer equipment........................

28,000

..

..

Total: Division 870

646,000

965,000

551,847

Division 874.—OTHER SERVICES

01. Settlement services at hostels..................

300,000

..

..

02. Payments to States for translator and interpreter services.

390,000

..

..

03. Institute of Multicultural Affairs—Establishment costs..

50,000

..

..

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1977‑78

Appropriation

Expenditure

Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs—continued

$

$

$

Division 874.—Other Services—continued

04. Reimbursement of United Nations High Commissioner of Refugees for salary and allowances of officer seconded from Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs

64,000

..

..

Total: Division 874

804,000

..

..

Total: Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs...

1,450,000

965,000

551,847

DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE

Division 878.—OTHER SERVICES

01. Project Australia campaign....................

1,090,000

..

..

DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Division 883.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Plant and Equipment—

01. Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics.

510,000

467,000

465,761

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

312,000

302,000

296,898

03. Other Branches.........................

24,000

11,600

9,226

846,000

780,600

771,885

2.—Snowy Mountains Hydro‑electric Authority—For expenditure under the Snowy Mountains Hydro‑electric Power Act

216,000

850,000

850,000

3.—Australian Atomic Energy Commission—For expenditure under the Atomic Energy Act

1,341,000

1,130,000

1,130,000

4.—Pipeline Authority—For expenditure under the Pipeline Authority Act

25,933,000

33,780,000

28,270,852

5.—River Murray Commission—For expenditure under the River Murray Waters Act

2,674,000

7,793,900

7,793,000

6.—Decentralisation (for payment to the Decentralisation Advisory Board Trust Account)

10,500,000

7,570,000

..

Investments in petroleum and minerals development....

..

4,611,800

4,611,702

Australian Atomic Energy Commission—Uranium exploration and development

..

130,000

89,832

Total: Division 883

41,510,000

56,646,300

43,517,271

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1977‑78

Appropriation

Expenditure

Department of National Development—continued

$

$

$

Division 885.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES

1.—For the purposes of the States Grants (Water Resources Assessment) Act—

01. New South Wales—Surface water resources........

897,000

897,000

897,000

02. New South Wales—Underground water resources....

733,000

733,000

733,000

03. Victoria—Surface water resources...............

478,000

478,000

478,000

04. Victoria—Underground water resources...........

658,000

658,000

658,000

05. Queensland—Surface water resources............

520,550

520,550

520,550

06. Queensland—Underground water resources.........

431,450

431,450

431,450

07. South Australia—Surface water resources..........

349,000

349,000

349,000

08. South Australia—Underground water resources......

378,000

378,000

378,000

09. Western Australia—Surface water resources........

855,000

855,000

855,000

10. Western Australia—Underground water resources....

1,145,000

1,145,000

1,145,000

11. Tasmania—Surface water resources..............

168,000

168,000

165,995

12. Tasmania—Underground water resources..........

45,000

47,000

47,000

6,658,000

6,660,000

6,657,995

2.—For the purposes of the Urban and Regional Development (Financial Assistance) Act—

01. Urban Expansion and Redevelopment—Growth Centres

5,000,000

4,313,700

4,267,620

3.—For the purposes of the National Water Resources (Financial Assistance) Act 1978

5,828,000

..

..

4.—For the purposes of the Environment (Financial Assistance Act)—

01. Soil conservation..........................

105,000

200,000

95,000

Grant to Queensland to assist the Mount Isa City Council service loan raisings for the Julius Dam Project

..

325,000

325,000

Water hyacinth control—Contribution..............

..

50,000

50,000

Total: Division 885

17,591,000

11,548,700

11,395,615

Division 887.—OTHER SERVICES

01. Australian/West German Coal Liquefaction Feasibility Study

840,000

..

..

02. Energy Research, Development and Demonstration Program

4,000,000

..

..

03. National Energy Conservation Publicity Campaign....

50,000

..

..

Total: Division 887

4,890,000

..

..

Total: Department of National Development..........

63,991,000

68,195,000

54,912,886

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Expenditure

$

$

$

DEPARTMENT OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY

Division 897.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Buildings and Works—

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

..

120,000

..

Assistance under the Water Supplies Development Ordinance

..

50,000

31,365

Development of water resources on Government projects

..

550,000

424,719

Township of Nhulunbuy—Nabalco Proprietary Limited, Contribution

..

122,000

121,481

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

..

6,375

6,375

..

848,375

583,940

2.—Plant and Equipment—

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

..

1,200,000

1,035,665

Transport...............................

..

1,800,000

1,791,781

Computer equipment.......................

..

32,000

32,000

..

3,032,000

2,859,446

3.—Advances and Loans—

Northern Territory Home Finance Trustee—Advance..

..

15,000,000

15,000,000

4.—Northern Territory Constitutional Development Establishment Grant

300,000

400,000

264,032

Total: Division 897

300,000

19,280,375

18,707,417

DARWIN RECONSTRUCTION COMMISSION........

..

85,000,000

81,611,005

NORTHERN TERRITORY LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

For capital expenditure in respect of matters specified in determinations made under section 4ze of the Northern Territory (Administration) Act 1910, being expenditure in accordance with an Ordinance or Ordinances of the Northern Territory making provision with respect to the expenditure of moneys appropriated by the Parliament by virtue of this Item

..

25,200,000

24,490,430

Division 900.—NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA

1.—For expenditure in relation to matters in respect of which Ministers of the Northern Territory have executive authority, being expenditure in accordance with a law or laws of the Northern Territory making provision with respect to the expenditure of moneys appropriated by the Parliament by virtue of this item

280,000,000

..

..

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1977‑78

Appropriation

Expenditure

$

$

$

Department of the Northern Territory—continued

Division 901.—OTHER SERVICES

Northern Territory Electricity Commission—Establishment costs

..

269,500

267,139

Total: Department of the Northern Territory.........

280,300,000

129,749,875

125,075,991

POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT

Division 909.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Technical Equipment—

01. Radio Frequency Management.................

190,000

150,000

121,685

02. Broadcasting Engineering....................

130,000

100,000

56,190

320,000

250,000

177,875

2.—National Broadcasting and Television Service—

01. For payment to the Australian Broadcasting Commission

7,300,000

9,146,000

8,280,000

02. Technical services provided pursuant to sections 73 and 74 of the Broadcasting and Television Act

3,975,000

..

..

For payment to the Australian Telecommunications Commission in respect of technical services provided pursuant to sections 73 and 74 of the Broadcasting and Television Act

..

4,076,000

2,755,150

11,275,000

13,222,000

11,035,150

3.—Special Broadcasting—

01. For payment to the Special Broadcasting Service.....

830,000

..

..

Advances and Loans—

For payment as interest‑bearing advances to the Australian Telecommunications Commission (repayment of moneys surplus to requirements may be credited to this item)

65,000,000

65,000,000

Total: Division 909

12,425,000

78,472,000

76,213,025

Division 911.—OTHER SERVICES

01. Seminar in Australia, preparatory to World Administrative Radio Conference (Geneva 1979), for Asia‑Pacific region members of International Telecommunication Union

150,000

..

..

Total: Postal and Telecommunications Department.....

12,575,000

78,472,000

76,213,025

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1977‑78

Appropriation

Expenditure

DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY

$

$

$

Division 912.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Plant and Equipment—Administrative...........

5,000

..

..

Division 913.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES

01. Commonwealth Extension Services Grant..........

9,747,000

9,780,600

9,779,601

02. Commonwealth Special Research Grant...........

158,000

124,600

124,599

03. Bovine brucellosis and tuberculosis—Contribution to eradication

19,148,000

14,100,000

14,058,999

04. Bovine brucellosis and tuberculosis—Contribution to compensation

6,351,000

4,331,000

2,690,462

05. Apples—Supplementary assistance..............

500,000

490,800

55,028

06. Assistance for assessment and management of the trawl and Danish seine fishery

9,500

23,000

21,054

07. Rural adjustment under the terms of the States Grants (Rural Adjustment) Act

48,700,000

46,900,000

40,242,562

08. Dairy adjustment—Under the terms of the Dairy Adjustment Act

140,000

1,390,000

1,014,898

09. Aphids—Assistance to State control programs.......

307,000

..

..

10. Eradication of Bluetongue—Contribution..........

26,900

..

..

11. Eradication of exotic poultry diseases—Contribution...

1,600

..

..

Fruit‑growing reconstruction—Assistance to Western Australia and Tasmania, additional to that provided for by the Revised Agreement referred to in the States Grants (Fruit‑growing Reconstruction) Act 1976, on the terms and conditions applicable to the grant of financial assistance to the States under that agreement

..

400,000

224,243

Rural reconstruction—Under the terms of the States Grants (Rural Reconstruction) Act

..

4,640,000

2,932,452

Total: Division 913

85,089,000

82,180,000

71,143,898

Division 914.—OTHER SERVICES

01. Fisheries resources, management and development....

400,000

..

..

02. International Agricultural Co‑operation.....

85,000

..

..

Total: Division 914

485,000

..

..

Total: Department of Primary Industry.............

85,579,000

82,180,000

71,143,898

DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET

Division 915.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment—

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

294,800

179,500

170,862

02. Public Service Board—Computer equipment........

570,200

2,424,000

979,092

865,000

2,603,500

1,149,954

Total: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet...

865,000

2,603,500

1,149,954

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Appropriation

Expenditure

DEPARTMENT OF PRODUCTIVITY

$

$

$

Division 921.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Minor Buildings and Works..................

130,000

120,000

101,808

2.—Plant and Equipment—

01. Machinery and Plant—Defence Industrial Capacity....

4,090,000

1,930,000

1,903,161

02. Other..................................

375,000

770,000

626,933

4,465,000

2,700,000

2,530,094

3.—Advances and Loans—

01. Working Capital Advance (for payment to the Aircraft Factory, Fishermens Bend, Trust Account)

480,000

4,100,000

4,100,000

02. Working Capital Advance (for payment to the Ordnance Factory, Bendigo, Trust Account)

800,000

400,000

400,000

1,280,000

4,500,000

4,500,000

Total: Division 921

5,875,000

7,320,000

7,131,902

Division 922.—OTHER SERVICES

01. Productivity improvement programs..............

1,200,000

..

..

Total: Department of Productivity.................

7,075,000

7,320,000

7,131,902

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE

Division 927.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Buildings and Works—

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

35,000

208,000

173,771

02. National Standards Commission................

20,000

72,000

67,641

55,000

280,000

241,412

2.—Plant and Equipment—

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

1,111,000

650,000

612,992

02. Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology...........

1,100,000

1,150,000

1,008,963

03. Analytical Services.........................

211,000

200,000

189,881

04. National Standards Commission................

60,000

55,000

54,577

05. Ionospheric Prediction Service.................

35,000

30,000

29,999

06. Space Projects Branch.......................

50,000

119,000

66,823

07. Australian LANDSAT facility..................

1,600,000

..

..

4,167,000

2,204,000

1,963,235

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

3,100,000

2,800,000

2,800,000

4.—Australian Institute of Marine Science—For expenditure under the Australian Institute of Marine Science Act

825,000

2,100,000

1,749,000

Total: Division 927

8,147,000

7,384,000

6,753,647

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Appropriation

Expenditure

Division 928.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES

$

$

$

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

11,893,000

10,155,000

10,154,999

Division 929.—OTHER SERVICES

01. Australian Academy of Technological Sciences......

100,000

..

..

Total: Department of Science.....................

20,140,000

17,539,000

16,908,646

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY

Division 939.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

2.—Plant and Equipment—

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

896,000

1,325,000

785,625

02. Rehabilitation service.......................

420,000

200,000

194,143

Total: Division 939

1,316,000

1,525,000

979,768

Division 940.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES

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

4,000,000

4,000,000

3,946,196

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

1,100,000

900,000

721,324

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

10,400,000

9,300,000

9,137,848

04. For childhood and associated services—Capital and recurrent grants

42,070,000

53,000,000

53,000,000

05. Grant to Tasmanian Government, towards cost of constructing new rehabilitation centre

1,050,000

1,200,000

922,373

06. Grants towards salaries of welfare officers employed by ethnic groups

110,000

..

..

Payment to Victoria for emergency relief grants to community welfare agencies

..

50,000

50,000

Total: Division 940

58,730,000

68,450,000

67,777,741

Total: Department of Social Security...............

60,046,000

69,975,000

68,757,509

DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND RESOURCES

Division 950.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

Advances and Loans

Loan to Mary Kathleen Uranium Limited..........

..

9,000,000

9,000,000

Division 952.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES

01. Grant to Queensland for the purpose of creating employment opportunities in the Maryborough region

3,000,000

3,000,000

3,000,000

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1977‑78

Appropriation

Expenditure

Department of Trade and Resources—continued

$

$

$

Division 953.—OTHER SERVICES

01. Ranger Uranium Project—Payment to Australian Atomic Energy Commission or otherwise

20,000,000

..

..

02. Export expansion grants......................

20,000,000

..

..

03. Wool worsted weaving industry................

35,000

..

..

04. Uranium Advisory Council—Contribution towards administrative costs

30,000

..

..

Total: Division 953

40,065,000

..

..

Total: Department of Trade and Resources...........

43,065,000

12,000,000

12,000,000

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT

Division 957.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Plant and Equipment—

01. Marine and general services...................

1,725,000

1,500,000

984,709

02. Airport and airways services...................

11,000,000

10,400,000

10,375,074

03. Bureau of Transport Economics.................

62,000

..

..

12,787,000

11,900,000

11,359,783

2.—Australian National Railways—For payment as advances to the Australian National Railways Commission under Section 57B of the Australian National Railways Act 1917

32,550,000

33,300,000

28,746,000

Australian Shipping Commission—For expenditure under the Australian Shipping Commission Act

..

1,082,000

..

Total: Division 957

45,337,000

46,282,000

40,105,783

Division 958.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES

01. Promotion of road safety practices...............

150,000

150,000

150,000

02. Investigations, studies and design for a second Derwent Bridge at Hobart

80,000

600,000

517,703

03. Transport planning and research—for the purposes of the Transport Planning and Research (Financial Assistance) Act

6,420,000

8,000,000

8,000,000

04. Urban Public Transport—for the purposes of the Agreement scheduled to the States Grants (Urban Public Transport) Act 1974

2,000,000

..

..

05. Advances for railway mainline upgrading..........

3,000,000

..

..

For expenditure under the Railway Agreement (Western Australia) Act

..

62,000

34,017

Total: Division 958

11,650,000

8,812,000

8,701,720

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1978‑79

1977‑78

Appropriation

Expenditure

Department of Transport—continued

$

$

$

Division 959.—OTHER SERVICES

01. Contribution to Australian Railway Research and Development Organisation

500,000

..

..

Total: Department of Transport..................

57,487,000

55,094,000

48,807,503

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Division 963.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Plant and Equipment—

01. Australian Taxation Office..................

1,111,000

1,264,000

622,616

02. Australian Bureau of Statistics..................

1,592,000

288,000

127,487

The Treasury.............................

..

40,000

700

Total: Division 963

2,703,000

1,592,000

750,803

Division 970.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES

01. Western Australia—Adjustment for underpayment: States Grants (Capital Assistance) Act 1977

3,000

..

..

Total: Department of the Treasury.................

2,706,000

1,592,000

750,803

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS

Division 980.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Buildings and Works—

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

370,000

910,000

781,932

2.—Plant and Equipment—

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

100,000

952,000

911,732

02. Specialised equipment.......................

2,300,000

1,900,000

1,899,585

03. War Graves............................

36,000

49,000

11,741

2,436,000

2,901,000

2,823,058

Total: Division 980

2,806,000

3,811,000

3,604,990

Division 981.—DEFENCE SERVICE HOMES CORPORATION

1.—For providing capital for the Defence Service Homes Corporation

10,000,000

22,000,000

22,000,000

2.—Plant and Equipment—

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

331,000

470,000

227,339

Total: Division 981

10,331,000

22,470,000

22,227,339

Total: Department of Veterans' Affairs..............

13,137,000

26,281,000

25,832,329

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