{"id":"C1996A00066","name":"Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1996-97","slug":"appropriation-act-no-2-1996-97","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"66 of 1996","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":2622,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1996A00066-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-29","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"GENERAL","content":"PART 1 — GENERAL\n\n","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Short title","content":"1 Short title\n\nThis Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1996-97.\n\n","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"2 Commencement\n\nThis Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.\n\n","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Issue and application of $ 1 822 255 000","content":"3 Issue and application of $ 1 822 255 000\n\nThe Minister may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and apply for the services specified in Schedule 4, in respect of the year ending on 30 June 1997, the sum of $ 1 822 255 000.\n\n \n\n","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Appropriation of $3 531 529 000","content":"4 Appropriation of $3 531 529 000\n\nThe following sums amounting in the aggregate, as appears in Schedule 1, to $ 3 531 529 000 are appropriated, and are taken to have been appropriated as from 1 July 1996, for the services specified in Schedule 4 in respect of the year commencing on that day:\n\n(a) the sum appropriated by section 3 of the Supply Act (No. 2) 1996-97 (Supply Act) as that Act is affected by this Act, being the sum appropriated by that section as originally in force less:\n\n(i) the amounts specified in items 1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 in Schedule 2 to this Act (which are the amounts that were appropriated under the units of the Divisions in Schedule 2 of the Supply Act that are specified in those items and whose appropriation is cancelled by this Act); and\n\n(ii) the amounts specified in items 2, 4 and 5 in Schedule 2 to this Act (which are the amounts by which the amounts that were appropriated under the units of the Divisions in Schedule 2 to the Supply Act that are specified in those items are reduced by this Act);\n\n(b) the sum specified in section 3 of this Act.\n\n","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Payments to States","content":"5 Payments to States\n\n(1) In this section and in determinations for the purposes of paragraph (2)(a) or (b):\n\nAppropriation Act means an Act appropriating money for expenditure in respect of a financial year.\n\n(2) Payments out of such money appropriated by this Act as is specified in the Division, or unit of a Division, in Schedule 4 that is specified in column 2 of an item in Schedule 3, being payments that are made to a State for a purpose specified in column 3 of that item, must be made:\n\n(a) on the terms and conditions (if any) that are from time to time determined, in writing, for the purposes of Appropriation Acts, by the Minister specified in column 4 of that item, as\n\n \n\nbeing terms and conditions applicable to payments under those Acts to a State for that purpose; and\n\n(b) in the amounts and at the times that are determined, in writing, by the Minister specified in column 5 of that item.\n\n(3) Payments to a State out of such of the money appropriated by this Act as is specified in Division 977 in Schedule 4 must be made in the amounts and at the times determined by the Treasurer.\n\n(4) Nothing in this section limits, by implication, the power of the Commonwealth to make payments to a Territory, a local Government body, a body corporate, an organisation or an individual for any purposes for which money is appropriated under Appropriation Acts:\n\n(a) on the terms and conditions; and\n\n(b) in the amounts and at the times; that the Commonwealth determines.\n\n","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Money appropriated for a program","content":"6 Money appropriated for a program\n\nIf money is appropriated by this Act for a particular program, that money is taken to be appropriated for:\n\n(a) the purpose of payments (including advances) under Acts administered as part of the program; and\n\n(b) any other purposes of the program.\n\n","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"7","sectionType":"section","heading":"Department of Communications and the Arts","content":"7 Department of Communications and the Arts\n\n(1) The Supply Act (No. 2) 1996-97 has effect, and is taken at all times to have had effect, as if:\n\n(a) subdivision 3 of Division 810 in Schedule 2 to that Act were omitted; and\n\n(b) each amount in that Act that includes the amount appropriated under that subdivision were reduced by $790 000.\n\n \n\n(2) The Supply Act (No. 2) 1996-97 has effect, and is taken at all times to have had effect, as if the amount appropriated under item 03 of Division 812 in Schedule 2 to that Act for Public Libraries — Electronic access, and each amount that includes that amount, were reduced by $2 667 000.\n\n(3) The Supply Act (No. 2) 1996-97 has effect, and is taken at all times to have had effect, as if:\n\n(a) item 04 of Division 812 in Schedule 2 to that Act were omitted; and\n\n(b) each amount in that Act that includes the amount appropriated under that item were reduced by $313 000.\n\n","sortOrder":7},{"sectionNumber":"8","sectionType":"section","heading":"Department of the Environment, Sport and Territories","content":"8 Department of the Environment, Sport and Territories\n\n(1) The Supply Act (No. 2) 1996-97 has effect, and is taken at all times to have had effect, as if the amount appropriated under subdivision 2 of Division 848 in Schedule 2 to that Act for payment to the Australian Nature Conservation Agency for expenditure under the National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1975, and each amount that includes that amount, were reduced by $1 005 000.\n\n(2) The Supply Act (No. 2) 1996-97 has effect, and is taken at all times to have had effect, as if the amount appropriated under subdivision 1 of Division 849 in Schedule 2 to that Act for payment to the Australian Heritage Commission for payment under the Australian Heritage Commission Act 1975, and each amount that includes that amount, were reduced by $779 000.\n\n","sortOrder":8},{"sectionNumber":"9","sectionType":"section","heading":"Department of Industry, Science and Tourism","content":"9 Department of Industry, Science and Tourism\n\nThe Supply Act (No. 2) 1996-97 has effect, and is taken at all times to have had effect, as if:\n\n(a) items 01, 02 and 03 of Division 917 in Schedule 2 to that Act were omitted; and\n\n(b) each amount in that Act that includes the amounts appropriated under those items were reduced by $293 000.\n\n \n\n","sortOrder":9},{"sectionNumber":"10","sectionType":"section","heading":"Department of Transport and Regional Development","content":"10 Department of Transport and Regional Development\n\n(1) The Supply Act (No. 2) 1996-97 has, effect, and is taken at all times to have had effect, as if:\n\n(a) subdivision 3 of Division 970 in Schedule 2 to that Act were omitted; and\n\n(b) each amount in that Act that includes the amount appropriated under that subdivision were reduced by $1 273 000.\n\n(2) The Supply Act (No. 2) 1996-97 has effect, and is taken at all times to have had effect, as if:\n\n(a) item 01 of Division 971 in Schedule 2 to that Act were omitted; and\n\n(b) each amount in that Act that includes the amount appropriated under that item were reduced by $3 209 000.\n\n","sortOrder":10},{"sectionNumber":"11","sectionType":"section","heading":"Accounting errors etc. may be corrected after close of financial year","content":"11 Accounting errors etc. may be corrected after close of financial year\n\nDespite section 36 of the Audit Act 1901, the Minister may take action after 30 June 1997:\n\n(a) to correct errors or mispostings in the official accounting records of the Commonwealth for the year ending on that day; or\n\n(b) to balance the Consolidated Revenue Fund, the Trust Fund or the Loan Fund;\n\n \n\nif the action does not result in an amount being debited from one of those Funds otherwise than for the purpose of being credited to another of those Funds.\n\nNote: Section 36 of the Audit Act 1901 provides that (except in a particular case provided for in that section) every appropriation out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the service of a financial year lapses and ceases to have effect at the end of that year (the unspent balance of any appropriated amount lapsing) and that the accounts of the year are then closed.\n\n \n\n","sortOrder":11},{"sectionNumber":"Part 2","sectionType":"part","heading":"Special Application of Act","content":"Part 2 — Special Application of Act\n\n","sortOrder":12},{"sectionNumber":"12","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definitions","content":"12 Definitions\n\nIn this Part:\n\nFinancial Management and Accountability Act means the Act to be cited as:\n\n(a) the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1996; or\n\n(b) the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.\n\nitem means an item, subdivision or Division in Schedule 4.\n\noperative day means the day on which the Financial Management and Accountability Act commences.\n\n","sortOrder":13},{"sectionNumber":"13","sectionType":"section","heading":"Application of Part","content":"13 Application of Part\n\nThis Part applies if the Financial Management and Accountability Act commences before 1 July 1997.\n\n","sortOrder":14},{"sectionNumber":"14","sectionType":"section","heading":"Act to have effect subject to modifications","content":"14 Act to have effect subject to modifications\n\nThis Act has effect on and after the operative day subject to the modifications set out in the following sections.\n\n","sortOrder":15},{"sectionNumber":"15","sectionType":"section","heading":"Insertion of definition","content":"15 Insertion of definition\n\nAfter section 2 the following section is inserted:\n\n","sortOrder":16},{"sectionNumber":"2A","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definition","content":"2A Definition\n\nIn this Part:\n\nFinancial Management and Accountability Act means:\n\n(a) the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1996; or\n\n(b) the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997;\n\nwhichever is in force.\n\n \n\n","sortOrder":17},{"sectionNumber":"16","sectionType":"section","heading":"Modification relating to the appropriation of certain amounts","content":"16 Modification relating to the appropriation of certain amounts\n\nAfter section 6 the following sections are inserted:\n\n","sortOrder":18},{"sectionNumber":"6A","sectionType":"section","heading":"Certain amounts taken to be appropriated","content":"6A Certain amounts taken to be appropriated\n\nIf an item, subdivision or Division in Schedule 4 specifies, or is taken to specify, that payments (whether the word “payments” or “money” or any other word is used) of a certain description may be credited to the item, subdivision or Division:\n\n(a) amounts equal to payments (whether real or notional) of that description credited to the Consolidated Revenue Fund during the financial year ending on 30 June 1997 are taken to have been appropriated for the purpose or services referred to in that item, subdivision or Division; and\n\n(b) the Minister is authorised to issue and apply those amounts accordingly.\n\n","sortOrder":19},{"sectionNumber":"6B","sectionType":"section","heading":"Debiting of expenditure charged to Minister’s advance","content":"6B Debiting of expenditure charged to Minister’s advance\n\nAny expenditure:\n\n(a) in excess of a specific appropriation; or\n\n(b) not specifically provided for by appropriation;\n\nmay be charged to an item, subdivision or Division in Schedule 4 as the Minister directs but the total expenditure so charged in the year ending 30 June 1997, after deduction of amounts of repayments, must not at any time exceed the amount appropriated for that year under the head “Advance to the Minister for Finance”.\n\n","sortOrder":20},{"sectionNumber":"17","sectionType":"section","heading":"Modification relating to the debiting of the Consolidated Revenue Fund after the close of a financial year","content":"17 Modification relating to the debiting of the Consolidated Revenue Fund after the close of a financial year\n\nSection 11 is repealed and the following section is substituted:\n\n11 Consolidated Revenue Fund not to be debited after close of financial year\n\n (1) An amount appropriated under section 4 may not be debited from the Consolidated Revenue Fund after 30 June 1997.\n\n \n\n (2) Subsection (1) does not prevent the Minister from taking action after 30 June 1997:\n\n(a) to correct errors or mispostings in the financial accounting records of the Commonwealth for the year ending on that day; or\n\n(b) to balance the Funds (within the meaning of the Financial Management and Accountability Act);\n\nif the action does not result in an amount being debited from a Fund otherwise than for the purpose of being credited to another Fund.\n\n","sortOrder":21},{"sectionNumber":"18","sectionType":"section","heading":"Modifications relating to payment of appropriated amounts into components of the Reserved Money Fund, etc.","content":"18 Modifications relating to payment of appropriated amounts into components of the Reserved Money Fund, etc.\n\n(1) If:\n\n(a) the description of the purpose of an appropriation set out in an item indicates that amounts appropriated under the item are to be paid into a particular account, being a Trust Account that was established under section 62A of the Audit Act 1901; and\n\n(b) under a determination by the Minister (under the Financial Management and Accountability Act) establishing a component of the Reserved Money Fund, amounts of that kind that, immediately before the operative day, were to be placed to the credit of the Trust Account are allowed or required to be transferred from the Consolidated Revenue Fund to that component of the Reserved Money Fund;\n\nthe item is modified by omitting the reference to the Trust Account and substituting a reference to that component of the Reserved Money Fund.\n\n(2) If:\n\n(a) the description of the purpose of an appropriation set out in an item indicates that amounts appropriated under the item are to be paid into a particular account, being a Trust Account that was established under section 62A of the Audit Act 1901; and\n\n \n\n(b) under a determination by the Minister (under the Financial Management and Accountability Act) establishing a component of the Commercial Activities Fund, amounts of that kind that, immediately before the operative day, were to be placed to the credit of the Trust Account are allowed or required to be transferred from the Consolidated Revenue Fund to that component of the Commercial Activities Fund;\n\nthe item is modified by omitting the reference to the Trust Account and substituting a reference to that component of the Commercial Activities Fund.\n\n![](image.003.png) \nSums authorised to be issued out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund\n\n","sortOrder":22},{"sectionNumber":"Sch 1","sectionType":"schedule","heading":null,"content":"Schedule 1\n\nSchedule 1 — Sums authorised to be issued out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund\n\n![](image.004.png)Note : See section 4\n\n| | $ |\n| ------------------------------------------------ | ------------- |\n| By the Supply Act (No. 2) 1996-97............... | 1 709 274 000 |\n| By this Act.............................. | 1 822 255 000 |\n| Total.................................. | 3 531 529 000 |\n\n![](image.005.png)\n\n \nAmounts to be deducted from sum appropriated by section 3 of the Supply Act (No. 2) 1996-97\n\n","sortOrder":23},{"sectionNumber":"Sch 2","sectionType":"schedule","heading":null,"content":"Schedule 2\n\nSchedule 2 — Amounts to be deducted from sum appropriated by section 3 of the Supply Act (No. 2) 1996-97\n\nNote : See section 4\n\n| Column 1 Item No. | Column 2 Unit of Division in Schedule 2 to Supply Act (No. 2) 1996-97 | Column 3 Amount of reduction |\n| ----------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------- |\n| | | $ |\n| 1. | Subdivision 3 of Division 810................................. | 790 000 |\n| 2. | Item 03 of Division 812..................................... | 2 667 000 |\n| 3. | Item 04 of Division 812..................................... | 313 000 |\n| 4. | Subdivision 2 of Division 848................................. | 1 005 000 |\n| 5. | Subdivision 1 of Division 849................................. | 779 000 |\n| 6. | Item 01 of Division 917..................................... | 209 000 |\n| 7. | Item 02 of Division 917..................................... | 63 000 |\n| 8. | Item 03 of Division 917..................................... | 21 000 |\n| 9. | Subdivision 3 of Division 970................................. | 1 273 000 |\n| 10. | Item 01 of Division 971..................................... | 3 209 000 |\n\n \n\n","sortOrder":24},{"sectionNumber":"Sch 3","sectionType":"schedule","heading":"Payments to States","content":"Schedule 3 — Payments to States\n\nNote : See section 5\n\n

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Column 5

Item No.

Division, &c.

Purpose

Minister determining conditions

Minister determining payments

1

Division 813

Payment to Tasmania for the International Antarctic Centre.

Payment to New South Wales towards the infrastructure costs associated with the establishment of the Fox Film Studios at the Sydney Showground site.

Payment to New South Wales for development of the new Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales site at Homebush, Sydney.

Minister for Communications and the Arts

Minister for Communications and the Arts

2

Division 821

Transfer of Repatriation General Hospitals.

Minister for Veterans’ Affairs

Minister for Veterans’ Affairs

3

Division 849

Australian Heritage Commission — For payment under the Australian Heritage Commission Act 1975.

Payment to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority for payment to Queensland for the day-to-day management in relation to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.

Payments to the States for the management of Work Heritage Properties.

Assistance for water and sewerage services.

Payment to compensate for the effects of national capital influences on the cost of providing municipal services.

Minister for the Environment

Minister for the Environment

Minister for Sport, Territories and Local Government

Minister for Sport, Territories and Local Government

\n```\n\n \n\n| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 |\n| -------- | ----------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------- |\n| Item No. | Division, &c. | Purpose | Minister determining conditions | Minister determining payments |\n| 3 | Division 849 (continued) | Payments to the States and the Northern Territory for the reimbursement of expenses incurred in the administration of the Sea Installations Act 1987.Payment to Queensland for the Daintree Rescue Strategy.Payment to Queensland for the Sugar Coast Environment Rescue Package. | Minister for the Environment | Minister for the Environment |\n| 4 | Division 861 | Natural disaster relief and restoration. | Minister for Finance | Minister for Finance |\n| 5 | Subdivision 1 of Division 891 | National Public Health. | Minister for Health and Family Services | Minister for Health and Family Services |\n| 6 | Subdivision 2 of Division 891 | Blood Transfusion Service.Grants for provision of health services (including payments made under the Health Insurance Act 1973).Reducing waiting times for elective surgery.Australian Bone Marrow Donor Registry.Medicare Agreements — Other health services.Commonwealth Dental Program for Health Card Holders.Development and distribution of public patients’ hospital charter.Palliative Care.Establishment of musculoskeletal medicine clinics.Australian Universities Rural Health Departments — establishment grants.John Flynn medical student vacation scholarships.Strengthening services under the National Youth Suicide Strategy. | | |\n\n \n\n| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 |\n| -------- | ----------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------ |\n| Item No. | Division, &c. | Purpose | Minister determining conditions | Minister determining payments |\n| 7 | Subdivision 3 of Division 891 | Residential Care for Older People. | Minister for Family Services | Minister for Family Services |\n| 8 | Subdivision 4 of Division 891 | Commonwealth/State disability agreement —transition payments.Commonwealth/State disability agreement —transfer to States. | | |\n| 9 | Subdivision 5 of Division 891 | Childcare assistance.Other Services for Families with Children. | | |\n| 10 | Subdivision 6 of Division 891 | Home and Community Care (for expenditure under the Home and Community Care Act 1985). | | |\n| 11 | Subdivision 7 of Division 891 | Supported Accommodation Assistance Program (for expenditure under the Supported Accommodation Assistance Act 1994).Referral services for women escaping domestic violence in rural and remote areas.Supported Accommodation Assistance Program — National case management and data strategies. | | |\n| 12 | Division 916 | Enterprise Development Program.Industry Innovation Program.Enterprise Networking Program. | Minister for Industry, Science and Tourism | Minister for Industry, Science and Tourism |\n| 13 | Subdivision 2 of Division 931 | Forest Industry structural adjustment package.Rural adjustment under the States Grants (Rural Adjustment) Act 1988 and the Rural Adjustment Act 1992. | Minister for Primary Industries and Energy | Minister for Primary Industries and Energy |\n\n| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 |\n| -------- | ----------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------ |\n| Item No. | Division, &c. | Purpose | Minister determining conditions | Minister determining payments |\n| 13 | Subdivision 2 of Division 931 (continued) | Murray- Darling Basin Natural Resources Management Strategy.Sugar Industry Program.Commonwealth/New South Wales Forest Industry Package.Payments to State Rural Adjustment Scheme authorities for costs associated with issuing drought exceptional circumstances certificates.National Landcare Program — Payment to the States for the purpose of the Natural Resources Management (Financial Assistance) Act 1992. | Minister for Primary Industries and Energy | Minister for Primary Industries and Energy |\n| 14 | Subdivision 3 of Division 931 | Bovine Brucellosis and Tuberculosis Eradication Campaign.Exotic Disease Preparedness Program — Feral animal control.Remote sensing of land coverage. | | |\n| 15 | Division 949 | Compensation for extension of fringe benefits to pensioners and older long-term allowees and beneficiaries.Social Housing Subsidy Program. | Minister for Social Security | Minister for Social Security |\n\n \nServices for which money is appropriated\n\n","sortOrder":25},{"sectionNumber":"Sch 4","sectionType":"schedule","heading":"Services for which money is appropriated","content":"Schedule 4 — Services for which money is appropriated\n\nNote : See sections 3 and 4\n\nAbstract\n\n| Page Reference | Departments and Services | Total |\n| -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------- |\n| | | $ |\n| 23 | Attorney-General’s Department................................. | 169 442 000 |\n| 25 | Department of Communications and the Arts......................... | 88 068 000 |\n| 27 | Department of Veterans’ Affairs................................. | 37 623 000 |\n| 29 | Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs......... | 87 650 000 |\n| 30 | Department of the Environment, Sport and Territories................... | 92 055 000 |\n| 32 | Deuartment of Finance....................................... | 49 629 000 |\n| 33 | Advance to the Minister for Finance.............................. | 175 000 000 |\n| 34 | Department of Administrative services............................. | 261 219 000 |\n| 36 | Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade........................... | 4 532 000 |\n| 37 | Department of Health and Family Services.......................... | 1 517 323 000 |\n| 40 | Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs................... | 809 000 |\n| — | Department of Industrial Relations............................... | — |\n| 41 | Department of Industry, Science and Tourism........................ | 87 246 000 |\n| 43 | Department of Primary Industries and Energy........................ | 331 652 000 |\n| 46 | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet........................ | 10 267 000 |\n| 47 | Department of Social Security.................................. | 178 334 000 |\n| 48 | Department of Transport and Regional Development................... | 209 626 000 |\n| 50 | Department of the Treasury.................................... | 231 054 000 |\n| | Total............................................... | 3 531 529 000 |\n\n \n\n \n\nDEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES\n\n \n\n \n\nAppropriation — 1996-97\\*, Heavy figures\n\nExpenditure — 1995-96, Light figures\n\n| Departments | Capital Works and Services | Payments to or for the States, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory | Other Services | Total |\n| --------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------- | ------------- |\n| | $ | $ | $ | $ |\n| Attorney-General’s Department.......... | 18 068 000 | 151 374 000 | — | 169 442 000 |\n| | 11 144 774 | 140 713 206 | 348 927 | 152 206 907 |\n| Department of Communications and the Arts. | 48 678 000 | — | 39 390 000 | 88 068 000 |\n| | 65 525 215 | — | — | 65 525 215 |\n| Department of Veterans’ Affairs.......... | 6 249 000 | 28 316 000 | 3 058 000 | 37 623 000 |\n| | 3 054 145 | 22 037 833 | 296 256 | 25 388 234 |\n| Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs | 39 683 000 | 9 427 000 | 38 540 000 | 87 650 000 |\n| | 42 129 883 | 7 169 997 | — | 49 299 880 |\n| Department of the Environment, Sport and Territories | 47 379 000 | 44 676 000 | — | 92 055 000 |\n| | 52 111 837 | 102 675 375 | — | 154 787 212 |\n| Department of Finance (*).............. | 1 817 000 | 47 812 000 | — | 49 629 000 |\n| | 4 235 972 | 8 379 642 | 322 002 309 | 334 617 923 |\n| Department of Administrative Services..... | 251 827 000 | — | 9 392 000 | 261 219 000 |\n| | 173 022 482 | — | 2 673 113 | 175 695 595 |\n| Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.... | 3 617 000 | — | 915 000 | 4 532 000 |\n| | 7 889 858 | — | 630 979 | 8 520 837 |\n| Department of Health and Family Services... | 27 364 000 | 1 455 626 000 | 34 333 000 | 1 517 323 000 |\n| | 31 627 830 | 1 414 363 915 | 726 761 | 1 446 718 506 |\n| Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs | 596 000 | 213 000 | — | 809 000 |\n| | 1 213 149 | 122 748 | — | 1 335 897 |\n| Department of Industrial Relations........ | — | — | — | — |\n| | — | — | — | — |\n| Department of Industry, Science and Tourism. | 68 791 000 | 17 155 000 | 1 300 000 | 87 246 000 |\n| | 51 401 619 | 22 109 610 | 794 531 | 74 305 760 |\n| Department of Primary Industries and Energy. | 84 910 000 | 243 600 000 | 3 142 000 | 331 652 000 |\n| | 24 470 274 | 227 641 671 | 8 763 775 | 260 875 720 |\n| Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet | 267 000 | 10 000 000 | — | 10 267 000 |\n| | 1 443 000 | 2 500 000 | 106 041 | 4 049 041 |\n| Department of Social Security........... | 27 550 000 | 142 577 000 | 8 207 000 | 178 334 000 |\n| | 28 262 580 | 131 568 960 | 6 980 133 | 166 811 673 |\n\n \n\nAppropriation — 1996-97\\*, Heavy figures\n\nExpenditure — 1995-96, Light figures\n\n| Departments and Services | Capital Works and Services | Payments to or for the States, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory | Other Services | Total |\n| ------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------- | ------------- |\n| | $ | $ | $ | $ |\n| Department of Transport and Regional Development | 128 913 000 | 67 713 000 | 13 000 000 | 209 626 000 |\n| | 112 386 997 | 146 425 511 | 299 671 | 259 112 179 |\n| Department of the Treasury............ | 48 720 000 | 174 180 000 | 8 154 000 | 231 054 000 |\n| | 55 078 527 | 519 179 490 | 69 573 007 | 643 831 024 |\n| TOTAL...................... | 804 429 000 | 2 392 669 000 | 159 431 000 | 3 356 529 000 |\n| | 664 998 142 | 2 744 887 958 | 413 195 503 | 3 823 081 603 |\n\n\\* Does not include $175 000 000 appropriated under Division 864 — Advance to the Minister for Finance.\n\n \n\nATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT\n\n

1996-97

1995-96

Appropriation

Expenditure

$

$

$

Division 805.— CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.— Acquisitions, Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment

01. Departmental plant and equipment.............

1 327 000

6 388 000

1 027 451

02. Construction of Departmental facilities..........

5 740 000

3 746 000

2 592 525

Federal Court of Australia...................

—

228 000

228 000

AUSTRAC.............................

—

408 000

407 842

High Court of Australia — Computer Equipment....

—

460 000

460 000

7 067 000

11 230 000

4 715 818

2.— Australian Federal Police

01. Plant and equipment.......................

2 541 000

3 954 000

3 781 086

02. Buildings and works.......................

460 000

2 338 000

1 876 156

Construction of Norfolk Island police station.......

—

23 000

21 714

3 001 000

6 315 000

5 678 956

3.— Advances and Loans

01. Contingency funding (for payment to the Legal Practice Trust Account) (money received as repayments of the contingency funding may be credited to this item)

8 000 000

8 000 000

—

Loan (for payment to the Auscript - Commonwealth Reporting Service Trust Account)

—

1 000 000

750 000

8 000 000

9 000 000

750 000

Total: Division 805

18 068 000

26 545 000

11 144 774

\n```\n\n \n\nAttorney-General’s Department — continued\n\n

1996-97

1995-96

Appropriation

Expenditure

$

$

$

Division 806.— PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

01. Human Rights and Equal Opportunity — Payments under co-operative arrangements with the States

905 000

918 000

918 000

02. Payments for the provision of legal aid...........

134 486 000

132 945 000

125 952 322

03. Legal Aid — Grants to supplement voluntary and community legal aid schemes

15 983 000

14 918 000

13 842 884

Total: Division 806

151 374 000

148 781 000

140 713 206

OTHER SERVICES

Assistance to people who are unable to pay disbursement costs for civil law claims

—

2 593 000

—

Dr C. Lawrence — legal costs in relation to the Marks Royal Commission

—

556 463

319 927

Ex Gratia payment to Mr Brian Burdekin, former Human Rights Commissioner, in respect of annual leave provision

—

29 000

29 000

Working capital advance (for payment to the Attorney-General’s Department — Disbursements

—

2 593 000

—

Total:

—

5 771 463

348 927

Total: Attorney-General’s Department.........

169 442 000

181 097 463

152 206 907

\n```\n\n \n\nDEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS\n\n

1996-97

1995-96

Appropriation

Expenditure

$

$

$

Division 810.— CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.— Acquisitions, Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment

01. Spectrum Management Agency...............

510 000

2 814 000

2 435 041

02. Refurbishment and fitout of the Old Parliament House

5 470 000

6 299 000

5 138 138

03. National Museum of Australia — Construction of new building

1 200 000

—

—

Construction of facilities for the Gallery of Aboriginal Australia and the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies

—

1 239 000

1 29 270

Redevelopment of the National Film and Sound Archive Acton accommodation

—

11 600 000

311 055

7 180 000

21 952 000

8 013 504

2.— National Gallery of Australia — For expenditure under the National Gallery Act 1975

1 800 000

3 000 000

3 000 000

National Museum of Australia — For expenditure under the National Museum of Australia Act 1980

—

2 834 000

2 834 000

National Library of Australia — For expenditure under the National Library Act 1960

—

6 542 000

6 542 000

Total: Division 810

8 980 000

34 328 000

20 389 504

Division 811.— CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES — BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION

1.— For expenditure under the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983

01. General activities — Domestic services.......

9 700 000

5 264 000

5 264 000

\n```\n\n \n\nDepartment of Communications and the Arts — continued\n\n

1996-97

1995-96

Appropriation

Expenditure

$

$

$

2.—Provision and installation of radio and television transmitters and ancillary buildings, works and technical equipment for national broadcasting

29 998 000

52 831 000

39 871 711

Total: Division 811

39 698 000

58 095 000

45 135 711

Division 812.— OTHER SERVICES

01. Heritage Properties restoration program..........

2 000 000

—

—

02. Our Story — Australia’s Heritage on-line.........

2 340 000

—

—

03. Public Libraries — Electronic access............

2 000 000

—

—

05. Australian Axemen’s Hall of Fame.............

50 000

—

—

Assistance for transfer of “Australia II” to the Western Australian Maritime Museum

—

208 000

—

Total: Division 812

6 390 000

208 000

—

Division 813.— PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

01. Payment to Tasmania for the International Antarctic Centre

1 000 000

—

—

02. Payment to New South Wales towards the infrastructure costs associated with the establishment of the Fox Film Studios at the Sydney Showground site

7 000 000

7 000 000

—

03. Payment to New South Wales for development of the new Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales site at Homebush, Sydney

25 000 000

25 000 000

—

Total: Division 813

33 000 000

32 000 000

—

Total: Department of Communications and the Arts

88 068 000

124 631 000

65 525 215

\n```\n\n \n\nDEPARTMENT OF VETERANS’ AFFAIRS\n\n

1996-97

1995-96

Appropriation

Expenditure

$

$

$

Division 820.— CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.— Acquisitions, Buildings and Works

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

695 000

346 000

—

Construction of Departmental facilities...........

—

21 000

21 000

695 000

367 000

21 000

2.— Plant and Equipment

01. Specialised equipment (for payment to relevant Repatriation Hospital operations trust accounts)

272 000

269 000

269 000

3.— Australian War Memorial — For expenditure under the Australian War Memorial Act 1980

4 682 000

1 920 000

1 920 000

4.— War Graves

01. Kokoda Memorial Project...................

600 000

850 000

844 145

Total: Division 820

6 249 000

3 406 000

3 054 145

Division 821.— PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

01. Transfer of Repatriation General Hospitals........

28 316 000

33 136 000

21 683 331

Improving delivery of veterans’ care via community-based facilities in Victoria

—

1 082 000

354 502

Total: Division 821

28 316 000

34 218 000

22 037 833

\n```\n\n \n\nDepartment of Veterans’ Affairs — continued\n\n

1996-97

1995-96

Appropriation

Expenditure

$

$

$

Division 822.— OTHER SERVICES

01. Veterans’ Commemorative Activities............

2 075 000

—

—

02. Compensation for detriment caused by defective administration

10 000

—

—

03. Veterans employment and training scheme........

256 000

—

—

04. Payments to ex-service organisations to facilitate claims by eligible veterans

717 000

—

—

Ex Gratia payments to eligible pensioners and allowees with investments in Meridian Investment Trust

—

296 500

296 256

Grant to the National Trust of Australia (Western Australia) for the acquisition of surplus Commonwealth land in East Victoria Park, Perth

—

1 100 000

—

Total: Division 822

3 058 000

1 396 500

296 256

Total: Department of Veterans’ Affairs.........

37 623 000

39 020 500

25 388 234

\n```\n\n \n\nDEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, TRAINING AND YOUTH AFFAIRS\n\n

1996-97

1995-96

Appropriation

Expenditure

$

$

$

Division 830.— CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.— Plant and Equipment

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

39 683 000

63 417 000

42 129 883

Division 831.— PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

01. Advanced English for Migrants Program.........

5 087 000

5 092 000

5 092 000

02. National Asian languages/studies strategy for Australian schools

4 340 000

2 079 000

2 077 997

Total: Division 831

9 427 000

7 171 000

7 169 997

Division 832.— OTHER SERVICES

01. Forest Industry labour adjustment package........

6 805 000

—

—

02. Compensation for detriment caused by defective administration

6 000

—

—

03. Training Assistance — Establishment of the ‘Green Corps’ scheme

3 734 000

—

—

04. Establishment costs of Pilot Regional and Community Employment Councils

2 250 000

—

—

05. Establishment and implementation of the Modern Australian Apprenticeship and Traineeship System

25 745 000

—

—

Total: Division 832

38 540 000

—

—

Total: Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs

87 650 000

70 588 000

49 299 880

\n```\n\n \n\nDEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, SPORT AND TERRITORIES\n\n

1996-97

1995-96

Appropriation

Expenditure

$

$

$

Division 848.— CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.— Acquisitions, Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment

01. Antarctic Program........................

2 498 000

2 832 000

2 325 370

02. Territories Program.......................

22 309 000

25 823 000

24 347 385

03. Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology..........

11 970 000

13 074 000

13 072 002

36 777 000

41 729 000

39 744 757

2.— Australian Nature Conservation Agency — For expenditure under the National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1975

2 146 000

4 563 000

4 563 000

3.— National Capital Planning Authority

01. National Works..........................

5 096 000

7 185 000

5 950 000

02. Off-site infrastructure for Block 1, Section 15, York Park, Barton

1 124 000

1 674 000

250 470

03. Design and redevelopment of Russell Hill Precinct...

2 236 000

1 800 000

1 603 610

8 456 000

10 659 000

7 804 080

Total: Division 848

47 379 000

56 951 000

52 111 837

Division 849.— PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

1.— Australian Heritage Commission — For payment under the Australian Heritage Commission Act 1975

1 128 000

5 006 000

5 006 000

2.— Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority — For payment under the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975

01. Payment to the Authority for payment to Queensland for the day-to-day management in relation to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park

3 847 000

3 779 000

3 779 000

\n```\n\n \n\nDepartment of the Environment, Sport and Territories — continued\n\n

1996-97

1995-96

Appropriation

Expenditure

$

$

$

3.— Payments to the States for the management of World Heritage Properties

9 100 000

11 234 000

11 053 375

4.— Other payments to the Australian Capital Territory

01. Assistance for water and sewerage services........

7 739 000

7 573 000

7 573 000

02. Payment to compensate for the effects of national capital influences on the cost of providing municipal services

19 249 000

18 836 000

18 836 000

Australian Capital Territory — Financial Assistance grant for local government purposes

—

24 956 000

—

26 988 000

51 365 000

26 409 000

5.— Payments to the States and the Northern Territory for the reimbursement of expenses incurred in the administration of the Sea Installations Act 1987

29 000

30 000

—

6.—Payment to Queensland for the Daintree Rescue Strategy

1 584 000

4 428 000

4 428 000

7.— Payment to Queensland for the Sugar Coast Environment Rescue Package

2 000 000

2000 000

2 000 000

Assistance to New South Wales for capital works associated with the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.

—

50 000 000

50 000 000

Total: Division 849

44 676 000

127 842 000

102 675 375

Total: Department of the Environment, Sport and Territories

92 055 000

184 793 000

154 787 212

\n```\n\n \n\nDEPARTMENT OF FINANCE\n\n

1996-97

1995-96

Appropriation

Expenditure

$

$

$

Division 860. — CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.— Acquisitions, Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment

01. Department of Finance

1 817 000

4 559 000

4 235 972

Division 861.— PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

01. Natural disaster relief and restoration............

35 000 000

35 000 000

3 943 459

02. Ex Gratia payment to State and Territory Governments in lieu of stamp duty on Asset Sales

12 812 000

4 450 000

4 436 183

Total: Division 861

47 812 000

39 450 000

8 379 642

OTHER SERVICES

Supplementation for Finance Central Accounting System Charges for Payments Services (for payment to relevant trust accounts)

—

174 000

2 309

Qantas Public Share Offer — Tax indemnity offset payment to Qantas

—

322 000 000

322 000 000

Total:

—

322 174 000

322 002 309

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

49 629 000

366 183 000

334 617 923

\n```\n\n \n\nADVANCE TO THE MINISTER FOR FINANCE\n\n

1996-97

1995-96

Appropriation

Expenditure

Division 864. — ADVANCE TO THE MINISTER FOR FINANCE

$

$

$

To enable the Minister:

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

(b) to make money available for expenditure:

(i) that the Minister is satisfied is urgently required and:

(A) was unforeseen until after the last day on which it was practicable to include appropriation for that expenditure in the Bill for this Act before the introduction of that Bill into the House of Representatives; or

(B) was erroneously omitted from, or understated in, the Bill for this Act; and

(ii) particulars of which will afterwards be submitted to the Parliament;

including payments by way of financial assistance to a State, the Northern Territory or the Australian Capital Territory on such terms and conditions, if any, as the Minister determines; and

(c) to make money available for expenditure, pending authorisation under section 32 of the Audit Act 1901 to that expenditure

175 000 000

175 000 000

*

\n```\n\n\\* Expenditure is shown under the appropriation to which it has been charged.\n\n \n\nDEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES\n\n

1996-97

1995-96

Appropriation

Expenditure

Division 865.— CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

$

$

$

1.— Acquisitions, Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment

01. Departmental plant and equipment.............

2 700 000

2 774 000

2 412 116

02. Commonwealth offices — Major construction and refurbishment

39 359 000

110 043 000

76 840 557

03. Commonwealth offices — Construction, acquisition and refurbishment under $6 000 000 (money received as payment from the sale of surplus or uneconomic Commonwealth office property, not being money received in respect of any such property the agreed valuation of which exceeds $6 000 000, may be credited to this item)

28 915 000

34 838 408

17 007 693

04. Instalment purchases of sites and buildings — Capital.

16 671 000

16 324 000

16 323 864

05. Instalment purchases of sites and buildings — Interest

2 187 000

4 351 000

4 349 992

06. Dredging of Kedron Brook Floodway, Brisbane, Queensland

8 851 000

8 900 000

200 750

07. Acquisition and development — Old Brisbane Airport terminal site

5 450 000

3 350 000

527 375

08. Overseas property services — Plant and equipment..

2 478 000

3 411 000

3 359 515

09. Overseas property services — Acquisitions, buildings and works under $6 000 000 (refunds of taxation by overseas governments, payments in relation to acquisitions, buildings and works overseas under $6 000 000 and moneys received as payment from the sale of surplus or uneconomic Australian Government Properties Overseas, not being money received in respect of any such property the agreed sale price of which exceeds $6 000 000, may be credited to this item)

30 560 000

33 221 790

19 571 012

10. Overseas property services — Major acquisitions and works

81 711 000

65 645 000

26 948 489

11. Overseas property services — Instalment purchases of sites and buildings

2 945 000

5 477 000

4 806 119

Departmental buildings and works..............

—

675 000

675 000

221 827 000

289 010 198

173 022 482

\n```\n\n \n\nDepartment of Administrative Services — continued\n\n

1996-97

1995-96

Appropriation

Expenditure

$

$

$

2.— Advances and Loans

01. Loan facility (for payment to the Department of Administrative Services Business Services Trust Account) (money received as repayments of the loan facility may be credited to this item)

30 000 000

30 000 000

—

Total: Division 865

251 827 000

319 010 198

173 022 482

Division 866.— OTHER SERVICES

01. Halon — decanting and destruction (including payment to the Department of Administrative Services Business

1 592 000

—

—

02. Business rationalisation and pre-sale costs (including payment to the Department of Administrative Services Business Services Trust Account)

4 800 000

—

—

03. Community service obligation — COMCAR (for payment to the Department of Administrative Services COMCAR Trust Account)

3 000 000

—

—

Payment for fuel excise (for payment to the Department of Administrative Services Business Services Trust Account)

—

4 766 000

2 673 113

Total: Division 866

9 392 000

4 766 000

2 673 113

Total: Department of Administrative Services....

261 219 000

323 776 198

175 695 595

\n```\n\n \n\nDEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE\n\n

1996-97

1995-96

Appropriation

Expenditure

$

$

$

Division 873.— CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.— Acquisitions, Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment

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

3 617 000

6 130 000

4 263 411

Construction of Departmental facilities...........

—

3 700 000

3 626 447

Total: Division 873

3 617 000

9 830 000

7 889 858

Division 874. — OTHER SERVICES

01. Expenditure associated with meetings and reports of the Canberra Commission for the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons

530 000

629 979

629 979

02. Compensation for detriment caused by defective administration

10 000

5 000

1 000

03. Financial assistance towards legal costs and related expenses of persons appearing before the Paedophile Inquiry

375 000

—

—

Total: Division 874

915 000

634 979

630 979

Total: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade..

4 532 000

10 464 979

8 520 837

\n```\n\n \n\nDEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES\n\n

1996-97

1995-96

Appropriation

Expenditure

$

$

$

Division 890.— CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.— Acquisitions, Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment

01. Departmental plant and equipment.............

13 850 000

19 922 000

19 809 547

02. Construction of Departmental facilities..........

4 602 000

5 490 000

806 584

03. Medical research institutes — Capital funding......

2 400 000

10 000 000

9 600 000

20 852 000

35 412 000

30 216 131

2.— Advances and Loans

01. Child care —Capital loans...................

6 512 000

7 846 000

1 411 699

Total: Division 890

27 364 000

43 258 000

31 627 830

Division 891.— PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

1.— Health Advancement

01. National Public Health.....................

131 837 000

129 756 000

113 531 280

2.— Health Care Access

50 187 000

48 969 000

45 653 722

02. Grants for provision of health services (including payments made under the Health Insurance Act 1973)

121 824 000

128 607 000

111 198 017

03. Nationally funded medical specialty centres (for payment to the Medical Specialty Centres Trust Account)

1 499 000

2 761 000

1 031 000

04. Reducing waiting times for elective surgery.......

7 476 000

27 255 000

5 017 129

05. Australian Bone Marrow Donor Registry.........

687 000

697 000

697 000

06. Medicare Agreements — Other health services.....

98 211 000

117 057 000

69 312 547

07. Commonwealth Dental Program for Health Card Holders

52 580 000

105 808 000

105 753 273

08. Development and distribution of public patients’ hospital charter

25 000

493 000

454 066

\n```\n\n \n\nDepartment of Health and Family Services — continued\n\n

1996-97

1995-96

Appropriation

Expenditure

$

$

$

09. Palliative Care...........................

15 192 000

13 622 000

13 553 930

10. Establishment of musculoskeletal medicine clinics...

1 200 000

—

—

11. Australian Universities Rural Health Departments — establishment grants

3 000 000

—

—

12. John Flynn medical student vacation scholarships...

370 000

—

—

13. Strengthening services under the National Youth Suicide Strategy

1 000 000

—

—

National Mental Health Program...............

—

30 021 000

—

353 251 000

475 290 000

352 670 684

3.— Residential Care for Older People

38 468 000

40 730 000

38 156 521

4.— Assistance for People with Disabilities

01. Commonwealth/State disability agreement — transition payments

52 817 000

59 626 000

59 625 997

02. Commonwealth/State disability agreement — transfer to States

247 586 000

241 060 000

240 583 147

300 403 000

300 686 000

300 209 144

5.— Services for Families with Children (including expenditure under the Child Care Act 1972)

01. Childcare assistance.......................

24 448 000

21 377 000

19 795 224

02. Other Services for Families with Children.........

34 068 000

35 481 000

24 412 982

58 516 000

56 858 000

44 208 206

6.— Home and Community Care (for expenditure under the Home and Community Care Act 1985)

451 220 000

423 824 000

423 241 999

\n```\n\n \n\nDepartment of Health and Family Services — continued\n\n

1996-97

1995-96

Appropriation

Expenditure

$

$

$

7.— Housing and Crisis Acccommodation

01. Supported Accommodation Assistance Program (for expenditure under the Supported Accommodation Assistance Act 1994)

118 622 000

137 658 000

137 657 000

02. Referral services for women escaping domestic violence in rural and remote areas

656 000

1 108 000

969 978

03. Supported Accommodation Assistance Program — National case management and data strategies

2 653 000

6 124 000

3 719 103

121 931 000

144 890 000

142 346 081

Total: Division 891

1 455 626 000

1 572 034 000

1 414 363 915

Division 892.— OTHER SERVICES

01. Financial assistance for life-saving medical treatment

3 000 000

738 509

726 761

02. New Directions in Public Health.............

4 200 000

—

—

03. Youth Homelessness Pilot.................

2 137 000

—

—

04. Rural Health — Specialist and General Practitioner locum support

150 000

—

—

05. Rural Health — Promotion of nursing training....

200 000

—

—

06. Medical workforce — Financial assistance for the provision of additional services in areas with a shortage of doctors

20 000 000

—

—

07. Strengthening services under the National Youth Suicide Strategy

2 020 000

—

—

08. Education, accreditation and review of diagnostic services

2 626 000

—

—

Total: Division 892

34 333 000

738 509

726 761

Total: Department of Health and Family Services

1 517 323 000

1 616 030 509

1 446 718 506

\n```\n\n \n\nDEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS\n\n

1996-97

1995-96

Appropriation

Expenditure

$

$

$

Division 902. — CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.— Acquisitions, Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment

01. Adult Migrant English Centres................

596 000

44 000

—

Computer equipment — Translating and Interpreting service

—

714 000

713 149

Staff accommodation at Port Hedland Immigration...

—

500 000

500 000

Total: Division 902

596 000

1 258 000

1 213 149

Division 903.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

01. Supervision and welfare support for refugee minors without parents in Australia

213 000

381 000

122 748

Total: Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs

809 000

1 639 000

1 335 897

\n```\n\n \n\nDEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY, SCIENCE AND TOURISM\n\n

1996-97

1995-96

Appropriation

Expenditure

$

$

$

Division 915.— CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.— Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment

01. Enterprise development program — Development of a management information system

500 000

—

—

02. Major national research facilities program.........

16 965 000

15 347 000

6 350 000

03. National Space Program — Capital outlays........

891 000

2 715 000

1 124 000

18 356 000

18 062 000

7 474 000

2.— Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation — For expenditure under the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation Act 1987

16 220 000

15 825 000

15 825 000

3.— Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation — For expenditure under the Science and Industry Research Act 1997

27 400 000

25 600 000

25 600 000

Total: Division 915

61 976 000

59 487 000

48 899 000

Division 916.— PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

14 345 000

27 700 000

17 000 000

02. Industry Innovation Program.................

2 522 000

2 000 000

1 969 610

03. Enterprise Networking Program...............

138 000

140 000

140 000

04. Payment to Tasmania for assistance in the costs associated with an inquiry into industry and employment

150 000

—

—

Multifunction Polis — Payments to South Australia..

—

3 000 000

3 000 000

Total: Division 916

17 155 000

32 840 000

22 109 610

\n```\n\n \n\nDepartment of Industry, Science and Tourism — continued\n\n

1996-97

1995-96

Appropriation

Expenditure

$

$

$

Division 917.— OTHER SERVICES

1 300 000

—

—

Payment to International Joint Accreditation Scheme Australia and New Zealand

—

494 531

494 531

International Standards Harmonisation (for payment to the Joint Accreditation Scheme — Australia and New Zealand Trust Account)

—

300 000

300 000

Total: Division 917

1 300 000

794 531

794 531

Division 918.— AUSTRALIAN CUSTOMS SERVICE

1.— Capital Works and Services

01. Plant and equipment.......................

5 601 000

3 182 000

978 122

02. Buildings and works.......................

1 214 000

2 785 000

1 524 497

Total: Division 918

6 815 000

5 967 000

2 502 619

Total: Department of Industry, Science and Tourism

87 246 000

99 088 531

74 305 760

\n```\n\n \n\nDEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES AND ENERGY\n\n

1996-97

1995-96

Appropriation

Expenditure

$

$

$

Division 930.— CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.— Acquisitions, Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment

01. Australian Geological Survey Organisation — plant and equipment

1 341 000

4 333 000

3 941 609

02. Australian Geological Survey Organisation — new building construction

60 986 000

11 000 000

7 214 111

03. Screw Worm Fly facility....................

3 142 000

2 682 000

511 847

65 469 000

18 015 000

11 667 567

2.—Murray-Darling Basin Commission — For expenditure under the Murray-Darling Basin Act 1993 and for a natural resources management strategy

01. Contribution to salinity mitigation works and other constructions and investigations

8 041 000

6 036 000

5 977 173

02. Contribution to natural resources management strategy works and measures

1 900 000

1 900 000

1 825 534

03. Contribution to Murray-Darling 2001 project......

4 500 000

—

—

14 441 000

7 936 000

7 802 707

3.— Advances and Loans

01. Contingency fund (for payment to the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service Trust Account)

5 000 000

5 000 000

5 000 000

Total: Division 930

84 910 000

30 951 000

24 470 274

\n```\n\n \n\nDepartment of Primary Industries and Energy — continued\n\n

1996-97

1995-96

Appropriation

Expenditure

Division 931.— PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

$

$

$

1.— Industries Development

01. Payment to the Northern Territory in lieu of uranium royalties

1 700 000

1 500 000

1 373 295

02. Tasmanian wheat freight — Shipping...........

1 200 000

2 700 000

2 200 000

Tasmanian wheat freight scheme — Grant to upgrade Devonport wheat storage facilities

—

1 500 000

—

2 900 000

5 700 000

3 573 295

2.— Infrastructure and Support

01. Forest Industry structural adjustment package......

31 086 000

4 361 378

4 361 378

02. Rural adjustment under the States Grants (Rural Adjustment) Act 1988 and the Rural Adjustment Act 1992

123 861 000

196 116 000

114 474 063

03. Monitoring and maintenance of former mine site rehabilitation — Payment to the Northern Territory

144 000

146 000

146 000

04. Murray-Darling Basin — Natural Resources Management Strategy

6 900 000

6 900 000

6 230 683

05. Sugar industry Program.....................

10 493 000

8 595 000

2 156 671

06. Commonwealth/New South Wales Forest Industry package

5 067 000

5 860 000

1 911 370

07. Payments to State Rural Adjustment Scheme authorities for costs associated with issuing drought exceptional circumstances certificates

99 000

390 000

321 950

08. National Landcare Program — Payment to the States for the purpose of the Natural Resources Management (Financial Assistance) Act 1992

58 352 000

79 555 000

79 555 001

Commonwealth/Tasmania Forest Industry Package...

—

8 556 000

8 556 000

North Queensland Community Rainforests Revegetation Program

—

1 150 000

1 150 000

National Forest Policy Program...............

—

530 000

530 000

236 002 000

312 159 378

219 393 116

\n```\n\n \n\nDepartment of Primary Industries and Energy — continued\n\n

1996-97

1995-96

Appropriation

Expenditure

$

$

$

3.— Research and Assessment

01. Bovine Brucellosis and Tuberculosis Eradication Campaign

3 126 000

3 692 000

3 327 260

02. Exotic Disease Preparedness Program — Feral animal control

251 000

251 000

251 000

03. Remote sensing of land coverage..............

1 321 000

1 560 000

1 097 000

4 698 000

5 503 000

4 675 260

Total: Division 931

243 600 000

323 362 378

227 641 671

Division 932. — OTHER SERVICES

01. Forest Industry structural adjustment package......

1 642 000

—

—

02. Wine Industry — Loan conversion grant.........

1 500 000

—

—

Forest Industry Special Assistance Scheme — Payments to self-employed forestry workers in significant hardship

—

100 000

14 175

Forest Industry Special Assistance Scheme — Payments to forest related businesses in significant hardship

—

958 299

958 299

Remote sensing of land coverage...............

—

390 000

390 000

Operating Subsidy (for payment to the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service Trust Account)

—

7 401 302

7 401 301

Total: Division 932

3 142 000

8 849 601

8 763 775

Total: Department of Primary Industries and Energy

331 652 000

363 162 979

260 875 720

\n```\n\n \n\nDEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET\n\n

1996-97

1995-96

Appropriation

Expenditure

$

$

$

Division 937.— CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.— Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment

01. Governor-General’s Office and establishments.....

267 000

1 443 000

1 443 000

Division 938.— PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

01. For expenditure under part 9 of the Native Title Act 1993

10 000 000

9 000 000

—

Financial Assistance to the Tasmanian Government for redevelopment of the visitor centre at the Port Arthur historical site

—

2 500 000

2 500 000

Total: Division 938

10 000 000

11 500 000

2 500 000

OTHER SERVICES

Ex Gratia payment to the liquidator of the National Aboriginal Conference

—

25 000

25 000

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONER

Ex Gratia payment to former Secretaries in respect of annual leave accumulated in their leave banks

—

81 041

81 041

Total: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

10 267 000

13 049 041

4 049 041

\n```\n\n \n\nDEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY\n\n

1996-97

1995-96

Appropriation

Expenditure

$

$

$

Division 948. — CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.— Acquisitions, Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment

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

27 550 000

38 586 000

28 262 580

Division 949.— PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

01. Compensation for extension of fringe benefits to pensioners and older long-term allowees and beneficiaries

140 157 000

131 245 000

131 245 000

2 420 000

6 000 000

323 960

Total: Division 949

142 577 000

137 245 000

131 568 960

Division 950.— OTHER SERVICES

01. Pilot program to assist clients with severe disabilities who require more intensive and flexible services prior to participating in mainstream disability support programe

1 482 000

—

—

02. Ex Gratia payments to eligible persons previously receiving the mature age partner allowance

5 500 000

5 500 000

5 500 000

03. Compensation for detriment caused by defective administration

300 000

—

—

04. Ex Gratia payments to Australians paid Social Security payments with reference to clause 54 of Schedule 1A of the Social Security Act 1991

925 000

—

—

Ex Gratia payments to Youth Training and under 18 Sickness Allowees with income in excess of $140 per fortnight or earned income in excess of $240 per forenight

—

200 000

120 133

Ex Gratia payments to eligible pensioners and allowees with investments in Meridian Investment Trust

—

1 360 000

1 360 000

Total: Division 950

8 207 000

7 060 000

6 980 133

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

178 334 000

182 891 000

166 811 673

\n```\n\n \n\nDEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT\n\n

1996-97

1995-96

Appropriation

Expenditure

Division 970.— CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

$

$

$

1.— Acquisitions, Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment

01. Second Sydney Airport land acquisition and works...

8 150 000

3 365 000

2 103 703

02. Implementation of Noise Amelioration Program for Sydney Airport

83 150 000

105 000 000

62 516 000

03. Road Vehicle Certification Scheme.............

1 393 000

—

—

04. Contribution to the development of runway extensions at Adelaide Airport

28 000 000

—

—

Contribution towards the development of Badgerys Creek Airport

—

6 950 000

783 671

Funding for transport infrastructure.............

—

32 000 000

16 363 932

Standardisation of Grain Branch Lines in South Australia

—

5 000 000

5 000 000

Departmental computer equipment.............

—

3 545 000

362 691

120 693 000

155 860 000

87 129 997

2.— Equity, Advances and Loans

01. National Rail Corporation — Equity contribution....

6 100 000

22 300 000

22 300 000

02. Australian National Railways Commission — Payment of interest bearing advances

2 120 000

3 000 000

—

8 220 000

25 300 000

22 300 000

Murray-Darling Basin Commission — For expenditure under the Murray-Darling Basin Act 1993

—

2 957 000

2 957 000

Total: Division 970

128 913 000

184 117 000

112 386 997

\n```\n\n \n\nDepartment of Transport and Regional Development— continued\n\n

1996-97

1995-96

Appropriation

Expenditure

$

$

$

Division 971.— PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

02. Tasmania — Compensation payment in respect of the Bass Strait passenger service

366 000

438 000

371 103

03. Payment to South Australia for remediation of land at the Islington Railyards

2 000 000

—

—

04. Bass Strait Passenger Vehicle Equalisation Scheme..

7 500 000

—

—

05. Mark I — General purpose capital assistance to the States

50 000 000

120 178 000

120 128 978

06. Mark II — General purpose capital assistance to the States

2 597 000

20 000 000

20 000 000

07. Northern Territory Indigenous Health Infrastructure..

5 000 000

5 000 000

—

08. Payment of amounts equal to penalties resulting from prosecutions under the Interstate Road Transport Act 1985

250 000

300 000

290 430

Payment to Western Australia for sewerage and water quality infrastructure

—

435 000

435 000

Northern Territory — Construction and maintenance of strategic roads on Aboriginal land

—

5 200 000

5 200 000

Total: Division 971

67 713 000

151 551 000

146 425 511

Division 972.— OTHER SERVICES

01. Sydney West Airport — Expenses for rental properties

1 000 000

—

—

02. Environmental impact studies for selection of Sydney Airport site

12 000 000

—

—

New Homes for old — Expanding housing choices for older Australians

—

311 000

299 671

Total: Division 972

13 000 000

311 000

299 671

Total: Department of Transport and Regional Development

209 626 000

335 979 000

259 112 179

\n```\n\n \n\nDEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY\n\n

1996-97

1995-96

Appropriation

Expenditure

$

$

$

Division 976.— CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.— Australian Securities Commission — For expenditure under the Australian Securities Commission Act 1989.

7 249 000

6 402 000

6 402 000

Equity, Advances and Loans

Proposed new Housing Loans Insurance Company — Capital funding

—

85 000 000

—

Total: Division 976

7 249 000

91 402 000

6 402 000

Division 977.— PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

01. Australian Capital Territory — Special revenue assistance

42 200 000

49 080 000

45 880 000

02. Companies and securities regulation — Compensation for

131 980 000

126 418 000

126 416 353

Assistance for Debt Redemption...............

—

68 800 000

68 744 612

South Australia — Special assistance package......

—

80 000 000

77 387 688

Tax compensation for the privatisation of the R & I Bank of Western Australia

—

200 000 000

200 000 000

Queensland — Assistance for Wholesale Sales Tax exemption

—

751 000

750 837

Total: Division 977

174 180 000

525 049 000

519 179 490

Division 978.— OTHER SERVICES

01. International Finance Corporation — Capital Subscription

6 791 000

—

—

02. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development — Capital Subscription

1 363 000

—

—

Loan to Papua New Guinea to provide balance of payments assistance

—

69 400 000

69 400 000

Total: Division 978

8 154 000

69 400 000

69 400 000

\n```\n\n \n\nDepartment of the Treasury — continued\n\n

1996-97

1995-96

Appropriation

Expenditure

$

$

$

Division 979.— AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS

1.— Capital Works and Services

01. Plant and equipment.......................

1 459 000

5 298 000

5 296 798

Division 980.— AUSTRALIAN TAXATION OFFICE

1.— Capital Works and Services

01. Plant and equipment.......................

40 012 000

60 000 000

43 379 729

Other Services

Compensation for detriment caused by defective administration

—

2 000

2 000

Ex Gratia payment to the crew of the Lady Kathleen..

—

184 435

171 007

—

186 435

173 007

Total: Division 980

40 012 000

60 186 435

43 552 736

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

231 054 000

751 335 435

643 831 024

\n```\n\n\\[Minister’s second reading speech made in— House of Representatives on 20 August 1996 Senate on 11 October 1996\\]\n\nPrinted by Authority by the Commonwealth Government Printer (105/96)\n\n![](image.006.png)\n\nCat. No. 96 5588 3 ISBN 0644 483377","sortOrder":26}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-realtime","completionTokens":1960},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation maintains its original purpose as an annual appropriation act allocating funds for government operations. While Part 2 includes contingent transitional provisions for future financial management legislation, these support the core budgetary function rather than expanding the scope beyond appropriation."},"complexity_factors":["Extensive tabular schedules specifying appropriations by department and program (Schedule 4)","Cross-referencing and reconciliation required with the Supply Act (No. 2) 1996-97","Conditional Part 2 provisions that activate only if the Financial Management and Accountability Act commences before 1 July 1997","Technical accounting provisions permitting post-year-end adjustments to correct errors or balance funds","Multiple defined terms for accounting and program-specific appropriations"],"plain_english_summary":"The Appropriation Act No. 2 1996–97 authorises $3.53 billion from the Consolidated Revenue Fund to run the Commonwealth to 30 June 1997, funding capital works, payments to states and other services — with Health and Family Services the largest recipient. \n\nIt adjusts prior Supply Act allocations, creates a $175 million advance for urgent expenditures, permits limited post-year accounting corrections, and includes transitional measures to align the Act with the incoming Financial Management and Accountability regime."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/appropriation-act-no-2-1996-97","history":"/api/acts/appropriation-act-no-2-1996-97/history","analysis":"/api/acts/appropriation-act-no-2-1996-97/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/appropriation-act-no-2-1996-97/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/appropriation-act-no-2-1996-97/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/appropriation-act-no-2-1996-97/documents"}}