{"id":"C2004A01470","name":"Appropriation Act (No. 4) 1975-76","slug":"appropriation-act-no-4-1975-76","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"39 of 1976","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":6318,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004A01470-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-30","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Appropriation Act (No. 4) 1975-76","content":"![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.png)\n\nAppropriation Act (No. 4) 1975-76\n\nNo. 39 of 1976\n\nAN ACT\n\nTo appropriate a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, additional to the sum appropriated by the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1975-76, for certain expenditure in respect of the year ending on 30 June 1976.\n\n\\[Assented to 28 May 1976\\]\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. 4) 1975-76.\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 $161,771,000.\n\n3. The Treasurer may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and apply for the services specified in the Schedule, in respect of the year ending on 30 June 1976 the sum of $161,771,000.\n\nAppropriation.\n\n4. The sum authorized by this Act to be issued out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated, and shall be deemed to have been appropriated as from 1 July 1975 for the services expressed in the Schedule in respect of the financial year that commenced on that date.\n\n13201/76—Recommended retail price 30c\n\nValidation\n\n5. (1) In this section, \"Appropriation Act\" means the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1975-76.\n\n(2) The Appropriation Act has effect, and shall be taken to have had effect in respect of expenditure on or after 7 October 1975, as if a reference in it to the Department of Services and Property were a reference to the Department of Administrative Services.\n\n(3) The authority conferred on the Treasurer by section 3 of the Appropriation Act to issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, and apply, moneys referred to in that section for services of a Department of State specified in Schedule 2 to that Act shall, by force of this section, be deemed to have extended to the issuing, during the period commencing on 1 December 1975 and ending on 29 February 1976, out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, and the application, of those moneys for those services as services in respect of any other Department of State.\n\nPayments to a State.\n\n6. Payments to a State out of such of the moneys appropriated by this Act as are specified in Division 964 in the Schedule shall be made on such terms and conditions, if any, as the Treasurer determines and in accordance with any determinations by the Treasurer as to the amounts and times of the payments.\n\n \nSCHEDULE\n\nABSTRACT Section 4\n\n| Page Reference | Departments and Services | Total |\n| -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------- |\n| | | $ |\n| 4 | DEPARTMENT OF ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS...................... | 16,000 |\n| 4 | DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES................. | 1,501,000 |\n| 4 | DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS.......... | 1,625,000 |\n| 5 | DEPARTMENT OF THE CAPITAL TERRITORY................... | 21,472,000 |\n| 5 | DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION.......................... | 12,839,000 |\n| 6 | DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION............................. | 71,000 |\n| 6 | DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | 26,000 |\n| 7 | DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS......................... | 302,000 |\n| 7 | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH................................ | 2,599,000 |\n| 8 | DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE................. | 2,693,000 |\n| 8 | DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL RESOURCES..................... | 4,958,000 |\n| 8 | DEPARTMENT OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY................. | 18,324,000 |\n| 9 | POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT............ | 1,175,000 |\n| 9 | DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY....................... | 9,000 |\n| 10 | DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET........... | 49,640,000 |\n| 10 | DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE................................ | 690,000 |\n| 10 | DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY......................... | 1,172,000 |\n| 11 | DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT............................. | 8,700,000 |\n| 11 | DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY........................... | 33,959,000 |\n| | TOTAL........................................ | 161,771,000 |\n\n10675/76—2\n\n \nDEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES\n\n```html\n

Additional appropriation for 1975-76

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure

Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1975-76

Expenditure 1974-75

$

$

$

DEPARTMENT OF ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS

Division 813.—OTHER SERVICES

01. Interim Northern Territory Land Commission—Operating expenses

16,000

10,000

..

Total: Department of Aboriginal Affairs

16,000

DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

Division 933.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Plant and Equipment—

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

311,000

150,000

362,128

2.—Advances and Loans—

03. Working Capital Advance—For payment to the Stores Suspense Trust Account

300,000

..

..

Total: Division 933

611,000

Division 975.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

6.—Acquisition of Sites and Buildings—Departmental—

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

890,000

4,109,600

4,838,131

Total: Department of Administrative Services

1,501,000

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS

Division 826.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

2.—Plant and Equipment—

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

1,425,000

..

..

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

102,000

..

..

Total: Division 826

1,527,000

Division 909.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Plant and Equipment—

02. Launches, engines and equipment—Customs.......

98,000

492,000

224,499

Total: Department of Business and Consumer Affairs

1,625,000

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Additional appropriation for 1975-76

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure

Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1975-76

Expenditure 1974-75

$

$

$

DEPARTMENT OF THE CAPITAL TERRITORY

Division 829.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

4.—Plant and Equipment—

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

89,000

..

..

5.—Advances and Loans—

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

3,000,000

22,000,000

23,650,000

05. Working Capital Advance (for payment to the Australian Capital Territory Transport Trust Account)

875,000

..

1,000,000

06. Working Capital Advance (for payment to the Cafeteria (Australian Capital Territory Police) Trust Account)

8,000

..

..

3,883,000

Total: Division 829

3,972,000

Division 975.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

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

17,500,000

170,500,000

147,000,000

Total: Department of the Capital Territory

21,472,000

DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION

Division 860.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Buildings and Works—Departmental—

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

100,000

1,620,000

1,306,213

19. Department of Repatriation..................

651,000

9,373,000

6,275,031

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

675,000

16,400,000

11,584,678

22. Department of Administrative Services..........

1,980,000

420,000

421,421

30. Department of Business and Consumer Affairs.....

188,000

..

..

31. Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs.....

240,000

..

..

3,834,000

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

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

330,000

5,720,000

6,067,981

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Additional appropriation for 1975-76

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure

Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1975-76

Expenditure 1974-75

$

$

$

DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION—continued

Division 860.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES—continued

4.—Buildings and Works—Northern Territory Services—

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

4,700,000

12,500,000

10,580,445

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

2,115,000

9,650,000

13,690,077

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

1,480,000

14,900,000

31,717,436

8,295,000

5.—Development Roads—Northern Territory—

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

380,000

4,240,000

4,624,436

Total: Division 860

12,839,000

Total: Department of Construction

12,839,000

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Division 835.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Buildings and Works—

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

56,000

3,635,000

3,430,462

Division 837.—OTHER SERVICES

02. Australian Maritime College—Interim Council......

15,000

..

..

Total: Department of Education

71,000

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Division 860.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

8.—Commonwealth Hostels—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment—

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

26,000

237,000

570,000

Total: Department of Environment, Housing and Community Development

26,000

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Additional appropriation for 1975-76

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure

Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1975-76

Expenditure 1974-75

$

$

$

DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Division 846.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Plant and Equipment—

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

52,000

130,000

..

Division 847.—AUSTRALIAN DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE AGENCY

07. Emergency Relief for Timor.................

250,000

..

..

Total: Department of Foreign Affairs

302,000

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Division 854.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES

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

946,000

3,119,000

2,428,000

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

181,000

76,000

130,789

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

126,000

554,000

516,854

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

657,000

3,761,000

2,070,617

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

303,000

5,841,000

4,150,058

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

63,000

249,000

263,000

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

78,000

..

84,539

Total: Division 854

2,354,000

Division 939.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

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

245,000

860,000

2,591,000

Total: Department of Health

2,599,000

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Additional appropriation for 1975-76

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure

Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1975-76

Expenditure 1974-75

$

$

$

DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE

Division 871.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

2.—Advances and Loans—

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

2,600,000

3,942,000

5,890,000

06. Working Capital Advance (for payment to the Engine Works, Port Melbourne, Trust Account)

43,000

..

..

07. Working Capital Advance (for payment to the Explosives Factory, Mulwala Trust Account)

50,000

..

81,000

Total: Division 871

2,693,000

Total: Department of Industry and Commerce

2,693,000

DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL RESOURCES

Division 883.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

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

4,870,000

67,314,000

65,126,343

Division 884.—OTHER SERVICES

01. Contribution to operational expenses—Australian Mineral Development Laboratories—1974-75

88,000

..

..

Total: Department of National Resources

4,958,000

DEPARTMENT OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY

Division 897.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Buildings and Works—

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

3,100

900

47,990

06. Ayers Rock—Mount Olga National Park—Purchase of Tourist Leases and associated improvements

17,000

126,000

862,900

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

1,700

3,100

..

21,800

2.—Plant and Equipment—

03. Northern Territory Police...................

146,200

..

..

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Additional appropriation for 1975-76

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure

Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1975-76

Expenditure 1974-75

DEPARTMENT OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY—continued

$

$

$

Division 897.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES—continued

3.—Advances and Loans—

03. Northern Territory Home Finance Trustee—Advance.

5,500,000

4,000,000

300,000

Total: Division 897

5,668,000

Division 898.—DARWIN RECONSTRUCTION COMMISSION

1.—For expenditure under the Darwin Reconstruction Act

12,500,000

97,800,000

1,000,000

Division 899.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES

01. Compensation for Bovine Tuberculosis reactors....

156,000

165,000

322,495

Total: Department of the Northern Territory

18,324,000

POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT

Division 878.—OTHER SERVICES

01. Ethnic Broadcasting Experiment..............

175,000

100,000

..

Division 913.—OTHER SERVICES

01. For payment to the Australian Postal Commission to subsidise postal transmission of certain newspapers and periodicals

1,000,000

..

..

Total: Postal and Telecommunications Department

1,175,000

DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY

Division 818.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES

10. Eradication of West Indian Dry Wood Termite—Contribution

9,000

..

..

Total: Department of Primary Industry

9,000

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Additional appropriation for 1975-76

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure

Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1975-76

Expenditure 1974-75

$

$

$

DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET

Division 915.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Buildings and Works, Plant and Equipment—

03. Capital grants direct to organizations for childhood and associated services

8,870,000

2,000,000

4,254,922

Division 917.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES

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

40,770,000

8,000,000

37,499,825

Total: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

49,640,000

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE

Division 927.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

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

690,000

5,039,500

2,135,000

Total: Department of Science

690,000

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY

Division 939.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

2.—Plant and Equipment—

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

810,000

4,840,000

4,885,547

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

12,000

200,000

99,990

Total: Division 939

822,000

Division 940.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES

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

350,000

200,000

319,279

Total: Department of Social Security

1,172,000

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT

Additional appropriation for 1975-76

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure

Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1975-76

Expenditure 1974-75

Division 957.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

$

$

$

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

2,000,000

56,900,000

73,270,000

Division 958.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES

05. For expenditure under the Adelaide/Crystal Brook Railway Agreement

6,700,000

..

..

Total: Department of Transport

8,700,000

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Division 963.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Plant and Equipment—

02. Australian Taxation Office..................

72,700

238,000

1,636,722

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

16,200

496,000

503,715

88,900

2.—Advances and Loans—

02. Working Capital Advance (for payment to the Royal Australian Mint Trust Account)

600,000

..

..

Total: Division 963

688,900

Division 964.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES

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

25,000,000

7,000,000

21,165,268

03. Payments to Tasmania in respect of Tasman Bridge Disaster, in respect of reconstruction of Tasman Bridge to provide an additional traffic lane and in respect of investigation of proposals for a further permanent bridge across the Derwent River

6,300,000

13,000,000

6,000,000

04. Payments to South Australia and Tasmania in connection with sinking fund contributions on debts transferred to the Commonwealth under railway transfer arrangements

1,968,100

..

..

Total: Division 964

33,268,100

Division 965.—OTHER SERVICES

01. Foreign Investment Review Board.............

2,000

..

..

Total: Department of the Treasury

33,959,000

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