{"id":"C2004A02040","name":"Appropriation Act (No. 4) 1978-79","slug":"appropriation-act-no-4-1978-79","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"30 of 1979","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":6801,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004A02040-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-30","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Appropriation Act (No. 4) 1978-79","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nAppropriation Act (No. 4) 1978‑79\n\nNo. 30 of 1979\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) 1978‑79, for certain expenditure in respect of the year ending on 30 June 1979.\n\n\\[Assented to 4 June 1979\\]\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) 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 $66,360,000\n\n3. The Minister for Finance 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 1979 the sum of $66,360,000.\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 1978, for the services expressed in the Schedule in respect of the financial year that commenced on that date.\n\n12652/79 Cat. No. 79 4822 0—Recommended retail price 40c\n\nPayments to a State\n\n5. Payments to a State out of such of the moneys appropriated by this Act as are specified in Division 846 in the Schedule 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.002.png)![](image.002.png) \n\nSCHEDULE\n\nABSTRACT Section 4\n\n| Page Reference | Departments and Services | Total |\n| -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------- |\n| | | $ |\n| 4 | Parliament.............................................. | 79,000 |\n| 4 | Department of Aboriginal Affairs............................... | 756,000 |\n| 4 | Department of Administrative Services........................... | 6,091,000 |\n| 5 | Attorney‑General's Department.......................... | 14,000 |\n| 6 | Department of Business and Consumer Affairs...................... | 76,000 |\n| 6 | Department of the Capital Territory............................. | 186,000 |\n| 6 | Department of Education.................................... | 744,000 |\n| 7 | Department of Finance...................................... | 12,023,000 |\n| 7 | Department of Foreign Affairs................................. | 27,000 |\n| 7 | Department of Health....................................... | 13,094,000 |\n| 8 | Department of Home Affairs.................................. | 196,000 |\n| 8 | Department of Housing and Construction.......................... | 7,638,000 |\n| 9 | Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs...................... | 752,000 |\n| 9 | Department of Industry and Commerce........................... | 31,000 |\n| 10 | Department of National Development............................ | 4,258,000 |\n| 10 | Department of Primary Industry................................ | 113,000 |\n| 11 | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet...................... | 750,000 |\n| 11 | Department of Productivity................................... | 5,357,000 |\n| 12 | Department of Science and the Environment........................ | 1,480,000 |\n| 12 | Department of Trade and Resources............................. | 90,000 |\n| 12 | Department of Transport..................................... | 12,453,000 |\n| 13 | Department of the Treasury................................... | 152,000 |\n| | Total............................................. | 66,360,000 |\n\n \nDEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES\n\n```html\n

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure

Additional appropriation for 1978–79

Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1978–79

Expenditure for 1977–78

$

$

$

PARLIAMENT

Division 800.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Plant and Equipment—

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

79,000

..

8,919

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

79,000

DEPARTMENT OF ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS

Division 814.—OTHER SERVICES

02. Support for Aboriginal Land Councils—Northern Territory

706,000

..

..

03. Aurukun and Mornington Island—Provision of communication facilities

50,000

..

..

756,000

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

756,000

DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

Division 817.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Acquisition of Sites and Buildings—Departmental—

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

369,800

547,000

1,619,860

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

113,400

6,250,000

10,300

483,200

4.—Plant and Equipment—Departmental—

06. Commonwealth Grants Commission..........

5,000

..

..

5,000

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Additional appropriation for 1978–79

Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1978–79

Expenditure for 1977–78

$

$

$

Department of Administrative Services—continued

8.—Advances and Loans—

03. Working Capital Advance (for payment to the Government Printer Trust Account)

4,141,000

..

..

04. Working Capital Advance (for payment to the Publications Trust Account)

1,232,000

..

..

5,373,000

Total: Division 817

5,861,200

Division 819.—OTHER SERVICES

04. Committee of Inquiry into the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Industry

79,300

..

..

05. Sir Robert Menzies Memorial Trust—Contribution

100,000

..

..

06. Sixth Biennial Symposium of the Australian Forensic Science Society

2,000

..

..

07. Anzac Awards—Contribution to costs.........

7,500

08. Tenth Pacific Trade and Development Conference —Australia, 1979

20,000

Total: Division 819

208,800

Division 838.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

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

04. Northern Territory Guest Houses............

21,000

..

..

Total: Department of Administrative Services.....

6,091,000

ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT

Division 825.—OTHER SERVICES

02. International Red Cross Seminar on the dissemination of International Humanitarian Law—Contribution

11,200

..

..

03. International Conference of Appellate Magistrates and Conference of Commonwealth Chief Justices

2,800

..

..

14,000

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

14,000

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Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure

Additional appropriation for 1978–79

Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1978–79

Expenditure for 1977–78

$

$

$

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS

Division 826.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Plant and Equipment—

04. Industries Assistance Commission...........

26,000

..

..

Division 827.—OTHER SERVICES

02. Narcotics International Enforcement Project.....

50,000

..

..

Total: Department of Business and Consumer Affairs

76,000

DEPARTMENT OF THE CAPITAL TERRITORY

Division 829.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

3.—Advances and Loans—

02. Advance to Canberra Showground Trust.......

116,000

..

..

6.—For expenditure under the Parliament House Construction Authority Act

70,000

..

..

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

186,000

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Division 835.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Buildings and Works—

01. The Australian National University—Approved capital programs

302,000

60,000

241,000

02. Canberra College of Advanced Education—Approved capital programs

165,000

470,000

3,284,000

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

214,000

2,706,000

3,331,902

06. Child migrant education program—Demountable classrooms

3,000

6,000

161,801

684,000

2.—Plant and Equipment—

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

60,000

825,000

767,792

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

744,000

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Additional appropriation for 1978–79

Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1978–79

Expenditure for 1977–78

$

$

$

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE

Division 846.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES

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

12,023,000

15,980,000

57,500,020

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

12,023,000

DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Division 852.—OTHER SERVICES

04. Evacuation of Australian citizens from Iran......

27,000

..

..

Total: Department of Foreign Affairs

27,000

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Division 856.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES

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

402,000

6,600,000

5,653,522

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

537,000

9,660,000

9,384,884

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

277,000

51,300,000

67,284,476

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

58,000

674,000

478,000

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

40,000

..

2,048

Total: Division 856

1,314,000

Division 857.—OTHER SERVICES

01. For payment to the Health Insurance Commission for assistance in conducting health insurance

11,000,000

..

..

02. Payment to Health Insurance Organizations.....

780,000

..

..

Total: Division 857

11,780,000

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

13,094,000

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Additional appropriation for 1978–79

Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1978–79

Expenditure for 1977–78

$

$

$

DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS

Division 862.—OTHER SERVICES

04. Cocos (Keeling) Islands—Printing of stamps and supplies for postal services

53,500

..

..

05. Working Women's Centre, Melbourne—Grant...

12,500

..

..

06. Australian Olympic Federation—Grant for 1980 Olympics

100,000

..

..

Total: Division 862

166,000

Division 897.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

4.—Northern Territory Constitutional Development Establishment Grant

30,000

300,000

264,032

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

196,00

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION

Division 831.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Buildings and Works—Departmental—

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

131,000

505,000

661,947

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

320,000

1,130,000

109,972

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

670,000

15,200,000

9,985,553

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

240,000

2,710,000

2,075,075

15. Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs...

103,400

4,000

11,611

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

7,300

3,000

30,928

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

580,000

4,600,000

6,362,866

Total: Division 831

2,051,700

Division 832.—OTHER SERVICES

01. Housing and Construction Services Trust Account—Transfer of Northern Territory functions (for payment to the Housing and Construction Services Trust Account)

5,586,300

..

..

Total: Department of Housing and Construction...

7,638,000

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Additional appropriation for 1978–79

Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1978–79

Expenditure for 1977–78

$

$

$

DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION AND ETHNIC AFFAIRS

Division 870.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

2.—Advances and Loans—

01. Loans to voluntary agencies for refugee resettlement assistance

200,000

..

..

Division 874.—OTHER SERVICES

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

490,000

300,000

..

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

20,500

64,000

..

05. Contribution to the purchase of a motor launch for use in processing Indo‑Chinese refugees in Malaysia

15,000

..

..

06. Contribution to Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration—Seminar on adaptation and integration of permanent immigrants—Geneva, May 1979

1,500

..

..

07. Special Orientation Activities — Indo‑Chinese refugees

25,000

..

..

Total: Division 874

552,000

Total: Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs

752,000

DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE

Division 878.—OTHER SERVICES

02. United Nations Industrial Development Organization—Conference on Transfer of Technology—Australia, 1979

31,000

..

..

Total: Department of Industry and Commerce.....

31,000

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Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1978–79

Expenditure for 1977–78

$

$

$

DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Division 883.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

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

3,541,000

25,933,000

28,270,852

Division 885.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES

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

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

2,000

45,000

47,000

5.—Grants to Queensland to assist Mount Isa City Council reduce the capital debt burden in respect of loans raised for the Julius Dam Project

500,000

..

..

Total: Division 885

502,000

Division 887.—OTHER SERVICES

03. National Energy Conservation Publicity Campaign

40,000

50,000

..

04. Removal of radioactive material—Maralinga....

175,000

..

..

Total: Division 887

215,000

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

4,258,000

DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY

Division 912.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

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

700

5,000

..

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Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1978–79

Expenditure for 1977–78

$

$

$

Department of Primary Industry—continued

Division 913.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES

05. Apples—Supplementary Assistance..........

76,300

500,000

55,028

Division 914.—OTHER SERVICES

03. Cheynes Beach Whaling Company—Grant......

10,000

..

..

04. Committee of Inquiry into Meat Inspection......

17,150

..

..

05. Conference on Agricultural Marketing Policies for the Nineteen‑eighties—Contribution

8,850

..

..

Total: Division 914

36,000

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

113,000

DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET

Division 916.—OTHER SERVICES

01. Sesquicentenary of Western Australia's Foundation —Presentation

750,000

..

..

Total: Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet..

750,000

DEPARTMENT OF PRODUCTIVITY

Division 921.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

3.—Advances and Loans—

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

3,000,000

480,000

4,100,000

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Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1978–79

Expenditure for 1977–78

$

$

$

Department of Productivity—continued

Division 922.—OTHER SERVICES

02. Committee of Inquiry into Technological Change in Australia

107,000

..

..

03. Industrial Research and Development—Public Interest Projects

2,250,000

..

..

Total: Division 922

2,357,000

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

5,357,000

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Division 843.—OTHER SERVICES

04. Reimbursement to Northern Territory Government for environmental regulatory services for uranium mining

1,480,000

..

..

Total: Department of Science and the Environment

1,480,000

DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND RESOURCES

Division 953.—OTHER SERVICES

05. Reimbursement to Northern Territory Government for regulatory services (other than environmental) for uranium mining

90,000

..

..

Total: Department of Trade and Resources

90,000

..

..

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT

Division 957.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Plant and Equipment—

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

5,000

62,000

..

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

4,780,000

32,550,000

28,746,000

Total: Division 957

4,785,000

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Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1978–79

Expenditure for 1977–78

Department of Transport—continued

$

$

$

Division 959.—OTHER SERVICES

02. Australian National Railways—subsidy to meet accrued interest charges from 1 July 1975 to 31 May 1978 on borrowings from the Commonwealth

7,668,000

..

..

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

12,453,000

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Division 971.—OTHER SERVICES

01. Committee of Inquiry into the Australian Financial System

152,000

..

..

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

152,000

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