{"id":"C1995A00158","name":"Appropriation Act (No. 4) 1995-96","slug":"appropriation-act-no-4-1995-96","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"158 of 1995","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":2616,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1995A00158-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"‑ GENERAL","content":"PART 1 ‑ GENERAL\n\nShort title\n\n1. This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act (No. 4) 1995‑96.\n\nCommencement\n\n2. This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.\n\nIssue and application of $ 576 326 463\n\n3. (1) The Minister may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and apply for the services specified in Schedule 2, in respect of the year ending on 30 June 1996, the sum of $ 576 326 463.\n\n","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"76439","sectionType":"section","heading":"Cat. No. 95 6003 3 ISBN 0644 346981","content":"76439 Cat. No. 95 6003 3 ISBN 0644 346981\n\n \n\n(2) The Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated as necessary for the purposes of subsection (1).\n\nPayment to Dr Lawrence not to exceed a certain amount\n\n4.(1) Payments out of such money appropriated by this Act as is specified in subsection (2) must not exceed the amount of the legal costs of Dr C. Lawrence in relation to the Marks Royal Commission remaining after deduction from those costs of any amount paid or payable to or for Dr Lawrence by the Government of Western Australia for legal costs in relation to the Marks Royal Commission.\n\n(2) The money referred to in subsection (1) is as specified in Division 807, OTHER SERVICES, item 02, Dr C. Lawrence — legal costs in relation to the Marks Royal Commission, being $556 463.\n\n(3) In this Act, any reference, however expressed, to legal costs of Dr C. Lawrence in relation to the Marks Royal Commission does not include legal costs (however constituted) of Dr C. Lawrence for or in relation to proceedings in a court in relation to the Marks Royal Commission.\n\nPayments to States\n\n5\\. (1) In this section and in determinations for the purposes of paragraph (2)(a) or (b):\n\n“Appropriation Act” means an Act appropriating money for expenditure in respect of a financial year and includes an Act appropriating money, by way of interim provision, for such expenditure.\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 2 that is specified in column 2 of an item in Schedule 1, 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 being 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 2 must be made in the amounts and at the times determined by the Treasurer.\n\n \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;\n\nthat the Commonwealth determines.\n\nMoney appropriated for a program\n\n6. If 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\nAccounting errors etc. may be corrected after close of financial year\n\n7. The fact that the appropriation of an amount under this Act ceases (because of section 36 of the Audit Act 1901) to have effect at the end of 30 June 1996 does not prevent the Minister from taking action after that day:\n\n(a) to correct errors or mispostings in the official accounting records of the Commonwealth; or\n\n(b) to balance the Consolidated Revenue Fund, the Trust Fund or the Loan Fund;\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\n","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Part 2","sectionType":"part","heading":"‑ SPECIAL APPLICATION OF ACT","content":"PART 2 ‑ SPECIAL APPLICATION OF ACT\n\nDefinitions\n\n8. In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears:\n\n“Financial Management and Accountability Act” means the Act to be cited as:\n\n(a) the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1995; or\n\n \n\n(b) the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1996;\n\n“item” means an item, subdivision or Division in Schedule 2;\n\n“operative day” means the day on which the Financial Management and Accountability Act commences.\n\nApplication of Part\n\n9. This Part applies if the Financial Management and Accountability Act commences before 30 June 1996.\n\nAct to have effect subject to modifications\n\n10. (1) This Act has effect on and after the operative day subject to the modifications set out in the following subsections.\n\n(2) After section 2 the following section is inserted:\n\nInterpretation\n\n“2A. In this Part:\n\n‘Financial Management and Accountability Act’ means:\n\n(a) the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1995; or\n\n(b) the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1996;\n\nwhichever is in force.”.\n\n(3) After section 5 the following sections are inserted:\n\nCertain amounts taken to be appropriated\n\n“5A. If an item, subdivision or Division in Schedule 2 specifies 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 1996 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 \n\nDebiting of expenditure charged to Minister’s advance\n\n“5B. Any expenditure in excess of a specific appropriation or not specifically provided for by appropriation may be charged to such item, subdivision or Division in Schedule 2 as the Minister directs but the total expenditure so charged in the year ending 30 June 1996, 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(4) Section 6 is omitted and the following section is substituted;\n\nConsolidated Revenue Fund not to be debited after close of financial year\n\n“6\\. (1) An amount appropriated under section 3 may not be debited from the Consolidated Revenue Fund after 30 June 1996.\n\n(2) Subsection (1) does not prevent the Minister from taking action after 30 June 1996:\n\n(a) to correct errors or mispostings in the financial accounting records of the Commonwealth; 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(5) 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 section 20 of 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\nNote: In each case, the name of the component is the same as the name of the account that it replaces except that for “Trust Account” or “Account” (as the case may be ) “Reserve” is substituted.\n\n \n\n(6) If:\n\n(a) the description of the purpose of an appropriation set out in an item indicates that amounts apppropriated 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 section 21 of 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\nNote: In each case, the name of the component is the same as the name of the account that it replaces except that for “Trust Account” or “Account” (as the case may be) “ ‑ Commercial Activities” is substituted.\n\n![](image.003.png) \n\n","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"Sch 1","sectionType":"schedule","heading":"Section 5","content":"SCHEDULE 1 Section 5\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| 1 | Subdivision 2 of Division 849 | Payment to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority for payment to Queensland for day‑to‑day management in relation to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park | Minister for the Environment, Sport and Territories | Minister for the Environment, Sport and Territories |\n| 2 | Subdivision 3 of Division 849 | Payment to the States for the management of World Heritage Properties. | Minister for the Environment, Sport and Territories | Minister for the Environment, Sport and Territories |\n| 3 | Subdivision 8 of Division 849 | Payment to Queensland for the Sugar Coast Environment Rescue Package. | Minister for the Environment, Sport and Territories | Minister for the Environment, Sport and Territories |\n| 4 | Subdivision 1 of Division 881 | Supported Accommodation Assistance Program (for expenditure under the Supported Accommodation Assistance Act 1994). | Minister for Housing and Regional Development | Minister for Housing and Regional Development |\n| 5 | Subdivision 4 of Division 881 | Northern Territory ‑Provision of water and sewerage facilities for indigenous communities | Minister for Housing and Regional Development | Minister for Housing and Regional Development |\n| 6 | Subdivision 2 of Division 891 | Medicare Agreements ‑other health services.National Mental Health Program. | Minister for Human Services and Health | Minister for Human Services and Health |\n| 7 | Subdivision 3 of Division 891 | Residential Care for Older People. | Minister for Human Services and Health | Minister for Human Services and Health |\n| 8 | Subdivision 4 of Division 891 | Commonwealth/State disability agreement ‑ transfer to States. | Minister for Human Services and Health | Minister for Human Services and Health |\n| 9 | Subdivision 5 of Division 891 | Child Care assistance. | Minister for Family Services | Minister for Family Services |\n| 10 | Division 916 | Enterprise Development Program. | Minister for Industry, Science and Technology | Minister for Industry, Science and Technology |\n| 11 | Division 931 | Commonwealth/Tasmania Forest Industry Package.Commonwealth/New South Wales Forest Industry Package.Payments to State Rural Adjustment Scheme authorities for costs associated with issuing drought exceptional circumstances certificates.Bovine Brucellosis and Tuberculosis Eradication Campaign. | Minister for Primary Industries and Energy | Minister for Primary Industries and Energy |\n\n \n\n","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"Sch 2","sectionType":"schedule","heading":"Section 3","content":"SCHEDULE 2 Section 3\n\nABSTRACT\n\n| Page Reference | Departments | Total |\n| -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------- |\n| | | $ |\n| 15 | Attorney‑General’s Department | 5 431 463 |\n| 16 | Department of Communications and the Arts.................... | 46 944 000 |\n| — | Department of Veterans’ Affairs............................ | — |\n| 17 | Department of Employment, Education and Training............... | 8 705 000 |\n| 18 | Department of the Environment, Sport and Territories.............. | 4 873 000 |\n| 19 | Department of Finance.................................. | 326 450 000 |\n| 20 | Department of Administrative Services........................ | 12 542 000 |\n| 21 | Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade...................... | 4 080 000 |\n| 22 | Department of Housing and Regional Development............... | 32 282 000 |\n| 23 | Department of Human Services and Health..................... | 21 535 000 |\n| 24 | Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs................... | 1 214 000 |\n| — | Department of Industrial Relations........................... | — |\n| 25 | Department of Industry, Science and Technology................. | 1 206 000 |\n| 26 | Department of Primary Industries and Energy................... | 14 776 000 |\n| 28 | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet................... | 75 000 |\n| 29 | Department of Social Security.............................. | 25 924 000 |\n| — | Department of Tourism.................................. | — |\n| 30 | Department of Transport................................. | 138 000 |\n| 31 | Department of the Treasury............................... | 70 151 000 |\n| | Total......................................... | 576 326 463 |\n\n \n\nDEPARTMENTS\n\n \n\nAppropriation Act (No. 4) — 1995‑96, Heavy figures\n\nAppropriation Act (No. 2) — 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

$

$

$

$

Attorney‑General’s Department.

2 253 000

—

3 178 463

5 431 463

30 694 000

275 199 000

2 593 000

308 486 000

Department of Communications and the Arts

12 494 000

32 000 000

2 450 000

46 944 000

79 929 000

—

20 416 000

100 345 000

Department of Veterans’ Affairs.......

—

—

—

—

3 206 000

34 218 000

1 100 000

38 524 000

Department of Employment, Education and Training

6 700 000

5 000

2 000 000

8 705 000

56 717 000

7 166 000

25 997 000

89 880 000

Department of the Environment, Sport and Territories

483 000

3 200 000

1 190 000

4 873 000

45 809 000

99 686 000

—

145 495 000

Department of Finance (a)...........

—

4 450 000

322 000 000

326 450 000

4 559 000

35 000 000

174 000

39 733 000

Department of Administrative Services..

12 542 000

—

—

12 542 000

298 846 000

—

6 891 000

305 737 000

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

3 580 000

—

500 000

4 080 000

6 250 000

—

4 525 000

10 775 000

Department of Housing and Regional Development

5 595 000

24 587 000

2 100 000

32 282 000

11 566 000

302 072 000

12 611 000

326 249 000

Department of Human Services and Health

4 040 000

11 375 000

6 120 000

21 535 000

39 218 000

1 415 769 000

19 947 000

1 474 934 000

Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs

1 214 000

—

—

1 214 000

44 000

381 000

—

425 000

Department of Industrial Relations.....

—

—

—

—

Department of Industry, Science and Technology

631 000

200 000

375 000

1 206 000

64 823 000

32 640 000

5 200 000

102 663 000

Department of Primary Industries and Energy

4 182 000

6 849 000

3 745 000

14 776 000

26 769 000

312 152 000

13 401 000

352 322 000

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

50 000

—

25 000

75 000

1 393 000

9 000 000

—

10 393 000

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

25 724 000

—

200 000

25 924 000

12 862 000

131 245 000

—

144 107 000

Department of Tourism.............

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

\n```\n\n \n\nAppropriation Act (No. 4) —1995‑96, Heavy figures\n\nAppropriation Act (No. 2) — 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| Department of Transport............ | — | 138 000 | — | 138 000 |\n| | 177 615 000 | 600 000 | — | 178 215 000 |\n| Department of the Treasury.......... | — | 751 000 | 69 400 000 | 70 151 000 |\n| | 150 298 000 | 397 880 000 | 14 000 000 | 562 178 000 |\n| TOTAL..................... | 79 488 000 | 83 555 000 | 413 283 463 | 576 326 463 |\n| | 1 010 598 000 | 3 053 008 000 | 126 855 000 | 4 190 461 000 |\n\n(a) Does not include $175,000,000 appropriated in Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1995‑96 under Division 864 — Advance to the Minister for Finance.\n\n \n\nATTORNEY‑GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT\n\n

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure

Additional appropriation for 1995‑96

Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1995‑96

Expenditure for 1994‑95

$

$

$

Division 805.— CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

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

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

246 000

3 500 000

1 009 557

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

228 000

—

496 711

04. AUSTRAC.............................

408 000

—

1 646 720

05. High Court of Australia — Computer Equipment....

460 000

—

—

1 342 000

2.— Australian Federal Police

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

888 000

1 450 000

7 639 354

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

23 000

—

290 185

911 000

Total: Division 805

2 253 000

Division 807.— OTHER SERVICES

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

556 463

—

—

03. Ex gratia payment to Mr Brian Burdekin, former Human Rights Commissioner, in respect of annual leave

29 000

—

—

04. Working capital advance (for payment to the Attorney‑General’s Department — Disbursements Assistance Fund Trust account)

2 593 000

—

—

Total: Division 807

3 178 463

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

5 431 463

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

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure

Additional appropriation for 1995‑96

Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1995‑96

Expenditure for 1994‑95

$

$

$

Division 810.— CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

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

02. Refurbishment and fitout of the Old Parliament House

4 299 000

2 000 000

701 087

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

1 239 000

—

—

Total: Division 810

5 538 000

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

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

6 956 000

45 875 000

37 241 744

Division 813.— OTHER SERVICES — BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION

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

01. Payment to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation for international television

2 450 000

—

—

Division 814.— PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

01. 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

—

—

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

25 000 000

—

—

Total: Division 814

32 000 000

Total: Department of Communications and the Arts...

46 944 000

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

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure

Additional appropriation for 1995‑96

Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1995‑96

Expenditure for 1994‑95

$

$

$

Division 830.— CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.— Plant and Equipment

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

6 700 000

56 717 000

21 806 716

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

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

5 000

5 087 000

5 007 000

Division 832.— OTHER SERVICES

03. Labour market training and assistance ‑ Jobs pathway guarantee

2 000 000

—

—

Total: Department of Employment, Education and Training

8 705 000

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

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure

Additional appropriation for 1995‑96

Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1995‑96

Expenditure for 1994‑95

$

$

$

Division 848.— CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

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

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

432 000

2 400 000

3 680 190

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

51 000

13 023 000

11 500 636

Total: Division 848

483 000

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

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

4 000

3 775 000

3 719 000

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

1 196 000

10 038 000

12 766 248

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

2 000 000

—

—

Total: Division 849

3 200 000

Division 850.— OTHER SERVICES

01. Financial assistance to the Sydney Paralympic Organising Committee for the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games

1 190 000

—

—

Total: Department of the Environment, Sport and Territories

4 873 000

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

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure

Additional appropriation for 1995‑96

Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1995‑96

Expenditure for 1994‑95

$

$

$

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

02. Qantas Public Share Offer — Ex gratia payment to Queensland Government in lieu of stamp duty

4 450 000

—

—

Division 862.— OTHER SERVICES

02. Qantas Public Share Offer — Tax indemnity offset payment to Qantas

322 000 000

—

—

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

326 450 000

\n```\n\n \n\nDEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES\n\n

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure

Additional appropriation for 1995‑96

Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1995‑96

Expenditure for 1994‑95

$

$

$

Division 865.— CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

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

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)

9 196 000

17 727 000

8 902 620

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

2 671 000

2 806 000

—

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

675 000

—

200 000

Total: Division 865

12 542 000

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

12 542 000

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

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure

Additional appropriation for 1995‑96

Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1995‑96

Expenditure for 1994‑95

$

$

$

Division 873.— CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

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

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

3 580 000

2 550 000

8 435 115

Division 874.— OTHER SERVICES

06. Contributions to the Energy Charter Conference.....

250 000

—

—

07. International Tribunal for Rwanda..............

250 000

—

—

Total: Division 874

500 000

Total: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade......

4 080 000

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

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure

Additional appropriation for 1995‑96

Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1995‑96

Expenditure for 1994‑95

$

$

$

Division 880.— CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.— National Capital Planning Authority

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

2 050 000

5 135 000

2 731 142

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

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

3 545 000

—

—

Total: Division 880

5 595 000

Division 881.— PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

1.— Housing and Crisis Accommodation

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

19 587 000

118 071 000

82 148 000

4.— Other Services

03. Northern Territory — Provision of water and sewerage facilities for indigenous communities

5 000 000

—

—

Total: Division 881

24 587 000

Division 882.— OTHER SERVICES

02. For activities in relation to promotion of bettter urban development, management and design, including industry development

2 100 000

7 900 000

—

Total: Department of Housing and Regional Development

32 282 000

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

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure

Additional appropriation for 1995‑96

Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1995‑96

Expenditure for 1994‑95

$

$

$

Division 890.— CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

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

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

4 000 000

15 922 000

15 125 000

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

40 000

5 450 000

10 375

Total: Division 890

4 040 000

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

2.— Health Care Access

06. Medicare Agreements ‑ other health services.

4 054 000

113 003 000

102 288 326

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

84 000

29 937 000

8 401 000

4 138 000

3.—Residential Care for Older People.............

20 000

40 710 000

35 262 150

4.— Assistance for People with Disabilities

02. Commonwealth/State disability agreement — transfer to States

4 686 000

236 374 000

229 343 000

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

01. Child Care assistance......................

2 531 000

18 846 000

16 481 498

Total: Division 891

11 375 000

Division 892.— OTHER SERVICES

12. Trials of Coordinated Care for people with ongoing and complex health needs — (including payments under the Health Insurance Act 1973)

6 120 000

—

—

Total: Department of Human Services and Health.....

21 535 000

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

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure

Additional appropriation for 1995‑96

Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1995‑96

Expenditure for 1994‑95

$

$

$

Division 902.— CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

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

02. Computer equipment — Translating and Interpreting Service

714 000

—

406 077

03. Staff accommodation at Port Hedland Immigration Reception and Processing Centre

500 000

—

—

Total: Division 902

1 214 000

Total: Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs..

1 214 000

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

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure

Additional appropriation for 1995‑96

Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1995‑96

Expenditure for 1994‑95

$

$

$

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

01. Enterprise Development Program..............

200 000

27 500 000

18 057 274

Division 917. — OTHER SERVICES

04. Grants‑in‑aid to the Franchising Code Administration Council

375 000

—

—

Division 918.— AUSTRALIAN CUSTOMS SERVICE

1.— Capital Works and Services

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

100 000

3 082 000

2 226 820

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

531 000

2 254 000

2 812 758

Total: Division 918

631 000

Total: Department of Industry, Science and Technology.

1 206 000

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

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure

Additional appropriation for 1995‑96

Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1995‑96

Expenditure for 1994‑95

$

$

$

Division 930.— CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

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

02. Australian Geological Survey Organisation — New building construction

1 500 000

9 500 000

6 086 811

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

2 682 000

—

—

Total: Division 930

4 182 000

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

250 000

1 250 000

1 052 150

2.— Infrastructure and Support

03. Commonwealth/Tasmania Forest Industry Package..

5 000 000

3 556 000

3 071 740

09. Commonwealth/New South Wales Forest Industry Package

500 000

5 360 000

—

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

290 000

100 000

240 000

5 790 000

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

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure

Additional appropriation for 1995‑96

Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1995‑96

Expenditure for 1994‑95

$

$

$

3.— Research and Assessment

01. Bovine Brucellosis and Tuberculosis Eradication Campaign

809 000

2 883 000

3 461 095

Total: Division 931

6 849 000

Division 932.— OTHER SERVICES

01. Citrus Industry market diversification grant........

15 000

2 400 000

349 715

09. Forest Industry Special Assistance Scheme — payments to self‑employed forestry workers in significant hardship

100 000

—

—

10. Forest Industry Special Assistance Scheme — payments to forest related businesses in significant hardship

300 000

—

—

11. Contribution to the National Electricity Market Systems Development Project

3 330 000

—

—

Total: Division 932

3 745 000

Total: Department of Primary Industries and Energy..

14 776 000

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

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure

Additional appropriation for 1995‑96

Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1995‑96

Expenditure for 1994‑95

$

$

$

Division 937. — CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.— Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment

01. Governor‑General’s Office and establishments

50 000

1 393 000

2 003 999

Division 939. — OTHER SERVICES

01. Ex gratia payment to the liquidator of the National Aboriginal Conference

25 000

—

—

Total: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet..

75 000

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

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure

Additional appropriation for 1995‑96

Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1995‑96

Expenditure for 1994‑95

$

$

$

Division 948.— CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

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

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

25 724 000

12 862 000

65 388 422

Division 950.— OTHER SERVICES

01. 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 fortnight

200 000

—

—

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

25 924 000

\n```\n\n \n\nDEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT\n\n

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure

Additional appropriation for 1995‑96

Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1995‑96

Expenditure for 1994‑95

$

$

$

Division 971.— PAYMENT 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

138 000

300 000

411 624

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

138 000

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

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure

Additional appropriation for 1995‑96

Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1995‑96

Expenditure for 1994‑95

$

$

$

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

05. Queensland — Assistance for Wholesale Sales Tax exemption

751 000

—

4 000 000

Division 978.— OTHER SERVICES

02. Loan to Papua New Guinea to provide balance of payments assistance

69 400 000

—

—

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

70 151 000

\n```\n\n\\[Minister’s second reading speech made in—\n\nHouse of Representatives on 26 October 1995\n\nSenate on 29 November 1995\\]\n\nPrinted by Authority by the Commonwealth Government Printer (163/95)\n\n![](image.004.png)","sortOrder":4}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Section 8 — Definition of 'Financial Management and Accountability Act'","severity":"low","reasoning":"This is a drafting quirk born of genuine legislative uncertainty — Parliament didn't know whether the FMA Act would pass in 1995 or 1996. The definition therefore identifies the statute by two alternative future names. While logically odd (a defined term that refers to one of two mutually exclusive Acts), it is functionally workable: whichever one is enacted is the one that applies. It is not truly impossible to comply with, but it is a strange formulation that creates momentary conceptual vertigo.","confidence":0.75,"description":"The definition of 'Financial Management and Accountability Act' provides that it means the Act cited as EITHER the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1995 OR the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1996 — but at the time of drafting (and Royal Assent on 16 December 1995), neither Act yet existed in force. The definition hedges against uncertainty about which year the Act would pass, but this creates a definition that simultaneously points to two different potential Acts, only one of which could ever exist."},{"type":"other","section":"Section 9 — Application of Part 2","severity":"low","reasoning":"This is a contingent commencement mechanism — not uncommon in Australian legislation. However, combined with the uncertain definition in s8, the entire Part 2 architecture is conditional on an extrinsic event (commencement of the FMA Act) that may never occur before 30 June 1996. If it never occurs, the entire seven subsections of s10 and their elaborate modifications of the Act are dead letters. This is a design feature, not an absurdity per se, but it borders on phantom legislation.","confidence":0.65,"description":"Part 2 applies 'if the Financial Management and Accountability Act commences before 30 June 1996.' However, the Act itself commences on the day of Royal Assent (16 December 1995), meaning Part 2 could be operative from day one. The entire Part therefore exists in a state of Schrödinger's applicability — it either applies or it does not depending on whether another Act (which may not yet exist) commences before a future date. At the moment of Royal Assent, nobody could know whether Part 2 would ever apply."},{"type":"other","section":"Section 4(1) and (2) — Payment cap for Dr Lawrence","severity":"medium","reasoning":"This creates a real compliance difficulty: the upper bound of lawful payment is not fixed by the Act but by a fact external to it (amounts paid by the WA Government), which could be zero or could exceed $556,463. The cap is therefore indeterminate at the moment of appropriation. This is a genuine oddity — the appropriated ceiling and the operative payment ceiling are different legal instruments producing potentially different numbers. That said, this type of provision is not unprecedented for cost-recovery-type payments.","confidence":0.8,"description":"The cap on payments to Dr Lawrence is defined by reference to her actual legal costs remaining after deduction of WA Government payments — but nobody can know what that net figure is at the time the Act is passed. The appropriation in s4(2) and Schedule 2 fixes $556,463 as the item amount, while s4(1) says payments must not exceed the net costs. This means the Minister may lawfully appropriate and spend up to $556,463, but the actual permissible payment depends on an external, variable figure (what WA pays) that is not determined by the Act and is not calculable in advance."},{"type":"other","section":"Section 4(3) — Exclusion of court proceeding legal costs","severity":"low","reasoning":"This is deliberate policy — the Commonwealth is covering Royal Commission legal costs but not ensuing court litigation costs. However, it is logically peculiar that costs 'in relation to' the Commission are covered, but costs 'in relation to proceedings in a court in relation to' the Commission are not. The phrase 'in relation to the Marks Royal Commission' appears on both sides of the exclusion, creating a class of costs that are simultaneously related to the Commission yet not within the defined term. This is a medium-grade drafting oddity.","confidence":0.7,"description":"Section 4(3) excludes from the definition of 'legal costs of Dr C. Lawrence in relation to the Marks Royal Commission' any legal costs incurred 'for or in relation to proceedings in a court in relation to the Marks Royal Commission.' This creates a paradox: legal costs arising from the Royal Commission are covered, but if that Commission's findings led to court proceedings (a foreseeable outcome of any Royal Commission), those costs are excluded — even though they are directly related to the Marks Royal Commission. The phrase 'in relation to proceedings in a court in relation to the Marks Royal Commission' means that the more serious and expensive the downstream litigation from the Commission, the less assistance the Act provides."},{"type":"self_contradicting","section":"Section 7 — Accounting errors after close of financial year","severity":"medium","reasoning":"Section 7 refers to 'official accounting records' while the substituted s6(2) refers to 'financial accounting records'. Section 7 refers to the 'Consolidated Revenue Fund, the Trust Fund or the Loan Fund' while s6(2) refers to 'Funds (within the meaning of the Financial Management and Accountability Act)' — a potentially different universe of funds. If Part 2 applies, s10(4) omits and replaces s6 (the original accounting errors provision), but s7 is separately numbered and is NOT omitted by s10(4). This means both s7 (original) and the substituted s6 could potentially operate simultaneously if Part 2 applies, creating overlapping but non-identical regimes for post-30-June corrections.","confidence":0.72,"description":"Section 7 preserves the Minister's power to act after 30 June 1996 to correct accounting errors or balance the funds, provided no net debit occurs to a Fund except for the purpose of crediting another Fund. However, s10(4) substitutes a new section 6 that says 'An amount appropriated under section 3 may not be debited from the Consolidated Revenue Fund after 30 June 1996' (with a similar but differently worded saving provision). The original s7 and the substituted s6 in Part 2 cover similar ground but are not identically worded, creating potential inconsistency if Part 2 applies."},{"type":"other","section":"Schedule 1, Item 1 — Great Barrier Reef payment routing","severity":"low","reasoning":"This is a structural quirk of the funding arrangement rather than a true absurdity — the GBRMPA has its own statutory framework under the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975 that governs such payments. However, having a Commonwealth agency as a mandatory intermediary for a State payment, within an appropriations Act that simultaneously gives the Minister power to set conditions for payments to States, creates an awkward interface between s5 of the Act and the Schedule 1 Item 1 mechanism.","confidence":0.55,"description":"Schedule 1 Item 1, read with Schedule 2 Division 849 Subdivision 2, requires payment to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority 'for payment to Queensland for the day-to-day management' of the Marine Park. This creates a mandatory two-step payment chain: Commonwealth pays the Authority, which must then pay Queensland. However, the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority is a Commonwealth body — the Commonwealth is essentially paying itself (a Commonwealth statutory authority) to then pay a State. This routing adds administrative complexity and potential legal ambiguity about whether the Authority is legally obliged to pass the funds to Queensland and on what terms."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"medium","section_a":"Section 7 — Accounting errors etc. may be corrected after close of financial year","section_b":"Section 10(4) — Substituted section 6: Consolidated Revenue Fund not to be debited after close of financial year","confidence":0.72,"description":"Section 7 (which remains in the Act) and the substituted section 6 inserted by s10(4) both purport to govern post-30 June 1996 corrections to the official accounting records, but they use different terminology and refer to different sets of Funds. Section 7 refers to 'official accounting records' and the 'Consolidated Revenue Fund, the Trust Fund or the Loan Fund'; the substituted s6(2) refers to 'financial accounting records' and 'the Funds (within the meaning of the Financial Management and Accountability Act)'. If Part 2 applies (i.e. the FMA Act commences before 30 June 1996), s10(4) replaces the original s6 but does NOT repeal s7, leaving two overlapping but inconsistent correction regimes in force simultaneously."},{"severity":"low","section_a":"Section 4(1) — Cap on payments to Dr Lawrence (net costs after WA deduction)","section_b":"Section 4(2) and Schedule 2, Division 807, item 02 — Fixed appropriation of $556,463","confidence":0.65,"description":"Section 4(1) creates a variable upper bound on payments — the net legal costs after deduction of any WA Government contribution — while s4(2) and Schedule 2 fix the appropriated amount at $556,463. If the WA Government pays nothing, the operative cap equals the full appropriated amount. If the WA Government pays a substantial portion, the operative cap falls well below the appropriated amount, making part of the appropriation legally unspendable on this item without further legislative authority. The fixed appropriation amount and the variable payment cap are potentially in tension, as the Act provides no mechanism to redirect any 'surplus' appropriation to other purposes within the item."},{"severity":"low","section_a":"Section 5(2) — Payments to States subject to Ministerial conditions and amounts","section_b":"Section 5(3) — Payments out of Division 977 determined by the Treasurer","confidence":0.68,"description":"Section 5(2) establishes a regime where payments to States are made on terms and conditions determined by the Minister specified in Schedule 1 columns 4 and 5. Section 5(3) carves out Division 977 (Treasury — Payments to States) and says those payments are made in amounts and at times determined by the Treasurer alone, without reference to the Schedule 1 mechanism. Division 977 is NOT listed in Schedule 1. This means Treasury payments to States operate under a materially different and less constrained regime than all other State payments under the Act — the Treasurer determines amounts and timing unilaterally, without the dual-Minister, conditions-and-amounts framework in s5(2). While this may be deliberate, it creates an internal inconsistency in how State payments are governed depending purely on which Department's Division is involved."}]},"summary":{"complexity_score":5,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Act is entirely consistent with its original and stated purpose: to provide additional (supplementary) appropriations for the 1995–96 financial year beyond what was authorised by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1995–96. Its scope has not expanded beyond that core function. The contingency provisions in Part 2 dealing with the transition to the Financial Management and Accountability Act are machinery provisions to ensure continuity of the appropriation framework — they do not expand the substantive purpose of the Act. All spending items are tied to the single financial year ending 30 June 1996."},"complexity_factors":["Part 2 contains conditional self-modification provisions (sections 8–10) that automatically rewrite the Act if the Financial Management and Accountability Act commences before 30 June 1996 — a form of legislative contingency planning that is inherently complex to follow","Multiple cross-references to external legislation: Audit Act 1901, Financial Management and Accountability Act (in two possible name variants), Supported Accommodation Assistance Act 1994, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975, Child Care Act 1972, Health Insurance Act 1973, Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983","Section 4 on Dr Lawrence's payments contains nested conditions: a cap on funding, a deduction mechanism for WA government contributions, and an express exclusion for court-related legal costs","Schedule 1 governs payments to States via a multi-column cross-reference matrix linking Divisions/Subdivisions in Schedule 2 to purposes and two separate Ministers (one for conditions, one for payment timing)","Schedule 2 is an extensive spending schedule spanning 18 departments with multiple divisions, subdivisions and line items — tracking both new (bold) and prior (light) appropriations side by side","Section 5 on Payments to States uses layered sub-provisions with conditional logic: paragraph (2)(a) conditions based on Ministerial determinations for terms/conditions, paragraph (2)(b) for amounts and timing, with a separate rule in subsection (3) for Division 977 payments","Sections 10(5) and 10(6) deal with Trust Account substitution rules involving conditional triggers tied to Ministerial determinations under specific sections of the Financial Management and Accountability Act — effectively modifying Schedule 2 line items by operation of law","Dual-year appropriation reference: Schedule 2 displays both the new Act (No. 4) figures (bold) and prior Act (No. 2) figures (light) in parallel, requiring careful reading to distinguish current from historical figures"],"plain_english_summary":"This supplementary appropriation Act authorises an extra $576,326,463 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the year ending 30 June 1996, topping up funding across 18 Commonwealth departments. It enables mid‑year priorities—notably a large tax indemnity to Qantas, a PNG loan, infrastructure and social program top‑ups, and a capped legal‑costs payment for Dr Carmen Lawrence—and provides contingency to align with incoming financial management law."},"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-realtime","completionTokens":2281},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This legislation remains focused on its original purpose as a supplementary appropriation bill for the 1995-96 financial year. It provides additional funding beyond the main Appropriation Act (No. 2) without expanding into substantive policy areas or altering the fundamental scope of appropriation."},"complexity_factors":["Conditional application of Part 2 modifications depending on whether the Financial Management and Accountability Act commences before 30 June 1996","Detailed appropriation schedules across 11 departments with three expenditure categories (Capital Works, State Payments, Other Services)","Specific limitation clause for Dr C. Lawrence legal costs requiring deduction of Western Australian government contributions","Cross-references to Audit Act 1901 and prospective Financial Management and Accountability Act","Technical provisions allowing post-financial-year accounting adjustments without debiting funds"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this legislation does**\n\nThis is a supplementary budget bill (Appropriation Act No. 4) that authorises the Australian Government to spend an additional **$576,326,463** from the government's main bank account—the Consolidated Revenue Fund—during the 1995-96 financial year. This money is on top of what was already approved in the main budget (Appropriation Act No. 2).\n\n**Who gets the money**\n\nThe funds are allocated across multiple government departments including:\n* **Department of Finance** – $326 million (mostly for a tax indemnity payment to Qantas related to its public share offer, plus $4.45 million to Queensland for stamp duty)\n* **Department of Social Security** – $25.9 million (primarily for computer equipment)\n* **Department of Housing and Regional Development** – $32.3 million (for supported accommodation programs and indigenous community water facilities)\n* **Department of Human Services and Health** – $21.5 million (for Medicare agreements, mental health programs, and disability services)\n* **Department of Communications and the Arts** – $46.9 million (for broadcasting infrastructure and payments to New South Wales for film studio development)\n\n**Special provisions**\n\n* **Dr Lawrence's legal costs**: The bill specifically caps at **$556,463** the amount that can be paid for Dr C. Lawrence's legal costs related to the Marks Royal Commission. Importantly, this cannot include costs for any court proceedings—only the Royal Commission itself. Any amount paid by the Western Australian Government must be deducted first.\n* **Payments to States**: Money paid to state governments (for things like Great Barrier Reef management, forest industry packages, and health services) comes with specific terms and conditions set by relevant Ministers.\n* **Accounting corrections**: The bill allows the government to fix bookkeeping errors or balance the accounts even after the financial year ends on 30 June 1996, provided no money actually leaves the fund.\n\n**Why it matters**\n\nWithout this legislation, the government could not legally spend this money, even though the amounts were announced in the budget. It ensures parliamentary oversight of specific expenditures, including controversial items like legal costs for Royal Commission witnesses and compensation payments to Qantas."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/appropriation-act-no-4-1995-96","history":"/api/acts/appropriation-act-no-4-1995-96/history","analysis":"/api/acts/appropriation-act-no-4-1995-96/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/appropriation-act-no-4-1995-96/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/appropriation-act-no-4-1995-96/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/appropriation-act-no-4-1995-96/documents"}}