{"id":"C1998A00006","name":"Appropriation Act (No. 4) 1997-98","slug":"appropriation-act-no-4-1997-98","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"6 of 1998","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":2632,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1998A00006-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"GENERAL","content":"Part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. 4) 1997‑98.\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 \n\n","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Issue and application of $ 509 973 000","content":"3 Issue and application of $ 509 973 000\n\n(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 1998, the sum of $ 509 973 000.\n\n(2) The Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated as necessary for the purposes of subsection (1).\n\n","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Payments to or for the States and Territories","content":"4 Payments to or for the States and Territories\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\nState includes the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory.\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 or for 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(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 \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\n","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Money appropriated for a program","content":"5 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":5},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Attorney‑General’s Department","content":"6 Attorney‑General’s Department\n\nIf a body to be known as the Human Rights and Responsibilities Commission is established by legislation before 1 July 1998, the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1998 has effect, and is taken at all times to have had effect, as if the appropriation of an amount to the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission under item 01 of Division 806 in Schedule 2 to that Act were:\n\n(a) an appropriation to the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (for the purposes set out in the item) of so much of that amount as is determined, in writing, by the Minister, being an amount that is not less than the expenditure incurred by the Commission on payments to the States before the establishment of that body; and\n\n(b) an appropriation of the balance of that amount to that body for its purposes in respect of the period commencing on its establishment and ending on 30 June 1998.\n\n \n\n","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"7","sectionType":"section","heading":"Accounting errors etc. may be corrected after close of financial year","content":"7 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 1998:\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\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":7},{"sectionNumber":"Part 2","sectionType":"part","heading":"Special application of Act","content":"Part 2 — Special application of Act\n\n","sortOrder":8},{"sectionNumber":"8","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definitions","content":"8 Definitions\n\nIn this Part:\n\nitem means an item, subdivision or Division in Schedule 2.\n\noperative day means the day on which the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 commences.\n\n","sortOrder":9},{"sectionNumber":"9","sectionType":"section","heading":"Act to have effect subject to modifications","content":"9 Act to have effect subject to modifications\n\n(1) If the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 is in force when this Act commences, this Act has effect subject to the modifications set out in the following sections.\n\n(2) If the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 commences after the commencment of this Act but before 1 July 1998, this Act has effect on and after the operative day subject to the modifications set out in the following sections.\n\n","sortOrder":10},{"sectionNumber":"10","sectionType":"section","heading":"Modification relating to the appropriation of certain amounts","content":"10 Modification relating to the appropriation of certain amounts\n\nAfter section 5 the following sections are inserted:\n\n","sortOrder":11},{"sectionNumber":"5A","sectionType":"section","heading":"Certain amounts taken to be appropriated","content":"5A Certain amounts taken to be appropriated\n\nIf an item, subdivision or Division in Schedule 2 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 1998 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\n","sortOrder":12},{"sectionNumber":"5B","sectionType":"section","heading":"Debiting of expenditure charged to Minister’s advance","content":"5B 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 2 as the Minister directs but the total expenditure so charged in the year ending 30 June 1998, 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":13},{"sectionNumber":"11","sectionType":"section","heading":"Modification relating to the debiting of the Consolidated Revenue Fund after the close of a financial year","content":"11 Modification relating to the debiting of the Consolidated Revenue Fund after the close of a financial year\n\nSection 7 is repealed and the following section is substituted:\n\n7 Consolidated Revenue Fund not to be debited after close of financial year\n\n(1) An amount appropriated under section 3 may not be debited from the Consolidated Revenue Fund after 30 June 1998.\n\n(2) Subsection (1) does not prevent the Minister from taking action after 30 June 1998:\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 1997);\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 \n\n","sortOrder":14},{"sectionNumber":"12","sectionType":"section","heading":"Modifications relating to payment of appropriated amounts into components of the Reserved Money Fund, etc.","content":"12 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 subsection 20(2) of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997) 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 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 subsection 21(2) of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997) 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 \n\n \nPayments to or for the States and Territories\n\n","sortOrder":15},{"sectionNumber":"Sch 1","sectionType":"schedule","heading":null,"content":"Schedule 1\n\nSchedule 1 — Payments to or for the States and Territories\n\nNote : See section 4\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 3 of Division 849 | Payments to the States for the management of World Heritage Properties. | Minister for the Environment | Minister for the Environment |\n| 2 | Subdivision 8 of Division 849 | Tasmanian Regional Forest Agreement for payment to the Tasmanian State Government. | Minister for the Environment | Minister for the Environment |\n| 3 | Subdivision 2 of Division 891 | Grants for provision of health services (including payments made under the Health Insurance Act 1973).Medicare Agreements — Other health services. | Minister for Health and Family Services | Minister for Health and Family Services |\n| 4 | Subdivision 4 of Division 891 | Commonwealth/State Disability Agreement. | Minister for Family Services | Minister for Family Services |\n| 5 | Subdivision 5 of Division 891 | Other services for families with children. | Minister for Family Services | Minister for Family Services |\n| 6 | 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.Domestic violence — Support for families. | Minister for Family Services | Minister for Family Services |\n\n \nPayments to or for the States and Territories\n\nSchedule 1\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 | Division 916 | Tasmanian Regional Forest Agreement — Funding for tourism infrastructure.Assistance to the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games. | Minister for Industry, Science and Tourism | Minister for Industry, Science and Tourism |\n| 8 | Subdivision 2 of Division 931 | Rural adjustment under the States Grants (Rural Adjustment) Act 1988 and the Rural Adjustment Act 1992.Tasmanian Regional Forest Agreement — Payment to the Tasmanian State Government. | Minister for Primary Industries and Energy | Minister for Primary Industries and Energy |\n| 9 | Division 949 | Compensation for extension of fringe benefits to pensioners and older long‑term allowees and beneficiaries. | Minister for Social Security | Minister for Social Security |\n| 10 | Division 971 | Newcastle assistance package. | Minister for Transport and Regional Development | Minister for Transport and Regional Development |\n\n \nServices for which money is appropriated\n\n","sortOrder":16},{"sectionNumber":"Sch 2","sectionType":"schedule","heading":"services tor which money is appropriated","content":"Schedule 2 — services tor which money is appropriated\n\nNote : See section 3\n\nAbstract\n\n| Page Reference | Departments | Total |\n| -------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- |\n| | | $ |\n| 17 | Attorney‑General’s Department.................... | 40 618 000 |\n| 19 | Department of Communications and the Arts................. | 2 295 000 |\n| 20 | Department of Veterans’ Affairs.......................... | 1 200 000 |\n| 21 | Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs.. | 4 456 000 |\n| 22 | Department of the Environment.......................... | 5 830 000 |\n| 23 | Department of Finance and Administration................... | 27 220 000 |\n| 24 | Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.................... | 207 000 |\n| 25 | Department of Health and Family Services................... | 55 619 000 |\n| — | Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs............ | — |\n| 27 | Department of Industry, Science and Tourism................. | 37 550 000 |\n| 28 | Department of Primary Industries and Energy................. | 128 085 000 |\n| — | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet................ | — |\n| 30 | Department of Social Security........................... | 58 135 000 |\n| 31 | Department of Transport and Regional Development............ | 49 832 000 |\n| 33 | Department of the Treasury............................. | 96 650 000 |\n| 34 | Department of Workplace Relations and Small Business.......... | 2 276 000 |\n| | Total......................................... | 509 973 000 |\n\n \n\n \n\nDEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES\n\n \n\n \n\nAppropriation Act (No. 4) — 1997‑98, Heavy figures\n\nAppropriation Act (No. 2) — 1997‑98, 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... | 4 806 000 | 34 800 000 | 1 012 000 | 40 618 000 |\n| | 5 883 000 | 69 893 000 | 67 703 000 | 143 479 000 |\n| Department of Communications and the Arts | 2 295 000 | — | — | 2 295 000 |\n| | 42 019 000 | 750 000 | 87 806 000 | 130 575 000 |\n| Department of Veterans’ Affairs........ | — | — | 1 200 000 | 1 200 000 |\n| | 6 549 000 | 12 736 000 | 69 000 | 19 354 000 |\n| Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs | 4 456 000 | — | — | 4 456 000 |\n| | 96 145 000 | 10 351 000 | 36 900 000 | 143 396 000 |\n| Department of the Environment......... | 230 000 | 5 600 000 | — | 5 830 000 |\n| | 15 617 000 | 16 768 000 | 187 190 000 | 219 575 000 |\n| Department of Finance and Administration (*) | 16 008 000 | — | 11 212 000 | 27 220 000 |\n| | 111 572 000 | 35 000 000 | 411 386 000 | 557 958 000 |\n| Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade... | 207 000 | — | — | 207 000 |\n| | 3 950 000 | — | 2 500 000 | 6 450 000 |\n| Department of Health and Family Services.. | — | 27 157 000 | 28 462 000 | 55 619 000 |\n| | 31 484 000 | 1 403 132 000 | 105 139 000 | 1 539 755 000 |\n| Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs | — | — | — | — |\n| | 2 537 000 | 121 000 | — | 2 658 000 |\n| Department of Industry, Science and Tourism | 5 550 000 | 31 000 000 | 1 000 000 | 37 550 000 |\n| | 81 711 000 | 25 574 000 | — | 107 285 000 |\n| Department of Primary Industries and Energy | 8 170 000 | 80 437 000 | 39 478 000 | 128 085 000 |\n| | 58 066 000 | 151 760 000 | 44 788 000 | 254 614 000 |\n| Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet | — | — | — | — |\n| | 389 000 | 1 500 000 | 1 001 000 000 | 1 002 889 000 |\n| Department of Social Security.......... | 29 475 000 | 28 660 000 | — | 58 135 000 |\n| | 19 487 000 | 1 093 630 000 | 2 341 000 | 1 115 458 000 |\n\n(\\*) Does not include $175 000 000 appropriated in Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1997‑98 under Division 864 — Advance to the Minister for Finance.\n\n \n\nAppropriation Act (No. 4) — 1997‑98, Heavy figures\n\nAppropriation Act (No. 2)— 1997‑98, 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 | 2 696 000 | 22 000 000 | 25 136 000 | 49 832 000 |\n| | 151 609 000 | 59 474 000 | — | 211 083 000 |\n| Department of the Treasury............ | — | 96 100 000 | 550 000 | 96 650 000 |\n| | 55 122 000 | 168 876 000 | 2 500 000 | 226 498 000 |\n| Department of Workplace Relations and Small Business | — | 304 000 | 1972 000 | 2 276 000 |\n| | — | 10 950 000 | — | 10 950 000 |\n| Total....................... | 73 893 000 | 326 058 000 | 110 022 000 | 509 973 000 |\n| | 682 140 000 | 3 060 515 000 | 1 949 322 000 | 5 691 977 000 |\n\n \n\nATTORNEY‑GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT\n\n

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$

$

S

Division 805.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

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

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

14 000

871 000

1 237 244

2.— Australian Federal Police

2 000

2 512 000

2 539 412

3.— Advances and Loans

01. Business loan (for payment to the Australian Protective Service Trust Account)

1 290 000

—

—

02. Overdraft facility (for payment to the Australian Protective Service Trust Account) (money received as repayments of the overdraft facility may be credited to this item)

3 500 000

—

—

4 790 000

Total: Division 805

4 806 000

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

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

34 792 000

52 819 000

128 303 406

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

8 000

16 162 000

15 116 300

Total: Division 806

34 800 000

\n```\n\n \n\nATTORNEY‑GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT\n\n

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$

$

$

Division 807 — OTHER SERVICES

02. Business rationalisation and redundancy costs (for payment to the Australian Protective Service Trust Account)

1 012 000

10 203 000

—

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

40 618 000

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

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$

$

$

Division 810.— CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

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

01. Refurbishment and fitout of the Old Parliament House

2 295 000

4 044 000

1 234 104

Total: Department of Communications and the Arts....

2 295 000

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

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$

$

$

Division 822.— OTHER SERVICES

02. Grant to Victoria Park Council for the purchase of surplus land at East Victoria Park, Perth

1 200 000

—

—

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

1 200 000

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

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$

$

$

Division 830.— CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.— Plant and Equipment

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

4 456 000

12 745 000

6 695 441

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

4 456 000

\n```\n\n \n\nDEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT\n\n

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$

$

$

Division 848.— CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

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

01. Antarctic program.........................

230 000

735 000

1 099 966

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

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

200 000

9 842 000

12 980 000

8.— Tasmanian Regional Forest Agreement for payment to Tasmanian State Government

5 400 000

—

—

Total: Division 849

5 600 000

Total: Department of the Environment..............

5 830 000

\n```\n\n \n\nDEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION\n\n

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‑

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$

$

$

Division 860.— CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

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

04. Commonwealth offices — Major construction and refurbishment

15 463 000

16 042 000

29 537 430

05. Dredging of Kedron Brook Floodway, Brisbane, Queensland

545 000

3 151 000

5 154 692

Total: Division 860

16 008 000

Division 867.— AUSTRALIAN ELECTORAL COMMISSION

1.— Other Services

01. Conduct of election of delegates to the Constitutional Convention

11 212 000

24 380 000

788 217

Total: Department of Finance and Administration......

27 220 000

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

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$

$

$

Division 873.— CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

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

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

207 000

3 950 000

1 209 869

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

207 000

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

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$

$

$

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

2.— Health Care Access

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

3 679 000

66 662 000

73 877 362

04. Medicare Agreements — Other health services......

19 129 000

92 216 000

104 820 587

22 808 000

4.— Assistance for People with Disabilities

01. Commonwealth/State Disability Agreement........

783 000

316 084 000

306 574 897

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

02. Other services for families with children..........

1 659 000

22 886 000

30 725 304

7.— Housing and Crisis Accommodation

01. Supported accommodation assistance program (for expenditure under the Supported Accommodation Assistance Act 1994)

1 417 000

124 825 000

127 581 000

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

250 000

138 000

656 000

04. Domestic violence ‑ Support for families....

240 000

—

—

1 907 000

Total: Division 891

27 157 000

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

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$

$

$

Division 892.— OTHER SERVICES

02. Hearing services — Payment for community service obligations

3 462 000

19 538 000

21 279 000

07. Hearing services — Payments under interim arrangements

25 000 000

—

—

Total: Division 892

28 462 000

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

55 619 000

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

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$

$

$

Division 915.— CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.— Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment

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

5 096 000

16 344 000

16 965 000

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

05. Tasmanian Regional Forest Agreement — Funding for tourism infrastructure

1 000 000

—

—

06. Assistance to the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games

30 000 000

—

—

Total: Division 916

31 000 000

Division 917.— AUSTRALIAN CUSTOMS SERVICE

1.— Capital Works and Services

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

454 000

—

759 437

Division 918.— OTHER SERVICES

01. Closure of Newcastle Steelworks ‑ Funding for tourism activities in the Hunter region

1 000 000

—

—

Total: Department of Industry, Science and Tourism....

37 550 000

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

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$

$

$

Division 930.— CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

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

01. Australian Geological Survey Organisation — Plant and equipment

446 000

2 160 000

895 228

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

275 000

275 000

2 592 089

04. Sydney‑Moomba Pipeline easement — Payments for easement rectification

49 000

—

—

770 000

3.— Advances and Loans

03. Producer Service Delivery Company — Establishment costs and working capital advance

3 500 000

—

—

04. Loan facility (for payment to the Meat Inspection Service Trust Account)

2 900 000

—

—

05. Working capital advance (for payment to the Meat Inspection Service Trust Account)

1 000 000

—

—

7 400 000

Total: Division 930

8 170 000

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

2.— Infrastructure and Support

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

58 159 000

39 901 000

105 623 738

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

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$

$

$

05. Payments to State rural adjustment scheme authorities for costs associated with issuing drought exceptional circumstances certificates

268 000

69 000

199 000

09. Tasmanian Regional Forest Agreement — Payment to the Tasmanian State Government

22 010 000

—

—

Total: Division 931

80 437 000

Division 932.— OTHER SERVICES

02. Contribution to the Victorian Farmers Federation Disaster Relief Fund

50 000

—

—

03. Farm Family Restart Scheme — Re‑establishment, counselling and program delivery

16 638 000

—

—

04. Farm Family Restart Scheme — Income support...

4 080 000

—

—

05. Snowy Mountains Hydro‑electric Authority — Commonwealth share of the shortfall in the recovery of the net cost of production of electricity

12 000 000

—

—

06. South‑East Fisheries adjustment program..

6 710 000

—

—

Total: Division 932

39 478 000

Total: Department of Primary Industries and Energy..

128 085 000

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

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure

Additional appropriation for 1997‑98

Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1997‑98

Expenditure for 1996‑97

$

$

$

Division 948.— CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

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

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

29 475 000

18 987 000

23 411 314

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

28 660 000

116 452 000

140 156 997

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

58 135 000

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

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure

Additional appropriation for 1997‑98

Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1997‑98

Expenditure for 1996‑97

$

$

$

Division 970.— CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

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

04. Territories program.......................

2 696 000

12 190 000

14 847 914

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

07. Payment to Tasmanian Government for track upgrading

2 000 000

—

—

08. Newcastle assistance package.................

10 000 000

—

—

09. Regional assistance — Impact of Australian National Railways Commission Restructuring

10 000 000

—

—

Total: Division 971

22 000 000

Division 972.— OTHER SERVICES

01. Concessional fares........................

1 737 000

—

—

02. Reimbursement to airport lessee companies of costs associated with the collection of parking fines

600 000

—

—

03. National Aviation Consumer Organisation — Contribution

10 000

—

—

04. Commonwealth contribution for the standardisation of the Pinnaroo line

5 550 000

—

—

06. Payments to the National Rail Corporation under clause 5(4)(b) of the National Rail Shareholder’s Agreement

16 069 000

—

—

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

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure

Additional appropriation for 1997‑98

Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1997‑98

Expenditure for 1996‑97

$

$

$

07. Supermarket to Asia: Export Gateways — Establishment of sea and air freight councils

1 170 000

—

—

Total: Division 972

25 136 000

Total: Department of Transport and Regional Development

49 832 000

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

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure

Additional appropriation for 1997‑98

Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1997‑98

Expenditure for 1996‑97

$

$

$

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

03. Payments to State Governments in lieu of stamp duty on Airport Sales

96 100 000

—

—

Division 978.— OTHER SERVICES

02. Ex gratia payment to approved charitable organisations or trust funds in memory of the Princess of Wales

550 000

—

—

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

96 650 000

\n```\n\n \n\nDEPARTMENT OF WORKPLACE RELATIONS AND SMALL BUSINESS\n\n

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure

Additional appropriation for 1997‑98

Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1997‑98

Expenditure for 1996‑97

$

$

$

Division 910 — PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

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

2000

50 000

366 000

02. Bass Strait Passenger Vehicle Equalisation Scheme...

302 000

10 900 000

8 402 615

Total: Division 910

304 000

Division 911 — OTHER SERVICES

01. Bass Strait Passenger Vehicle Equalisation Scheme — Payments to private operators

2 000

—

880

Division 912.— AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL REGISTRY

1.— Other Services

01. Ex Gratia payment to Australian Industrial Relations commissioners in respect of their retirement

1 970 000

—

177 114

Total: Department of Workplace Relations and Small Business

2 276 000

\n```\n\n\\[Minister’s second reading speech made in—\n\nHouse of Representatives on 29 October 1997\n\nSenate on 2 March 1998\\]\n\n(197/97)\n\n| 13887 Cat. No. 97 2894 5 ISBN 0644 519444 | |\n| ----------------------------------------- | --- |\n\nPrinted by Authority by the Commonwealth Government Printer (197/97)","sortOrder":17}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"retroactive_impossibility","section":"Section 6","severity":"high","reasoning":"This Act received Royal Assent on 27 March 1998. The Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1998 — a separate, future Act — could not have been in existence at that date. Yet section 6 declares that that future Act 'has effect, and is taken at all times to have had effect' in a modified form. You cannot retroactively modify an Act that does not yet exist. The provision is attempting to pre-emptively deem the effect of a future appropriation act, which is logically circular and constitutionally questionable. Additionally, the condition — establishment of the Human Rights and Responsibilities Commission 'before 1 July 1998' — is uncertain at enactment, making the modified effect of the future Act indeterminate.","confidence":0.87,"description":"Section 6 purports to modify the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1998 — a statute that did not yet exist at the time this Act was passed (assented to 27 March 1998) — by deeming it to 'have had effect at all times' subject to a condition (the establishment of the Human Rights and Responsibilities Commission) that is itself contingent on future legislation. The Act is retroactively amending a non-existent statute."},{"type":"self_contradicting","section":"Section 9(1) and Section 9(2)","severity":"medium","reasoning":"Both Acts could receive Royal Assent on the same day. If the FMAA commences on the same day as this Act, it is simultaneously 'in force when this Act commences' (triggering s.9(1)) and also 'commences after the commencement of this Act' would be false — but the edge case of same-day commencement is not addressed. The drafting creates a gap rather than a clean binary — it does not address the scenario of simultaneous commencement, which is a real possibility.","confidence":0.72,"description":"Sections 9(1) and 9(2) create a commencement trigger that is potentially impossible to determine with certainty. Section 9(1) applies if the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 (FMAA) 'is in force when this Act commences.' Section 9(2) applies if the FMAA 'commences after the commencement of this Act but before 1 July 1998.' However, the FMAA could theoretically commence on the exact same day as this Act, creating ambiguity as to which subsection applies when both Acts have the same commencement date."},{"type":"other","section":"Section 9 (typo: 'commencment')","severity":"low","reasoning":"The word 'commencment' appears in section 9(2): 'after the commencment of this Act'. This is clearly a typo for 'commencement' but represents a drafting error in an enrolled Act of Parliament. In practice courts would read it as intended, but it is a genuine flaw in the legislative text.","confidence":0.99,"description":"Section 9(2) contains a typographical error — 'commencment' instead of 'commencement'. While a minor drafting error, in a formally enacted statute every word carries legal weight and this creates (low-level) interpretive uncertainty about whether this is the same word."},{"type":"self_contradicting","section":"Section 7 and Section 11","severity":"medium","reasoning":"The original s.7 says the Minister 'may take action after 30 June 1998' to correct errors and balance Funds. The substituted s.7(1) (inserted by s.11) says amounts 'may not be debited from the Consolidated Revenue Fund after 30 June 1998.' These are facially contradictory permissions and prohibitions. Section 11's substituted s.7(2) carves out corrections, partially reconciling them — but the original s.7 is broader (it applies to the Trust Fund and Loan Fund as well), and the substituted version applies only to 'Funds' under the FMAA. There is genuine ambiguity about what happens to Trust Fund and Loan Fund corrections under the new regime.","confidence":0.78,"description":"Section 7 as originally enacted permits the Minister to take corrective action after 30 June 1998. Section 11 then purports to repeal section 7 and substitute a new section 7 — but section 11 only operates 'on and after the operative day' (the commencement of the FMAA). This means section 7 simultaneously exists in two versions: the original (for the period before the operative day) and the substituted version (on and after the operative day). The original section 7 expressly authorises debiting between Funds for correction purposes; the substituted section 7(1) expressly prohibits debiting from the CRF after 30 June 1998 — creating a direct conflict in what the Minister may do depending on which version applies."},{"type":"other","section":"Schedule 2 — Department of Workplace Relations and Small Business (Division 910, item 01)","severity":"medium","reasoning":"A compensation payment to a State of $2,000 is incongruously small compared to the $50,000 appropriated in Act No. 2 and the $366,000 spent in 1996-97. The formatting '$2000' (no comma or space separator, unlike all other figures in the Schedule) suggests a transcription error. If correct, the figure is a functional absurdity — the administrative cost of processing the payment would likely exceed the payment itself.","confidence":0.82,"description":"Item 01 of Division 910 for the Department of Workplace Relations and Small Business shows an additional appropriation of '$2000' (no space, likely $2,000) for 'Tasmania — Compensation payment in respect of the Bass Strait passenger service'. The amount is extraordinarily small — $2,000 — for a State compensation payment. Given the context (the preceding appropriation under Appropriation Act No. 2 was $50,000, and actual expenditure in 1996-97 was $366,000), this appears to be a drafting/transcription error, possibly $2,000,000."},{"type":"other","section":"Schedule 2 — Department of Workplace Relations and Small Business (Division 910 total vs. item sum)","severity":"low","reasoning":"While arithmetic is internally consistent at $304,000 total, the $2,000 State compensation figure is functionally absurd in context. It may be intentional (a placeholder or symbolic amount to preserve legal continuity of a scheme) but it is an anomaly worth flagging.","confidence":0.65,"description":"Division 910 totals $304,000 based on item 01 ($2,000) + item 02 ($302,000). If item 01 is actually $2,000 as printed, the arithmetic is internally consistent. However this creates the absurdity that Division 910 item 01 — a State compensation payment — is appropriated at $2,000, while Division 910 item 02 (Bass Strait Passenger Vehicle Equalisation Scheme) receives $302,000. The token $2,000 State payment has no practical utility and raises the question of whether it serves any legal purpose given it cannot meaningfully compensate Tasmania."},{"type":"other","section":"Section 5B (inserted by Section 10)","severity":"medium","reasoning":"Section 5B limits total Minister's advance expenditure to the amount 'appropriated for that year under the head Advance to the Minister for Finance.' That appropriation is in Appropriation Act (No. 2), not this Act. The footnote (*) confirms: 'Does not include $175,000,000 appropriated in Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1997-98 under Division 864 — Advance to the Minister for Finance.' Section 5B is therefore controlling expenditure by reference to an external appropriation without explicitly saying so, creating potential confusion about whether the cap applies per-Act or in aggregate.","confidence":0.75,"description":"Section 5B, inserted by section 10, allows expenditure in excess of specific appropriations to be charged to items in Schedule 2 'as the Minister directs', subject to not exceeding the 'Advance to the Minister for Finance.' However, Schedule 2 contains no Division labelled 'Advance to the Minister for Finance' — the footnote to the Summary Table states the $175,000,000 Advance is appropriated under Division 864 in Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1997-98, not in this Act. Section 5B thus references an appropriation cap that exists in a different Act entirely, without cross-referencing it, creating an ambiguous compliance mechanism."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"medium","section_a":"Section 7 (original)","section_b":"Section 11 (substituted Section 7)","confidence":0.82,"description":"Original section 7 permits the Minister to take action after 30 June 1998 to correct errors and balance the CRF, Trust Fund or Loan Fund. Substituted section 7(1) (inserted by section 11 when the FMAA is operative) prohibits debiting from the CRF after 30 June 1998. The substituted s.7(2) carves out corrections but is narrower than the original — it references only 'Funds' under the FMAA, omitting the Trust Fund and Loan Fund that the original s.7 explicitly covered."},{"severity":"high","section_a":"Section 3(1)","section_b":"Section 11 (substituted Section 7(1))","confidence":0.76,"description":"Section 3(1) appropriates money for services 'in respect of the year ending on 30 June 1998' and section 3(2) appropriates the CRF 'as necessary.' The substituted section 7(1) then prohibits any debit from the CRF after 30 June 1998 even for the purposes of this appropriation. Taken literally, this means the Minister's power to issue funds under s.3 is extinguished at midnight on 30 June 1998, before all the appropriated money could necessarily be disbursed. The exception in substituted s.7(2) only saves correction actions, not ordinary disbursement that was delayed."},{"severity":"medium","section_a":"Section 4(2) (payments to States — conditions set by named Minister)","section_b":"Section 4(3) (Division 977 payments determined by Treasurer)","confidence":0.85,"description":"Section 4(2) establishes the general rule that payments to States must be made on terms determined by the Ministers specified in Schedule 1 columns 4 and 5. Section 4(3) creates a separate regime for Division 977 payments, determined solely by the Treasurer. Division 977 (Department of the Treasury — payments to States re airport stamp duty) is not listed in Schedule 1 at all, meaning the Schedule 1 conditions regime is bypassed entirely for this $96.1 million payment. The two subsections create parallel but inconsistent frameworks: one requiring bilateral Ministerial determinations per Schedule 1, the other requiring only Treasurer determination with no Schedule 1 entry."},{"severity":"medium","section_a":"Section 9(1)","section_b":"Section 9(2)","confidence":0.68,"description":"Section 9(1) and 9(2) are drafted as mutually exclusive alternatives based on whether the FMAA is in force when this Act commences. However, neither subsection addresses the scenario where the FMAA commences on the exact same day as this Act — a scenario not covered by either 'is in force when this Act commences' (s.9(1)) or 'commences after the commencement of this Act' (s.9(2)). This leaves a gap in which neither set of modifications may formally apply."},{"severity":"high","section_a":"Section 6 (Attorney-General's Department — references Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1998)","section_b":"Section 1 (Short title — this is Appropriation Act (No. 4) 1997-98)","confidence":0.85,"description":"Section 6 modifies 'the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1998' — a distinct and as-yet-nonexistent Act at the time of assent (27 March 1998). This Act (No. 4) is a 1997-98 Act but purports to bind a 1998 Act, creating a cross-Act modification that is temporally paradoxical. The modification declares the future Act 'is taken at all times to have had effect' in a particular way, meaning the earlier Act (No. 4) retroactively controls the content of the later Act (No. 2 of 1998) as if from its inception."}]},"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-realtime","completionTokens":1507},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":4,"rejection_reason":"","scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains within its stated purpose as a supplementary appropriation Act. It provides additional funding for the 1997-98 financial year as indicated in the title and long title, without expanding beyond budgetary allocation matters."},"complexity_factors":["Conditional modifications in Part 2 that depend on commencement of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997","Cross-references to multiple other Acts including the Audit Act 1901 and Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1997-98","Detailed appropriation schedules (Schedules 1 and 2) with 50+ specific line items and departmental allocations","Post-financial year accounting correction provisions that override standard appropriation lapse rules","Transitional provision for proposed Human Rights and Responsibilities Commission establishment"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this law does**\n\nThis Act is a **supplementary budget measure** that authorises the Australian Government to spend an additional **$509.97 million** from the Consolidated Revenue Fund (the government's main bank account) during the 1997-98 financial year.\n\n**Key points:**\n\n* **Top-up funding:** This is \"Appropriation Act No. 4\" — extra money on top of the main budget (Appropriation Act No. 2) passed earlier in the year.\n* **Where the money goes:** The funds are allocated across 13 government departments for specific purposes including:\n * Legal aid services ($34.8m to Attorney-General's Department)\n * Tasmanian Regional Forest Agreement payments ($27.4m across multiple departments)\n * Sydney Olympics assistance ($30m)\n * Health services and Medicare agreements ($27.2m)\n * Rural adjustment and drought relief ($80.4m to Primary Industries)\n * Constitutional Convention election costs ($11.2m)\n * Compensation to states for airport stamp duty ($96.1m)\n\n* **Special provisions:**\n * Allows accounting errors to be corrected after the financial year ends (30 June 1998)\n * Contains transitional rules that only apply if the *Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997* had commenced\n * Includes a contingency for the proposed Human Rights and Responsibilities Commission (which would split funding from the existing Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission)\n\n**Who it affects:**\nThis affects taxpayers (who fund the expenditure), the States and Territories (who receive specific grants with conditions attached), and government departments (who receive the authorised funding)."},"summary":{"complexity_score":5,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Act is a standard supplementary appropriation (extra budget spending approval) for the 1997-98 financial year, consistent with its stated purpose. It does not expand beyond what appropriation acts of this type are designed to do. The Part 2 modification provisions are a standard transitional mechanism to accommodate the simultaneously commencing Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997, not a substantive expansion of scope. The Act remains squarely within its original intent: authorising additional government expenditure for the financial year."},"complexity_factors":["Conditional modification regime in Part 2: the Act operates differently depending on whether the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 had commenced before or after this Act, introducing a time-dependent two-track operation","Cross-referencing between Part 2 modification sections and the base sections they amend or replace (e.g. section 11 repeals and substitutes section 7)","Transitional provisions requiring substitution of references to old 'Trust Accounts' with new 'Reserved Money Fund' or 'Commercial Activities Fund' components, depending on which ministerial determination applies","Section 4 contains multi-column conditions for State/Territory payments referencing Schedule 1 by item number, column, and cross-reference to Schedule 2 divisions and subdivisions","Section 6 contains a contingent provision that only takes effect if a specific body (Human Rights and Responsibilities Commission) is established before a specified date, affecting a different Act (Appropriation Act No. 2 1997-98) retrospectively","Multiple defined terms across two parts (Appropriation Act, State, item, operative day)","Schedule 2 is a large financial table spanning 16 departments, with numerous line items and subdivisions that must be read in conjunction with Schedule 1 and the operative sections","References to multiple external statutes including the Audit Act 1901, Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997, Health Insurance Act 1973, Child Care Act 1972, Supported Accommodation Assistance Act 1994, States Grants (Rural Adjustment) Act 1988, and Rural Adjustment Act 1992"],"plain_english_summary":"This supplementary budget law authorises the Australian Government to spend an extra $509.973 million in 1997–98. It unlocks additional payments to federal departments and large grants to States and Territories to fund programs such as health, social security, rural adjustment, transport assistance and other policy priorities.\n\nIt also contains transitional and accounting provisions to operate with the new Financial Management and Accountability framework and to allow post‑year bookkeeping corrections."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/appropriation-act-no-4-1997-98","history":"/api/acts/appropriation-act-no-4-1997-98/history","analysis":"/api/acts/appropriation-act-no-4-1997-98/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/appropriation-act-no-4-1997-98/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/appropriation-act-no-4-1997-98/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/appropriation-act-no-4-1997-98/documents"}}