{"id":"C1973A00039","name":"Appropriation Act (No. 6) 1972-73","slug":"appropriation-act-no-6-1972-73","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"39 of 1973","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":2539,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1973A00039-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-29","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Appropriation Act (No. 6) 1972-73","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nAppropriation Act (No. 6) 1972-73\n\n![](image.003.png)![](image.002.png)No. 39 of 1973\n\nAN ACT\n\nTo appropriate a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, additional to the sums appropriated by the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1972-73 and the Appropriation Act (No. 4) 1972-73, for certain expenditure in respect of the year ending on 30th June, 1973.\n\n\\[Assented to 5th June, 1973\\]\n\nBE IT ENACTED by the Queen, the Senate and the House of Representatives of Australia, as follows:—\n\nShort title.\n\n1. This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act (No. 6) 1972-73.\n\nCommencement.\n\n2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.\n\nIssue and application of $54,400,000.\n\n3. The Treasurer may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and apply for the services specified in the Schedule, in respect of the year ending on 30th June, 1973, the sum of Fifty-four million four hundred thousand dollars.\n\nAppropriation.\n\n4. The sum authorized by this Act to be issued out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated, and shall be deemed to have been appropriated as from 1st July, 1972, for the services expressed in the Schedule in respect of the financial year that commenced on that date.\n\n15000/73—Price 15c\n\nSCHEDULE\n\nABSTRACT Section 4\n\n| Page Reference | Departments and Services | Total |\n| -------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | ---------- |\n| | | $ |\n| 3 | PARLIAMENT......................................... | 45,700 |\n| 3 | DEPARTMENT OF ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS.................... | 30,000 |\n| 3 | ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT...................... | 12,500 |\n| 3 | DEPARTMENT OF THE CAPITAL TERRITORY.................. | 451,200 |\n| 4 | DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION............................ | 9,834,500 |\n| 4 | DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION..... | 325,000 |\n| 5 | DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS....................... | 10,141,500 |\n| 5 | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH............................... | 653,500 |\n| 6 | DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING.............................. | 6,000,000 |\n| 6 | DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR............................... | 375,000 |\n| 6 | DEPARTMENT OF THE MEDIA............................. | 144,000 |\n| 6 | DEPARTMENT OF MINERALS AND ENERGY.................. | 14,000,000 |\n| 7 | DEPARTMENT OF NORTHERN DEVELOPMENT................ | 1,500,000 |\n| 7 | DEPARTMENT OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY............... | 14,400 |\n| 7 | DEPARTMENT OF OVERSEAS TRADE....................... | 644,200 |\n| 7 | DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY..................... | 2,030,500 |\n| 7 | DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET......... | 56,500 |\n| 8 | DEPARTMENT OF SERVICES AND PROPERTY................. | 650,600 |\n| 9 | DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY....................... | 75,000 |\n| 9 | DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT............................ | 297,000 |\n| 9 | DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY......................... | 403,000 |\n| 10 | DEPARTMENT OF URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT...... | 6,000,000 |\n| 10 | DEPARTMENT OF WORKS................................ | 715,900 |\n| | TOTAL.................................... | 54,400,000 |\n\n \nDEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES\n\n```html\n

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$

$

PARLIAMENT

JOINT HOUSE DEPARTMENT

Division 800.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Buildings and Works—

01. Display—Exhibition Area—Parliament House.....

15,700

15,000

1,351

2.—Plant and Equipment—

01. Senate Committee Rooms—Recording equipment...

30,000

..

..

Total Parliament

45,700

DEPARTMENT OF ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS

Division 802.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

3.—Buildings and Works—

01. Development of water resources on Government projects

30,000

42,500

..

ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT

Division 807.—OTHER SERVICES

01. Commonwealth Constitutional Convention—Contribution

12,500

..

..

DEPARTMENT OF THE CAPITAL TERRITORY

Division 855.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

3.—Plant and Equipment—

04. Australian Capital Territory—Transport.........

34,200

1,551,000

1,679,514

4.—Buildings and Works—Australian Capital Territory—

04. Purchase of improvements on resumed leases......

417,000

170,000

97,506

Total Department of the Capital Territory

451,200

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$

$

$

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Division 825.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Buildings and Works—

05. Independent Schools, Australian Capital Territory—Assistance for approved capital programmes

87,500

767,000

975,000

2.—Plant and Equipment—

03. Darwin Community College................

247,000

11,000

..

Total: Division 825

334,500

Division 826.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES

02. Emergency grant for Pre-school teacher education..

100,000

..

..

Division 827.—OTHER SERVICES

02. Australian Council of State School Organisations—Grant-in-aid

10,000

..

..

03. Commonwealth Pre-school teacher scholarships—Tuition fees, living and travelling allowances

1,390,000

..

..

04. Assistance for isolated children..............

8,000,000

..

..

Total: Division 827

9,400,000

Total Department of Education

9,834,500

DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION

Division 865.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

4.—For expenditure under the River Murray Waters Act

325,000

1,185,000

119,000

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$

$

DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Division 835.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Buildings and Works—Overseas Establishments—

01. Other overseas establishments...............

722,000

228,600

215,337

07. Japan...............................

1,616,300

275,000

..

08. Denmark.............................

432,900

..

..

09. France...............................

6,975,000

..

..

9,746,200

2.—Plant and Equipment—

01. Overseas Establishments...................

198,000

409,600

254,354

Total: Division 835

9,944,200

Division 836.—OTHER SERVICES

01. Commonwealth Fund for Technical Co-operation—Contribution

197,300

..

..

Total: Division 836

197,300

Total Department of Foreign Affairs

10,141,500

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Division 840.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

2.—For expenditure under the Canberra Hospital Ordinance—Canberra Hospital

53,000

317,000

181,000

Division 842.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES

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

20,000

383,000

345,785

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

461,000

348,000

288,222

Total: Division 842

481,000

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$

$

$

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH—continued

Division 843.—OTHER SERVICES

01. Community health centres for the Australian Capital Territory

10,000

..

..

02. Australian Foundation on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence—Grant

13,000

..

..

03. Dental therapists—Reimbursement to New Zealand of training costs

21,500

..

..

04. Family planning—Grants to organisations.......

75,000

..

..

Total: Division 843

119,500

Total Department of Health

653,500

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING

Division 845.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Provision for Defence Service Homes..........

6,000,000

70,000,000

65,000,000

DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR

Division 862.—OTHER SERVICES

01. Employment Training Scheme for persons declared redundant

125,000

100,000

..

02. General Employment Retraining Scheme........

250,000

60,000

..

Total Department of Labour

375,000

DEPARTMENT OF THE MEDIA

Division 863.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Plant and Equipment—

01. Australian Information Service...............

144,000

..

..

DEPARTMENT OF MINERALS AND ENERGY

Division 865.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Plant and Equipment—

05. Purchase of pipe and associated equipment for Moomba-Sydney pipeline

14,000,000

..

..

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$

$

$

DEPARTMENT OF NORTHERN DEVELOPMENT

Division 868.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES

01. Grant towards the construction of the Ross River Dam

1,500,000

..

..

DEPARTMENT OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY

Division 855.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

5.—Buildings and Works—Northern Territory—

04. Construction of roads, footpaths and drainage works—Payments to Local Government Authorities

14,400

450,000

117,416

DEPARTMENT OF OVERSEAS TRADE

Division 910.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment—Overseas Establishments

644,200

297,700

580,118

DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY

Division 875.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES

02. Minor agricultural research.................

17,500

134,000

102,070

04. To assist co-operative fruit canneries to make payments to growers

2,013,000

..

..

Total Department of Primary Industry

2,030,500

DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET

Division 882.—OTHER SERVICES

03. Australian National University—Centre for Research on Federal Financial Relations

46,000

..

..

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$

$

$

DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET—continued

Division 828.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

2.—Plant and Equipment—

03. Australian Film and Television School..........

10,500

50,000

..

Total Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

56,500

DEPARTMENT OF SERVICES AND PROPERTY

Division 855.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Acquisition of Sites and Buildings—

04. Department of Civil Aviation................

119,700

4,900,600

2,762,168

06. Department of Customs and Excise............

18,100

60,400

422,443

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

14,500

414,000

309,737

11. Department of Health.....................

53,500

..

..

15. Department of the Capital Territory............

6,500

1,098,600

3,307,303

16. Department of the Northern Territory..........

116,500

566,800

386,784

27. Department of Services and Property...........

14,500

34,100

..

343,300

2.—Acquisition of Sites and Buildings—Broadcasting and Television Services—

01. Sound broadcasting transmission.............

7,200

..

1,263

02. Television transmission...................

200

1,400

65,028

03. Sound broadcasting studios.................

203,300

250,400

88,717

04. Television studios.......................

19,100

540,000

7,500

229,800

3.—Plant and Equipment—

08. Department of Services and Property...........

77,500

247,300

..

Total Department of Services and Property

650,600

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$

$

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY

Division 901.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES

01. States Grants (Home Care) Act—Grants towards costs of Senior Citizens' Centres

75,000

500,000

268,500

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT

Division 890.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

2.—Commonwealth Railways—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment—

05. Port Augusta to Whyalla Railway.............

186,000

910,000

3,593,893

Division 891.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES

5.—For expenditure on railway works in New South Wales

111,000

300,000

1,000,069

Total Department of Transport

297,000

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Division 915.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Plant and Equipment—

04. Sub-Treasuries.........................

5,100

..

..

05. Treasury Cafeteria.......................

1,200

..

..

06. Commonwealth Taxation Office..............

116,000

..

..

122,300

2.—Advances and Loans—

01. Working capital advance (for payment to the Royal Australian Mint Trust Account)

200,000

..

200,000

Total: Division 915

322,300

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY—continued

Division 917.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES

$

$

$

01. Contribution towards costs of development of Exmouth Township, Western Australia

20,100

7,950

12,100

02. Non-metropolitan unemployment relief grants.....

600

72,000,000

26,999,400

05. Loan to Queensland for community services—Townsville

60,000

..

..

Total: Division 917

80,700

Total Department of the Treasury

403,000

DEPARTMENT OF URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Division 855.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

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

6,000,000

68,400,000

59,500,000

DEPARTMENT OF WORKS

Division 925.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Buildings and Works—Departmental—

02. Attorney-General's Department..............

22,300

89,700

175,110

04. Department of Customs and Excise............

24,000

940,000

394,571

09. Department of Foreign Affairs...............

11,500

14,000

2,184

11. Department of Housing....................

311,500

1,500

2,300

12. Department of Immigration.................

17,500

38,000

44,897

16. Department of Primary Industry..............

163,000

33,000

87,900

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

29,500

14,000

30,787

19. Department of Transport...................

35,500

800,000

326,124

22. Department of Overseas Trade...............

4,000

800

2,172

23. Department of the Treasury.................

1,100

22,000

49,127

24. Commonwealth Taxation Office..............

5,000

33,000

8,721

25. Department of Works.....................

54,000

600,000

426,062

678,900

3.—Buildings and Works—Cocos (Keeling) Islands—

01. Department of External Territories............

37,000

21,000

137,951

Total: Department of Works

715,900

TOTAL—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES

54,400,000

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