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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.
This Act authorizes the Treasurer to withdraw $376.25 million from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for 1969–70 capital works—bringing total authorized capital spending to $597.8 million with an earlier Supply Act. It is effectively the federal construction and infrastructure budget, funding major departments (telecommunications, public works, transport, national development, education) and detailed project-by-project allocations across the country.
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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1969-70
No. 86 of 1969
AN ACT
To appropriate a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for certain expenditure in respect of the year ending on the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and seventy.
[Assented to 27 September 1969]
B
E it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—
Short title.
1. This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1969-70.
Commencement.
Issue and application of $376,254,000.
23066/69—Price 25c
Appropriation of $597,794,000.
THE SCHEDULES
FIRST SCHEDULE Section 4.
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:70%; margin-right:auto; margin-left:auto; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr style="height:1pt"><td colspan="2" style="width:323.6pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>SUMS AUTHORIZED TO BE ISSUED OUT OF THE CONSOLIDATED REVENUE FUND</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:252.5pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:67.1pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:13.9pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>$</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:252.5pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:justify; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>By the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Supply Act </span><span>(</span><span style="font-style:italic">No. </span><span>2) 1969</span><span>–</span><span>70</span><span style="width:95.72pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">..............</span></p></td><td style="width:67.1pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>221,540,000</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:252.5pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:justify; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>By this Act</span><span style="width:199.89pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">..............................</span></p></td><td style="width:67.1pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>376,254,000</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:252.5pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-left:21.6pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Total</span><span style="width:205.19pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">..............................</span></p></td><td style="width:67.1pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>597,794,000</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
SECOND SCHEDULE Section 4.
ABSTRACT
| Page Reference | Departments and Services | Total |
|---|---|---|
| $ | ||
| 5 | ATTORNEY GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT.................. | 134,000 |
| 5 | DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION..................... | 6,000,000 |
| 5 | DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE................ | 116,700 |
| 5 | DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE............. | 15,233,000 |
| 6 | DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS.................. | 1,362,200 |
| 7 | DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL TERRITORIES.............. | 40,000 |
| 7 | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH........................... | 3,210,000 |
| 8 | DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING.......................... | 56,000,000 |
| 8 | DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION...................... | 5,901,600 |
| 9 | DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR....................... | 72,138,700 |
| 11 | DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE....... | 454,000 |
| 11 | DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT............. | 38,233,000 |
| 11 | POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT................ | 233,228,000 |
| 12 | DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY.................. | 5,296,000 |
| 12 | PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT...................... | 103,300 |
| 12 | REPATRIATION DEPARTMENT........................ | 110,000 |
| 12 | DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT............ | 49,830,000 |
| 13 | DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.................... | 292,000 |
| 14 | DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY................ | 430,000 |
| 14 | DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY...................... | 9,301,500 |
| 15 | ADVANCE TO THE TREASURER........................ | 20,000,000 |
| 15 | DEPARTMENT OF WORKS............................ | 80,380,000 |
| TOTAL...................................... | 597,794,000 |
SUMMARY
Estimate—1969-70, Black figures
Expenditure—1968-69, Light figures
| Page Reference | Departments and Services | Capital Works and Services | Payments to or for the States | Other Services | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $ | $ | $ | $ | ||
| 5 | attorney-general's department.. | 134,000 | .. | .. | 134,000 |
| .. | .. | .. | |||
| 5 | DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION | 6,000,000 | .. | .. | 6,000,000 |
| 7,732,784 | .. | .. | 7,732,784 | ||
| 5 | DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE | 116,700 | .. | .. | 116,700 |
| 53,444 | .. | .. | 53,444 | ||
| 5 | DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE | 11,618,000 | 3,600,000 | 15,000 | 15,233,000 |
| 8,870,773 | 2,878,537 | .. | 11,749,310 | ||
| 7 | DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS | 1,237,200 | .. | 125,000 | 1,362,200 |
| 5,216,277 | .. | .. | 5,216,277 | ||
| 7 | DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL TERRITORIES | 40,000 | .. | .. | 40,000 |
| 251,927 | .. | .. | 251,927 | ||
| 7 | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. | 1,282,000 | 1,928,000 | .. | 3,210,000 |
| 1,192,187 | 2,225,965 | .. | 3,418,152 | ||
| 8 | DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING | 56,000,000 | .. | .. | 56,000,000 |
| 50,833,163 | .. | .. | 50,833,163 | ||
| 8 | DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION | 5,873,600 | 15,000 | 13,000 | 5,901,600 |
| 5,817,283 | 446,423 | 392 | 6,264,098 | ||
| 9 | DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR | 72,138,700 | .. | .. | 72,138,700 |
| 76,754,259 | .. | .. | 76,754,259 | ||
| 11 | DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE | 304,000 | .. | 150,000 | 454,000 |
| 395,000 | .. | .. | 395,000 | ||
| 11 | DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT | 38,233,000 | .. | .. | 38,233,000 |
| 34,921,944 | .. | .. | 34,921,944 | ||
| 11 | POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPART-MENT | 233,228,000 | .. | .. | 233,228,000 |
| 209,253,640 | .. | .. | 209,253,640 | ||
| 12 | DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY | 5,296,000 | .. | 5,296,000 | |
| 4,693,960 | .. | 4,693,960 | |||
| 12 | PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT | 84,800 | .. | 18,500 | 103,300 |
| 53,252 | .. | .. | 53,252 | ||
| 12 | REPATRIATION DEPARTMENT | 110,000 | .. | .. | 110,000 |
| 87,854 | .. | .. | 87,854 | ||
| 12 | DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT | 29,150,000 | 20,680,000 | .. | 49,830,000 |
| 22,490,910 | 19,170,154 | .. | 41,661,064 | ||
| 13 | DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES | 42,000 | 250,000 | .. | 292,000 |
| 837,795 | 23,000 | .. | 860,795 | ||
| 14 | DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY | 430,000 | .. | .. | 430,000 |
| 483,558 | .. | .. | 483,558 | ||
| 14 | DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY | 320,500 | 8,981,000 | .. | 9,301,500 |
| 1,948,637 | 21,118,736 | .. | 23,067,373 | ||
| 15 | DEPARTMENT OF WORKS.. | 80,380,000 | .. | .. | 80,380,000 |
| 71,861,178 | .. | .. | 71,861,178 | ||
| TOTAL........... | 536,722,500 | 40,750,000 | 321,500 | a577,794,000 | |
| 499,055,865 | 50,556,775 | 392 | 549,613,031 |
(a) Excludes Appropriation Division No. 920—Advance to the Treasurer. $20,000,000.
DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES
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