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Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1980-81

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Commonwealth

Act Number

142 of 1980

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This Act authorises the Australian Government to draw about $1.76 billion from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for 1980–81 to finance government services, capital works, equipment and building projects across federal departments. It also provides conditional payments to States and the Northern Territory for natural disaster relief and for the second Hobart Bridge, updates references concerning the Special Broadcasting Service, and is backdated to 1 July 1980 to maintain funding continuity despite later Royal Assent.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1980-81.

Commencement

This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

Issue and application of $985,177,000

The Minister for Finance 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 1981, the sum of $985,177,000.

14866/80 Cat. No. 80 4340 7—Recommended retail price $1.00

Appropriation of $1,756,732,000

The sums authorized by the Supply Act (No. 2) 1980-81 and by this Act to be issued out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, amounting, as appears by Schedule 1, in the aggregate to the sum of $1,756,732,000 are appropriated, and shall be deemed to have been appropriated as from 1 July 1980, for the services expressed in Schedule 2 in respect of the financial year that commenced on that date.

Payments to States and Northern Territory

(1) Payments to a State or the Northern Territory out of such of the moneys appropriated by this Act as are specified in item 1 of Division 852 in Schedule 2 shall be made—

(a) on such terms and conditions as are from time to time determined by the Minister for Finance as being terms and conditions applicable to payments to or for the States or the Northern Territory for natural disaster relief and restoration; and

(b) in accordance with any determinations of the Minister for Finance as to the amounts and times of payments.

(2) Payments to Tasmania out of such of the moneys appropriated by this Act as are specified in item 3 of Division 958 in Schedule 2 shall be made—

(a) on such terms and conditions as are from time to time determined by the Minister for Transport as being the terms and conditions applicable to payments to or for Tasmania for the construction of the second Hobart Bridge; and

(b) in accordance with any determinations of the Minister for Finance as to the amounts and times of payments.

Multicultural broadcasting

A reference in Schedule 2 to the Special Broadcasting Service shall, if a corporation having the function of providing multicultural and multilingual broadcasting and television services has, whether before or after the commencement of this Act, been established by another Act, be read as including a reference to that corporation.

Sch Schedule 1

SUMS AUTHORIZED TO BE ISSUED OUT OF THE CONSOLIDATED REVENUE FUND

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SUMS AUTHORIZED TO BE ISSUED OUT OF THE CONSOLIDATED REVENUE FUND

	$
By the Supply Act (No. 2) 1980-81....................	771,555,000
By this Act...................................	985,177,000
Total..................................	1,756,732,000

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1 Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1980-81

Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1980-81

No. 142 of 1980

An Act to appropriate a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for certain expenditure in respect of the year ending on 30 June 1981

[Assented to 19 September 1980]

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1980-81.

Commencement

This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

Issue and application of $985,177,000

The Minister for Finance 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 1981, the sum of $985,177,000.

14866/80 Cat. No. 80 4340 7—Recommended retail price $1.00

Appropriation of $1,756,732,000

The sums authorized by the Supply Act (No. 2) 1980-81 and by this Act to be issued out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, amounting, as appears by Schedule 1, in the aggregate to the sum of $1,756,732,000 are appropriated, and shall be deemed to have been appropriated as from 1 July 1980, for the services expressed in Schedule 2 in respect of the financial year that commenced on that date.

Payments to States and Northern Territory

(1) Payments to a State or the Northern Territory out of such of the moneys appropriated by this Act as are specified in item 1 of Division 852 in Schedule 2 shall be made—

(b) in accordance with any determinations of the Minister for Finance as to the amounts and times of payments.

(2) Payments to Tasmania out of such of the moneys appropriated by this Act as are specified in item 3 of Division 958 in Schedule 2 shall be made—

Page Reference	Departments and Services	Total
		$
6	Department of Aboriginal Affairs.................................	36,235,000
6	Department of Administrative Services.............................	41,004,000
8	Attorney-General’s Department..................................	893,000
9	Department of Business and Consumer Affairs........................	3,295,000
10	Department of the Capital Territory...............................	132,699,000
11	Department of Education......................................	48,921,000
12	Department of Employment and Youth Affairs........................	598,000
12	Department of Finance........................................	20,948,000
13	Advance to the Minister for Finance...............................	100,000,000
13	Department of Foreign Affairs...................................	2,733,000
14	Department of Health.........................................	111,888,000
15	Department of Home Affairs....................................	18,827,000
16	Department of Housing and Construction............................	440,012,000
18	Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs........................	2,055,000
18	Department of Industrial Relations................................	450,000
19	Department of National Development and Energy......................	130,035,000
20	Postal and Telecommunications Department..........................	27,206,000
21	Department of Primary Industry..................................	47,832,000
21	Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet........................	784,000
22	Department of Productivity.....................................	14,396,000
22	Department of Science and the Environment..........................	14,200,000
24	Department of Social Security...................................	61,556,000
24	Department of Trade and Resources...............................	500,000
25	Department of Transport.......................................	54,935,000
25	Department of the Treasury.....................................	428,833,000
26	Department of Veterans’ Affairs..................................	15,897,000
	TOTAL.............................................	1,756,732,000

Page Reference	Departments and Services	Capital Works and Services	Payments to or for the States and the Northern Territory	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
6	Parliament.....................	..	..	..	..
		80,206	..	..	80,206
6	Department of Aboriginal Affairs......	10,000	36,225,000	..	36,235,000
		5,786	36,324,499	..	36,330,285
6	Department of Administrative Services...	40,738,275	..	265,725	41,004,000
		31,738,345	..	6,180	31,744,525
8	Attorney-General’s Department.......	571,000	270,000	52,000	893,000
		581,216	175,000	..	756,216
9	Department of Business and Consumer Affairs	3,095,000	..	200,000	3,295,000
		986,702	..	..	986,702
10	Department of the Capital Territory.....	132,699,000	..	..	132,699,000
		151,796,815	..	..	151,796,815
11	Department of Education............	12,231,000	36,660,000	30,000	48,921,000
		9,971,469	14,027,118	..	23,998,587
12	Department of Employment and Youth Affairs	76,000	120,000	402,000	598,000
		609,945	1,076,074	..	1,686,019
12	Department of Finance.............	1,213,000	13,735,000	6,000,000	20,948,000
		4,296,962	16,360,000	..	20,656,962
13	Department of Foreign Affairs........	419,000	..	2,314,000	2,733,000
		290,093	..	..	290,093
14	Department of Health..............	11,711,000	99,347,000	830,000	111,888,000
		8,588,039	87,660,383	..	96,248,422
15	Department of Home Affairs.........	2,121,700	15,407,000	1,298,300	18,827,000
		1,823,328	5,795,072	100,000	7,718,400
16	Department of Housing and Construction.	154,912,000	285,000,000	100,000	440,012,000
		107,493,105	114,000,000	..	221,493,105
18	Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs	1,283,000	705,000	67,000	2,055,000
		942,907	221,095	65,968	1,229,970

Page Reference	Departments and Services	Capital Works and Services	Payments to or for the States and the Northern Territory	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
18	Department of Industrial Relations..	450,000	..	..	450,000
		450,000	..	..	450,000
19	Department of National Development and Energy	42,391,000	86,044,000	1,600,000	130,035,000
		44,437,413	58,557,226	..	102,994,639
20	Postal and Telecommunications Department	27,139,000	..	67,000	27,206,000
		12,919,531	..	87,123	13,006,654
21	Department of Primary Industry....	..	47,767,000	65,000	47,832,000
		..	44,478,798	..	44,478,798
21	Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet	784,000	..	..	784,000
		324,815	..	..	324,815
22	Department of Productivity.......	14,396,000	..	..	14,396,000
		15,640,840	..	..	15,640,840
22	Department of Science and the Environment	14,055,000	20,000	125,000	14,200,000
		10,134,030	12,496,479	..	22,630,509
24	Department of Social Security......	1,112,000	59,894,000	550,000	61,556,000
		326,826	59,942,672	..	60,269,498
24	Department of Trade and Re