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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.
This Act authorises the Treasurer to withdraw $90,053,000 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund and apply it to the detailed items in the Schedule for the financial year to 30 June 1970. It is a supplementary appropriation that is treated as having been made from 1 July 1969. Practically, Commonwealth departments receive fixed budget lines and the Treasurer is empowered to pay those amounts from public funds; taxpayers ultimately finance the payments.
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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
Appropriation Act (No. 3) 1969-70
No. 10 of 1970
AN ACT
To appropriate a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, additional to the sum appropriated by the Appropriation Act (No. 1) 1969–70, for the service of the year ending on the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and seventy.
[Assented to 27 May 1970]
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. 3) 1969–70.
Commencement.
2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
Issue and application of $90,053,000.
Appropriation.
17016/70—Price 50c
THE SCHEDULE Section 4.
ABSTRACT
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%; margin-right:auto; margin-left:auto; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:63.5pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Page Reference</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:298.55pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Departments and Services</span></p></td><td style="width:93.95pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Total</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:63.5pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:298.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:93.95pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>$</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:63.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:28.8pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>3</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:298.55pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:11.75pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>PARLIAMENT</span><span style="width:212.36pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">................................</span></p></td><td style="width:93.95pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>180,400</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:63.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:28.8pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>5</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:298.55pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:11.75pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT</span><span style="width:84.2pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">............</span></p></td><td style="width:93.95pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>1,347,900</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:63.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:28.8pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>10</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:298.55pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:11.75pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>DEPARTMENT OF THE CABINET OFFICE</span><span style="width:77.3pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">...........</span></p></td><td style="width:93.95pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>16,500</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:63.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:28.8pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>11</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:298.55pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:11.75pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION</span><span style="width:103.9pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">...............</span></p></td><td style="width:93.95pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>4,100,700</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:63.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:28.8pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>12</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:298.55pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:11.5pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE</span><span style="width:70.2pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">..........</span></p></td><td style="width:93.95pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>1,190,100</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:63.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:28.8pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>13</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:298.55pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:11.75pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE</span><span style="width:50.42pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">.......</span></p></td><td style="width:93.95pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>2,814,300</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:63.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:28.8pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>15</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:298.55pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:11.5pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS</span><span style="width:83.96pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">............</span></p></td><td style="width:93.95pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>3,562,100</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:63.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:28.8pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>17</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:298.55pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:11.5pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL TERRITORIES</span><span style="width:58.92pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">........</span></p></td><td style="width:93.95pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>1,386,600</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:63.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:28.8pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>19</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:298.55pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:11.75pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH</span><span style="width:145.76pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">.....................</span></p></td><td style="width:93.95pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>2,591,600</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:63.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:28.8pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>21</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:298.55pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:11.75pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING</span><span style="width:140.24pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">.....................</span></p></td><td style="width:93.95pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>249,800</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:63.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:28.8pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>22</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:298.55pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:11.75pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION</span><span style="width:113.36pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">.................</span></p></td><td style="width:93.95pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>6,225,500</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:63.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:28.8pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>24</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:298.55pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:11.75pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR</span><span style="width:114.29pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">.................</span></p></td><td style="width:93.95pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>5,378,100</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:63.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:28.8pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>31</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:298.55pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-
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