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Commonwealth act
This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.
This Act authorises the Treasurer to issue $120,968,000 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund as an additional appropriation for the 1970–71 financial year and deems those amounts to have been appropriated from 1 July 1970. The Schedule allocates that sum across Commonwealth departments, programs and line items. It affects the listed departments (their budgets and cashflows) and ultimately the Consolidated Revenue Fund (taxpayers). The Treasurer (s 3) issues the funds and departments must spend and account for them against the Schedule (s 4).
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Direct links to the current provisions in Appropriation Act (No. 3) 1970-71.
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AN ACT
To appropriate a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, additional to the sum appropriated by the Appropriation Act (No. 1) 1970–71, for the service of the year ending on the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and seventy-one.
[Assented to 5 May 1971]
BE 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.
Commencement.
Issue and application of $120,968,000.
Appropriation.
14773/71—Price 50c
THE SCHEDULE Section 4.
ABSTRACT
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%; margin-right:auto; margin-left:auto; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr style="height:31.65pt"><td style="width:50pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Page Reference</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:317.8pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Departments and Services</span></p></td><td style="width:71.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Total</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:50pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:317.8pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:71.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff"><span>$</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:50pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:20.4pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span>3</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:317.8pt; 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:9.35pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span>PARLIAMENT</span><span style="width:235.81pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">.......................................</span></p></td><td style="width:71.65pt; 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; background-color:#ffffff"><span>431,100</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:50pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:20.4pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span>5</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:317.8pt; 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:9.35pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span>ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT</span><span style="width:119.29pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">...................</span></p></td><td style="width:71.65pt; 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; background-color:#ffffff"><span>665,200</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:50pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:16.3pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span>10</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:317.8pt; 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:9.6pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span>DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION</span><span style="width:136.96pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">......................</span></p></td><td style="width:71.65pt; 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; background-color:#ffffff"><span>5,956,000</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:50pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:16.55pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span>11</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:317.8pt; 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:9.6pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span>DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE</span><span style="width:106.09pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">.................</span></p></td><td style="width:71.65pt; 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; background-color:#ffffff"><span>2,525,600</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:50pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:16.3pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span>12</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:317.8pt; 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:9.6pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span>DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE</span><span style="width:88.33pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">..............</span></p></td><td style="width:71.65pt; 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; background-color:#ffffff"><span>6,455,700</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:50pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:16.55pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span>15</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:317.8pt; 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:9.6pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span>DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL TERRITORIES</span><span style="width:95.84pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">...............</span></p></td><td style="width:71.65pt; 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; background-color:#ffffff"><span>2,621,300</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:50pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:16.1pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span>17</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:317.8pt; 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:9.35pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span>DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS</span><span style="width:128.28pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">.....................</span></p></td><td style="width:71.65pt; 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; background-color:#ffffff"><span>3,632,800</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:50pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:16.1pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span>19</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:317.8pt; 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:9.35pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span>DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH</span><span style="width:175.25pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">.............................</span></p></td><td style="width:71.65pt; 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; background-color:#ffffff"><span>1,611,800</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:50pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:15.6pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span>21</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:317.8pt; 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:9.6pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span>DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING</span><span style="width:170pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">............................</span></p></td><td style="width:71.65pt; 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; background-color:#ffffff"><span>323,200</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:50pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:15.35pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span>22</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:317.8pt; 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:9.6pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span>DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION</span><span style="width:145.56pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">........................</span></p></td><td style="width:71.65pt; 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; background-color:#ffffff"><span>3,223,300</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:50pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:15.35pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span>24</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:317.8pt; 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:9.35pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span>DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR</span><span style="width:146.65pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">........................</span></p></td><td style="width:71.65pt; 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; background-color:#ffffff"><span>7,333,000</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:50pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:15.35pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span>29</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:317.8pt; 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:9.35pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span>DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE</span><span style="width:51.64pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">........</span></p></td><td style="width:71.65pt; 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; background-color:#ffffff"><span>2,201,300</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:50pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:15.6pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span>30</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:317.8pt; 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:9.35pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span>DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT</span><span style="width:87.21pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">..............</span></p></td><td style="width:71.65pt; 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; backgrou
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