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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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.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 a supplementary appropriation of $312.4 million for the 1974–75 financial year, allowing the Treasurer to withdraw those funds from the Consolidated Revenue Fund. It tops up departmental budgets (notably Labor & Immigration $157.4m, Defence $41.4m, Housing & Construction $31.7m) and provides major funding for Darwin Cyclone (Tracy) evacuation, relief and reconstruction. The appropriation is retrospective to 1 July 1974 and operates subject to the Loan Act 1974.
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Appropriation Act (No. 3) 1974-75
No. 9 of 1975
AN ACT
To appropriate a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, additional to the sum appropriated by the Appropriation Act (No. 1) 1974–75 for the service of the year ending on 30 June 1975.
[Assented to 7 March 1975]
BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, the Senate and the House of Representatives of Australia, as follows:—
Short title.
Commencement.
Issue and application of $312,407,000.
Appropriation.
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 1 July 1974, for the services expressed in the Schedule in respect of the financial year that commenced on that date.
This Act has effect subject to Section 5 of the Loan Act 1974.
11824/75—Recommended retail price 30c
SCHEDULE
ABSTRACT Section 4
| Page Reference | Departments and Services | Total |
|---|---|---|
| $ | ||
| 4 | DEPARTMENT OF ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS....................... | 1,468,000 |
| 5 | DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE............................. | 59,000 |
| 6 | ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT......................... | 1,723,000 |
| 8 | DEPARTMENT OF THE CAPITAL TERRITORY..................... | 6,000 |
| 9 | DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION............................... | 18,640,000 |
| 10 | DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS........................... |
| 8,343,000 |
| 11 | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.................................. | 5,262,000 |
| 12 | DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION................ | 31,700,000 |
| 14 | DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND IMMIGRATION................... | 157,390,000 |
| 15 | DEPARTMENT OF THE MEDIA................................ | 1,350,000 |
| 16 | DEPARTMENT OF MINERALS AND ENERGY..................... | 3,000 |
| 17 | DEPARTMENT OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY................... | 14,856,000 |
| 18 | POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT....................... | 117,000 |
| 19 | DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET............ | 739,000 |
| 20 | DEPARTMENT OF REPATRIATION AND COMPENSATION............ | 4,657,000 |
| 21 | DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE.................................. | 179,000 |
| 22 | DEPARTMENT OF SERVICES AND PROPERTY.................... | 1,240,000 |
| 23 | DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY........................... | 4,752,000 |
| 24 | DEPARTMENT OF THE SPECIAL MINISTER OF STATE.............. | 618,000 |
| 25 | DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT............................... | 2,686,000 |
| 27 | DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY............................. | 15,264,000 |
| 28 | DEPARTMENT OF URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT.......... | 5,000 |
| 29 | DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE.................................. | 41,350,000 |
| TOTAL.......................................... | 312,407,000 |
DEPARTMENT OF ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS
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vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:249.55pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:63.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:1.5pt double #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.25pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Appropriation made by</span><span> </span><span style="font-style:italic">Appropriation Act </span><span>(</span><span style="font-style:italic">No. </span><span>1) 1974</span><span>–1975</span></p></td><td style="width:84.3pt; 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>Expenditure</span></p><p style="text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff"><span>for 1973</span><span>–74</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:249.55pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:justify; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:63.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:1.5pt double #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.25pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>$</span></p></td><td style="width:63.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:1.5pt double #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.25pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>$</span></p></td><td style="width:84.3pt; 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:249.55pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:justify; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-variant:small-caps">Division </span><span>110.</span><span>—ADMINISTRATIVE</span></p></td><td style="width:63.15pt; border-right:1.5pt double #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.25pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:63.9pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:1.5pt double #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.25pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:84.3pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:249.55pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:justify; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-weight:bold">1.</span><span style="font-weight:bold">—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—</span></p></td><td style="width:63.15pt; border-right:1.5pt double #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.25pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:63.9pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:1.5pt double #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.25pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:84.3pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:249.55pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:5.5pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>01. Salaries and allowances</span><span style="width:117.73pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">.................</span></p></td><td style="width:63.15pt; border-right:1.5pt double #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.25pt; 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>95,000</span></p></td><td style="width:63.9pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:1.5pt double #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.25pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>7,132,500</span></p></td><td style="width:84.3pt; 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>4,589,094</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:249.55pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:12pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-weight:bold">2.</span><span style="font-weight:bold">—Administrative Expenses—</span></p></td><td style="width:63.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:1.5pt double #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.25pt; 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></span></p></td><td style="width:63.9pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:1.5pt double #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.25pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:84.3pt; 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></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:249.55pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:5.5pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>01. Travelling and subsistence</span><span style="width:105.5pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">...............</span></p></td><td style="width:63.15pt; border-right:1.5pt double #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.25pt; 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>173,000</span></p></td><td style="width:63.9pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:1.5pt double #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.25pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>845,000</span></p></td><td style="width:84.3pt; 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>598,375</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:249.55pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:12pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-weight:bold">3.</span><span style="font-weight:bold">—Other Services—</span></p></td><td style="width:63.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:1.5pt double #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.25pt; 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></span></p></td><td style="width:63.9pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:1.5pt double #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.25pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:84.3pt; 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></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:249.55pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><div style="margin-left:6.5pt; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:28.8pt; text-indent:-28.8pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>12. Aboriginal Enterprises (for payment to the Capital Fund for Aboriginal Enterprises)</span><span style="width:3.98pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span></p></div></td><td style="width:63.15pt; border-right:1.5pt double #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.25pt; 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>1,200,000</span></p></td><td style="width:63.9pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:1.5pt double #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.25pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>1,900,000</span></p></td><td style="width:84.3pt; border-left:0.75pt sol
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