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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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.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 about $161.8 million of extra 1975–76 budget funding from the Consolidated Revenue Fund to pay for services across 19 Commonwealth departments—notably Prime Minister & Cabinet, the Capital and Northern Territories, Treasury (including disaster relief), construction works and health services.
It also validates spending during a late‑1975 departmental renaming, permits the Treasurer to make payments to states on terms he sets (e.g. disaster and infrastructure relief), and treats the appropriations as available from 1 July 1975.
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Appropriation Act (No. 4) 1975-76
No. 39 of 1976
AN ACT
To appropriate a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, additional to the sum appropriated by the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1975-76, for certain expenditure in respect of the year ending on 30 June 1976.
[Assented to 28 May 1976]
BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—
Short title.
Commencement.
2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
Issue and application of $161,771,000.
Appropriation.
13201/76—Recommended retail price 30c
Validation
(2) The Appropriation Act has effect, and shall be taken to have had effect in respect of expenditure on or after 7 October 1975, as if a reference in it to the Department of Services and Property were a reference to the Department of Administrative Services.
(3) The authority conferred on the Treasurer by section 3 of the Appropriation Act to issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, and apply, moneys referred to in that section for services of a Department of State specified in Schedule 2 to that Act shall, by force of this section, be deemed to have extended to the issuing, during the period commencing on 1 December 1975 and ending on 29 February 1976, out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, and the application, of those moneys for those services as services in respect of any other Department of State.
Payments to a State.
SCHEDULE
ABSTRACT Section 4
| Page Reference | Departments and Services | Total |
|---|---|---|
| $ | ||
| 4 | DEPARTMENT OF ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS...................... | 16,000 |
| 4 | DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES................. | 1,501,000 |
| 4 | DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS.......... | 1,625,000 |
| 5 | DEPARTMENT OF THE CAPITAL TERRITORY................... | 21,472,000 |
| 5 | DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION.......................... | 12,839,000 |
| 6 | DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION............................. | 71,000 |
| 6 | DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | 26,000 |
| 7 | DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS......................... | 302,000 |
| 7 | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH................................ | 2,599,000 |
| 8 | DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE................. | 2,693,000 |
| 8 | DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL RESOURCES..................... | 4,958,000 |
| 8 | DEPARTMENT OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY................. | 18,324,000 |
| 9 | POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT............ | 1,175,000 |
| 9 | DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY....................... | 9,000 |
| 10 | DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET........... | 49,640,000 |
| 10 | DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE................................ | 690,000 |
| 10 | DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY......................... | 1,172,000 |
| 11 | DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT............................. | 8,700,000 |
| 11 | DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY........................... | 33,959,000 |
| TOTAL........................................ | 161,771,000 |
10675/76—2
DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES
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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>Appropriation made by </span><span style="font-style:italic">Appropriation Act </span><span>(</span><span style="font-style:italic">No. </span><span>2) 1975-76</span></p></td><td style="width:84.2pt; 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 1974-75</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:249.5pt; 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 style="width:63.2pt; 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="text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff"><span>$</span></p></td><td style="width:64pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff"><span>$</span></p></td><td style="width:84.2pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff"><span>$</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:249.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-weight:bold">DEPARTMENT OF ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS</span></p></td><td style="width:63.2pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:64pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:84.2pt; 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></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:249.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-variant:small-caps">Division </span><span>813.</span><span>—OTHER SERVICES</span></p></td><td style="width:63.2pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:64pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:84.2pt; 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></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:249.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><div style="margin-left:5.75pt; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:28.8pt; text-indent:-28.8pt; text-align:justify"><span>01. Interim Northern Territory Land Commission</span><span>—Operating expenses</span><span style="width:31.93pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span></p></div></td><td style="width:63.2pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; 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>16,000</span></p></td><td style="width:64pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>10,000</span></p></td><td style="width:84.2pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff"><span>..</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:249.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-weight:bold">Total: Department of Aboriginal Affairs</span></p></td><td style="width:63.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; 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 style="font-weight:bold">16,000</span></p></td><td style="width:64pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:84.2pt; 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></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:249.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:24pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-weight:bold">DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES</span></p></td><td style="width:63.2pt; 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:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:64pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:84.2pt; 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></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:249.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-variant:small-caps">Division </span><span>933.</span><span>—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES</span></p></td><td style="width:63.2pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:64pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:84.2pt; 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></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:249.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-weight:bold">1.</span><span style="font-weight:bold">—Plant and Equipment—</span></p></td><td style="width:63.2pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:64pt; 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