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- This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act (No. 4) 1977–78.
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This Act authorises an extra $82,220,000 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the 1977–78 financial year and appropriates it (deemed effective from 1 July 1977). The Schedule assigns that money to many Commonwealth departments, capital works, loans, trust accounts and payments to the States. Mechanically, it lets the Minister for Finance issue and apply the funds, allows the Minister to set terms and timing for specified State payments (Division 846), and validates a retrospective reallocation of certain departmental services under an earlier Appropriation Act (s.6).
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Short title
Commencement
Issue and application of $82,220,000
Appropriation
12964/78 Cat. No. 78 4828 8—Recommended retail price 30c
Validation
(2) The authority conferred 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 the Department of National Resources shall, by force of this section, be deemed to have extended to the issuing, during the period commencing on 20 December 1977 and ending on 19 January 1978, 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.
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Appropriation Act (No. 4) 1977‑78
No. 43 of 1978
AN ACT
To appropriate a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, additional to the sum appropriated by the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1977–78, for certain expenditure in respect of the year ending on 30 June 1978.
[Assented to 12 June 1978]
BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:
Short title
Commencement
Issue and application of $82,220,000
Appropriation
12964/78 Cat. No. 78 4828 8—Recommended retail price 30c
Validation
(2) The authority conferred 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 the Department of National Resources shall, by force of this section, be deemed to have extended to the issuing, during the period commencing on 20 December 1977 and ending on 19 January 1978, 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.
SCHEDULE
ABSTRACT Section 4
| Page Reference | Departments and Services | Total |
|---|---|---|
| $ | ||
| 4 | DEPARTMENT OF ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS....................... | 204,500 |
| 4 | DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES.................. | 754,000 |
| 4 | DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS........... | 273,000 |
| 5 | DEPARTMENT OF THE CAPITAL TERRITORY.................... | 3,008,500 |
| 5 | DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION........................... | 2,355,000 |
| 5 | DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.............................. | 503,000 |
| 6 | DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS..... | 522,000 |
| 6 | DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | 584,500 |
| 7 | DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE................................. | 22,001,700 |
| 7 | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH................................. | 347,000 |
| 8 | DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS............................ | 5,300 |
| 8 | DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION AND ETHNIC AFFAIRS........... | 1,235,000 |
| 8 | DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT................... | 9,708,000 |
| 9 | DEPARTMENT OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY.................. | 1,000,000 |
| 9 | DEPARTMENT OF PRODUCTIVITY............................ | 400,000 |
| 10 | DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE................................. | 50,000 |
| 10 | DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY.......................... | 55,500 |
| 10 | DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND RESOURCES..................... | 39,177,000 |
| 11 | DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT.............................. | 36,000 |
| TOTAL............................................ | 82,220,000 |
DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%; margin-right:auto; margin-left:auto; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr style="height:25.35pt"><td style="width:247.7pt; 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; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td rowspan="2" style="width:59.3pt; 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>Additional appropriation for 1977–78</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:132.45pt; 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>Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:247.7pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:63.5pt; 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) 1977–78</span></p></td><td style="width:64.95pt; 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; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Expenditure for 1976–77</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:14.1pt"><td style="width:247.7pt; 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></span></p></td><td style="width:59.3pt; 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="text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff"><span>$</span></p></td><td style="width:63.5pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff"><span>$</span></p></td><td style="width:64.95pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; 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:247.7pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-weight:bold">DEPARTMENT OF ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS</span></p></td><td style="width:59.3pt; 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:63.5pt; 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:64.95pt; 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; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:247.7pt; 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:21.6pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-variant:small-caps">Division </span><span>813.</span><span>—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES</span></p></td><td style="width:59.3pt; 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-top:6pt; margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:63.5pt; 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-top:6pt; margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:64.95pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:247.7pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><div style="background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:25.2pt; text-indent:-25.2pt; text-align:justify"><span style="font-weight:bold">1.—</span><span style="font-weight:bold">For the purpose of the States Grants (Aboriginal Assistance) Act—</span></p></div></td><td style="width:59.3pt; 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:63.5pt; 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:64.95pt; 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; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:247.7pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><div style="margin-left:10.8pt; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:25.2pt; text-indent:-25.2pt; text-align:justify"><span>03. Education</span><span style="width:178.46pt; text-indent:0pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">.............................</span></p></div></td><td style="width:59.3pt; 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>64,500</span></p></td><td style="width:63.5pt; 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>6,334,000</span></p></td><td style="width:64.95pt; 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; background-color:#ffffff"><span>5,921,465</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:247.7pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><div style="margin-left:10.8pt; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:25.2pt; text-indent:-25.2pt; text-align:justify"><span>04. Employment</span><span style="width:167.34pt; text-indent:0pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">...........................</span></p></div></td><td style="width:59.3pt; 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>78,000</span></p></td><td style="width:63.5pt; 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>1,106,000</span></p></td><td style="width:64.95pt; 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; background-color:#ffffff"><span>912,858</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:247.7pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><div style="margin-left:10.8pt; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:25.2pt; text-indent:-25.2pt; text-align:justify"><span>05. Welfare</span><span style="width:186.81pt; text-indent:0pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">...............................</span></p></div></td><td style="width:59.3pt; 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; background-color:#ffffff"><span>62,000</span></p></td><td style="width:63.5pt; 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>1,314,000</span></p></td><td style="width:64.95pt; 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; background-color:#ffffff"><span>996,387</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:247.7pt; 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-bottom:6pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-weight:bold">Total: Department of Aboriginal Affairs</span><span style="width:72.6pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; font-weight:bold; display:inline-block">............</span></p></td><td style="width:59.3pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:7.2pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; font-size:12pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-weight:bold">204,500</span></p></td><td style
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