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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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.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 an additional $66.36 million from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the 1978–79 year, topping up prior appropriations and funding a range of Commonwealth services (notably health, transport, disaster relief, housing, administrative services, productivity and national development) and programs such as refugee and Aboriginal support. The appropriation is treated as effective from 1 July 1978, and the Finance Minister sets terms for payments to States.
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Appropriation Act (No. 4) 1978‑79
No. 30 of 1979
AN ACT
To appropriate a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, additional to the sum appropriated by the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1978‑79, for certain expenditure in respect of the year ending on 30 June 1979.
[Assented to 4 June 1979]
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 $66,360,000
Appropriation
12652/79 Cat. No. 79 4822 0—Recommended retail price 40c
Payments to a State
SCHEDULE
ABSTRACT Section 4
| Page Reference | Departments and Services | Total |
|---|---|---|
| $ | ||
| 4 | Parliament.............................................. | 79,000 |
| 4 | Department of Aboriginal Affairs............................... | 756,000 |
| 4 | Department of Administrative Services........................... |
| 6,091,000 |
| 5 | Attorney‑General's Department.......................... | 14,000 |
| 6 | Department of Business and Consumer Affairs...................... | 76,000 |
| 6 | Department of the Capital Territory............................. | 186,000 |
| 6 | Department of Education.................................... | 744,000 |
| 7 | Department of Finance...................................... | 12,023,000 |
| 7 | Department of Foreign Affairs................................. | 27,000 |
| 7 | Department of Health....................................... | 13,094,000 |
| 8 | Department of Home Affairs.................................. | 196,000 |
| 8 | Department of Housing and Construction.......................... | 7,638,000 |
| 9 | Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs...................... | 752,000 |
| 9 | Department of Industry and Commerce........................... | 31,000 |
| 10 | Department of National Development............................ | 4,258,000 |
| 10 | Department of Primary Industry................................ | 113,000 |
| 11 | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet...................... | 750,000 |
| 11 | Department of Productivity................................... | 5,357,000 |
| 12 | Department of Science and the Environment........................ | 1,480,000 |
| 12 | Department of Trade and Resources............................. | 90,000 |
| 12 | Department of Transport..................................... | 12,453,000 |
| 13 | Department of the Treasury................................... | 152,000 |
| Total............................................. | 66,360,000 |
DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%; margin-right:auto; margin-left:auto; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr style="height:38.4pt"><td style="width:240.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; 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:61.3pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:137.45pt; 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:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="background-color:#ffffff"><span>Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:240.7pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; 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:61.3pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Additional appropriation for 1978</span><span>–79</span></p></td><td style="width:73pt; 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:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1978</span><span>–79</span></p></td><td style="width:60.45pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Expenditure for 1977</span><span>–78</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:240.7pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:61.3pt; 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="margin-left:51.1pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span>$</span></p></td><td style="width:73pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:56.15pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span>$</span></p></td><td style="width:60.45pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:47.3pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span>$</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:240.7pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-weight:bold">PARLIAMENT</span></p></td><td style="width:61.3pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; 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:73pt; 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><td style="width:60.45pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; 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:240.7pt; padding-right:2pt; 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>800.</span><span>—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES</span></p></td><td style="width:61.3pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; 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:73pt; 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><td style="width:60.45pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; 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:240.7pt; padding-right:2pt; 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:61.3pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; 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:73pt; 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><td style="width:60.45pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; 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:240.7pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:5.5pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span>01. Joint House Department</span><span style="width:112.7pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">..................</span></p></td><td style="width:61.3pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>79,000</span></p></td><td style="width:73pt; 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><td style="width:60.45pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>8,919</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:240.7pt; padding-right:2pt; 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: Parliament.</span><span style="width:151.53pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; font-weight:bold; display:inline-block">.........................</span></p></td><td style="width:61.3pt; 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:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-weight:bold">79,000</span></p></td><td style="width:73pt; 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><td style="width:60.45pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; 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:240.7pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:12pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-weight:bold">DEPARTMENT OF ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS</span></p></td><td style="width:61.3pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; 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:73pt; 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><td style="width:60.45pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; 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:240.7pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:12pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-variant:small-caps">Division </span><span>814.</span><span>—OTHER SERVICES</span></p></td><td style="width:61.3pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; 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:73pt; 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><td style="width:60.45pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; 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:240.7pt; padding-right:2pt; 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"><span>02. Support for Aboriginal Land Councils</span><span>—Northern Territory</span><span style="width:29.05pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span></p></div></td><td style="width:61.3pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>706,000</span></p></td><td style="width:73pt; 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><td style="width:60.45pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; background-c
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