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- This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act (No. 4) 1980-81.
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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.
This Act authorises an extra $88.3 million from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the 1980–81 year, permitting the Finance Minister to release retrospective payments (1 July 1980–30 June 1981) to services listed in the Schedule. Major funding goes to the Department of Finance (primarily natural disaster relief) and to multiple departments for capital works, housing, social services and specific programs. Disaster relief payments to states and the Northern Territory are subject to Finance Minister-determined terms and timing.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Appropriation Act (No. 4) 1980-81.
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Commencement
Issue and application of $ 88,273,000
Appropriation
12930 81 Cat. No. 81 3996 5 — Recommended retail price 60c
Payments to States and Northern Territory
5. Payments to a State or the Northern Territory out of such of the moneys appropriated by this Act as are specified in Division 852 of the Schedule shall be made—
(a) on such terms and conditions as are from time to time determined by the Minister for Finance as being terms and conditions applicable to payments to or for the States or the Northern Territory for natural disaster relief and restoration; and
(b) in accordance with any determinations of the Minister for Finance as to the amounts and times of payments.
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Appropriation Act (No. 4) 1980-81
No. 56 of 1981
An Act to appropriate a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, additional to the sum appropriated by the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1980-81, for certain expenditure in respect of the year ending on 30 June 1981
[Assented to 1 June 1981]
BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:
Short title
Commencement
Issue and application of $ 88,273,000
Appropriation
12930 81 Cat. No. 81 3996 5 — Recommended retail price 60c
Payments to States and Northern Territory
5. Payments to a State or the Northern Territory out of such of the moneys appropriated by this Act as are specified in Division 852 of the Schedule shall be made—
(a) on such terms and conditions as are from time to time determined by the Minister for Finance as being terms and conditions applicable to payments to or for the States or the Northern Territory for natural disaster relief and restoration; and
(b) in accordance with any determinations of the Minister for Finance as to the amounts and times of payments.
SCHEDULE Section 4
ABSTRACT
| Page Reference | Departments and Services | Total |
|---|---|---|
| $ | ||
| 4 | Department of Aboriginal Affairs................................. | 137,000 |
| 4 |
| Department of Administrative Services............................. |
| 1,836,000 |
| 5 | Attorney-General's Department.................................. | 15,000 |
| 5 | Department of Business and Consumer Affairs........................ | 30,000 |
| 6 | Department of the Capital Territory............................... | 7,225,000 |
| 6 | Department of Communications.................................. | 2,600,000 |
| 6 | Department of Education...................................... | 1,013,000 |
| 7 | Department of Employment and Youth Affairs........................ | 478,000 |
| 7 | Department of Finance........................................ | 53,782,000 |
| 8 | Department of Foreign Affairs................................... | 715,000 |
| 8 | Department of Health......................................... | 1,401,000 |
| 8 | Department of Home Affairs and Environment........................ | 1,811,000 |
| 9 | Department of Housing and Construction............................ | 3,610,000 |
| 10 | Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs........................ | 1,098,000 |
| 11 | Department of Industry and Commerce............................. | 1,795,000 |
| 11 | Department of National Development and Energy...................... | 668,000 |
| 12 | Department of Primary Industry.................................. | 658,000 |
| 12 | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet........................ | 742,000 |
| 13 | Department of Science and Technology............................. | 1,000 |
| 13 | Department of Social Security................................... | 2,826,000 |
| 13 | Department of the Treasury..................................... | 5,832,000 |
| Total............................................... | 88,273,000 |
DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%; margin-right:auto; margin-left:auto; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:257pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:63.5pt; 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:118.95pt; 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:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:4.3pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:257pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:63.5pt; 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 1980-81</span></p></td><td style="width:58.3pt; 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:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1980-81</span></p></td><td style="width:56.65pt; 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 1979-80</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:257pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:63.5pt; 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-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>$</span></p></td><td style="width:58.3pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>$</span></p></td><td style="width:56.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; 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:257pt; 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">DEPARTMENT OF ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS</span></p></td><td style="width:63.5pt; 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:58.3pt; 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; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:56.65pt; 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:257pt; 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>813.</span><span>—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES AND THE NORTHERN TERRITORY</span></p></td><td style="width:63.5pt; 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:58.3pt; 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; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:56.65pt; 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:257pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-indent:0.25pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-weight:bold">1.</span><span style="font-weight:bold">—For</span><span style="font-weight:bold"> </span><span style="font-weight:bold">the</span><span style="font-weight:bold"> </span><span style="font-weight:bold">purpose</span><span style="font-weight:bold"> </span><span style="font-weight:bold">of the</span><span style="font-weight:bold"> </span><span style="font-weight:bold; font-style:italic">States</span><span style="font-weight:bold; font-style:italic"> </span><span style="font-weight:bold; font-style:italic">Grants</span><span style="font-weight:bold; font-style:italic"> </span><span style="font-weight:bold">(</span><span style="font-weight:bold; font-style:italic">Aboriginal Assistance</span><span style="font-weight:bold">)</span><span style="font-weight:bold; font-style:italic"> Act </span><span style="font-weight:bold">1976—</span></p></td><td style="width:63.5pt; 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:58.3pt; 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; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:56.65pt; 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:257pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:5.3pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span>02. Health</span><span style="width:205.04pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">..................................</span></p></td><td style="width:63.5pt; 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>59,100</span></p></td><td style="width:58.3pt; 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; background-color:#ffffff"><span>13,584,000</span></p></td><td style="width:56.65pt; 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>13,148,228</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:257pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:5.3pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span>07. Training</span><span style="width:197.27pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">................................</span></p></td><td style="width:63.5pt; 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>9,900</span></p></td><td style="width:58.3pt; 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; background-color:#ffffff"><span>2,117,000</span></p></td><td style="width:56.65pt; 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>1,834,200</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:257pt; padding-right:2pt; 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-style:italic">Total:</span><span style="font-style:italic"> Division </span><span>813</span></p></td><td style="width:63.5pt; 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">69,000</span></p></td><td style="width:58.3pt; 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; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:56.65pt; 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:257pt; 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>815.</span><span>—OTHER SERVICES</span></p></td><td style="width:63.5pt; 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:58.3pt; 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; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:56.65pt; 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:257pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-indent:0
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