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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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.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 $121,864,000 to be drawn from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the Commonwealth services listed in the Schedule and deems that appropriation to have taken effect from 1 July 1983 (ss.3–4; Schedule). It gives the Minister for Finance power to determine the terms, amounts and timing of certain payments to the States, the Northern Territory and Tasmania (s.5), so taxpayers fund the listed programs while administrative discretion governs some disbursements.
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Appropriation Act (No. 4) 1983‑84
No. 33 of 1984
An Act to appropriate a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, additional to the sum appropriated by the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1983‑84, for certain expenditure in respect of the year ending on 30 June 1984
[Assented to 6 June 1984]
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 $121,864,000
Appropriation
13419/84 Cat. No. 84 7039 1—Recommended retail price 80c
Payments to States and Northern Territory
5. (1) Payments to a State or the Northern Territory out of such of the moneys appropriated by this Act as are specified in item 1 of Division 865 in Schedule 2 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.
(2) Payments to Tasmania out of such of the moneys appropriated by this Act as are specified in item 4 of Division 865 in Schedule 2 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 Tasmania in relation to the termination of the Gordon River Power Development Stage Two; 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 |
|---|---|---|
| $ | ||
| Department of Aboriginal Affairs.............................. | 115 000 | |
| Department of Administrative Services.......................... | 4 153 000 | |
| Attorney‑General's Department......................... | 16 000 | |
| Department of Communications............................... | 1 762 000 | |
| Department of Education and Youth Affairs....................... | 2 740 000 | |
| Department of Employment and Industrial Relations................. | 50 000 | |
| Department of Finance..................................... | 69 837 000 | |
| Department of Foreign Affairs................................ | 300 000 | |
| Department of Health...................................... | 18 582 000 | |
| Department of Home Affairs and Environment..................... | 5 726 000 | |
| Department of Housing and Construction......................... | 4 000 000 | |
| Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs..................... | 622 000 | |
| Department of Primary Industry............................... | 6 000 | |
| Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet..................... | 143 000 | |
| Department of Resources and Energy........................... | 854 000 | |
| Department of Science and Technology.......................... | 68 000 | |
| Department of Social Security................................ | 8 032 000 | |
| Department of the Special Minister of State....................... | 1 714 000 | |
| Department of Sport, Recreation and Tourism...................... | 10 000 | |
| Department of Territories and Local Government................... | 3 031 000 | |
| Department of Transport.................................... | 5 000 | |
| Department of Veterans' Affairs............................... | 98 000 | |
| Total............................................ | 121 864 000 |
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:255.45pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; 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:62.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:121.6pt; 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-left:12.5pt; margin-bottom:3pt; 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:255.45pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; 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:62.4pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:5.05pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Additional appropriation for 1983</span><span>‑</span><span>84</span></p></td><td style="width:61.65pt; 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-left:3.85pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No 2) 1983</span><span>‑</span><span>84</span></p></td><td style="width:55.95pt; 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-bottom:3pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Expenditure for 1982</span><span>‑</span><span>83</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:255.45pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; 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:62.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>$</span></p></td><td style="width:61.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>$</span></p></td><td style="width:55.95pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>$</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:255.45pt; 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:62.4pt; 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:61.65pt; 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><td style="width:55.95pt; 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:255.45pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Division 804.</span><span>—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES</span></p></td><td style="width:62.4pt; 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:61.65pt; 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><td style="width:55.95pt; 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:255.45pt; 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:62.4pt; 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:61.65pt; 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><td style="width:55.95pt; 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:255.45pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><div style="margin-left:5.05pt; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:28.8pt; text-indent:-28.8pt; text-align:justify"><span>01.</span><span> </span><span>General services</span><span style="width:163.6pt; text-indent:0pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">...........................</span></p></div></td><td style="width:62.4pt; 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 style="font-weight:bold">16 000</span></p></td><td style="width:61.65pt; 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>8000</span></p></td><td style="width:55.95pt; 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>20 700</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:255.45pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Division 806.</span><span> </span><span>OTHER SERVICES</span></p></td><td style="width:62.4pt; 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:61.65pt; 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><td style="width:55.95pt; 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:255.45pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><div style="margin-left:5.05pt; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:28.8pt; text-indent:-28.8pt; text-align:justify"><span>02.</span><span> </span><span>Special program consultants</span><span style="width:116.64pt; text-indent:0pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">...................</span></p></div></td><td style="width:62.4pt; 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 style="font-weight:bold">99 000</span></p></td><td style="width:61.65pt; 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>200 000</span></p></td><td style="width:55.95pt; 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:255.45pt; 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">Total: Department of Aboriginal Affairs</span><span style="width:77.8pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; font-weight:bold; display:inline-block">............</span></p></td><td style="width:62.4pt; 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 style="font-weight:bold">115 000</span></p></td><td style="width:61.65pt; 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></span></p></td><td style="width:55.95pt; 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></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:255.45pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:12pt; text-indent:0.25pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-weight:bold">DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES</span></p></td><td style="width:62.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2
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