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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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.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 extra $70.4 million from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the year ending 30 June 1974, acting as a mid‑year top‑up to the budget. It funds a range of government services—notably postal, education, health, immigration and territory programs—and legally enables the Treasurer to pay for those specific expenditures.
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Appropriation Act (No. 5) 1973-74
No. 12 of 1974
AN ACT
To appropriate a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, additional to the sums appropriated by the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1973–74, for certain expenditure in respect of the year ending on 30 June, 1974.
[Assented to 11 April 1974]
BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, the Senate and the House of Representatives 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 $70,362,000.
Appropriation.
12834/74—Price 15c
SCHEDULE
ABSTRACT Section 4.
| Page Reference | Departments and Services | Total |
|---|---|---|
| $ | ||
| 3 | DEPARTMENT OF ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS..................... | 84,000 |
| 3 | ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT....................... | 3,300 |
| 3 | DEPARTMENT OF THE CAPITAL TERRITORY.................. | 219,000 |
| 3 | DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION............................. | 10,054,000 |
| 4 | DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION..... | 337,000 |
| 4 | DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS........................ | 10,000 |
| 4 | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH................................ |
| 1,982,000 |
| 5 | DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION.............. | 43,000 |
| 5 | DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION........................... | 2,000,000 |
| 5 | DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR................................ | 266,000 |
| 6 | DEPARTMENT OF THE MEDIA............................. | 510,000 |
| 6 | DEPARTMENT OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY................ | 1,003,000 |
| 7 | DEPARTMENT OF OVERSEAS TRADE........................ | 1,357,000 |
| 7 | POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT..................... | 33,000,000 |
| 7 | DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY...................... | 1,149,000 |
| 8 | DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET.......... | 45,000 |
| 8 | DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE................................ | 323,000 |
| 9 | DEPARTMENT OF SERVICES AND PROPERTY.................. | 7,177,700 |
| 9 | DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY........................ | 578,000 |
| 10 | DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT............................. | 1,188,000 |
| 10 | DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.......................... | 2,660,000 |
| 11 | DEPARTMENT OF URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT....... | 6,373,000 |
| TOTAL......................................... | 70,362,000 |
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:248pt; 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; font-size:9pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td rowspan="2" style="width:59pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:1.5pt double #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.25pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Additional appropriation for 1973</span><span>–74</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:132.45pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:1.5pt double #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.25pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:58.65pt"><td style="width:248pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:63.5pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:1.5pt double #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.25pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Appropriation made by</span><span> </span><span style="font-style:italic">Appropriation Act </span><span>(</span><span style="font-style:italic">No. </span><span>2) 1973</span><span>–74</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; font-size:9pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Expenditure</span></p><p style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>for 1972</span><span>–73</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:16.8pt"><td style="width:248pt; 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:59pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:1.5pt double #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.25pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff"><span>$</span></p></td><td style="width:63.5pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:1.5pt double #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.25pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff"><span>$</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="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff"><span>$</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:248pt; 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:59pt; border-right:1.5pt double #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.25pt; 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:1.5pt double #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.25pt; 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:248pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><div style="background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:25.2pt; text-indent:-25.2pt; text-align:justify"><span style="font-variant:small-caps">Division </span><span>8</span><span>05.—</span><span>CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES</span></p></div></td><td style="width:59pt; border-right:1.5pt double #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.25pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:12pt; 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:1.5pt double #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.25pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:12pt; 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:12pt; margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:248pt; 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">Buildings and Works—</span></p></div></td><td style="width:59pt; border-right:1.5pt double #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.25pt; 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:1.5pt double #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.25pt; 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:248pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><div style="margin-left:12.95pt; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:25.2pt; text-indent:-25.2pt; text-align:justify"><span>01. Aboriginal advancement</span><span>—Self-help housing, other buildings and works</span><span style="width:7.5pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span></p></div></td><td style="width:59pt; border-right:1.5pt double #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.25pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:12pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-weight:bold">84,000</span></p></td><td style="width:63.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:1.5pt double #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.25pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>289,000</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>784,025</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:248pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:30pt; text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-weight:bold">ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT</span></p></td><td style="width:59pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:1.5pt double #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.25pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:30pt; 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:1.5pt double #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.25pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:30pt; 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:30pt; margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:248pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><div style="margin-top:12pt; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:25.2pt; text-indent:-25.2pt; text-align:justify"><span style="font-variant:small-caps">Division </span><span>8</span><span>11.—</span><span>OTHER SERVICES</span></p></div></td><td style="width:59pt; border-right:1.5pt double #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.25pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:12pt; 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:1.5pt double #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.25pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:12pt; 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:12pt; margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:248pt; 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</span><span>. </span><span>The Hague Conference</span><span>—Contribution</span><span style="width:65.86pt; text-indent:0pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">..........</span></p></div></td><td style="width:59pt; border-right:1.5pt double #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.25pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>2,400</span></p></td><td style="width:63.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:1.5pt double #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.25pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>12,400</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:center; background-color:#ffffff"><span>..</span>
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