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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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.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 the Commonwealth to issue $274,449,000 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the year ending 30 June 1991 and treats that money as if it were appropriated from 1 July 1990. It allocates funds across departments and specific programs (Schedules 1–2) and sets out that designated Ministers decide the terms, conditions and timing of certain payments to States. It matters because it legally permits these specific outlays and gives ministers written discretion over how and when parts are paid.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Appropriation Act (No. 5) 1990-91.
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Appropriation Act (No. 5) 1990-91
No. 65 of 1991
An Act to appropriate a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, additional to the sum appropriated by the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1990-91, for certain expenditure in respect of the year ending on 30 June 1991, and for related purposes
[Assented to 6 June 1991]
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
Short title
Commencement
Issue and application of $274 449 000
27544 Cat. No. 91 3777 X
Appropriation of $274 449 000
Payments to States
“Appropriation Act” means an Act appropriating money for expenditure in respect of a financial year and includes an Act appropriating money, by way of interim provision, for such expenditure.
(2) Payments out of such money appropriated by this Act as is specified in the Division, or unit of a Division, in Schedule 2 that is specified in column 2 of Schedule 1 opposite to an item number listed in column 1 of Schedule 1, being payments that are made to a State for a purpose specified in column 3 opposite that item number must be made:
(a) on such terms and conditions (if any) as are from time to time determined, in writing, for the purposes of Appropriation Acts, by the Minister specified in column 4 opposite to that item number, being terms and conditions applicable to payments under such Acts to a State for that purpose; and
(b) in such amounts and at such times as are determined, in writing, by the Minister specified in column 5 opposite to that item number.
(3) Payments to a State out of such of the money appropriated by this Act as is specified in Division 977 in Schedule 2 must be made in accordance with any determinations of the Treasurer as to the amounts and times of payments.
(4) Nothing in this section limits, by implication, the power of the Commonwealth to make payments to a Territory, a local Government
body, a body corporate, an organisation or a natural person for any purposes for which money is appropriated under Appropriation Acts:
(a) on such terms and conditions; and
(b) in such amounts and at such times;
as the Commonwealth determines.
Money appropriated for a program
(a) the purpose of payments (including advances) under Acts administered as part of the program; and
(b) any other purposes of the program.
Program appropriations under Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1990-91
“(b) any other purposes of the program.”
SCHEDULE 1 Section 5
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item | Division, &c. | Purpose | Minister determining conditions | Minister determining payments |
| 1 | Subdivision 1 of Division 831 | National Campaign Against Drug Abuse. | Minister for Aged, Family and Health Services | Minister for Aged, Family and Health Services |
| 2 | Subdivision 3 of Division 831 | Blood Transfusion Service. | Minister for Community Services and Health | Minister for Community Services and Health |
| 3 | Subdivision 5 of Division 831 | Child Care Fee Relief. Other Services for Families with Children. | Minister for Aged, Family and Health Services | Minister for Aged, Family and Health Services |
| 4 | Division 865 | Natural disaster relief and restoration. | Minister for Finance | Minister for Finance |
| 5 | Subdivision 2 of Division 916 | Feasibility studies into the Multifunction Polis. | Minister for Industry, Technology and Commerce | Minister for Industry, Technology and Commerce |
| 6 | Division 931 | National Soil Conservation Program. | Minister for Primary Industries and Energy | Minister for Primary Industries and Energy |
SCHEDULE 2 Sections 3 and 4
ABSTRACT
| Page Reference | Departments and Services | Total |
|---|---|---|
| $ | ||
| 10 | Department of Administrative Services........................ | 36 945 000 |
| 11 | Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories. | 1 912 000 |
| 12 | Attorney-General’s Department............................. | 25 072 000 |
| 13 | Department of Community Services and Health.................. | 18 660 000 |
| 14 | Department of Veterans’ Affairs............................ | 560 000 |
| 15 | Department of Employment, Education and Training............... | 5 270 000 |
| 16 | Department of Finance.................................. | 75 000 000 |
| Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade...................... | — | |
| Department of Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs..... | — | |
| 17 | Department of Industrial Relations........................... | 2 600 000 |
| 18 | Department of Industry, Technology and Commerce............... | 6 909 000 |
| 19 | Department of Primary Industries and Energy................... | 53 212 000 |
| 20 | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet................... | 1 000 000 |
| Department of Social Security.............................. | — | |
| 21 | Department of Transport and Communications................... | 33 678 000 |
| 22 | Department of the Treasury............................... | 13 631 000 |
| Total ............................................ | 274 449 000 |
DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES
Appropriation Bill (No. 5) 1990-91, Heavy figures
Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1990-91, Light figures
| Departments and Services | Capital Works and Services | Payments to or for the States, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory | Other Services | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $ | $ | $ | $ | |
| Department of Administrative Services..... | 36 937 000 | — | 8 000 | 36 945 000 |
| 382 427 000 | — | 50 416 000 | 432 843 000 | |
| Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories | 962 000 | 950 000 | — | 1 912 000 |
| 59 820 000 | 56 631 000 | 6 160 000 | 122 611 000 | |
| Attorney-General’s Department......... | — | 25 072 000 | — | 25 072 000 |
| 64 521 000 | 165 160 000 | 500 000 | 230 181 000 | |
| Department of Community Services and Health | — | 4 130 000 | 14 530 000 | 18 660 000 |
| 73 359 000 | 4 299 752 000 | 20 350 000 | 4 393 461 000 | |
| Department of Veterans’ Affairs......... | 560 000 | — | — | 560 000 |
| 30 133 000 | 3 466 000 | — | 33 599 000 | |
| Department of Employment, Education and Training | 5 270 000 | — | — | 5 270 000 |
| 17 921 000 | 13 695 000 | 50 000 000 | 81 616 000 | |
| Department of Finance (a)............. | — | 75 000 000 | — | 75 000 000 |
| 3 851 000 | 113 704 000 | — | 117 555 000 | |
| Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade... | — | — | — | — |
| 750 000 | — | 1 124 000 | 1 874 000 | |
| Department of Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs | — | — | — | — |
| 2 362 000 | 828 000 | — | 3 190 000 | |
| Department of Industrial Relations....... | 2 600 000 | — | — | 2 600 000 |
| 50 000 | 2 000 000 | — | 2 050 000 | |
| Department of Industry, Technology and Commerce | 4 379 000 | 2 500 000 | 30 000 | 6 909 000 |
| 56 427 900 | 10 470 100 | 84 000 | 66 982 000 | |
| Department of Primary Industries and Energy | — | 35 392 000 | 17 820 000 | 53 212 000 |
| 12 073 000 | 171 003 000 | 840 000 | 183 916 000 | |
| Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet | — | — | 1 000 000 | 1 000 000 |
| 1 078 000 | — | 18 000 000 | 19 078 000 | |
| Department of Social Security.......... | — | — | — | — |
| 28 507 000 | — | — | 28 507 000 | |
| Department of Transport and Communications | 31 000 000 | — | 2 678 000 | 33 678 000 |
| 118 944 000 | 2 265 000 | 192 459 000 | 313 668 000 | |
| Department of the Treasury............ | 5 561 000 | 6 680 000 | 1 390 000 | 13 631 000 |
| 79 769 000 | 553 058 000 | 3 770 000 | 636 597 000 | |
| TOTAL.................... | 87 269 000 | 149 724 000 |
This is an opening excerpt, not the complete document.