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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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.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 $54.4 million from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the year ending 30 June 1973 to provide supplementary funding to Commonwealth services. The Treasurer may allocate these amounts to areas such as minerals and energy, foreign affairs, education, housing, urban and regional development, health and Parliament. The funds are treated as available from 1 July 1972 to maintain continuous funding.
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Appropriation Act (No. 6) 1972-73
No. 39 of 1973
AN ACT
To appropriate a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, additional to the sums appropriated by the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1972-73 and the Appropriation Act (No. 4) 1972-73, for certain expenditure in respect of the year ending on 30th June, 1973.
[Assented to 5th June, 1973]
BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, the Senate and the House of Representatives of Australia, as follows:—
Short title.
Commencement.
Issue and application of $54,400,000.
Appropriation.
15000/73—Price 15c
SCHEDULE
ABSTRACT Section 4
| Page Reference | Departments and Services | Total |
|---|---|---|
| $ | ||
| 3 | PARLIAMENT......................................... | 45,700 |
| 3 | DEPARTMENT OF ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS.................... | 30,000 |
| 3 | ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT...................... | 12,500 |
| 3 | DEPARTMENT OF THE CAPITAL TERRITORY.................. | 451,200 |
| 4 | DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION............................ | 9,834,500 |
| 4 | DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION..... | 325,000 |
| 5 | DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS....................... | 10,141,500 |
| 5 | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH............................... | 653,500 |
| 6 | DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING.............................. | 6,000,000 |
| 6 | DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR............................... | 375,000 |
| 6 | DEPARTMENT OF THE MEDIA............................. | 144,000 |
| 6 | DEPARTMENT OF MINERALS AND ENERGY.................. | 14,000,000 |
| 7 | DEPARTMENT OF NORTHERN DEVELOPMENT................ | 1,500,000 |
| 7 | DEPARTMENT OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY............... | 14,400 |
| 7 | DEPARTMENT OF OVERSEAS TRADE....................... | 644,200 |
| 7 | DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY..................... | 2,030,500 |
| 7 | DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET......... | 56,500 |
| 8 | DEPARTMENT OF SERVICES AND PROPERTY................. | 650,600 |
| 9 | DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY....................... | 75,000 |
| 9 | DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT............................ | 297,000 |
| 9 | DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY......................... | 403,000 |
| 10 | DEPARTMENT OF URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT...... | 6,000,000 |
| 10 | DEPARTMENT OF WORKS................................ | 715,900 |
| TOTAL.................................... | 54,400,000 |
DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES
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background-color:#ffffff"><p style="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:246.95pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:83pt; 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; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Appropriation made by </span><span style="font-style:italic">Appropriation Acts </span><span>(</span><span style="font-style:italic">Nos. </span><span>2</span><span style="font-style:italic"> and </span><span>4) 1972-73</span></p></td><td style="width:52.75pt; 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; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Expenditure for 1971-72</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:246.95pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:64.1pt; 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:6pt; text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff"><span>$</span></p></td><td style="width:83pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:1.5pt double #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.25pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff"><span>$</span></p></td><td style="width:52.75pt; 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-top:6pt; text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff"><span>$</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:246.95pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-weight:bold">PARLIAMENT</span></p></td><td style="width:64.1pt; 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:3.6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:83pt; 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:3.6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:52.75pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:246.95pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:12pt; text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff"><span>JOINT HOUSE DEPARTMENT</span></p></td><td style="width:64.1pt; 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:3.6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:83pt; 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:3.6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:52.75pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:246.95pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:12pt; 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:64.1pt; 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:3.6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:83pt; 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:3.6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:52.75pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:246.95pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-weight:bold">1.</span><span style="font-weight:bold">—Buildings and Works—</span></p></td><td style="width:64.1pt; 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:3.6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:83pt; 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:3.6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:52.75pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:246.95pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><div style="margin-left:7.2pt; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:28.8pt; text-indent:-28.8pt; text-align:justify"><span>01</span><span>. </span><span>D</span><span>isplay</span><span>—Exhibition Area—Parliament House</span><span style="width:32.37pt; text-indent:0pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">.....</span></p></div></td><td style="width:64.1pt; 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:3.6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>15,700</span></p></td><td style="width:83pt; 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:3.6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>15,000</span></p></td><td style="width:52.75pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>1,351</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:246.95pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:18pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-weight:bold">2.</span><span style="font-weight:bold">—Plant and Equipment—</span></p></td><td style="width:64.1pt; 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:3.6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:83pt; 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:3.6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:52.75pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:246.95pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><div style="margin-left:7.2pt; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:28.8pt; text-indent:-28.8pt; text-align:justify"><span>01</span><span>. </span><span>S</span><span>enate Committee Rooms</span><span>—Recording equipment</span><span style="width:18.2pt; text-indent:0pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">...</span></p></div></td><td style="width:64.1pt; 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:3.6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>30,000</span></p></td><td style="width:83pt; 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="text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff"><span>..</span></p></td><td style="width:52.75pt; 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></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:246.95pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:12pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-sty
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