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This Act may be cited as the Loan Act 1977.
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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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.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 Australian Government to borrow up to $1.4 billion in 1977–78 (by issuing Commonwealth inscribed stock or Treasury Bills) to meet costs of arranging loans and to fund Defence services authorised in the 1977–78 Supply Act (or later Acts for that year). It protects Parliament’s control by not permitting Defence outlays beyond existing appropriations, expires 30 June 1978 (except for paying borrowing costs), and excludes emergency “Advance to the Minister for Finance” funds from the cap.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Loan Act 1977.
This Act may be cited as the Loan Act 1977.
This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
The Treasurer may, from time to time during the financial year ending on 30 June 1978, in accordance with the provisions of the Commonwealth Inscribed Stock Act 1911, or in accordance with the provisions of an Act authorizing the issue of Treasury Bills, borrow moneys not exceeding in the aggregate $1,400,000,000.
Moneys borrowed under section 3 shall be applied only for the expenses of borrowing and for services specified under the heading “DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE” in the Supply Act (No. 1) 1977—78 or in an Act passed after the commencement of this Act and appropriating the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the service of the year ending on 30 June 1978, being an Act that is expressed to have effect subject to section 5 of this Act.
(1) Nothing in this Act or in an Act referred to in section 4 shall be taken to authorize the expenditure for a service referred to in section 4 of an amount the expenditure of which would result in the total expenditure for that service under this Act and the Acts referred to in section 4 exceeding the total of the amounts authorized by the Acts referred to in section 4 to be expended in respect of that service. (2) Subsection (1) does not affect the expenditure of moneys appropriated under the heading “ADVANCE TO THE MINISTER FOR FINANCE”. (3) Nothing in this Act shall be taken to authorize expenditure (otherwise than for the expenses of borrowing) after 30 June 1978.
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This Act may be cited as the Loan Act 1977.
This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
The Treasurer may, from time to time during the financial year ending on 30 June 1978, in accordance with the provisions of the Commonwealth Inscribed Stock Act 1911, or in accordance with the provisions of an Act authorizing the issue of Treasury Bills, borrow moneys not exceeding in the aggregate $1,400,000,000.
Moneys borrowed under section 3 shall be applied only for the expenses of borrowing and for services specified under the heading “DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE” in the Supply Act (No. 1) 1977—78 or in an Act passed after the commencement of this Act and appropriating the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the service of the year ending on 30 June 1978, being an Act that is expressed to have effect subject to section 5 of this Act.
(1) Nothing in this Act or in an Act referred to in section 4 shall be taken to authorize the expenditure for a service referred to in section 4 of an amount the expenditure of which would result in the total expenditure for that service under this Act and the Acts referred to in section 4 exceeding the total of the amounts authorized by the Acts referred to in section 4 to be expended in respect of that service. (2) Subsection (1) does not affect the expenditure of moneys appropriated under the heading “ADVANCE TO THE MINISTER FOR FINANCE”. (3) Nothing in this Act shall be taken to authorize expenditure (otherwise than for the expenses of borrowing) after 30 June 1978.