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Commonwealth act
This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.
This interim Supply Act authorises £423,704,000 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund to keep the Australian Government operating in 1964–65 until a full budget is passed. It finances core Commonwealth functions — notably defence, veterans’ pensions and hospitals, immigration assistance, key infrastructure and territories’ administration — ensuring salaries, services and national programs continue without interruption.
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THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.
SUPPLY 1964-65.
No. 35 of 1964.
An Act to make interim provision for the appropriation of moneys out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the ordinary annual services of the Government in respect of the year ending on the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and sixty-five.
[Assented to 26th May, 1964.]
BE it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—
Short title.
Commencement.
Issue, application and appropriation of £423,704,000.
3.—(1.) The Treasurer may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and apply for the ordinary annual services of the Government specified in the Schedule to this Act in respect of the financial year ending on the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and sixty-five, the sum of Four hundred and twenty-three million seven hundred and four thousand pounds.
(2.) The Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated to the extent necessary for the purposes of the last preceding sub-section.
THE
F.6989/64.—Price 6s.
Section 3. THE SCHEDULE.
ABSTRACT.
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%; margin-right:auto; margin-left:auto; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr style="height:28.05pt"><td style="width:45.5pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Page Reference.</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:329pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="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; 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>Total.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:45.5pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:329pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-weight:bold">Part 1.</span><span style="font-weight:bold">—Departments and Services—other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth—</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="text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>£</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:45.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>6</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:329pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:justify; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>PARLIAMENT</span><span style="width:251.11pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">.....................................</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; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>587,000</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:45.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>8</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:329pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:justify; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>ATTORNEY-GENERAL</span><span>’</span><span>S DEPARTMENT</span><span style="width:121.27pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">..................</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; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>1,417,000</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:45.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>10</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:329pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:justify; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION</span><span style="width:142.65pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">.....................</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; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>7,722,000</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:45.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>11</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:329pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><div style="background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:10.8pt; text-indent:-10.8pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>COMMONWEALTH</span><span> </span><span>SCIENTIFIC</span><span> </span><span>AND</span><span> </span><span>INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION</span><span style="width:30.82pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span></p></div></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; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>6,171,000</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:45.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>12</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:329pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:justify; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE</span><span style="width:108.7pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">................</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; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>2,555,000</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:45.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>13</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:329pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:justify; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS</span><span style="width:122.46pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">..................</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; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>5,723,000</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:45.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>21</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:329pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:justify; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH</span><span style="width:184.51pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">...........................</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; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>1,649,000</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:45.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>22</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:329pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:justify; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING</span><span style="width:178.99pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">...........................</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; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>16,443,000</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:45.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>23</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:329pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:justify; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION</span><span style="width:152.11pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">......................</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; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>5,674,000</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:45.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>27</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:329pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:justify; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR</span><span style="width:153.04pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">.......................</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; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>3,983,000</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:45.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>29</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:329pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:justify; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE</span><span style="width:48.53pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">.......</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; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>1,313,000</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:45.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>30</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:329pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:justify; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT</span><span style="width:87.65pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">.............</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; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>10,822,000</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:45.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>32</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:329pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:j
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