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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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.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 Treasurer to issue £398,654,000 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund and appropriates that money for the services listed in the Schedule for the financial year ending 30 June 1966 (s.3 and Schedule). It covers Commonwealth departments, specified business undertakings and territories, and includes an "Advance to the Treasurer" provision to meet provisional ordinary annual services. Mechanically, it creates legal authority to pay those items from public funds pending further appropriation.
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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
Supply Act (No. 1) 1965-66
No. 17 of 1965
AN ACT
To make interim provision for the appropriation of moneys out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the service of the year ending on the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and sixty-six.
[Assented to 28th May, 1965]
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 £398,654,000.
3.—(1.) The Treasurer may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and apply for the services 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-six, the sum of Three hundred and ninety-eight million six hundred and fifty-four thousand pounds.
(2.) The Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated to the extent necessary for the purposes of the last preceding sub-section.
F.6493/65.—Price 5s. 6d.
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:1pt"><td style="width:47.1pt; 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:267.65pt; 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:50.7pt; 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:47.1pt; 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="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:267.65pt; 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="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:50.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; 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:47.1pt; 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; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:267.65pt; 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; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:50.7pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff"><span>£</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:47.1pt; 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; background-color:#ffffff"><span>6</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:267.65pt; 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:7.2pt; text-indent:-7.2pt; text-align:justify"><span>PARLIAMENT</span><span style="width:256.36pt; text-indent:0pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">..........................................</span></p></div></td><td style="width:50.7pt; 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>627,000</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:47.1pt; 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; background-color:#ffffff"><span>8</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:267.65pt; 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:7.2pt; text-indent:-7.2pt; text-align:justify"><span>ATTORNEY-GENERAL</span><span>’</span><span>S DEPARTMENT</span><span style="width:138.31pt; text-indent:0pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">......................</span></p></div></td><td style="width:50.7pt; 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>1,660,000</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:47.1pt; 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; background-color:#ffffff"><span>10</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:267.65pt; 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:7.2pt; text-indent:-7.2pt; text-align:justify"><span>DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION</span><span style="width:157.76pt; text-indent:0pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">..........................</span></p></div></td><td style="width:50.7pt; 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>7,111,000</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:47.1pt; 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; background-color:#ffffff"><span>11</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:267.65pt; 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:7.2pt; text-indent:-7.2pt; text-align:justify"><span>COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION</span><span style="width:31.29pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span></p></div></td><td style="width:50.7pt; 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>5,024,000</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:47.1pt; 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; background-color:#ffffff"><span>12</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:267.65pt; 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:7.2pt; text-indent:-7.2pt; text-align:justify"><span>DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE</span><span style="width:126.89pt; text-indent:0pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">.....................</span></p></div></td><td style="width:50.7pt; 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>2,904,000</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:47.1pt; 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; background-color:#ffffff"><span>13</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:267.65pt; 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:7.2pt; text-indent:-7.2pt; text-align:justify"><span>DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS</span><span style="width:139.4pt; text-indent:0pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">.......................</span></p></div></td><td style="width:50.7pt; 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>6,496,000</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:47.1pt; 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; background-color:#ffffff"><span>21</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:267.65pt; 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:7.2pt; text-indent:-7.2pt; text-align:justify"><span>DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH</span><span style="width:195.8pt; text-indent:0pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">................................</span></p></div></td><td style="width:50.7pt; 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>1,989,000</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:47.1pt; 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; background-color:#ffffff"><span>22</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:267.65pt; 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:7.2pt; text-indent:-7.2pt; text-align:justify"><span>DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING</span><span style="width:190.8pt; text-indent:0pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">...............................</span></p></div></td><td style="width:50.7pt; 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>798,000</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:47.1pt; 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; background-color:#ffffff"><span>23</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:267.65pt; 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:7.2pt; text-indent:-7.2pt; text-align:justify"><span>DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION</span><span style="width:166.36pt; text-indent:0pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">...........................</span></p></div></td><td style="width:50.7pt; 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>8,133,000</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:47.1pt; 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; background-color:#ffffff"><span>27</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:267.65pt; 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:7.2pt; text-indent:-7.2pt; text-align:justify"><span>DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR</span><span style="width:167.2pt; text-indent:0pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">...........................</span></p></div></td><td style="width:50.7pt; 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>3,811,000</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:47.1pt; 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; background-color:#ffffff"><span>29</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:267.65pt; 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:7.2pt; text-indent:-7.2pt; text-align:justify"><span>DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE</span><span style="width:72.19pt; text-indent:0pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">...........</span></p></div></td><td style="width:50.7pt; 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>1,492,000</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:47.1pt; 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; background-color:#ffffff"><span>30</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:267.65pt; 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:7.2pt; text-indent:-7.2pt; text-align:justify"><span>DEPARTMEN
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