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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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.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 $1,020,715,000 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the year ending 30 June 1970 and appropriates it for the departmental items set out in the Schedule (s3(1)–(2)). It also permits the Treasurer to make recoverable advances and temporary payments pending later warrants (Advance to the Treasurer, Schedule Div. 560). Funds are drawn from public revenue; beneficiaries are Commonwealth departments, agencies and specified grant recipients.
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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
Supply Act (No. 1) 1969–70
No. 29 of 1969
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 seventy.
[Assented to 4 June 1969]
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.
1. This Act may be cited as the Supply Act (No. 1) 1969–70.
Commencement.
Issue, application and appropriation of $1,020,715,000.
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 seventy, the sum of One thousand and twenty million, seven hundred and fifteen thousand dollars.
(2.) The Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated to the extent necessary for the purposes of the last preceding sub-section.
17763/69—Price 40c
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:50pt; 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="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Page Reference</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:320pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:69.45pt; 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="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Total</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:50pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; 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 colspan="2" style="width:320pt; 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:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><div style="margin-top:18pt; margin-left:7.2pt; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:2.15pt; text-indent:-2.15pt; text-align:justify"><span style="font-weight:bold">Departments and Services</span><span style="font-weight:bold">—</span></p></div></td><td style="width:69.45pt; 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-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:50pt; 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 colspan="2" style="width:320pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:69.45pt; 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:50pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:14.4pt; margin-left:21.75pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>4</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:320pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><div style="margin-left:14.4pt; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:21.6pt; text-indent:-21.6pt; text-align:justify"><span>PARLIAMENT</span><span style="width:230.76pt; text-indent:0pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">......................................</span></p></div></td><td style="width:69.45pt; 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>1,169,000</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:50pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:14.4pt; margin-left:22.5pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>6</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:320pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><div style="margin-left:14.4pt; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:21.6pt; text-indent:-21.6pt; text-align:justify"><span style="font-variant:small-caps">ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT</span><span style="width:112.71pt; text-indent:0pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; font-variant:small-caps; display:inline-block">..................</span></p></div></td><td style="width:69.45pt; 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>6,448,000</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:50pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:14.4pt; margin-left:22.25pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>9</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:320pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><div style="margin-left:14.4pt; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:21.6pt; text-indent:-21.6pt; text-align:justify"><span>DEPARTMENT OF THE CABINET OFFICE</span><span style="width:107.97pt; text-indent:0pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">.................</span></p></div></td><td style="width:69.45pt; 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>100,000</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:4.45pt"><td style="width:50pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:14.4pt; margin-left:18.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>10</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:320pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><div style="margin-left:14.4pt; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:21.6pt; text-indent:-21.6pt; text-align:justify"><span>DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION</span><span style="width:132.16pt; text-indent:0pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">.....................</span></p></div></td><td style="width:69.45pt; 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>23,645,000</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:50pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:14.4pt; margin-left:18.4pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>11</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:320pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><div style="margin-left:14.4pt; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:21.6pt; text-indent:-21.6pt; text-align:justify"><span>DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE</span><span style="width:101.29pt; text-indent:0pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">................</span></p></div></td><td style="width:69.45pt; 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>9,777,000</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:50pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:14.4pt; margin-left:18.4pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>12</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:320pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><div style="margin-left:14.4pt; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:21.6pt; text-indent:-21.6pt; text-align:justify"><span>DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE</span><span style="width:83.53pt; text-indent:0pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">.............</span></p></div></td><td style="width:69.45pt; 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>41,850,000</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:50pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:14.4pt; margin-left:18.4pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>14</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:320pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><div style="margin-left:14.4pt; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:21.6pt; text-indent:-21.6pt; text-align:justify"><span>DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS</span><span style="width:113.8pt; text-indent:0pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">..................</span></p></div></td><td style="width:69.45pt; 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>28,623,000</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:50pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:14.4pt; margin-left:18.4pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>15</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:320pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><div style="margin-left:14.4pt; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:21.6pt; text-indent:-21.6pt; text-align:justify"><span>DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL TERRITORIES</span><span style="width:91.04pt; text-indent:0pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">...............</span></p></div></td><td style="width:69.45pt; 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>41,531,000</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:50pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:14.4pt; margin-left:18.4pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>16</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:320pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><div style="margin-left:14.4pt; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:21.6pt; text-indent:-21.6pt; text-align:justify"><span>DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH</span><span style="width:170.2pt; text-indent:0pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">............................</span></p></div></td><td style="width:69.45pt; 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>11,124,000</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:50pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:14.4pt; margin-left:18.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>17</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:320pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><div style="margin-left:14.4pt; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:21.6pt; text-indent:-21.6pt; text-align:justify"><span>DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING</span><span style="width:165.2pt; text-indent:0pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">...........................</span></p></div></td><td style="width:69.45pt; 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>2,241,000</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:50pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:14.4pt; margin-left:18.4pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>18</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:320pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><div style="margin-left:14.4pt; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:21.6pt; text-indent:-21.6pt; text-align:justify"><span>DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION</span><span style="width:140.76pt; text-indent:0pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">.......................</span></p></div></td><td style="width:69.45pt; 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>26,385,000</span></p></td></tr
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