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Commonwealth act
This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.
This Supply Act authorises interim spending of $1,113,002,000 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund to keep the Australian Government operating through the 1970–71 financial year. It provides temporary funding across departments—most notably large defence and veterans allocations—so public servants are paid, pensions and services continue, and essential programs run while Parliament finalises the full annual Budget.
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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
Supply Act (No. 1) 1970-71
No. 12 of 1970
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-one.
[Assented to 27 May 1970]
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) 1970-71.
Commencement.
Issue, application and appropriation of $1,113,002,000.
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-one, the sum of One thousand, one hundred and thirteen million and two thousand dollars.
(2.) The Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated to the extent necessary for the purposes of the last preceding sub-section.
17017/70—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:40.75pt; 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:338.25pt; 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>Departments and Services</span></p></td><td style="width:60.45pt; 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="text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Total</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:40.75pt; 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 style="width:275.25pt; 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:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:59pt; 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 style="width:60.45pt; 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="text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff"><span>$</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:40.75pt; 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; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>4</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:338.25pt; 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="margin-left:3.6pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span>PARLIAMENT</span><span style="width:263.16pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">...........................................</span></p></td><td style="width:60.45pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:0.7pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>1,573,000</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:40.75pt; 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; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>6</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:338.25pt; 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="margin-left:3.6pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span>ATTORNEY-GENERAL</span><span>’</span><span>S DEPARTMENT</span><span style="width:145.11pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">........................</span></p></td><td style="width:60.45pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:0.7pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>7,997,000</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:40.75pt; 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; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>9</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:338.25pt; 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="margin-left:3.6pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span>DEPARTMENT OF THE CABINET OFFICE</span><span style="width:140.37pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">.......................</span></p></td><td style="width:60.45pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:0.7pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>118,000</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:40.75pt; 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; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>10</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:338.25pt; 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="margin-left:3.6pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span>DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION</span><span style="width:164.56pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">...........................</span></p></td><td style="width:60.45pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:0.7pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>28,904,000</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:40.75pt; 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; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>11</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:338.25pt; 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="margin-left:3.6pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span>DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE</span><span style="width:133.69pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">......................</span></p></td><td style="width:60.45pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:0.7pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>11,958,000</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:40.75pt; 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; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>12</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:338.25pt; 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="margin-left:3.6pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span>DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE</span><span style="width:115.93pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">...................</span></p></td><td style="width:60.45pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:0.7pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>48,362,000</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:40.75pt; 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; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>14</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:338.25pt; 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="margin-left:3.6pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span>DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS</span><span style="width:146.2pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">........................</span></p></td><td style="width:60.45pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:0.7pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>31,525,000</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:40.75pt; 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; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>16</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:338.25pt; 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="margin-left:3.6pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span>DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL TERRITORIES</span><span style="width:123.44pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">....................</span></p></td><td style="width:60.45pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:0.7pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>41,994,000</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:40.75pt; 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; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>17</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:338.25pt; 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="margin-left:3.6pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span>DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH</span><span style="width:202.6pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">.................................</span></p></td><td style="width:60.45pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:0.7pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>13,794,000</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:40.75pt; 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; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>18</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:338.25pt; 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="margin-left:3.6pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span>DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING</span><span style="width:197.6pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">................................</span></p></td><td style="width:60.45pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:0.7pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>2,715,000</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:40.75pt; 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; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>19</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:338.25pt; 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="margin-left:3.6pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span>DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION</span><span style="width:173.16pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">............................</span></p></td><td style="width:60.45pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:0.7pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>29,770,000</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:40.75pt; 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; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>20</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:338.25pt; 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="margin-left:3.6pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span>DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR</span><span style="width:174pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">............................</span></p></td><td style="width:60.45pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:0.7pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>39,948,000</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:40.75pt; 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; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>22</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:338.25pt; 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="margin-left:3.6pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span>DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE</span><span style="width:78.99pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">.............</span></p></td><td style="width:60.45pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; pad
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