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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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.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 the Finance Minister to withdraw $3,844,039,000 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund to keep Commonwealth services running for the 1978–79 year until the full Appropriation Acts are passed. It includes a temporary mechanism to release extra funds before 30 November 1978 to meet public‑servant pay rises awarded after 1 May 1978. It affects all Australians by sustaining defence, health, social services and other government operations.
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Supply Act (No. 1) 1978‑79
No. 44 of 1978
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 30 June 1979.
[Assented to 12 June 1978]
BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:
Short title
1. This Act may be cited as the Supply Act (No. 1) 1978–79.
Commencement
Issue, application and appropriation of $3,844,039,000
(2) Except where the contrary intention appears in the Schedule, amounts issued by the Minister for Finance under sub‑section (1) in respect of services of a particular description (other than salaries and
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payments in the nature of salary) may be applied only for purposes of a kind for which moneys appropriated in respect of services of that description in an Act appropriating moneys, otherwise than by way of interim provision, for the service of the financial year ending on 30 June 1978 could lawfully have been applied.
(3) The Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated to the extent necessary for the purposes of sub‑section (1).
Additional appropriation in respect of increases in salaries
(2) The amounts determined by the Minister for Finance under this section shall not exceed the amounts estimated to be necessary for the payment of such increases in salaries and wages, and payments in the nature of salary, for which provision is made in the Schedule, as have become payable or become payable, or have commenced or commence to be paid, after 1 May 1978, in accordance with any law, or in accordance with an award, order or determination made under a law.
(3) Amounts issued under this section may be applied only for the purpose of expenditure in respect of increases referred to in sub‑section (2) in salaries and wages and in payments in the nature of salary.
(4) The Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated to the extent necessary for the purposes of this section.
THE SCHEDULE
ABSTRACT
| Page Reference | Department and Services | Total |
|---|---|---|
| $ | ||
| 6 | PARLIAMENT......................................... | 6,751,000 |
| 8 | DEPARTMENT OF ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS.................... | 40,055,000 |
| 9 | DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES............... | 113,929,000 |
| 11 | ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT............... | 31,718,000 |
| 13 | DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS......... | 41,820,000 |
| 14 | DEPARTMENT OF THE CAPITAL TERRITORY................. | 32,476,000 |
| 15 | DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION......................... | 70,890,000 |
| 16 | DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE.............................. | 996,034,000 |
| 18 | DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION............................ | 217,562,000 |
| 20 | DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS.. | 111,444,000 |
| 21 | DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | 36,754,000 |
| 22 | DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE.............................. | 9,922,000 |
| 23 | ADVANCE TO THE MINISTER FOR FINANCE.................. | 100,000,000 |
| 24 | DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS....................... | 223,286,000 |
| 25 | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH............................... | 899,727,000 |
| 26 | DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS.......................... | 27,770,000 |
| 28 | DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION AND ETHNIC AFFAIRS........ | 24,039,000 |
| 29 | DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE............... | 11,031,000 |
| 30 | DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT................ | 26,052,000 |
| 31 | DEPARTMENT OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY............... | 293,000 |
| 32 | POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT.......... | 80,018,000 |
| 33 | DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY..................... | 47,062,000 |
| 34 | DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET......... | 19,387,000 |
| 36 | DEPARTMENT OF PRODUCTIVITY......................... | 50,137,000 |
| 37 | DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE............................... | 83,970,000 |
| 39 | DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY....................... | 121,686,000 |
| 40 | DEPARTMENT OF THE SPECIAL TRADE REPRESENTATIVE....... | 74,000 |
| 41 | DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND RESOURCES.................. | 45,229,000 |
| 42 | DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT............................ | 126,855,000 |
| 43 | DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY......................... | 108,181,000 |
| 44 | DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS...................... | 139,887,000 |
| TOTAL.......................................... | 3,844,039,000 |
DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES
PARLIAMENT
| Division | Subdivision | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| $ | |||
| 101 | .. | Senate | |
| 1 | Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary................ | 797,000 | |
| 2 | Administrative Expenses.............................. | 394,000 | |
| 1,191,000 | |||
| 102 | .. | House of Representatives | |
| 1 | Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary................ | 806,000 | |
| 2 | Administrative Expenses.............................. | 688,000 | |
| 1,494,000 | |||
| 103 | .. | Parliamentary Reporting Staff | |
| 1 | Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary................ | 616,000 | |
| 2 | Administrative Expenses.............................. | 790,000 | |
| 1,406,000 | |||
| 104 | .. | Parliamentary Library | |
| 1 | Salaries and Payment in the nature of Salary................. | 766,000 | |
| 2 | Administrative Expenses.............................. | 183,000 | |
| 949,000 | |||
| 105 | .. | Joint House Department | |
| 1 | Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary................ | 905,000 | |
| 2 | Administrative Expenses.............................. | 700,000 | |
| 1,605,000 | |||
| 108 | .. | Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works | |
| 1 | Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary................ | 28,000 | |
| 2 | Administrative Expenses.............................. | 12,000 | |
| 40,000 |
Parliament—continued
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padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>109</span></p></td><td style="width:17.9pt; 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; text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff"><span>..</span></p></td><td style="width:320.4pt; 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-left:65.5pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-variant:small-caps">Joint Committee of Public Accounts</span></p></td><td style="width:79pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:18.15pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:17.9pt; 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:12pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>1</span></p></td><td style="width:320.4pt; 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-left:0.25pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary</span><span style="width:114.23pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">.................</span></p></td><td style="width:79pt; 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>51,000</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:18.15pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:17.9pt; 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>2</span></p></td><td style="width:320.4pt; 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-left:0.25pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Administrative Expenses</span><span style="width:203.42pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">..............................</span></p></td><td style="width:79pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom: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>15,000</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:18.15pt; 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 style="width:17.9pt; 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="background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:320.4pt; 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:79pt; 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:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>66,000</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:18.15pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom: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></t
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