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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.
This Act provides interim funding for the Australian Government for 1991–92, authorising over $12 billion from the Consolidated Revenue Fund to keep departments (Defence, Health, Education, Foreign Affairs, etc.) operating while full budget bills are prepared. It covers pay increases awarded after 6 April 1991, lets some agencies retain revenue against expenses, funds newly created bodies, and establishes a $170 million ministerial advance for urgent or unforeseen needs.
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Supply Act (No. 1) 1991-92
No. 93 of 1991
An Act to make interim provision for the appropriation of money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the service of the year ending on 30 June 1992, and for related purposes
[Assented to 26 June 1991]
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Supply Act (No. 1) 1991-92.
Commencement
Interpretation
"Appropriation Act (No. 1)" means the Act to be cited as the Appropriation Act (No. 1) 1991-92.
Issue and application of $12 062 155 000
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(2) Except where the contrary intention appears in the Schedule, amounts issued by the Minister for Finance under subsection (1) in respect of services of a particular description (other than running costs or recurrent expenditure) may be applied only for purposes of a kind for which money appropriated in respect of services of that description in an Act appropriating money, otherwise than by way of interim provision, for the service of the financial year ending on 30 June 1991 could lawfully have been applied.
(3) The Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated to the extent necessary for the purposes of subsection (1).
Additional appropriation in respect of increases in salaries
(2) The amounts determined by the Minister for Finance under this section must not exceed the amounts estimated to be necessary for the payment of such increases in salaries, 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 6 April 1991, in accordance with a law, or 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 subsection (2) in salaries and in payments in the nature of salary and the Minister for Finance must report the amounts so issued to the Parliament.
(4) The Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated to the extent necessary for the purposes of this section.
Money appropriated for a program
(a) the purpose of payments (including advances) under Acts administered as part of the program; and
(b) other purposes of the program, being purposes for which appropriation has been made in an earlier Act.
Net annotated appropriations
(a) from the sale, leasing or hiring out of, or other dealing with, goods or other personal property; or
(b) from the sale of real property used for the purpose of providing staff residential accommodation or from the leasing of real property for that purpose; or
(c) from the provision of services;
may be credited to that item, subdivision or Division, to such extent as is, and on such conditions as are, agreed between the Minister for Finance and the Minister responsible for the Department, statutory authority, or other body for which the appropriation is made.
Further issue, application and appropriation
(2) The amounts determined by the Minister for Finance under subsection (1) are appropriated for the purposes of the Loan Consolidation and Investment Reserve established by the Loan Consolidation and Investment Reserve Act 1955.
Department of Administrative Services
(a) subdivision 3 of Division 115 in the Schedule has effect, at and after the time when that trust account is established, as if the reference in that subdivision to relevant trust accounts were a reference to the Department of Administrative Services Business Services Trust Account (in this section called the "Business Services Trust Account"); and
(b) unrequired cash assets of the business trust accounts superseded by the Business Services Trust Account are taken to have been appropriated for the purposes of the Business Services Trust Account and the Minister for Finance is authorised to issue and apply those assets to the Business Services Trust Account.
Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories
10. (1) If a body to be known as the National Film and Sound Archive is established by legislation on or after 1 July 1991 and before the commencement of the Appropriation Act (No. 1), this Act has effect, and is taken at all times to have had effect, as if the appropriation of an amount to the Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories under subdivision 1, 2 or 3 of Division 148 in the Schedule were:
(a) an appropriation to that body of so much of that amount as is determined, in writing, by the Minister for Finance to be required for the purposes of that body in respect of the period ending immediately before the commencement of the Appropriation Act (No. 1); and
(b) an appropriation of the balance of that amount to the Department for the purpose of meeting running costs, property operating expenses or collection expenses (as the case may be) incurred by the Department preparatory to the establishment of the body.
(2) If a body to be known as the National Science and Technology Centre is established by legislation on or after 1 July 1991 and before the commencement of the Appropriation Act (No. 1), this Act has effect, and is taken at all times to have had effect, as if the appropriation of an amount to the Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories under subdivision 1 of Division 153 in the Schedule were:
(a) an appropriation to that body of so much of that amount as is determined, in writing, by the Minister for Finance to be required for the purposes of that body in respect of the period ending immediately before the commencement of the Appropriation Act (No. 1); and
(b) an appropriation of the balance of that amount to the Department for the purpose of meeting running costs incurred by the Department preparatory to the establishment of the body.
Department of Community Services and Health
(a) an appropriation to that body of so much of that amount as is determined, in writing, by the Minister for Finance to be required for the purposes of that body in respect of the period ending immediately before the commencement of the Appropriation Act (No. 1); and
(b) an appropriation of the balance of that amount to the Department for the purpose of meeting running costs or property operating expenses (as the case may be) incurred by the Department preparatory to the establishment of the body.
Department of Industry Technology and Commerce
(a) an appropriation to that body of so much of that amount as is determined, in writing, by the Minister for Finance to be required for the purpose of making interest subsidy payments for financing eligible export transactions in respect of the period ending immediately before the commencement of the Appropriation Act (No. 1); and
(b) an appropriation of the balance of that amount to the Australian Trade Commission for expenditure under the Australian Trade Commission Act 1985.
Department of Primary Industries and Energy
13. (1) If:
(a) a body to be known as the Australian Fisheries Management Authority is established by legislation on or after 1 July 1991 and before the commencement of the Appropriation Act (No. 1); and
(b) subsection (3) does not apply;
this Act has effect, and is taken at all times to have had effect, as if the appropriation of an amount to the Department of Primary Industries and Energy under subdivision 1, 2, 3 or 4 of Division 490 in the Schedule were:
(c) an appropriation to that body of so much of that amount as is determined, in writing, by the Minister for Finance to be required for the purposes of that body in respect of the period ending immediately before the commencement of the Appropriation Act (No. 1); and
(d) an appropriation of the balance of that amount to the Department for the purpose of meeting running costs or property operating expenses or for expenditure on other services or industries development (as the case may be).
(2) If:
(a) a body to be known as the Fisheries Research and Developmment Corporation is established by legislation on or after 1 July 1991 and before the commencement of the Appropriation Act (No. 1); and
(b) subsection (3) does not apply;
this Act has effect, and is taken at all times to have had effect, as if the appropriation of an amount to the Department of Primary Industries and Energy under subdivision 1, 2 and 3 of Division 490 in the Schedule were:
(c) an appropriation to that body of so much of that amount as is determined, in writing, by the Minister for Finance to be required for the purposes of that body in respect of the period ending immediately before the commencement of the Appropriation Act (No. 1); and
(d) an appropriation of the balance of that amount to the Department for the purpose of meeting running costs or property operating expenses or for expenditure on other services (as the case may be).
(3) If the body referred to in subsection (1) and the body referred to in subsection (2) are both established by legislation on or after 1 July 1991 and before the commencement of the Appropriation Act (No.1), this Act has effect and is taken at all times to have had effect, as if:
(a) the appropriation of an amount to the Department of Primary Industries and Energy under subdivisions 1, 2 or 3 of Division 490 in the Schedule were:
(i) an appropriation to each of those bodies of so much of that amount as is determined, in writing, by the Minister for Finance to be required for the purposes of that body in respect of the period ending immediately before the commencement of the Appropriation Act (No. 1); and
(ii) an appropriation of the balance of that amount to the Department for the purpose of meeting running costs or property operating expenses or for expenditure on other services (as the case may be); and
(b) the appropriation of an amount to that Department under subdivision 4 of Division 490 in the Schedule were:
(i) an appropriation to the body referred to in subsection (1) of so much of that amount as is determined, in writing, by the Minister for Finance to be required for the purposes of that body in respect of the period ending immediately before the commencement of the Appropriation Act (No. 1); and
(ii) an appropriation of the balance of that amount to the Department for expenditure on industries development.
Act to be subject to Loan Act, if enacted
SCHEDULE Section
ABSTRACT
| Page Reference | Departments and Services | Total |
|---|---|---|
| $ | ||
| 14 | Department of Administrative Services........................ | 196 940 000 |
| 17 | Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories.. | 316 144 000 |
| 23 | Attorney-General's Department............................. | 366 321 000 |
| 29 | Department of Community Services and Health.................. | 879 737 000 |
| 29 | Department of Veterans' Affairs............................. | 680 897 000 |
| 33 | Department of Defence................................... | 4 046 459 000 |
| 35 | Department of Employment, Education and Training............... | 1 530 862 000 |
| 38 | Department of Finance................................... | 77 338 000 |
| 40 | Advance to the Minister for Finance.......................... | 170 000 000 |
| 41 | Department of Foreicn Affairs and Trade....................... | 693 495 000 |
| 44 | Department of Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs...... | 150 132 000 |
| 46 | Department of Industrial Relations........................... | 139 211 000 |
| 49 | Department of Industry, Technology and Commerce............... | 818 007 000 |
| 53 | Department of Primary Industries and Energy.................... | 199 975 000 |
| 56 | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet................... | 49 363 000 |
| 59 | Department of Social Security.............................. | 455 558 000 |
| 61 | Department of Transport and Communications................... | 644 050 000 |
| 64 | Department of the Treasury................................ | 647 666 000 |
| Total............................................ | 12 062 155 000 |
DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES
Supply Bill (No. 1) — 1991-92, Heavy figures
Appropriation — 1990-91 *, Light Figures
| Departments | Running Costs | Other Services | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
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