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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Supply Act (No. 2) 1967–68

Image unavailable in extracted textImage unavailable in extracted textNo. 37 of 1967

AN ACT

To make interim provision for the appropriation of moneys out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for certain expenditure in respect of the year ending on the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and sixty-eight.

[Assented to 25 May 1967]

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.

This Act may be cited as the Supply Act (No. 2) 1967–68.

Commencement.

This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

Issue, application and appropriation of $235,098,000.

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-eight, the sum of Two hundred and thirty-five million and ninety-eight thousand dollars.

(2.) The Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated to the extent necessary for the purposes of the last preceding sub-section.

7352/67—Price 20c

Sections 3. THE SCHEDULE

ABSTRACT

Page Reference		Total
	Part 1.—Departments and Services—Other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth—	$
3	DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION..........................	2,090,000
3	COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION	628,000
3	DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE..................	3,981,000
4	DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS.......................	727,000
4	DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH................................	1,148,000
4	DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING................................

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION	$
Division No. 900.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
01. Air routes and airway facilities, including power and lighting plant and equipment	1,500,000
02. Aircraft, launches, vehicles, engines and equipment....................	500,000
03. Connellan Airways Ltd.—Financial assistance for development purposes......	90,000
Total: Department of Civil Aviation	2,090,000
COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION
Division No. 905.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
01. Buildings, works, plant and developmental expenditure..................	167,000
03. Scientific computing equipment.................................	190,000
04. Other equipment...........................................	271,000
Total: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization	628,000
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE
Division No. 906.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
01. The Australian National University—Permanent buildings, acquisition and erection of dwellings, equipment and works	2,254,000
02. Contributions to Affiliated Residential Colleges at the Australian National University	42,000
03. Canberra College of Advanced Education—Site Works and Services.........	60,000
Total: Division No. 906	2,356,000
Division No. 907.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
01. Research Grants...........................................	1,625,000
Total: Department of Education and Science	3,981,000

DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS	$
Division No. 910.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment—
01. Antarctic Division..........................................	200,000
02. India...................................................	10,000
03. United States of America......................................	500,000
05. Other overseas establishments..................................	17,000
Total: Department of External Affairs	727,000
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Division No. 913.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment..........................................	240,000
Division No. 914.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
01. Cattle tick eradication and control in New South Wales..................	105,000
02. Blood transfusion services.....................................	394,000
03. Tuberculosis Act—Reimbursement of capital expenditure by State Governments.	287,000
04. Tuberculosis Act—Reimbursement of administrative expenditure by State Governments	110,000
05. States Grants (Milk for School Children) Act—Reimbursement of Capital and incidental Expenditure by State Governments	12,000
Total: Division No. 914	908,000
Total: Department of Health	1,148,000
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING
Division No. 917.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
01. Provision for homes (for payment to the credit of the War Service Homes Trust Account)	21,000,000

DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION	$
Division No. 920.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
2.—Commonwealth Hostels Limited—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment.....	267,000
Division No. 921.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
01. State Migration Centres—Contribution towards establishment costs.........	329,000
Total: Department of Immigration	596,000
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Division No. 925.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Acquisition of Sites and Buildings—
01. Attorney-General's Department.................................	1,230,000
02. Department of Civil Aviation...................................	130,000
03. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization............	18,000
04. Department of Customs and Excise...............................	33,600
06. Department of Health........................................	5,000
09. Department of the Interior.....................................	30,000
10. Department of Labour and National Service.........................	14,400
	1,461,000
2.—Plant and Equipment—
03. Other Branches............................................	50,000
Total: Department of the Interior	1,511,000

DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT	$
Division No. 932.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Bureau of Mineral Resources...................................	192,000
02. Division of National Mapping..................................	71,000
03. Forestry and Timber Bureau....................................	71,000
04. Other Branches............................................	5,000
	339,000
2.—For expenditure under the Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Power Act.......	18,575,000
3.—For expenditure under the Atomic Energy Act.........................	679,000
4.—For expenditure under the River Murray Waters Act....................	1,000,000
Total: Department of National Development	20,593,000
DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY
Division No. 941.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
01. Financial assistance to States in connexion with War Service Land Settlement...	200,000
02. Agricultural—Extension Services................................	1,400,000
03. Barley research............................................	10,000
04. Minor research and other services................................	8,000
Total: Department of Primary Industry	1,618,000
PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT
Division No. 944.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment—
01. Australia House and official residences in the United Kingdom.............	5,000
02. Official establishments.......................................	5,000
Total: Prime Minister's Department	10,000

DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT	$
Division No. 948.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Lighthouse services.........................................	100,000
Division No. 949.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
1.—For expenditure under the Railway Standardization (South Australia) Agreement Act	2,500,000
2.—For expenditure under the Railway Agreement (Western Australia) Act.......	7,000,000
3.—Promotion of road safety practices.................................	58,000
Total: Division No. 949	9,558,000
Total: Department of Shipping and Transport	9,658,000
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
Division No. 952.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Computing equipment.......................................	720,000
02. Commonwealth Rehabilitation Service.............................	5,000
Total: Department of Social Services	725,000
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY
Division No. 958.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment—
01. Overseas establishments......................................	8,000

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY	$
Division No. 961.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Government Printing Office....................................	84,000
02. Royal Australian Mint.......................................	52,000
03. Bureau of Census and Statistics.................................	2,760,000
04. Royal Australian Mint—Museum and display areas—Establishment.........	1,000
05. Insurance and Actuarial.......................................	110,000
Total: Division No. 961	3,007,000
Division No. 963.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
01. Contribution towards costs of development of Exmouth Township, Western Australia	213,000
Total: Department of the Treasury	3,220,000
ADVANCE TO THE TREASURER
Division No. 966.—ADVANCE TO THE TREASURER
To enable the Treasurer—
(a) to make advances that will be recovered during the financial year; and......
(b) to make moneys available for expenditure—
(i) particulars of which will afterwards be submitted to the Parliament; or
(ii) pending the issue of a warrant of the Governor-General specifically applicable to the expenditure	20,000,000

DEPARTMENT OF WORKS	$
Division No. 967.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings and Works—
01. Parliament...............................................	75,000
02. Attorney-General's Department.................................	210,000
03. Department of Civil Aviation...................................	10,000,000
04. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization............	1,500,000
05. Department of Customs and Excise...............................	700,000
06. Department of Education and Science.............................	23,000
07. Department of External Affairs..................................	500
08. Department of Health........................................	130,000
09. Department of Housing.......................................	500
10. Department of Immigration....................................	22,000
11. Department of the Interior.....................................	1,500,000
12. Department of Labour and National Service.........................	25,000
13. Department of National Development.............................	200,000
15. Prime Minister's Department...................................	50,000
16. Repatriation Department......................................	1,000,000
17. Department of Shipping and Transport.............................	400,000
18. Department of Social Services..................................	350,000
19. Department of Territories.....................................	10,000
20. Department of Trade and Industry................................	10,000
21. Department of the Treasury....................................	20,000
22. Taxation Branch...........................................	15,000
23. Department of Works........................................	400,000
	16,641,000
2.—Plant and Equipment..........................................	400,000
Total: Department of Works	17,041,000
Total Part 1.—Departments and Services—Other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth	104,554,000

COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS	$
Under Control of Department of Shipping and Transport
Division No. 972.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
01. Trans-Australian Railway.....................................	2,135,000
02. Central Australia Railway.....................................	1,285,000
03. North Australia Railway......................................	601,000
04. Seat of Government Railway...................................	181,000
Total: Commonwealth Railways	4,202,000
POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT
Division No. 974.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
01. Telephone services—Capital expenditure...........................	71,100,000
02. Telegraph services—Capital expenditure...........................	900,000
03. Postal plant and equipment....................................	1,400,000
04. Motor vehicles and accessories..................................	3,100,000
05. Other plant and equipment.....................................	3,000,000
Total: Division No. 974	79,500,000
Under Control of Department of the Interior
Division No. 976.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
01. Acquisition of sites and buildings................................	1,060,000
Under Control of Department of Works
Division No. 978.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
01. Buildings and works.........................................	8,000,000
Total: Postmaster-General's Department	88,560,000

BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION SERVICES	$
POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT
Division No. 979.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Engineering Equipment and Services—
01. Sound broadcasting.........................................	900,000
02. Television...............................................	200,000
	1,100,000
2.—Australian Broadcasting Commission—
01. For expenditure under the Broadcasting and Television Act...............	600,000
Total: Division No. 979	1,700,000
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Division No. 981.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Acquisition of Sites and Buildings—
03. Sound broadcasting studios....................................	10,000
04. Television studios..........................................	300,000
Total: Division No. 981	310,000
DEPARTMENT OF WORKS
Division No. 983.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings and Works—
01. Sound broadcasting transmission................................	1,000,000
02. Sound broadcasting studios and other purposes.......................	52,000
04. Television transmission.......................................	200,000
05. Television studios..........................................	700,000
Total: Division No. 983	1,952,000
Total: Broadcasting and Television Services	3,962,000
Total Part 2.—Business Undertakings..................................	96,724,000

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY	$
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Division No. 985.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
01. Forestry (for payment to the credit of the Australian Capital Territory Forestry Trust Account)	80,000
02. Sundry works and services.....................................	100,000
03. Plant and equipment.........................................	150,000
04. Plant and equipment—Transport.................................	140,000
05. Purchase of improvements on resumed leases........................	50,000
06. Loans for housing..........................................	2,080,000
07. Loans to co-operative building societies............................	375,000
08. For expenditure under the Australian Capital Territory Electricity Supply Act...	400,000
09. Acquisition of sites and building.................................	30,000
Total: Division No. 985	3,405,000
Division No. 986.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
01. National Capital Development Commission—For expenditure under the National Capital Development Commission Act	18,000,000
DEPARTMENT OF WORKS
Division No. 988.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings and Works—
01. Department of Health........................................	120,000
02. Department of the Interior.....................................	180,000
03. Department of Works........................................	12,000
	312,000
2.—Plant and Equipment..........................................	75,000
Total: Division No. 988	387,000
Total: Australian Capital Territory	21,792,000

	$
CHRISTMAS ISLAND
DEPARTMENT OF TERRITORIES
Division No. 989.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES (RECOVERABLE FROM CHRISTMAS ISLAND PHOSPHATE COMMISSION)
01. Building, works, plant and equipment.............................	32,000
COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS
DEPARTMENT OF WORKS
Division No. 990.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
01. Department of Territories—Buildings and works......................	6,000
NORTHERN TERRITORY
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Division No. 992.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
01. Transport equipment—Aircraft, ambulances and other vehicles............	30,000
02. Equipment for hospitals and other health services......................	54,000
Total: Division No. 992	84,000

DEPARTMENT OF TERRITORIES	$
Division No. 995.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
01. Plant and equipment.........................................	258,000
02. Plant and equipment—Transport.................................	176,000
03. Compensation for improvements on resumed leases....................	6,000
04. Stock routes and reserves—Reimbursement of half the cost of fences, grids and gates	4,000
06. Loans for encouragement of primary production......................	98,000
07. Loans to church organizations for erections of residential accommodation.....	100,000
08. Construction of roads, footpaths and drainage works—Payment to the Corporation of the City of Darwin	158,000
09. Northern Territory Housing Commission—Advance....................	1,200,000
10. Development of water resources on Government projects................	20,000
11. Loans to primary producers for water development.....................	54,000
12. Northern Territory Port Authority—Advance........................	100,000
13. Acquisition of sites and buildings................................	1,000
Total: Division No. 995	2,175,000
DEPARTMENT OF WORKS
Division No. 996.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings and Works—
01. Department of Health........................................	750,000
02. Department of Territories.....................................	5,400,000
03. Department of Works........................................	110,000
	6,260,000
2.—Construction of Roads—
01. Department of Territories—For transport of beef cattle..................	1,400,000
02. Department of Territories—Other roads, stock routes and water supplies......	1,550,000
	2,950,000
3.—Plant and Equipment..........................................	400,000
Total: Division No. 996	9,610,000
Total: Northern Territory	11,869,000

PAPUA AND NEW GUINEA	$
DEPARTMENT OF TERRITORIES
Division No. 999.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
01. Advance to Administration for loans to ex-servicemen in agricultural enterprises.	121,000
Total: Papua and New Guinea	121,000
Total Part 3.—Territories of the Commonwealth..........................	33,820,000