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Supply Act (No. 2) 1983-84

No. 23 of 1983

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 30 June 1984

[Assented to 14 June 1983]

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and 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) 1983-84.

Commencement

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

Issue, application and appropriation of $998,737,000

(1) The Minister for Finance may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and apply for the services specified in the Schedule in respect of the financial year ending on 30 June 1984 the sum of $998,737,000.

(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 described in the Schedule as Capital Works and Services may be applied only for purposes of a kind for which moneys appropriated in respect of services so

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described in an Act appropriating moneys, otherwise than by way of interim provision, for expenditure in respect of the financial year ending on 30 June 1983 could lawfully have been applied.

(3) Except where the contrary intention appears in the Schedule, amounts issued by the Minister for Finance under sub-section (1) in respect of payments to or for the States and the Northern Territory may be applied only in making payments to or for the States and the Northern Territory of a kind that could lawfully have been made out of moneys appropriated for payments to or for the States and the Northern Territory in an Act appropriating moneys, otherwise than by way of interim provision, for expenditure in respect of the financial year ending on 30 June 1983.

(4) The Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated to the extent necessary for the purposes of sub-section (1).

Payments to States and Northern Territory

(1) Payments to a State or the Northern Territory in respect of natural disaster relief and restoration out of such of the moneys appropriated by this Act as are specified in Division 865 in the Schedule shall be made—

(a) on such terms and conditions as are from time to time determined by the Minister for Finance as being terms and conditions applicable to payments to or for the States or the Northern Territory for natural disaster relief and restoration; and

Page Reference	Departments and Services	Total
		$
4	Department of Aboriginal Affairs..........................	17,000,000
4	Department of Administrative Services......................	14,571,000
4	Attorney-General's Department...........................	650,000
4	Department of Aviation................................	15,550,000
4	Department of Communications...........................	13,848,000
5	Department of Education and Youth Affairs...................	29,312,000
5	Department of Employment and Industrial Relations.............	2,865,000
5	Department of Finance.................................	5,913,000
6	Advance to the Minister for Finance........................	120,000,000
6	Department of Foreign Affairs............................	190,000
6	Department of Health..................................	76,057,000
6	Department of Home Affairs and Environment.................	5,048,000
7	Department of Housing and Construction.....................	132,765,000
7	Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs.................	1,722,000
8	Department of Industry and Commerce......................	2,365,000
8	Department of Primary Industry...........................	12,748,000
8	Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.................	1,274,000
9	Department of Resources and Energy.......................	52,737,000
9	Department of Science and Technology......................	22,729,000
9	Department of Social Security............................	54,225,000
10	Department of the Special Minister of State...................	2,906,000
10	Department of the Territories and Local Government.............	96,770,000
10	Department of Transport................................	7,837,000
10	Department of the Treasury..............................	247,342,000
11	Department of Veterans' Affairs...........................	32,313,000
	Total........................................	998,737,000

DEPARTMENT OF ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS	$
Division 805.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES AND THE NORTHERN TERRITORY
1.—For the purpose of the States Grants (Aboriginal Assistance) Act 1976.......	15,800,000
2.—For the purpose of assistance to the Northern Territory................	1,200,000
Total: Division 805	17,000,000
Total: Department of Aboriginal Affairs	17,000,000
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
Division 811.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Acquisition of Sites and Buildings—Departmental....................	3,424,000
2.—Buildings and Works—Overseas Property Services...................	300,000
3.—Acquisition of Sites and Buildings—Overseas Property Services..........	500,000
	100,000
5.—Plant and Equipment—Departmental............................	9,626,000
6.—Commonwealth Accommodation and Catering Services Limited—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment	139,000
Total: Division 811	14,089,000
Division 813.—OTHER SERVICES
01. Office of the Narcotics Control Board, Thailand—Assistance Project.........	482,000
Total: Department of Administrative Services	14,571,000
ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT
Division 818.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment........................................	400,000
Division 819.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES AND THE NORTHERN TERRITORY	250,000
Total: Attorney-General's Department	650,000
DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION
Division 821.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment........................................	15,550,000
Total: Department of Aviation	15,550,000
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS
Division 841.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES—DEPARTMENTAL
1.—Plant and Equipment........................................	773,000

	$
Division 842.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES—BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION
1.—For payment to the Australian Broadcasting Commission...............	7,375,000
2.—For payment to the Special Broadcasting Service for Multicultural Broadcasting	200,000
3.—Provision and installation of radio and television transmitters and ancillary buildings, works and technical equipment	5,500,000
Total: Division 842	13,075,000
Total: Department of Communications	13,848,000
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND YOUTH AFFAIRS
Division 848.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings and Works........................................	4,028,000
2.—Plant and Equipment........................................	500,000
3.—Australian Capital Territory Schools Authority—For expenditure under the Schools Authority Ordinance 1976	144,000
Total: Division 848	4,672,000
Division 849.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES AND THE NORTHERN TERRITORY	24,640,000
Total: Department of Education and Youth Affairs	29,312,000
DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Division 860.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment........................................	2,865,000
Total: Department of Employment and Industrial Relations	2,865,000
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
Division 864.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment........................................	404,000
Division 865.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES AND THE NORTHERN TERRITORY	20,202,000
Division 867.—AUSTRALIAN TAXATION OFFICE
1.—Capital Works and Services...................................	15,307,000
Total: Department of Finance	35,913,000

	$
Division 868.—ADVANCE TO THE MINISTER FOR FINANCE
To enable the Minister for Finance—
(a) to make advances that will be recovered during the financial year;
(b) to make moneys available for expenditure—(i) that the Minister for Finance is satisfied is expenditure that is urgently required and that was unforeseen until after the last day on which it was practicable to include appropriation for that expenditure in the Bill for this Act before the introduction of that Bill into the House of Representatives; and(ii) particulars of which will afterwards be submitted to the Parliament, including payments by way of financial assistance to a State or the Northern Territory on such terms and conditions, if any, as the Minister for Finance determines; and
(c) to make moneys available for expenditure pending the issue of a warrant of the Governor-General specifically applicable to the expenditure	120,000,000
DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Division 873.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment........................................	190,000
Total: Department of Foreign Affairs	190,000
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Division 881.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment........................................	13,670,000
2.—Capital Territory Health Commission—For expenditure under the Health Commission Ordinance 1975	1,500,000
Total: Division 881	15,170,000
Division 882.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES AND THE NORTHERN TERRITORY	5,887,000
Division 883.—OTHER SERVICES
01. For expenditure in respect of the establishment of new medical benefits arrangements	55,000,000
Total: Department of Health	76,057,000
DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS AND ENVIRONMENT
Division 888.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment........................................	132,000
2.—Australian Film and Television School—For expenditure under the Australian Film and Television School Act 1973	275,000
3.—Film Industry Development	42,000
4.—Film Making..............................................	177,000
5.—Australian War Memorial—For expenditure under the Australian War Memorial Act 1980	54,000
6.—Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service—For expenditure under the National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1975	1,460,000

Division 868.—ADVANCE TO THE MINISTER FOR FINANCE

To enable the Minister for Finance—

(a) to make advances that will be recovered during the financial year;

(b) to make moneys available for expenditure—(i) that the Minister for Finance is satisfied is expenditure that is urgently required and that was unforeseen until after the last day on which it was practicable to include appropriation for that expenditure in the Bill for this Act before the introduction of that Bill into the House of Representatives; and(ii) particulars of which will afterwards be submitted to the Parliament, including payments by way of financial assistance to a State or the Northern Territory on such terms and conditions, if any, as the Minister for Finance determines; and

(c) to make moneys available for expenditure pending the issue of a warrant of the Governor-General specifically applicable to the expenditure

120,000,000

DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Division 873.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Plant and Equipment........................................

190,000

Total: Department of Foreign Affairs

190,000

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Division 881.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Plant and Equipment........................................

13,670,000

2.—Capital Territory Health Commission—For expenditure under the Health Commission Ordinance 1975

1,500,000

Total: Division 881

15,170,000

Division 882.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES AND THE NORTHERN TERRITORY

5,887,000

Division 883.—OTHER SERVICES

01. For expenditure in respect of the establishment of new medical benefits arrangements

55,000,000

Total: Department of Health

76,057,000

DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS AND ENVIRONMENT

Division 888.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Plant and Equipment........................................

132,000

2.—Australian Film and Television School—For expenditure under the Australian Film and Television School Act 1973

275,000

3.—Film Industry Development

42,000

4.—Film Making..............................................

177,000

5.—Australian War Memorial—For expenditure under the Australian War Memorial Act 1980

54,000

6.—Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service—For expenditure under the National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1975

1,460,000

	$
7.—Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority—For expenditure under the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975	128,000
Total: Division 888	2,268,000
Division 889.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES AND THE NORTHERN TERRITORY
1.—Restoration, preservation and improvement of landscapes and buildings of special significance—For expenditure under the Urban and Regional Development (Financial Assistance) Act 1974	1,100,000
2.—National Estate Program—Expenditure in the Northern Territory........	30,000
5.—Sesquicentenary of Foundation—Grants...........................	1,500,000
Total: Division 889	2,630,000
Division 892.—THE SUPERVISING SCIENTIST AND THE ALLIGATOR RIVERS REGION RESEARCH INSTITUTE
1.—For expenditure for the purposes of the Environment Protection (Alligator Rivers Region) Act 1978	150,000
Total: Department of Home Affairs and Environment	5,048,000
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION
Division 896.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings and Works—Departmental.............................	63,700,000
2.—Modifications to Commonwealth Buildings to provide access for Disabled Persons	600,000
3.—Plant and Equipment........................................	1,300,000
4.—Glebe Estate Rehabilitation....................................	320,000
Total: Division 896	65,920,000
Division 897.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES AND THE NORTHERN TERRITORY	66,845,000
Total: Department of Housing and Construction	132,765,000
DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION AND ETHNIC AFFAIRS
Division 902.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment...........................	480,000
2.—Australian Institute of Multicultural Affairs—For expenditure under the Australian Institute of Multicultural Affairs Act 1979	920,000
Total: Division 902	1,400,000

	$
Division 903.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES AND THE NORTHERN TERRITORY	292,000
Division 904.—OTHER SERVICES
01. Grant-in-aid-Federation of Ethnic Communities Councils of Australia........	30,000
Total: Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs	1,722,000
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE
Division 921.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment........................................	2,000,000
Division 922.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES AND THE NORTHERN TERRITORY
1.—For the purposes of Urban and Regional Development (Financial Assistance) Act 1974	325,000
2.—Matching grant to Tasmanian Government for the Centre for Regional Economic Analysis at the University of Tasmania	40,000
Total: Division 922	365,000
Total: Department of Industry and Commerce	2,365,000
DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY
Division 932.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES AND THE NORTHERN TERRITORY	12,748,000
Total: Department of Primary Industry	12,748,000
DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET
Division 937.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment...........................	30,000
Division 940.—PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD
1.—Capital Works and Services...................................	12,000
2.—Advances and Loans.........................................	1,190,000
Total: Division 940	1,202,000
Division 941.—AUDITOR-GENERAL'S OFFICE
1.—Capital Works and Services...................................	42,000
Total: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet	1,274,000

DEPARTMENT OF RESOURCES AND ENERGY	$
Division 942.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment........................................	617,000
2.—Australian Atomic Energy Commission—For expenditure under the Atomic Energy Act 1953	1,332,000
4.—River Murray Commission—For expenditure under the River Murray Waters Act 1915	500,000
Total: Division 942	2,449,000
Division 943.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES AND THE NORTHERN TERRITORY
2.—For the purposes of the National Water Resources (Financial Assistance) Act 1978	18,105,000
3.—Northern Territory Electricity Supply............................	26,383,000
4.—Assistance to the Northern Territory under the National Water Resources Program	850,000
6.—Rum Jungle Rehabilitation—Payment to the Northern Territory..........	3,350,000
7.—Payment to the Northern Territory in lieu of uranium royalties...........	1,600,000
Total: Division 943	50,288,000
Total: Department of Resources and Energy	52,737,000
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Division 945.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment........................................	2,666,000
3.—Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization—For expenditure under the Science and Industry Research Act 1949	19,913,000
4.—Australian Institute of Marine Science—For expenditure under the Australian Institute of Marine Science Act 1972	150,000
Total: Division 945	22,729,000
Total: Department of Science and Technology	22,729,000
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY
Division 948.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment........................................	17,580,000
Division 949.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES AND THE NORTHERN TERRITORY	36,645,000
Total: Department of Social Security	54,225,000

	$
DEPARTMENT OF THE SPECIAL MINISTER OF STATE
Division 953.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment—Departmental............................	1,619,000
Division 955.—OTHER SERVICES
01. Grants towards non-Governmental international conferences held in Australia...	87,000
02. Special Information Campaign..................................	1,200,000
Total: Division 955	1,287,000
Total: Department of the Special Minister of State	2,906,000
DEPARTMENT OF TERRITORIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Division 959.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings and Works—Australian Capital Territory..................	35,000
2.—Plant and Equipment........................................	1,840,000
4.—For expenditure under the National Capital Development Commission Act 1957	49,500,000
5.—For expenditure under the Parliament House Construction Authority Act 1979.	45,000,000
6.—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment—Christmas Island.............	85,000
7.—Plant and Equipment—Cocos (Keeling) Islands......................	10,000
Total: Division 959	96,470,000
Division 960.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES AND THE NORTHERN TERRITORY
01. Payment to New South Wales—Construction of new Burbong Bridge.........	300,000
Total: Department of Territories and Local Government	96,770,000
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT
Division 972.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment........................................	2,010,000
2.—Australian National Railways Commission—For payment as Loans under section 57b of the Australian National Railways Act 1917	1,250,000
Total: Division 972	3,260,000
Division 973.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES AND THE NORTHERN TERRITORY	4,577,000
Total: Department of Transport	7,837,000
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Division 976.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment........................................	451,000

	$
Division 977.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES AND THE
NORTHERN TERRITORY.......................................	246,357,000
Division 980.—AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS
1.—Capital Works and Services...................................	534,000
Total: Department of the Treasury	247,342,000
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS
Division 984.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings and Works........................................	250,000
2.—Plant and Equipment........................................	800,000
Total: Division 984	1,050,000
Division 987.—DEFENCE SERVICE HOMES CORPORATION
1.—For providing capital for the Defence Service Homes Corporation.........	31,250,000
2.—Plant and Equipment........................................	13,000
Total: Division 987	31,263,000
Total: Department of Veterans' Affairs	32,313,000