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Supply Act (No. 2) 1984‑85

No. 38 of 1984

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 1985

[Assented to 8 June 1984]

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) 1984‑85.

Commencement

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

Issue, application and appropriation of $1,711,770,500.

(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 1985 the sum of $1,711,770,500.

(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

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for purposes of a kind for which moneys appropriated in respect of services so 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 1984 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 1984.

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

Payments to States and Northern Territory

4. (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
		$
6	Department of Aboriginal Affairs................................	18 923 000
6	Department of Administrative Services............................	17 952 000
6	Attorney‑General's Department...........................	2 433 000
6	Department of Aviation......................................	3 790 000
7	Department of Communications.................................	30 495 000
7	Department of Education and Youth Affairs.........................	11 229 500
8	Department of Employment and Industrial Relations...................	281 130 000
8	Department of Finance.......................................	25 207 000
8	Advance to the Minister for Finance..............................	120 000 000
8	Department of Foreign Affairs..................................	1 105 000
8	Department of Health........................................	316 236 000
9	Department of Home Affairs and Environment.......................	12 888 000
10	Department of Housing and Construction...........................	229 360 000
10	Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs.......................	4 394 000
10	Department of Industry and Commerce............................	1 681 000
11	Department of Primary Industry.................................	21 818 000
11	Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.......................	593 000
11	Department of Resources and Energy.............................	57 186 000
12	Department of Science and Technology............................	19 822 000
12	Department of Social Security..................................	71 796 000
12	Department of the Special Minister of State.........................	1 838 000
12	Department of Sport. Recreation and Tourism........................	1 395 000
13	Department of Territories and Local Government.....................	133 711 000
13	Department of Transport......................................	9 086 000
14	Department of the Treasury....................................	295 580 000
14	Department of Veterans' Affairs.................................	22 122 000
	Total.............................................	1 711 770 500

Page Reference

Departments and Services

Total

Department of Aboriginal Affairs................................

18 923 000

Department of Administrative Services............................

17 952 000

Attorney‑General's Department...........................

2 433 000

Department of Aviation......................................

3 790 000

Department of Communications.................................

30 495 000

Department of Education and Youth Affairs.........................

11 229 500

Department of Employment and Industrial Relations...................

281 130 000

Department of Finance.......................................

25 207 000

Advance to the Minister for Finance..............................

120 000 000

Department of Foreign Affairs..................................

1 105 000

Department of Health........................................

316 236 000

Department of Home Affairs and Environment.......................

12 888 000

Department of Housing and Construction...........................

229 360 000

Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs.......................

4 394 000

Department of Industry and Commerce............................

1 681 000

Department of Primary Industry.................................

21 818 000

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.......................

593 000

Department of Resources and Energy.............................

57 186 000

Department of Science and Technology............................

19 822 000

Department of Social Security..................................

71 796 000

Department of the Special Minister of State.........................

1 838 000

Department of Sport. Recreation and Tourism........................

1 395 000

Department of Territories and Local Government.....................

133 711 000

Department of Transport......................................

9 086 000

Department of the Treasury....................................

295 580 000

Department of Veterans' Affairs.................................

22 122 000

Total.............................................

1 711 770 500

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...........	17 413 000
2.—Assistance to the Northern Territory for Aboriginal Advancement.............	1 510 000
Total: Division 805	18 923 000
Total: Department of Aboriginal Affairs	18 923 000
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
Division 811.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Acquisition of Sites and Buildings—Departmental........................	1 595 000
2.—Buildings and Works—Overseas Property Services........................	3 000 000
3.—Acquisition of Sites and Buildings—Overseas Property Services...............	500 000
5.—Plant and Equipment—Departmental.................................	12 534 000
6.—Commonwealth Accommodation and Catering Services Limited—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment	323 000
Total: Division 811	17 952 000
Total: Department of Administrative Services	17 952 000
ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT
Division 818.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment............................................	1 933 000
Division 819.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES AND THE NORTHERN TERRITORY	500 000
Total: Attorney‑General's Department	2 433 000
DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION
Division 830.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment............................................	3 790 000
Total: Department of Aviation	3 790 000

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS	$
Division 841.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES—DEPARTMENTAL
1.—Plant and Equipment.............................................	500 000
2.—Equity, Advances and Loans........................................	16 875 000
Total: Divisional	17 375 000
Division 842.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES—BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION
1.—For payment to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation....................	7 600 000
2.—For payment to the Special Broadcasting Service for Multicultural Broadcasting....	120 000
3.—Provision and installation of radio and television transmitters and ancillary buildings, works and technical equipment	5 400 000
Total: Division 842	13 120 000
Total: Department of Communications	30 495 000
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND YOUTH AFFAIRS
Division 848.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings and Works.............................................	2 737 200
2.—Plant and Equipment.............................................	2 041 300
3.—Australian Capital Territory Schools Authority—For expenditure under the Schools Authority Ordinance 1976	339 000
Total: Division 848	5 117 500
Division 849.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES AND THE NORTHERN TERRITORY	498 000
Division 851.—COMMONWEALTH SCHOOLS COMMISSION...................	637 000
Division 855.—COMMONWEALTH TERTIARY EDUCATION COMMISSION
1.—Capital Works and Services
01. Computer Equipment...............................................	177 000
2.—Payments to or for the States and the Northern Territory
01. Assistance to the steel regions—Technical and Further Education building projects....	4 800 000
Total: Division 855	4 977 000
Total: Department of Education and Youth Affairs	11 229 500

DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS	$
Division 860.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment.............................................	2 830 000
Division 861.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES AND THE NORTHERN TERRITORY	278 300 000
Total: Department of Employment and Industrial Relations	281 130 000
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
Division 864.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment.............................................	1 207 000
Division 865.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES AND THE NORTHERN TERRITORY	24 000 000
Total: Department of Finance	25 207 000
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—
(A) is urgently required; and
(B) 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.............................................	1 105 000
Total: Department of Foreign Affairs	1 105 000
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Division 881.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment.............................................	1 795 000
2.—Capital Territory Health Commission—For expenditure under the Health Commission Ordinance 1975	1 000 000
Total: Division 881	2 795 000

Department of Health—continued	$
Division 882.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES AND THE NORTHERN TERRITORY	313 441 000
Total: Department of Health	316 236 000
DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS AND ENVIRONMENT
Division 888.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment............................................	116 000
2.—Australian Film and Television School—For expenditure under the Australian Film and Television School Act 1973	100 000
3.—Film Industry Development.......................................	42 000
4.—Film Making..................................................	166 000
5.—Australian War Memorial—For expenditure under the Australian War Memorial Act 1980	174 000
6.—Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service—For expenditure under the National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1975	3 000 000
7.—Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority—For expenditure under the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975	140 000
Total: Division 888	3 738 000
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	850 000
2.—National Estate Program—Expenditure in the Northern Territory............	30 000
4.—Sesquicentenary of Foundation—Grants..............................	1 600 000
6.—Commonwealth/State Bicentennial Commemorative Program...............	6 500 000
Total: Division 889	8 980 000
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	170 000
Total: Department of Home Affairs and Environment	12 888 000

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION	$
Division 896.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings and Works—Departmental.................................	90 315 000
2.—Modifications to Commonwealth Buildings to provide access for Disabled Persons..	200 000
3.—Plant and Eauioment.............................................	2 000 000
4.—Glebe Estate Rehabilitation........................................	400 000
Total: Division 896	92 915 000
Division 897.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES AND THE NORTHERN TERRITORY	136 445 000
Total: Department of Housing and Construction	229 360 000
DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION AND ETHNIC AFFAIRS
Division 902.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment...............................	3 444 000
2.—Australian Institute of Multicultural Affairs—For expenditure under the Australian Institute of Multicultural Affairs Act 1979	550 000
Total: Division 902	3 994 000
Division 903.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES AND THE NORTHERN TERRITORY	400 000
Total: Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs	4 394 000
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE
Division 921.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment.............................................	1 681 000
Total: Department of Industry and Commerce	1 681 000

	$
DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY
Division 930.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment
01. Bureau of Agricultural Economics—Computer Equipment.....................	405 000
Division 932.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES AND THE NORTHERN TERRITORY	20 496 000
06. Assistance to the steel regions—Fishing port facilities........................	417 000
07. Assistance to the steel regions—Port Kembla grain terminal....................	500 000
Total: Division 932	21 413 000
Total: Department of Primary Industry	21 818 000
DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET
Division 937.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment...............................	50 000
Division 940.—PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD
2.—Advances and Loans.............................................	480 000
Division 941.—AUDITOR‑GENERAL'S OFFICE
1.—Capital Works and Services........................................	63 000
Total: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet	593 000
DEPARTMENT OF RESOURCES AND ENERGY
Division 942.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment.............................................	1 380 000
2.—Australian Atomic Energy Commission—For expenditure under the Atomic Energy Act 1953	2 162 000
4.—River Murray Commission—For expenditure under the River Murray Waters Act 1915	700 000
Total: Division 942	4 242 000
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...	11 000 000
03. Assistance to the steel regions—Water quality improvement...................	320 000
4.—Northern Territory Electricity Supply.................................	36 000 000
5.—Rehabilitation of former mine sites—Payment to the Northern Territory.........	5 624 000
Total: Division 943	52 944 000
Total: Department of Resources and Energy	57 186 000

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY	$
Division 945.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment.............................................	3 343 000
3.—Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization—For expenditure under the Science and Industry Research Act 1949	16 349 000
4.—Australian Institute of Marine Science—For expenditure under the Australian Institute of Marine Science Act 1972	130 000
Total: Division 945	19 822 000
Total: Department of Science and Technology	19 822 000
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY
Division 948.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment.............................................	29 419 000
Division 949.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES AND THE NORTHERN TERRITORY	42 377 000
Total: Department of Social Security	71 796 000
DEPARTMENT OF THE SPECIAL MINISTER OF STATE
Division 953.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment.............................................	1 838 000
Total: Department of the Special Minister of State	1 838 000
DEPARTMENT OF SPORT, RECREATION AND TOURISM
Division 956.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
2.—Australian Tourist Commission—For expenditure under the Australian Tourist Commission Act 1967	395 000
Division 957.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES AND THE NORTHERN TERRITORY	500 000
02. Assistance to the steel regions—Tourism projects..........................	500 000
Total: Division 957	1 000 000
Total: Department of Sport, Recreation and Tourism	1 395 000

DEPARTMENT OF TERRITORIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT	$
Division 959.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings and Works—Australian Capital Territory.......................	60 000
2.—Plant and Equipment.............................................	3 491 000
4.—For expenditure under the National Capital Development Commission Act 1957.....	77 000 000
5.—For expenditure under the Parliament House Construction Authority Act 1979.....	52 000 000
6.—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment—Christmas Island..................	60 000
7.—Cocos (Keeling) Islands—Home Island Development Plan...................	500 000
Total: Division 959	133 111000
Division 960.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES AND THE NORTHERN TERRITORY	600 000
Total: Department of Territories and Local Government	133 711000
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT
Division 972.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment.............................................	2 414 000
04. Inter‑State Commission....................................	95 000
	2 509 000
2.—Australian National Railways Commission—For payment as Loans under section 61 of the Australian National Railways Commission Act 1983	1 250 000
Total: Division 972	3 759 000
Division 973.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES AND THE NORTHERN TERRITORY	2 577 000
03. Assistance to the steel regions—Roads projects...........................	2 750 000
Total: Division 973	5 327 000
Total: Department of Transport	9 086 000

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY	$
Division 976.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment............................................	220 000
Division 977.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES AND THE NORTHERN TERRITORY	276 835 300
Division 980.—AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS
1.—Capital Works and Services.......................................	8 880 700
Division 982.—AUSTRALIAN TAXATION OFFICE
1.—Capital Works and Services.......................................	9 644 000
Total: Department of the Treasury	295 580 000
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS
Division 984.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings and Works............................................	320 000
2.—Plant and Equipment............................................	2 780 000
Total: Division 984	3 100 000
Division 987. DEFENCE SERVICE HOMES CORPORATION
1.—For providing capital for the Defence Service Homes Corporation.............	19 000 000
2.—Plant and Equipment............................................	22 000
Total: Division 987	19 022 000
Total: Department of Veterans' Affairs	22 122 000