COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
Appropriation Act (No. 5) 1971-72
No. 41 of 1972
AN ACT
To appropriate a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, additional to the sums appropriated by the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1971–72 and the Appropriation Act (No. 3) 1971–72, for certain expenditure in respect of the year ending on the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and seventy-two.
[Assented to 6 June 1972]
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.
1. This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act (No. 5) 1971–72.
Commencement.
2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
Issue and application of $80,352,000.
3. 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 year ending on the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and seventy-two, the sum of Eighty million, three hundred and fifty-two thousand dollars.
Appropriation.
4. The sum authorized by this Act to be issued out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated, and shall be deemed to have been appropriated as from the first day of July, One thousand nine hundred and seventy-one, for the services expressed in the Schedule to this Act in respect of the financial year that commenced on that date.
16023/72—Price 10c
THE SCHEDULE Section 4.
ABSTRACT
| Page Reference | Departments and Services | Total |
| | | $ |
| 3 | ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT....................................................................... | 9,400 |
| 3 | DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION.............................................................................. | 350,000 |
| 3 | DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE.......................................................... | 65,500 |
| 3 | DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, ABORIGINES AND THE ARTS........... | 3,800 |
| 4 | DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL TERRITORIES............................................................ | 1,700,000 |
| 4 | DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS........................................................................... | 100,600 |
| 4 | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.............................................................................................. | 315,000 |
| 4 | DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING............................................................................................. | 5,000,000 |
| 5 | DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION................................................................................. | 10,200 |
| 5 | DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.................................................................................. | 3,056,800 |
| 6 | DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT......................................................... | 310,000 |
| 6 | POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.................................................................. | 15,000,000 |
| 6 | DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY..................................................................... | 25,500 |
| 7 | DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET..................................... | 19,600 |
| 7 | DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT........................................................ | 480,000 |
| 7 | DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY................................................................. | 339,500 |
| 7 | DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY................................................................................ | 48,909,800 |
| 8 | DEPARTMENT OF WORKS................................................................................................. | 4,656,300 |
| | TOTAL........................................................................................................................ | 80,352,000 |
DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES
| | Additional appropriation for 1971–72 | Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure |
| | Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1971–72 | Expenditure for 1970–71 |
| ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT | $ | $ | $ |
| Division 805.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES | | | |
| 2.—Plant and Equipment— | | | |
| 01. Radio Equipment, Commonwealth Police Force......... | 9,400 | 4,600 | 1,272 |
| DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION | | | |
| Division 810.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES | | | |
| 1.—Plant and Equipment— | | | |
| 01. Navigational aids, communications, power and lighting equipment......................................................................................... | 150,000 | 6,176,000 | 8,998,118 |
| 02. Aircraft, launches, vehicles, engines and equipment... | 200,000 | 3,400,000 | 2,397,398 |
| Total Department of Civil Aviation | 350,000 | | |
| DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE | | | |
| Division 825.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES | | | |
| 1.—Buildings and Works— | | | |
| 05. Independent schools, Australian Capital Territory —Assistance for approved capital programmes.................................. | 50,000 | 925,000 | 688,281 |
| 2.—Plant and Equipment— | | | |
| 01. Australian Capital Territory education services........... | 5,500 | 220,000 | 159,873 |
| Total: Division 825 | 55,500 | | |
| Division 827.—OTHER SERVICES | | | |
| 03. Australian Institute of Marine Science.......................... | 10,000 | .. | .. |
| Total Department of Education and Science | 65,500 | | |
| DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, ABORIGINES AND THE ARTS | | | |
| Division 828.—Capital Works and Services | | | |
| 2.—Plant and Equipment— | | | |
| 02. Australian War Memorial................................................. | 3,800 | 7,600 | .. |
Departments and Services—continued
| | Additional appropriation for 1971–72 | Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure |
| | Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1971–72 | Expenditure for 1970–71 |
| | $ | $ | $ |
| DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL TERRITORIES | | | |
| Division 832.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES | | | |
| 3.—Advances and Loans—Papua New Guinea— | | | |
| 01. Repayable advance to Administration for construction of township at Arawa in connexion with the Bougainville copper project | 1,700,000 | 10,000,000 | 6,300,000 |
| DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS | | | |
| Division 835.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES | | | |
| 1.—Building and Works—Overseas Establishments— | | | |
| 01. Other overseas Establishments........................................ | 59,600 | 208,200 | 682,687 |
| 2.—Plant and Equipment— | | | |
| 01. Overseas establishments................................................... | 41,000 | 267,600 | 321,155 |
| Total Department of Foreign Affairs | 100,600 | | |
| DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH | | | |
| Division 842.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES | | | |
| 03.—Tuberculosis Act—Reimbursement of capital expenditure by State Governments.................................................................... | 67,000 | 373,000 | 469,026 |
| 06.—Incinerators and associated works in relation to disposal of garbage from overseas ships........................................................ | 248,000 | 55,000 | 45,951 |
| Total Department of Health | 315,000 | | |
| DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING | | | |
| Division 845.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES | | | |
| 1.—Provision for War Service Homes................................. | 5,000,000 | 60,000,000 | 61,000,000 |
Departments and Services—continued
| | Additional appropriation for 1971–72 | Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure |
| | Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1971–72 | Expenditure for 1970–71 |
| | $ | $ | $ |
| DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION | | | |
| Division 852.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES | | | |
| 01. State Migration Centres—Contribution towards establishment costs.............................................................................................. | 10,200 | 380,000 | 142,499 |
| DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR | | | |
| Division 855.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES | | | |
| 1.—Acquisition of Sites and Buildings— | | | |
| 02. Attorney-General's Department............................................ | 400 | .. | .. |
| 08. Department of Education and Science—Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization................................... | 100 | 309,700 | 49,665 |
| 09. Department of Education and Science—Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization—Australian Capital Territory.............................................................................................. | 8,100 | 2,900 | .. |
| 11. Department of Health—Northern Territory....................... | 250,000 | .. | .. |
| 12. Department of Housing......................................................... | 53,100 | 151,700 | 277,550 |
| 15. Department of the Interior—Australian Capital Territory services | 60,000 | 3,247,700 | 252,824 |
| | 371,700 | | |
| 4.—Buildings and Works—Australian Capital Territory— | | | |
| 01. Forestry (for payment to the Australian Capital Territory Forestry Trust Account)............................................................................. | 52,000 | 346,000 | 305,000 |
| 5.—Buildings and Works—Northern Territory— | | | |
| 02. Purchase of improvements on resumed leases.................. | 48,600 | 124,800 | 39,129 |
| 08. Aboriginal Advancement—Self-help housing, other buildings and works.............................................................................................. | 330,000 | 350,000 | .. |
| 09. Assistance under the Water Supplies Development Ordinance | 60,000 | 180,000 | 160,000 |
| 10. Construction of roads, footpaths and drainage works—Payment to the Corporation of the Municipality of Alice Springs....... | 97,000 | .. | .. |
| | 535,600 | | |
Departments and Services—continued
| | Additional appropriation for 1971–72 | Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure |
| | Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1971–72 | Expenditure for 1970–71 |
| | $ | $ | $ |
| DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR—continued | | | |
| 6.—Advances and Loans—Australian Capital Territory— | | | |
| 02. Loans to co-operative building societies........................... | 1,000,000 | 6,147,000 | 4,370,000 |
| 7.—Advances and Loans—Northern Territory— | | | |
| 01. Loans for encouragement of primary production.......... | 53,000 | 30,000 | 19,877 |
| 02. Loans to church organisations for erection of residential accommodation.............................................................. | 44,500 | 929,000 | 1,054,781 |
| | 97,500 | | |
| 9.—For expenditure under the National Capital Development Commission Act............................................................................. | 1,000,000 | 58,500,000 | 55,750,000 |
| Total Department of the Interior | 3,056,800 | | |
| DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT | | | |
| Division 865.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES | | | |
| 2.—For expenditure under the Snowy Mountains Hydroelectric Power Act...................................................................................................... | 310,000 | 19,389,000 | 30,733,662 |
| POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT | | | |
| Division 870.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES | | | |
| 01. For expenditure under the Post and Telegraph Act (for payment to the Post Office Trust Account)............................................ | 15,000,000 | 255,000,000 | 247,000,000 |
| DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY | | | |
| Division 875.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES | | | |
| 02. Minor agricultural research.................................................. | 25,500 | 77,000 | 68,333 |
Departments and Services—continued
| | Additional appropriation for 1971–72 | Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure |
| | Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1971–72 | Expenditure for 1970–71 |
| DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET | $ | $ | $ |
| Division 880.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES | | | |
| 1.—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment— | | | |
| 01. Official establishments..................................................... | 3,000 | 16,300 | 17,215 |
| 02. Australia House and official residences in the United Kingdom | 16,600 | .. | 17,177 |
| Total Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet | 19,600 | | |
| DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT | | | |
| Division 890.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES | | | |
| 2.—Commonwealth Railways—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment— | | | |
| 01. Trans-Australian Railway................................................ | 180,000 | 9,805,000 | 8,313,606 |
| 06. Working Advance (for payment to the credit of the Railway Plant and Stores Suspense Trust Account) | 300,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 |
| Total Department of Shipping and Transport | 480,000 | | |
| DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY | | | |
| Division 910.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES | | | |
| 1.—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment—Overseas Establishments......................................................................................................... | 339,500 | 115,500 | 77,392 |
| DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY | | | |
| Division 915.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES | | | |
| 2.—Advances and Loans— | | | |
| 02. Working capital advance (for payment to the Cafeteria (Treasury) Trust Account).............................................................. | 1,000 | .. | .. |
| 03. Working capital advance (for payment to the Royal Australian Mint Trust Account).............................................................. | 200,000 | .. | .. |
| Total: Division 915 | 201,000 | .. | .. |
| Division 917.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES | | | |
| 01. Contribution towards the costs of development of Exmouth Township, Western Australia..................................... | 8,800 | 3,400 | 584,040 |
| 04. Flood assistance—Queensland....................................... | 200,000 | 2,600,000 | .. |
| 05. Cyclone assistance—Queensland................................... | 3,500,000 | .. | 733,357 |
| 06. Natural disasters—New South Wales............................. | 500,000 | .. | .. |
| 07. Non-metropolitan unemployment relief grants............ | 27,000,000 | .. | .. |
| 08. Special loan to New South Wales................................... | 17,500,000 | .. | .. |
| Total: Division 917 | 48,708,800 | | |
| Total Department of the Treasury | 48,909,800 | | |
Departments and Services—continued
| | Additional appropriation for 1971–72 | Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure |
| | Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1971–72 | Expenditure for 1970–71 |
| | $ | $ | $ |
| DEPARTMENT OF WORKS | | | |
| Division 925.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES | | | |
| 1.—Buildings and Works—Departmental— | | | |
| 01. Parliament........................................................................... | 4,000 | 55,000 | 135,000 |
| 02. Attorney-General's Department...................................... | 31,000 | 145,000 | 86,652 |
| 03. Department of Civil Aviation.......................................... | 1,485,000 | 26,675,000 | 39,201,818 |
| 06. Department of Education and Science—Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization..................... | 260,000 | 3,090,000 | 3,877,943 |
| 08. Department of External Territories................................. | 8,500 | 3,000 | 23,328 |
| 09. Department of Foreign Affairs........................................ | 1,400 | 800 | 22,536 |
| 12. Department of Immigration............................................ | 10,000 | 35,000 | 973,576 |
| 14. Department of Labour and National Service............... | 140,000 | 1,050,000 | 716,131 |
| 16. Department of Primary Industry.................................... | 1,900 | 86,000 | .. |
| 23. Department of the Treasury............................................ | 29,500 | 20,000 | 74,619 |
| | 1,971,300 | | |
| 2.—Buildings and Works—Australian Capital Territory Services— | | | |
| 02. Department of Health....................................................... | 300,000 | 7,750,000 | 4,786,999 |
| 4.—Buildings and Works—Northern Territory Services— | | | |
| 01. Department of Education and Science.......................... | 605,000 | 6,220,000 | 4,049,767 |
| 02. Department of Health....................................................... | 1,300,000 | 7,610,000 | 1,499,673 |
| 03. Department of the Interior............................................... | 150,000 | 27,250,000 | 22,999,490 |
| | 2,055,000 | | |
| 6.—Buildings and Works—Broadcasting and Television Services— | | | |
| 03. Television transmission..................................................... | 180,000 | 870,000 | 470,673 |
| 7.—Plant and Equipment— | | | |
| 03. Northern Territory services............................................... | 150,000 | 1,428,000 | 1,460,151 |
| Total Department of Works | 4,656,300 | | |
| TOTAL—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES.................... | 80,352,000 | | |
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