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Supply Act (No. 2) 1972-73

Authoritative Version
Act No. 45 of 1972 as made
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 seventy-three.
Date of Assent 07 Jun 1972
Date of repeal 31 Dec 1973
Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1973

Title: Commonwealth Coat of Arms Australia

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Supply Act (No. 2) 1972-73

Title: Horizontal lineTitle: Horizontal lineNo. 45 of 1972

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 seventy-three.

[Assented to 7 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 Supply Act (No. 2) 1972–73.

Commencement.

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

Issue, application and appropriation of $370,594,000.

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 seventy-three, the sum of three hundred and seventy million, five hundred and ninety-four thousand dollars.

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

46099/72—Price 20c


 

Section 3.                                                  THE SCHEDULE

ABSTRACT

Page Reference

Departments and Services

Total

 

 

$

3

ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT..................................................................

1,375,000

3

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION.........................................................................

13,800,000

3

DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE............................................................

63,000

3

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE.....................................................

7,697,000

4

DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, ABORIGINES AND THE ARTS

33,000

4

DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL TERRITORIES.......................................................

10,000

5

DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS......................................................................

2,141,700

5

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.........................................................................................

3,213,000

6

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING........................................................................................

30,150,000

6

DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION............................................................................

604,000

6

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.............................................................................

40,272,200

8

DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE.....................................

259,000

8

DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT....................................................

8,761,000

8

POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.............................................................

116,427,000

9

DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY................................................................

34,040,000

9

DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET................................

57,100

10

REPATRIATION DEPARTMENT..................................................................................

120,000

10

DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT...................................................

15,740,000

10

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES......................................................................

258,000

11

DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY...........................................................................................

208,000

11

DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY............................................................

39,000

11

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY...........................................................................

22,503,000

11

ADVANCE TO THE TREASURER................................................................................

25,000,000

11

DEPARTMENT OF WORKS............................................................................................

47,823,000

 

TOTAL...................................................................................................................

370,594,000


 

DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES

ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT

$

Division 805.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

 

1.—Buildings and Works—

 

01. Commonwealth/State Law Courts, Sydney....................................................................

1,338,000

2.—Plant and Equipment—

 

01. Radio Equipment, Commonwealth Police Force............................................................

37,000

Total: Attorney-General's Department

1,375,000

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION

 

Division 810.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

 

1.—Plant and Equipment—

2,600,000

01. Navigational aids, communication, power and lighting equipment............................

1,200,000

02. Aircraft, launches, vehicles, engines and equipment......................................................

 

 

3,800,000

2.—Qantas Airways Limited—Additional share capital...........................................................

10,000,000

Total: Department of Civil Aviation

13,800,000

DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE

 

Division 820.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

 

1.—Plant and Equipment—

 

01. Purchase of launches and associated equipment...........................................................

10,000

02. Special Services equipment.................................................................................................

12,000

03. Laboratory equipment.........................................................................................................

40,000

04. Film censorship equipment..................................................................................................

1,000

Total: Department of Customs and Excise

63,000

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE

 

Division 825.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

 

1.—Buildings and Works—

 

01. The Australian National University—Permanent buildings, acquisition and erection of dwellings, equipment and works.........................................................................................................................

2,060,000

03. Canberra College of Advanced Education—Site works and services.........................

850,000

05. Independent schools, Australian Capital Territory—Assistance for approved capital programmes 

385,000

06. Independent schools, Northern Territory—Assistance for approved capital programmes  

72,000

 

3,367,000


 

Departments and Servicescontinued

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE—continued

$

2.—Plant and Equipment—

 

01. Australian Capital Territory education services..............................................................

90,000

02. Northern Territory education services...............................................................................

40,000

 

130,000

3.—Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization—For expenditure under the Science and Industry Research Act.........................................................................................................................

650,000

4.—Anglo-Australian Telescope Board—For expenditure for the purposes of the Board

1,000,000

Total: Division 825

5,147,000

Division 826.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES

 

01. Research grants.....................................................................................................................

2,550,000

Total: Department of Education and Science

7,697,000

DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, ABORIGINES AND THE ARTS

 

Division 828.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

 

2.—Plant and Equipment—

 

01. Government Printing Office................................................................................................

31,700

02. Australian War Memorial....................................................................................................

1,300

Total: Department of the Environment, Aborigines and the Arts

33,000

DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL TERRITORIES

 

Division 832.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

 

2.—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment—

 

01. Christmas Island (recoverable from Christmas Island Phosphate Commission).....

10,000


 

Departments and Servicescontinued

DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

$

Division 835.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

 

1.—Buildings and Works—Overseas establishments—

 

01. Other overseas establishments............................................................................................

375,000

02. Thailand..................................................................................................................................

893,000

03. Singapore................................................................................................................................

630,000

04. Hong Kong.............................................................................................................................

115,000

 

2,013,000

2.—Plant and equipment—

 

01. Overseas Establishments.....................................................................................................

128,700

Total: Department of Foreign Affairs

2,141,700

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

 

Division 840.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

 

1.—Plant and Equipment—

 

01. Australian Capital Territory Health Services...................................................................

30,000

02. Northern Territory Hospitals...............................................................................................

195,000

03. Northern Territory—Health Services.................................................................................

105,000

04. Other Health Services...........................................................................................................

315,000

 

645,000

2.—For expenditure under the Canberra Hospital Ordinance—Canberra Hospital.........

187,000

3.—For expenditure under the Canberra Hospital Ordinance—Woden Valley Hospital

582,000

4.—Advances and Loans—

 

01. Commonwealth Serum Laboratories Commission—Additional capital....................

800,000

Total: Division 840

2,214,000

Division 842.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES

 

02. Blood transfusion services

413,000

03. Tuberculosis Act—Reimbursement of capital expenditure by State Governments.

183,000

04. Tuberculosis Act—Reimbursement of administrative expenditure by State Governments

152,000

05. States Grants (Milk for School Children) Act—Reimbursement of capital and incidental expenditure by State Governments.........................................................................................................

21,000

06. Incinerators and associated works in relation to disposal of garbage from overseas ships 

230,000

Total: Division 842

999,000

Total: Department of Health

3,213,000


 

Departments and Servicescontinued

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING

$

Division 845.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

 

1.—Provision for War Service Homes

30,000,000

2.—Buildings and Works—

 

01. Migrant transitory accommodation—Construction of flats.........................................

150,000

Total: Department of Housing

30,150,000

DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION

 

Division 850.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

 

1.—Overseas Establishments—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment.............................

4,000

2.—Commonwealth Hostels Limited—Building, Works, Plant and Equipment.................

520,000

Total: Division 850

524,000

Division 852.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES

 

01. State Migration Centres—Contribution towards establishment costs.........................

80,000

Total: Department of Immigration

604,000

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

 

Division 855.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

 

1.—Acquisition of Sites and Buildings—Departmental—

 

04. Department of Civil Aviation.............................................................................................

375,700

06. Department of Customs and Excise..................................................................................

5,000

14. Department of the Interior..................................................................................................

556,000

15. Department of the Interior—Australian Capital Territory Services.............................

643,700

16. Department of the Interior—Northern Territory Services..............................................

260,600

17. Department of Labour and National Service..................................................................

11,000

22. Department of Shipping and Transport............................................................................

100

 

1,852,100

2.—Acquisition of Sites and Buildings—Broadcasting and Television Services—

 

03. Sound Broadcasting Studios...............................................................................................

80,000

04. Television Studios.................................................................................................................

15,000

 

95,000


 

Departments and Servicescontinued

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORcontinued

$

3.—Plant and Equipment—

 

01. Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology.........................................................................

500,000

02. Other Branches......................................................................................................................

71,000

03. Australian Capital Territory—General Services..............................................................

70,000

04. Australian Capital Territory—Transport..........................................................................

850,000

06. Northern Territory—General Services...............................................................................

361,700

07. Northern Territory—Transport...........................................................................................

354,000

 

2,206,700

4.—Buildings and Works—Australian Capital Territory—

 

01. Forestry (for payment to the Australian Capital Territory Forestry Trust Account).

280,000

02. Parks and Gardens................................................................................................................

21,000

04. Purchase of improvements on resumed leases................................................................

65,000

 

366,000

5.—Buildings and Works—Northern Territory—

 

02. Purchase of improvements on resumed leases................................................................

72,300

04. Construction of roads, footpaths and drainage works—Payments to local government authorities

187,500

05. Development of water resources on Government projects...........................................

53,800

06. Township of Nhulunbuy—Nabalco Pty Ltd—Contribution.........................................

93,800

08. Purchase and erection of Aboriginal Housing on a self-help basis..............................

250,000

09. Assistance under the Water Supplies Development Ordinance....................................

100,000

 

757,400

6.—Advances and Loans—Australian Capital Territory—

 

01. Loans for housing (for payment to the Australian Capital Territory Housing Trust Account)           

3,100,000

02. Loans to co-operative building societies...........................................................................

3,000,000

 

6,100,000

7.—Advances and Loans—Northern Territory—

 

01. Loans for encouragement of primary production..........................................................

35,000

03. Northern Territory Housing Commission—Advance.....................................................

2,400,000

05. Northern Territory Port Authority—Advance..................................................................

460,000

 

2,895,000

9.—For expenditure under the National Capital Development Commission Act................

26,000,000

Total: Department of the Interior

40,272,200


 

Departments and Servicescontinued

DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE

$

Division 860.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

 

1.—Commonwealth Hostels Limited—Buildings, Works and Equipment—

 

01. Australian Capital Territory................................................................................................

46,000

02. Northern Territory.................................................................................................................

93,000

Total: Division 860

139,000

Division 862.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES

 

1.—Supervision of Apprenticeship Training................................................................................

120,000

Total: Department of Labour and National Service

259,000

DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

 

Division 865.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

 

1.—Plant and Equipment—

 

01. Bureau of Mineral Resources.............................................................................................

430,000

02. Division of National Mapping............................................................................................

63,000

03. Forestry and Timber Bureau...............................................................................................

46,000

04. Other Branches......................................................................................................................

2,000

 

541,000

2.—For expenditure under the Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Power Act......................

7,000,000

3.—For expenditure under the Atomic Energy Act.....................................................................

620,000

4.—For expenditure under the River Murray Waters Act........................................................

600,000

Total: Department of National Development

8,761,000

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)

113,000,000


 

Departments and Servicescontinued

POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENTcontinued

$

Division 872.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES—BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION SERVICES—

 

1.—Engineering Equipment and Services—

 

01. Sound broadcasting..............................................................................................................

680,000

02. Television................................................................................................................................

542,000

 

1,222,000

2.—Australian Broadcasting Commission—For expenditure under the Broadcasting and Television Act..........................................................................................................................................................

2,000,000

4.—Australian Broadcasting Control Board—For expenditure under the Broadcasting and Television Act..........................................................................................................................................................

90,000

Total: Division 872

3,312,000

Division 873.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES—WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY SERVICES

 

1.—Technical and other Services—For expenditure under the Wireless Telegraphy Act

115,000

Total: Postmaster-General's Department

116,427,000

DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY

 

Division 874.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

 

1.—Advances and Loans—

 

01. Advances by way of loan to the Australian Wool Commission for the purpose of working capital of the Commission (Moneys received in repayment of advances by way of loans to the Commission for the purpose of working capital may be credited to this item)........................................

30,000,000

Division 875.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES

 

01. Agricultural Extension Services..........................................................................................

3,000,000

02. Minor agricultural research and other services................................................................

40,000

03. Eradication of bovine brucellosis and tuberculosis—Contribution.............................

1,000,000

Total: Division 875

4,040,000

Total: Department of Primary Industry

34,040,000

DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET

 

Division 880.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

 

1.—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment—

 

01. Official establishments.........................................................................................................

10,000

02. Australia House and official residences in the United Kingdom..................................

47,100

Total: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

57,100

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Departments and Servicescontinued

REPATRIATION DEPARTMENT

$

Division 885.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

 

1.—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment—

 

01. Repatriation blocks at mental hospitals...........................................................................

120,000

DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT

 

Division 890.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

 

1.—Vessels, Plant and Equipment

2,250,000

2.—Commonwealth Railways—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment—

 

01. Trans-Australian Railway....................................................................................................

4,085,000

02. Central Australia Railway...................................................................................................

483,000

03. North Australia Railway......................................................................................................

1,056,000

04. Seat of Government Railway.............................................................................................

33,000

05. Port Augusta to Whyalla Railway......................................................................................

1,030,000

07. Knuckeys Lagoon—East Arm Railway............................................................................

258,000

 

6,945,000

3.—Australian Coastal Shipping Commission—For expenditure under the Australian Coastal Shipping Commission Act............................................................................................................................

5,000,000

Total: Division 890

14,195,000

Division 891.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES

 

1.—For expenditure under the Railway Standardisation (South Australia) Agreement Act         

170,000

2.—For expenditure under the Railway Agreement (Western Australia) Act......................

1,000,000

3.—Promotion of road safety practices.........................................................................................

75,000

5.—For expenditure on railway works in New South Wales.....................................................

300,000

Total: Division 891

1,545,000

Total: Department of Shipping and Transport

15,740,000

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

 

Division 900.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

 

2.—Plant and Equipment—

 

02. Rehabilitation Service..........................................................................................................

31,000

Division 901.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES

 

01. States Grants (Home Care) Act—Grants towards costs of Senior Citizens' Centres

170,000

02. States Grants (Home Care) Act—Grants towards salaries of Welfare Officers........

17,000

03. States Grants (Home Care) Act—Grants towards costs of home care services........

40,000

Total: Division 901

227,000

Total: Department of Social Services

258,000


 

Departments and Servicescontinued

DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY

 

Division 905.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

 

1.—Buildings and Works—

 

01. Antarctic Division..................................................................................................................

28,000

2.—Plant and Equipment—

 

01. Antarctic Division..................................................................................................................

180,000

Total: Department of Supply

208,000

DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY

 

Division 910.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

 

1.—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment—Overseas Establishments.............................

39,000

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

 

Division 915.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

 

1.—Plant and Equipment—

 

01. Royal Australian Mint..........................................................................................................

3,000

Division 917.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES

 

07. Non-metropolitan unemployment relief grants...............................................................

22,500,000

Total: Department of the Treasury

22,503,000

ADVANCE TO THE TREASURER

 

Division 920.—ADVANCE TO THE TREASURER

 

To enable the Treasurer—

 

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

 

(b) to make moneys available for expenditure, particulars of which will afterwards be submitted to the Parliament, including payments by way of financial assistance to a State on such terms and conditions, if any, as the Treasurer determines; and

 

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

25,000,000

DEPARTMENT OF WORKS

 

Division 925.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

 

1.—Buildings and Works—Departmental—

 

01. Parliament..............................................................................................................................

93,000

02. Attorney-General's Department..........................................................................................

50,000

03. Department of Civil Aviation.............................................................................................

4,700,000

04. Department of Customs and Excise..................................................................................

500,000

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Departments and Servicescontinued

DEPARTMENT OF WORKScontinued

$

05. Department of Education and Science.............................................................................

500

06. Department of Education and Science—Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization............................................................................................................................................

1,200,000

07. Department of the Environment, Aborigines and the Arts............................................

400,000

08. Department of External Territories....................................................................................

5,000

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

3,000

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

300,000

11. Department of Housing.......................................................................................................

1,500

12. Department of Immigration................................................................................................

40,000

13. Department of the Interior..................................................................................................

4,800,000

14. Department of Labour and National Service..................................................................

400,000

15. Department of National Development.............................................................................

350,000

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

2,000

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

100,000

18. Repatriation Department.....................................................................................................

1,700,000

19. Department of Shipping and Transport............................................................................

230,000

20. Department of Social Services............................................................................................

850,000

21. Department of Supply (Antarctic Division)......................................................................

10,000

22. Department of Trade and Industry...................................................................................

3,000

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

20,000

24. Commonwealth Taxation Office.......................................................................................

50,000

25. Department of Works...........................................................................................................

190,000

 

15,998,000

2.—Buildings and Works—Australian Capital Territory Services—

 

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

4,000,000

03. Department of the Interior..................................................................................................

250,000

04. Department of Works...........................................................................................................

40,000

 

4,290,000

4.—Buildings and Works—Northern Territory Services—

 

01. Department of Education and Science.............................................................................

3,300,000

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

2,000,000

03. Department of the Interior..................................................................................................

17,000,000

04. Department of Works...........................................................................................................

200,000

 

22,500,000

5.—Construction of Roads—Northern Territory—

 

01. Department of the Interior—For transport of beef cattle..............................................

1,000,000

02. Department of the Interior—Other roads, stock routes and water supplies...............

1,500,000

 

2,500,000


 

 

DEPARTMENT OF WORKScontinued

$

6.—Buildings and Works—Broadcasting and Television Services—

 

01. Sound broadcasting transmission......................................................................................

100,000

02. Sound broadcasting studios and other purposes.............................................................

1,000,000

03. Television transmission........................................................................................................

100,000

04. Television studios..................................................................................................................

500,000

 

1,700,000

7.—Plant and Equipment—

 

01. General services.....................................................................................................................

350,000

02. Australian Capital Territory Services.................................................................................

60,000

03. Northern Territory Services..................................................................................................

425,000

 

835,000

Total: Department of Works

47,823,000

TOTAL—Departments and Services..............................................................................................

370,594,000

 

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