Federal Register of Legislation - Australian Government

Primary content

Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1972-73

Authoritative Version
Act No. 105 of 1972 as made
An Act to appropriate a sum 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 31 Oct 1972
Date of repeal 31 Dec 1973
Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1973

Title: Commonwealth Coat of Arms Australia

 

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1972-73

No. 105 of 1972

 

AN ACT

To appropriate a sum 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 31 October 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. 2) 1972-73.

Commencement.

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

Issue and application of $490,792,000.

3. The Treasurer may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and apply for the services specified in the Second Schedule to this Act, in respect of the year ending on the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and seventy-three, the sum of Four hundred and ninety million, seven hundred and ninety-two thousand dollars.

21678/72—Price 25c


Appropriation of $861,386,000.

4. The sums authorized by the Supply Act (No. 2) 1972-73 and by this Act to be issued out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, amounting, as appears by the First Schedule to this Act, in the aggregate to the sum of Eight hundred and sixty-one million, three hundred and eighty-six thousand dollars, are appropriated, and shall be deemed to have been appropriated, as from the first day of July, One thousand nine hundred and seventy-two, for the services expressed in the Second Schedule to this Act in respect of the financial year that commenced on that date.

Horizontal lineHorizontal lineTHE SCHEDULES

FIRST SCHEDULE                                                                Section 4.

SUMS AUTHORIZED TO BE ISSUED OUT OF THE CONSOLIDATED REVENUE FUND

 

 

$

By the Supply Act (No. 2) 1972-73...........................................................

370,594,000

By this Act.....................................................................................................

490,792,000

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

Horizontal lineHorizontal line861,386,000


SECOND SCHEDULE                                                           Section 4.

ABSTRACT

 

Page Reference

Departments and Services

Total

 

 

$

5

PARLIAMENT...............................................................................................................

15,000

5

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

3,824,000

5

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

59,900,000

6

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

1,975,000

6

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

17,168,000

7

DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, ABORIGINES AND THE ARTS

1,432,600

7

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

3,093,000

8

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

2,980,000

8

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

8,873,400

9

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

70,203,000

9

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

1,015,000

9

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

113,215,000

12

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

931,000

12

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

19,297,000

13

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

297,120,000

13

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

12,184,000

14

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

5,708,800

14

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

1,932,000

14

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

30,252,000

16

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

890,000

16

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

399,000

16

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

547,700

17

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

74,546,500

17

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

30,000,000

18

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

103,884,000

 

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

861,386,000

21678/72—2


SUMMARY

Estimate—1972-73, Black figures

Expenditure—1971-72, Light figures

 

Page Reference

Departments and Services

Capital Works and Services

Payments to or for the States

Other Services

Total

 

 

$

$

$

$

5

PARLIAMENT..................................

15,000

..

..

15,000

 

 

1,351

..

..

1,351

5

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

3,824,000

..

..

3,824,000

 

 

1,109,800

..

..

1,109,800

5

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION     

59,900,000

..

..

59,900,000

 

 

9,999,253

..

..

9,999,253

6

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

1,975,000

..

..

1,975,000

 

 

155,832

..

..

155,832

6

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

11,293,000

5,775,000

100,000

17,168,000

 

 

12,966,352

4,340,718

..

17,307,070

7

DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, ABORIGINES AND THE ARTS.

1,432,600

..

..

1,432,600

 

 

186,291

..

..

186,291

7

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

3,093,000

..

..

3,093,000

 

 

11,796,314

..

..

11,796,314

8

DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS 

2,980,000

..

..

2,980,000

 

 

1,518,532

..

..

1,518,532

8

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH........

6,021,000

2,852,400

..

8,873,400

 

 

2,262,397

2,561,202

..

4,823,599

9

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING.......

70,203,000

..

..

70,203,000

 

 

65,450,945

..

..

65,450,945

9

DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION        

908,600

106,400

..

1,015,000

 

 

1,649,000

371,510

..

2,020,510

9

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR        

113,215,000

..

..

113,215,000

 

 

117,607,495

..

..

117,607,495

12

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

353,000

218,000

360,000

931,000

 

 

318,000

..

..

318,000

12

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

19,297,000

..

..

19,297,000

 

 

23,036,304

..

..

23,036,304

13

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

297,120,000

..

..

297,120,000

 

 

276,014,186

..

..

276,014,186

13

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

1,000,000

10,434,000

750,000

12,184,000

 

 

..

8,185,509

..

8,185,509

14

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

708,800

..

5,000,000

5,708,800

 

 

271,284

..

..

271,284

14

REPATRIATION DEPARTMENT

1,932,000

..

..

1,932,000

 

 

1,312,695

..

..

1,312,695

14

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

24,913,000

5,089,000

250,000

30,252,000

 

 

24,039,454

3,225,970

..

27,265,424

16

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES 

35,000

855,000

..

890,000

 

 

54,452

359,008

..

413,460

16

DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY—ANTARCTIC DIVISION........................................

399,000

..

..

399,000

 

 

312,047

..

..

312,047

16

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

297,700

250,000

..

547,700

 

 

580,118

..

..

580,118

17

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY      

2,332,950

72,007,950

205,600

74,546,500

 

 

10,243,814

51,543,370

..

61,787,184

18

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

103,884,000

..

..

103,884,000

 

 

111,175,820

..

..

111,175,820

 

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

727,132,650

97,587,750

6,665,600

a831,386,000

 

 

672,061,736

70,587,287

..

742,649,023

(a) Excludes Appropriation Division No. 920—Advance to the Treasurer. $30,000,000.


DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES

 

 

1972-73

1971-72

 

Appropriation

Expenditure

PARLIAMENT

$

$

$

JOINT HOUSE DEPARTMENT

 

 

 

Division 800.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

 

 

 

1.—Buildings and Works—

 

 

 

01. Display—Exhibition area, Parliament House.................

15,000

22,100

1,351

ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT

 

 

 

Division 805.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

 

 

 

1.—Buildings and Works—

 

 

 

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

3,780,000

1,316,000

1,090,976

2.—Plant and Equipment—

 

 

 

01. Radio equipment, Commonwealth Police Force............

37,000

14,000

13,600

02. Sound recording equipment, Law Courts of the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory...........................

7,000

6,000

5,224

 

44,000

20,000

18,824

Total Attorney-General's Department

3,824,000

1,336,000

1,109,800

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION

 

 

 

Division 810.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

 

 

 

1.—Plant and Equipment—

 

 

 

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

6,800,000

6,326,000

6,324,519

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

2,900,000

3,600,000

3,594,734

03. Computing equipment.........................................................

200,000

80,000

80,000

 

9,900,000

10,006,000

9,999,253

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

25,000,000

..

..

3.—Australian National Airlines Commission—For expenditure under the Australian National Airlines Act...........................

25,000,000

..

..

Total Department of Civil Aviation

59,900,000

10,006,000

9,999,253


Departments and Servicescontinued

 

 

1972-73

1971-72

 

Appropriation

Expenditure

DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE

$

$

$

Division 820.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

 

 

 

1.—Plant and Equipment—

 

 

 

01. Launches, engines and equipment...................................

43,400

26,400

25,347

02. Special Services and communications equipment........

223,700

30,000

29,522

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

103,100

95,000

91,088

04. Film Censorship equipment...............................................

25,800

10,200

9,875

05. Computing equipment........................................................

1,579,000

..

..

Total Department of Customs and Excise

1,975,000

161,600

155,832

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE

 

 

 

Division 825.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

 

 

 

1.—Buildings and Works—

 

 

 

01. The Australian National University—approved capital programmes...........................................................................................

3,543,000

4,960,000

4,960,000

03. Canberra College of Advanced Education—approved capital programmes....................................................................

2,778,000

3,460,000

3,233,000

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

767,000

975,000

975,000

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

115,000

172,500

101,082

Contributions to Affiliated Residential Colleges at The Australian National University......................................................

..

88,500

88,402

 

7,203,000

9,656,000

9,357,484

2.—Plant and Equipment—

 

 

 

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

327,000

225,500

225,261

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

107,000

100,000

95,607

03. Darwin Community College...............................................

11,000

..

..

 

445,000

325,500

320,868

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

1,925,000

1,600,000

1,540,000

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

1,720,000

2,514,000

1,748,000

Total: Division 825

11,293,000

14,095,500

12,966,352


Departments and Servicescontinued

 

 

1972-73

1971-72

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCEcontinued

Appropriation

Expenditure

Division 826.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES

$

$

$

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

5,775,000

4,346,000

4,340,718

Division 827.—OTHER SERVICES

 

 

 

01. Teaching of Asian languages and cultures in Schools...

100,000

..

..

Total Department of Education and Science

17,168,000

18,441,500

17,307,070

DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, ABORIGINES AND THE ARTS

 

 

 

Division 828.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

 

 

 

2.—Plant and Equipment—

 

 

 

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

1,144,300

204,600

175,146

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

3,300

11,400

11,144

03. Australian Film and Television School.............................

50,000

..

..

 

1,197,600

216,000

186,291

3.—Advances and Loans—

 

 

 

01. Working Capital Advance (for Payment to the Government Printer Trust Account)................................................................

200,000

..

..

02. Working Capital Advance (for payment to the Publications Trust Account)...........................................................................

35,000

..

..

 

235,000

..

..

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

1,432,600

216,000

186,291

DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL TERRITORIES

 

 

 

Division 832.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

 

 

 

1.—Acquisition of Sites and Buildings—

 

 

 

03. Department of Civil Aviation—Papua New Guinea......

21,900

54,700

54,627

Department of Civil Aviation—Norfolk Island.............

..

10,000

..

 

21,900

64,700

54,627

2.—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment—

 

 

 

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

71,100

44,000

41,687

3.—Advances and Loans—Papua New Guinea—

 

 

 

01. Repayable advance to Administration for purchase of Commonwealth shares in Commonwealth New Guinea Timbers Limited.............................................................................

3,000,000

..

..

Repayable advance to Administration for construction of township at Arawa in connexion with the Bougainville copper project         

..

11,700,000

11,700,000

Total Department of External Territories..

3,093,000

11,808,700

11,796,314


Departments and Servicescontinued

 

 

1972-73

1971-72

 

Appropriation

Expenditure

DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Division 835.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

$

$

$

1.—Buildings and Works—Overseas Establishments—

 

 

 

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

228,600

222,700

215,337

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

893,000

..

..

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

692,600

..

..

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

146,300

..

..

05. India........................................................................................

152,900

299,700

243,102

06. Italy.........................................................................................

182,000

..

..

07. Japan......................................................................................

275,000

..

..

Yugoslavia............................................................................

..

160,200

150,791

South Vietnam.....................................................................

..

674,000

654,919

 

2,570,400

1,356,600

1,264,148

2.—Plant and Equipment

 

 

 

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

409,600

308,600

254,384

Total Department of Foreign Affairs

2,980,000

1,665,200

1,518,532

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

 

 

 

Division 840.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

 

 

 

1.—Plant and Equipment—

 

 

 

01. Australian Capital Territory health services....................

189,000

76,000

68,990

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

443,000

352,700

352,617

03. Northern Territory health services.....................................

305,000

97,300

97,223

04. Other health services............................................................

1,938,000

754,000

752,567

 

2,875,000

1,280,000

1,271,397

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

317,000

181,000

181,000

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

736,000

10,000

10,000

4.—Advances and Loans—

 

 

 

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

2,093,000

800,000

800,000

Total: Division 840

6,021,000

2,271,000

2,262,397

Division 842.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES

 

 

 

01. Cattle tick eradication and control in New South Wales

486,400

456,000

449,927

02. Blood transfusion services..................................................

1,170,000

990,000

989,945

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

392,000

440,000

438,141

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

383,000

365,000

345,785

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

73,000

51,000

49,183


Departments and Servicescontinued

 

 

1972-73

1971-72

 

Appropriation

Expenditure

Division 842.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES—continued

$

$

$

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

348,000

303,000

288,222

Total: Division 842

2,852,400

2,605,000

2,561,202

Total Department of Health

8,873,400

4,876,000

4,823,599

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING

 

 

 

Division 845.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

 

 

 

1.—Provision for War Service Homes...................................

70,000,000

65,000,000

65,000,000

2.—Buildings and Works—

 

 

 

01. Migrant transitory accommodation—Construction of flats             

203,000

451,000

450,945

Total Department of Housing

70,203,000

65,451,000

65,450,945

DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION

 

 

 

Division 850.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

 

 

 

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

897,000

2,050,000

1,649,000

3.—Overseas Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment......

11,600

 

 

Total: Division 850

908,600

2,050,000

1,649,000

Division 852.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES

 

 

 

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

106,400

390,200

371,510

Total Department of Immigration

1,015,000

2,440,200

2,020,510

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

 

 

 

Division 855.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

 

 

 

1.—Acquisition of Sites and Buildings—

 

 

 

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

4,900,600

2,766,400

2,762,168

05. Department of Civil Aviation—Northern Territory........

3,100

10,700

10,500

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

60,400

435,200

422,443

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

414,000

309,800

309,737

10. Department of the Environment, Aborigines and the Arts

1,900

405,000

405,000

13. Department of Immigration...............................................

6,100

..

..

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

552,100

17,155,700

17,154,099

15. Department of the Interior—Australian Capital Territory services 

1,098,600

3,307,700

3,307,303


Departments and Servicescontinued

 

 

1972-73

1971-72

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORcontinued

Appropriation

Expenditure

Division 855.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES —continued

$

$

$

1.—Acquisition of Sites and Buildingscontinued

 

 

 

16. Department of the Interior—Northern Territory services

566,800

582,300

386,784

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

172,500

66,600

66,000

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

70,300

1,800

1,415

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

25,800

168,100

168,000

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

..

400

..

Department of Education and Science—

..

 

 

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization—Australian Capital Territory...............

..

11,000

10,920

Department of Health—Northern Territory.....................

..

250,000

250,000

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

..

204,800

204,758

 

7,872,200

25,675,500

25,459,128

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

 

 

 

02. Television transmission..........................................................

1,400

68,300

65,028

03. Sound broadcasting studios..................................................

250,400

89,200

88,717

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

540,000

7,500

7,500

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

..

1,700

1,263

 

791,800

166,700

162,508

3.—Plant and Equipment—

 

 

 

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

1,500,000

2,750,000

2,599,440

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

535,000

228,500

148,841

03. Australian Capital Territory—General services.................

550,000

270,500

210,495

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

1,551,000

1,680,000

1,679,514

06. Northern Territory—General services..................................

1,200,000

850,000

749,993

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

1,000,000

850,000

847,503

 

6,336,000

6,629,000

6,235,786

4.—Buildings and Works—Australian Capital Territory—

 

 

 

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

417,000

398,000

398,000

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

63,000

50,000

49,641

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

170,000

170,000

97,506

 

650,000

618,000

545,147


Departments and Servicescontinued

 

 

1972-73

1971-72

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORcontinued

Appropriation

Expenditure

Division 855.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES—continued

$

$

$

5.—Buildings and Works—Northern Territory—

 

 

 

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

20,000

173,400

173,260

03. Stock routes and reserves—Reimbursement of half the cost of fences, grids and gates.................................................................

10,000

13,000

6,079

04. Construction of roads, footpaths and drainage works—Payments to Local Government Authorities

450,000

257,000

117,416

05. Development of water resources on Government projects               

200,000

129,000

108,910

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

225,000

625,000

616,961

08. Aboriginal advancement—Self-help housing, other buildings and works.................................................................................

1,045,000

864,600

860,050

09. Assistance under the Water Supplies Development Ordinance        

200,000

240,000

240,000

 

2,150,000

2,302,000

2,122,676

6.—Advances and Loans—Australian Capital Territory—

 

 

 

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

10,000,000

8,383,000

7,383,000

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

10,000,000

7,147,000

7,147,000

 

20,000,000

15,530,000

14,530,000

7.—Advances and Loans—Northern Territory—

 

 

 

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

215,000

83,000

82,960

02. Loans to church organizations for erection of residential accommodation.............................................................

500,000

973,500

964,913

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

5,500,000

6,900,000

6,701,268

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

 

1,604,000

1,103,110

 

6,215,000

9,560,500

8,852,251

8.—For expenditure under the Australian Capital Territory Electricity Supply Act......................................................................................

800,000

200,000

200,000

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

68,400,000

59,500,000

59,500,000

Total Department of the Interior

113,215,000

120,181,700

117,607,495


Departments and Servicescontinued

 

 

1972-73

1971-72

DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE

Appropriation

Expenditure

Division 860.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

$

$

$

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

 

 

 

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

111,000

135,000

135,000

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

242,000

213,000

183,000

Total: Division 860

353,000

348,000

318,000

Division 861.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES

 

 

 

01. Supervision of apprenticeship training...............................

218,000

..

..

Division 862.—OTHER SERVICES

 

 

 

01. Employment Training Scheme for persons declared redundant     

100,000

..

..

02. General Employment Retraining Scheme..........................

60,000

..

..

03. Payment of fares for unemployed persons seeking employment   

200,000

..

..

Total: Division 862

360,000

..

..

Total Department of Labour and National Service

931,000

348,000

318,000

DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

 

 

 

Division 865.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

 

 

 

1.—Plant and Equipment—

 

 

 

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

600,000

560,000

558,558

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

225,000

200,000

138,914

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

95,000

110,000

86,001

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

5,000

15,000

14,311

 

925,000

885,000

797,784

2.—For expenditure under the Snowy Mountains Hydroelectric Power Act (a).................................................................................................

15,558,000

19,699,000

19,699,000

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

1,229,000

1,764,000

1,763,681

4.—For expenditure under the River Murray Waters Act

1,185,000

177,000

119,000

5.—Australian Atomic Energy Commission—Repayable a vance      

..

53,000

31,839

6.—For expenditure under the Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation Act..............................................................................

400,000

625,000

625,000

Total Department of National Development

19,297,000

23,203,000

23,036,304

Details are shown in Table 17 of the Estimates of Receipts and Summary of Estimated Expenditure 1972-73, page 184.


Departments and Servicescontinued

 

 

1972-73

1971-72

POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT

Appropriation

Expenditure

Division 870.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

01. For expenditure under the Post and Telegraph Act (for payment to the Post Office Trust Account)....................................

$

$

$

288,000,000

270,000,000

270,000,000


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

 

 

 

1.—Technical and Other Services—

 

 

 

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

1,222,000

1,630,000

1,593,273

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

2,600,000

1,300,000

1,255,913

 

3,822,000

2,930,000

2,849,186

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

4,900,000

2,600,000

2,600,000

3.—Australian Broadcasting Commission—For expenditure under the Parliamentary Proceedings Broadcasting Act.....................

..

90,000

90,000

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

155,000

205,000

205,000

Total: Division 872

8,877,000

5,825,000

5,744,186

DIVISION 873.—WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY SERVICES

 

 

 

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

243,000

270,000

270,000

Total Postmaster-General's Department

297,120,000

276,095,000

276,014,186

DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY

 

 

 

Division 874.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

 

 

 

1.—Advances and Loans—

 

 

 

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

1,000,000

40,000,000

..

Division 875.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES

 

 

 

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

6,300,000

5,680,000

5,679,414

02. Minor agricultural research.................................................

134,000

102,500

102,070

03. Eradication of Bovine Brucellosis and Tuberculosis—Contribution...........................................................................................

4,000,000

2,125,000

2,404,025

Total: Division 875

10,434,000

7,907,500

8,185,509

Division 876.—OTHER SERVICES

 

 

 

01. Assistance to the Egg Industry (for payment to the credit of the Poultry Industry Trust Fund)........................................

750,000

..

..

Total Department of Primary Industry

12,184,000

47,907,500

8,185,509


Departments and Servicescontinued

 

 

1972-73

1971-72

 

Appropriation

Expenditure

DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET

$

$

$

Division 880.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

 

 

 

1.—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment—

 

 

 

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

50,000

19,300

14,255

02. Australia House and official residences in the United Kingdom     

658,800

255,000

257,029

Total: Division 880

708,800

274,300

271,284

Division 882.—OTHER SERVICES

 

 

 

01. Child care assistance—Grants to eligible organizations

4,800,000

..

..

02. Child care—Research and evaluation.............................

200,000

..

..

Total: Division 882

5,000,000

..

..

Total Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

5,708,800

274,300

271,284

REPATRIATION DEPARTMENT

 

 

 

Division 885.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

 

 

 

1.—Buildings and Works—

 

 

 

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

252,000

185,000

176,273

2.—Plant and Equipment—

 

 

 

01. Computing equipment........................................................

180,000

75,000

7,262

02. Specialised equipment.........................................................

1,500,000

1,000,000

994,160

 

1,680,000

1,075,000

1,001,422

3.—Advances and Loans—

 

 

 

Working Capital Advance (for payment to the Repatriation Overseas Administrations Benefits Trust Account).................

..

135,000

135,000

Total Repatriation Department

1,932,000

1,395,000

1,312,695

DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT

 

 

 

Division 890.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

 

 

 

1.—Vessels, Plant and Equipment............................................

2,665,000

465,000

464,887

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

 

 

 

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

8,228,000

9,985,000

9,903,139

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

1,048,000

1,160,000

1,128,825

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

2,968,000

2,535,000

2,256,806

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

46,000

80,000

79,983

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

910,000

5,175,000

3,593,893

06. Tarcoola to Alice Springs Railway....................................

2,538,000

..

..

Working advance (for payment to the credit of the Railway Plant and Stores Suspense Trust Account)

..

600,000

600,000

Knuckey's Lagoon to East Arm Railway........................

..

620,000

1,921

 

15,738,000

20,155,000

17,564,567


Departments and Servicescontinued

 

 

1972-73

1971-72

 

Appropriation

Expenditure

 

$

$

$

DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORTcontinued

 

 

 

Division 890.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES —continued

 

 

 

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

6,500,000

6,000,000

6,000,000

4.—Wilson's Promontory Lightstation—Contribution towards construction of access track.......................................................

10,000

10,000

10,000

Total: Division 890

24,913,000

26,630,000

24,039,454

Division 891.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES

 

 

 

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

200,000

200,000

23,594

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

1,250,000

3,500,000

1,988,307

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

150,000

150,000

150,000

4.—Eyre and Barkly Highways—Contribution to maintenance          

64,000

64,000

64,000

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

300,000

1,200,000

1,000,069

6.—Assistance to Western Australia—To purchase ship to maintain State shipping service to Darwin..............................................

2,500,000

..

..

7.—Assistance to South Australia for sealing of Eyre Highway          

625,000

..

..

Total: Division 891

5,089,000

5,114,000

3,225,970

Division 892.—OTHER SERVICES

 

 

 

01. Investigations for upgrading national highways.............

250,000

..

..

Total Department of Shipping and Transport

30,252,000

31,744,000

27,265,424


Departments and Servicescontinued

 

 

1972-73

1971-72

 

Appropriation

Expenditure

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

$

$

$

Division 900.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

 

 

 

2.—Plant and Equipment—

 

 

 

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

35,000

75,000

39,452

 

35,000

75,000

39,452

3.—Advances and Loans—

 

 

 

Working Capital Advance (for payment to the Social Services Overseas Administrations Benefits Trust Account)..

..

15,000

15,000

Total: Division 900

35,000

90,000

54,452

Division 901.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES

 

 

 

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

500,000

400,000

268,500

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

25,000

40,000

12,061

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

330,000

100,000

78,448

Total: Division 901

855,000

540,000

359,008

Total Department of Social Services

890,000

630,000

413,460

DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY

 

 

 

Division 905.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

 

 

 

1.—Buildings and Works—

 

 

 

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

67,000

65,700

64,562

2.—Plant and Equipment—

 

 

 

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

332,000

247,500

247,486

Total Department of Supply

399,000

313,200

312,047

DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY

 

 

 

Division 910.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

 

 

 

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

297,700

455,000

580,118

Division 911.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES

 

 

 

01. Assistance towards international tourist attractions.........

250,000

..

..

Total Department of Trade and Industry

547,700

455,000

580,118


Departments and Servicescontinued

 

 

1972-73

1971-72

 

Appropriation

Expenditure

 

$

$

$

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

 

 

 

Division 915.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

 

 

 

1.—Plant and Equipment—

 

 

 

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

80,000

40,000

38,279

02. Bureau of Census and Statistics........................................

2,226,800

..

..

03. Actuary's Office....................................................................

26,150

72,200

..

Royal Australian Mint—Museum and display areas...

..

200

97

Sub-Treasuries......................................................................

..

5,200

4,438

 

2,332,950

117,600

42,814

2.—Advances and Loans—

 

 

 

Commonwealth Banks Act—Repayable Advance to the Commonwealth Development Bank.........................

..

10,000,000

10,000,000

Working capital advance (for payment to the Cafeteria (Treasury) Trust Account)...............................................................

..

1,000

1,000

Working capital advance (for payment to the Royal Australian Mint Trust Account)...............................................................

..

200,000

200,000

 

..

10,201,000

10,201,000

Total: Division 915

2,332,950

10,318,600

10,243,814

Division 917.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES

 

 

 

01. Contribution towards costs of development of Exmouth Township, Western Australia...........................................................

7,950

12,200

12,100

02. Non-metropolitan unemployment relief grants..............

72,000,000

27,000,000

26,999,400

Natural Disasters—New South Wales..............................

..

500,000

..

Natural Disasters—Queensland.........................................

..

9,900,000

6,889,193

Natural Disasters—Tasmania............................................

..

143,000

142,677

Special loan to New South Wales.....................................

..

17,500,000

17,500,000

Total: Division 917

72,007,950

55,055,200

51,543,370

Division 918.—OTHER SERVICES

 

 

 

01. Asian Development Bank—Further Contribution to Technical Assistance Special Fund................................................

205,600

..

..

Total Department of the Treasury

74,546,500

65,373,800

61,787,184

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...........................................................................

30,000,000

25,000,000

(a)

(a) Expenditure is shown under the appropriation to which it has been charged.


Departments and Servicescontinued

 

 

1972-73

1971-72

 

Appropriation

Expenditure

DEPARTMENT OF WORKS

$

$

$

Division 925.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

 

 

 

1.—Buildings and Works—Departmental—

 

 

 

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

320,000

59,000

59,000

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

89,700

176,000

175,110

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

11,000,000

28,160,000

28,132,465

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

940,000

400,000

394,571

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

3,700,000

3,350,000

3,346,729

07. Department of the Environment, Aborigines and the Arts

1,200,000

1,665,000

1,639,069

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

100,000

11,500

11,124

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

14,000

2,200

2,184

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

800,000

500,000

454,823

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

1,500

2,300

2,300

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

38,000

45,000

44,897

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

8,000,000

7,280,000

6,983,888

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

640,000

1,190,000

1,187,168

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

685,000

390,000

349,848

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

33,000

87,900

87,900

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

14,000

50,000

30,787

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

3,150,000

1,440,000

1,275,107

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

800,000

435,000

326,124

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

1,030,000

2,116,000

1,941,520

21. Department of Supply—Antarctic Division......................

22,000

6,000

192

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

800

3,200

2,172

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

22,000

49,500

49,127

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

33,000

14,000

8,721

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

600,000

470,000

426,062

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

..

6,500

5,749

 

33,233,000

47,909,100

46,936,638

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

 

 

 

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

10,000

2,200

345

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

7,000,000

8,050,000

8,049,786

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

630,000

365,000

353,659

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

70,000

81,000

80,999

 

7,710,000

8,498,200

8,484,789


Departments and Servicescontinued

 

 

1972-73

1971-72

 

Appropriation

Expenditure

 

$

$

$

DEPARTMENT OF WORKScontinued

 

 

 

Division 925.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES—continued

 

 

 

3.—Buildings and Works—Cocos (Keeling) Islands—

 

 

 

01. Department of External Territories....................................

21,000

138,000

137,951

4.—Buildings and Works—Northern Territory Services—

 

 

 

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

8,200,000

6,825,000

6,824,996

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

4,400,000

8,910,000

8,878,494

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

37,000,000

27,400,000

27,399,501

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

350,000

176,000

175,953

 

49,950,000

43,311,000

43,278,944

5.—Construction of Roads—Northern Territory—

 

 

 

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

1,650,000

2,085,000

2,085,000

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

3,950,000

1,500,000

1,498,906

 

5,600,000

3,585,000

3,583,905

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

 

 

 

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

300,000

175,000

164,605

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

2,200,000

4,400,000

4,061,370

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

270,000

1,050,000

1,028,769

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

1,400,000

440,000

461,344

 

4,170,000

6,065,000

5,716,089

7.—Plant and Equipment—

 

 

 

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

1,337,000

1,535,000

1,384,601

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

119,000

187,000

168,707

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

1,744,000

1,578,000

1,484,196

 

3,200,000

3,300,000

3,037,504

Total Department of Works

103,884,000

112,806,300

111,175,820

TOTAL—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES.....

861,386,000

822,151,100

742,649,023

Printed by Authority by the Government Printer of the Commonwealth of Australia