Commonwealth Numbered Acts

APPROPRIATION ACT (No. 4) 1985-86 No. 31 of 1986 - SECT 5

5. (1) In this section and in determinations for the purposes of paragraph (2)
(a) or (b)-

"Appropriation Act" means an Act appropriating money for expenditure in
respect of a financial year and includes an Act appropriating money, by way of
interim provision, for such expenditure;

"person" includes-

   (a)  a State;

   (b)  a Territory;

   (c)  a local government body; and

   (d)  an organisation.

(2) Payments out of such of the money appropriated by this Act as is specified
in the Division, or unit of a Division, in Schedule 2 specified in column 2 in
an item in Schedule 1 made to or for a person for a purpose specified in
column 3 in that item shall be made-

   (a)  on such terms and conditions (if any) as are from time to time
        determined, by instrument in writing, for the purposes of
        Appropriation Acts by the Minister specified in column 4 in that item
        as being terms and conditions applicable to payments under such Acts
        to or for that person for that purpose; and

   (b)  in accordance with any determinations, by instrument in writing, of
        the Minister specified in column 5 in that item as to the amounts and
        times of payments.

(3) Payments to a State or the Northern Territory out of such of the money
appropriated by this Act as is specified in Division 977 in Schedule 2 shall
be made in accordance with any determinations of the Treasurer as to the
amounts and times of payments.