Commonwealth Numbered Acts

SUPPLY ACT (No. 1) 1980-81 No. 107, 1980 - SECT 4

4. (1) In addition to the sum referred to in section 3, the Minister for
Finance may, at any time before 1 December 1980, issue out of the Consolidated
Revenue Fund for the service of the year ending on 30 June 1981 amounts not
exceeding such amounts as he determines in accordance with sub- section (2).

(2) The amounts determined by the Minister for Finance under this section
shall not exceed the amounts estimated to be necessary for the payment of such
increases in salaries and wages and payments in the nature of salary, for
which provision is made in the Schedule, as have become payable or become
payable, or have commenced or commence to be paid, after 1 April 1980, in
accordance with any law, or in accordance with an award, order or deter-
mination made under a law.

(3) Amounts issued under this section may be applied only for the purpose of
expenditure in respect of increases referred to in sub-section (2) in salaries
and wages and in payments in the nature of salary.

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