{"id":"C1932A00033","name":"Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1932-33","slug":"appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1932-33","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"33 of 1932","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":3614,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1932A00033-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-30","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1932-33","content":"THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.\n\n---\n\nAPPROPRIATION (WORKS AND BUILDINGS) 1932-33.\n\n---\n\nNo. 33 of 1932.\n\nAn Act to grant and apply out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund a sum for the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and thirty-three, for the purposes of Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c., and to appropriate such sum.\n\n\\[Assented to 19th September, 1932.\\]\n\nPreamble.\n\nBE it enacted by the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, for the purpose of appropriating the grant originated in the House of Representatives, as follows:—\n\nShort title.\n\n1. This Act may be cited as the Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1932–33.\n\nIssue and application of £963,000.\n\n2. The Treasurer may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and apply towards making good the supply hereby granted to His Majesty for the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and thirty-three the sum of Nine hundred and sixty-three thousand pounds.\n\nAppropriation.\n\n3. The said sum granted by this Act is appropriated for the purposes and services set forth in the Schedule in relation to the financial year ending the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and thirty-three.\n\nSCHEDULE.\n\nF.3091.—Price 8d.\n\n \nAdditions, New Works, Buildings, &c.\n\nSCHEDULE.\n\n---\n\nABSTRACT.\n\n```html\n

Page Reference.

—

1932–33.

1931–32.

Increase on Expenditure, 1931–32.

Decrease on Expenditure, 1931–32.

Vote.

Expenditure.

£

£

£

£

£

3

Part I.—Departments and Services—other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth

231,500

116,842

251,396

..

19,896

9

Part II.—Business Under-takings.

655,000

607,000

493,435

161,565

..

11

Part III.—Territories of the Commonwealth

76,500

105,235

87,791

..

11,291

TOTAL ADDITIONS, NEW WORKS, BUILDINGS, ETC.

963,000

829,077

832,622

130,378

..

\n```\n\n \nAdditions, New Works, Buildings, &c.\n\nPART I.—Departments and Services—other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth.\n\nSUMMARY.\n\n```html\n

Division Number.

—

1932–33.

1931–32.

Increase on Expenditure, 1981–32.

Decrease on Expenditure, 1931–32.

Vote.

Expenditure.

£

£

£

£

£

1–2

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

175,000

167,000

117,224

57,776

..

3–10

THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE..................

41,592

45,746

83,390

..

41,798

10a

THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS.......

..

1,170

235

..

235

11

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

1,000

1,300

150

850

..

12

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

3,000

14,000

12,706

..

9,706

12a–13

THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE................

10,908

52,626

37,691

..

26,783

231,500

281,842

251,396

..

19,896

Less—Repayments in respect of expenditure made in previous years from Loan Fund

..

165,000

..

..

..

TOTAL PART I.......................

231,500

116,842

251,396

..

19,896

\n```\n\n \nAdditions, New Works, Buildings, &c.\n\n```html\n

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.

1932–33.

1931–32.

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Vote.

Expenditure.

Division No. 1.

Subdivision No. 1.

£

£

£

No. 1. Expenditure under River Murray Waters Act 1915–23.....

142,000

125,000

92,783

Division No. 2.

Subdivision No. 1.

No. 1. Expenditure under War Service Homes Act 1918–29 (to be paid to credit of Trust Fund War Service Homes Account)

33,000

42,000

24,441

Total Under Control of Department of the Interior.........

175,000

167,000

117,224

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE.

NAVAL.

Under Control of Department of Defence.

Division No. 3.

Subdivision No. 1.—Naval Works.

No. 1. Naval Establishments—Machinery and Plant...........

1,140

3,000

2,324

2. Reserves of stores, including ammunition, ordnance, torpedo stores, and coal and oil fuel (moneys received from the sale of reserves of coal may be credited to this item)

5

50

..

Total Division No. 3...................

1,145

3,050

2,324

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 4.

Subdivision No. 1.

No. 1. Naval bases, works and establishments—towards cost..

546

1,900

25,620

Total Naval........................

1,691

4,950

27,944

MILITARY.

Under Control of Department of Defence.

Division No. 5.

Subdivision No. 1.

No. 1. Arms, armament, and ammunition..................

8,980

5,200

5,200

Defence works, including fortifications, coast defences and engineering works

..

..

19,000

Construction of miniature rifle ranges................

..

460

430

Total Division No. 5...................

8,980

5,660

24,630

\"BraceCarried forward...........

8,980

5,660

24,630

1,691

4,950

27,944

\n```\n\n \nAdditions, New Works, Buildings, &c.\n\n```html\n

1932–33.

1931–32.

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE.

Vote.

Expenditure.

£

£

£

Brought forward.......

1, 691

4,950

27,944

MILITARY—continued.

Brought forward.......

8,980

5,660

24,630

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 5a.

Subdivision No. 1.

Construction of drill halls, mobilization stores, ordnance stores, rifle ranges, fortifications, barracks and other accommodation and engineering works

..

534

534

Purchase of properties and sites..................

..

300

201

Total Division No. 5a..................

..

834

735

Total Military.......................

8,980

6,494

25,365

AIR SERVICES.

Royal Australian Air Force.

Under Control of Department of Defence.

Division No. 6.

Subdivision No. 1.

No. 1. Provision of aircraft equipment and plant, including spare parts, machinery, tools, ordnance and engineering supplies and ammunition, and preparation of aerodromes

1,000

1,000

1,000

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 7.

Subdivision No. 1.

No. 1. Towards cost of construction of buildings, hangars, workshops, barracks and earthworks, and preparation of aerial routes and landing grounds

2,700

2,700

2,645

2. Purchase of properties and sites....................

150

150

1

Total Division No. 7.................

2,850

2,850

2,646

\"BraceTotal Royal Australian Air Force.........

3,850

3,850

3,646

Carried forward.........

10,671

11,444

53,309

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1932–33.

1931..32.

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE.

Vote.

Expenditure.

£

£

£

Brought forward.........

10,671

11,444

53,309

AIR SERVICES.

Brought forward.........

3,850

3,850

3,646

Civil Aviation.

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 8.

Subdivision No. 1.

No. 1. Towards cost of construction of buildings, hangars, workshops barracks and earthworks, and preparation of aerial routes and landing grounds

10,030

9,550

5,845

2. Purchase of properties and sites....................

250

..

..

10,280

9,550

5,845

Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year

2,466

..

..

Total Civil Aviation...............

7,814

9,550

5,845

Total Air Services................

11,664

13,400

9,491

MUNITIONS SUPPLY BRANCH.

Under Control of Department of Defence.

Division No. 9.

Subdivision No. 1.

No. 1. Acquisition of Small Arms Ammunition Factory, Footscray— Instalments

19,153

19,153

19,152

Total Division No. 9...............

19,153

19,153

19,152

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 10.

Sub-division No. 1.

No. 1. Towards cost of construction of buildings and works generally in connexion with new munitions production

104

1,749

1,438

Total Munitions Supply Branch........

19,257

20,902

20,590

Total Department of Defence.........

41,592

45,746

83,390

\n```\n\n \nAdditions, New Works, Buildings, &c.\n\n```html\n

1932–33.

1931–32.

Vote.

Expenditure.

DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS.

£

£

£

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 10a.

Subdivision No. 1.

QUEENSLAND.

Erection of, and additions and alterations to buildings, and engineering services

..

880

..

Subdivision No. 2.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

Erection of, and additions and alterations to buildings...

..

290

235

Total Department of Trade and Customs......

..

1,170

235

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 11.

Subdivision No. 1.

No. 1. New buildings, alterations and additions, and construction of launches and vessels

1,000

1,300

150

REPATRIATION DEPARTMENT.

Division No. 12.

Subdivision No. 1.

No. 1. Soldiers’ mental hospital, Bundoora, Victoria..........

3,000

14,000

12,706

\n```\n\n \nAdditions, New Works, Buildings, &c.\n\n```html\n

1932–33.

1931–32.

Vote.

Expenditure.

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.

£

£

£

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 12a.

Subdivision No. 1.

Construction of vessel for lighthouse purposes.........

..

36,000

34,052

Division No. 13.

Subdivision No. 1.

No. 1. Alterations of lighthouse services..................

7,350

5,300

798

2. Purchase of properties and sites....................

300

..

..

3. Erection of and alterations and additions to buildings.....

3,258

806

510

New lighthouses (including upkeep of vessels for construction work) and optical and other apparatus for lightships

..

10,520

2,331

Total Division No. 13..............

10,908

16,626

3,639

Total Department of Commerce........

10,908

52,626

37,691

231,500

281,842

251,396

Less repayments of expenditure made in previous years from Loan Fund

..

165,000

..

TOTAL PART I.—Departments and Services—other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth

231,500

116,842

251,396

\n```\n\n---\n\n \nAdditions, New Works, Buildings, &c.\n\nPART II.—Business Undertakings.\n\nSUMMARY.\n\n```html\n

Division Number.

—

1932–33.

1931–32.

Increase on Expenditure, 1931–32.

Decrease on Expenditure, 1931–32.

Vote.

Expenditure.

14

COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS...................

75,000

57,000

50,916

24,084

..

15

POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT...........

580,000

550,000

442,519

137,481

..

TOTAL PART II..........................

655,000

607,000

493,435

161,565

..

\n```\n\nF.3091.—2\n\n \nAdditions, New Works, Buildings, &c.\n\nPART II.—Business Undertakings.\n\n```html\n

1932–33.

1931–32.

Vote.

Expenditure,

COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS.

£

£

£

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 14.

Subdivision No. 1.

No. 1. Trans-Australian Railway.......................

71,400

50,000

36,544

2. North Australia Railway—minor capital works.........

750

5,000

4,982

3. Central Australia Railway.......................

2,600

21,000

9,390

4. Federal Territory Railway.......................

250

250

..

75,000

76,250

50,916

Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year

..

19,250

..

Total Commonwealth Railways......

75,000

57,000

50,916

THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT.

Under Control of the Postmaster-General’s Department and the Department of the Interior.

Division No. 15.

Subdivision No. 1.

No. 1. Telephone exchange services....................

400,000

\"Brace

2. Trunk line services...........................

100,000

3. Telegraph and miscellaneous services...............

14,000

550,000

442,519

4. National Broadcasting service....................

50,000

5. Buildings and sites...........................

25,000

589,000

550,000

442,519

Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year

9,000

..

..

Total Postmaster-General’s Department........

580,000

550,000

442,519

Total Part II.—Business Undertakings.......

655,000

607,000

493,435

\n```\n\n \nAdditions, New Works, Buildings, &c.\n\nPART III.—Territories of the Commonwealth.\n\nSUMMARY.\n\n```html\n

Division Number.

—

1932–33.

1931–32.

Increase on Expenditure, 1931–32.

Decrease on Expenditure, 1931–32.

Vote.

Expenditure.

16

NORTHERN TERRITORY........................

16,000

14,735

10,607

5,393

..

17–18

FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY..................

60,500

90,500

77,184

..

16,684

TOTAL PART III........................

76,500

105,235

87,791

..

11,291

\n```\n\n \nAdditions, New Works, Buildings, &c.\n\nPART III.—Territories of the Commonwealth.\n\n```html\n

NORTHERN TERRITORY.

1932–33.

1931–32.

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Vote.

Expenditure.

Division No. 16.

Subdivision No. 1.

£

£

£

No. 1. Construction of and alterations to buildings, engineering services, water boring and roads

16,000

14,735

10,607

FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY.

Under Control of Department of the Treasury.

Division No. 17.

Subdivision No. 1.

No. 1. Purchase of machinery for Government Printing Office, Canberra

500

500

271

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 18.

Subdivision No. 1.

No. 1. Architectural services.........................

\"Brace7,000

2. Engineering services.........................

41,000

3. Forestry..................................

6,000

90,000

76,913

4. Abattoirs—Additions and equipment...............

2,550

5. Sundry works and services

3,450

Total Under Control of Department of the Interior........

60,000

90,000

76,913

Total Federal Capital Territory.....................

60,500

90,500

77,184

TOTAL PART III.—Territories of the Commonwealth.....

76,500

105,235

87,791

TOTAL ADDITIONS, NEW WORKS, BUILDINGS, &c....

963,000

829,077

832,622

\n```\n\n---\n\nBy Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-realtime","completionTokens":1605},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains strictly focused on its original purpose of appropriating funds for capital works, buildings, and infrastructure. The detailed Schedule breaks down the £963,000 into specific departmental allocations without expanding beyond the Act's stated scope of 'Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c.'"},"complexity_factors":["Extensive tabular schedule with 18 Divisions and multiple Subdivisions showing line-item appropriations","Comparative financial data columns comparing 1932-33 appropriations against 1931-32 voted amounts and actual expenditure","Detailed itemisation of capital works across multiple departments and territories","Simple legal structure with only three operative sections (short title, issue authority, and appropriation clause)"],"plain_english_summary":"This 1932 appropriation Act authorises £963,000 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for capital works and infrastructure for the year to 30 June 1933. Funding is directed to government departments, government business undertakings (notably Commonwealth Railways and the Postmaster‑General’s telephone, telegraph and broadcasting works), and development in the Northern Territory and Federal Capital Territory.\n\nPassed in the depths of the Depression, it reflects austerity yet sustains key national infrastructure projects."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1932-33","history":"/api/acts/appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1932-33/history","analysis":"/api/acts/appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1932-33/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1932-33/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1932-33/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1932-33/documents"}}