{"id":"C1934A00019","name":"Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1934-35","slug":"appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1934-35","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"19 of 1934","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":3646,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1934A00019-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-30","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1934-35","content":"THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.\n\n---\n\nAPPROPRIATION (WORKS AND BUILDINGS) 1934-35.\n\n---\n\nNo. 19 of 1934.\n\nAn Act to grant and apply a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and thirty-five for the purposes of Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c., and to appropriate such sum.\n\n\\[Assented to 4th August, 1934.\\]\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 1934–35.\n\nIssue and application of £1,259,270.\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-five the sum of One million two hundred and fifty-nine thousand two hundred and seventy 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-five.\n\nSCHEDULE.\n\nF.3488.—Price 8d.\n\n \nAddition, New Works, Buildings, &c.\n\nSCHEDULE.\n\n---\n\nABSTRACT.\n\n```html\n

Page Reference.

—

1934-35.

1933-34.

Increase on Expenditure, 1933-34.

Decrease on Expenditure 1933-34.

Vote.

Expenditure.

£

£

£

£

£

3

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

759,070

593,840

378,022

381,048

..

9

Part II.—Business Undertakings

317,000

893,840

926,515

..

609,515

11

Part III.—Territories of the Commonwealth

183,200

137,200

139,156

44,044

..

TOTAL ADDITIONS, NEW WORKS, BUILDINGS, ETC.

1,259,270

1,624,880

1,443,693

..

184,423

\n```\n\nH. J. SHEEHAN, J. A. LYONS,\n\nSecretary to the Treasury, Treasurer.\n\nCommonwealth Treasury,\n\n24th July, 1934.\n\n \nAdditions, New Works, Buildings, &c.\n\n---\n\nPART I.—Departments and Services—other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth.\n\n---\n\nSUMMARY.\n\n```html\n

Division Number.

—

1934-35.

1933-34.

Increase on Expenditure, 1933-34.

Decrease on Expenditure, 1933-34.

Vote.

Expenditure.

£

£

£

£

£

1

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

12,960

7,000

33

12,927

..

2

THE PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT

15,000

15,000

..

15,000

..

3–3a

THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

1,560

10,500

10,450

..

8,890

4–5

THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

362,300

215,070

149,700

212,600

..

6–17

THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

305,700

293,196

191,178

114,522

..

18

THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS

20,300

15,420

3,458

16,842

..

19

THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

17,300

4,950

2,174

15,126

..

19a

REPATRIATION DEPARTMENT

..

17,934

13,839

..

13,839

20–21

THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

23,950

14,770

7,190

16,760

..

TOTAL PART I......

759,070

593,840

378,022

381,048

..

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

PARLIAMENT.

1934-35.

1933-34.

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Vote.

Expenditure.

Division No. 1.

£

£

£

1. National Library, Canberra—erection of...........

12,960

7,000

33

PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT.

Under Control of Department of the Prime Minister.

Division No. 2.

1. Purchase of vessel for development of fisheries industry

15,000

15,000

..

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.

Under Control of Department of the Treasury.

Division No. 3.

1. Purchase of machinery and additional equipment for Government Printing Office, Canberra

1,560

3,700

3,921

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 3a.

Additions and alterations to Government Printing Office, Canberra

..

6,800

6,529

Total Department of the Treasury.....................

1,560

10,500

10,450

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 4.

1. Expenditure under River Murray Waters Act 1915–1923

130,000

135,000

99,000

2. Australian War Memorial, Canberra—erection of (to be paid to the credit of Trust Fund Australian War Memorial Account) (towards cost)

40,500*

25,000

25,000

3. Commonwealth Offices, Brisbane—Erection of (towards cost)

68,000‡

25,000

5,632

Meteorological Bureau—erection of garage......

..

70

68

Total Division No. 4.............

238,500

185,070

129,700

Division No. 5.

1. Expenditure under War Service Homes Act 1918–1929 (to be paid to credit of Trust Fund War Service Homes Account)

123,800

30,000

20,000

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

362,300

215,070

149,700

\n```\n\n\\* Balance of total estimated coat, £85,300. † Total estimated cost, £80,000. Further liability, £16,368.\n\n \nAdditions, New Works, Buildings, &c.\n\n```html\n

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE.

1934–35.

1933–34.

NAVAL.

Vote.

Expenditure.

Under Control of Department of Defence.

£

£

£

Division No. 6.

1. Naval construction..........................

508,500*

..

..

Division No. 7.

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

109,400

5

..

2. Naval establishments—machinery and plant.........

4,850

..

..

3. Construction of targets for fleet and of yard craft for establishments

7,750

(a)

..

Total Division No. 6................

122,000

5

..

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 8.

1. Buildings, works and sites.....................

48,460†

21,650

21,555

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

678,960

21,655

21,555

MILITARY.

Under Control of Department of Defence.

Division No. 9.

1. Coast defences—equipment and works............

168,646

..

..

Division No. 10.

1. Arms, armament and ammunition................

90,965b

14,263

12,318

2. Defence works, including fortifications and engineering works (£2,300 to be paid to the credit of Trust Fund Defence Reserve Account)

4,800

8,000

8,000

Construction of motor launch........................

..

1,200

1,350

Total Division No. 10...............

95,765

23,463

21,668

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 11.

1. Buildings, works and sites.....................

165,000‡

70,410

11,788

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

429,411

93,873

33,456

\n```\n\n\\* Includes provision for exchange £90,000.\n\n† Total estimated cost, £126,000.\n\n(a) Included under Division No. 49 Naval Establishments, Subdivision b, General Expenses.\n\n(b) £67,000 of this amount to be paid to Trust Fund Small Arms Ammunition Account.\n\n‡ Total estimated cost, £210,000.\n\nF.3488.—2\n\n \nAdditions, New Works, Buildings, &c.\n\n```html\n

1934–35.

1933–34.

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE—continued.

Vote.

Expenditure.

ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE.

£

£

£

Under Control of Department or Defence.

Division No. 12.

1. Provision of landplane equipment and plant, including spare parts, machinery, tools, ordnance and engineering supplies and ammunition

204,350

61,315

61,316

Provision of seaplane equipment and plant including spare parts, machinery, tools, ordnance and engineering supplies and exchange

..

376,250

360,500

Total Division No. 12..............

204,350

437,565

421,815

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 13.

1. Buildings, works and sites...................

126,065*

23,000

10,987

Total Royal Australian Air Force....................

330,415

460,565

432,802

CIVIL AVIATION.

Under Control of Department of Defence.

Division No. 14.

1. Buildings and works.......................

2,000

500

58

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 15.

1. Buildings, works and sites...................

37,000†

13,700

12,935

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

39,000

14,200

12,993

\n```\n\n\\* Total estimated cost, £356,315. † Total estimated cost, £60,000.\n\n \nAdditions, New Works, Buildings, &c.\n\n```html\n

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE—continued.

1934–35.

1933–34.

MUNITIONS SUPPLY BRANCH.

Vote.

Expenditure.

Under Control of Department or Defence.

£

£

£

Division No. 16.

1. Acquisition of Small Arms Ammunition Factory, Footscray— instalments

19,153†

19,153

19,153

2. Machinery and plant for manufacture of munitions...

25,000‡

20,000

20,000

Total Division No. 16..............

44,153

39,153

39,153

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 17.

1. Buildings, works and sites...................

55,000*

40,000

11,719

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

99,153

79,153

50,872

Less—

1,576,939

669,446

551,678

Amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year

111,239

..

..

Amount available in Trust Fund—Naval Construction Account—to meet expenditure under Division No. 12

..

376,250

360,500

111,239

376,250

360,500

1,465,700

293,196

191,178

Less amount to be provided from Trust Fund—Defence Equipment Account

1,160,000

..

..

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

305,700

293,196

191,178

DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS.

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 18.

1. Buildings, works and sites and purchase of vessel....

20,300

15,420

3,458

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 19.

1. Buildings, works and sites...................

17,300

4,950

2,174

\n```\n\n† Total estimated cost, £191,526; amount outstanding at 30th June, 1934, £47,882.\n\n‡ Total estimated cost, £98,000.\n\n\\* Total estimated cost, £194,000.\n\n \nAdditions, New Works, Buildings, &c.\n\n```html\n

DEPARTMENT OF REPATRIATION

1934–35.

1933–34.

Vote.

Expenditure.

Division No. 19a.

£

£

£

Soldiers’ mental hospital, Bundoora, Victoria........

..

2,524

2,281

Repatriation general hospital, Caulfield, Victoria.....

..

567

302

Repatriation general hospital, Keswick, South Australia.

..

8,123

5,849

Repatriation mental block, Callan Park, New South Wales— towards cost

..

6,720

5,407

Total Department of Repatriation.....................

..

17,934

13,839

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 20.

1. Buildings, works and sites....................

1,000

3,300

3,039

Under Control of Department of Commerce.

Division No. 21.

1. Alterations of lighthouse services...............

14,850

11,470

4,151

2. Erection of and additions to buildings............

8,100

..

..

Total Division No. 21...............

22,950

11,470

4,151

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

23,950

14,770

7,190

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

759,070

593,840

378,022

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

Division Number.

—

1934–35.

1933–34.

Increase on Expenditure, 1933–34.

Decrease on Expenditure, 1933–34

Vote.

Expenditure.

22

COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS

73,000

63,000

61,021

11,979

..

23

POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT

244,000

830,840

865,494

..

621,494

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

317,000

893,840

926,515

..

609,515

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

COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS.

1934–35.

1933–34.

Vote.

Expenditure.

£

£

£

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 22.

1. Trans-Australian Railway.....................

65,200

58,000

56,980

2. North Australia Railway......................

3,000

440

..

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

4,700

4,460

3,977

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

100

100

64

Total Commonwealth Railways.........

73,000

63,000

61,021

THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT.

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

Division No. 23.

1. Telegraph and miscellaneous services.............

54,000

7,540

36,617

2. National Broadcasting service..................

208,000

95,450

14,586

Telephone exchange services...................

†

594,460

684,018

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

†

131,020

115,986

Buildings, works and sites.....................

†

66,284

14,287

262,000

894,754

865,494

Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year.

18,000

63,914

..

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

244,000*

830,840

865,494

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

317,000

893,840

926,515

\n```\n\n\\* In addition provision of £1,000,000 made under Loan Fund for Works.\n\n† Provision for 1934-5 made under Loan Fund for Works.\n\n \nAdditions, New Works, Buildings, &c.\n\n---\n\nPART III.—Territories of the Commonwealth.\n\n---\n\nSUMMARY.\n\n```html\n

Division Number.

—

1934–35.

1933–34.

Increase on Expenditure, 1933–34.

Decrease on Expenditure, 1933–34.

Vote.

Expenditure.

24

NORTHERN TERRITORY....

50,000

22,000

13,020

36,980

..

25–27

FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRI-TORY

133,200

115,200

126,136

7,064

..

TOTAL PART III....

183,200

137,200

139,156

44,044

..

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

NORTHERN TERRITORY.

1934–35.

1933–34

Under Control or Department or the Interior.

Vote.

Expenditure.

Division No. 24.

£

£

£

1. Buildings, works and sites..................

50,000

22,000

13,020

FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY.

Under Control or Department or the Interior.

Division No. 25.

1. Architectural services.....................

12,000

16,000

20,144

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

81,300a

72,720

70,497

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

15,500

13,500

16,260

4. Sundry works and services..................

10,200

8,980

15,357

Division No. 26.

119,000

111,200

122,258

1. Loans for Housing.......................

10,000

†

..

Division No. 27.

1. Department of Health—erection of and additions and alterations to buildings and engineering services

4,200

4,000

3,878

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

‡133,200

115,200

126,136

TOTAL PART III.—Territories of the Commonwealth

183,200

137,200

139,156

TOTAL ADDITIONS, NEW WORKS, BUILDINGS, &c.

1,259,270

1,624,880

1,443,693

\n```\n\n† Provision for 1933–34 made under Loan Fund for Works.\n\n(a) Further liability, £107,000.\n\n‡ In addition £111,235 Included under Loan Fund for World.\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":2116},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains strictly limited to its original purpose of appropriating funds for capital works and buildings for the 1934-35 financial year. The scope covers only the specific infrastructure allocations itemized in the three Parts of the Schedule, with no expansion into regulatory or substantive law-making beyond the necessary spending authority."},"complexity_factors":["Standard single-purpose appropriation act with only three operative sections (short title, issue of funds, appropriation) plus the Schedule","Linear legislative structure with no conditional clauses, exceptions, or substantive law-making beyond spending authorization","Minimal cross-referencing — only citations to other Acts to identify purposes (e.g., River Murray Waters Act, War Service Homes Act)","Tabular presentation of budget allocations without defined terms, nested logic, or legal machinery","Straightforward accounting mechanism authorizing Treasurer to issue specified sum from Consolidated Revenue Fund"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act authorizes £1,259,270 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for 1934–35 capital works and infrastructure. It funds government departments (including defence, Parliament and national institutions), commercial undertakings (Commonwealth Railways and Postmaster‑General services) and territory development (Northern Territory and Canberra). Practically, it is the year’s construction budget, with the Treasurer able to release funds only for the listed projects."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1934-35","history":"/api/acts/appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1934-35/history","analysis":"/api/acts/appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1934-35/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1934-35/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1934-35/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1934-35/documents"}}