{"id":"C1941A00061","name":"Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1941-42","slug":"appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1941-42","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"61 of 1941","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":4126,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1941A00061-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-30","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1941-42","content":"THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.\n\n---\n\nAPPROPRIATION (WORKS AND \nBUILDINGS) 1941-42.\n\n---\n\nNo. 61 of 1941.\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 forty-two for the purposes of Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c., and to appropriate such sum.\n\n\\[Assented to 3rd December, 1941.\\]\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 1941–42.\n\nCommencement.\n\n2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.\n\nIssue and application of £3,831,000.\n\n3. 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 forty-two the sum of Three million eight hundred and thirty-one thousand pounds.\n\nAppropriation.\n\n4. The sum granted by this Act is appropriated for the purposes and services expressed in the Schedule to this Act in relation to the financial year ending the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and forty-two.\n\nF.7917.—Price 8d.\n\n \nAdditions, New Works, Buildings, &c.\n\nTHE SCHEDULE. Sec. 4.\n\n---\n\nABSTRACT.\n\n```html\n

Page Reference.

—

1941–42.

1940–41.

Increase on Expenditure, 1940–41.

Decrease on Expenditure, 1940–41.

Vote.

Expenditure.

£

£

£

£

£

3

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

980,000

999,000

797,459

182,541

..

9

Part II.—Business Undertakings

1,716,000

1,326,000

1,423,755

292,245

..

11

Part III.—Territories of the Commonwealth

1,135,000

1,096,000

990,550

144,450

..

TOTAL ADDITIONS, NEW WORKS, BUILDINGS, ETC.

3,831,000

3,421,000

3,211,764

619,236

..

\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.

—

1941–42.

1940–41.

Increase on Expenditure, 1940–41.

Decrease on Expenditure, 1940–41.

Vote.

Expenditure.

£

£

£

£

£

1

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

2,400

400

624

1,776

..

2–3

PRIME MINISTER’S DEPA-RTMENT

55,100

47,850

24,123

30,977

..

4–5

DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

64,650

9,200

9,611

55,039

..

6–7

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

39,000

40,650

37,625

1,375

..

8

ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT

35,250

48,000

32,815

2,435

..

9

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

64,400

101,500

93,182

..

28,782

10

WAR SERVICE HOMES COMMISSION

70,000

63,000

38,067

31,933

..

11–14

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION

547,900

587,900

487,934

59,966

..

15

DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS

9,300

6,900

6,120

3,180

..

16

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

8,600

34,800

22,859

..

14,259

17

DEPARTMENT OF REPATRI-ATION

61,000

38,000

28,469

32,531

..

18–19

DEPARTMENT OF COMM-ERCE

17,900

20,800

14,867

3,033

..

20

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

4,500

..

1,163

3,337

..

TOTAL PART I.....

980,000

999,000

797,459

182,541

..

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

PARLIAMENT.

1941–42

1940–41.

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Vote.

Expenditure

Division No. 1.

£

£

£

1. Buildings, works, sites, fittings and furniture...........

2,400

400

624

PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT.

Under Control of Department of the Prime Minister.

Division No. 2.

1. Equipment for Industrial Chemistry Laboratory.........

17,600

15,000

6,002

2. Vessel for development of fisheries industry...........

7,000

..

..

3. Council for Scientific and Industrial Research—Buildings, works and sites

3,500

..

..

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

28,100

15,000

6,002

Division No. 3.

1. Buildings, works, sites, fittings and furniture...........

27,000

32,850

18,121

Total Prime Minister’s Department.....

55,100

47,850

24,123

DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS.

Under Control of Department of External Affairs.

Division No. 4.

1. High Commissioner for Canada—Purchase and equipment of official residence

1,300

9,000

6,466

2. Australian Minister in Japan—Equipment for official residence

4,000

..

..

3. Australian Minister in United States of America—Purchase and equipment of Legation premises

57,200

..

3,107

4. Australian Minister in China—Equipment for Legation premises

2,000

..

..

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

64,500

9,000

9,573

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 5.

1. Buildings, works, sites, fittings and furniture...........

150

200

38

Total Department of External Affairs

64,650

9,200

9,611

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.

Under Control of Department of the Treasury.

Division No. 6.

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

300

800

1,089

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

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY—continued.

1941–42.

1940–41.

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Vote.

Expenditure.

Division No. 7.

£

£

£

1. Buildings, works, sites, fittings and furniture...........

38,700

39,850

36,536

Total Department of the Treasury.....

39,000

40,650

37,625

ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT.

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 8.

1. Buildings, works, sites, fittings and furniture...........

(a) 35,250

48,000

32,815

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 9.

1. Expenditure under River Murray Waters Act 1915–1934...

25,000

32,750

20,000

2. Commonwealth offices and other buildings—Architectural and engineering services

19,000

10,500

14,856

3. Governor-General’s establishments—Buildings, works, sites, fittings and furniture

2,200

3,500

1,770

4. Memorial at Canberra to His late Majesty King George V.— Erection

3,500

13,000

11,380

5. Fittings and furniture..........................

9,200

7,250

9,100

6. Plant and equipment—for payment to credit of Works Suspense Trust Account

5,500

3,500

5,076

Australian War Memorial, Canberra—Erection of—for payment to the credit of the War Memorial, Canberra, Trust Account

..

31,000

31,000

Total Department of the Interior......

64,400

101,500

93,182

WAR SERVICE HOMES COMMISSION.

Under Control of War Service Homes Commissioner.

Division No. 10.

1. Expenditure under War Service Homes Act 1918–1941—for payment to credit of the War Service Homes Trust Account

70,000

63,000

38,067

\n```\n\n(a) Estimated further liability, £35,000.\n\n \nAdditions, New Works, Buildings, &c.\n\n```html\n

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION.

1941–42.

1940–41.

INTERNAL SERVICES.

Vote.

Expenditure.

Under Control of Department of Civil Aviation.

£

£

£

Division No. 11.

1. Buildings and works—including grants to Councils towards cost of establishment and improvement of country aerodromes

13,500

11,800

5,979

2. Aeradio communication and navigation facilities; power generation and distribution plant; direct current and audiofrequency control lines; automatic switching equipment; aerodrome and air route lighting equipment

223,810

87,335

35,391

3. Aircraft, engines, vehicles and equipment.............

11,290

8,500

4,772

Total Division No. 11.............

248,600

107,635

46,142

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 12.

1. Buildings, works, sites, fittings and furniture...........

(a)578,200

443,085

421,479

Total Internal Services..........

826,800

550,720

467,621

EMPIRE AIR SERVICES.

Under Control of Department of Civil Aviation.

Division No. 13.

1. Aeradio communication and navigation facilities; power generation and distribution plant; direct current and audiofrequency control lines; automatic switching equipment; aerodrome and air route lighting equipment—Singapore section

1,400

3,600

2,453

2. Launches and equipment for flying boat bases—Singapore section

1,300

650

284

3. Aeradio communication and navigation facilities; power generation and distribution plant; direct current and audio-frequency control lines; automatic switching equipment; aerodrome and air route lighting equipment— Trans-Tasman section

300

2,000

1,396

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

3,000

6,250

4,133

\n```\n\n(a) In addition £175,100 will be provided from Civil Aviation Trust Account. Estimated further liability £40,700.\n\n \nAdditions, New Works, Buildings, &c.\n\n```html\n

1941–42

1940–41.

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION—continued.

Vote.

Expenditure.

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

£

£

£

Division No. 14.

1. Buildings, works and sites, including shore bases and marine facilities, fittings and furniture—Singapore section

14,100

25,240

15,232

2. Buildings, works and sites, including shore bases and marine facilities, fittings and furniture—Trans-Tasman section

4,000

5,690

948

Total Division No. 14..........

18,100

30,930

16,180

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

21,100

37,180

20,313

847,900

587,900

487,934

Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year

300,000

..

..

Total Department of Civil Aviation.............

(a)547,900

587,900

487,934

DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS.

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 15.

1. Buildings, works, sites, fittings, furniture and purchase of vessels

9,300

6,900

6,120

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 16.

1. Buildings, works, sites, fittings, furniture and purchase of vessels

8,600

34,800

22,859

DEPARTMENT OF REPATRIATION.

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 17.

1. Buildings, works, sites, fittings and furniture...........

(b) 61,000

38,000

28,468

\n```\n\n(a) In addition £175,100 will be provided from Civil Aviation Trust Account.\n\n(b) Estimated further liability, £15,000.\n\n \nAdditions, New Works, Buildings, &c.\n\n```html\n

1941–42.

1940–41.

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.

Vote.

Expenditure.

Under Control of Department of Commerce.

£

£

£

Division No. 18.

1. Lighthouse services—Installation of equipment.........

8,200

6,500

3,896

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 19.

1. Buildings, works, sites, fittings and furniture...........

9,700

14,300

10,971

Total Department of Commerce......

17,900

20,800

14,867

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 20.

1. Buildings, works, sites, fittings and furniture...........

4,500

..

1,163

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

980,000

999,000

797,459

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

Division Number.

—

1941–42.

1940–41.

Increase on Expenditure, 1940–41.

Decrease on Expenditure, 1940–41.

Vote.

Expenditure.

£

£

£

£

£

21

COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS

150,000

150,000

98,257

51,743

..

22

POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT

1,566,000

1,176,000

1,825,498

240,502

..

TOTAL PART II......

1,716,000

1,326,000

1,423,755

292,245

..

\n```\n\nF.7917.—2\n\n \nAdditions, New Works, Buildings, &c.\n\nPART II.—Business Undertakings.\n\n```html\n

1941–42.

1940–41.

COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS.

Vote.

Expenditure.

£

£

£

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 21.

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

116,000

122,000

78,360

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

4,750

2,000

..

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

17,500

22,000

13,525

4. Australian Capital Territory Railway................

250

500

430

5. Port Augusta-Port Pirie Railway...................

11,500

3,500

5,942

Total Commonwealth Railways........

150,000

150,000

98,257

POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT.

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

Division No. 22.

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

899,000

809,000

849,646

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

345,000

195,000

195,000

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

39,000

26,000

30,232

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

28,000

17,000

17,000

5. Buildings, works, sites, fittings and furniture...........

(a)255,000

129,000

233,620

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

b1,566,000

1,176,000

1,325,498

TOTAL PART II.—Business Undertakings...........

1,716,000

1,326,000

1,423,755

\n```\n\n(a) Estimated further liability, £511,240.......................(b) In addition £1,500,000 is provided under Loan Fund.\n\n \nAdditions, New Works, Buildings, &c.\n\nPART III.—Territories of the Commonwealth.\n\nSUMMARY.\n\n```html\n

Division Number.

—

1941–42.

1940–41.

Increase on Expenditure, 1940–41.

Decrease on Expenditure, 1940–41.

Vote.

Expenditure.

£

£

£

£

£

23–24

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

450,000

400,000

390,514

59,486

..

25–26

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY.................

685,000

696,000

600,036

84,964

..

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

1,135,000

1,096,000

990,550

144,450

..

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

NORTHERN TERRITORY.

1941–42.

1940–41.

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Vote.

Expenditure.

Division No. 23.

£

£

£

1. Buildings, works, sites, fittings and furniture...........

(a)320,000

265,350

211,049

2. Developmental services—Construction of water supplies, roads and stock routes for pastoral purposes

(b) 25,000

36,000

5,320

3. Metalliferous mining—Construction of batteries and supply of equipment

4,000

12,000

14,686

4. Plant and equipment—for payment to credit of Works Suspense Trust Account

51,000

14,650

34,161

Total Division No. 23.............

400,000

328,000

265,216

Division No. 24.

1. Department of Health—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture

(c) 50,000

72,000

125,298

Total Northern Territory...........

450,000

400,000

390,514

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY.

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 25.

1. Architectural services, fittings and furniture...........

320,500

409,840

299,632

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

335,530

400,950

221,163

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

10,000

10,000

9,922

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

10,540

8,844

2,137

5. Canberra Cemetery—Minor services—for payment to the credit of Canberra Cemetery Trust Account

300

300

300

6. Plant and equipment—for payment to credit of Works Suspense Trust Account

10,350

9,500

9,500

7. Plant and equipment—for payment to credit of Australian Capital Territory Transport Trust Account

2,000

9,000

9,331

689,220

848,434

551,985

Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at the close of year

149,220

227,734

..

Total Division No. 25.............

(d) 540,000

620,700

551,985

Division No. 26.

1. Department of Health—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture

(e) 145,000

75,300

48,051

Total Australian Capital Territory....................

685,000

696,000

600,036

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

1,135,000

1,096,000

990,550

TOTAL ADDITIONS, NEW WORKS. BUILDINGS, ETC...

3,831,000

3,421,000

3,211,764

\n```\n\n(a) Estimated further liability, £87,249. (b) Estimated further liability £12,670. (c) Estimated further liability £7,700. (d) Estimated further liability £6,000. (e) Estimated further liability £10,000.\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":2036},"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 1941-42 financial year. The scope covers three distinct categories—government departments, business undertakings, and territories—exactly as outlined in the title and preamble."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 operative sections (short title, commencement, issue of funds, appropriation)","No conditional logic, exceptions or discretionary powers","Schedule contains only financial allocations without legal conditions","Minimal cross-referencing (limited to department names and existing trust accounts)"],"plain_english_summary":"This 1941 Appropriation Act authorizes £3,831,000 for 1941–42 capital works across government departments, government-owned business undertakings, and the Northern and Australian Capital Territories—funding buildings, transport, communications, utilities and public works.\n\nPassed just after Australia entered the Pacific War, it sustains civilian services and expands critical transport and communications infrastructure during wartime austerity, supporting defence-adjacent needs while maintaining domestic administration."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1941-42","history":"/api/acts/appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1941-42/history","analysis":"/api/acts/appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1941-42/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1941-42/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1941-42/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1941-42/documents"}}