{"id":"C1946A00057","name":"Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1946-47","slug":"appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1946-47","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"57 of 1946","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":14437,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1946A00057-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-31","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Short title","content":"Short title.\n\n1. This Act may be cited as the Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1946‑47.\n\n","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"Commencement.\n\n2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.\n\n","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Issue and application of £21,648,000","content":"Issue and application of £21,648,000.\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‑seven the sum of Twenty‑one million six hundred and forty‑eight thousand pounds.\n\n","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Appropriation","content":"Appropriation.\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‑seven.\n\nF.7876.—Price 8d.\n\n \n\nAdditions, New Works, Buildings, &c.\n\n","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"Sch Schedule","sectionType":"schedule","heading":null,"content":"THE SCHEDULE. Sec. 4.\n\n![](image.003.png)ABSTRACT.\n\n```html\n

Page Reference.

—

1946‑47.

1945‑46.

Increase on Expenditure, 1945‑46.

Decrease on Expenditure, 1945‑46.

Vote.

Expenditure.

£

£

£

£

£

3

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

12,992,000

3,648,000

1,532,360

11,459,640

..

12

Part II.—Business Under‑takings

6,632,000

4,250,000

4,329,935

2,302,065

..

14

Part III.—Territories of the Commonwealth

2,024,000

742,000

427,657

1,596,343

..

TOTAL ADDITIONS, NEW WORKS, BUILDINGS, ETC.

21,648,000

8,640,000

6,289,952

15,358,048

..

\n```\n\n \nAdditions, New Works, Buildings, &c.\n\n","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"Part Part I","sectionType":"part","heading":"Departments and Services—other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth","content":"PART I.—Departments and Services—other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth.\n\n```html\n

SUMMARY.

Division Number.

—

1946‑47.

1945‑46.

Increase on Expenditure, 1945‑46.

Decrease on Expenditure, 1945‑46.

Vote.

Expenditure.

£

£

£

£

£

1

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

25,000

1,500

7,972

17,028

..

2‑4

PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT

295,700

107,700

39,597

256,103

..

5‑6

DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

99,900

21,700

37,995

61,905

..

7‑8

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

17,200

9,100

7,081

10,119

..

9

ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT

11,600

4,000

1,409

10,191

..

10‑11

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

1,674,200

761,700

152,619

1,521,581

..

12‑13

DEPARTMENT OF WORKS AND HOUSING

215,600

1,000

..

215,600

..

14

WAR SERVICE HOMES COMMISSION

3,500,000

817,000

352,135

3,147,865

..

15

DEPARTMENT OF MUNITIONS

2,300,000

..

..

2,300,000

..

16‑20

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION

4,165,000

1,574,000

697,123

3,467,877

..

21‑22

DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS

44,400

16,300

10,945

33,455

..

23‑24

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH..

55,400

10,000

7,521

47,879

..

25‑26

DEPARTMENT OF REPATRIATION

778,000

300,000

209,761

568,239

..

27

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND AGRICULTURE

201,800

700

343

201,457

..

28‑29

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

23,600

4,000

3,180

20,420

..

30‑31

DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY AND SHIPPING

67,600

19,300

4,679

62,921

..

32

DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL TERRITORIES

500

..

..

500

..

33

DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION

4,000

..

..

4,000

..

34

DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE

4,000

..

..

4,000

..

35‑36

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT

747,000

..

..

747,000

..

37

DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION

500

..

..

500

..

38

DEPARTMENT OF POST‑WAR RECONSTRUCTION

15,000

..

..

15,000

..

14,246,000

3,648,000

1,532,360

12,713,640

..

39

Less amount provided for surplus buildings, sites and equipment taken over from the Disposals Commission

1,254,000

..

..

1,254,000

..

TOTAL PART I....

12,992,000

3,648,000

1,532,360

11,459,640

..

\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.

1946‑47.

1945‑46.

Vote.

Expenditure.

Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.

Division No. 1.

£

£

£

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

25,000

1,500

7,972

PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT.

Under Control of Prime Minister's Department.

Division No. 2.

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

1,000

3,700

1,021

2. Australian High Commissioner in United Kingdom—Equipment for official residence

800

..

..

Total Division No. 2................

1,800

3,700

1,021

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 3.

1. Acquisition of sites and buildings......................

(a)66,500

1,500

..

Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.

Division No. 4.

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

2,400

1,000

8,233

2. Council for Scientific and Industrial Research—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture

(b)225,000

101,500

30,343

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

227,400

102,500

38,576

Total Prime Minister's Department.........

295,700

107,700

39,597

DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS.

Under Control of Department of External Affairs.

Division No. 5.

1. Australian Legation in United States of America—Building, works, fittings and furniture

10,000

500

2,735

2. Australian Legation in China—Equipment and furniture.......

5,000

1,000

3,582

3. Australian Legation in Union of Soviet Socialist Republics—Equipment and furniture

1,100

5,000

5,859

4. Australian Legation in France—Equipment and furniture......

1,900

7,000

5,950

Carried forward....................

18,000

13,500

18,126

\n```\n\n(a) Includes £54,000 for surplus buildings and sites taken over from the Disposals Commission. (b) Estimated further liability, £140,266.\n\n \nAdditions, New Works, Buildings, &c.\n\n```html\n

DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued.

Under Control of Department of External Affairs—continued.

1946‑47.

1945‑46.

Vote.

Expenditure.

Division No. 5—continued.

£

£

£

Brought forward....................

18,000

13,500

18,126

5. Australian Legation in Brazil—Equipment and furniture.......

4,000

5,000

8,074

6. Australian Legation in Chile—Equipment and furniture........

5,000

..

..

7. Australian Legation in The Netherlands—Equipment and furniture

4,000

..

..

8. Australian High Commissioner in Canada—Equipment for office and residence

600

100

95

9. Australian High Commissioner in New Zealand—Equipment for office and residence

1,600

1,000

186

10. Australian High Commissioner in India—Equipment for office and residence

2,000

1,500

2,410

11. Australian High Commissioner in Eire—Equipment for office and residence

4,000

..

..

12. Australian High Commissioner in South Africa—Equipment for office and residence

4,000

..

..

13. Consular Representation Abroad—Equipment for offices and residences

26,000

..

1,891

14. Other Representation Abroad—Equipment for offices and residences

21,600

..

..

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

90,800

21,100

30,782

Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.

Division No. 6.

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

9,100

600

7,213

Total Department of External Affairs......

99,900

21,700

37,995

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.

Under Control of Department of the Treasury.

Division No. 7.

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

1,100

1,100

..

Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.

Division No. 8.

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

16,100

8,000

7,081

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

17,200

9,100

7,081

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

ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.

Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.

1946‑47.

1945‑16.

Vote.

Expenditure.

Division No. 9.

£

£

£

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

11,600

4,000

1,409

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 10.

1. Commonwealth offices and other buildings—Acquisition of sites and buildings

1,169,000

715,100

118,168

Expenditure under River Murray Waters Act 1915‑1934

(a)

900

..

Plant and equipment.............................

..

..

5,000

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

1,169,000

716,000

123,168

Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.

Division No. 11.

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

124,000

40,960

25,027

2. Meteorological services...........................

75,000

(b)

(b)

3. Governor‑General's establishments—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture

2,700

840

2,710

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

2,500

100

69

5. War Workers' Housing............................

295,000

(c)

(c)

6. Fittings and furniture.............................

6,000

3,800

1,645

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

(d)505,200

45,700

29,451

Total Department of the Interior........

1,674,200

761,700

152,619

DEPARTMENT OF WORKS AND HOUSING.

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 12

1. Acquisition of sites and buildings.....................

17,000

..

..

\n```\n\n(a) Provided under Division No. 13. (b) Provided under Main Estimates, Division No. 141a. \n(c) Provided under Main Estimates, Division No. 165. (d) Estimated further liability £426,921.\n\n \nAdditions, New Works, Buildings, &c.\n\n```html\n

DEPARTMENT OF WORKS AND HOUSING—continued.

Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.

1946‑47.

1945‑46.

Vote.

Expenditure.

Division No. 13.

£

£

£

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

90,000

1,000

..

2. Experimental Building Station—Plant and material.........

106,000

(a)

(a)

3. Expenditure under River Murray Waters Act 1915—1934.....

2,600

(b)

(b)

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

198,600

1,000

..

Total Department of Works and Housing

215,600

1,000

..

WAR SERVICE HOMES COMMISSION.

Under Control or War Service Homes Commissioner.

Division No. 14.

1. Expenditure under War Service Homes Act 1918‑1946—for payment to credit of the War Service Homes Trust Account

c3,500,000

817,000

352,135

DEPARTMENT OF MUNITIONS.

Under Control of Department of Munitions.

Division No. 15.

1. Ships—Construction.............................

2,300,000

(d)

(d)

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION.

INTERNAL SERVICES.

Under Control of Department of Civil Aviation.

Division No. 16.

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

8,000

10,000

2,622

2. 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

518,000

354,000

125,929

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

160,000

136,000

77,640

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

686,000

500,000

206,191

\n```\n\n(a) Provided under Main Estimates, Division No. 187a. (b) Provided under Division No. 10. \n(c) Estimated further liability, £3,000,000. (d) Provided under Main Estimates, Division No. 156.\n\n \nAdditions, New Works, Buildings, &c.\n\n```html\n

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION—continued.

1946‑47.

1945‑46.

Vote.

Expenditure.

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

£

£

£

Division No. 17.

1. Acquisition of sites and buildings......................

a1,750,000

150,000

56,558

Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.

Division No. 18.

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

b1,700,000

850,000

410,927

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

4,136,000

1,500,000

673,676

EMPIRE AIR SERVICES.

Under Control of Department of Civil Aviation.

Division No. 19.

1. 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—Australian section

500

500

97

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

10,000

1,000

75

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

500

500

20

Total Division No. 19................

11,000

2,000

192

Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.

Division No. 20.

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

10,000

71,000

22,441

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

8,000

1,000

814

Total Division No. 20................

18,000

72,000

23,255

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

29,000

74,000

23,447

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

4,165,000

1,574,000

697,123

\n```\n\n(a) Estimated further liability, £640,378. Includes £1,200,000 for surplus buildings and sites taken over from the Disposals Commission. \n(b) Estimated further liability, £4,534,601.\n\n \nAdditions, New Works, Buildings, &c.\n\n```html\n

DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS.

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

1946‑47.

1945‑46.

Vote.

Expenditure.

Division No. 21.

£

£

£

1. Acquisition of sites and buildings......................

2,400

1,300

..

Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.

Division No. 22.

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

42,000

15,000

10,945

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

44,400

16,300

10,945

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 23.

1. Acquisition of sites and buildings......................

15,400

..

..

Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.

Division No. 24.

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

340,000

10,000

264,625

Less amount payable from Serum Laboratories Trust Account...

300,000

..

257,104

40,000

10,000

7,521

Total Department of Health............

55,400

10,000

7,521

DEPARTMENT OF REPATRIATION.

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 25.

1. Acquisition of sites and buildings......................

3,000

3,700

3,465

Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.

Division No. 26.

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

(a)775,000

296,300

206,296

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

778,000

300,000

209,761

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND AGRICULTURE.

Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.

Division No. 27.

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

201,800

700

343

\n```\n\n(a) Estimated further liability, £899,765.\n\n \nAdditions, New Works, Buildings, &c.\n\n```html\n

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.

1946‑47.

1945‑46.

Vote.

Expenditure.

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

£

£

£

Division No. 28.

1. Acquisition of sites and buildings......................

8,100

..

..

Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.

Division No. 29.

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

15,500

4,000

3,180

Total Department of Social Services................

23,600

4,000

3,180

DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY AND SHIPPING.

Under Control of Department of Supply and Shipping.

Division No. 30.

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

37,900

16,300

3,891

2. Launches for lighthouse services.......................

21,000

..

..

Total Division No. 30..................

58,900

16,300

3,891

Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.

Division No. 31.

1. Marine Branch—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.......

8,700

3,000

788

Total Department of Supply and Shipping............

67,600

19,300

4,679

DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL TERRITORIES.

Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.

Division No. 32.

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

500

(a)

(a)

DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION.

Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.

Division No. 33.

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

4,000

(b)

(b)

\n```\n\n(a) Included under Defence and War (1939‑45) Services. (b) Included under Department of the Interior.\n\n \nAdditions, New Works, Buildings, &c.\n\n```html\n

DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE.

Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.

1946‑47.

1945‑46.

Vote.

Expenditure.

Division No. 34.

£

£

£

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

4,000

(a)

(a)

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT.

Under Control of Department of Transport.

Division No. 35.

1. Standardization of railway gauges....................

746,000

(a)

(a)

Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.

Division No. 36.

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

1,000

(a)

(a)

Total Department of Transport.........

747,000

(a)

(a)

DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION.

Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.

Division No. 37.

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

500

(a)

(a)

DEPARTMENT OF POST‑WAR RECONSTRUCTION.

Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.

Division No. 38.

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

15,000

(a)

(a)

14,246,000

3,648,000

1,532,360

Division No. 39.—Less amount provided for surplus buildings, sites and equipment taken over from the Disposals Commission

1,254,000

..

..

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

12,992,000

3,648,000

1,532,360

\n```\n\n(a) Included under Defence and War (1939‑45) Services.\n\n \nAdditions, New Works, Buildings, &c.\n\n","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"Part Part II","sectionType":"part","heading":"Business Undertakings","content":"PART II.—Business Undertakings.\n\n```html\n

SUMMARY.

Division Number.

—

1946‑47.

1945‑46.

Increase on Expenditure, 1845‑46.

Decrease on Expenditure, 1945‑46.

Vote.

Expenditure.

£

£

£

£

£

40

COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS.

382,000

150,000

94,360

287,640

..

41‑43

POSTMASTER‑GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT

6,450,000

4,100,000

4,235,575

2,214,425

..

6,832,000

4,250,000

4,329,935

2,502,065

..

44

Less amount provided for surplus buildings, sites and equipment taken over from the Disposals Commission

200,000

..

..

200,000

..

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

6,632,000

4,250,000

4,329,935

2,302,065

..

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

COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS.

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

1946‑47.

1945‑46.

Vote.

Expenditure.

Division No. 40.

£

£

£

1. Trans‑Australian Railway.....................

266,000

116,000

69,125

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

18,500

3,500

2,913

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

95,500

30,000

22,098

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

1,700

200

209

6. Port Augusta‑Port Pirie Railway.................

300

300

15

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

382,000

150,000

94,360

POSTMASTER‑GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.

Under Control of Postmaster‑General's Department.

Division No. 41.

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

3,460,000

1,800,000

2,696,955

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

1,350,000

1,040,000

758,962

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

340,000

242,000

278,703

4. National broadcasting service.........................

250,000

118,000

63,599

Total Division No. 41..................

c 5,400,000

3,200,000

3,798,219

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 42.

Acquisition of Sites and Buildings.

1. Postal, telegraph and telephone services..................

390,000

290,000

156,846

2. National broadcasting service.........................

10,000

10,000

1,376

Total Division No. 42..................

(a) 400,000

300,000

158,222

Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.

Division No. 43.

Buildings, Works, Fittings and Furniture.

1. Postal, telegraph and telephone services..................

600,000

585,000

271,189

2. National broadcasting service.........................

50,000

15,000

7,945

Total Division No. 43..................

(b) 650,000

600,000

279,134

Total Postmaster‑General's Department

6,450,000

4,100,000

4,235,575

6,832,000

4,250,000

4,329,935

Division No. 44.—Less amount provided for surplus buildings, sites and equipment taken over from the Disposals Commission

200,000

..

..

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

6,632,000

4,250,000

4,329,935

\n```\n\n(a) Estimated farther liability, £312,179. (b) Estimated further liability, £1,224,000. (c) Includes £200,000 for surplus equipment taken over from the Disposals Commission.\n\n \nAdditions, New Works, Buildings, &c.\n\n","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"Part Part III","sectionType":"part","heading":"Territories of the Commonwealth","content":"PART III.—Territories of the Commonwealth.\n\n```html\n

SUMMARY.

Division Number.

—

1946‑47.

1945‑46.

Increase on Expenditure, 1945‑46

Decrease on Expenditure, 1945‑46.

Vote.

Expenditure.

£

£

£

£

£

45‑47

NORTHERN TERRITORY......

840,000

147,000

70,189

769,811

..

48‑50

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

1,184,000

595,000

357,468

826,532

..

TOTAL PART III.

2,024,000

742,000

427,657

1,596,343

..

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

NORTHERN TERRITORY.

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

1946‑47.

1945‑46.

Vote.

Expenditure.

Division No. 45.

£

£

£

1. Acquisition of sites and buildings......................

10,000

18,500

5,774

2. Plant and equipment—for payment to credit of Interior Services Trust Account

30,000

7,500

12,139

Total Division No. 45.................

40,000

26,000

17,913

Under Control of. Department of Works and Housing.

Division No. 46.

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

680,000

53,000

30,656

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

100,000

67,000

21,479

Total Division No. 46.................

(a)780,000

120,000

52,135

Division No. 47.

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

20,000

1,000

141

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

840,000

147,000

70,189

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY.

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 48.

1. Forestry.......................................

12,000

10,000

6,979

2. Sundry works and services...........................

25,000

18,200

4,587

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

1,000

1,000

1,000

4. Plant and equipment—for payment to credit of Interior Services Trust Account

17,000

8,530

9,306

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

15,000

27,270

26,550

Total Division No. 48.................

(b)70,000

65,000

48,422

\n```\n\n(a) Estimated further liability, £451,518. (b) Estimated further liability, £11,279.\n\n \nAdditions, New Works, Buildings, &c.\n\nPART III.—Territories of the Commonwealth.\n\n```html\n

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY—continued.

Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.

1946‑47.

1945‑46.

Vote.

Expenditure.

Division No. 49.

£

£

£

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

(a)750,000

328,000

200,053

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

(b)250,000

150,000

83,047

3. Plant and equipment—for payment to credit of the Works and Housing Suspense Trust Account

64,000

16,000

13,595

Total Division No. 49...............

1,064,000

494,000

296,695

Division No. 50.

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

50,000

36,000

12,351

Total Australian Capital Territory.......

1,184,000

595,000

357,468

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

2,024,000

742,000

427,657

TOTAL ADDITIONS, NEW WORKS, BUILDINGS, ETC. (ANNUAL VOTES)

21,648,000

8,640,000

6,289,952

\n```\n\n(a) Estimated further liability, £688,379 (b) Estimated further liability, £179,337.\n\n![](image.004.png)By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.","sortOrder":7}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-realtime","completionTokens":2020},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is the original enactment establishing a one-year appropriation for capital works and buildings for 1946-47. The scope remains precisely limited to the specified financial year and purpose, with no evidence of legislative creep beyond the original appropriation framework."},"complexity_factors":["47 detailed divisions in the Schedule with itemized line items across three major Parts","Cross-references to other Acts including the River Murray Waters Act 1915-1934 and War Service Homes Act 1918-1946","Technical appropriation language requiring understanding of 'Consolidated Revenue Fund' and supply procedures","Tabular format with comparative fiscal columns (previous year vote/expenditure vs current year appropriation)","Pre-decimal currency notation and historical financial terminology ('estimated further liability')"],"plain_english_summary":"The Act authorises the Australian Government to spend £21.6 million from the Consolidated Revenue Fund in 1946–47 on construction and infrastructure. It funds post‑war expansion across departments, government businesses and territories—notably veterans’ housing, civil aviation, rail and communications, and development in the Northern Territory, Canberra and Papua/New Guinea—marking a major peacetime build‑out of public works."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1946-47","history":"/api/acts/appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1946-47/history","analysis":"/api/acts/appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1946-47/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1946-47/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1946-47/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1946-47/documents"}}