{"id":"C1958A00033","name":"Appropriation (Works and Services) Act (No. 2) 1957-58","slug":"appropriation-works-and-services-act-no-2-1957-58","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"33 of 1958","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":4930,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1958A00033-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-30","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Appropriation (Works and Services) Act (No. 2) 1957-58","content":"THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.\n\n![](image.001.png)APPROPRIATION (WORKS AND SERVICES)\n\n(No. 2) 1957-58.\n\nNo. 33 of 1958.\n\nAn Act to grant and apply an additional sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and fifty-eight, for the purposes of Additions, New Works and other Services involving Capital Expenditure and to appropriate that sum.\n\n\\[Assented to 21st May, 1958.\\]\n\nBE it enacted by the Queen'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 Services) Act (No. 2) 1957-58.\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 £3,537,000.\n\n3. The Treasurer may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and apply towards making good the supply hereby granted to Her Majesty for the service of the year ending the thirtieth\n\nday\n\nF.3561/58.—Price 5d.\n\nday of June, One thousand nine hundred and fifty-eight, the sum of Three million five hundred and thirty-seven thousand pounds.\n\nAppropriation.\n\n4. The sum granted by this Act is appropriated, and shall be deemed to have been appropriated as from the first day of July, One thousand nine hundred and fifty-seven, for the purposes and services set forth in the Schedule to this Act in relation to the financial year ending the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and fifty-eight.\n\n![](image.002.png)Section 4. THE SCHEDULE.\n\n![](image.003.png)ABSTRACT.\n\n| — | Total. |\n| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | --------- |\n| PART 1.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH— | £ |\n| Prime Minister's Department................................... | 4,000 |\n| Department of External Affairs................................. | 16,000 |\n| Department of the Interior..................................... | 73,000 |\n| Department of Works........................................ | 37,595 |\n| Department of Customs and Excise............................... | 3,870 |\n| Repatriation Department...................................... | 41,000 |\n| Department of Trade........................................ | 1,780 |\n| Department of Primary Industry................................. | 105 |\n| Department of Social Services.................................. | 15,000 |\n| Department of Shipping and Transport............................ | 200,000 |\n| Department of Territories..................................... | 162,500 |\n| Department of Immigration.................................... | 12,000 |\n| Department of Labour and National Service......................... | 14,000 |\n| Department of National Development............................. | 707,500 |\n| Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization........... | 7,650 |\n| Total PART 1............................... | 1,296,000 |\n| PART 2.—BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS— | |\n| Postmaster-General's Department................................ | 508,500 |\n| Broadcasting and Television Services............................. | 208,500 |\n| Total Part 2................................. | 717,000 |\n| PART 3.—TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH— | |\n| Northern Territory.......................................... | 227,000 |\n| Australian Capital Territory.................................... | 1,297,000 |\n| Total Part 3................................. | 1,524,000 |\n| Total................................. | 3,537,000 |\n\nCAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES.\n\n| PART 1.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH— | £ |\n| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------ |\n| PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT. | |\n| Under Control of Department of Works. | |\n| Division No. 3: | |\n| Buildings, works, fittings and furniture........................ | 4,000 |\n| DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS. | |\n| Division No. 4. | |\n| Buildings, works, equipment and furniture— | |\n| 6. New Caledonia........................................ | 600 |\n| 9. Thailand............................................ | 600 |\n| 10. Germany............................................ | 2,600 |\n| 11. Other overseas establishments.............................. | 3,700 |\n| 12. Ghana............................................. | 8,500 |\n| | 16,000 |\n| DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. | |\n| Division No. 11. | |\n| 3. News and Information Bureau, Karachi—Furniture and equipment...... | 2,000 |\n| Under Control of Department of Works. | |\n| Division No. 12. | |\n| 1. Commonwealth offices and other buildings—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture | 71,000 |\n| Total Department of the Interior............... | 73,000 |\n| DEPARTMENT OF WORKS. | |\n| Under Control of Department of the Interior. | |\n| Division No. 13. | |\n| 1. Acquisition of sites and buildings............................ | 12,595 |\n| Under Control of Department of Works. | |\n| Division No. 14. | |\n| 1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture........................ | 25,000 |\n| Total Department of Works.................. | 37,595 |\n| DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE. | |\n| Under Control of Department of the Interior. | |\n| Division No. 18. | |\n| 1. Acquisition of sites and buildings............................ | 3,870 |\n| REPATRIATION DEPARTMENT. | |\n| Under Control of Department of the Interior. | |\n| Division No. 24. | |\n| 1. Acquisition of sites and buildings............................ | 9,000 |\n| Under Control of Department of Works. | |\n| Division No. 25. | |\n| 1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture........................ | 32,000 |\n| Total Repatriation Department............... | 41,000 |\n\n \nCapital Works and Services.\n\n```html\n

PART 1.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH—continued.

£

DEPARTMENT OF TRADE.

Division No. 26.

5. Construction of road and footpath adjoining Tariff Board premises— Contribution to the Council of the City of Kew, Victoria

1,780

DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY.

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 30.

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

105

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.

Under Control of Department of Works.

Division No. 33.

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

15,000

DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT.

Division No. 34.

1. Ship construction.........................................

250,000

2. Less amount recoverable from sales of ships—

£

Read.....................................

5,750,000

In lieu of..................................

5,500,000

250,000

Division No. 35.

2. Railway standardization (Albury-Melbourne).......................

200,000

Total Department of Shipping and Transport.........

200,000

DEPARTMENT OF TERRITORIES.

Division No. 37k.

1. Christmas Island Agreement—Joint advance with New Zealand Government to Christmas Island Phosphate Commission

160,000

Under Control of Department of Works.

Division No. 38.

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

2,500

Total Department of Territories..................

162,500

DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION.

Division No. 38k.

2. Commonwealth Hostels Limited—Equipment, furniture and fittings.......

10,000

Under Control of Department of Works.

Division No. 40.

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

2,000

Total Department of Immigration................

12,000

DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE.

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 41.

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

12,000

Under Control of Department of Works.

Division No. 42.

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

2,000

Total Department of Labour and National Service

14,000

\n```\n\n \nCapital Works and Services.\n\n```html\n

PART 1.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH—continued.

£

DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

Division No. 43.

1. Bureau of Mineral Resources—Plant and equipment.....................

12,500

2. Less amount recoverable from Australian Atomic Energy Commission—

£

Read.......................................

32,000

In lieu of....................................

27,000

5,000

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

7,500

Division No. 45k.

1. Expenditure under the Aluminum Industry Act...................

700,000

Total Department of National Development.........

707,500

COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION.

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 49.

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

1,500

2. Less amounts recoverable by way of grants from outside sources—

£

Read.......................................

11,350

In lieu of....................................

14,500

Dr. 3,150

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

4,650

Under Control of Department of Works.

Division No. 50.

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

3,000

Total Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization

7,650

Total Part 1..............................

1,296,000

PART 2.—BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS.

POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.

Division No. 53.

4. Working advance (for payment to the credit of the Post Office Stores and Services Trust Account)

500,000

Under Control of Department of Territories.

Division No. 54k.

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

8,500

Total Postmaster-General's Department............

508,500

BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION SERVICES.

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 57.

2. Acquisition of sites and buildings for sound broadcasting studios.........

3,750

3. Acquisition of sites and buildings for television purposes..............

52,750

Total Division No. 57.......................

56,500

Under Control of Department of Territories.

Division No. 57k.

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

18,000

Under Control of Department of Works.

Division No. 58.

2. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture for sound broadcasting studios and other purposes

7,000

3. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture for television transmission........

3,000

4. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture for television studios...........

124,000

Total Division No. 58.......................

134,000

Total Broadcasting and Television Services.........

208,500

Total Part 2..............................

717,000

\n```\n\nF.3561/58.—2\n\n \nCapital Works and Services.\n\n| PART 3.—TERRITORIES OF COMMONWEALTH. | £ |\n| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | --------- |\n| NORTHERN TERRITORY. | |\n| DEPARTMENT OF TERRITORIES. | |\n| Division No. 59. | |\n| 1. Plant and equipment..................................... | 3,000 |\n| 10. Construction of roads, footpaths and drainage works—Payment to Darwin Municipal Council | 10,000 |\n| Total Division No. 59....................... | 13,000 |\n| Under Control of Department of Works. | |\n| Division No. 61. | |\n| 1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture......................... | 132,000 |\n| 2. Developmental services—Construction of water supplies, roads and stock routes for pastoral purposes | 82,000 |\n| Total Division No. 61....................... | 214,000 |\n| Total Northern Territory..................... | 227,000 |\n| AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY. | |\n| DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. | |\n| Division No. 64. | |\n| 2. Sundry works and services................................. | 15,000 |\n| Under Control of Department of Works. | |\n| Division No. 65. | |\n| 1. Buildings, fittings and furniture.............................. | 1,282,000 |\n| Total Australian Capital Territory............... | 1,297,000 |\n| Total Part 3............................. | 1,524,000 |\n| Total.................................. | 3,537,000 |\n\n![](image.004.png)By Authority: A. J. Arthur, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-realtime","completionTokens":1357},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains strictly limited to its original purpose of appropriating additional capital funds for the 1957-58 financial year. 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