{"id":"C1912A00042","name":"Further Supplementary Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1910-11","slug":"further-supplementary-appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1910-11","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"42 of 1912","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":18721,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1912A00042-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Further Supplementary Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1910-11","content":"THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nFURTHER \nSUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATION \n(WORKS AND BUILDINGS) 1910-11.\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nNo. 42 of 1912.\n\nAn Act to appropriate a further sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the service of the year ended the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and eleven for the purposes of Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c.\n\n\\[Assented to 24th December, 1912.\\]\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 Further Supplementary Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1910–11.\n\nAppropriation of £58,492.\n\n2\\. The sum of Fifty-eight thousand four hundred and ninety-two pounds which has been issued from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the service of the year ended the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and eleven shall be deemed to have been appropriated as from the date of the passing of the Act No. 1 of 1910 for the purposes and services expressed in the Schedule to this Act.\n\nSCHEDULE.\n\nF. 17944.\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE.\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nABSTRACT.\n\n| | £ |\n| ------------------------------------------------------ | ------ |\n| UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS— | |\n| Home Affairs..................................... | 14,903 |\n| Trade and Customs................................. | 99 |\n| Quarantine....................................... | 16 |\n| Defence......................................... | 11,119 |\n| Post and Telegraph................................. | 2,746 |\n| | 28,883 |\n| UNDER CONTROL OF THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT— | |\n| Telegraphs and Telephones............................ | 29,238 |\n| UNDER CONTROL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE— | |\n| Rifle Clubs and Ranges............................... | 356 |\n| New Special Defence Provision......................... | 15 |\n| | 371 |\n| Total.......................... | 58,492 |\n\n \n\n| UNDER CONTROL OF THE DEPARTMENT OFHOME AFFAIRS. | £ |\n| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ |\n| Division No. 1. | |\n| HOME AFFAIRS. | |\n| Subdivision No. 3. | |\n| No. 1. Military College for Australia—Towards cost of establishment...... | 12,250 |\n| 6. Alterations of King's Warehouse in connexion with Printing of Stamps and Australian Notes | 2,653 |\n| Total Division No. 1........................ | 14,903 |\n| Division No. 2. | |\n| TRADE AND CUSTOMS | |\n| Western Australia. | |\n| Subdivision No. 5. | |\n| New Works— | |\n| No. 1. Broome—Building for Customs purposes..................... | 6 |\n| Tasmania. | |\n| Subdivision No. 6. | |\n| No. 2. Alterations to caretaker's quarters, Custom House, Hobart.......... | 93 |\n| Total Division No. 2........................ | 99 |\n| Division No. 3. | |\n| QUARANTINE. | |\n| Subdivision No. 6. | |\n| Tasmania. | |\n| No. 1. New Quarantine Stations—Towards cost..................... | 16 |\n| Division No. 4. | |\n| DEFENCE. | |\n| Subdivision No. 1. | |\n| New South Wales. | |\n| New Works— | |\n| No. 13. Bega Drill Hall..................................... | 2 |\n| 16. Long Bay Rifle Range—Towards cost...................... | 99 |\n| 26. Tamworth Rifle Range................................ | 382 |\n| Total New South Wales (carried forward)............ | 483 |\n| Carried forward................. | 15,018 |\n\n \n\n```html\n

Under Control of the Department of Home Affairs.

£

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

15,018

Division No. 4.

DEFENCE.

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

483

Subdivision No. 2.

Victoria.

New Works—

No. 28. Removing and re-erecting buildings from Albury Camp..........

121

Subdivision No. 3.

Queensland.

New Works—

Read—

No. 10. Beerburrum Rifle Range—Clearing and additions to site—Towards cost

In lieu of—

No. 10. Beerburrum Rifle Range—Clearing—Towards cost.

11. Brisbane—Rifle Range for Metropolitan Troops—Site and construction

1,650

18. Roma Rifle Range...................................

56

20. Site for Militia Field Artillery at Kelvin Grove................

6

21. Warwick Rifle Range—Caretaker's cottage..................

25

Total Queensland.....................

1,737

Subdivision No. 4.

South Australia.

Additions—

No. 3. Rifle Ranges................................................................................................

272

New Works—

No. 9. Emplacements and Works for Fixed Defences, Guns and Lights......

46

12. Adelaide—Military Head-Quarters Offices—Site and Buildings—Towards cost

6,152

Total South Australia.......................

6,470

Subdivision No. 5.

Western Australia.

New Works—

No. 16. Karrakatta—Store-room 18-pounder Q.F. Ammunition...........

16

24. North Fremantle—Purchase of cottages for quarters.............

1,486

25. Valuation of “Malahide Estate,” Guildford...................

6

Total Western Australia.....................

1,508

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

10,319

15,018

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Under Control of the Department of Home Affairs.

£

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

15,018

Division No. 4.

DEFENCE.

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

10,319

Subdivision No. 6.

Tasmania.

New Works—

No. 14. Fort Nelson—Erection of huts for Troops and Officers—Towards cost.

800

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

11,119

Division No. 5.

POST AND TELEGRAPHS.

Subdivision No. 1.

New South Wales.

Additions—

No. 2. Towards cost of alterations of General Post Office, Sydney.........

1,331

9. Nimitybelle Post Office................................

35

New Works—

No. 43. Glebe Telephone Exchange.............................

8

Total New South Wales..................

1,374

Subdivision No. 2.

Victoria.

New Works—

No. 8. Ballan Post Office...................................

198

11. Box Hill Post Office..................................

251

16. Frankston Post Office.................................

28

17. Lilydale Post Office..................................

155

27. Seymour Post Office.................................

89

Total Victoria..................

721

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

2,095

26,137

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Under Control of the Department of Home Affairs.

£

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

26,137

Division No. 5.

POST AND TELEGRAPHS.

Brought forward.........

2,095

Subdivision No. 4.

South Australia.

Additions—

No. 10. Goodwood Post Office................................

5

17. Smoky Bay Post Office................................

34

18. Streaky Bay Post Office...............................

109

Total South Australia......................

148

Subdivision No. 5.

Western Australia.

New Works—

No. 6. Goomalling Post Office................................

29

14. Removal of Post Office building from Bonnievale to Bullfinch.......

474

Total Western Australia.................

503

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

2,746

Total under control of the Department of Home Affairs

28,883

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UNDER CONTROL OF THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.

Division No. 6.

TELEGRAPHS AND TELEPHONES.

Subdivision No. 1.

New South Wales.

No. 2. Construction and extension of telephone lines, instruments, and material, including construction of conduits and placing wires underground

21,450

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

21,450

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Under Control of the Postmaster-General's Department.

£

TELEGRAPHS AND TELEPHONES.

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

21,450

Subdivision No. 5.

Western Australia.

No. 1. Construction and extension of telegraph lines, instruments, and material...

2,906

2. Construction and extension of telephone lines, instruments, and material, including construction of conduits and placing wires underground

4,118

7,024

Subdivision No. 6.

Tasmania.

No. 2. Construction and extension of telephone lines, instruments, and material, including construction of conduits, and placing wires underground

764

Total under control of Postmaster-General's Department...........

29,238

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UNDER CONTROL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE.

Division No. 9.

RIFLE CLUBS AND RANGES.

Subdivision No. 5.

Western Australia.

No. 2. Miniature Rifle Ranges for Cadets.........................

207

3. Racks for Cadet Rifles.................................

149

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

356

\n```\n\n \n\n| Under Control of the Department of Defence. | £ |\n| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------ |\n| Brought forward........... | 356 |\n| Division No. 11. | |\n| NEW SPECIAL DEFENCE PROVISION. | |\n| No. 6. Towards establishment of Harness, Saddlery, and Leather Accoutrements Factory | 15 |\n| Total under control of the Department of Defence...... | 371 |\n| Total Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c..................... | 58,492 |\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nPrinted and Published for the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia by\n\nAlbert J. Mullett, Acting Government Printer for the State of Victoria.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-realtime","completionTokens":2823},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act remains strictly limited to its original purpose of appropriating additional funds for capital works and buildings for the 1910-11 financial year. The scope has not expanded beyond the specific expenditures itemized in the Schedule."},"complexity_factors":["Only two operative sections (short title and appropriation clause)","No defined terms, conditional logic, or cross-references to complex statutory schemes","Straightforward retrospective deeming provision with no exceptions","Schedule contains simple itemized expenditures without legal conditions or operative effect"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act retrospectively authorizes a supplementary appropriation of £58,492 for 1910–11, legalizing extra withdrawals from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for completed building and infrastructure works. \n\nFunds were allocated mainly through Home Affairs, the Postmaster-General, and Defence—notably toward establishing the Military College at Duntroon, defence buildings and post offices, and expansion of telephone/telegraph lines. It matters because it validates overspending and highlights early Commonwealth priorities in military establishment and communication infrastructure."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Yes. The Act adds a further appropriation of £58,492 and retroactively formalises that sum as having been appropriated from the date of Act No. 1 of 1910, thereby altering the legal status of funds already issued (s 2 and the Schedule). Mechanically, it specifies how that aggregate is to be allocated among departments and named projects; it does not create additional spending powers beyond the itemised allocations but it does alter prior accounting/appropriation records by deeming the issuance to be authorised."},"complexity_factors":["Straightforward statutory purpose: a single operative clause deeming funds appropriated (s 2).","Detailed multi-page Schedule with numerous small, itemised allocations across departments (Home Affairs, Postmaster-General, Defence, Trade and Customs, Quarantine).","Retroactive/legalising language (deems amount appropriated as from earlier Act No. 1 of 1910) requires attention to timing and accounting treatment (s 2).","Historic drafting and tabular presentation increase reading effort but do not add substantive legal complexity.","No new regulatory powers, conditions or ongoing administrative discretion are created; effect is fiscal and descriptive."],"plain_english_summary":"This Act retroactively appropriates £58,492 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for specified public works, buildings and defence projects for the year ended 30 June 1911, and deems that amount to have been appropriated from the date of Act No. 1 of 1910 (s 2, Schedule). It affects the Department of Home Affairs, the Postmaster-General's Department, Defence, Trade and Customs and Quarantine by allocating itemised sums to listed infrastructure projects and thereby legalises and directs those past expenditures."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/further-supplementary-appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1910-11","history":"/api/acts/further-supplementary-appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1910-11/history","analysis":"/api/acts/further-supplementary-appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1910-11/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/further-supplementary-appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1910-11/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/further-supplementary-appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1910-11/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/further-supplementary-appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1910-11/documents"}}