{"id":"C1915A00009","name":"Supplementary Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1913-14","slug":"supplementary-appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1913-14","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"9 of 1915","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":18969,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1915A00009-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Supplementary Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1913-14","content":"THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.\n\n![Straight connector](image.002.png)![Straight connector](image.001.png)SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATION (WORKS AND BUILDINGS) 1913–14.\n\nNo. 9 of 1915.\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 fourteen for the purposes of Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c.\n\n\\[Assented to 24th May, 1915.\\]\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 Supplementary Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1913–14.\n\nAppropriation of £34,029.\n\n2. The sum of Thirty-four thousand and twenty-nine 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 fourteen shall be deemed to have been appropriated as from the date of the passing of the Act No. 1 of 1913 for the purposes and services expressed in the Schedule to this Act.\n\nSCHEDULE.\n\nF.7162.\n\n \n1913–14.\n\n![Straight connector](image.003.png)SCHEDULE.\n\nABSTRACT.\n\n| — | Total. |\n| ------------------------------------------------------------ | ------ |\n| | £ |\n| UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS................ | 13,702 |\n| UNDER CONTROL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE................. | 5,260 |\n| UNDER CONTROL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS......... | 7,735 |\n| UNDER CONTROL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS....... | 7,332 |\n| TOTAL ADDITIONS, NEW WORKS, BUILDINGS, ETC.................. | 34,029 |\n\n```html\n

UNDER CONTROL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS.

£

Division No. 1.

HOME AFFAIRS.

Subdivision No. 2.

Victoria.

No. 1. Building for Department of Treasury and other Departments.........

645

3. Alterations to King’s Warehouse for Note Printer................

377

5. Alterations to King’s Warehouse for Stamp Printer...............

68

Total Division No. 1.........................

1,090

\"StraightDivision No. 4.

TRADE AND CUSTOMS.

Subdivision No. 3.

Western Australia.

New Works—

No. 4. Alterations to Customs House, Perth, in connexion with sewerage system

3

\"StraightDivision No. 5.

DEFENCE.

Subdivision No. 8.

New South Wales.

2nd Military District.

Read—

No. 9. New Rifle Ranges and Additions to existing ranges, including damages

£5,201

In lieu of—

No. 9. New Rifle Ranges and Additions to existing ranges.......

£5,201

No. 12. Liverpool breaking-in yard..............................

480

13. Victoria Barracks, Parade Ground.........................

531

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

1,011

\"ACarried forward.......................

1,011

1,093

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Under Control of the Department of Home Affairs—continued.

£

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

1,093

Division No. 5.

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

1,011

Subdivision No. 9.

Victoria.

3rd Military District.

No. 7. Maribyrnong — Barracks, Quarters, Gun Parks, Stabling, and other buildings for R.A.F.A.

261

Subdivision No. 10.

Queensland.

1st Military District.

No. 6. Kelvin Grove—Levelling site for buildings....................

622

Subdivision No. 11.

South Australia.

4th Military District.

No. 6. Keswick—Barracks, Quarters, Gun Parks, Stabling, and other buildings.

3,039

Subdivision No. 14.

Various States and Federal Territory.

Read—

No. 6. Military College, construction of Quarters for Officers, Non-commissioned Officers, &c., Battalion Offices, Stables, Magazine for Artillery Ammunition, Rabbit-proof Fencing, Rifle Range, Gymnasium Apparatus

£30,765

In lieu of—

No. 6. Military College, construction of Quarters for Officers, Non-commissioned Officers, &c., Battalion Offices, Stables, Magazine for Artillery Ammunition, Rabbit-proof Fencing, Rifle Range

£30,000

765

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

5,698

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

6,791

\n```\n\n \n\n| Under Control of the Department of Home Affairs—continued. | £ |\n| ----------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ |\n| Brought forward................................. | 6,791 |\n| Division No. 6. | |\n| POST OFFICE BUILDINGS. | |\n| Subdivision No. 1. | |\n| New South Wales. | |\n| Additions— | |\n| No. 1. Sundry Offices......................................... | 148 |\n| New Works— | |\n| No. 40. Auburn Post Office...................................... | 68 |\n| 62. Mascot Post Office...................................... | 280 |\n| 63. Mosman Telephone Exchange............................... | 2,682 |\n| 73. Trundle Post Office...................................... | 18 |\n| 81. Hunter’s Hill Telephone Exchange............................ | 140 |\n| Total New South Wales........................ | 3,336 |\n| Subdivision No. 2. | |\n| Victoria. | |\n| Additions— | |\n| No. 5. Dandenong Post Office.................................... | 105 |\n| New Works— | |\n| No. 37. Sunshine Post Office..................................... | 142 |\n| 38. Tallangatta Post Office................................... | 1,418 |\n| 42. Yarram Yarram Post Office................................ | 225 |\n| 43. Yarraville Post Office.................................... | 352 |\n| Total Victoria............................... | 2,242 |\n| Subdivision No. 4. | |\n| South Australia. | |\n| Additions— | |\n| No. 31. Wolseley Post Office.................................... | 63 |\n| Subdivision No. 5. | |\n| Western Australia. | |\n| Additions— | |\n| No. 8. Store Building.......................................... | 28 |\n| New Works— | |\n| No. 16. Fortescue Post Office.................................... | 172 |\n| Total Western Australia........................ | 200 |\n| Subdivision No. 6. | |\n| Tasmania. | |\n| Additions— | |\n| No. 2. Hobart Workshops....................................... | 1,070 |\n| Total Division No. 6............................ | 6,911 |\n| Total under control of the Department of Home Affairs.......... | 13,702 |\n\n \n\n```html\n

UNDER CONTROL OF THIS DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE.

£

Division No. 10.

RIFLE CLUBS AND RANGES, ETC.

Read—

No. 1. Grants to Rifle Clubs for Ranges, also cost of supervision of construction

In lieu of—

No. 1. Grants to Rifle Clubs for Ranges...........................

No. 4. Armourers’ benches...................................

698

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

698

\"StraightDivision No. 11.

MILITARY STORES, ETC.

No. 13. New equipment and material for Aviation School and Flying Corps...

102

14. Special railway siding at Tammin, Western Australia.............

167

15. Additional machinery for Small Arms Factory.................

1,500

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

1,769

\"StraightDivision No. 14.

CONSTRUCTION OF VESSELS FOR OTHER DEPARTMENTS.

Read—

Loss amount which it is anticipated may not be expended during the year.

£3,826

In lieu of—

Less amount which it is anticipated may not be expended during the year.

£6,000

2,174

No. 4. Victoria—Customs launch—Melbourne.........................

504

5. Queensland—Customs motor launch—Brisbane...................

35

8. Jigs, gauges and accessories for single screw steam launch—Quarantine—Sydney

80

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

2,793

Total under control of the Department of Defence..................

5,260

\n```\n\n \n\n| UNDER CONTROL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS. | £ |\n| ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ |\n| Division No. 15. | |\n| NORTHERN TERRITORY. | |\n| Subdivision No. 1. | |\n| No. 14. Fencing lands...................................... | 79 |\n| 29. Purchase of land for the purpose of establishing farms............ | 533 |\n| 30. Erection and equipment Maranboy Battery................... | 7,123 |\n| Total under control of the Department of External Affairs......... | 7,735 |\n| UNDER CONTROL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS. | |\n| Division No. 17. | |\n| LIGHTHOUSES. | |\n| No. 1. Lighthouses—construction and alterations—towards cost........... | 7,332 |\n| Total under control of the Department of Trade and Customs....... | 7,332 |\n| TOTAL ADDITIONS, NEW WORKS, BUILDINGS, ETC. | 34,029 |\n\n![Straight connector](image.009.png)Printed and Published for the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia by Albert J. Mullett, Government Printer for the State of Victoria.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-realtime","completionTokens":2662},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains strictly limited to its original purpose of retrospectively appropriating funds for capital works and buildings for the 1913-14 financial year, exactly as described in the title and preamble."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision with straightforward retrospective deeming mechanism","Detailed tabular schedule with departmental and project-level breakdowns","Contains minor textual corrections ('Read/In lieu of') to previous appropriations","No defined terms, conditional logic, or cross-references to other legislation"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act retrospectively authorises £34,029 already spent by the Commonwealth in 1913–14 on buildings and infrastructure across multiple departments (Home Affairs, Defence, External Affairs and Trade and Customs). It deems those payments lawfully appropriated from the Consolidated Revenue Fund, curing a constitutional technicality that Parliament must approve public expenditure."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act does not change the substantive purpose or introduce new programs. It retroactively formalises and allocates funds already issued from the Consolidated Revenue Fund to the specific works and building items set out in the Schedule (s.2), thereby validating past expenditures rather than expanding or repurposing them."},"complexity_factors":["Retroactive appropriation mechanism (s.2) — legal effect on timing and validation of past expenditures.","Detailed line‑item Schedule with multiple departments and many small projects, increasing bookkeeping complexity.","Interaction with earlier Act No. 1 of 1913 through deeming language — requires cross‑reference to establish exact effective date.","Limited substantive provisions (short title and single appropriation clause) — low statutory interpretation complexity.","Historical accounting context (financial year ended 30 June 1914) may require archival budget records to trace offsets and prior issuances."],"plain_english_summary":"This Act retroactively authorises £34,029 issued from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the year ended 30 June 1914, deeming those monies appropriated for the works and buildings items listed in the Schedule. It allocates sums among Commonwealth departments—Home Affairs, Defence, External Affairs and Trade and Customs—by project, giving legal authority to spending already made (s.2). Who pays: the Consolidated Revenue Fund; who decides: Parliament by appropriation; why it matters: it validates and records specific capital outlays."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/supplementary-appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1913-14","history":"/api/acts/supplementary-appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1913-14/history","analysis":"/api/acts/supplementary-appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1913-14/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/supplementary-appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1913-14/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/supplementary-appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1913-14/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/supplementary-appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1913-14/documents"}}