{"id":"C1921A00041","name":"Supplementary Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1919-20","slug":"supplementary-appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1919-20","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"41 of 1921","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":2963,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1921A00041-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-30","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Supplementary Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1919-20","content":"THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nSUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATION \n(WORKS AND BUILDINGS) 1919-20.\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nNo. 41 of 1921.\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 twenty for the purposes of Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c.\n\n\\[Assented to 22nd December, 1921.\\]\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 1919-20.\n\nAppropriation of £32,641.\n\n2. The sum of thirty-two thousand six hundred and forty-one 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 twenty shall be deemed to have been appropriated as from the date of the passing of the Act No. 12 of 1919 for the purposes and services expressed in the Schedule to this Act.\n\nF.19947.—Price 3d SCHEDULE.\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE.\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nABSTRACT.\n\n| | £ |\n| -------------------------------------------------------- | ------ |\n| UNDER CONTROL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WORKS AND RAILWAYS.. | 7,255 |\n| UNDER CONTROL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE—MILITARY | 23,508 |\n| UNDER CONTROL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY........ | 191 |\n| UNDER CONTROL OF THE HOME AND TERRITORIES DEPARTMENT.... | 18 |\n| UNDER CONTROL OF THE DEPARTMENT' OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS... | 1,669 |\n| TOTAL ADDITIONS, NEW WORKS, BUILDINGS, ETC..... | 32,641 |\n\n \n\n```html\n

UNDER CONTROL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WORKS AND RAILWAYS.

£

Division No. 2.

HOME AND TERRITORIES.

Subdivision No. 1.—New South Wales.

No. 1. Fencing, Commonwealth Territory, Jervis Bay...................

81

Subdivision No. 2.—Federal Capital Territory.

No. 3. Completion of Cotter River Water Supply......................

140

4. Accommodation for School Teacher—Weetangerra................

337

477

Subdivision No. 3.—Victoria.

No. 1. Alterations—Photographic Branch...........................

67

Total Division No. 2

625

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Division No. 3.

MILITARY.

Subdivision No. 1.—Victoria.

Read—

£

No. 1. Fort Nepean—Construction of Sea Wall.............

4,649

3. Victoria Barracks—Additional Office Accommodation..

293

4. Erection of Pump House. Fort Nepean..............

77

5,019

In lieu of—

No. 1. Fort Nepean—Construction of Sea Wall............

5,019

..

Subdivision No. 2.—Various States and Federal Territory.

Read—

No. 1. Erection of Drill Halls, Mobilization Stores, and other accommodation for Citizen Forces.

2,173

4. Military College, Duntroon......................

21

5. Fortifications...............................

565

6. Barracks..................................

289

7. Remount Depôts.............................

243

8. Water Supply, Royal Military College..............

241

9. Acetate of Lime Factory—Machinery and Plant.......

768

4,300

In lieu of—

No. 1. Erection of Drill Halls, Mobilization Stores, and other accommodation for Citizen Forces......................................

4,300

..

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

..

625

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Under Control of the Department of Works and Railways.

£

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

625

Division No. 3a.

THE NAVY.

Subdivision No. 1.—Victoria.

No. 1. Sanitary Accommodation—Naval Depôt, Williamstown...........

841

_____________

Division No. 4a.

LIGHTHOUSES.

Subdivision No. 1.—Northern Territory.

No. 1. Clarence Strait, Northern Territory—Shed, siding, and Trucks for Light Buoys

8

____________

Division No. 5.

QUARANTINE.

Read—

No. 1. Quarantine, New Buildings and Stations, Alterations and Additions, including Sites—Victoria

£

870

3. Animal Quarantine Stations—Victoria.............

130

1,000

In lieu of—

No. 1. Quarantine, New Buildings and Stations, Alterations and Additions, including Sites—Victoria

1,000

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Division No. 7.

POST OFFICE BUILDINGS.

Subdivision No. 1.—New South Wales.

No. 1. Sundry Offices.......................................

349

5. Sydney Harbor-Street Postal Stores—Fire Protection............

1

6. Lidcombe Post Office..................................

1

Subdivision No. 2.—Victoria.

351

No. 8. Mornington Post Office.................................

360

Subdivison No. 3.—Queensland.

No. 3. Jericho Post Office—Removal of building from Yamba...........

93

4. Tolga Post Office.....................................

204

297

Subdivision No. 4.—South Australia.

No. 3. Adelaide—General Post Office—Remodelling.................

1,730

Subdivision No. 6.—Tasmania.

No. 2. King Island Post Office.................................

192

Total Division No. 7 ...........

2,930

Carried forward.........

4,404

Under Control of the Department of Works and Railways.

£

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

4,404

Division No. 8.

NORTHERN TERRITORY.

Subdivision No. 1.

No. 3. Water boring........................................

2,480

4. Dredging at wharf at Darwin and all expenses in connexion therewith........

145

7. Auxiliary scow—Purchase of and alterations and repairs.............................

226

2,851

Total under Control of Department of Works and Railways............

7,255

____________

UNDER CONTROL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE (MILITARY).

Division No. 11.

MILITARY STORES, ETC.

Subdivision No. 1.

£

Read—

No. 1. Warlike stores, including field and machine guns, vehicles, harness and saddlery, arms, accoutrements, ammunition, and other regimental and personal equipment

400

2. Field Artillery and Engineers—Towards cost of providing guns, vehicles, harness, equipment, and stores

6

3. Armament and stores for fixed defences..............

3,259

4. Woollen Cloth Factory—Additional machinery and plant..

4,830

5. Arms racks, armourers’ benches and gymnastic apparatus for drill-halls

2

6. Small Arms Factory—Additions and installation machinery and plant

2,095

7. Wireless telegraphy in the field—Towards providing apparatus...

..

8. Rifles for Senior Cadets..........................

19

10. Aviation—Towards acquisition of sites and construction of hangars, workshops and barracks, and provision of equipment and plant

19,991

11. Appliances, tools, and gauges for Inspection Branch, Ordnance, Ammunition and Small Arms

382

12. Acquisition of building for quarters of caretaker, Broad-meadows Camp

450

13. Purchase of Cartridge making plant.................

13,533

14. Reserve of Rifles...............................

54,773

Carried forward......

99,740

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Under Control of the Department of Defence
(Military).

£

£

Brought forward......

99,740

In lieu of—

No. 1. Warlike stores, including field and machine guns, vehicles, harness and saddlery, arms, accoutrements, ammunition, and other regimental and personal equipment

20,000

2. Field Artillery and Engineers—Towards cost of providing guns, vehicles, harness, equipment, and stores

1,000

3. Armament and stores for fixed defences..........

5,450

4. Woollen Cloth Factory—Additional machinery and plant..

2,000

5. Arms racks, armourers’ benches and gymnastic apparatus for drill-halls

160

6. Small Arms Factory—Additions and installation machinery and plant

1,902

7. Wireless telegraphy in the field—Towards providing apparatus

100

8. Rifles for Senior Cadets.....................

100

10. Aviation—Towards acquisition of sites and construction of hangars, workshops and barracks, and provision of equipment and plant

40,000

11. Appliances, tools, and gauges for Inspection Branch, Ordnance, Ammunition and Small Arms

5,000

12. Acquisition of building for quarters of caretaker, Broad-meadows Camp

520

76,232

23,508

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UNDER CONTROL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY.

Division No.13.

CONSTRUCTION OF VESSELS FOR OTHER DEPARTMENTS.

No. 1. New South Wales—Customs Motor Launch—Newcastle..........

180

3. Queensland—Quarantine fumigating barge...................

11

191

\n```\n\n \n\n| UNDER CONTROL OF THE HOME AND TERRITORIES DEPARTMENT. | £ |\n| ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ |\n| Division No. 14.—PURCHASE OF SITES. | |\n| Subdivision No. 1.—Trade and Customs. | |\n| No. 1. Purchase of site for Customs Quarters, Port Pirie.............. | 16 |\n| Subdivision No. 2.—Postmaster-General. | |\n| No. 1. Purchase of site for Kerradale Post Office.................... | 2 |\n| | 18 |\n| _______________ | |\n| UNDER CONTROL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS. | |\n| Division No. 15. | |\n| Purchase of option over Blythe River Iron Mines, Tasmania........ | 1,669 |\n| Total Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c. | 32,641 |\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nPrinted and Published for the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia by \nAlbert J. Mullett, Government Printer for the State of Victoria.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-realtime","completionTokens":2155},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly focused on its original purpose as a supplementary funding measure for capital works. It has not expanded beyond the specific departmental allocations detailed in the Schedule."},"complexity_factors":["Simple two-clause structure (short title and appropriation) with no conditional provisions","Straightforward tabular schedule listing specific projects against pound amounts","No defined terms, interpretation sections, or cross-references to other legislation beyond the parent Appropriation Act","Retrospective validation mechanism deeming already-expended funds as legally appropriated"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act retrospectively authorises £32,641 of additional 1919–20 public spending to legalise building and infrastructure costs already charged to the Consolidated Revenue Fund. It backs a range of works—mainly Defence military construction and aviation support, plus post offices, water and port works, a customs launch and property purchases—by Departments of Works & Railways, Defence, Navy, Home & Territories and Trade & Customs. It effectively settles overruns and unplanned projects from that year’s budget."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act does not change the scope of Commonwealth authority; it simply provides a supplementary appropriation for 1919–20 and deems already issued sums to be authorised as from the date of Act No. 12 of 1919 (see s.2 and the Schedule). It confines expenditure to the specific purposes and amounts listed in the Schedule."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative clause (s.2) does the appropriation work by reference to the Schedule, keeping statutory structure simple.","Detailed Schedule contains many discrete line items across multiple departments (Works and Railways; Defence—Military; Navy; Home and Territories; Trade and Customs), increasing administrative complexity in execution.","Deeming (retroactive) language in s.2 (treats issued money as having been appropriated from the date of Act No. 12 of 1919) can affect accounting and audit timing.","Use of accounting phrases such as 'in lieu of', 'carried forward', and multiple subdivision/totals requires careful interpretation by finance officers.","No substantive regulatory or policy rules—purely fiscal/administrative, so legal interpretation is largely about amounts, dates and allocation rather than ongoing powers.","Historic presentation and currency (pounds) and archaic formatting may complicate modern transcription or comparative analysis."],"plain_english_summary":"This Act recognises and authorises a further payment of £32,641 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the 1919–20 year to meet additions, new works and buildings listed in its Schedule. It deems the sums already issued to be properly appropriated as from the date of Act No. 12 of 1919.\n\nThe Schedule allocates line‑item amounts to Commonwealth departments (Works and Railways; Defence—Military; the Navy; Home and Territories; Trade and Customs), so those departments can lawfully account for and proceed with the specified projects and purchases."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/supplementary-appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1919-20","history":"/api/acts/supplementary-appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1919-20/history","analysis":"/api/acts/supplementary-appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1919-20/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/supplementary-appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1919-20/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/supplementary-appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1919-20/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/supplementary-appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1919-20/documents"}}