{"id":"C1945A00059","name":"Supplementary Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1943-44","slug":"supplementary-appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1943-44","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"59 of 1945","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":22250,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1945A00059-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Supplementary Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1943-44","content":"THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.\n\n———————\n\nSUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATION (WORKS AND BUILDINGS) 1943-44.\n\n—————\n\nNo. 59 of 1945.\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 forty-four, for the purposes of Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c.\n\n\\[Assented to 19th October, 1945.\\]\n\n\\[Date of commencement, 16th November, 1945.\\]\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 1943-44.\n\nAppropriation of £319,754.\n\n2. The sum of Three hundred and nineteen thousand seven hundred and fifty-four 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 forty-four, shall be deemed to have been appropriated as from the date of the commencement of the Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1943-44 for the purposes and services expressed in the Schedule to this Act.\n\nTHE\n\nF.6289.—Price 3d.\n\n \n\nTHE SCHEDULE. Sec. 2.\n\n```html\n

ABSTRACT.

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

£

311,741

II.—BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS............................

8,006

III.—TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH...............

7

TOTAL ADDITIONS, NEW WORKS, BUILDINGS, ETC.

319,754

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

DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS.

Under Control of Department of External Affairs.

£

Division No. 4.

1. High Commissioner for Canada—Equipment for office and residence........

86

3. Australian Minister in China—Equipment for Legation.................

220

4. Australian Minister in Union of Soviet Socialist Republics—Equipment for Legation

371

5. High Commissioner for New Zealand—Equipment for office and residence....

6,070

6. High Commissioner for India—Equipment for office and residence.........

4,737

Total Department of External Affairs............

11,484

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION.

Internal Services.

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 12.

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

69,803

Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year—

£

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

278,409

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

500,000

221,591

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

291,394

DEPARTMENT OF REPATRIATION.

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 17.

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

8,863

TOTAL PART I.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH

311,741

PART II.—BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS.

COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS.

Under Control of the Department of the Interior.

Division No. 22.

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

754

5. Port Augusta-Port Pirie Railway................................

595

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

1,349

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PART II.—BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS—continued.

POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT.

Under Control of Postmaster-General’s Department.

Division No. 23.

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

31,734

Less amount to remain unexpended at close of year—

£

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

531,234

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

499,500

31,734

Total Division No. 23.......................

..

Under Control of the Department of the Interior.

Division No. 24.

Buildings, Works, Sites, Fittings and Furniture.

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

6,657

TOTAL POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT.......

6,657

TOTAL PART II.—BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS.........

8,006

PART III.—TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.

NORTHERN TERRITORY.

Under Control of the Department of the Interior.

Division No. 26.

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

7

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY.

Under Control of the Department of the Interior.

Division No. 27.

3. Forestry................................................

61

7. Plant and Equipment—for payment to credit of Australian Capital Territory Transport Trust Account

25,640

Less amount to remain unexpended at close of year—

25,701

£

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

59,701

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

34,000

25,701

Total Division No. 27......................

..

TOTAL PART III.—TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH

7

TOTAL ADDITIONS, NEW WORKS, BUILDINGS, ETC.........

319,754

\n```\n\n————————\n\nBy Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act does not broaden or alter the substantive purposes listed in the original Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1943–44. Instead it formally deems the sum of £319,754 issued from the Consolidated Revenue Fund to have been appropriated as from the commencement of that Act for the purposes and services set out in the Schedule (see s.2)."},"complexity_factors":["Simple statutory form: single operative provision that 'deems' an issued sum to be appropriated (s.2), which reduces legal complexity about effect but requires linking to the earlier Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1943–44.","Detailed Schedule: many line items and departmental/divisional entries across Parts I–III (departments, business undertakings, territories) require granular accounting and reconciliation.","Accounting notations: entries use 'Read', 'In lieu of', and 'Less amount estimated to remain unexpended' language in the Schedule, which imposes practical bookkeeping and archival interpretation tasks.","No new regulatory powers or operational rules: the Act only confirms appropriation of specified sums, so there is minimal statutory discretion to interpret.","Historical context and currency: dated year and pound currency mean contemporary financial systems or audits may need translation for modern records."],"plain_english_summary":"This Act deems £319,754 issued from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the year ended 30 June 1944 to be appropriated (as from the commencement of the Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1943–44) for the specific additions, new works and buildings listed in the Schedule. It affects Commonwealth departments, business undertakings and territories by finalising parliamentary authorisation for those capital outlays paid from consolidated revenue."},"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-realtime","completionTokens":2428},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act remains strictly limited to its original purpose: validating a specific supplementary appropriation of £319,754 for capital works and buildings for the 1943–44 financial year. The scope has not expanded beyond this specific retrospective funding validation."},"complexity_factors":["Only two operative provisions (short title and appropriation clause)","No defined terms or interpretation section","No cross-references to other legislation (except a date reference)","Simple arithmetic schedule with no conditional logic or exceptions","Retrospective validation of single-sum expenditure"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act retrospectively approves £319,754 spent in 1943–44 on buildings, construction works and equipment, formally appropriating that expenditure so it complies with the Constitution’s requirement for parliamentary approval of Consolidated Revenue Fund outlays.\n\nThe spending supported federal departments (notably Civil Aviation, External Affairs and Repatriation), government businesses (Commonwealth Railways, Postmaster‑General) and minor Territory works, thereby validating those past capital projects as lawful."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/supplementary-appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1943-44","history":"/api/acts/supplementary-appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1943-44/history","analysis":"/api/acts/supplementary-appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1943-44/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/supplementary-appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1943-44/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/supplementary-appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1943-44/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/supplementary-appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1943-44/documents"}}