{"id":"C1949A00041","name":"Supplementary Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1947-48","slug":"supplementary-appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1947-48","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"41 of 1949","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":4355,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1949A00041-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Supplementary Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1947-48","content":"THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.\n\n![](image.002.png)![](image.001.png)SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATION (WORKS AND BUILDINGS) 1947-48.\n\nNo. 41 of 1949.\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-eight, for the purposes of Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c.\n\n\\[Assented to 19th July, 1949.\\]\n\n\\[Date of commencement, 16th August, 1949.\\]\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 1947-48.\n\nAppropriation of £1,246,723.\n\n2. The sum of One million two hundred and forty-six thousand seven hundred and twenty-three 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-eight, shall be deemed to have been appropriated as from the date of the commencement of the Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1947-48 for the purposes and services expressed in the Schedule to this Act.\n\nF.3352.—Price 5d.\n\n \n\nSec 2. THE SCHEDULE.\n\n```html\n

ABSTRACT.

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

£

932,941

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

309,731

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

4,051

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

1,246,723

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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. 5.

7. Australian Legation in the Netherlands—Equipment and furniture............

457

16. Australian High Commissioner in Pakistan—Equipment for office and residence..

1,701

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

2,158

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.

Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.

Division No. 11.

3. Governor-General’s establishments—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture....

672

DEPARTMENT OF REPATRIATION.

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 25.

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

3,549

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND AGRICULTURE.

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 27.

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

7,786

DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY AND SHIPPING.

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 32.

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

6,709

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

DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION.

£

Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.

Division No. 35.

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

14,499

DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION.

Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.

Division No. 40.

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

1,984

37,357

Division No. 42.

Less Amount provided for surplus buildings, sites and equipment taken over from the Disposals Commission—

£

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

1,657,416

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

2,553,000

895,584

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

932,941

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PART II.—BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS.

COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS.

£

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 43.

1. Trans-Australian Railway........................................

8,160

3. Central Australia Railway........................................

58,353

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

66,513

POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT.

Under Control of Postmaster-General’s Department.

Division No. 44.

3. Telegraph and miscellaneous services................................

15,149

Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.

Division No. 46.

Buildings, Works, Fittings and Furniture.

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

284,128

Total Postmaster-General’s Department

299,277

365,790

Division No. 47.

Less amount provided for surplus buildings, sites and equipment taken over from the Disposals Commission

56,059

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

309,731

PART III.—TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY.

£

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 52.

5. Plant and equipment—for payment to credit of Australian Capital Territory Transport Trust Account

4,051

TOTAL PART III.—TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH..

4,051

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

1,246,723

\n```\n\n![](image.003.png)By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.\n\nF.8862.—2","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-realtime","completionTokens":1797},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation is strictly limited to its stated purpose of supplementary appropriation for capital works for the 1947-48 financial year. It covers exactly what the long title indicates: additional funding for works, buildings, and related purposes across departments, business undertakings, and territories."},"complexity_factors":["Only 2 operative sections (short title and appropriation provision)","Straightforward monetary appropriation with no conditional logic or exceptions","No defined terms or interpretation section requiring legal analysis","Single cross-reference to the parent Appropriation Act for timing purposes","Schedule contains simple itemized expenditure tables without legal conditions or technical requirements"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act is a retrospective supply measure authorizing a supplementary appropriation of £1,246,723 for the 1947–48 financial year. It validates parliamentary authority for capital works already undertaken—funding buildings, furniture and equipment for government departments, Commonwealth Railways and Post Office projects, and plant/equipment for the Australian Capital Territory. It matters because it retroactively legitimises government spending that required parliamentary authorization under the Constitution."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/supplementary-appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1947-48","history":"/api/acts/supplementary-appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1947-48/history","analysis":"/api/acts/supplementary-appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1947-48/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/supplementary-appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1947-48/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/supplementary-appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1947-48/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/supplementary-appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1947-48/documents"}}