{"id":"C1951A00015","name":"Supplementary Appropriation (Works and Services) Act 1949-50","slug":"supplementary-appropriation-works-and-services-act-1949-50","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"15 of 1951","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":4491,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1951A00015-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-30","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Supplementary Appropriation (Works and Services) Act 1949-50","content":"THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.\n\n![](image.001.png)SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATION (WORKS AND SERVICES) 1949-50.\n\n![](image.002.png)No. 15 of 1951.\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 fifty, for the purposes of Additions, New Works and Other Services involving Capital Expenditure.\n\n\\[Assented to 9th July, 1951.\\]\n\n\\[Date of commencement, 6th August, 1951.\\]\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 Services) Act 1949–50.\n\nAppropriation of £2,490,894.\n\n2. The sum of Two million four hundred and ninety thousand eight hundred and ninety-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 fifty, shall be deemed to have been appropriated as from the first day of July, One thousand nine hundred and forty-nine for the purposes and services expressed in the Schedule to this Act.\n\nF.3512.—Price 8d.\n\n \n\nTHE SCHEDULE.\n\nABSTRACT.\n\n```html\n

PART 1.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES-OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH

£

1,835,047

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

150,992

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

504,855

TOTAL ADDITIONS, NEW WORKS AND OTHER SERVICES INVOLVING CAPITAL EXPENDITURE

2,490,894

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

PARLIAMENT.

£

Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.

Division No. 1.

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

99,141

PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT.

Under Control of Prime Minister's Department.

Division No. 2.

2. Australian National University—Permanent buildings, acquisition and erection of dwellings, equipment, works, &c.

130,000

DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS.

Under Control of Department of External Affairs.

Division No. 4.

4. Australian Embassy in France—Building, equipment and furniture........

16,612

16. Australian Legation in Italy—Equipment and furniture................

38,107

17. Australian Legation in Israel—Equipment and furniture...............

1,981

18. Australian Legation in Egypt—Equipment and furniture...............

945

57,645

Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.

Division No. 5.

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

1,275

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

58,920

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.

Under Control of Department of the Treasury.

Division No. 6.

2. Commonwealth Engineering Company—Acquisition of shares..........

102,000

Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.

Division No. 7.

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

8,356

Total Department of the Treasury......................

110,356

ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.

Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.

Division No. 8.

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

6,518

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

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.

£

Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.

Division No. 10.

1. Commonwealth offices and other buildings—Works, fittings and furniture...

146,010

DEPARTMENT OF WORKS AND HOUSING.

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No 11.

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

11,140

Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.

Division No. 12.

£

£

6. Read—

To be paid to credit of Works and Housing Suspense Trust Account for the purchase of assets of Allied Works Plant and Material Trust Account and to provide additional working capital

3,519,665

Less unrequired balance of Allied Works Plant and Material Trust Account

3,369,665

150,000

In lieu of—

Working advance—for payment to credit of Works and Housing Suspense Trust Account

150,000

Division No. 13.

..

1. Expenditure under War Service Homes Act 1918–1949—for payment to credit of the War Service Homes Trust Account

155,040

Less proceeds of sales of property and other receipts—

£

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

103,376

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

35,000

68,376

Total Department of Works and Housing................

97,804

DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY AND DEVELOPMENT.

Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.

Division No. 16.

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

4,620

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION.

DOMESTIC SERVICES.

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 18.

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

15,517

Under Control of Departments of Works and Housing and Civil Aviation.

Division No. 19.

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

289,805

Total Domestic Services...........................

305,322

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

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION—continued.

£

FLYING BOAT BASES.

Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.

Division No. 21.

1. Buildings and works, including shore bases and marine facilities, fittings and furniture— Australian section

2,810

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

308,132

DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS.

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 22.

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

130

Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.

Division No. 23.

1. Buildings, works, fittings, furniture and purchase of vessels.............

18,684

Total Department of Trade and Customs.................

18,814

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 25.

Less amount payable from Serum Laboratories Trust Account—

£

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

8,538

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

15,000

6,462

Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.

Division No. 26.

Less amount payable from Serum Laboratories Trust Account—

£

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

25,385

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

225,000

199,615

Total Department of Health..........................

206,077

DEPARTMENT OF REPATRIATION.

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 27.

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

9,303

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND AGRICULTURE.

Under Control of Department of Commerce and Agriculture.

Division No. 29.

5. Trade Commissioner, Singapore—Residence and furniture.............

1,238

6. Trade Commissioner, Hong Kong—Residence and furniture............

1,174

Total Department of Commerce and Agriculture............

2,412

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

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.

£

Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.

Division No. 33.

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

35,129

DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND FUEL.

Under Control of Department of Shipping and Fuel.

Division No. 34.

7. Standardization of rail gauges................................

3,444

Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.

Division No. 36.

2. Marine Branch—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture...............

12,284

Total Department of Shipping and Fuel..................

15,728

DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL TERRITORIES.

Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.

Division No. 38.

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

60

DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION.

Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.

Division No. 41.

2. Reception, Training and Holding Centres for accommodation of migrants...

53,306

3. Hostels for migrant workers.................................

317,477

Total Department of Immigration......................

370,783

DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE.

Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.

Division No. 43.

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

4,588

DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

Under Control of Department of National Development.

Division No. 48k.

1. Plant and equipment.......................................

11,836

Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.

Division No. 48l.

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

452

Total Department of National Development...............

12,288

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

DEFENCE SERVICES.

£

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY.

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 55.

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

18,398

Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.

Division No. 56.

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

71,466

Total Department of the Navy......................

89,864

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY.

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 58.

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

45,181

Under Control of Department of the Army and Department of Works and Housing.

Division No. 59.

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

332,553

Total Department of the Army......................

377,734

DEPARTMENT OF AIR.

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 61.

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

51,504

Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.

Division No. 62.

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

280,323

Total Department of Air..........................

331,827

DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY AND DEVELOPMENT.

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 64.

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

62,694

2. Defence Research and Development—Acquisition of sites and buildings....

18,939

81,633

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

DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY AND DEVELOPMENT—continued.

£

Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.

Division No. 65.

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

21,195

2. Defence Research and Development—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture

296,111

317,306

Total Department of Supply and Development.............

398,939

Total Defence Services............................

1,198,364

2,835,047

Less amount provided under Division 12, Item 5, to be allocated to particular services by supplementary appropriation

1,000,000

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

1,835,047

\n```\n\nPART II.—BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS.\n\n| COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS. | £ |\n| --------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- |\n| Under Control of Department of the Interior. | |\n| Division No. 66. | |\n| 3. Central Australia Railway................................... | 31,771 |\n| POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT. | |\n| Under Control of Postmaster-General's Department. | |\n| Division No. 67. | |\n| 1. Telephone exchange services................................. | 119,221 |\n| TOTAL PART II.—BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS......... | 150,992 |\n\nPART III.—TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.\n\n| AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY. | £ |\n| ------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- |\n| DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. | |\n| Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. | |\n| Division No. 78. | |\n| 1. Buildings, fittings and furniture............................... | 271,794 |\n| 2. Engineering works........................................ | 168,145 |\n| Total Department of the Interior...................... | 439,939 |\n\n \n\n1949–50.\n\n```html\n

PART III.—TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH—continued.

DEPARTMENT OF WORKS AND HOUSING.

£

Under Control of Department of works and Housing.

Division No. 79.

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

63,904

Total Australian Capital Territory......................

503,843

PAPUA-NEW GUINEA.

Under Control of Department of External Territories.

Division No. 81.

1. Coastal and Inter-Island Shipping Services—Purchase of new vessels......

1,012

TOTAL PART III.—TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH

504,855

TOTAL ADDITIONS, NEW WORKS AND OTHER SERVICES INVOLVING CAPITAL EXPENDITURE

2,490,894

\n```\n\n![](image.001.png)By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.\n\nF.3512.—2","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-realtime","completionTokens":2061},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly focused on its original purpose of appropriating supplementary funds for capital works and services for the 1949-50 financial year."},"complexity_factors":["Retrospective appropriation mechanism (deemed to have been appropriated from 1 July 1949)","Multiple trust account adjustments and offsets (Works and Housing Suspense Trust Account, War Service Homes Trust Account, Serum Laboratories Trust Account)","Detailed itemised schedule with 40+ specific allocations across departments"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act retrospectively legitimises £2,490,894 of capital spending from the 1949–50 financial year, authorising past withdrawals from the Consolidated Revenue Fund. \n\nThe funds finance buildings, equipment and infrastructure across government departments, Commonwealth business undertakings and territories — reflecting post‑war priorities like defence, migrant accommodation, Canberra development, ANU expansion and expanded diplomatic posts."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument is a supplementary appropriation: it increases and adjusts the original 1949–50 capital authorisations by £2,490,894 and reallocates specific items and trust-account balances. It therefore changes the financial scope of the original estimates for that year by adding new capital commitments, moving funds between accounts, and creating working advances and share acquisitions that were not covered (or were under‑provided) in the original appropriation."},"complexity_factors":["Retroactive deeming of the issue as an appropriation (funds treated as appropriated from 1 July 1949) — creates timing and accounting implications.","Very large number of discrete line items across many departments, defence divisions and territories — detailed bookkeeping and allocation required.","Inter-account transfers and trust-account adjustments (e.g. Works and Housing Suspense Trust Account, Allied Works Plant and Material Trust Account, War Service Homes Trust Account) — requires reconciliation and cross‑account administration.","Entries that reallocate or replace prior amounts (words like 'Read', 'In lieu of', 'Less unrequired balance') — need specific adjustments to earlier estimates and records.","Mixed types of capital expenditure (buildings, plant, equipment, purchase of shares, purchase of vessels) requiring different procurement and asset procedures.","Specified departmental control lines (e.g. items 'Under Control of Department of Works and Housing') — creates operational coordination obligations between departments.","Large aggregate sums (notably defence totals and a £1,000,000 subtraction) increasing fiscal significance and management oversight needs.","Working advances and provision of additional working capital — implies ongoing cash management and potential conditionality on future allocations."],"plain_english_summary":"This Act retrospectively appropriates £2,490,894 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the 1949–50 year to pay for additions, new works and other capital services. It itemises funding across Commonwealth departments, defence services, business undertakings and territories, and authorises transfers to trust accounts and working advances. Taxpayers provide the money and Parliament authorises the outlay; the law mechanically permits departments to spend on the listed capital projects and account movements."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/supplementary-appropriation-works-and-services-act-1949-50","history":"/api/acts/supplementary-appropriation-works-and-services-act-1949-50/history","analysis":"/api/acts/supplementary-appropriation-works-and-services-act-1949-50/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/supplementary-appropriation-works-and-services-act-1949-50/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/supplementary-appropriation-works-and-services-act-1949-50/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/supplementary-appropriation-works-and-services-act-1949-50/documents"}}