{"id":"C1956A00057","name":"Supplementary Appropriation (Works and Services) Act 1954-55","slug":"supplementary-appropriation-works-and-services-act-1954-55","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"57 of 1956","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":4819,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1956A00057-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Supplementary Appropriation (Works and Services) Act 1954-55","content":"THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.\n\n![](image.001.png)SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATION (WORKS AND SERVICES) 1954-55\n\n![](image.002.png)No. 57 of 1956.\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-five, for the purposes of Additions, New Works and Other Services involving Capital Expenditure.\n\n\\[Assented to 30th. June, 1956.\\]\n\n\\[Date of commencement, 28th July, 1956.\\]\n\nBE it enacted by the Queen'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 1954-55.\n\nAppropriation of £95,794.\n\n2. The sum of Ninety-five thousand seven 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-five, shall be deemed to have been appropriated as from the first day of July, One thousand nine hundred and fifty-four, for the purposes and services expressed in the Schedule to this Act.\n\nTHE\n\nF.3826/56—Price 3d.\n\nTHE SCHEDULE. Section 2.\n\n![](image.003.png)ABSTRACT.\n\n```html\n

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

£

88,181

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

7,613

TOTAL ADDITIONS, NEW WORKS AND OTHER SERVICES INVOLVING CAPITAL EXPENDITURE

95,794

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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.

4. Buildings, works, equipment and furniture for other overseas establishments.......

21,919

DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING. AND TRANSPORT.

Under Control of Department of Shipping and Transport.

Division No. 30.

1. Ship construction—

£

£

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

4,522,110

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

4,000,000

522,110

Less amount recoverable from sale of ships—

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

1,222,110

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

700,000

522,110

Under Control of Department of Works.

Division No. 32.

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

15,025

Total Department of Shipping and Transport....................

15,025

DEPARTMENT. OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE.

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 37.

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

384

DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 41.

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

353

AUSTRALIAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION.

Under Control of Department of the Treasury.

Division No. 45k.—(For payment to credit of Atomic Energy Trust Account.)

3. Acquisition of land and minerals...................................

50,500

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

88,181

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PART III TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.

NORTHERN TERRITORY.

£

DEPARTMENT OF, TERRITORIES.

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 54.

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

2,370

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 58.

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

4,191

7. Acquisition of land and compensation for improvements on resumed leases......

1,052

5,243

TOTAL PART III.—TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH

7,613

TOTAL ADDITIONS, NEW WORKS AND OTHER SERVICES INVOLVING CAPITAL EXPENDITURE

95,794

\n```\n\n![](image.005.png)By Authority: A. J. Arthur, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-realtime","completionTokens":2610},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly scoped to its original purpose of providing supplementary capital funding for the 1954-55 financial year. The Schedule allocates specific amounts to particular departments and territories without expanding beyond the stated purpose of Additions, New Works and Other Services involving Capital Expenditure."},"complexity_factors":["Short two-section structure with minimal operative provisions","Historical financial notation using 'Read' and 'In lieu of' to indicate amended appropriation figures in the Schedule","Payments directed to statutory trust accounts (Atomic Energy Trust Account, ACT Transport Trust Account)","Retrospective operation deeming appropriation effective from 1 July 1954"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act is a retrospective budget top‑up authorising an extra £95,794 in capital expenditure for the 1954–55 year, validating payments already made for projects such as the atomic energy program, overseas diplomatic facilities, Canberra and Northern Territory development, and marine infrastructure. It affects federal departments and ensures those outlays don’t breach appropriation requirements.\n\nNotably, shipbuilding entries in the Schedule are offset by expected recoveries, leaving no net supplementary charge for that program."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/supplementary-appropriation-works-and-services-act-1954-55","history":"/api/acts/supplementary-appropriation-works-and-services-act-1954-55/history","analysis":"/api/acts/supplementary-appropriation-works-and-services-act-1954-55/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/supplementary-appropriation-works-and-services-act-1954-55/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/supplementary-appropriation-works-and-services-act-1954-55/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/supplementary-appropriation-works-and-services-act-1954-55/documents"}}