{"id":"C1921A00003","name":"Supply Act (No. 1) 1921-22","slug":"supply-act-no-1-1921-22","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"3 of 1921","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":2922,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1921A00003-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-30","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Supply Act (No. 1) 1921-22","content":"THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.\n\n---\n\nSUPPLY (No. 1) 1921-22.\n\n---\n\nNo. 3 of 1921.\n\nAn Act to grant and apply a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and twenty-two.\n\n\\[Assented to 30th June, 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 Supply Act (No. 1) 1921–22.\n\nIssue and application of £2,716,924.\n\n2. There shall and may be issued and applied for or towards making good the supply hereby granted to His Majesty for the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and twenty-two the sum of Two million seven hundred and sixteen thousand nine hundred and twenty-four pounds out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the purposes and services expressed in the Schedule to this Act, and the Treasurer is hereby authorized and empowered to issue and apply the moneys authorized to be issued and applied.\n\nSum available for the purposes set forth in Schedule.\n\n3. The said sum shall be available to satisfy the warrants under the hand of the Governor-General in respect of any purposes and services set forth in the said Schedule.\n\nLimit of period of expenditure.\n\n4. No moneys shall be expended under the authority of this Act after the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and twenty-two.\n\nSCHEDULE.\n\nF.10091—Price 5d.\n\n \nSCHEDULE.\n\n---\n\nABSTRACT.\n\n| — | Total. |\n| --------------------------------------------------------- | --------- |\n| | £ |\n| THE PARLIAMENT......................................... | 5,866 |\n| THE PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT......................... | 18,877 |\n| THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY......................... | 92,880 |\n| THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT..................... | 8,384 |\n| THE HOME AND TERRITORIES DEPARTMENT.................... | 58,265 |\n| THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE—MILITARY.................... | 112,875 |\n| THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY............................. | 240,643 |\n| THE DEPARTMENT OF NAVY AND DEFENCE (AIR SERVICES)........ | 14,000 |\n| THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS................... | 81,889 |\n| THE DEPARTMENT OF WORKS AND RAILWAYS.................. | 60,820 |\n| THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT................... | 898,425 |\n| WAR SERVICES........................................... | 304,000 |\n| | 1,896,924 |\n| REFUNDS OF REVENUE..................................... | 70,000 |\n| ADVANCE TO THE TREASURER.............................. | 750,000 |\n| Total............................. | 2,716,924 |\n\n \nSchedule—continued.\n\n| Division No. | Subdivision No. | I.—THE PARLIAMENT. | £ | £ |\n| ------------ | --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ | ----- | ----- |\n| 1 | … | The Senate. | | |\n| | 1 | Salaries...................................... | 529 | |\n| | 2 | Contingencies................................. | 115 | |\n| | 3 | Postage and Telegrams............................ | 100 | |\n| | | | | 744 |\n| 2 | … | House of Representatives. | | |\n| | 1 | Salaries...................................... | 880 | |\n| | 2 | Contingencies................................. | 275 | |\n| | 3 | Postage and Telegrams............................ | 250 | |\n| | | | | 1,405 |\n| | | Senate and House of Representatives. | | |\n| 3 | … | Parliamentary Reporting Staff. | | |\n| | 1 | Salaries...................................... | 1,070 | |\n| | 2 | Contingencies................................. | 300 | |\n| | | | | 1,370 |\n| 4 | … | The Library. | | |\n| | 1 | Salaries...................................... | 235 | |\n| | 2 | Contingencies................................. | 950 | |\n| | | | | 1,185 |\n| 5 | … | Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works. | | |\n| | 1 | Salaries...................................... | 133 | |\n| | 2. | Contingencies................................. | 66 | |\n| | | | | 199 |\n| 6 | … | Joint Committee of Public Accounts. | | |\n| | 1 | Salaries...................................... | 61 | |\n| | 2 | Contingencies................................. | 90 | |\n| | | | | 151 |\n| | | Joint House Committee. | | |\n| 7 | … | Refreshment Rooms. | | |\n| | 1 | Salaries...................................... | 90 | |\n| | 2 | Contingencies................................. | 150 | |\n| | | | | 240 |\n| 8 | 1 | Water Power.................................. | … | 4 |\n| 9 | 1 | Electric Lighting, Repairs, etc....................... | … | 81 |\n| 10 | … | Queen’s Hall. | | |\n| | 1 | Salaries...................................... | … | 72 |\n| 11 | … | Parliament Gardens. | | |\n| | 1 | Salaries...................................... | 64 | |\n| | 2 | Contingencies................................. | 10 | |\n| | | | | 74 |\n| 12 | … | Miscellaneous. | | |\n| | 1 | Salaries...................................... | 101 | |\n| | 2 | Contingencies................................. | 240 | |\n| | | | | 341 |\n| | | Total Parliament................... | … | 5,866 |\n\n \nSchedule—continued.\n\n| Division No. | Subdivision No. | | £ | £ |\n| ------------ | --------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ------ |\n| | | II.—PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT. | | |\n| 13 | … | Administrative. | | |\n| | 1 | Salaries...................................... | 1,050 | |\n| | 2 | Contingencies................................. | 1,400 | |\n| | | | | 2,450 |\n| 14 | … | Executive Council. | | |\n| | 1 | Salaries...................................... | 25 | |\n| | 2 | Contingencies................................. | 5 | |\n| | | | | 30 |\n| 15 | … | Audit Office. | | |\n| | 1 | Salaries...................................... | 6,355 | |\n| | 2 | Contingencies................................. | 980 | |\n| | | | | 7,335 |\n| 16 | … | Public Service Commissioner. | | |\n| | 1 | Salaries...................................... | 1,700 | |\n| | 2 | Contingencies................................. | 575 | |\n| | | | | 2,275 |\n| 17 | … | Governor-General’s Office. | | |\n| | 1 | Salaries...................................... | 210 | |\n| | 2 | Contingencies................................. | 377 | |\n| | | | | 587 |\n| 18 | … | High Commissioner’s Office. | | |\n| | 1 | Salaries...................................... | 1,100 | |\n| | 2 | Contingencies................................. | 4,000 | |\n| | | | | 5,100 |\n| 19 | … | Australian Commissioner in United States of America. | | |\n| | 1 | Salaries...................................... | 350 | |\n| | 2 | Contingencies................................. | 750 | |\n| | | | | 1,100 |\n| | | Total Prime Minister’s Department.............. | … | 18,877 |\n\n \nSchedule—continued.\n\n| Division No. | Subdivision No. | III.—THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. | £ | £ |\n| ------------ | --------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ | ------ |\n| 25 | … | The Treasury. | | |\n| | 1 | Salaries...................................... | 5,400 | |\n| | 2 | Contingencies................................. | 3,000 | |\n| | | | | 8,400 |\n| 26 | … | Commonwealth Stores Supply and Tender Board. | | |\n| | 1 | Salaries...................................... | 130 | |\n| | 2 | Contingencies................................. | 100 | |\n| | | | | 230 |\n| 28 | … | Invalid and Old-age Pensions Office. | | |\n| | 1 | Salaries...................................... | 4,100 | |\n| | 2 | Contingencies................................. | 4,000 | |\n| | | | | 8,100 |\n| 29 | … | Maternity Allowance Office. | | |\n| | 1 | Salaries...................................... | 820 | |\n| | 2 | Contingencies................................. | 800 | |\n| | | | | 1,620 |\n| 30 | … | Taxation Office. | | |\n| | 1 | Salaries...................................... | 31,370 | |\n| | 2 | Contingencies................................. | 29,110 | |\n| | | | | 60,480 |\n| 31 | … | Government Printer. | | |\n| | 1 | Salaries...................................... | 1,500 | |\n| | 2 | Contingencies................................. | 550 | |\n| | | | | 2,050 |\n| 32 | … | Coinage..................................... | … | 2,000 |\n| 33 | … | Miscellaneous. | | |\n| | | No. 2. Maintenance of persons admitted to Charitable Institutions and Hospitals in accordance with provisions of Invalid and Old-age Pensions Acts | | |\n| | | | | 10,000 |\n| | | Total Department of the Treasury............. | … | 92,880 |\n| | | | | |\n| | | IV.—THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT. | | |\n| 37 | … | Secretary’s Office. | | |\n| | 1 | Salaries...................................... | 940 | |\n| | 2 | Contingencies................................. | 250 | |\n| | | | | 1,190 |\n\n \nSchedule—continued.\n\n| Division No. | Subdivision No. | IV—THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT—continued. | £ | £ |\n| ------------ | --------------- | ------------------------------------------------ | ----- | ----- |\n| 38 | … | Crown Solicitor’s Office. | | |\n| | 1 | Salaries...................................... | 1,333 | |\n| | 2 | Contingencies................................. | 317 | |\n| | | | | 1,650 |\n| 39 | … | The High Court. | | |\n| | 1 | Salaries...................................... | 500 | |\n| | 2 | Contingencies................................. | 580 | |\n| | | | | 1,080 |\n| 40 | … | Court of Conciliation and Arbitration. | | |\n| | 1 | Salaries...................................... | 260 | |\n| | 2 | Contingencies................................. | 540 | |\n| | | | | 800 |\n| 42 | … | Patents, Trade Marks and Designs. | | |\n| | 1 | Salaries...................................... | 2,330 | |\n| | 2 | Contingencies................................. | 1,250 | |\n| | | | | 3,580 |\n| 43 | … | Copyright Office. | | |\n| | 1 | Salaries...................................... | 69 | |\n| | 2 | Contingencies................................. | 15 | |\n| | | | | 84 |\n| | | Total Attorney-General’s Department............. | … | 8,384 |\n| | | | | |\n| | | V.—THE HOME AND TERRITORIES DEPARTMENT. | | |\n| 44 | … | Administrative. | | |\n| | 1 | Salaries...................................... | 1,470 | |\n| | 2 | Contingencies................................. | 620 | |\n| | | | | 2,090 |\n| 45 | … | Electoral Office. | | |\n| | 1 | Salaries...................................... | 6,750 | |\n| | 2 | Contingencies................................. | 690 | |\n| | | | | 7,440 |\n| 46 | … | Census and Statistics. | | |\n| | 1 | Salaries...................................... | 1,100 | |\n| | 2 | Contingencies................................. | 700 | |\n| | | | | 1,800 |\n\n \nSchedule—continued.\n\n| Division No. | Subdivision No. | V.—THE HOME AND TERRITORIES DEPARTMENT—continued. | £ | £ |\n| ------------ | --------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ------ |\n| 47 | … | Meteorological Branch. | | |\n| | 1 | Salaries...................................... | 2,280 | |\n| | 2 | Contingencies................................. | 1,150 | |\n| | | | | 3,430 |\n| 48 | … | Lands and Survey. | | |\n| | 1 | Salaries...................................... | 1,350 | |\n| | 2 | Contingencies................................. | 800 | |\n| | | | | 2,150 |\n| 49 | … | Rent of Buildings. | | |\n| | 1 | Prime Minister................................. | 650 | |\n| | 2 | Treasurer..................................... | 1,600 | |\n| | 3 | Attorney-General............................... | 400 | |\n| | 4 | Home and Territories............................. | 850 | |\n| | 5 | Defence—Military.............................. | 1,100 | |\n| | 6 | The Navy.................................... | 450 | |\n| | 7 | Trade and Customs.............................. | 480 | |\n| | 8 | Quarantine.................................... | 130 | |\n| | 9 | Works and Railways............................. | 200 | |\n| | 10 | Post and Telegraph.............................. | 2,000 | |\n| | | | | 7,860 |\n| 50 | … | Northern Territory.—General Services. | | |\n| | 1 | Administrative Staff, Salaries....................... | 2,900 | |\n| | 2 | Administrative Staff, Contingencies................... | 3,800 | |\n| | 3 | Lands and Survey, Salaries......................... | 380 | |\n| | 4 | Lands and Survey, Contingencies.................. | 250 | |\n| | 5 | Gold-fields and Mining, Salaries..................... | 290 | |\n| | 6 | Gold-fields and Mining, Contingencies................. | 1,300 | |\n| | | | | 8,920 |\n| 54 | … | Papua. | | |\n| | 1 | No. 1. Towards expenses of Administration............. | 7,500 | |\n| | | 2. Development of Oilfields..................... | 400 | |\n| | | | | 7,900 |\n| 55 | … | Miscellaneous. | | |\n| | 1 | No. 1. Conveyance of Members of Parliament and others | 7,000 | |\n| | | 2. Administration of the Electoral Act............. | 4,600 | |\n| | | 3. Census, including collection, compilation, printing maps, and miscellaneous services | 5,000 | |\n| | | 9. Commonwealth Literary Fund—to be paid into Trust Fund | 75 | |\n| | | | | 16,675 |\n| | | Total Home and Territories Department | … | 58,265 |\n\n \nSchedule—continued.\n\n| Division No. | Subdivision No. | VI.—THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE— MILITARY. | £ | £ |\n| ------------ | --------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ | ------ |\n| 56 | … | Central Administration. | | |\n| | 1 | Pay........................................ | 6,000 | |\n| | 2 | Contingencies................................. | 1,500 | |\n| | 3 | Postage and Telegrams............................ | 100 | |\n| | | | | 7,600 |\n| 57 | … | Royal Military College. | | |\n| | 1 | Pay........................................ | 1,750 | |\n| | 2 | Contingencies................................. | 2,750 | |\n| | | | | 4,500 |\n| 58 | … | Contract and Supply Boards and Examination, of Stores and Equipment. | | |\n| | 1 | Pay........................................ | 650 | |\n| | 2 | Contingencies................................. | 100 | |\n| | | | | 750 |\n| 59 | … | Clothing Factory. | | |\n| | 1 | Pay........................................ | … | 250* |\n| 60 | … | Harness, Saddlery and Accoutrements Factory. | | |\n| | 1 | Pay........................................ | … | 150† |\n| 61 | … | Woollen Cloth Factory. | | |\n| | 1 | Pay........................................ | … | 250‡ |\n| 62 | … | Munitions Supply Branch. | | |\n| | 1 | Pay........................................ | … | 3,775 |\n| 63 | … | Pay—General.................................. | … | 150 |\n| 65 | … | Permanent Forces. | | |\n| | 1 | Pay........................................ | 55,000 | |\n| | 2 | Contingencies................................. | 3,500 | |\n| | | | | 58,500 |\n| 66 | … | Clerical and General Staffs. | | |\n| | 1 | Pay........................................ | … | 5,000 |\n| 68 | … | Ordnance Branch. | | |\n| | 1 | Pay........................................ | … | 7,500 |\n\n\\* To be paid to credit of Trust Fund, Clothing Factory. † To be paid to credit of Trust Fund, Harness Saddlery and Accoutrements Factory. ‡ To be paid to credit of Trust Fund, Woollen Cloth Factory.\n\n \nSchedule—continued.\n\n| Division No. | Subdivision No. | VI.—THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE— MILITARY— continued. | £ | £ |\n| ------------ | --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ | ------- |\n| 69 | … | Rifle Range Staff. | | |\n| | 1 | Pay........................................ | … | 950 |\n| 70 | … | District Accounts Branch. | | |\n| | 1 | Pay........................................ | | 3,000 |\n| 71 | … | Universal Military Training (Citizen Forces). | | |\n| | 1 | Pay........................................ | 1,250 | |\n| | 2 | Contingencies—Citizen Forces and Senior Cadets.......... | 1,750 | |\n| | 3 | Contingencies—Junior Cadets....................... | 500 | |\n| | | | | 3,500 |\n| 73 | 1 | Camps...................................... | … | 1,000 |\n| 74 | 1 | Maintenance of existing arms and equipment............. | … | 750 |\n| 75 | 1 | Ammunition.................................. | … | 1,000 |\n| 76 | 1 | General Contingencies and Services................... | … | 12,300 |\n| 78 | 1 | Postage and Telegrams............................ | … | 250 |\n| 79 | … | Rifle Clubs and Associations........................ | … | 1,500 |\n| | | Total Department of Defence—Military | … | 112,875 |\n| | | VII.—THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY. | | |\n| 80 | … | Naval Administration. | | |\n| | 1 | Pay........................................ | 4,350 | |\n| | 2 | Contingencies................................. | 1,187 | |\n| | | | | 5,537 |\n| 81 | … | Permanent Naval Force (Sea-Going). | | |\n| | 1 | Pay........................................ | 83,350 | |\n| | 2 | Contingencies................................. | 2,496 | |\n| | | | | 85,846 |\n| 82 | … | Maintenance of Ships and Vessels. | | |\n| | 1 | Maintenance and Repairs, including Victualling, Naval and Ordnance Stores, Coal and Oil Fuel, also labour and stores in connexion with H.M.A. Ships of War and Vessels used as Auxiliaries to the Fleet | … | 85,993 |\n\n \nSchedule—continued.\n\n| Division No. | Subdivision No. | VII.—THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY— continued. | £ | £ |\n| ------------ | --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----- | ------- |\n| 84 | … | Royal Australian Naval Reserve. | | |\n| | 1 | Pay........................................ | 83 | |\n| | 2 | Contingencies................................. | 58 | |\n| | | | | 141 |\n| 85 | … | Royal Australian Fleet Reserve — Towards Establishment of.. | … | 208 |\n| 86 | … | Medical Services. | | |\n| | 1 | Pay........................................ | 30 | |\n| | 2 | Contingencies................................. | 3,380 | |\n| | | | | 3,410 |\n| 87 | … | Royal Australian Naval College. | | |\n| | 1 | Pay........................................ | 3,400 | |\n| | 2 | Contingencies................................. | 3,062 | |\n| | | | | 6,462 |\n| 88 | … | Boys’ Training Ship. | | |\n| | 1 | Pay........................................ | 3,340 | |\n| | 2 | Contingencies................................. | 1,680 | |\n| | | | | 5,020 |\n| 89 | … | Citizen Naval Forces. | | |\n| | 1 | Pay........................................ | 7,340 | |\n| | 2 | Contingencies................................. | 3,442 | |\n| | | | | 10,782 |\n| 92 | … | Naval Establishments. | | |\n| | 1 | Pay........................................ | 3,876 | |\n| | 2 | Contingencies................................. | 3,143 | |\n| | | | | 7,019 |\n| 94 | … | To be paid to credit of Trust Fund—Uniform, Clothing and Necessaries (Naval) Account | … | 30,000 |\n| 95 | … | Repair and Maintenance of Naval Works................ | … | 225 |\n| | | Total Department of the Navy | … | 240,643 |\n| | | | | |\n| | | VIIa.—THE DEPARTMENT OF NAVY AND DEFENCE (AIR SERVICES). | | |\n| 97 | … | Air Services. | | |\n| | 1 | Pay........................................ | 9,000 | |\n| | 2 | Contingencies................................. | 5,000 | |\n| | | | | 14,000 |\n| | | Total Air Services.............. | … | 14,000 |\n\n \nSchedule—continued.\n\n| Division No. | Subdivision No. | VIII.—THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS. | £ | £ |\n| ------------ | --------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ----- |\n| 98 | … | Central Staff. | | |\n| | 1 | Salaries...................................... | 5,000 | |\n| | 2 | Contingencies................................. | 1,500 | |\n| | 3 | Miscellaneous— | | |\n| | | No. 1. Administration of the Commerce Act 1905 | 3,000 | |\n| | | | | 9,500 |\n| 99 | … | Bureau of Commerce and Industry. | | |\n| | 1 | Salaries...................................... | 145 | |\n| | 2 | Contingencies................................. | 535 | |\n| | | | | 680 |\n| 100 | … | Commonwealth Institute of Science and Industry. | | |\n| | 1 | Contingencies................................. | 400 | |\n| | 2 | Investigations.................................. | 1,234 | |\n| | | | | 1,634 |\n| 101 | … | Fisheries. | | |\n| | 1 | Contingencies................................. | … | 30 |\n| 102 | … | Quarantine. | | |\n| | 1 | Central Staff, Salaries............................ | 180 | |\n| | 2 | Central Staff, Contingencies........................ | 2,000 | |\n| | 3 | New South Wales, Salaries......................... | 1,065 | |\n| | 4 | New South Wales, Contingencies..................... | 1,025 | |\n| | 5 | Victoria, Salaries............................... | 490 | |\n| | 6 | Victoria, Contingencies........................... | 733 | |\n| | 7 | Queensland and Northern Territory, Salaries............. | 788 | |\n| | 8 | Queensland and Northern Territory, Contingencies......... | 608 | |\n| | 9 | South Australia, Salaries.......................... | 233 | |\n| | 10 | South Australia, Contingencies...................... | 233 | |\n| | 11 | Western Australia, Salaries......................... | 310 | |\n| | 12 | Western Australia, Contingencies..................... | 618 | |\n| | 13 | Tasmania, Salaries.............................. | 18 | |\n| | 14 | Tasmania, Contingencies.......................... | 95 | |\n| | | | | 8,396 |\n| 103 | … | Commonwealth Laboratory. | | |\n| | 1 | Salaries...................................... | 430 | |\n| | 2 | Contingencies................................. | 150 | |\n| | | | | 580 |\n\n \nSchedule—continued.\n\n| Division No. | Subdivision No. | VIII.—THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS—continued. | £ | £ |\n| ------------ | --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ | ------ | ------ |\n| 105 | … | Lighthouses. | | |\n| | 1 | Central Staff, Salaries............................ | 450 | |\n| | 2 | Central Staff, Contingencies........................ | 80 | |\n| | 3 | New South Wales, Salaries......................... | 760 | |\n| | 4 | New South Wales, Contingencies..................... | 870 | |\n| | 5 | Victoria, Salaries............................... | 810 | |\n| | 6 | Victoria, Contingencies........................... | 1,875 | |\n| | 7 | Torres Strait to Cape Moreton, Queensland, Salaries........ | 1,120 | |\n| | 8 | Torres Strait to Cape Moreton, Queensland, Contingencies.... | 3,250 | |\n| | 9 | South Australia, Salaries.......................... | 800 | |\n| | 10 | South Australia, Contingencies...................... | 1,820 | |\n| | 11 | Western Australia and Northern Territory, Salaries......... | 830 | |\n| | 12 | Western Australia and Northern Territory, Contingencies..... | 2,275 | |\n| | 13 | Tasmania and Bass Strait Salaries.................... | 750 | |\n| | 14 | Tasmania and Bass Strait, Contingencies................ | 720 | |\n| | | | | 16,410 |\n| 106 | … | Navigation. | | |\n| | 1 | Salaries...................................... | 1,437 | |\n| | 2 | Contingencies................................. | 812 | |\n| | | | | 2,249 |\n| 107 | … | New South Wales. | | |\n| | 1 | Salaries...................................... | 13,500 | |\n| | 2 | Contingencies................................. | 2,700 | |\n| | | | | 16,200 |\n| 108 | … | Victoria. | | |\n| | 1 | Salaries...................................... | 8,500 | |\n| | 2 | Contingencies................................. | 1,000 | |\n| | | | | 9,500 |\n| 109 | … | Queensland. | | |\n| | 1 | Salaries...................................... | 5,050 | |\n| | 2 | Contingencies................................. | 800 | |\n| | | | | 5,850 |\n| 110 | … | South Australia. | | |\n| | 1 | Salaries...................................... | 4,500 | |\n| | 2 | Contingencies................................. | 750 | |\n| | | | | 5,250 |\n| 111 | … | Western Australia. | | |\n| | 1 | Salaries...................................... | 3,870 | |\n| | 2 | Contingencies................................. | 600 | |\n| | | | | 4,470 |\n\n \nSchedule—continued.\n\n| Division No. | Subdivision No. | VIII.—THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS—continued. | £ | £ |\n| ------------ | --------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ------ |\n| 112 | … | Tasmania. | | |\n| | 1 | Salaries...................................... | 850 | |\n| | 2 | Contingencies................................. | 150 | |\n| | | | | 1,000 |\n| 113 | … | Northern Territory. | | |\n| | 1 | Salaries...................................... | 100 | |\n| | 2 | Contingencies................................. | 40 | |\n| | | | | 140 |\n| | | Total Department of Trade and Customs........... | … | 81,889 |\n| | | IX.—THE DEPARTMENT OF WORKS AND RAILWAYS. | | |\n| 114 | … | Administrative Staff. | | |\n| | 1 | Salaries...................................... | 2,020 | |\n| | 2 | Contingencies................................. | 900 | |\n| | | | | 2,920 |\n| 115 | … | Public Works Staff. | | |\n| | 1 | Salaries...................................... | 3,270 | |\n| | 2 | Contingencies................................. | 2,950 | |\n| | 3 | Supervision of Works............................ | 700 | |\n| | 4 | Executive Costs................................ | 1,000 | |\n| | | | | 7,920 |\n| 117 | … | Federal Capital Territory. | | |\n| | 1 | Salaries...................................... | 150 | |\n| | 2 | Contingencies................................. | 400 | |\n| | | | | 550 |\n| 118 | … | Kalgoorlie–Port Augusta Railway. | | |\n| | 1 | Working Expenses.............................. | … | 29,000 |\n| 119 | … | Port Augusta–Oodnadatta Railway. | | |\n| | | No. 5. Proportion of charges in connexion with Port Augusta Railway Station | … | 75 |\n| 120 | … | Northern Territory Railway—(Darwin–Katherine River). | | |\n| | 1 | Working Expenses.............................. | … | 3,100 |\n| 121 | … | Federal Territory Railway—(Queanbeyan-Canberra)........ | … | 50 |\n\n \nSchedule—continued.\n\n| Division No. | Subdivision No. | IX—THE DEPARTMENT OF WORKS AND RAILWAYS —continued. | £ | £ |\n| ------------ | --------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | ------- |\n| 122 | … | Works and Buildings. | | |\n| | | (Repairs and Maintenance, Sanitation and Water Supply, Fittings and Furniture.) | | |\n| | 1 | Parliament.................................... | 20 | |\n| | 2 | Prime Minister................................. | 100 | |\n| | 3 | Treasurer..................................... | 700 | |\n| | 4 | Attorney-General............................... | 165 | |\n| | 5 | Home and Territories............................. | 465 | |\n| | 6 | Defence—Military.............................. | 4,250 | |\n| | 7 | The Navy.................................... | 3,125 | |\n| | 8 | Trade and Customs.............................. | 645 | |\n| | 9 | Quarantine.................................... | 1,530 | |\n| | 10 | Works and Railways............................. | 185 | |\n| | 11 | Post and Telegraph.............................. | 5,500 | |\n| | | | | 16,685 |\n| 123 | … | Governor-General’s Establishment. | | |\n| | 1 | Melbourne Government House...................... | 400 | |\n| | 2 | Non-Recurring Works............................ | 120 | |\n| | | | | 520 |\n| | | Total Department of Works and Railways | … | 60,820 |\n| | | X.—THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT. | | |\n| 125 | … | Central Staff. | | |\n| | 1 | Salaries...................................... | 3,700 | |\n| | 2 | Contingencies................................. | 1,200 | |\n| | | | | 4,900 |\n| 126 | 1 | Cables...................................... | … | 2,000 |\n| 127 | … | Overseas Mails. | | |\n| | 1 | No. 1. Conveyance of mails per Orient Line of steamers | 9,808 | |\n| | | 2. Amount payable to the Government of the United Kingdom in adjustment of charges for conveyance of overseas mails during the war | 200,000 | |\n| | | | | 209,808 |\n| 128 | … | New South Wales. | | |\n| | 1 | Salaries...................................... | 160,000 | |\n| | 2 | Conveyance of Mails............................. | 37,000 | |\n| | 3 | Contingencies................................. | 70,000 | |\n| | 4 | Miscellaneous— | | |\n| | | No. 2. Gratuities on retirement under Public Service Act and Regulations | 2,000 | |\n| | 5 | Postal Institute................................. | 100 | |\n| | | | | 269,100 |\n\n \nSchedule—continued.\n\n| Division No. | Subdivision No. | | £ | £ |\n| ------------ | --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------- | ------- |\n| | | X.—THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT—continued. | | |\n| | | | | |\n| 129 | … | Victoria. | | |\n| | 1 | Salaries...................................... | 105,000 | |\n| | 2 | Conveyance of Mails............................. | 20,000 | |\n| | 3 | Contingencies................................. | 35,000 | |\n| | 4 | Miscellaneous— | | |\n| | | No. 1. Gratuities on retirement under Public Service Act and Regulations | 450 | |\n| | 5 | Postal Institute................................. | 300 | |\n| | | | | 160,750 |\n| 130 | … | Queensland. | | |\n| | 1 | Salaries...................................... | 64,100 | |\n| | 2 | Conveyance of Mails............................. | 10,059 | |\n| | 3 | Contingencies................................. | 35,000 | |\n| | 4 | Miscellaneous— | | |\n| | | No. 1. Gratuities on retirement under Public Service Act and Regulations | 200 | |\n| | | | | 109,359 |\n| 131 | … | South Australia. | | |\n| | 1 | Salaries...................................... | 35,000 | |\n| | 2 | Conveyance of Mails............................. | 6,000 | |\n| | 3 | Contingencies................................. | 16,000 | |\n| | 4 | Miscellaneous— | | |\n| | | No. 1. Gratuities on retirement under Public Service Act and Regulations | 1,000 | |\n| | | | | 58,000 |\n| 132 | … | Western Australia. | | |\n| | 1 | Salaries...................................... | 33,500 | |\n| | 2 | Conveyance of Mails............................. | 5,000 | |\n| | 3 | Contingencies................................. | 10,800 | |\n| | 4 | Miscellaneous— | | |\n| | | No. 1. Gratuities on retirement under Public Service Act and Regulations | 50 | |\n| | | | | 49,350 |\n| 133 | … | Tasmania. | | |\n| | 1 | Salaries...................................... | 12,500 | |\n| | 2 | Conveyance of Mails............................. | 4,530 | |\n| | 3 | Contingencies................................. | 8,478 | |\n| | | | | 25,508 |\n| 134 | … | Northern Territory. | | |\n| | 1 | Salaries (Payable at Adelaide)....................... | 300 | |\n| | 2 | Salaries (Payable at Darwin)........................ | 800 | |\n| | 3 | Conveyance of Mails (Payable at Adelaide).............. | 100 | |\n| | 4 | Conveyance of Mails (Payable at Darwin)............... | 250 | |\n| | 5 | Contingencies (Payable at Adelaide)................... | 700 | |\n| | 6 | Contingencies (Payable at Darwin).................... | 1,000 | |\n| | | | | 3,150 |\n\n \nSchedule—continued.\n\n| Division No. | Subdivision No. | X—THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT—continued. | £ | £ |\n| ------------ | --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------- | --------- |\n| 135 | … | Radio Service. | | |\n| | 1 | Salaries...................................... | 2,200 | |\n| | 2 | Contingencies................................. | 4,300 | |\n| | | | | 6,500 |\n| | | Total Postmaster-General’s Department........... | … | 898,425 |\n| | | XI.—WAR SERVICES. | | |\n| | | Under Control of Department of Repatriation. | | |\n| 147 | … | Repatriation Commission. | | |\n| | 2 | Repatriation of Soldiers— | | |\n| | | No. 1. Repatriation of soldiers and expenses in connexion therewith (to be paid to the credit of Trust Fund, Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Account) | 270,000 | |\n| | | 2. Hostels and other institutions and Vocational Training Establishments (to be paid to the credit of Trust Fund, Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Account) | 12,000 | |\n| | | | | 282,000 |\n| 151 | 1 | War Service Homes Commission..................... | … | 22,000 |\n| | | Total War Services....................... | … | 304,000 |\n| 35 | … | Refunds of Revenue.......................... | … | 70,000 |\n| 36 | … | Advance to the Treasurer....................... | … | 750,000 |\n| | | Total...................... | … | 2,716,924 |\n\n---\n\nPrinted and Published for the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia by Albert J. Mullett, Government Printer for the State of Victoria.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-realtime","completionTokens":4245},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a standard annual Supply Act consistent with its original purpose of appropriating funds for government operations. No scope creep is evident."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 operative sections with no conditional logic or cross-references","Straightforward appropriation mechanism using the established Consolidated Revenue Fund","Schedule contains simple line-item allocations without substantive legislative rules","No exceptions, sunset clauses (other than the standard end-of-year expiry), or delegated legislation"],"plain_english_summary":"This law is a **budget bill** (called a \"Supply Act\") from 1921. It gives the Australian government permission to spend **£2,716,924** from the national bank account — the *Consolidated Revenue Fund* (the government's main pool of tax revenue) — to pay for running the country during the 1921–22 financial year.\n\n**What the money pays for**\nThe Act includes a detailed shopping list (the Schedule) that divides funds across departments:\n\n* **The Post Office**: £898,425 — the largest share — for postal workers, mail delivery, and telegraph cables across all states.\n* **War Services**: £304,000 for repatriating World War I soldiers and building war service homes.\n* **The Navy**: £240,643 for sailors' wages, ship maintenance, and the Naval College.\n* **Defence (Military)**: £112,875 for the Army, including the Royal Military College and wages for permanent and citizen soldiers.\n* **Parliament**: £5,866 to pay senators, MPs, parliamentary staff, and maintain the library and gardens.\n* **Other departments**: Funding for the Treasury (tax collection and pensions), Attorney-General (courts), Home and Territories (Northern Territory, Papua, elections), Trade and Customs (quarantine, lighthouses), and Works and Railways (including the Kalgoorlie railway).\n\n**Key rules**\n* The Treasurer can only release money for the specific purposes listed.\n* Spending authority expires on **30 June 1922** — any unspent funds cannot be used after that date.\n* The Act includes a **£750,000 \"Advance to the Treasurer\"** — a flexible reserve for urgent, unforeseen costs.\n\n**Why this matters**\nUnder the Australian Constitution, the government cannot spend public money without specific approval from Parliament. This Act provides that legal authority, ensuring public servants, soldiers, and pensioners get paid."},"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Act is entirely consistent with its original and stated purpose: a short-term supply (interim appropriation) measure to fund Commonwealth government operations for a single financial year. Supply Acts of this kind were a routine and well-established feature of Westminster parliamentary practice. There is no evidence of scope creep — the Act does not acquire new regulatory powers, create new statutory bodies, or expand beyond a straightforward spending authorisation. Even the inclusion of War Services and the Advance to the Treasurer are standard features of Commonwealth supply legislation of the era."},"complexity_factors":["Very short operative text — only 4 substantive sections with no conditional logic or nested exceptions","No defined terms section; terminology is plain and self-evident in context","The Schedule is lengthy and granular (over 100 line items across 11 departments) but follows a completely uniform and repetitive structure (salaries + contingencies per division)","Cross-references are minimal — sections simply refer to 'the Schedule' and 'the Consolidated Revenue Fund'","No exceptions to exceptions, no Henry VIII clauses (provisions that allow ministers to change the law by regulation), and no complex delegation of powers","The only conditional element is the hard expenditure cut-off date in section 4, which is straightforward"],"plain_english_summary":"## Supply Act (No. 1) 1921–22: Keeping the Lights On\n\nThis Act is a **temporary government spending authorisation** — essentially an emergency permission slip for the Commonwealth to keep paying its bills at the start of the 1921–22 financial year (which ran from 1 July 1921 to 30 June 1922).\n\n### What does it actually do?\n\nIt authorises the Treasurer to draw **£2,716,924** (roughly £2.7 million pounds — equivalent to hundreds of millions of dollars in today's terms) from the **Consolidated Revenue Fund** (the government's main bank account, funded by taxes and other receipts). This money covers the day-to-day running costs of the entire Commonwealth government for the period.\n\n### Why was this needed?\n\nParliament typically passes a full annual **Appropriation Act** (a formal budget law) to fund government operations for the year. However, if that full budget hasn't been passed in time, a \"Supply Act\" bridges the gap — it provides a short-term funding top-up so public servants keep getting paid, services keep running, and the government doesn't grind to a halt.\n\n### Who does it affect?\n\nVirtually every arm of the Commonwealth government at the time, including:\n\n- **Parliament itself** — salaries for Senators, MPs, the Parliamentary Library, and reporting staff (£5,866)\n- **Prime Minister's Department** — including the Governor-General's Office and Australia's representatives in London (High Commissioner) and Washington (£18,877)\n- **Treasury** — covering tax collection, invalid and old-age pensions, maternity allowances, and coinage (£92,880)\n- **Attorney-General's Department** — funding the High Court, patents office, and copyright office (£8,384)\n- **Home and Territories Department** — elections, census, weather forecasting, the Northern Territory, and Papua (£58,265)\n- **Department of Defence – Military** — permanent forces, citizen military training, cadets, munitions, and military factories (£112,875)\n- **Department of the Navy** — sea-going naval forces, the Naval College, a boys' training ship, and ship maintenance (£240,643)\n- **Air Services** — a newly emerging branch of defence aviation (£14,000)\n- **Trade and Customs** — quarantine, lighthouses, navigation, and customs offices across all states (£81,889)\n- **Works and Railways** — including the Kalgoorlie–Port Augusta transcontinental railway and the early Federal Capital Territory (Canberra) railway (£60,820)\n- **Postmaster-General's Department** — by far the largest single recipient, covering postal services, telegraph, cables, overseas mail contracts, and the new Radio Service across all states and territories (£898,425)\n- **War Services** — supporting returned soldiers through the Repatriation Commission (pensions, hostels, vocational training) and the War Service Homes Commission (£304,000)\n\nThere is also a **£750,000 Advance to the Treasurer** — a flexible reserve fund allowing the Treasurer to cover urgent or unforeseen expenses without needing to come back to Parliament immediately.\n\n### The hard deadline\n\nCritically, **no money can be spent under this Act after 30 June 1922**. The spending authority is strictly time-limited to one financial year.\n\n### Why does it matter historically?\n\nThis Act offers a vivid snapshot of early Commonwealth government. You can see:\n- A military still managing **post-World War I repatriation** of soldiers on a massive scale\n- The **Post Office** as the largest Commonwealth department by far — running not just mail but telegraphs, cables, and the brand-new radio service\n- Early infrastructure like **transcontinental railways** and the nascent **Federal Capital Territory** (Canberra was still being built)\n- Social services like **old-age pensions** and **maternity allowances** already embedded in government spending"},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Section 4 & Preamble/Assent","severity":"low","reasoning":"Supply Acts of this period were routinely passed at the very end of June to authorise spending for the coming financial year beginning 1 July. While not strictly absurd in isolation, the Act is assented to on 30 June 1921 and must authorise spending for a full year starting the very next day. Any administrative delay in operationalising the Act could technically cause the first day's expenditure (1 July 1921) to be unauthorised. This is a structural quirk of Supply Acts rather than a drafting flaw, but the timing tension is real.","confidence":0.55,"description":"The Act was assented to on 30th June 1921, the very last day of the financial year ending 30th June 1921 — not the year this Act purports to fund. Section 4 prohibits expenditure after 30th June 1922, but the Act is meant to provide supply for the year ending 30th June 1922 (i.e., the 1921-22 financial year). However, the Act received Royal Assent on 30 June 1921, meaning it was enacted on literally the last possible day before the financial year it governs had even begun. Any expenditure in the days immediately following assent would have to be authorised retrospectively for any work already commenced — a perpetual razor's edge problem for appropriations acts of this era."},{"type":"other","section":"Schedule — Abstract subtotal","severity":"low","reasoning":"On careful addition, the figures are internally consistent. This is not a genuine absurdity — flagging only to note the verification was performed and no error found.","confidence":0.1,"description":"The itemised departmental subtotals in the Abstract sum to £1,896,924, but the Abstract itself shows this figure without labelling it as a subtotal before adding Refunds of Revenue (£70,000) and Advance to the Treasurer (£750,000) to reach £2,716,924. However, when the individual departmental line items are independently added: Parliament (£5,866) + Prime Minister's (£18,877) + Treasury (£92,880) + Attorney-General's (£8,384) + Home & Territories (£58,265) + Defence Military (£112,875) + Navy (£240,643) + Air Services (£14,000) + Trade & Customs (£81,889) + Works & Railways (£60,820) + Postmaster-General's (£898,425) + War Services (£304,000) = £1,896,924. This checks out. The Refunds of Revenue and Advance to Treasurer bring the total to £2,716,924, which also checks out. No arithmetic error in the Abstract."},{"type":"other","section":"Schedule — Division 35 (Refunds of Revenue) & Division 36 (Advance to the Treasurer)","severity":"medium","reasoning":"Divisions 35 and 36 logically belong within the Treasury section (which runs from Division 25 onwards) but are physically appended at the end of the entire Schedule after War Services (Division 147-151). A reader or administrator working through the Schedule sequentially would not encounter these divisions in their natural numerical position, creating genuine ambiguity about departmental responsibility and potentially complicating warrant-drawing under Section 3.","confidence":0.75,"description":"Refunds of Revenue (£70,000) and Advance to the Treasurer (£750,000) are listed as Division Nos. 35 and 36 in the Schedule body, but in the Abstract they appear after all numbered departments without a Division number and after the subtotal of £1,896,924. More strikingly, Division Nos. 35 and 36 fall sequentially within the numbering range of the Treasury Department (Divisions 25–36), yet they appear physically at the very end of the Schedule after War Services. This means the Schedule's division numbering is non-sequential and these entries are misplaced relative to their logical position under the Treasury, creating potential confusion about which Department controls these appropriations."},{"type":"other","section":"Schedule — Division 33 (Treasury Miscellaneous)","severity":"medium","reasoning":"The absence of 'No. 1' under Division 33 Miscellaneous is not explained anywhere in the Act. In other divisions where multiple miscellaneous items appear (e.g., Division 55, Division 98), the numbering begins at No. 1. The missing No. 1 suggests either a drafting omission or a deliberate deletion that was not accompanied by renumbering — either way it creates confusion about the completeness of the Schedule.","confidence":0.82,"description":"Division 33 is labelled 'Miscellaneous' but only contains a single item numbered 'No. 2' — there is no 'No. 1'. The numbering jumps straight to item No. 2 ('Maintenance of persons admitted to Charitable Institutions...'), implying a 'No. 1' item exists but has been omitted from the Schedule. Either the item was deliberately removed after numbering was assigned, or it was inadvertently left out, leaving a phantom appropriation gap."},{"type":"other","section":"Schedule — War Services total (Division 147 + 151)","severity":"low","reasoning":"The War Service Homes Commission was established under the War Service Homes Act 1918 as a distinct body from the Repatriation Commission. Grouping its appropriation under the heading 'Under Control of Department of Repatriation' is technically incorrect and could cause administrative confusion about accountability and warrant authority.","confidence":0.65,"description":"The War Services total is stated as £304,000, but the itemised amounts are: Division 147 (Repatriation Commission) = £282,000, and Division 151 (War Service Homes Commission) = £22,000. These sum to £304,000, which is correct. However, Division 151 lists only '1' subdivision with an amount of £22,000 against 'War Service Homes Commission' with no further breakdown, while Division 147 contains highly specific sub-items. More notably, the War Services section is described as being 'Under Control of Department of Repatriation', yet the War Service Homes Commission (Division 151) was administered by a separate statutory body — the War Service Homes Commission — not the Department of Repatriation. Placing it under the Repatriation heading is therefore administratively misleading."},{"type":"other","section":"Schedule — Division 55 (Home and Territories Miscellaneous), item No. 9","severity":"medium","reasoning":"Supply Acts typically appropriate only a portion of the full year's estimates (here, roughly two months' worth of Supply pending the main Appropriation Act). The gaps in item numbering (Nos. 4–8 missing) strongly suggest this Schedule was derived from a fuller Appropriation Bill schedule with certain items excluded, but the item numbers were not renumbered. This creates ambiguity: are items 4–8 simply not appropriated here (intended to appear in a later Appropriation Act), or were they inadvertently omitted? A reader cannot tell from the Act alone.","confidence":0.85,"description":"Miscellaneous items in Division 55 are numbered No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, and then jump to No. 9 (Commonwealth Literary Fund). Items No. 4 through No. 8 are entirely absent from the Schedule with no explanation. This creates a significant gap in the numbering that implies either five items were deleted after the Schedule was structured, or the Schedule was copied from a full Appropriation Bill with items removed for the Supply Act but without renumbering."},{"type":"other","section":"Section 2 & Schedule — 'Queen's Hall' reference (Division 10)","severity":"low","reasoning":"The Parliament House in Melbourne (then the seat of Commonwealth Parliament) had a 'Queen's Hall' named during the Victorian colonial era after Queen Victoria. By 1921 it retained this historical name despite the reigning monarch being King George V. While not a legal absurdity, it is a quirky anachronism embedded in a 1921 Act that refers to a 'Queen's' facility under a King's reign — and could technically create uncertainty about whether a warrant under Section 3 could be issued for a facility whose name does not match any current royal designation.","confidence":0.6,"description":"Division 10 appropriates £72 for 'Queen's Hall' salaries. In 1921, Australia had been a republic-free constitutional monarchy under King George V for two decades, and the relevant parliamentary building was known as 'King's Hall' from its opening. 'Queen's Hall' does not correspond to any identifiable Commonwealth parliamentary facility of the era, suggesting either a historical anachronism (a carry-over from colonial-era naming before federation) or a drafting error in the description."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"medium","section_a":"Section 2 (Issue and application of £2,716,924)","section_b":"Section 3 (Sum available for purposes in Schedule)","confidence":0.7,"description":"Section 2 authorises the Treasurer to 'issue and apply' moneys for 'purposes and services expressed in the Schedule', granting the Treasurer active authority. Section 3 then states the sum 'shall be available to satisfy the warrants under the hand of the Governor-General' — introducing the Governor-General's warrant as the operative mechanism. This creates a structural ambiguity: Section 2 appears to empower the Treasurer to act directly, while Section 3 conditions actual expenditure on Governor-General warrants. It is unclear whether the Treasurer's authority in Section 2 is self-executing or whether it is always subordinate to and contingent upon a Section 3 warrant."},{"severity":"low","section_a":"Schedule — Division 49 (Rent of Buildings, under Home and Territories Department)","section_b":"Schedule — Division 122 (Works and Buildings, under Department of Works and Railways)","confidence":0.6,"description":"Division 49 appropriates amounts for rent of buildings across multiple departments (including £450 for The Navy, £1,100 for Defence-Military, £480 for Trade and Customs, etc.). Division 122 appropriates separate amounts for 'Works and Buildings (Repairs and Maintenance, Sanitation and Water Supply, Fittings and Furniture)' for the same departments (including £3,125 for The Navy, £4,250 for Defence-Military, £645 for Trade and Customs). Both appropriations relate to the physical occupation and maintenance of the same buildings, are administered by different departments (Home and Territories vs Works and Railways), and could generate overlapping or duplicated claims for the same facilities — particularly where the boundary between 'rent' and 'maintenance' is unclear for government-owned buildings."},{"severity":"medium","section_a":"Schedule — Division 45 (Electoral Office, under Home and Territories)","section_b":"Schedule — Division 55, No. 2 (Administration of the Electoral Act, under Home and Territories Miscellaneous)","confidence":0.75,"description":"Division 45 appropriates £7,440 specifically for the Electoral Office (salaries and contingencies). Division 55 item No. 2 separately appropriates £4,600 for 'Administration of the Electoral Act'. Both line items fund Electoral Act administration under the same Department, creating potential ambiguity about which appropriation covers which electoral activities and whether expenditure on Electoral Act administration should be drawn from Division 45 or Division 55 No. 2, or both — with no guidance on the distinction."},{"severity":"low","section_a":"Schedule — Division 102 (Quarantine, under Department of Trade and Customs)","section_b":"Schedule — Division 49, Subdivision 8 (Rent of Buildings — Quarantine, under Home and Territories)","confidence":0.65,"description":"Quarantine operational costs (salaries and contingencies across all states) are appropriated under the Department of Trade and Customs in Division 102, but the rent for Quarantine buildings is appropriated under the Home and Territories Department in Division 49, Subdivision 8. This split across two departments for the same physical quarantine facilities — operational costs under Trade and Customs, accommodation costs under Home and Territories — creates an administratively fragmented appropriation with no cross-referencing mechanism, potentially leaving neither department clearly responsible for ensuring the facilities are both funded and occupied."}]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/supply-act-no-1-1921-22","history":"/api/acts/supply-act-no-1-1921-22/history","analysis":"/api/acts/supply-act-no-1-1921-22/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/supply-act-no-1-1921-22/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/supply-act-no-1-1921-22/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/supply-act-no-1-1921-22/documents"}}