{"id":"C1956A00036","name":"Supply (Works and Services) Act (No. 1) 1956-57","slug":"supply-works-and-services-act-no-1-1956-57","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"36 of 1956","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":4780,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1956A00036-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-30","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Supply (Works and Services) Act (No. 1) 1956-57","content":"![](image.001.png)THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.\n\nSUPPLY (WORKS AND SERVICES) (No. 1)\n\n1956-57.\n\n![](image.001.png)No. 36 of 1956.\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 fifty-seven, for the purposes of Additions, New Works and other Services involving Capital Expenditure.\n\n\\[Assented to 27th June, 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 Supply (Works and Services) Act (No. 1) 1956-57.\n\nCommencement.\n\n2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.\n\nIssue and application of £32,075,000.\n\n3. There shall and may be issued and applied for or towards making good the supply hereby granted to Her Majesty for the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and fifty-seven, the sum of Thirty-two million and seventy-five thousand pounds out of the Consolidated Revenue 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\n4. The sum specified in the last preceding section shall be available to satisfy the warrants under the hand of the Governor-General in respect of any purposes and services expressed in the Schedule to this Act.\n\nLimit of period of expenditure.\n\n5. No money shall be expended under the authority of this Act after the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and fifty-seven.\n\nF.3744/56.—PRICE 8D.\n\n![](image.002.png)Section 3. THE SCHEDULE.\n\nABSTRACT.\n\n| — | Total. |\n| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------- |\n| Part 1.—Departments and Services—other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth. | £ |\n| PARLIAMENT.................................................... | 5,000 |\n| PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT.................................... | 205,000 |\n| DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS................................ | 31,000 |\n| DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.................................... | 38,000 |\n| ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT................................ | 50,000 |\n| DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR..................................... | 376,000 |\n| DEPARTMENT OF WORKS.......................................... | 229,000 |\n| DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION................................... | 1,481,000 |\n| DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE.............................. | 15,000 |\n| DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH......................................... | 202,000 |\n| DEPARTMENT OF REPATRIATION.................................... | 76,000 |\n| DEPARTMENT OF TRADE........................................... | 4,000 |\n| DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY................................ | 2,000 |\n| DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.................................. | 25,000 |\n| DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT........................... | 1,195,000 |\n| DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION..................................... | 126,000 |\n| DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE..................... | 11,000 |\n| DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT........................... | 14,833,000 |\n| COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION.. | 82,000 |\n| AUSTRALIAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION........................... | 400,000 |\n| Total Part 1.................... | 19,386,000 |\n\nThe Schedule—continued.\n\nAbstract—continued.\n\n| — | Total. |\n| -------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- |\n| Part 2.—Business Undertakings. | |\n| | £ |\n| COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS...................................... | 249,000 |\n| POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.............................. | 9,435,000 |\n| BROADCASTING SERVICES........................................ | 441,000 |\n| Total Part 2............. | 10,125,000 |\n| Part 3.—Territories of the Commonwealth. | |\n| NORTHERN TERRITORY........................................... | 858,000 |\n| AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY.................................. | 1,693,000 |\n| TERRITORY OF PAPUA AND NEW GUINEA............................. | 5,000 |\n| COCOS ISLANDS................................................. | 8,000 |\n| Total Part 3............. | 2,564,000 |\n| Total................. | 32,075,000 |\n\n![](image.003.png)\n\nThe Schedule—continued.\n\n| Part 1.—Departments and Services—other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth. | | |\n| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | ------- |\n| PARLIAMENT. | £ | £ |\n| Under Control of Department of Works. | | |\n| Division No. 1. | | |\n| 1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..................... | .. | 5,000 |\n| PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT. | | |\n| Under Control of Prime Minister's Department. | | |\n| Division No. 2. | | |\n| 1. Australian High Commissioner in United Kingdom—Equipment and furniture for Australia House and official residences | 12,000 | |\n| 2. Australian National University—Permanent buildings, acquisition and erection of dwellings, equipment and works | 180,000 | |\n| 3. Official Establishments—Buildings and works................ | 3,000 | |\n| | | 195,000 |\n| Under control of Department of Works. | | |\n| Division No. 3. | | |\n| 1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..................... | .. | 10,000 |\n| Total Prime Minister's Department................. | .. | 205,000 |\n| DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS. | | |\n| Under control of Department of External Affairs. | | |\n| Division No. 4. | | |\n| Buildings, works, equipment and furniture— | | |\n| 1. India...................................... | 10,000 | |\n| 3. Burma..................................... | 3,000 | |\n| 6. Japan..................................... | 5,000 | |\n| 10. Other overseas establishments..................... | 12,000 | |\n| | | 30,000 |\n\nThe Schedule—continued.\n\n| Part 1—continued. | | |\n| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------- | ------- |\n| DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued. | £ | £ |\n| Under control of Department of Works. | | |\n| Division No. 5. | | |\n| 1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture...................... | .. | 1,000 |\n| Total Department of External Affairs................. | .. | 31,000 |\n| DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. | | |\n| Under control of Department of the Treasury. | | |\n| Division No. 6. | | |\n| 1. Government Printing Office—Purchase of machinery and additional equipment | .. | 20,000 |\n| Under control of Department of Works. | | |\n| Division No. 8. | | |\n| 1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture...................... | 3,000 | |\n| 2. Taxation Branch—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture......... | 15,000 | |\n| | | 18,000 |\n| Total Department of the Treasury.................... | .. | 38,000 |\n| ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT. | | |\n| Under control of Department of Works. | | |\n| Division No. 10. | | |\n| 1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture...................... | .. | 50,000 |\n| DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR: | | |\n| Under control of Department of the Interior. | | |\n| Division No. 11. | | |\n| 1. Commonwealth offices and other buildings—Acquisition of sites and buildings | .. | 66,000 |\n| Under control of Department of Works. | | |\n| Division No. 12. | | |\n| 1. Commonwealth offices and other buildings—Works, fittings and furniture | 285,000 | |\n| 2. Meteorological buildings, works, fittings and furniture........... | 25,000 | |\n| | | 310,000 |\n| Total Department of the Interior..................... | .. | 376,000 |\n\nThe Schedule—continued.\n\n| Part 1—continued. | | |\n| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | --------- |\n| DEPARTMENT OF WORKS. | £ | £ |\n| Under control of Department of the Interior. | | |\n| Division No. 13. | | |\n| 1. Acquisition of sites and buildings....................... | .. | 3,000 |\n| Under control of Department of Works. | | |\n| Division No. 14. | | |\n| 1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.................... | 80,000 | |\n| 2. Expenditure under River Murray Waters Act 1915-1954........ | 100,000 | |\n| 3. Plant and equipment................................ | 45,000 | |\n| 4. Experimental building station—Plant and material............ | 1,000 | |\n| | | 226,000 |\n| Total Department of Works...................... | .. | 229,000 |\n| DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION. | | |\n| Under control of Department of Civil Aviation. | | |\n| Division No. 15. | | |\n| 1. Airway services, including power and lighting plant and equipment. | 333,000 | |\n| 2. Aircraft, launches, vehicles, engines and equipment........... | 183,000 | |\n| Under control of Department of the Interior. | | 516,000 |\n| Division No. 16. | | |\n| 1. Acquisition of sites and buildings....................... | .. | 190,000 |\n| Under control of Department of Works. | | |\n| Division No. 17. | | |\n| 1. Buildings and works, including shore bases and marine facilities, fittings and furniture | .. | 775,000 |\n| Total Department of Civil Aviation................. | .. | 1,481,000 |\n| DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE. | | |\n| Under control of Department of Works. | | |\n| Division No. 19. | | |\n| 1. Buildings, works, fittings, furniture and purchase of vessels...... | .. | 15,000 |\n\nThe Schedule—continued.\n\n| Part 1—continued. | | |\n| ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | --- | ------- |\n| DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. | £ | £ |\n| Under control of Department of Health. | | |\n| Division No. 20. | | |\n| 1. Purchase of laboratory equipment....................... | | 23,000 |\n| Under control of Department of the Interior. | | |\n| Division No. 21. | | |\n| 1. Acquisition of sites and buildings....................... | | 9,000 |\n| Under control of Department of Works. | | |\n| Division No. 22. | | |\n| 1. Buildings, works, fittings, furniture and purchase of vessels...... | .. | 170,000 |\n| Total Department of Health...................... | .. | 202,000 |\n| DEPARTMENT OF REPATRIATION. | | |\n| Under control of Department of the Interior. | | |\n| Division No. 24. | | |\n| 1. Acquisition of sites and buildings....................... | .. | 6,000 |\n| Under control of Department of Works. | | |\n| Division No. 25. | | |\n| 1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.................... | .. | 70,000 |\n| Total Department of Repatriation.................. | .. | 76,000 |\n\nThe Schedule—continued.\n\n| Part 1—continued. | £ | £ |\n| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | ------- |\n| DEPARTMENT OF TRADE. | | |\n| Under control of Department or Trade. | | |\n| Division No. 26. | | |\n| 3. Special food investigations—Machinery and plant............. | 1,000 | |\n| 6. Residential buildings, works, equipment and furniture, other overseas establishments | 1,000 | |\n| 7. Office buildings, works, equipment and furniture, overseas establishments | 2,000 | |\n| | | 4,000 |\n| DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY. | | |\n| Under control of Department of Works. | | |\n| Division No. 31. | | |\n| 1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..................... | .. | 2,000 |\n| DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES. | | |\n| Under control of Department of Works. | | |\n| Division No. 33. | | |\n| 1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..................... | .. | 25,000 |\n| DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT. | | |\n| Under control of Department of Shipping and Transport. | | |\n| Division No. 34. | | |\n| 1. Ship construction................................... | 966,000 | |\n| 3. Lighthouse services—Purchase and installation of equipment...... | 12,000 | |\n| | | 978,000 |\n\nThe Schedule—continued.\n\n| Part 1—continued. | | |\n| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ | --------- |\n| DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT —continued. | £ | £ |\n| Division No. 35. | | |\n| 1. Expenditure under Railway Standardization (South Australia) Agreement Act 1949 | .. | 200,000 |\n| Under control of Department of Works. | | |\n| Division No. 37. | | |\n| 1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..................... | 5,000 | |\n| 2. Marine Branch—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture......... | 12,000 | |\n| | | 17,000 |\n| Total Department of Shipping and Transport............ | .. | 1,195,000 |\n| DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION. | | |\n| Under control of Department of the Interior. | | |\n| Division No. 39. | | |\n| 1. Hostels for accommodation of migrants—Acquisition of sites and buildings | .. | 35,000 |\n| Under control of Department of Works. | | |\n| Division No. 40. | | |\n| 1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..................... | 1,000 | |\n| 2. Reception, training and holding centres for accommodation of migrants | 45,000 | |\n| 3. Hostels for migrant workers............................ | 45,000 | |\n| | | 91,000 |\n| Total Department of Immigration................... | | 126,000 |\n| DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE. | | |\n| Under control of Department of the Interior. | | |\n| Division No. 41. | | |\n| 1. Acquisition of sites and buildings......................... | .. | 6,000 |\n\nThe Schedule—continued.\n\n| Part 1—continued. | | |\n| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --- | ---------- |\n| DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE—continued. | £ | £ |\n| Under control of Department of Works. | | |\n| Division No. 42. | | |\n| 1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.................... | .. | 5,000 |\n| Total Department of Labour and National Service | .. | 11,000 |\n| DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. | | |\n| Under control of Department of National Development. | | |\n| Division No. 43. | | |\n| 1. Bureau of Mineral Resources—Plant and equipment........... | .. | 28,000 |\n| Division No. 44. | | |\n| 1. Expenditure under War Service Homes Act 1918-1955 (for payment to credit of War Service Homes Trust Account) | .. | 10,000,000 |\n| Division No. 45. | | |\n| 1. Expenditure under Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Power Act 1949-1955 | .. | 4,800,000 |\n| Under control of Department of Works. | | |\n| Division No. 47. | | |\n| 1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.................... | .. | 5,000 |\n| Total Department of National Development............ | .. | 14,833,000 |\n| COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION. | | |\n| Under control of Department of the Interior. | | |\n| Division No. 49. | | |\n| 1. Acquisition of sites and buildings........................ | .. | 7,000 |\n\nThe Schedule—continued.\n\n| Part 1—continued. | | |\n| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- | ---------- |\n| COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION—continued. | £ | £ |\n| Under control of Department of Works. | | |\n| Division No. 50. | | |\n| 1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..................... | .. | 75,000 |\n| Total Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization | .. | 82,000 |\n| AUSTRALIAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION. | | |\n| Under control of Department of the Treasury. | | |\n| Division No. 51. | | |\n| 1. Expenditure under the Atomic Energy Act 1953 (for payment to the credit of the Atomic Energy Trust Account) | .. | 400,000 |\n| Total Part 1................................. | .. | 19,386,000 |\n| Part 2.—Business Undertakings. | | |\n| COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS. | | |\n| Under control of Department of Shipping and Transport. | | |\n| Division No. 52. | | |\n| 1. Trans-Australia Railway.............................. | 133,000 | |\n| 2. Central Australia Railway............................. | 83,000 | |\n| 3. North Australia Railway.............................. | 31,000 | |\n| 4. Australian Capital Territory Railway...................... | 2,000 | |\n| | | 249,000 |\n| Total Commonwealth Railways.................... | .. | 249,000 |\n| POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT. | | |\n| Under control of Postmaster-General's Department. | | |\n| Division No. 53. | | |\n| 1. Telephone exchange services........................... | 6,536,000 | |\n| 2. Trunk line services.................................. | 1,428,000 | |\n| 3. Telegraph and miscellaneous services..................... | 293,000 | |\n| | | 8,257,000 |\n\nThe Schedule—continued.\n\n| Part 2—continued. | | |\n| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | ---------- |\n| POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT—continued. | £ | £ |\n| Under control of Department of the Interior. | | |\n| Division No. 54. | | |\n| 1. Acquisition of sites and buildings......................... | .. | 153,000 |\n| Under control of Department of Works. | | |\n| Division No. 55. | | |\n| 1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..................... | .. | 1,025,000 |\n| Total Postmaster-General's Department............... | .. | 9,435,000 |\n| BROADCASTING SERVICES. | | |\n| Under control of Postmaster-General's Department. | | |\n| Division No. 56. | | |\n| 1. Engineering equipment and services—Sound broadcasting........ | 101,000 | |\n| 2. Sites, buildings, works, fittings and furniture for sound broadcasting studios and other purposes (other than provided under Divisions Nos. 57 and 58) | 10,000 | |\n| 3. Television transmitting equipment........................ | 50,000 | |\n| 4. Television studio equipment............................ | 100,000 | |\n| | | 261,000 |\n| Under control of Department of the Interior. | | |\n| Division No. 57. | | |\n| 1. Acquisition of sites and buildings for technical purposes—Sound broadcasting | 12,000 | |\n| 2. Acquisition of sites and buildings for sound broadcasting studios.... | 1,000 | |\n| 3. Acquisition of sites and buildings for television purposes......... | 17,000 | |\n| | | 30,000 |\n| Under control of Department of Works. | | |\n| Division No. 58. | | |\n| 1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture for technical purposes—Sound broadcasting | 25,000 | |\n| 2. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture for television purposes..... | 125,000 | 150,000 |\n| Total Broadcasting Services....................... | .. | 441,000 |\n| Total Part 2................................. | .. | 10,125,000 |\n\nThe Schedule—continued.\n\n```html\n

Part 3.—Territories of the Commonwealth.

£

£

NORTHERN TERRITORY.

DEPARTMENT OF TERRITORIES.

Under control of Department of Territories.

Division No. 59.

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

..

26,000

Under control of Department of Works.

Division No. 61.

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

690,000

2. Developmental services—Construction of water supplies, roads and stock routes for pastoral purposes

40,000

730,000

Total Department of Territories....................

..

756,000

DEPARTMENT OF WORKS.

Under control of Department of Works.

Division No. 62.

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

20,000

2. Plant and equipment.................................

54,000

74,000

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.

Under control of Department of Works.

Division No. 63.

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

..

28,000

Total Northern Territory.........................

..

858,000

\n```\n\nThe Schedule—continued.\n\n| Part 3—continued. | | |\n| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | --------- | --------- |\n| AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY. | | |\n| DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. | £ | £ |\n| Under control of Department of the Interior. | | |\n| Division No. 64. | | |\n| 1. Forestry (for payment to credit of the Australian Capital Territory Forestry Trust Account) | 23,000 | |\n| 2. Sundry works and services............................. | 7,000 | |\n| 4. Plant and equipment................................. | 15,000 | |\n| 5. Plant and equipment (for payment to credit of Australian Capital Territory Transport Trust Account) | 32,000 | |\n| 6. Electricity supply—Engineering works..................... | 73,000 | |\n| Under control of Department of Works. | | 150,000 |\n| Division No. 65. | | |\n| 1. Buildings, fittings and furniture.......................... | 1,100,000 | |\n| 2. Engineering works.................................. | 315,000 | |\n| | | 1,415,000 |\n| Total Department of the Interior.................... | .. | 1,565,000 |\n| DEPARTMENT OF WORKS. | | |\n| Under control of Department of Works. | | |\n| Division No. 66. | | |\n| 1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..................... | 35,000 | |\n| 2. Plant and equipment................................. | 68,000 | |\n| | | 103,000 |\n| DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. | | |\n| Under control of Department of Works. | | |\n| Division No. 67. | | |\n| 1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..................... | .. | 25,000 |\n| Total Australian Capital Territory................... | .. | 1,693,000 |\n| TERRITORY OF PAPUA AND NEW GUINEA. | | |\n| Under control of Department of Shipping and Transport. | | |\n| Division No. 68. | | |\n| 1. Lighthouse services—Purchase and installation of equipment...... | .. | 4,000 |\n\nThe Schedule—continued.\n\n| Part 3—continued. | | |\n| ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | --- | ---------- |\n| TERRITORY OF PAPUA AND NEW GUINEA—continued. | £ | £ |\n| Under control of Department of Works. | | |\n| Division No. 69. | | |\n| 1. Lighthouse services—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture....... | .. | 1,000 |\n| Total Territory of Papua and New Guinea.............. | .. | 5,000 |\n| COCOS ISLANDS. | .. | |\n| DEPARTMENT OF TERRITORIES. | .. | |\n| Under control of Department of Works. | .. | |\n| Division No. 71. | .. | |\n| 1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture...................... | .. | 8,000 |\n| Total Cocos Islands............................. | .. | 8,000 |\n| Total Part 3.................................. | .. | 2,564,000 |\n| Total...................................... | .. | 32,075,000 |\n\n![](image.004.png)By Authority: A. J. Arthur, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-realtime","completionTokens":1718},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Standard temporary appropriation act for capital expenditure; scope remains strictly limited to the 1956-57 financial year and the specific works and services itemized in the Schedule."},"complexity_factors":["Detailed line-item appropriation schedule with 71 divisions specifying exact pound amounts","Administrative control notes indicating which department manages each allocation","Sunset clause limiting expenditure authority to a specific financial year"],"plain_english_summary":"This Supply Act temporarily authorises £32,075,000 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for capital works in the financial year ending 30 June 1957. 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The text confines authority to issuing and applying the named funds and does not expand departmental powers or alter policy objects beyond allocating the identified monies and setting the expenditure cut‑off (ss.3–5; Schedule)."},"complexity_factors":["Single‑year appropriation structure with a firm expenditure deadline (s.5) which concentrates timing risk and administrative pressure.","Centralised funding authority: Treasurer authorised to issue and apply funds (s.3) and warrants to be satisfied under Governor‑General (s.4), creating executive discretion over disbursement timing.","Detailed Schedule allocating many line items across Parts 1–3 (Departments, Business Undertakings, Territories) — granular allocations increase administrative bookkeeping and earmarking complexity (Schedule, Parts 1–3; numerous Divisions).","Large concentrated allocations to a few items (eg, Dept. of National Development Divs. 44–45: War Service Homes and Snowy Mountains; Postmaster‑General’s Department Divs. 53–55) create asymmetric fiscal stakes and implementation focus.","Cross‑control of works: some items ‘under control of Department of Works’ while administratively assigned elsewhere, adding coordination and procurement complexity (multiple Division notes in Schedule).","Trust and special account payments are specified (eg, Atomic Energy Trust Account, War Service Homes Trust) requiring transfers to other accounts rather than direct departmental expenditure (Schedule Divs. 44, 45, 51).","Mixture of capital types — buildings, plant, equipment, engineering works, maritime and broadcasting infrastructure — implies varied procurement, project management and regulatory compliance demands (Schedule divisions across sectors)."],"plain_english_summary":"This Act authorises the issue and application of £32,075,000 from the Consolidated Revenue for capital additions, new works and related capital expenditure for the year ending 30 June 1957, and empowers the Treasurer to apply those moneys and the Governor‑General’s warrants to be satisfied (ss.3–4). 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