Commonwealth act

Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1943-44

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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

Jurisdiction

Commonwealth

Act Number

22 of 1944

Collection

act

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What this law does

This law authorises the Australian government to withdraw £10 million from the national treasury (called the Consolidated Revenue Fund) to pay for military operations during World War II.

The key details

Amount: Ten million pounds (£10,000,000)
Purpose: Defence and War Services for the 1939–1943 period
Financial year: Ending 30 June 1944
Effective date: The money is legally available from 1 July 1943 (backdated to cover spending that may have already occurred)

Why it matters

During WWII, the Constitution required Parliament to pass specific laws before the government could spend public money. This is a supplementary appropriation (often called a "supply act")—essentially a top-up to the main budget to ensure the military had enough funds to continue operations. It keeps wartime spending accountable to Parliament while ensuring troops and equipment could be paid for without delay.

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Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1943-44

APPROPRIATION (No. 2) 1943-44.

No. 22 of 1944.

An Act to grant and apply an additional sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and forty-four, and to appropriate such sum.

[Assented to 6th April, 1944.]

Preamble.

BE 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:—

Short title.

This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1943-44.

Commencement.

This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

Issue and application of £10,000,000.

The Treasurer may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and apply 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 forty-four, the sum of Ten million pounds.

Appropriation.

The said sum granted by this Act is appropriated, and shall be deemed to have been appropriated as from the first day of July, One thousand nine hundred and forty-three, for the purposes and services set forth in the Schedule to this Act in relation to the financial year ending the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and forty-four.

Section 4. THE SCHEDULE.

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

	£
VII.—DEFENCE AND WAR (1939-43) SERVICES........	10,000,000

Source text

Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.

1 Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1943-44