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This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1953-54.
- This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1953-54.
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This Act gives the Treasurer legal authority to withdraw £32,548,000 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the 1953–54 year and assigns those amounts to the departments, defence, repatriation, territories, business undertakings and state payments listed in the Schedule (notably £12,000,000 for Defence Equipment and Supplies and £5,000,000 for Commonwealth Aid Roads). It also permits the Treasurer to issue additional sums for the Debt Redemption Reserve Trust Account. It matters because it authorises and allocates public spending for that financial year.
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Commencement.
Issue, application and appropriation of £32,548,000.
3.—(1.) The Treasurer may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and apply 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-four, the sum of Thirty-two million five hundred and forty-eight thousand pounds.
(2.) The
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(2.) The sum granted by the last preceding sub-section is appropriated, and shall be deemed to have been appropriated as from the first day of July, One thousand nine hundred and fifty-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 fifty-four.
Further issue, application and appropriation.
4.—(1.) In addition to the sum referred to in the last preceding section, the Treasurer may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and apply 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-four, such sums as the Treasurer from time to time determines.
(2.) The sums granted by the last preceding sub-section are appropriated for the purposes of the Trust Account established under section sixty-two a of the Audit Act 1901-1953 and known as the Debt Redemption Reserve Trust Account.
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PART 1.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH— | £ | | Parliament................................................... | 17,000 | | Prime Minister's Department....................................... | 26,000 | | Department of the Treasury........................................ | 78,000 | | Department of the Interior......................................... | 28,000 | | Department of Works............................................ | 248,000 | | Department of Civil Aviation...................................... | 226,000 | | Department of Commerce and Agriculture.............................. | 33,000 | | Defence Services.............................................. | 13,668,000 | | Miscellaneous Services.......................................... | 628,000 | | Refunds of Revenue............................................. | 3,000,000 | | Bounties and Subsidies........................................... | 28,000 | | War and Repatriation Services...................................... | 8,806,000 | | Total Part 1...................................... | 26,786,000 | |
PART 2.—BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS— | | | Commonwealth Railways......................................... | 131,000 | | Broadcasting Services........................................... | 15,000 | | Total Part 2...................................... | 146,000 | |
PART 3.—TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH— | | | Northern Territory.............................................. | 94,000 | | Australian Capital Territory........................................ | 522,000 | | Total Part 3...................................... | 616,000 | |
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THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.
APPROPRIATION (No. 2) 1953-54.
No. 24 of 1954.
An Act to grant and apply additional sums out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and fifty-four, and to appropriate those sums.
[Assented to 20th April, 1954.]
BE 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 :—
Short title.
Commencement.
Issue, application and appropriation of £32,548,000.
3.—(1.) The Treasurer may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and apply 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-four, the sum of Thirty-two million five hundred and forty-eight thousand pounds.
(2.) The
F.1927.—Price 8d.
(2.) The sum granted by the last preceding sub-section is appropriated, and shall be deemed to have been appropriated as from the first day of July, One thousand nine hundred and fifty-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 fifty-four.
Further issue, application and appropriation.
4.—(1.) In addition to the sum referred to in the last preceding section, the Treasurer may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and apply 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-four, such sums as the Treasurer from time to time determines.
(2.) The sums granted by the last preceding sub-section are appropriated for the purposes of the Trust Account established under section sixty-two a of the Audit Act 1901-1953 and known as the Debt Redemption Reserve Trust Account.
THE SCHEDULE. Section 3
ABSTRACT.
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| Total. |
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| PART 1.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH— | £ |
| Parliament................................................... | 17,000 |
| Prime Minister's Department....................................... | 26,000 |
| Department of the Treasury........................................ | 78,000 |
| Department of the Interior......................................... | 28,000 |
| Department of Works............................................ | 248,000 |
| Department of Civil Aviation...................................... | 226,000 |
| Department of Commerce and Agriculture.............................. | 33,000 |
| Defence Services.............................................. | 13,668,000 |
| Miscellaneous Services.......................................... | 628,000 |
| Refunds of Revenue............................................. | 3,000,000 |
| Bounties and Subsidies........................................... | 28,000 |
| War and Repatriation Services...................................... | 8,806,000 |
| Total Part 1...................................... | 26,786,000 |
| PART 2.—BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS— | |
| Commonwealth Railways......................................... | 131,000 |
| Broadcasting Services........................................... | 15,000 |
| Total Part 2...................................... | 146,000 |
| PART 3.—TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH— | |
| Northern Territory.............................................. | 94,000 |
| Australian Capital Territory........................................ | 522,000 |
| Total Part 3...................................... | 616,000 |
| PART 4.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES— | |
| Commonwealth Aid Roads........................................ | 5,000,000 |
| Total....................................... | 32,548,000 |
| PART I.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH. | £ |
|---|---|
| I.—PARLIAMENT. | |
| Under Control of Department of the Interior. | |
| Division No. 8.—MISCELLANEOUS. | |
| 2. Maintenance of Ministers' and Members' rooms, including salaries of staff...... | 17,000 |
| II.—PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT. | |
| Division No. 12.—GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S OFFICE. | |
| A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary— | |
| 2. Temporary and casual employees.................................. | 9,200 |
| Division No. 14.—HIGH COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE—UNITED KINGDOM. | |
| B.—General Expenses— | |
| 4. Cablegrams................................................ | 5,000 |
| 6. General upkeep of " Australia House ".............................. | 1,200 |
| 10. Leasehold office premises—Rental, upkeep and alterations................ | 10,600 |
| 16,800 | |
| Total Prime Minister's Department.................. | 26,000 |
| IV.—DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. | |
| Division No. 44.—TAXATION BRANCH. | |
| B.—General Expenses— | |
| 2: Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing................... | 33,000 |
| 5. Law costs................................................. | 32,000 |
| 9. Incidental and other expenditure.................................. | 13,000 |
| Total Department of the Treasury................... | 78,000 |
| VI.—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. | |
| Division No. 61:—ADMINISTRATIVE. | |
| B.—General Expenses— | |
| 5. Office cleaning, other than salaries................................. | 5,000 |
| 6. Water supply and sanitation..................................... | 5,000 |
| 10,000 | |
| Division No. 67.—RENT OF BUILDINGS. | |
| 3. Treasury.................................................. | 10,000 |
| 8. Health................................................... | 5,000 |
| 14. Labour and National Service.................................... | 3,000 |
| 18,000 | |
| Total Department of the Interior.................... | 28,000 |
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