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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.
This 1956 Appropriation Act authorises the Treasurer to withdraw £21,003,000 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund to meet Commonwealth departmental and service costs for the 1955–56 year, with a retrospective effect from 1 July 1955. Major allocations fund Defence, War and Repatriation, Parliament, trade, business undertakings and territories. It also empowers the Treasurer to advance additional sums to the Loan Consolidation and Investment Reserve.
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THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.
APPROPRIATION (No. 2) 1955-56.
No. 26 of 1956.
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-six, and to appropriate those sums.
[Assented to 26th May, 1956.]
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 £21,003,000.
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-six, the sum of Twenty-one million three thousand pounds.
(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 five, 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-six.
4.—(1.) In
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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-six, 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 Loan Consolidation and Investment Reserve established by the Loan Consolidation and Investment Reserve Act 1955.
Section 3. THE SCHEDULE.
ABSTRACT.
| — | Total. |
|---|
| PART 1.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH— | £ |
| Parliament.................................................. | 36,400 |
| Prime Minister’s Department..................................... | 147,300 |
| Department of External Affairs.................................... | 129,100 |
| Department of the Treasury...................................... | 341,900 |
| Attorney-General’s Department.................................... | 82,200 |
| Department of the Interior....................................... | 246,000 |
| Department of Works.......................................... | 168,000 |
| Department of Civil Aviation..................................... | 315,400 |
| Department of Customs and Excise................................. | 185,200 |
| Department of Health.......................................... | 35,400 |
| Department of Trade........................................... | 645,700 |
| Department of Primary Industry.................................... | 102,800 |
| Department of Social Services..................................... | 48,200 |
| Department of Shipping and Transport............................... | 42,000 |
| Department of Territories........................................ | 9,100 |
| Department of Immigration....................................... | 176,900 |
| Department of Labour and National Service............................ | 109,200 |
| Department of National Development................................ | 36,000 |
| Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization.............. | 311,200 |
| Defence Services............................................. | 7,671,000 |
| Miscellaneous Services......................................... | 1,412,000 |
| Bounties and Subsidies......................................... | 208,000 |
| War and Repatriation Services..................................... | 5,685,000 |
| Total Part 1.............................. | 18,144,000 |
| PART 2.—BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS— |
| Commonwealth Railways........................................ | 240,000 |
| Postmaster-General’s Department.................................. | 2,215,000 |
| Broadcasting Services.......................................... | 105,000 |
| Total Part 2.............................. | 2,560,000 |
| PART 3.—TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH— |
| Northern Territory............................................ | 103,000 |
| Australian Capital Territory...................................... | 50,700 |
| Norfolk Island............................................... | 4,000 |
| Papua and New Guinea......................................... | 2,900 |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands......................................... | 13,400 |
| Total Part 3.............................. | 174,000 |
| PART 5.—SELF-BALANCING ITEMS— |
| Department of Primary Industry.................................... | 125,000. |
| Total.................................. | 21,003,000 |
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%; margin-right:auto; margin-left:auto; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr style="height:1pt"><td colspan="2" style="width:381.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><div style="margin-top:6pt; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:14.4pt; text-indent:-14.4pt; text-align:center"><span style="font-weight:bold">PART 1.</span><span style="font-weight:bold">—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS </span><span style="font-weight:bold">UNDERTAKINGS</span><span style="font-weight:bold"> AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.</span></p></div></td><td style="width:62.1pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff"><span>£</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td colspan="2" style="width:381.35pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff"><span>I. PARLIAMENT.</span></p></td><td style="width:62.1pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td colspan="2" style="width:381.35pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-variant:small-caps">Division </span><span>No. 1.</span><span>—SENATE.</span></p></td><td style="width:62.1pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td colspan="2" style="width:381.35pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><div style="margin-left:21.6pt; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:7.2pt; text-indent:-7.2pt; text-align:justify"><span style="font-weight:bold">A.</span><span style="font-weight:bold">—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—</span></p></div></td><td style="width:62.1pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td colspan="2" style="width:381.35pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><div style="margin-left:36pt; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:28.8pt; text-indent:-28.8pt; text-align:justify"><span>1. Salaries and allowances</span><span>—Reclassification of offices</span><span style="width:122.08pt; text-indent:0pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">....................</span></p></div></td><td style="width:62.1pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>1,100</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td colspan="2" style="width:381.35pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><div style="margin-left:21.6pt; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:7.2pt; text-indent:-7.2pt; text-align:justify"><span style="font-weight:bold">B.—</span><span style="font-weight:bold">General Expenses</span><span style="width:260.84pt; text-indent:0pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">...........................................</span></p></div></td><td style="width:62.1pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>720</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td colspan="2" style="width:381.35pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-left:115.2pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Total </span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">Division No. </span><span>1</span><span style="width:180.03pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">.............................</span></p></td><td style="width:62.1pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>1,820</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td colspan="2" style="width:381.35pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-variant:small-caps">Division No. </span><span>2.</span><span>—HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.</span></p></td><td style="width:62.1pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td colspan="2" style="width:381.35pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><div style="margin-left:21.6pt; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:7.2pt; text-indent:-7.2pt; text-align:justify"><span style="font-weight:bold">A.—</span><span style="font-weight:bold">Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—</span></p></div></td><td style="width:62.1pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td colspan="2" style="width:381.35pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><div style="margin-left:36pt; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:28.8pt; text-indent:-28.8pt; text-align:justify"><span>1</span><span>. </span><span>Salaries and allowances</span><span>—Reclassification of offices</span><span style="width:122.08pt; text-indent:0pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">....................</span></p></div></td><td style="width:62.1pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>1,450</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td colspan="2" style="width:381.35pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><div style="margin-left:36pt; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:28.8pt; text-indent:-28.8pt; text-align:justify"><span>2</span><span>. </span><span>Temporary and casual employees</span><span style="width:197.89pt; text-indent:0pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">................................</span></p></div></td><td style="width:62.1pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>150</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td colspan="2" style="width:381.35pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="t
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