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Commonwealth act
This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.
This short budget law authorises £3,070,502 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for 1920–21 to finance capital works, buildings and equipment across federal departments. Major spending targets include defence (the single largest allocation), emerging air services, postal/telegraph infrastructure and continued development of the Federal Capital Territory.
It matters as a post‑WWI reconstruction and peacetime investment program, shifting government priority to defence infrastructure, communications and nation‑building in Canberra.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1920-21.
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THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.
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APPROPRIATION (WORKS AND BUILDINGS) 1920-21.
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No. 26 of 1920.
An 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-one for the purposes of Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c., and to appropriate such sum.
[Assented to 30th September, 1920.]
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.
Issue and application of £3,070,502.
Appropriation.
SCHEDULE.
F.16849.— Price 8d.
SCHEDULE.
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ABSTRACT.
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr style="height:25.7pt"><td style="width:135.5pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:justify; font-size:8pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td rowspan="2" style="width:54.5pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:3pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-weight:bold">1920</span><span style="font-weight:bold">–21.</span></p></td><td colspan="3" style="width:144.5pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:3pt solid #000000; border-left:3pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-style:italic">1919</span><span style="font-style:italic">–20.</span></p></td><td rowspan="2" style="width:54.5pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:3pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:8pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-style:italic">Increase on Expenditure, 1919</span><span style="font-style:italic">–20.</span></p></td><td rowspan="2" style="width:44.45pt; 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="text-align:center; font-size:8pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-style:italic">Decrease on Expenditure, 1919</span><span style="font-style:italic">–20.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:29.45pt"><td rowspan="2" style="width:135.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><br><span style="font-style:italic">Annual Votes.</span></p></td><td style="width:50pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:3pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:8pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-style:italic">Vote.</span></p></td><td style="width:45.5pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:8pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-style:italic">Expenditure.</span></p></td><td style="width:41pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:3pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:8pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-style:italic">Unexpended</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:18.6pt"><td style="width:54.5pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:3pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>£</span></p></td><td style="width:50pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:3pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>£</span></p></td><td style="width:45.5pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>£</span></p></td><td style="width:41pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:3pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>£</span></p></td><td style="width:54.5pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:3pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>£</span></p></td><td style="width:44.45pt; 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="text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>£</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:13.65pt"><td style="width:135.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><div style="background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:11.5pt; text-indent:-11.5pt; font-size:11pt"><span>THE PARLIAMENT</span><span style="width:33.48pt; text-indent:0pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">.....</span></p></div></td><td style="width:54.5pt; border-right:3pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:5.95pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>2,000</span></p></td><td style="width:50pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:3pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>..</span></p></td><td style="width:45.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>..</span></p></td><td style="width:41pt; border-right:3pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>..</span></p></td><td style="width:54.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:3pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:5.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>2,000</span></p></td><td style="width:44.45pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>..</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:21.2pt"><td style="width:135.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><div style="background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:11.5pt; text-indent:-11.5pt; font-size:11pt"><span>THE TREASURY</span><span style="width:46.31pt; text-indent:0pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">......</span></p></div></td><td style="width:54.5pt; border-right:3pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:5.95pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>321</span></p></td><td style="width:50pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:3pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>322</span></p></td><td style="width:45.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:4.5pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>1</span></p></td><td style="width:41pt; border-right:3pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>321</span></p></td><td style="width:54.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:3pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:5.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>320</span></p></td><td style="width:44.45pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>..</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:46.35pt"><td style="width:135.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><div style="background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:11.5pt; text-indent:-11.5pt; font-size:11pt"><span>THE HOME AND TERRITORIES DEPARTMENT</span><span style="width:19.18pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span></p></div></td><td style="width:54.5pt; border-right:3pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:5.95pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>41,327</span></p></td><td style="width:50pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:3pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>20,208</span></p></td><td style="width:45.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:4.5pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>21,440</span></p></td><td style="width:41pt; border-right:3pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:1.45pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>1,232</span><span>*</span></p></td><td style="width:54.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:3pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:5.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>19,887</span></p></td><td style="width:44.45pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>..</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:36pt"><td style="width:135.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><div style="background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:11.5pt; text-indent:-11.5pt; font-size:11pt"><span>THE DEPARTMENT OE </span><span>DEFENCE</span><span> </span><span>—MILITARY</span></p></div></td><td style="width:54.5pt; border-right:3pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:5.95pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>1,302,153</span></p></td><td style="width:50pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:3pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>137,236</span></p></td><td style="width:45.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:4.5pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>86,579</span></p></td><td style="width:41pt; border-right:3pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>50,657</span></p></td><td style="width:54.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:3pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:5.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>1,215,574</span></p></td><td style="width:44.45pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>..</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:36pt"><td style="width:135.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><div style="background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:11.5pt; text-indent:-11.5pt; font-size:11pt"><span>THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY</span><span></span></p></div></td><td style="width:54.5pt; border-right:3pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-
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