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Commonwealth act
This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.
This 1924 Appropriation Act authorises £403,789 for the 1924–25 financial year to fund government capital works across departments — defence, communications and post, health, customs, territories and a payment to Commonwealth Oil Refineries. It’s a targeted “bricks-and-mortar” spending bill that directs Consolidated Revenue Fund money to specific construction and infrastructure projects nationwide.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1924-25.
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THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.
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APPROPRIATION (WORKS AND
BUILDINGS) 1924-25.
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No. 13 of 1924.
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-five for the purposes of Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c., and to appropriate such sum.
[Assented to 15th August, 1924.]
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 £403,789.
Appropriation.
F. 13198.—Price 5d. SCHEDULE.
SCHEDULE.
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ABSTRACT.
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padding-left:0.12pt; vertical-align:middle"><p class="BodyText21" style="text-indent:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal; font-size:11pt"><span class="Bodytext8pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">1924-25.</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:101.3pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:2.25pt solid #000000; border-left:2.25pt solid #000000; vertical-align:middle"><p class="BodyText21" style="text-indent:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span class="Bodytext65pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:9pt; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">1923-24.</span></p></td><td rowspan="2" style="width:43.18pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:2.25pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; vertical-align:middle"><p class="BodyText21" style="text-indent:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal; font-size:8pt"><span class="Bodytext5pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:8pt; font-weight:normal; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">Increase on Expenditure, </span><span class="Bodytext55pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:8pt; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">1923-24.</span></p></td><td rowspan="2" style="width:50.75pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.12pt; vertical-align:middle"><p class="BodyText21" style="text-indent:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal; font-size:8pt"><span class="Bodytext5pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:8pt; font-weight:normal; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">D</span><span class="Bodytext5pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:8pt; font-weight:normal; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">ecrease on Expenditure</span><span class="Bodytext5pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:8pt; font-weight:normal; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">,</span><span class="Bodytext5pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:8pt; font-weight:normal; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline"> </span><span class="Bodytext55pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:8pt; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">1923-24.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:27.9pt"><td style="width:49.42pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:2.25pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; vertical-align:middle"><p class="BodyText21" style="text-indent:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal; font-size:8pt"><span class="Bodytext5pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:8pt; font-weight:normal; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">Vote.</span></p></td><td style="width:50.88pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:2.25pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-left:0.12pt; vertical-align:middle"><p class="BodyText21" style="text-indent:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal; font-size:8pt"><span class="Bodytext5pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:8pt; font-weight:normal; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">Expenditure.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:46.3pt"><td style="width:50.3pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:middle"><p class="BodyText21" style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-indent:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal; font-size:11pt"><span class="Bodytext5pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt; font-weight:normal; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">1</span><span class="Bodytext5pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt; font-weight:normal; font-variant:small-caps; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">a</span></p></td><td style="width:134.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.12pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="BodyText21" style="margin-left:14.4pt; text-indent:-7.2pt; text-align:left; line-height:normal; font-size:11pt"><span class="BodyText1" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT</span><span style="width:34.01pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span></p></td><td style="width:51.12pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:2.25pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-left:0.12pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="BodyText21" style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-indent:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span class="BodyText1" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:10pt; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">£</span></p><p class="BodyText21" style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-indent:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span class="BodyText1" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:10pt; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">..</span></p></td><td style="width:49.42pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:2.25pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="BodyText21" style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-indent:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span class="BodyText1" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:10pt; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">£</span></p><p class="BodyText21" style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-indent:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span class="BodyText1" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:10pt; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">..</span></p></td><td style="width:50.88pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:2.25pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-left:0.12pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="BodyText21" style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-indent:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span class="BodyText1" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:10pt; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">£</span></p><p class="BodyText21" style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-indent:0pt; text-align:right; line-height:normal; font-size:11pt"><span class="BodyText1" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">31,250</span></p></td><td style="width:43.18pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:2.25pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="BodyText21" style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-indent:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span class="BodyText1" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:10pt; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">£</span></p><p class="BodyText21" style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-indent:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span class="BodyText1" style="font-size:10pt; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">..</span></p></td><td style="width:50.75pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.12pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="BodyText21" style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-indent:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span class="BodyText1" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:10pt; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">£</span></p><p class="BodyText21" style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-indent:0pt; text-align:right; line-height:normal; font-size:11pt"><span class="BodyText1" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">31,250</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:34.9pt"><td style="width:50.3pt; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BodyText21" style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-indent:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal; font-size:11pt"><span class="Bodytext105pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt; font-weight:normal; font-variant:small-caps; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">1b</span><span class="Bodytext105pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt; font-weight:normal; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">-1</span></p></td><td style="width:134.35pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.12pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BodyText21" style="margin-left:14.4pt; text-indent:-7.2pt; text-align:left; line-height:normal; font-size:11pt"><span class="BodyText1" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">THE HOME AND TERRI</span><span class="BodyText1" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline"></span><span class="BodyText1" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">TORIES DEPARTMENT</span></p></td><td style="width:51.12pt; border-right:2.25pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-left:0.12pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="BodyText21" style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-indent:0pt; text-align:right; line-height:normal; font-size:11pt"><span class="BodyText1" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">20,000</span></p></td><td style="width:49.42pt; border-left:2.25pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="BodyText21" style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-indent:0pt; text-align:right; line-height:normal; font-size:11pt"><span class="BodyText1" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">39,270</span></p></td><td style="width:50.88pt; border-right:2.25pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-left:0.12pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="BodyText21" style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-indent:0pt; text-align:right; line-height:normal; font-size:11pt"><span class="BodyText1" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">15,282</span></p></td><td style="width:43.18pt; border-left:2.25pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="BodyText21" style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-indent:0pt; text-align:right; line-height:normal; font-size:11pt"><span class="BodyText1" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">4,718</span></p></td><td style="width:50.75pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.12pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:center; line-height:108%; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:31.5pt"><td style="width:50.3pt; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BodyText21" style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-indent:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal; font-size:11pt"><span class="BodyText1" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">2-9</span></p></td><td style="width:134.35pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.12pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="BodyText21" style="margin-left:14.4pt; text-indent:-7.2pt; text-align:left; line-height:normal; font-size:11pt"><span class="BodyText1" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">THE DEPARTMENT OF </span><span class="BodyText1" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">DEFENCE</span><span style="width:5.66pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span></p></td><td style="width:51.12pt; border-right:2.25pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-left:0.12pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="BodyText21" style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-indent:0pt; text-align:right; line-height:normal; font-size:11pt"><span class="BodyText1" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">311,323</span></p></td><td style="width:49.42pt; border-left:2.25pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="BodyText21" style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-indent:0pt; text-align:right; line-height:normal; font-size:11pt"><span class="BodyText1" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">371,108</span></p></td><td style="width:50.88pt; border-right:2.25pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-left:0.12pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="BodyText21" style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-indent:0pt; text-align:right; line-height:normal; font-size:11pt"><span class="BodyText1" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">311,323</span></p></td><td style="width:43.18pt; border-left:2.25pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-a
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