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Commonwealth act
This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.
This law authorises the Australian Government to spend £296,734 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund in 1926–27 on construction and capital works. The bulk funds government departments (notably defence and public health) and £66,500 is allocated to infrastructure in the Northern Territory; no new funding is provided to business undertakings this year.
It matters because, under the Constitution, parliamentary approval is required for public expenditure—this statute provides the legal authority for those capital outlays.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1926-27.
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THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.
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APPROPRIATION (WORKS AND
BUILDINGS) 1926--27.
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No. 30 of 1926.
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-seven for the purposes of Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c., and to appropriate such sum.
[Assented to 21st July, 1926.]
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.
1. This Act may be cited as the Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1926-27.
Issue and application of £296,734.
2. 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 twenty-seven the sum of Two hundred and ninety-six thousand seven hundred and thirty-four pounds.
Appropriation.
3. The said sum granted by this Act is appropriated for the purposes and services set forth in the Schedule in relation to the financial year ending the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven.
SCHEDULE.
F. 10745—Price 5d.
SCHEDULE.
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ABSTRACT.
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line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span class="Bodytext145pt0" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:10pt; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">1926-27.</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:105.75pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:2.25pt solid #000000; border-left:2.25pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:middle"><p class="BodyText21" style="text-align:center; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span class="Bodytext11pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:10pt; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">1925-26.</span></p></td><td rowspan="2" style="width:56.88pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:2.25pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.12pt; vertical-align:middle"><p class="BodyText21" style="text-align:center; line-height:normal; font-size:8pt"><span class="Bodytext11pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:8pt; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">Increase on Expenditure, </span><span class="Bodytext95pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:8pt; font-weight:normal; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">1925-26.</span></p></td><td rowspan="2" style="width:66.5pt; 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-align:center; line-height:normal; font-size:8pt"><span class="Bodytext11pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:8pt; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">Decrease on Expenditure,</span><br><span class="Bodytext95pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:8pt; font-weight:normal; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">1926-26.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:23.35pt"><td style="width:47.88pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:2.25pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; vertical-align:middle"><p class="BodyText21" style="text-align:center; line-height:normal; font-size:8pt"><span class="Bodytext11pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:8pt; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">Vote.</span></p></td><td style="width:56.88pt; 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-align:center; line-height:normal; font-size:8pt"><span class="Bodytext11pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:8pt; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">Expenditure.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:18.65pt"><td style="width:53pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td style="width:129.5pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.12pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td style="width:47.88pt; 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-align:center; line-height:normal; font-size:11pt"><span class="Bodytext11pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">£</span></p></td><td style="width:47.88pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:2.25pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; vertical-align:middle"><p class="BodyText21" style="text-align:center; line-height:normal; font-size:11pt"><span class="Bodytext11pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">£</span></p></td><td style="width:56.88pt; 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-align:center; line-height:normal; font-size:11pt"><span class="Bodytext11pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">£</span></p></td><td style="width:56.88pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:2.25pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; vertical-align:middle"><p class="BodyText21" style="text-align:center; line-height:normal; font-size:11pt"><span class="Bodytext11pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">£</span></p></td><td style="width:66.5pt; 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-align:center; line-height:normal; font-size:11pt"><span class="Bodytext11pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">£</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:59.95pt"><td style="width:53pt; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BodyText21" style="margin-right:14.4pt; text-align:right; line-height:normal; font-size:11pt"><span class="Bodytext13pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt; font-weight:normal; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">3</span></p></td><td style="width:129.5pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.12pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="BodyText21" style="margin-left:21.6pt; text-indent:-14.4pt; line-height:normal; font-size:11pt"><span class="Bodytext11pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-variant:small-caps; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">Part </span><span class="Bodytext13pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt; font-weight:normal; font-variant:small-caps; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">1</span><span class="Bodytext13pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt; font-weight:normal; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">.</span><span class="Bodytext11pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">—</span><span class="Bodytext11pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-variant:small-caps; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">Departments and Services—Other Than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth</span><span class="Bodytext11pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-variant:small-caps; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline"></span></p></td><td style="width:47.88pt; 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-align:right; line-height:normal; font-size:11pt"><span class="Bodytext13pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt; font-weight:normal; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">230,234</span></p></td><td style="width:47.88pt; border-left:2.25pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="BodyText21" style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; line-height:normal; font-size:11pt"><span class="Bodytext13pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt; font-weight:normal; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">265,486</span></p></td><td style="width:56.88pt; 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-align:right; line-height:normal; font-size:11pt"><span class="Bodytext13pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt; font-weight:normal; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">266,238</span></p></td><td style="width:56.88pt; border-left:2.25pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">..</span></p></td><td style="width:66.5pt; 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-align:right; line-height:normal; font-size:11pt"><span class="Bodytext13pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt; font-weight:normal; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">36,004</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:5.4pt"><td style="width:53pt; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BodyText21" style="margin-right:14.4pt; text-align:right; line-height:normal; font-size:11pt"><span class="Bodytext13pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt; font-weight:normal; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">10</span></p></td><td style="width:129.5pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.12pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="BodyText21" style="margin-left:21.6pt; text-indent:-14.4pt; line-height:normal; font-size:11pt"><span class="Bodytext11pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-variant:small-caps; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">Part </span><span class="Bodytext13pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt; font-weight:normal; font-variant:small-caps; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">2.</span><span class="Bodytext11pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-variant:small-caps; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">—Business Undertakings</span><span style="width:31.95pt; text-indent:0pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; font-variant:small-caps; display:inline-block">....</span></p></td><td style="width:47.88pt; border-right:2.25pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-left:0.12pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">..</span></p></td><td style="width:47.88pt; border-left:2.25pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">..</span></p></td><td style="width:56.88pt; 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-align:right; line-height:normal; font-size:11pt"><span class="Bodytext13pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt; font-weight:normal; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">17,074</span></p></td><td style="width:56.88pt; border-left:2.25pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">..</span></p></td><td style="width:66.5pt; 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-align:right; line-height:normal; font-size:11pt"><span class="Bodytext13pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt; font-weight:normal; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">17,074</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:4pt"><td style="width:53pt; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BodyText21" style="margin-right:14.4pt; text-align:right; line-height:normal; font-size:11pt"><span class="Bodytext13pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt; font-weight:normal; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">11</span></p></td><td style="width:129.5pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.12pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="BodyText21" style="margin-left:21.6pt; text-indent:-14.4pt; line-height:normal; font-size:11pt"><span class="Bodytext11pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-variant:small-caps; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">Part </span><span class="Bodytext13pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt; font-weight:normal; font-variant:small-caps; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">3.</span><span class="Bodytext11pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-variant:small-caps; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">—Territories of the Commonwealth</span><span style="width:21.54pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span></p></td><td style="width:47.88pt; 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-align:right; line-height:normal; font-size:11pt"><span class="Bodytext13pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt; font-weight:normal; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">66,500</span></p></td><td style="width:47.88pt; border-left:2.25pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="BodyText21" style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; line-height:normal; font-size:11pt"><span class="Bodytext13pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt; font-weight:normal; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:base
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