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Commonwealth act
This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.
This 1931 budget law authorises the Treasurer to withdraw £829,077 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for additions, new works, buildings and related capital works in the 1931–32 year.
It funds capital projects across government departments, Commonwealth business undertakings (notably railways and postal/telecommunications), and the Northern and Federal Capital Territories—supporting defence, transport, communications and territorial infrastructure and comparing allocations with prior-year votes and expenditures.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1931-1932.
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THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.
APPROPRIATION (WORKS AND BUILDINGS)
1931-1932.
No. 16 of 1931.
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 thirty-two for the purposes of Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c., and to appropriate such sum.
[Assented to 6th August, 1931.]
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 :—
Short title.
Issue and application of £829,077.
Appropriation.
SCHEDULE.
F.2388.—Price 9d.
Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c.
SCHEDULE.
ABSTRACT.
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font-size:9pt"><span>1930-31.</span></p></td><td rowspan="2" style="width:46.6pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:9pt"><span>Increase on Expenditure, 1930-31.</span></p></td><td rowspan="2" style="width:42.4pt; 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"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:9pt"><span>Decrease on Expenditure, 1930-31.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:41pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:9pt"><span>Vote.</span></p></td><td style="width:48.9pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:9pt"><span>Expenditure.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:45.65pt; 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text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:italic">£</span></p></td><td style="width:48.9pt; 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:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:italic">£</span></p></td><td style="width:46.6pt; 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:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:italic">£</span></p></td><td style="width:42.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:italic">£</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:45.65pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>3</span></p></td><td style="width:151.35pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.2pt; margin-left:25pt; text-indent:-14.9pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-variant:small-caps">Part </span><span>I.—</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">Departments and Services</span><span>—</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps"></span></p></td><td style="width:47.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>116,8</span><span>42</span></p></td><td style="width:41pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>37,76</span><span>5</span></p></td><td style="width:48.9pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>28,20</span><span>2</span></p></td><td style="width:46.6pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>88,64</span><span>0</span></p></td><td style="width:42.4pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span>…</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:45.65pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>9</span></p></td><td style="width:151.35pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.2pt; margin-left:25pt; text-indent:-14.9pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-variant:small-caps">Part </span><span>II.—</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">Business Under</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">-</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">takings</span><span style="width:23.56pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span></p></td><td style="width:47.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>607,000</span></p></td><td style="width:41pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span>…</span></p></td><td style="width:48.9pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span>…</span></p></td><td style="width:46.6pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>607,000</span></p></td><td style="width:42.4pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span>…</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:45.65pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>12</span></p></td><td style="width:151.35pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.2pt; margin-left:25pt; text-indent:-14.9pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-variant:small-caps">Part </span><span>III.—</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">Territories of the Commonwealth</span><span style="width:13.15pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span></p></td><td style="width:47.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>105,235</span></p></td><td style="width:41pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>92,805</span></p></td><td style="width:48.9pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>46,243</span></p></td><td style="width:46.6pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>58,992</span></p></td><td style="width:42.4pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span>…</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:45.65pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:151.35pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.2pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:47.5pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>829,077</span></p></td><td style="width:41pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>130,570</span></p></td><td style="width:48.9pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>74,445</span></p></td><td style="width:46.6pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>754,632</span></p></td><td style="width:42.4pt; 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"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span>…</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:50.1pt"><td style="width:45.65pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:151.35pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.2pt; margin-left:15.85pt; text-indent:-15.85pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">TOTAL ADDITIONS, NEW WORKS, BUILDINGS, ETC.</span></p></td><td style="width:47.5pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>829,077</span></p></td><td style="width:41pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>130,570</span></p></td><td style="width:48.9pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>74,445</span></p><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span>(</span><span style="font-style:italic">a</span><span>)</span></p></td><td style="width:46.6pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>754,632</span></p></td><td style="width:42.4pt; 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"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span>…</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
(a) In addition the following expenditure was charged to Loan Fund in 1930-31:—
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