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Commonwealth act
This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.
The Act authorises the Australian Government to withdraw £3,421,000 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for 1940–41 to finance buildings, infrastructure and capital works. Funds are allocated across government departments (notably Civil Aviation), government business undertakings (notably Postmaster‑General and Commonwealth Railways) and the Territories (major sums for Canberra and the Northern Territory).
It is purely administrative: it gives the Treasurer legal authority to release the specific sums listed in the Schedule.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1940-41.
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THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.
APPROPRIATION (WORKS AND BUILDINGS) 1940-41.
No. 98 of 1940.
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 forty-one for the purposes of Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c., and to appropriate such sum.
[Assented to 18th December, 1940.]
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.
Commencement.
Issue and application of £3,421,000.
Appropriation.
F.7966.—Price 8d.
Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c.
THE SCHEDULE. Sec. 4.
ABSTRACT.
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:451.4pt; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2" style="width:35.3pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:8pt"><span>Page Reference.</span></p></td><td rowspan="2" style="width:136.7pt; 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:8pt"><span>—</span></p></td><td rowspan="2" style="width:54.5pt; 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:8pt"><span>1940–41.</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:104pt; 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:8pt"><span>1939–40.</span></p></td><td rowspan="2" style="width:50.75pt; 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:8pt"><span>Increase on Expenditure, 1939–40.</span></p></td><td rowspan="2" style="width:46.15pt; 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:8pt"><span>Decrease on Expenditure, 1939–40.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:50pt; 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:8pt"><span>Vote.</span></p></td><td style="width:50pt; 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:8pt"><span>Expenditure.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:35.3pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:136.7pt; 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:justify; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:54.5pt; 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:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span>£</span></p></td><td style="width:50pt; 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>£</span></p></td><td style="width:50pt; 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>£</span></p></td><td style="width:50.75pt; 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>£</span></p></td><td style="width:46.15pt; 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>£</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:35.3pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-left:18.25pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>3</span></p></td><td style="width:136.7pt; 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:1.6pt; margin-left:26.2pt; text-indent:-15.65pt; font-size:11pt"><span>P</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">art</span><span> I.—D</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">epartments</span><span> </span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">and</span><span> S</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">ervices</span><span>—</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">other</span><span> </span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">than</span><span> B</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">usiness</span><span> U</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">ndertakings</span><span> </span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">and</span><span> T</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">erritories</span><span> </span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">of</span><span> </span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">the</span><span> C</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">ommonwealth</span><span></span></p></td><td style="width:54.5pt; 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>999,000</span></p></td><td style="width:50pt; 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>1,036,000</span></p></td><td style="width:50pt; 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>738,742</span></p></td><td style="width:50.75pt; 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>260,258</span></p></td><td style="width:46.15pt; 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:35.3pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-left:18.5pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>9</span></p></td><td style="width:136.7pt; 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:1.6pt; margin-left:26.2pt; text-indent:-15.65pt; font-size:11pt"><span>P</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">art</span><span> II.—B</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">usiness</span><span> U</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">ndertakings</span><span style="width:26.77pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span></p></td><td style="width:54.5pt; 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>1,326,000</span></p></td><td style="width:50pt; 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>1,446,000</span></p></td><td style="width:50pt; 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>1,442,569</span></p></td><td style="width:50.75pt; 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:46.15pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>116,569</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:35.3pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-left:13.45pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>11</span></p></td><td style="width:136.7pt; 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:1.6pt; margin-left:26.2pt; text-indent:-15.65pt; font-size:11pt"><span>P</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">art</span><span> III.—T</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">erritories</span><span> </span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">of</span><span> </span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">the</span><span> C</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">ommon</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">-</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">wealth</span><span style="width:9.03pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span></p></td><td style="width:54.5pt; 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>1,096,000</span></p></td><td style="width:50pt; 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>1,052,000</span></p></td><td style="width:50pt; 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>855,134</span></p></td><td style="width:50.75pt; 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>240,866</span></p></td><td style="width:46.15pt; 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:35.3pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:136.7pt; 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; text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">TOTAL ADDITIONS, NEW WORKS, BUILDINGS, ETC.</span></p></td><td style="width:54.5pt; 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"><span>3,421,000</span></p></td><td style="width:50pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:1.6pt; text-align:right"><span>3,534,000</span></p></td><td style="width:50pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:1.15pt; text-align:right"><span>3,036,445</span></p></td><td style="width:50.75pt; 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"><span>384,555</span></p></td><td style="width:46.15pt; 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"><span>..</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c.
PART I.—Departments and Services—other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth.
SUMMARY.
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:451.4pt; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2" style="width:36.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:8pt"><span>Division Number.</span></p></td><td rowspan="2" style="width:146.25pt; 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:8pt"><span>—</span></p></td><td rowspan="2" style="width:56.3pt; 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:8pt"><span>1940–41.</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:96.85pt; 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:8pt"><span>1939–40.</span></p></td><td rowspan="2" style="width:48.7pt; 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:8pt"><span>Increase on Expenditure, 1939–40.</span></p></td><td rowspan="2" style="width:42.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000
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