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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.
This 1941 Appropriation Act authorizes £3,831,000 for 1941–42 capital works across government departments, government-owned business undertakings, and the Northern and Australian Capital Territories—funding buildings, transport, communications, utilities and public works.
Passed just after Australia entered the Pacific War, it sustains civilian services and expands critical transport and communications infrastructure during wartime austerity, supporting defence-adjacent needs while maintaining domestic administration.
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THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.
APPROPRIATION (WORKS AND
BUILDINGS) 1941-42.
No. 61 of 1941.
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-two for the purposes of Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c., and to appropriate such sum.
[Assented to 3rd December, 1941.]
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 £3,831,000.
Appropriation.
F.7917.—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:40.55pt; 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:153.95pt; 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:45.5pt; 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>1941–42.</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:95pt; 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 rowspan="2" 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>Increase on Expenditure, 1940–41.</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:8pt"><span>Decrease on Expenditure, 1940–41.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:45.5pt; 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>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"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:8pt"><span>Expenditure.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:40.55pt; 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:153.95pt; 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: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:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><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:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><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: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: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>£</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:40.55pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-left:26.4pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>3</span></p></td><td style="width:153.95pt; 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:2.95pt; margin-left:20.95pt; text-indent:-10.4pt; 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: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"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>980,000</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"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>999,000</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"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>797,459</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; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>182,541</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:40.55pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-left:25.9pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>9</span></p></td><td style="width:153.95pt; 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:2.95pt; margin-left:20.95pt; text-indent:-10.4pt; 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: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"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>1,716,000</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"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>1,326,000</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"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>1,423,755</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; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>292,245</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:40.55pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-left:21.1pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>11</span></p></td><td style="width:153.95pt; 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:2.95pt; margin-left:20.95pt; text-indent:-10.4pt; 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">ommonwealth</span><span style="width:12.7pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span></p></td><td style="width:45.5pt; 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; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>1,135,000</span></p></td><td style="width:45.5pt; 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; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>1,096,000</span></p></td><td style="width:45.5pt; 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; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>990,550</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; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>144,450</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:40.55pt; 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:153.95pt; 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:45.5pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>3,831,000</span></p></td><td style="width:45.5pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>3,421,000</span></p></td><td style="width:45.5pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>3,211,764</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; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>619,236</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></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 style="width:37.4pt; 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 style="width:160.15pt; 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 style="width:42.45pt; 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>1941–42.</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:97.75pt; 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>1940–41.</span></p></td><td style="width:51.6pt; 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:8pt"><span>Increase on Expenditure, 1940–41.</span></p></td><td style="width:38.05pt; 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, 1940–41.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:37.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; p
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