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Commonwealth act
This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.
This Act authorises the Australian Government to spend about £100 million from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for capital works in the year to 30 June 1955, funding buildings, infrastructure and equipment rather than operating costs.
It directs investment into national projects (eg, War Service Homes, Snowy Mountains scheme, civil aviation, early atomic energy work), government trading enterprises and territories—affecting taxpayers, government agencies, and firms contracted to build and supply those assets.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Appropriation (Works and Services) Act 1954-55.
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THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.
APPROPRIATION (WORKS AND SERVICES) 1954-55.
No. 35 of 1954.
An Act to grant and apply out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund a sum for the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and fifty-five, for the purposes of Additions, New Works and other Services involving Capital Expenditure and to appropriate the Supplies granted by the Parliament for that year.
[Assented to 21st October, 1954.]
BE it enacted by the Queen'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 £68,655,000.
4. All
F.4899.—Price 1s.
Appropriation of supply £99,783,000.
THE SCHEDULES.
Section 4. FIRST SCHEDULE.
GRANTS OUT OF THE CONSOLIDATED REVENUE FUND.
| £ |
|---|
| Act No. 23 of 1954......................... | 31,128,000 |
| Under this Act............................. | 68,655,000 |
| 99,783,000 |
SECOND SCHEDULE. Section 4.
ABSTRACT.
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%; margin-right:auto; margin-left:auto; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr style="height:21.75pt"><td rowspan="2" style="width:45.5pt; 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; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Page Reference.</span></p></td><td rowspan="2" style="width:198.5pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff"><span>___</span></p></td><td rowspan="2" style="width:59pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-weight:bold">1954-55.</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:132.45pt; 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; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff"><span>1953-54.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:22pt"><td style="width:63.5pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Vote.</span></p></td><td style="width:64.95pt; 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; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Expenditure.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:21.75pt"><td style="width:45.5pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-right:21.6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:198.5pt; 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:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:59pt; 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:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff"><span>£</span></p></td><td style="width:63.5pt; 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:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff"><span>£</span></p></td><td style="width:64.95pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff"><span>£</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:45.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:21.6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>5</span></p></td><td style="width:198.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><div style="margin-top:6pt; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:10.8pt; text-indent:-10.8pt; text-align:justify"><span style="font-variant:small-caps">Part </span><span>1.</span><span>—</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">Departments and Services</span><span>— </span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">other than business undertakings and</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps"> </span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">Territories</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps"> </span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">of</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps"> </span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">the</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps"> </span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">Commonwealth</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps"></span></p></div></td><td style="width:59pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>64,251,000</span></p></td><td style="width:63.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>62,069,000</span></p></td><td style="width:64.95pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>57,469,358</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:45.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:21.6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>13</span></p></td><td style="width:198.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-variant:small-caps">Part </span><span>2.</span><span>—</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">Business Undertakings</span><span style="width:63.45pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; font-variant:small-caps; display:inline-block">..........</span></p></td><td style="width:59pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>28,747,000</span></p></td><td style="width:63.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>29,142,000</span></p></td><td style="width:64.95pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>27,252,528</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:45.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:21.6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>15</span></p></td><td style="width:198.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><div style="margin-top:6pt; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:10.8pt; text-indent:-10.8pt; text-align:justify"><span style="font-variant:small-caps">Part </span><span>3.</span><span>—</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">Territories</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps"> </span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">of</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps"> </span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">the</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps"> </span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">Commonwealth</span></p></div></td><td style="width:59pt; 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; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>6,785,000</span></p></td><td style="width:63.5pt; 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; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>5,795,000</span></p></td><td style="width:64.95pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>4,110,734</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:45.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:21.6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:198.5pt; 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:top; background-color:#ffffff"><div style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:10.8pt; text-indent:-10.8pt; text-align:justify; font-size:12pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">TOTAL ADDITIONS, NEW WORKS AND OTHER SERVICES INVOLVING</span><span style="font-weight:bold"> </span><span style="font-weight:bold">CAPITAL</span><span style="font-weight:bold"> </span><span style="font-weight:bold">EXPENDITURE.</span><span style="font-weight:bold"></span></p></div></td><td style="width:59pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:justify; font-size:12pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>99,783,000</span></p></td><td style="width:63.5pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:7.2pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; font-size:12pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>97,006,000</span></p></td><td style="width:64.95pt; 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; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:7.2pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; font-size:12pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>88,832,620</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100.08%; margin-right:auto; margin-left:auto; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr style="height:30.75pt"><td colspan="5" style="width:451.8pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-weight:bold">PART 1.</span><span style="font-weight:bold">—Departments and Services—other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:31.2pt"><td colspan="5" style="width:451.8pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:12pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-weight:bold">SUMMARY.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:21.75pt"><td rowspan="2" style="width:36.85pt; 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; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Division Number.</span></p></td><td rowspan="2" style="width:218.45pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-weight:bold">Departments and Services.</span></p></td><td rowspan="2" style="width:59.55pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-weight:bold">1954-55.</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:124.95pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padd
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