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Commonwealth act
This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.
This is a budget law that allows the Australian Government to spend £68.5 million from the national treasury (the Consolidated Revenue Fund) during the 1955-56 financial year. When combined with an earlier spending bill, the total available is £101 million.
The money is specifically for capital works — buildings, ships, railways, equipment, and infrastructure rather than day-to-day running costs.
Where the money goes:
The Act simply authorizes the Treasurer to release these funds to pay for the specific projects listed in the attached schedules.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Appropriation (Works and Services) Act 1955-56.
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THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.
APPROPRIATION (WORKS AND SERVICES)
1955-56.
No. 42 of 1955.
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-six, 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 28th October, 1955.]
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 £68,558,000.
The Treasurer may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and apply towards making good the supply hereby granted to Her Majesty for the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and fifty-six, the sum of Sixty-eight million five hundred and fifty-eight thousand pounds.
All
F.5725/55.—Price 8d.
Appropriation of supply £101,245,000.
THE SCHEDULES.
Section 4. FIRST SCHEDULE.
GRANTS OUT OF THE CONSOLIDATED REVENUE FUND.
| £ |
|---|
| Act No. 22 of 1955........................ | 32,687,000 |
| Under this Act........................... | 68,558,000 |
| 101,245,000 |
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:24pt"><td rowspan="2" style="width:49.4pt; 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; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Page Reference.</span></p></td><td rowspan="2" style="width:183.2pt; 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:66.05pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:3pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff"><span>1955</span><span>–5</span><span>6</span><span>.</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:136.8pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:3pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff"><span>1954</span><span>–55.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:22.2pt"><td style="width:66.5pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:3pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Vote.</span></p></td><td style="width:66.3pt; 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:1pt"><td style="width:49.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:justify; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:183.2pt; 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:justify; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:66.05pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:3pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>£</span></p></td><td style="width:66.5pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:3pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>£</span></p></td><td style="width:66.3pt; 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; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>£</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:49.4pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:21.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>4</span></p></td><td style="width:183.2pt; 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"><div style="background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:7.2pt; text-indent:-7.2pt; font-size:11pt"><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> </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">C</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">ommonwealth</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps"></span></p></div></td><td style="width:66.05pt; border-right:3pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>60,666,000</span></p></td><td style="width:66.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:3pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>66,506,000</span></p></td><td style="width:66.3pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>59,795,120</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:49.4pt; 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; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>12</span></p></td><td style="width:183.2pt; 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; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt; 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:39.15pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; font-variant:small-caps; display:inline-block">.....</span></p></td><td style="width:66.05pt; border-right:3pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>32,420,000</span></p></td><td style="width:66.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:3pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>29,290,000</span></p></td><td style="width:66.3pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>27,034,123</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:49.4pt; 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; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>14</span></p></td><td style="width:183.2pt; 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"><div style="margin-top:6pt; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:7.2pt; text-indent:-7.2pt; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-variant:small-caps">Part</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps"> </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><span style="width:28.74pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span></p></div></td><td style="width:66.05pt; border-right:3pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>8,159,000</span></p></td><td style="width:66.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:3pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>6,788,000</span></p></td><td style="width:66.3pt; 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-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>5,168,011</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:49.4pt; 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; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:183.2pt; 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"><div style="margin-top:6pt; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:7.2pt; text-indent:-7.2pt; font-size:12pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">TOTAL ADDITIONS, NEW WORKS AND OTHER</span><span style="font-weight:bold"> </span><span style="font-weight:bold">SERVICES</span><span style="font-weight:bold"> </span><span style="font-weight:bold">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:66.05pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:3pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:justify; font-size:12pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>101,245,000</span></p></td><td style="width:66.5pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:3pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:justify; font-size:12pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>102,584,000</span></p></td><td style="width:66.3pt; 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-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:12pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>91,997,254</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%; margin-right:auto; margin-left:auto; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr style="height:1pt"><td colspan="5" style="width:447.45pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-weight:bold">PART</span><span style="font-weight:bold"> </span><span style="font-weight:bold">1.</span><span style="font-weight:bold">—Departments and Services—other than Business Undertakings and Territories of</span><span style="font-weight:bold"> </span><span style="font-weight:bold">the Commonwealth.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td colspan="5" style="width:447.45pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:12pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-weight:bold">SUMMARY.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:25.35pt"><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:1.62p
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