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Commonwealth act
This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.
This 1959–60 Works and Services Appropriation Act authorises about £142 million in capital spending on buildings, equipment and infrastructure for Commonwealth departments, government business enterprises (like telecommunications and rail/broadcasting) and Australia’s territories. It lets the Treasurer draw funds from the Consolidated Revenue Fund, supplemented by an earlier appropriation, to finance these long‑lived assets for the year to 30 June 1960. It’s the legal basis for capital—not recurrent—expenditure.
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THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.
APPROPRIATION (WORKS AND SERVICES) 1959-60.
No. 68 of 1959.
An Act to grant and apply out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund a sum for the service of the year ending on the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and sixty, 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 16th November, 1959.]
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 £86,173.000.
thirtieth
F.9945/59.—PRICE 1S.
thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and sixty, the sum of Eighty-six million one hundred and seventy-three thousand pounds.
Appropriation of supply £141,896,000.
THE SCHEDULES.
Section 4. FIRST SCHEDULE.
GRANTS OUT OF THE CONSOLIDATED REVENUE FUND.
| £ |
|---|
| Act No. 37 of 1959........................ | 55,723,000 |
| Under this Act........................... | 86,173,000 |
| 141,896,000 |
THE SECOND SCHEDULE. Section 4.
ABSTRACT.
| Page Reference. | — | 1959-60. |
|---|---|---|
| £ | ||
| 5 | Part 1.—Departments and Services—Other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth | 80,209,000 |
| 13 | Part 2.—Business Undertakings................................ | 44,306,000 |
| 17 | Part 3.—Territories of the Commonwealth......................... | 17,381,000 |
| TOTAL ADDITIONS, NEW WORKS AND OTHER SERVICES INVOLVING CAPITAL EXPENDITURE | 141,896,000 |
PART 1.—Departments and Services—other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth.
<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:451.45pt; 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">SUMMARY.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td rowspan="2" style="width:38.85pt; 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:208.55pt; 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>Departments and Services.</span></p></td><td rowspan="2" style="width:63.3pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-weight:bold">1959-60.</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:128.75pt; 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; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>1958-59.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:66.8pt; border: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>Appropriation.</span></p></td><td style="width:57.95pt; 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="text-align:justify; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Expenditure.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:38.85pt; 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:208.55pt; 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:63.3pt; 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; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>£</span></p></td><td style="width:66.8pt; 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; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>£</span></p></td><td style="width:57.95pt; 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; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>£</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:38.85pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; margin-left:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>835</span></p></td><td style="width:208.55pt; 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>PARLIAMENT</span><span style="width:127.56pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">...................</span></p></td><td style="width:63.3pt; 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-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>21,000</span></p></td><td style="width:66.8pt; 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-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>34,000</span></p></td><td style="width:57.95pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>30,193</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:38.85pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; margin-left:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>836-840</span></p></td><td style="width:208.55pt; 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="text-align:justify; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>PRIME MINISTER</span><span style="width:110.14pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">................</span></p></td><td style="width:63.3pt; 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-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>880,250</span></p></td><td style="width:66.8pt; 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-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>737,300</span></p></td><td style="width:57.95pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>724,906</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:38.85pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; margin-left:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>841-845</span></p></td><td style="width:208.55pt; 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="text-align:justify; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>EXTERNAL AFFAIRS</span><span style="width:92.41pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">.............</span></p></td><td style="width:63.3pt; 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-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>205,000</span></p></td><td style="width:66.8pt; 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-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>253,250</span></p></td><td style="width:57.95pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>166,010</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:38.85pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; margin-left:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>846-850</span></p></td><td style="width:208.55pt; 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="text-align:justify; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>TREASURY</span><span style="width:140.39pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">.....................</span></p></td><td style="width:63.3pt; 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-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>134,000</span></p></td><td style="width:66.8pt; 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-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>184,300</span></p></td><td style="width:57.95pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>171,352</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:38.85pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; margin-left:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>855</span></p></td><td style="width:208.55pt; 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="text-align:justify; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>ATTORNEY-GENERAL</span><span style="width:84.19pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">............</span></p></td><td style="width:63.3pt; 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-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>179,000</span></p></td><td style="width:66.8pt; 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-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>285,000</span></p></td><td style="width:57.95pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>244,323</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:38.85pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; margin-left:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>856-860</span></p></td><td style="width:20
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