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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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.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 make capital expenditures totalling £167.9 million for the year ending 30 June 1963, by withdrawing £103.3 million from the Consolidated Revenue Fund and combining it with prior supply.
It funds government buildings, infrastructure and major projects across telecommunications, national development, transport, aviation and other public services, directing investment into long‑term facilities and projects listed in a detailed Second Schedule.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Appropriation (Works and Services) Act 1962-63.
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THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.
APPROPRIATION
(WORKS AND SERVICES) 1962-63.
No. 65 of 1962.
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-three, 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 19th November, 1962.]
B
E 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 £103,323,000.
thirtieth
F.10652/62—Price 1s.
thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and sixty-three, the sum of One hundred and three million three hundred and twenty-three thousand pounds.
Appropriation of supply £167,877,000.
THE SCHEDULES.
Section 4. FIRST SCHEDULE.
GRANTS OUT OF THE CONSOLIDATED REVENUE FUND.
| £ | |
|---|---|
| Under the Supply (Works and Services) Act 1962-63 | 64,554,000 |
| Under this Act........................ | 103,323,000 |
| 167,877,000 |
SECOND
SECOND SCHEDULE. Section 4
ABSTRACT.
| Page Reference. | — | 1962-63. |
|---|---|---|
| £ | ||
| 5 | Part 1.—Departments and Services—Other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth | 71,161,000 |
| 13 | Part 2.—Business Undertakings........................ | 72,618,000 |
| 17 | Part 3.—Territories of the Commonwealth................. | 24,098,000 |
| TOTAL ADDITIONS, NEW WORKS AND OTHER SERVICES INVOLVING CAPITAL EXPENDITURE | 167,877,000 |
F.10652/62.—2
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: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-left:199.9pt; margin-bottom:6pt; font-size:12pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-weight:bold">SUMMARY.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:31.65pt"><td rowspan="2" style="width:42.6pt; 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="background-color:#ffffff"><span>Di</span><span>vision Number.</span></p></td><td rowspan="2" style="width:196.65pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:105.1pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-weight:bold">—</span></p></td><td rowspan="2" style="width:63.75pt; 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 style="font-weight:bold">1962-63.</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:132.45pt; 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="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff"><span>1961-62.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:62.1pt; 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="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Appropriation.</span></p></td><td style="width:66.35pt; 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="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Expenditure.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:42.6pt; 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="font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:196.65pt; 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="font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:63.75pt; 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:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:25.7pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>£</span></p></td><td style="width:62.1pt; 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="margin-left:26.65pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>£</span></p></td><td style="width:66.35pt; 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="margin-left:25.45pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>£</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:42.6pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><div style="background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:10.8pt; text-indent:-10.8pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>835</span></p></div></td><td style="width:196.65pt; 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="font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>PARLIAMENT</span><span style="width:123.51pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">..................</span></p></td><td style="width:63.75pt; 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>35,000</span></p></td><td style="width:62.1pt; 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>30,000</span></p></td><td style="width:66.35pt; 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>24,643</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:42.6pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><div style="background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:10.8pt; text-indent:-10.8pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>836-840</span></p></div></td><td style="width:196.65pt; 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="font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT</span><span style="width:21.3pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">...</span></p></td><td style="width:63.75pt; 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>2,229,000</span></p></td><td style="width:62.1pt; 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>2,306,900</span></p></td><td style="width:66.35pt; 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>2,261,947</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:42.6pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><div style="background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:10.8pt; text-indent:-10.8pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>841-843</span></p></div></td><td style="width:196.65pt; 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:10.8pt; text-indent:-10.8pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS</span><span style="width:16.46pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span></p></div></td><td style="width:63.75pt; 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>357,000</span></p></td><td style="width:62.1pt; 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>2,161,100</span></p></td><td style="width:66.35pt; 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>2,109,247</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:42.6pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><div style="background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:10.8pt; text-indent:-10.8pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>846-850</span></p></div></td><td style="width:196.65pt; 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="font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY</span><span style="width:18.7pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">..</span></p></td><td style="width:63.75pt; 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>2,235,000</span></p></td><td style="width:62.1pt; 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>1,858,950</span></p></td><td style="width:66.35pt; 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>1,855,374</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:42.6pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><div style="background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:10.8pt; text-indent:-10.8pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>854-855</span></p></div></td><td style="width:196.65pt; 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:10.8pt; text-indent:-10.8pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT</span><span style="width:16.95pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span></p></div></td><td style="width:63.75pt; 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>175,000</span></p></td><td style="width:62.1pt; 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>256,000</span></p></td><td style="width:66.35pt; 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">
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