Commonwealth act

Pine Creek to Katherine River Railway Survey Act 1912

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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

Jurisdiction

Commonwealth

Act Number

9 of 1912

Collection

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This Act authorizes the Minister for External Affairs to organize and direct a survey to determine the best route for a railway between Pine Creek and the Katherine River in the Northern Territory. It also appropriates up to £5,000 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund to pay for the survey. This provides the legal authority and funding needed to locate a practicable railway alignment.

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Pine Creek to Katherine River Railway Survey Act 1912

PINE CREEK TO KATHERINE RIVER RAILWAY SURVEY.

No. 9 of 1912.

An Act to authorize the Survey of a Route for a Line of Railway in the Northern Territory from Pine Creek to the Katherine River.

[Assented to 10th October, 1912.]

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.

This Act may be cited as the Pine Creek to Katherine River Railway Survey Act 1912.

Survey of route.

The Minister for External Affairs may cause a survey to be made of a route for a railway in the Northern Territory from Pine Creek to the Katherine River.

Appropriation of moneys for cost of survey.

The cost of the survey authorized by this Act shall not exceed Five thousand pounds, and shall be charged on and paid out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, which is hereby appropriated accordingly.

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1 Pine Creek to Katherine River Railway Survey Act 1912