Supplementary Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1934-35

What This Law Does

This is a supplementary appropriation act — a law that formally authorises the Commonwealth government to spend money that has already been spent. Think of it as Parliament officially blessing expenditure that went ahead before full approval was locked in.

Specifically, it covers extra spending on physical works and buildings during the 1934–35 financial year (the year ending 30 June 1935). The total amount being ratified is £17,513 (roughly equivalent to several hundred thousand dollars in today's money).

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Who Does It Affect?

This law affects the Commonwealth government's own departments and infrastructure, not private citizens. The spending covered by the Act touched four areas:

• Prime Minister's Department — alterations to the Prime Minister's Lodge in Canberra (£252)
• Department of the Treasury — equipment purchases and building work at the Government Printing Office in Canberra (£439 total)
• Department of Defence — naval machinery and plant, defence fortifications/engineering works, and construction of a motor launch (£497 total)
• Department of Trade and Customs — purchase and installation of apparatus related to the film industry (£817)
• Postmaster-General's Department (a business undertaking) — telegraph and miscellaneous services infrastructure (£13,572 — the lion's share)