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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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.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 withdraw £13,709,200 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund to meet public services for the financial year ending 30 June 1941. It funds core government functions—Parliament, courts, defence and war effort (including Navy, Army, Air Force and munitions), major public undertakings (Postmaster‑General, railways), science and war pensions—and includes a £4 million advance to the Treasurer as contingency. All authority to spend lapses after 30 June 1941.
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THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.
SUPPLY (NO. 1) 1940-41
No. 41 of 1940.
An Act to grant and apply a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and forty-one.
[Assented to 4th June, 1940.]
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.
Commencement.
Issue and application of £13,709,200.
Sum available for the purpose set forth in Schedule.
Limit of period of expenditure.
F.3630.—Price 1s.
THE SCHEDULE. Sec. 3
ABSTRACT.
| — | Total. |
|---|---|
| Part 1.—Departments and Services—Other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth. | £ |
| THE PARLIAMENT.......................................... | 52,360 |
| THE PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT.......................... |
| 147,190 |
| THE DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS...................... | 5,030 |
| THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.......................... | 233,470 |
| THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT...................... | 58,210 |
| THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR........................... | 180,510 |
| THE DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION......................... | 124,010 |
| THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS.................... | 192,820 |
| THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH................................ | 37,690 |
| THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE............................. | 135,140 |
| MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES.................................. | 142,560 |
| WAR SERVICES (1914–18)..................................... | 335,420 |
| Total Ordinary Departments................. | 1,644,440 |
| Defence and War (1939-40) Services. |
| THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE CO-ORDINATION................. | 32,950 |
| THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY.............................. | 764,600 |
| THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY.............................. | 883,920 |
| THE DEPARTMENT OF AIR................................... | 647,000 |
| THE DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY AND DEVELOPMENT............... | 168,300 |
| WAR SERVICES (1939–10)..................................... | 1,023,920 |
| Total Defence and War (1939-40) Services................. | 3,520,690 |
| Total Tart 1.................. | 5,165,130 |
| Part 2.—Business Undertakings. |
| COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS................................ | 238,350 |
| THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT.................... | 3,674,410 |
| Total Part 2.................. | 3,912,760 |
| Part 3.—Territories of the Commonwealth. |
| NORTHERN TERRITORY..................................... | 78,860 |
| AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY............................ | 90,420 |
| PAPUA................................................... | 11,030 |
| NORFOLK ISLAND.......................................... | 1,000 |
| Total Part 2.................. | 181,310 |
| REFUNDS OF REVENUE...................................... | 450,000 |
| ADVANCE TO THE TREASURER................................ | 4,000,000 |
| Total...................... | 13,709,200 |
Schedule—continued.
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vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:4.65pt; margin-left:15.85pt; text-indent:-15.85pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">Part 1.—Departments and Services—Other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth.</span></p></td><td style="width:51.85pt; 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:middle"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span>£</span></p></td><td style="width:51.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span>£</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:20.05pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:20.1pt; 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:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:287.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span>I.—THE PARLIAMENT.</span></p></td><td style="width:51.85pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:51.9pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:20.05pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>1</span></p></td><td style="width:20.1pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span>..</span></p></td><td style="width:287.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span>T</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">he</span><span> S</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">enate.</span></p></td><td style="width:51.85pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:51.9pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:20.05pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:20.1pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>A</span></p></td><td style="width:287.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary</span><span style="width:77.73pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">...........</span></p></td><td style="width:51.85pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>2,240</span></p></td><td style="width:51.9pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:20.05pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:20.1pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>B</span></p></td><td style="width:287.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>General Expenses</span><span style="width:198.09pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">.............................</span></p></td><td style="width:51.85pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>90</span></p></td><td style="width:51.9pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:20.05pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:20.1pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>C</span></p></td><td style="width:287.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>Other Services</span><span style="width:212.14pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">................................</span></p></td><td style="width:51.85pt; 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"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>530</span></p></td><td rowspan="2" style="width:51.9pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>2,860</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:20.05pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:20.1pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:287.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span>T</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">he</span><span> H</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">ouse</span><span> </span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">of</span><span> R</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">epresent
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