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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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.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 authorizes the Australian Government to withdraw £25,961,000 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the year ending 30 June 1944, funding government departments and services, commercial undertakings (notably Postmaster-General and Railways), and territorial administration.
The largest share goes to defence and war services; part of the wider defence program (£80,283,000) is to be financed by loans. The Act also provides £1,000,000 for refunds and a £1,000,000 advance to the Treasurer for urgent needs.
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THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.
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SUPPLY (No. 2) 1943-44.
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No. 42 of 1943.
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-four.
[Assented to 30th September, 1943.]
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 £25,961,000.
Sum available for the purpose set forth in Schedule.
Limit of period of expenditure.
THE
F.6035.—Price 1S. 3D.
THE SCHEDULE. Sec. 3.
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ABSTRACT.
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border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.12pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:middle"><p class="BodyText21" style="text-indent:0pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span class="Bodytext9pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">Part </span><span class="Bodytext85pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">1.—</span><span class="Bodytext9pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">Departments and Services</span><span class="Bodytext85pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">—</span><span class="Bodytext9pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">Other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth.</span></p></td><td style="width:14.56%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.12pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:19.35pt"><td style="width:14.56%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.12pt; vertical-align:middle"><p class="BodyText21" style="text-indent:0pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span class="Bodytext85pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt; font-weight:normal; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">£</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:9.35pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.12pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:middle"><p class="BodyText21" style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-indent:0pt; text-align:left; font-size:11pt"><span class="Bodytext85pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt; font-weight:normal; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">PARLIAMENT</span><span style="width:307.11pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">..............................................</span></p></td><td style="width:14.56%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.12pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="BodyText21" style="text-indent:0pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span class="Bodytext85pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt; font-weight:normal; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">26,650</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:9.8pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.12pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:middle"><p class="BodyText21" style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-indent:0pt; text-align:left; font-size:11pt"><span class="Bodytext85pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt; font-weight:normal; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT</span><span style="width:203.21pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">..............................</span></p></td><td style="width:14.56%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.12pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="BodyText21" style="text-indent:0pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span class="Bodytext85pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt; font-weight:normal; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">146,080</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:10.05pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.12pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:middle"><p class="BodyText21" style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-indent:0pt; text-align:left; font-size:11pt"><span class="Bodytext85pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt; font-weight:normal; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS</span><span style="width:178.46pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">..........................</span></p></td><td style="width:14.56%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.12pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="BodyText21" style="text-indent:0pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span class="Bodytext85pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt; font-weight:normal; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">29,740</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:10.05pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.12pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:middle"><p class="BodyText21" style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-indent:0pt; text-align:left; font-size:11pt"><span class="Bodytext85pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt; font-weight:normal; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY</span><span style="width:202.3pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">..............................</span></p></td><td style="width:14.56%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.12pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="BodyText21" style="text-indent:0pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span class="Bodytext85pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt; font-weight:normal; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">252,750</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:9.8pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.12pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:middle"><p class="BodyText21" style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-indent:0pt; text-align:left; font-size:11pt"><span class="Bodytext85pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt; font-weight:normal; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT</span><span style="width:177.27pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">..........................</span></p></td><td style="width:14.56%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.12pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="BodyText21" style="text-indent:0pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span class="Bodytext85pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt; font-weight:normal; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">46,420</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:10.05pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.12pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:middle"><p class="BodyText21" style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-indent:0pt; text-align:left; font-size:11pt"><span class="Bodytext85pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt; font-weight:normal; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR</span><span style="width:209.04pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">...............................</span></p></td><td style="width:14.56%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.12pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="BodyText21" style="text-indent:0pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span class="Bodytext85pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt; font-weight:normal; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">87,130</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:10.05pt"><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:middle"><p class="BodyText21" style="text-indent:0pt; text-align:left; font-size:11pt"><span class="Bodytext85pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt; font-weight:normal; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">DEFENCE AND WAR (1939-43) SERVICES—</span></p></td><td style="width:15.7%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.12pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:middle"><p class="BodyText21" style="text-indent:0pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span class="Bodytext85pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt; font-weight:normal; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">£</span></p></td><td style="width:14.56%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.12pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:9.8pt"><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="BodyText21" style="margin-left:19.35pt; text-indent:0pt; font-size:11pt"><span class="Bodytext85pt0" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt; font-weight:normal; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">Department of Defence</span><span style="width:174.43pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; font-variant:small-caps; display:inline-block">..........................</span></p></td><td style="width:15.7%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.12pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="BodyText21" style="margin-right:5.95pt; text-indent:0pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span class="Bodytext85pt" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt; font-weight:normal; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">32,000</span></p></td><td style="width:14.56%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.12pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:10.5pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.12pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:middle"><div style="width:100%; height:10.5pt; display:inline-block; overflow:visible"><p class="BodyText21" style="margin-left:19.35pt; text-indent:0pt; text-align:left; font-size:11pt"><span style="height:0pt; display:block; position:relative; z-index:0"><img src="image.001.png" width="11" height="100" alt="" style="margin-top:3.38pt; margin-left:284.52pt; position:absolute"></span><span class="Bodytext65pt0" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">Department of the Navy</span><span style="width:171.05pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; font-variant:small-caps; display:inline-block">.........................</span></p></div></td><td style="width:14.56%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.12pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:11.5pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.12pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:middle"><p class="BodyText21" style="margin-left:19.35pt; text-indent:0pt; text-align:left; font-size:11pt"><span class="Bodytext85pt0" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt; font-weight:normal; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">Department </span><span class="Bodytext65pt0" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">of</span><span class="Bodytext85pt0" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt; font-weight:normal; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline"> the Army</span><span style="width:169.21pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; font-variant:small-caps; display:inline-block">.........................</span></p></td><td style="width:14.56%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.12pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:8.15pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.12pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:middle"><p class="BodyText21" style="margin-left:19.35pt; text-indent:0pt; text-align:left; font-size:11pt"><span class="Bodytext85pt0" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt; font-weight:normal; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">Department </span><span class="Bodytext65pt0" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline">of</span><span class="Bodytext85pt0" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt; font-weight:normal; letter-spacing:normal; vertical-align:baseline"> Air</span><span style="width:196.4pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; font-variant:small-caps; display:inline-block">.............................</span></p></td><td style="width:14.56%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.12pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:10.05pt"><td style=
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