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Commonwealth act
This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.
This law authorises the Australian Government to withdraw £2,896,000 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund to run public services for the financial year ending 30 June 1941. It funds core parliamentary and administrative departments, major wartime defence spending, large business undertakings (notably postal services and railways), and territorial administration.
All appropriated sums must be spent by 30 June 1941, when the authority expires.
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THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.
SUPPLY (No. 3) 1940–41.
No. 61 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 5th December, 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 £2,896,000.
Sum available for the purpose set forth in Schedule.
Limit of period of expenditure.
F.7567.—Price 1s.
THE SCHEDULE. Sec. 3.
ABSTRACT.
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:451.4pt; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr style="height:24.45pt"><td colspan="2" style="width:380.75pt; 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"><p style="margin-top:3pt; text-align:center; font-size:8pt"><span>—</span></p></td><td style="width:62.65pt; 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"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:13.15pt; text-align:center; font-size:8pt"><span>Total.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:380.75pt; 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:3pt; margin-left:47.5pt; text-indent:-24.8pt; 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:62.65pt; 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:3pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span>£</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:380.75pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>PARLIAMENT</span><span style="width:305.11pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">..............................................</span></p></td><td style="width:62.65pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>9,350</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:380.75pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT</span><span style="width:201.21pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">..............................</span></p></td><td style="width:62.65pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>44,120</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:380.75pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS</span><span style="width:176.46pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">..........................</span></p></td><td style="width:62.65pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>1,500</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:380.75pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY</span><span style="width:200.3pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">..............................</span></p></td><td style="width:62.65pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>71,060</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:380.75pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT</span><span style="width:175.27pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">..........................</span></p></td><td style="width:62.65pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>17,330</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:380.75pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR</span><span style="width:207.04pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">...............................</span></p></td><td style="width:62.65pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>54,330</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:333.8pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>DEFENCE AND WAR (1939–40) SERVICES—</span></p></td><td style="width:42.95pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span>£</span></p></td><td style="width:62.65pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:333.8pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:17.45pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>D</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">epartment</span><span> </span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">of</span><span> D</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">efence</span><span> C</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">o</span><span>-</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">ordination</span><span style="width:145.86pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">......................</span></p></td><td style="width:42.95pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>7,390</span></p></td><td style="width:62.65pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:333.8pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:17.2pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>D</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">epartment</span><span> </span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">of</span><span> </span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">the</span><span> N</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">avy</span><span style="width:207.2pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">...............................</span></p></td><td style="width:42.95pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>282,350</span></p></td><td style="width:62.65pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:333.8pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:17.45pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>D</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">epartment</span><span> </span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">of</span><span> </span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">the</span><span> A</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">rmy</span><span style="width:205.11pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">..............................</span></p></td><td style="width:42.95pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>167,000</span></p></td><td style="width:62.65pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:333.8pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:17.45pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>D</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">epartment</span><span> </span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">of</span><span> A</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">ir</span><span style="width:232.3pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">...................................</span></p></td><td style="width:42.95pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>168,700</span></p></td><td style="width:62.65pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:333.8pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:17.7pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>D</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">epartment</span><span> </span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">of</span><span> S</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">upply</span><span> </span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">and</span><span> D</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">evelopment</span><span style="width:134.9pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">....................</span></p></td><td style="width:42.95pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>1,850</span></p></td><td style="width:62.65pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:333.8pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:17.7pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>D</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">epartment</span><span> </span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">of</span><span> M</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">unitions</span><span style="width:201.48pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">..............................</span></p></td><td style="width:42.95pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>50,870</span></p></td><td style="width:62.65pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:333.8pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:17.7pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>W</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">ar</span><span> (1939–40) S</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">ervices</span><span style="width:205.78pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">...............................</span></p></td><td style="width:42.95pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>423,250</span></p></td><td style="width:62.65pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>1,101,410</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:380.75pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION</span><span style="width:196.65pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">.............................</span></p></td><td style="width:62.65pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>39,650</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:380.75pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS</span><span style="width:164.54pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">........................</span></p></td><td style="width:62.65pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>55,820</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:380.75pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; tex
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