Sale of Government Property Act 1907 (WA)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

ANNO SEPTIMO

EDWARDI SEPTIMI REGIS,

VIII.

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No. 8 of 1907.

AN A CT to regulate the disposition of the

proceeds of Sales of Government Property

and for other purposes.

[Assented to 10th December, 1907.]

and Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, in this presentBE it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by andwith the advice and consent of the Legislative Council

Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

1. This Act may be cited as the Sale of Government Property short title.

Act, 1907.

2. The proceeds of sale

Proceeds of sales to

be credited to

(a.) of all land, buildings, rolling stock, and other property Government Prop-

vested in the Minister for Railways under the provisions	erty Sales Fund.
of the Government Railways Act, 1904; and

(b.) of all other Government materials, appliances, and other

chattels and structures,

if the original cost was debited to the General Loan Fund or the Consolidated Revenue Fund prior to the financial year in which the

sale

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sale is effected, shall be placed to the credit of a trust account, to be kept at the Treasury and called the Government Property Sales Fund, hereinafter referred to as the said Fund.

Refunds, etc., to be

credited to Fund. 3. All refunds of over-payments in connection with charges

against the General Loan Fund, the original cost of which has been charged to the General Loan Fund, and other receipts of a like nature shall be placed to the credit of the said Fund.

Provision when

moneys received 4. Moneys received in respect of damage to Government prop-

in respect oferty, the original cost of which has been charged to G eneral Loan damaged property. Fund or Consolidated Revenue Fund, shall be dealt with as

follows:—

.) The cost of repairing such damage shall be credited to the vote or votes or trust account to which the expen- diture has been charged; and

(2.) the balance, if any, shall be credited to the Consolidated Revenue Fund under such headings as the Treasurer may direct, except when it is connected with Railway expenditure, when it shall be credited to Railway receipts.

Payments from 5. No moneys shall be paid out of the said Fund until estimates

propriation. Fund subject to ap- are submitted to Parliament and payment of the amounts shown

therein are authorised by an Appropriation Act :

Particulars to be 6.

Every Government department shall, on payment of the proceeds of sales to the credit of the said Fund, furnish to the Colonial Treasurer particulars of the vote or votes of the Consolidated Revenue Fund or General Loan Fund estimates to which the original cost of the property sold was debited; and a summarised statement of such particulars shall be published by the Colonial Treasurer yearly.

published.

Whenever the original cost was charged to Capital Account, each Government department shall, in its annual statement of Capital Expenditure, take credit for all such payments.

Rents, etc., to be 7.

All rents derived from the lease of land or buildings, and all hire of rolling stock and other property dealt with otherwise than by sale, and charged to the General Loan Fund or the Consolidated Revenue Fund prior to or during any financial year, and all receipts for services rendered, shall be credited to the Consolidated Revenue Fund under such headings as the Colonial Treasurer may direct :

credited to Consoli

dated Revenue.

Provided that where the cost of work done is debited to any

person, receipts on account thereof shall in the first place be credited

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to such person, and the balance (if any) shall be credited to the Con-

solidated Revenue Fund.

8. All proceeds of sales of any property whatsoever, the cost Disposition of pro-

of which has been charged against either the General Loan Fund or

ceeds of sales.

the Consolidated Revenue Fund, during any current financial year,

shall be credited to the votes for that year.

9. No provision in the Government Railways Act, 1904, or This Act not

any other Act, shall affect or restrict the operation of this Act.	visions of any other
affected by pro-
Act.

By Authority: D. Wnr. Surrsonr, Government Printer, Perth.