Supply (Works and Services) Act 1961-62 (Cth)

THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

SUPPLY (WORKS AND SERVICES) 1961–62.

No. 37 of 1961.

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 sixty-two, for the purposes of Additions, New Works and other Services involving Capital Expenditure.

[Assented to 2nd June, 1961.]

BE it enacted by the Queen'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.

1. This Act may be cited as the Supply (Works and Services) Act 1961–62.

Commencement.

2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

Issue and application of £54,988,000.

3. There shall and may be issued and applied for or towards making good the supply hereby granted to Her Majesty for the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and sixty-two, the sum of Fifty-four million

nine

F.4831/61.—Price 8d.

nine hundred and eighty-eight thousand pounds out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the purposes and services expressed in the Schedule to this Act, and the Treasurer is hereby authorized and empowered to issue and apply the moneys authorized to be issued and applied.

Sum available for the purposes set forth in Schedule.

4. The sum specified in the last preceding section shall be available to satisfy the warrants under the hand of the Governor-General in respect of any purposes and services expressed in the Schedule to this Act.

Limit of period of expenditure.

5. No money shall be expended under the authority of this Act after the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and sixty-two.

THE

THE SCHEDULE. Section 3.

ABSTRACT.

 

—	Total.
Part 1.—Departments and Services—other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth.	£
PARLIAMENT....................................................................................................	7,000
PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT..................................................................	430,000
DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS.........................................................	100,000
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.................................................................	540,000
ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.........................................................	20,000
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR...................................................................	1,095,000
DEPARTMENT OF WORKS...............................................................................	296,000
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION...............................................................	1,825,000
DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE....................................................	20,000
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH..............................................................................	205,000
REPATRIATION DEPARTMENT.......................................................................	100,000
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE................................................................................	19,000
DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY........................................................	2,000
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.............................................................	111,000
DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT............................................	1,023,000
DEPARTMENT OF TERRITORIES.....................................................................	1,000
DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION...................................................................	167,000
DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE................................	25,000
DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.............................................	22,062,000
COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION	420,000
Total Part 1............................................	28,468,000
Part 2.—Business Undertakings.
COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS......................................................................	500,000
POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.....................................................	17,640,000
BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION SERVICES.............................................	1,058,000
Total Part 2............................................	19,198,000
Part 3.—Territories of the Commonwealth.
NORTHERN TERRITORY..................................................................................	2,125,000
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY..............................................................	4,898,000
PAPUA AND NEW GUINEA..............................................................................	298,000
COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS...........................................................................	1,000
Total Part 3............................................	7,322,000
Total........................................................	54,988,000

The Schedule—continued.

 

Part 1.—Departments and Services—other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth.
PARLIAMENT.	£	£
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 835.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..........................................	..	7,000
PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT.
Division No. 836.
01. High Commissioner of the Commonwealth in the United Kingdom—Buildings, equipment and furniture for Australia House and official residences	10,000	..
02. Australian National University—Permanent buildings, acquisition and erection of dwellings, equipment and works...............................................	400,000
410,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 840.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.........................................	..	20,000
Total Prime Minister's Department.................................	..	430,000
DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS.
Division No. 841.
Buildings, works, equipment and furniture—
01. Cambodia................................................................................	17,500	..
02. India.......................................................................................	10,000
03. Indonesia.................................................................................	5,000
04. Japan.......................................................................................	5,000
05. Laos........................................................................................	10,000
06. Malaya....................................................................................	3,000
07. Pakistan..................................................................................	2,000
08. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics..........................................	3,000
09. United States of America..........................................................	3,000
10. Other Posts..............................................................................	40,000
98,500
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 845.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.........................................	..	1,500
Total Department of External Affairs..........................	..	100,000

The Schedule—continued.

 

Part 1—continued.
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.	£	£
Division No. 846.
01. Government Printing Office—Purchase of machinery and equipment	..	25,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 850.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..........................................	500,000
02. Taxation Branch—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..............	15,000
515,000
Total Department of the Treasury...................................	..	540,000
ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 855.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..........................................	..	20,000
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
Division No. 856.
01. Commonwealth offices and other buildings— Acquisition of sites and buildings................................................................................................	17,100
02. Plant and equipment.....................................................................	27,900
45,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 860.
01. Commonwealth offices and other buildings— Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..................................................................................	1,000,000
02 Bureau of Meteorology—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture....	50,000
1,050,000
Total Department of the Interior......................................	..	1,095,000

The Schedule—continued.

 

Part 1—continued.
DEPARTMENT OF WORKS.	£	£
Division No. 861.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..........................................	90,000
02. Plant and equipment.....................................................................	200,000
03. Experimental Building Station—Plant and material........................	6,000
296,000
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION.
Division No. 866.
01. Air routes and airway facilities, including power and lighting plant and equipment................................................................................................	500,000
02. Aircraft, launches, vehicles, engines and equipment.......................	300,000
800,000
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 870.
01. Acquisition of sites and buildings..................................................	..	225,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 874.
01. Buildings and works, including shore bases and marine facilities, fittings and furniture..................................................................................	..	800,000
Total Department of Civil Aviation.................................	..	1,825,000
DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE.
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 880.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..........................................	..	20,000
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
Division No. 881.
01. Purchase of laboratory equipment.................................................	..	30,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 885.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..........................................	..	175,000
Total Department of Health.........................	..	205,000

The Schedule—continued.

 

Part 1—continued.
REPATRIATION DEPARTMENT.	£	£
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 890.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..........................................	..	100,000
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE.
Division No. 891.
Buildings, works, equipment and furniture—
03. Other overseas establishments...................................................	..	14,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 895.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..........................................	..	5,000
Total Department of Trade...................................	..	19,000
DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY.
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 900.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..........................................	..	2,000
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.
Division No. 901.
01. Commonwealth Rehabilitation Service—Plant and equipment.........	..	1,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 905.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..........................................	..	110,000
Total Department of Social Services................................	111,000

The Schedule—continued.

 

Part 1—continued.
DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT.	£	£
Division No. 906.
03. Lighthouse services—Purchase and installation of equipment.........	12,000
04. Lighthouse supply vessels—Replacement......................................	230,000
242,000
Division No. 909.
02. Expenditure under the Railway Standardization (New South Wales and Victoria) Agreement Act........................................................................	..	750,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 914.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..........................................	1,000
02. Marine Branch—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture................	30,000
31,000
Total Department of Shipping and Transport.................	..	1,023,000
DEPARTMENT OF TERRITORIES.
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 920.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..........................................	..	1,000
DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION.
Division No. 921.
01. Overseas establishments—Equipment, furniture and motor vehicles	2,000
02. Commonwealth Hostels Limited—Equipment, buildings, works, fittings and furniture..................................................................................	91,000
93,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 925.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.........................................	4,000
02. Reception, training and holding centres for accommodation of migrants	70,000
74,000
Total Department of Immigration....................................	..	167,000

The Schedule—continued.

 

Part 1—continued.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE.	£	£
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 930.
s	..	25,000
DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
Division No. 931.
01. Bureau of Mineral Resources—Plant and equipment......................	46,000
03. Division of National Mapping—Plant and equipment.....................	12,000
58,000
Division No. 934.
01. For expenditure under the War Service Homes Act (for payment to the credit of the War Service Homes Trust Account)..........................................	..	15,000,000
Division No. 935.
01. For expenditure under the Snowy Mountains Hydroelectric Power Act	..	6,500,000
Division No. 936.
01. For expenditure under the Atomic Energy Act................................	..	459,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 939.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..........................................	15,000
02. For expenditure under the River Murray Waters Act.......................	30,000
45,000
Total Department of National Development...................	..	22,062,000

The Schedule—continued.

 

Part 1—continued.
COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION.	£	£
Division No. 941.
01. Buildings, works, plant and developmental expenditure.................	137,000
02. Giant radio telescope...................................................................	141,000
03. Development of phytotron............................................................	42,000
320,000
05. Less amounts recoverable by way of grants from outside sources....	100,000
220,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 945.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..........................................	..	200,000
Total Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization.................................................................	..	420,000
Total Part 1.........................................................................	..	28,468,000
Part 2.—Business Undertakings.
COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS.
Under Control of Department of Shipping and Transport.
Division No. 950.
01. Trans-Australian Railway.............................................................	348,000
02. Central Australia Railway.............................................................	135,000
03. North Australia Railway...............................................................	15,000
04. Seat of Government Railway........................................................	2,000
500,000
Total Commonwealth Railways........................................	..	500,000

The Schedule—continued.

 

Part 2—continued.
POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.	£	£
Division No. 955.
01. Telephone exchange services.......................................................	11,710,000
02. Trunk line services......................................................................	3,000,000
03. Telegraph equipment...................................................................	200,000
04. Miscellaneous plant and equipment..............................................	630,000
15,540,000
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 958.
01. Acquisition of sites and buildings.................................................	..	100,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 960.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.........................................	..	2,000,000
Total Postmaster-General's Department........................	..	17,640,000
BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION SERVICES.
Under Control of Postmaster-General's Department.
Division No. 963.
01. Engineering equipment and services—Sound broadcasting............	204,000
02. Television transmitting equipment...............................................	68,000
272,000
Australian Broadcasting Commission.
Division No. 964.
01. For expenditure under the Broadcasting and Television Act...........	..	300,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 970.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture for sound broadcasting transmission	60,000
02. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture for sound broadcasting studios and other purposes................................................................................	25,000
03. Australian Broadcasting Control Board—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..............................................................................................	1,000
04. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture for television transmission	300,000
05. Building, works, fittings and furniture for television studios..........	100,000	486,000
Total Broadcasting and Television Services..................	..	1,058,000
Total Part 2.........................................................................	..	19,198,000

The Schedule—continued.

 

Part 3.—Territories of the Commonwealth.
NORTHERN TERRITORY.	£	£
Department of Territories.
Division No. 971.
01. Plant and equipment.....................................................................	123,000

02. Compensation for improvements on resumed leases.......................	5,000
03. Loans for private dwelling construction or purchase (for payment to the credit of the Northern Territory Housing Loans Trust Account)	100,000
04. Stock routes and reserves—Reimbursement of half the cost of fences, grids and gates........................................................................................	5,000
05. Provision of furniture—Government-owned residences..................	42,000
06. Loans for encouragement of primary production............................	10,000
07. Loans to church organizations for erection of residential accommodation	50,000
08. Construction of roads, footpaths and drainage works— Payment to The Corporation of the City of Darwin...............................................................	50,000
10. Northern Territory Housing Commission—Advance......................	200,000
11. Alice Springs Recreation Reserve—Payment to Board of Trustees..	5,000
590,000
Division No. 974.
01. Acquisition of sites and buildings.................................................	..	5,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 975.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.........................................	1,000,000
02. Developmental services—Construction of water supplies, roads and stock routes...............................................................................................	250,000
1,250,000
Department of Works.
Division No. 977.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.........................................	30,000
02. Plant and equipment....................................................................	150,000
180,000
Department of Health.
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 978.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.........................................	..	100,000
Total Northern Territory................................................	..	2,125,000

The Schedule—continued.

 

Part 3—continued.
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY.	£	£
Department of the Interior.
Division No. 980.
01. Forestry (for payment to the credit of the Australian Capital Territory Forestry Trust Account).................................................................................	30,000
02. Sundry works and services...........................................................	23,000
04. Plant and equipment.....................................................................	25,000
05. Plant and equipment (for payment to the credit of the Australian Capital Territory Transport Trust Account).........................................................	34,000
06. Electricity supply—Engineering works.........................................	280,000
07. Provision of home electrical appliances.........................................	5,000
08. Purchase of improvements on resumed leases................................	13,000
09. Loans for housing........................................................................	146,000
10. Loans to co-operative building societies........................................	209,000
765,000
National Capital Development Commission.
Division No. 981.
01. For expenditure under the National Capital Development Commission Act	..	3,979,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 982.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture—Jervis Bay.......................	..	4,000
Department of Works.
Division No. 986.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..........................................	30,000
02. Plant and equipment.....................................................................	20,000
50,000
Department of Health.
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 988.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..........................................	..	100,000
Total Australian Capital Territory.................................	..	4,898,000

The Schedule—continued.

 

Part 3—continued.
PAPUA AND NEW GUINEA.	£	£
Under Control of Department of Territories.
Division No. 991.
01. Advance to Administration for loans to ex-servicemen in agricultural enterprises..............................................................................................	..	292,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 993.
01. Lighthouse services—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.......	..	3,000
Under Control of Department of Shipping and Transport.
Division No. 994.
01. Lighthouse services—Purchase and installation of equipment.......	..	3,000
Total Papua and New Guinea............................................	..	298,000
COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS.
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 996.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture........................................	..	1,000
Total Cocos (Keeling) Islands..........................................	..	1,000
Total Part 3.......................................................................	..	7,322,000
Total...................................................................................	..	54,988,000

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