Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1951-52

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THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

APPROPRIATION (No. 2) 195152.

No. 25 of 1952.

An Act to grant and apply an additional sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and fiftytwo, and to appropriate that sum.

[Assented to 16th June, 1952.]

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 Appropriation Act (No. 2) 195152.

Commencement.

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

Issue and application of £11,377,000.

3. The Treasurer may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and apply 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 fiftytwo, the sum of Eleven million three hundred and seventyseven thousand pounds.

4. The

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Appropriation.

4. The sum granted by this Act is appropriated, and shall be deemed to have been appropriated as from the first day of July, One thousand nine hundred and fiftyone, for the purposes and services set forth in the Schedule to this Act in relation to the financial year ending the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and fiftytwo.

THE SCHEDULE.

ABSTRACT.

Total.

PART I.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH—

£

Department of the Treasury..................................

571,000

Department of the Interior...................................

80,000

Department of Civil Aviation.................................

754,000

Department of Immigration..................................

185,000

Department of Labour and National Service.......................

165,000

Defence Services.........................................

2,800,000

Miscellaneous Services.....................................

2,838,000

Subsidies..............................................

500,000

War and Repatriation Services................................

1,425,000

Total Part 1............................

9,318,000

PART 2.—BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS—

 

Commonwealth Railways...................................

270,000

PostmasterGeneral's Department........................

1,300,000

Total Part 2............................

1,570,000

PART 3.—TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH—

 

Northern Territory........................................

100,000

Australian Capital Territory..................................

255,000

Papua and New Guinea.....................................

134,000

Total Part 3............................

489,000

Total.............................

11,377,000

 

PART IDEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.

£

IV.—DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.

 

Division No. 40.—TAXATION BRANCH.

 

A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—

 

1. Salaries and allowances

 

Salary increases under arbitration awards.....................

438,000

2. Temporary and casual employees............................

50,000

3. Extra duty pay........................................

83,000

Total Department of the Treasury................

571,000

VI.—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.

 

Division No. 57.—ADMINISTRATIVE.

 

A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—

 

2. Temporary and casual employees............................

80,000

VIII.—DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION.

 

Division No. 66.—ADMINISTRATIVE.

 

A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary

 

2. Temporary and casual employees............................

470,000

3. Extra duty pay........................................

60,000

 

530,000

Division No. 69.—INTERNATIONAL AIR SERVICES.

 

C.—AustraliaUnited Kingdom Service

 

1. Conveyance of mails—Payment to contractor...................

224,000

Total Department of Civil Aviation...............

754,000

XV.—DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION.

 

Division No. 93.—ADMINISTRATIVE.

 

A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—

 

1. Salaries and allowances

 

Salary increases under arbitration awards.....................

40,000

2. Temporary and casual employees............................

40,000

 

80,000

B.—General Expenses—

 

1. Travelling and subsistence................................

48,000

2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.............

24,000

6. Incidental and other expenditure............................

33,000

 

105,000

Total Department of Immigration................

185,000

XVI.—DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE.

 

Division No. 94.—ADMINISTRATIVE.

 

A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—

 

2. Temporary and casual employees

165,000


PART I.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTHcontinued.

£

XIX.—DEFENCE SERVICES.

 

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY.

 

Division No. 105.—PERMANENT NAVAL FORCES.

 

B—General Expenses—

 

1. Provisions and allowances in lieu of provisions ; payments to ships' funds.

200,000

2. Clothing (kit upkeep allowances, outfit gratuities and gratuitous issues)..

194,000

 

394,000

Division No. 109.—NAVAL ESTABLISHMENTS.

 

A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary

 

1. Salaries and allowances

 

Salary increases under arbitration awards.....................

34,000

2. Temporary and casual employees............................

277,000

3. Extra duty pay........................................

15,000

 

326,000

Division No. 111.—GENERAL EXPENSES H.M.A. SHIPS. FLEET AUXILIARIES AND NAVAL ESTABLISHMENTS.

 

1. Victualling equipment, band instruments and music...............

53,000

3. Ordnance, torpedo stores and ammunition......................

2,300,000

6. Repair and refit of ships..................................

404,000

 

2,757,000

Division No. 113.—NAVAL CONSTRUCTION........................

300,000

Total Department of the Navy...............

3,777,000

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY.

 

Division No. 123.—AUSTRALIAN REGULAR ARMY.

 

B.—General Expenses—

 

5. Rations.............................................

344,000

Division No. 124.—CIVILIAN SERVICES.

 

A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—

 

2. Temporary, casual and exempt employees......................

214,000

Division No. 126.—GENERAL SERVICES.

 

11. Expenses of officers sent abroad on training....................

20,000

12. Recruiting campaign...................................

450,000

 

470,000

Division No. 130.—ARMS AND EQUIPMENT—MAINTENANCE.

 

1. Replacement of existing arms, armament, clothing, equipment and stores.

1,000,000

Division No 131.—ARMS, ARMAMENT, AMMUNITION, MECHANIZATION AND EQUIPMENT             

2,000,000

Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.

 

Division No. 135.—BUILDINGS, WORKS, FITTINGS AND FURNITURE......

1,195,000

Division No. 136.—MAINTENANCE...............................

150,000

Total Department of the Army.............

5,373,000


PART I.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTHcontinued.

£

XIX.—DEFENCE SERVICES—continued.

 

DEPARTMENT OF AIR.

 

Division No. 137.—ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE.

 

A.—Pay and Allowances in the nature of Pay—

 

1. Pay and allowances.....................................

370,000

Division No. 138.—CIVILIAN SERVICES.

 

A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—

 

1. Salaries and allowances

 

Salary increases under arbitration awards.....................

30,000

2. Temporary and casual employees............................

215,000

3. Extra duty pay........................................

5,000

 

250,000

Division No. 139.—GENERAL SERVICES.

 

1. Travelling and subsistence................................

100,000

3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services......................

50,000

4. Fuel, light, power, water supply and sanitation...................

100,000

5. Rations.............................................

100,000

7. Repair and overhaul of aircraft.............................

50,000

8. Compensation for hired properties...........................

20,000

 

420,000

Total Department of Air...................

1,040,000

DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY.

 

Division No. 152.—ARMY BRANCH—INSPECTION AND DESIGN.

 

A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—

 

2. Temporary and casual employees............................

118,000

Total Department of Supply................

118,000

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE PRODUCTION.

 

Division No. 168.—GOVERNMENT UNDERTAKINGS AND ESTABLISHMENTS.

 

B.—General Expenses......................................

500,000

Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.

 

Division No. 176.—BUILDINGS, WORKS, FITTINGS AND FURNITURE......

750,000

Total Department of Defence Production........

1,250,000

Less amounts provided under votes estimated to remain unexpended at close of year

11,558,000

8,758,000

Total Defence Services...................

2,800,000


PART I.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTHcontinued.

£

XX.—MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES.

 

Division No. 181.—OFFICE OF EDUCATION.

 

5. Commonwealth scholarship scheme..........................

100,000

Division No. 191.—DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION.

 

A.—Assisted Immigration—

 

2. British migration (other than child)..........................

1,300,000

5. Displaced persons from Europe.............................

100,000

10. Reception, training and holding centres—Maintenance (for payment to credit of Immigration Centres Trust Account)             

400,000

 

1,800,000

D. Medical

 

1. Medical and hospital treatment for migrants in initial period of settlement.

225,000

G—Other—

 

6. Losses on workers' hostels (for payment to credit of Hostels Trust Account)

513,000

Total Department of Immigration.............

2,538,000

Division No. 193.—DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

 

B.—Miscellaneous—

 

1. CallideGladstone road improvement—Contribution towards cost 

200,000

Total Miscellaneous Services................

2,838,000

XXI.—SUBSIDIES.

 

Division No. 199.—SUBSIDIES.

 

4. Nitrogenous fertilizers...................................

500,000

XXII.—WAR AND REPATRIATION SERVICES.

 

DEPARTMENT OF REPATRIATION.

 

Division No. 200.—REPATRIATION COMMISSION.

 

C—Repatriation Benefits—

 

2. Medical treatment......................................

180,000

3. Maintenance of departmental institutions.......................

50,000

6. Miscellaneous........................................

675,000

 

905,000

Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.

 

Division No. 203.—MAINTENANCE SERVICES.

 

1. Repairs and maintenance.................................

160,000

Total Department of Repatriation.............

1,065,000

Under Control of Department of Repatriation.

 

Division No. 209.—TECHNICAL TRAINING.

 

1. Tuition, textbooks and equipments....................

160,000

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

 

Division No. 212.—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.

 

7. Demolition of protective measures at bulk oil installations (for payment to credit of Oil Installations Protection Trust Account)             

200,000

Total War and Repatriation Services...........

1,425,000

Total Part 1.......................

9,318,000


PART 2.—BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS.

£

I.—COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS.

Division No. 220.—CENTRAL AUSTRALIA RAILWAY.

 

A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..................

170,000

B.—Stores and Materials....................................

100,000

Total Commonwealth Railways...................

270,000

II.—POSTMASTERGENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.

 

GENERAL CHARGES (to be allocated to particular Services by Supplementary Appropriation) 

1,300,000

Total Part 2.................................

1,570,000

PART 3.—TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.

 

NORTHERN TERRITORY.

 

Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.

 

Division No. 244.—GENERAL SERVICES.

 

2. Electric supply........................................

100,000

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY.

 

Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.

 

Division No. 252 —GENERAL SERVICES.

 

A.—Works Services—

 

4. Maintenance of roads and bridges...........................

75,000

5. Maintenance of water supply and sewerage.....................

30,000

6. Electric supply........................................

150,000

Total Australian Capital Territory..................

255,000

PAPUA AND NEW GUINEA.

 

Under Control of Department of Territories.

 

Division No. 254.—MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES.

 

4. Shipping service (amounts earned may be credited to this vote)........

134,000

Total Part 3.................................

489,000

Total...................................

11,377,000

By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.

 

Overview

The Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1951-52 was enacted in 1952 by the Queen, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia. This Act was introduced to grant and apply an additional sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the service of the year ending 30 June 1952. The Act enables the Treasurer to issue and apply the sum of Eleven million three hundred and seventy-seven thousand pounds towards making good the supply granted to Her Majesty for the specified year. The funds are appropriated for various purposes and services, as outlined in the schedule attached to the Act. The policy objective, as stated in the text, is to allocate the appropriated funds to different government departments and services, including defence services, business undertakings, and territories of the Commonwealth, to support their operations and activities for the financial year in question.

Scope and Application

The Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1951-52 is a Commonwealth Act that pertains to the appropriation of funds for the financial year ending 30 June 1952. This Act applies to the government's departments and services, business undertakings, and territories, providing a detailed breakdown of the allocated budget across various sectors including Defence Services, Miscellaneous Services, Subsidies, War and Repatriation Services, and territories such as the Northern Territory, Australian Capital Territory, and Papua and New Guinea. The Act authorises the Treasurer to issue a sum of £11,377,000 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund to meet the supply granted for the year, with this sum deemed to have been appropriated from 1 July 1951. The Act does not explicitly state any exclusions, exemptions, or thresholds, nor does it mention the extension or restriction of its application through subordinate instruments.

Key Provisions

The Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1951-52 provides the legal framework for the allocation and application of a specified sum of money from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the financial year ending 30 June 1952. Section 3 of the Act allows the Treasurer to issue and apply the sum of Eleven million three hundred and seventy-seven thousand pounds towards making good the supply granted by this Act. Section 4 specifies that the sum granted is appropriated and shall be deemed to have been appropriated from 1 July 1951 for the purposes and services detailed in the Schedule. The appropriation is divided into three parts: Part I for departments and services other than business undertakings and territories of the Commonwealth; Part II for business undertakings; and Part III for territories of the Commonwealth. The Act imposes obligations on the government to ensure that the funds are used strictly in accordance with the provisions and purposes outlined in the Schedule. For instance, the Department of the Treasury is allocated funds for salaries and allowances, temporary and casual employees, and extra duty pay, as detailed in Division No. 40 of the Schedule. Similarly, the Department of Civil Aviation is allocated funds for administrative expenses, international air services, and other specified activities under Division No. 66 and Division No. 69. These allocations are binding, and the respective departments must manage their finances within the limits set by the Act. Failure to comply with the provisions of the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1951-52 could result in serious consequences. Although the Act itself does not explicitly detail offences, penalties, or consequences for breaches, breaches of appropriations and mismanagement of public funds generally attract severe penalties under other legislative frameworks in Australia. For instance, misuse of public funds could be prosecuted under the Criminal Code Act 1995, leading to criminal charges, fines, and imprisonment. Civil consequences could also include demands for repayment of misappropriated funds and other corrective measures. The seriousness of such breaches underscores the importance of adhering to the Act's provisions.

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