Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1936-37

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THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

APPROPRIATION (WORKS AND BUILDINGS)
1936-37.

No. 31 of 1936.

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 thirty-seven for the purposes of Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c., and to appropriate such sum.

[Assented to 26th September, 1936.]

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.

1. This Act may be cited as the Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1936-37.

Issue and application of £4,173,340.

2. The Treasurer may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and apply towards making good the supply hereby granted to His Majesty for the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and thirty-seven the sum of Four million one hundred and seventy-three thousand three hundred and forty pounds.

Appropriation.

3. The said sum granted by this Act is appropriated for the purposes and services set forth in the Schedule in relation to the financial year ending the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and thirty-seven.

F. 5221.—Price 8d.

Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c.

SCHEDULE.

ABSTRACT.

Page Reference.	—	1936-37.	1935-36.		Increase on Expenditure, 1935-36.	Decrease on Expenditure, 1935-36.
Page Reference.	—	1936-37.	Vote.	Expenditure.	Increase on Expenditure, 1935-36.	Decrease on Expenditure, 1935-36.
		£	£	£	£	£
3	Part I.—Departments and Services—other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth	1,792,709	1,397,480	1,285,366	507,343	..
9	Part II.—Business Undertakings	1,924,000	1,730,700	1,756,755	167,245	..
11	Part III.—Territories of the Commonwealth	456,631	224,050	177,922	278,709	..
	Total Annual Votes........	4,173,340	3,352,230	3,220,043	953,297	..
	TOTAL ADDITIONS, NEW WORKS, BUILDINGS, ETC.	4,173,340	3,352,230	3,220,043	953,297	..

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PART I.—Department and Services—other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth.

SUMMARY.

Division Number.	—	1936-37.	1935-36.		Increase on Expenditure, 1935-36.	Decrease on Expenditure, 1935-36.
Division Number.	—	1936-37.	Vote.	Expenditure.	Increase on Expenditure, 1935-36.	Decrease on Expenditure, 1935-36.
		£	£	£	£	£
1	PARLIAMENT...........	60	950	946	…	886
2-3	THE PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT	45,500	15,000	8,072	37,428	…
4-5	THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY………………..	6,365	3,860	3,423	2,942	…
6a	THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT	…	4,525	1,402	…	1,402
6-7	THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR	399,594	294,500	249,125	150,469	…
8-19	THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE	1,117,772	970,010	970,007	147,765	…
20	THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS	43,045	20,855	8,167	34,878	…
21	THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH	25,000	25,110	9,250	15,750	…
22	REPATRIATION DEPARTMENT	123,000	36,000	18,456	104,544	…
23-24	THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE	32,373	26,670	16,518	15,855	…
	TOTAL PART I.....	1,792,709	1,397,480	1,285,366	507,343	…

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PARLIAMENT.	1936-37.	1935-36.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.	1936-37.	Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 1.	£	£	£
1. National Library, Canberra—Erection of........	60†	950	946
PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT.
Under Control of Department of the Prime Minister.
Division No. 2.
1. Purchase of vessel for development of fisheries industry	17,500	15,000	17
2. Council for Scientific and Industrial Research—Buildings, works and sites	23,850	…	7,400
Acquisition of land at Merbein...............	…	…	132
Total Division No. 2................	41,350	15,000	7,549
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 3.
1. Council for Scientific and Industrial Research—Buildings, works and sites	4,150	…	523
Total Prime Minister’s Department......	45,500	15,000	8,072
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.
Under Control of Department of the Treasury.
Division No. 4.
1. Purchase of machinery and additional equipment for Government Printing Office, Canberra	4,165	3,600	3,192
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 5.
1. Additions and alterations to Government Printing Office, Canberra	400	260	231
2. Erection of cottage for Taxation Officer at Darwin.	1,800	…	…
Total Division No. 4.........................	2,200	260	231
Total Department of the Treasury.......	6,365	3,860	3,423
ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 5a.
High Court, Melbourne—alterations.............	…	4,525*	1,402

* In addition to £18,923 provided from Loan Fund.

† Balance of estimated cost

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.	1936-37.	1935-36.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.		Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 6.		Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
1. Expenditure under River Murray Waters Act 1915-1934	120,000	120,000	83,500
2. Australian War Memorial, Canberra—Erection of (to be paid to the credit of the War Memorial, Canberra, Trust Account)	30,000*	5,000	5,000
3. Commonwealth Offices, Brisbane—Erection of...	18,564†	53,000	51,402
4. Miscellaneous works and services............	3,000	1,500	2,955
5. Meteorological Buildings—Erection of.........	13,000	…	…
6. Governor-General’s establishments—Non-recurring works	6,530	…	…
7. Erection of Memorial at Canberra to His late Majesty King George V.¶	8,500	…	…
Total Division No. 6................	199,594	179,500	142,857
Division No. 7.
1. Expenditure under War Service Homes Act 1918-1935 (to be paid to credit of the War Service Homes Trust Account)	200,000	115,000	106,268
Total Under Control of Department of the Interior	399,594	294,500	249,125
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE.
NAVAL.
Under Control of Department of Defence.
Division No. 8.
1. Naval construction......................	599,210‡	653,000	647,843
Division No. 9.
1. Reserves of stores, including ammunition, ordnance, torpedo stores and oil fuel (moneys received from the sale of reserves of coal may be credited to this item)	55,650	68,755	68,747
2. Naval establishments—machinery and plant.....	4,850	4,850	4,286
3. Construction of targets for fleet, yard craft, boats and launches	10,920	9,750	9,740
Total Division No. 9.........................	71,420	83,355	82,773
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 10.
1. Buildings, works and sites.................	127,690§	100,788	72,217
Total Naval.....................	798,320	837,143	802,833

* Estimated further liability, £146,000. † Balance of estimated cost, £111,890

‡ Includes provision for exchange £91,850,. § Total estimated cost, £862,600.

¶ Total estimated cost, £20,000.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE—continued.	1936-37.	1935-36.
MILITARY.	1936-37.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
Under Control of Department of Defence.
Division No. 11.
1. Coast defences—equipment and works.........	204,428	473,791	409,321
Division No. 12.
1. Arms, armament and ammunition (£123,000 of this amount to be paid to the credit of the Defence Small Arms Ammunition Trust Account)	502,038	268,854	177,377
2. Defence works, including fortifications and engineering works (to be paid to the credit of the Defence Reserve Trust Account)	2,750	5,500	7,000
Total Division No. 12........................	504,788	274,354	184,377
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 13.
1. Buildings, works and sites.................	522,478*	369,700	241,396
Total Military.....................	1,231,694	1,117,845	835,094
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE.
Under Control of Department of Defence.
Division No. 14.
1. Provision of landplane and seaplane equipment and plant, including spare parts, machinery, tools, ordnance and engineering supplies and ammunition	349,129	362,650	350,896
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 15.
1. Buildings, works and sites.................	327,962†	231,168	150,633
Total Royal Australian Air Force.........	677,091	593,818	501,529

* Total estimated cost, £582,478. † Total estimated coat, £495,000.

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	1936-37.	1935-36.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE—continued. CIVIL AVIATION.	1936-37.	Vote.	Expenditure.
Under Control of Department of Defence.	£	£	£
Division No. 16.
1. Buildings and works.....................	8,000	3,500	3,500
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 17.
1. Buildings, works and sites.................	149,100*	64,740	64,737
Total Civil Aviation.............	157,100	68,240	68,237
MUNITIONS SUPPLY BRANCH.
Under Control of Department of Defence.
Division No. 18.
1. Acquisition of Small Arms Ammunition Factory, Footscray— instalments	9,576†	19,153	19,153
2. Machinery and plant for manufacture of munitions.	132,934§	27,500	27,500
Total Division No. 18........................	142,510	46,653	46,653
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 19.
1. Buildings, works and sites.................	63,065‡	52,500	48,677
Total Munitions Supply Branch......	205,575	99,153	95,330
	3,069,780	2,716,199	2,303,023
Less—
Amount to be provided from the Defence Equipment Trust Account	1,952,008	1,707,327	1,294,154
Amount available in the Naval Construction Trust Account towards expenditure under Division No. 8	…	38,862	38,862
	1,952,008	1,746,189	1,333,016
Total Department of Defence........	1,117,772	970,010	970,007

* Total estimated cost £331,300.

† Total estimated cost, £191,526; amount outstanding at 30th June, 1936, £9,576. This represents final payment.

‡ Total estimated cost, £206,396.

§ Total estimated cost, £198,654.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS.	1936-37.	1935-36.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.		Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 20.	£	£	£
1. Buildings, works and sites and purchase of vessels.	43,045	20,855	8,167
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 21.
1. Buildings, works and sites and purchase of vessel	25,000	25,110	9,250
DEPARTMENT OF REPATRIATION.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 22.
1. Buildings, works and sites.................	123,000	36,000	18,456
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 23.
1. Buildings, works and sites.................	1,855	6,500	407
Under Control of Department of Commerce.
Division No. 24.
1. Alterations of lighthouse services............	24,100	14,610	9,611
2. Erection of and additions to buildings..........	6,418	5,560	6,500
Total Division No. 24........................	30,518	20,170	16,111
Total Department of Commerce......	32,373	26,670	16,518
TOTAL PART I.—Departments and Services—other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth	1,792,709	1,397,480	1,285,366

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PART II.—Business Undertakings.

SUMMARY.

Division Number.	—	1936-37.	1935-36.		Increases on Expenditure, 1935-36.	Decrease on Expenditure, 1935-36.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
25	COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS	174,000	80,700	80,500	93,500	…
26	POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT	1,750,000	1,650,000	1,676,255	73,745	…
	TOTAL PART II..........................	1,924,000	1,730,700	1,756,755	167,245	…

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PART II.—Business Undertakings.

	1936-37.	1935-36.
COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS.	1936-37.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 25.
1. Trans-Australian Railway..................	169,415	77,000	76,935
2. North Australia Railway..................	750	1,000	399
3. Central Australia Railway.................	3,735	2,500	3,166
4. Federal Territory Railway.................	100	200	…
Total Commonwealth Railways......	174,000	80,700	80,500
THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT.
Under Control of the Postmaster-General’s Department and the Department of the Interior.
Division No. 26.
1. Telephone exchange services...............	852,850	1,032,500	1,169,271
2. Trunk line services......................	398,780	281,300	270,822
3. Telegraph and miscellaneous services..........	58,500	76,300	48,083
4. National Broadcasting service...............	89,870	103,000	32,796
5. Buildings, works and sites.................	350,000*	156,900	126,913
Telephone Cable between the mainland and Tasmania....	…	…	28,370
Total Postmaster-General’s Department.......	1,750,000	1,650,000	1,676,255
Total Part II.—Business Undertakings...........	1,924,000	1,730,700	1,756,755

* Estimated further liability £139,135.

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PART III.—Territories of the Commonwealth.

SUMMARY.

Division Number.	—	1936-37.	1935-36.		Increase on Expenditure, 1935-36.	Decrease on Expenditure, 1935-36.
Division Number.	—	1936-37.	Vote.	Expenditure.	Increase on Expenditure, 1935-36.	Decrease on Expenditure, 1935-36.
27	NORTHERN TERRITORY........................	93,000	50,000	40,557	52,443	…
28-31	FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY..................	363,631	174,050	137,365	226,266	…
	TOTAL PART III.........................	456,631	224,050	177,922	278,709	…

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PART III.—Territories of the Commonwealth.

NORTHERN TERRITORY.	1936-37.	1935-36.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.	1936-37.	Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 27.	£	£	£
1. Buildings, works and sites.................	68,000	50,000	40,557
2. Assistance and development of metalliferous mining industry	25,000	…	…
Total Northern Territory..............	93,000	50,000	40,557
FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 28.
1. Architectural services....................	84,812	67,540	31,084
2. Engineering services.....................	74,285	74,460	69,104
3. Forestry.............................	8,000	5,000	4,066
4. Sundry works and services.................	11,533	17,050	10,042
Total Division No. 28........................	178,630	164,050	114,296
Division No. 29.
1. Loans for Housing......................	20,000	10,000	22,271
Division No. 30.
1. Department of Health—Erection of and additions and alterations to buildings	3,125	…	…
Purchase and erection of machinery for hospital laundry	…	…	798
	3,125	…	798
	201,755	174,050	137,365
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at the close of the year	30,034	…	…
Total..........................	171,721	174,050	137,365
Carried forward............	171,721	174,050	137,365

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PART III.—Territories of the Commonwealth—continued.

FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY—continued. Under Control of the Department of the Interior—continued.	1936-37.	1935-36.
	1936-37.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
Brought forward.............	171,721	174,050	137,365
Division No. 31.
Developmental Work incidental to the Transfer of Staffs to Canberra.
1. Architectural services....................	68,295	…	…
2. Engineering services.....................	123,615	…	…
Total Division No. 31	191,910	(a)	…
Total Federal Capital Territory	363,631	174,050	137,365
TOTAL PART III.—Territories of the Commonwealth......	456,631	224,050	177,922
TOTAL ADDITIONS, NEW WORKS, BUILDINGS, &c. (ANNUAL VOTES.)	4,173,340	3,352,230	3,220,043

(a) Provided under Loan Fund.

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

Overview

The Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1936-37 was enacted to provide the necessary funds for the Commonwealth of Australia to undertake various works and constructions for the financial year ending 30 June 1937. This Act was passed by the Commonwealth Parliament and received royal assent on 26 September 1936. The primary purpose of the Act was to grant and apply a specific sum from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the construction of new works and buildings across various departments and services, business undertakings, and territories of the Commonwealth. The Act also aimed to address the financial requirements of different sectors, including defense, civil aviation, and public services, by allocating funds accordingly.

Scope and Application

The Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1936-37 pertains to the Commonwealth of Australia and authorises the appropriation of funds from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the financial year ending on 30 June 1937. This Act specifically allocates the sum of £4,173,340 for additions, new works, and buildings across various departments and services, business undertakings, and territories of the Commonwealth. The allocation is detailed in the Act’s schedule, which outlines specific expenditures for each department, including the Departments of the Interior, Defence, Trade and Customs, Health, Repatriation, and Commerce, as well as business undertakings such as the Commonwealth Railways and the Postmaster-General’s Department, and territories like the Northern Territory and the Federal Capital Territory. The Act does not explicitly state exclusions or exemptions, but it is understood that the funds are to be used strictly for the purposes outlined in the schedule. The Act may be extended or restricted through subordinate instruments, although this is not detailed in the provided text.

Key Provisions

The Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1936-37 (C1936A00031) outlines the allocation of funds from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the financial year ending 30th June 1937. Section 2 allows the Treasurer to issue and apply the sum of Four million one hundred and seventy-three thousand three hundred and forty pounds for the supply granted for that year. Section 3 specifies that this sum is appropriated for the purposes outlined in the Schedule to this Act. The Schedule is divided into three parts detailing the allocations for different sectors: Part I covers Departments and Services excluding Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth, Part II covers Business Undertakings, and Part III covers the Territories of the Commonwealth. The obligations and requirements imposed by the Act involve detailed appropriations for various departments and services. For instance, Section 3 mandates specific allocations for different departments such as the Prime Minister’s Department, the Department of Defence, and the Department of Health. Each department's expenditure is meticulously itemised, specifying amounts for new works, buildings, and other infrastructure projects. The Act also mandates that certain expenditures, such as those related to the War Memorial in Canberra and the Australian War Memorial Trust Account, are to be credited to specified trust accounts. Regarding offences and penalties, the Act does not explicitly detail criminal or civil penalties for breaches. However, it is implicit that non-compliance with the appropriated sums and their specified uses could lead to financial mismanagement and potential legal scrutiny. The Act ensures that the allocated funds are strictly used for the purposes outlined, and any deviation could be subject to audit and review by relevant authorities. The Act's framework ensures transparency and accountability in the utilisation of public funds for specified works and buildings across various governmental and territorial sectors.

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