Appropriation (Works and Services) Act (No. 2) 1958-59

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THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

APPROPRIATION (WORKS AND SERVICES)
(No. 2) 1958-59.

No. 35 of 1959.

An Act to grant and apply an additional sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the service of the year ending on the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and fifty-nine, for the purposes of Additions, New Works and other Services involving Capital Expenditure and to appropriate that sum.

[Assented to 15th May, 1959.]

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 (Works and Services) Act (No. 2) 1958–59.

Commencement.

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

Issue and application of £7,399,000.

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 on the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and fifty-nine, the sum of Seven million three hundred and ninety-nine 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 fifty-eight, for the purposes and services set forth in the Schedule to this Act in relation to the financial year ending on the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and fifty-nine.

Section 4. THE SCHEDULE.

ABSTRACT.

	Total.
PART 1.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH—
	£
Prime Minister's Department................................	225,300
Department of External Affairs...............................	26,250
Department of the Treasury.................................	2,300
Department of the Interior..................................	210
Department of Works.....................................	154,000
Department of Civil Aviation................................	2,000,000
Department of Customs and Excise............................	400
Department of Health.....................................	34,520
Repatriation Department...................................	25,000
Department of Trade......................................	4,800
Department of Primary Industry..............................	110
Department of Social Services...............................	5,200
Department of Shipping and Transport..........................	15,500
Department of Territories...................................	3,000
Department of Immigration.................................	3,010
Department of Labour and National Service......................	7,400
Department of National Development...........................	4,510,000
Total Part 1............................	7,017,000
PART 2.—BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS—
Postmaster-General's Department.............................	210,000
Total Part 2............................	210,000
PART 3.—TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH—
Northern Territory.......................................	75,600
Australian Capital Territory.................................	83,900
Papua and New Guinea....................................	12,500
Total Part 3............................	172,000
Total..........................	7,399,000

CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES.

PART 1.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.	£
PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT.
Under Control of Prime Minister's Department.
Division No. 2.
1. Australian High Commissioner in United Kingdom—Buildings, equipment and furniture for Australia House and official residences	22,300
2. Australian National University—Permanent buildings, acquisition and erection of dwellings, equipment and works	200,000
	222,300
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 3.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture...........................	3,000
Total Prime Minister's Department..................	225,300
DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS.
Under Control of Department of External Affairs.
Division No. 4.
Buildings, works, equipment and furniture—
8. Pakistan...............................................	1,750
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 5.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..........................	24,500
Total Department of External Affairs................	26,250
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.
Under Control of Department of the Treasury.
Division No. 6.
1. Government Printing Office—Purchase of machinery and equipment......	1,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 8.
2. Taxation Branch—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.............	1,300
Total Department of the Treasury..................	2,300
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
Division No. 11.
3. News and Information Bureau, Karachi—Furniture and equipment........	210
DEPARTMENT OF WORKS.
Under Control of Department of Territories.
Division No. 13k.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings..............................	11,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 14.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..........................	18,000
4. Losses on disposals of post-war stocks and material stockpiled for the National Service and Immigration programmes (for payment to the credit of the Works Suspense Trust Account)	125,000
	143,000
Total Department of Works......................	154,000

Capital Works and Services.

	£
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION.
Division No. 15.
3. Qantas Empire Airways Limited—Provision of additional share capital	2,000,000
DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 18.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings...........................	400
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 21.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings...........................	520
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 22.
1. Buildings, works, fittings, furniture and purchase of vessels.........	34,000
Total Department of Health...................	34,520
REPATRIATION DEPARTMENT.
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 25.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.......................	25,000
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE.
Division No. 26.
Buildings, works, equipment and furniture—
2. Hong Kong.........................................	2,050
4. Other overseas establishments.............................	2,750
	4,800
DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 30.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings...........................	110
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.
Division No. 32.
1. Commonwealth Rehabilitation Service—Plant and equipment........	5,200

Capital Works and Services.

DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT.	£
Under Control of Department of Shipping and Transport.
Division No. 34.
1. Ship construction.....................................	1,165,000
2. Less amount recoverable from sales of ships...................	1,165,000

Division No. 35.	..
3. Railway standardization (Albury-Melbourne)—Contribution towards initial survey	14,015
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 36.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings...........................	735
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 37.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.......................	750
Total Department of Shipping and Transport........	15,500
DEPARTMENT OF TERRITORIES.
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 38.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.......................	3,000
DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 39.
1. Hostels for accommodation of migrants—Acquisition of sites and buildings	1,010
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 40.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.......................	2,000
Total Department of Immigration...............	3,010
DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 41.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings...........................	5,900
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 42.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture	1,500
Total Department of Labour and National Service	7,400
DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
Under Control of Department of National Development.
Division No. 43.
4. Working advance (for payment to the credit of the Dorset Tin Dredge Trust Account)	10,000
Division No. 45.
1. For expenditure under the Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Power Act..	4,500,000
Total Department of National Development........	4,510,000
TOTAL PART 1........................	7,017,000

Capital Works and Services.

PART 2.—BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS.	£
POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.
Division No. 53.
1. Telephone exchange services.............................	210,000
TOTAL PART 2.....................	210,000
PART 3.—TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
NORTHERN TERRITORY.
DEPARTMENT OF TERRITORIES.
Under Control of Department of Territories.
Division No. 59.
4. Loans for private dwelling construction or purchase (for payment to the credit of the Northern Territory Housing Loans Trust Account)	30,000
11. Commonwealth Hostels Limited—Equipment, minor works, fittings and furniture	11,450
12. Commonwealth Hostels Limited—Working capital advance for operation of hostels transferred from control of Northern Territory Administration	10,000
	51,450
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 61.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.......................	24,000
Total Department of Territories.................	75,450
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
Under Control of Department of Territories.
Division No. 61k.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings...........................	150
Total Northern Territory.....................	75,600
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 65.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture—Jervis Bay..............	13,900
DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE.
Division No. 67j.
1. Commonwealth Hostels Limited—Working capital advance for operation of hostels transferred from Department of the Interior	20,000
2. Commonwealth Hostels Limited—Equipment, minor—works, fittings and furniture	50,000
Total Department Of Labour and National Service......	70,000
Total Australian Capital Territory.................	83,900

Capital Works and Services.

PAPUA AND NEW GUINEA.	£
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 69.
1. Lighthouse services—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture........	12,500
TOTAL PART 3........................	172,000
TOTAL...............................	7,399,000

By Authority: A. J. Arthur, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.

Overview

The Appropriation (Works and Services) Act (No. 2) 1958–59 was enacted to grant and apply an additional sum from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the financial year ending on 30 June 1959. This Act was passed by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, and received Royal Assent on 15 May 1959. The purpose of this Act is to allocate funds for various departments, services, and business undertakings, including capital works and services, in order to meet the financial requirements for the specified period. The Act outlines the appropriation of the sum granted, which is deemed to have been appropriated from 1 July 1958, and details the allocation of funds across different departments and territories. The primary objective of this legislation is to ensure the effective distribution of financial resources to support the government's operations and services for the designated fiscal year.

Scope and Application

The Appropriation (Works and Services) Act (No. 2) 1958–59 is a legislative instrument enacted by the Commonwealth of Australia to facilitate the allocation of a specific sum from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the financial year ending on 30 June 1959. The Act authorises the Treasurer to issue and apply the sum of Seven million three hundred and ninety-nine thousand pounds towards various government departments, services, and entities as detailed in the Schedule, which outlines the allocation of funds for capital works and services. The Act applies to various Commonwealth departments and services, including the Prime Minister's Department, the Department of External Affairs, the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Works, the Department of Civil Aviation, and others as listed in the Schedule. Additionally, the Act also allocates funds for business undertakings such as the Postmaster-General's Department and territories of the Commonwealth, including the Northern Territory, Australian Capital Territory, and Papua and New Guinea. The Act comes into operation on the day it receives Royal Assent and is applicable nationally across the Commonwealth of Australia. There are no explicit exclusions, exemptions, or thresholds mentioned in the Act itself, though the detailed allocation of funds in the Schedule may implicitly exclude certain areas not listed. The Act may be extended or restricted in application through subordinate instruments, though such details are not provided within the Act itself.

Key Provisions

The main sections of the Appropriation (Works and Services) Act (No. 2) 1958–59 outline the legislative framework for the appropriation and allocation of funds for various government departments, business undertakings, and territories of the Commonwealth for the financial year ending on 30 June 1959. Section 1 states that the Act may be cited as the Appropriation (Works and Services) Act (No. 2) 1958–59, while Section 2 mandates that the Act comes into operation on the day it receives Royal Assent. Section 3 allows the Treasurer to issue and apply a sum of £7,399,000 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the purposes of the grant. Section 4 formalises the appropriation of this sum, deeming it to have been appropriated as from 1 July 1958, for the services outlined in the Schedule to the Act. The Act imposes specific obligations on various government departments and entities to utilise the appropriated funds for the specified purposes. For instance, the Prime Minister's Department is required to use the allocated funds for items such as buildings, equipment, and furniture for Australia House and official residences, as well as for the Australian National University. Similarly, the Department of Works is mandated to spend on buildings, works, fittings, and furniture. The Department of Civil Aviation is directed to provide additional share capital for Qantas Empire Airways Limited. Other departments, such as the Department of Health, Repatriation Department, and Department of Shipping and Transport, have their own specific allocations for various projects and services. Furthermore, the Act allocates funds for business undertakings, such as the Postmaster-General's Department, and for the territories of the Commonwealth, including the Northern Territory, Australian Capital Territory, and Papua and New Guinea. Breaches of the provisions outlined in the Appropriation (Works and Services) Act (No. 2) 1958–59 could result in various legal consequences. While the Act itself does not explicitly state the penalties for non-compliance, general legislative principles and other related laws could apply. In particular, misuse of public funds or failure to adhere to the specified allocations could potentially lead to criminal charges, such as fraud or embezzlement, as well as civil liabilities for any financial losses incurred. The severity of the penalties would depend on the specific circumstances of the breach and the applicable laws in force at the time.

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