Supplementary Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1911-12

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THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

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SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATION
(WORKS AND BUILDINGS) 1911-12.

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No. 10 of 1913.

An Act to appropriate a further sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the service of the year ended the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and twelve for the purposes of Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c.

[Assented to 19th December, 1913.]

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 Supplementary Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1911-12.

Appropriation of £46,876.

2. The sum of Forty-six thousand eight hundred and seventy-six pounds which has been issued from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the service of the year ended the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and twelve shall be deemed to have been appropriated as from the first day of July One thousand nine hundred and eleven for the purposes and services expressed in the Schedule to this Act.

SCHEDULE.

F.17498.

SCHEDULE.

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ABSTRACT.

	£
UNDER CONTROL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS...	40,929
UNDER CONTROL OF THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT	116
UNDER CONTROL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE.......	4,856
UNDER CONTROL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS........................................	975
TOTAL, ADDITIONS, NEW WORKS, BUILDINGS, ETC. ...	46,876

UNDER CONTROL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS.
Division No. 1.	£
HOME AFFAIRS.
Subdivision No. 2.
Victoria.
No. 2. Site and Building for Department of Treasury...............	2,842
3. Erection of Store, Stamp Printing Office..................	169
Subdivision No. 3.	3,011
No. 1. Military College for Australia—towards cost of establishment....	28,450
Total Division No. 1......................	31,461
Division No. 4.
DEFENCE.
Subdivision No. 1.
New South Wales.
New Works—
No. 14. Long Bay Rifle Range.............................	264
23. Wagga Wagga—Drill Hall for A. F. Battery...............	22
24. West Maitland—Drill Hall Site and Building..............	68
Total New South Wales....................	354
Subdivision No. 2.
Victoria.
New Works—
No. 10. Emplacements and Works for Fixed Defences, Guns, Lights, and Accessories	143
16. Maribyrnong—Land for Defence purposes................	5
19. Clifton Hill—Harness, Saddlery, and Leather Accoutrements Factory	46
27. Clothing Factory, Melbourne.........................	1,271
34. Victoria Barracks—Purchase of land for extension...........	2
39. Maribyrnong—Access to Defence Property—towards cost.....	720
40. Victoria Barracks—Additional Office accommodation—towards cost	1,556
43. Compensation, G. Stubbs, for injuries received at Clothing Factory	50
Total Victoria...........................	3,793
Subdivision No. 3.
Queensland.
New Works—
No. 30. Site for Militia Field Artillery at Kelvin Grove.............	8
Total Queensland........................	8
	4,155
Carried forward.....................	31,461

Under Control of the Department of Home Affairs.		£
Brought forward......................		31,461
Division No. 4.
DEFENCE.
Brought forward.......................		4,155
Subdivision No. 4.
South Australia.
New Works—
No. 16. Port Pirie Rifle Range.............................		340
Total South Australia....................		340
Subdivision No. 5.
Western Australia.
New Works—
No. 19. Perth Drill Hall—Sewerage..........................		5
23. Perth—Store for Small Arms at Ordnance Store............		12
Total Western Australia...................		17
Subdivision No. 6.
Tasmania.
New Works—
No. 8. Rifle Ranges....................................		88
Total Tasmania..........................................................		88
Total Division No. 4...................................................		4,600
Division No. 5.
POST AND TELEGRAPHS.
Subdivision No. 1.
New South Wales.
Additions—
Read—
No. 1. Sundry Offices...................................	£7,501
2. Towards cost of alterations of General Post Office, Sydney	£11,994
	£19,495
In lieu of—
No 1. Sundry Offices...................................	£7,757
2 Towards cost of alterations of General Post Office, Sydney	£8,000
	£15,757	3,738
		3,738
Carried forward.....................		36,061

Under Control of the Department of Home Affairs.	£
Brought forward	36,061
Division No. 5.
POST AND TELEGRAPHS.
Subdivision No. 1.
New South Wales.
Brought forward......................	3,738
New Works—
No. 13 Blackheath Post Office.............................	8
26. Manildra Post Office..............................	8
Total New South Wales.................	3,754
Subdivision No. 2.
Victoria.
New Works—
No. 11. Caulfield East Post Office—towards cost.................	400
Total Victoria.......................	400
Division No. 5.
DEFENCE.
Subdivision No. 3.
Queensland.
New Works—
No. 12. Crow's Nest Post Office............................	338
21. Nanango Post Office..............................	30
26. Wondai Post Office—towards cost.....................	150
Total Queensland.....................	518
Subdivision No. 4.
South Australia.
New Works—
No. 6. Bordertown Post Office.............................	32
12. Lameroo Post Office..............................	132
Total South Australia...................	164
Subdivision No. 6.
Tasmania.
New Works—
No. 5. Wynyard Post Office...............................	32
Total Tasmania......................	32
Total Division No. 5...................	4,868
TOTAL UNDER CONTROL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS	40,929

UNDER CONTROL OF THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.
Division No. 6.	£
TELEGRAPHS AND TELEPHONES.
Subdivision No. 1.
Queensland.
No. 13. Construction and extension of telegraph lines, instruments, and material	4
South Australia.
No. 22. New trunk lines..................................	4
Tasmania.
No. 33. New trunk lines..................................	108
TOTAL UNDER CONTROL OF THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT	116
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UNDER CONTROL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE.
Division No. 9.
RIFLE CLUBS AND RANGES.
Subdivision No. 2.
Victoria.
No. 1. Grants to rifle clubs for ranges.........................	77
Division No. 10, subdivision No. 1, item No. 2, and Division No. 11, item No. 5—
add to each item the words “for the general purposes of that account.”
Division No. 11.
NEW SPECIAL DEFENCE PROVISION (MILITARY).
No. 1. Small Arms Factory...............................	1,830
9. Cordite Factory premises............................	191
Total Division No. 11......................	2,021
Division No. 12.
NAVAL WORKS AND ARMAMENT.
No. 2. Re-armament of H.M.A.S. Protector, Gayundah, and Paluma....	2,508
Division No. 13.
CONSTRUCTION OF VESSELS FOR OTHER DEPARTMENTS.
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 5. Launch for Customs Department, Sydney.................	250
TOTAL UNDER CONTROL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE.	4,856

UNDER CONTROL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS.		£
Division No. 14.
NORTHERN TERRITORY.
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 2. Alterations to Darwin Hospital operating and sterilizing rooms, and fencing		99
7. New police stations................................		13
Read—
13. Other Works...................................	£1,976
14. Special Expenditure...............................	5,887
	7,863
In lieu of—
13. Other Works...................................	2,000
14. Special Expenditure...............................	5,000
	7,000	863
TOTAL UNDER CONTROL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS		975
TOTAL ADDITIONS, NEW WORKS, BUILDINGS, ETC..........		46,876

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Overview

The Supplementary Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1911-12 was enacted in 1913 by the Parliament of Australia to address the need for additional funding to cover specific works and buildings for the financial year ending 30 June 1912. This Act facilitates the appropriation of £46,876 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund to various government departments and services, including the Department of Home Affairs, the Postmaster-General's Department, the Department of Defence, and the Department of External Affairs, for the purposes of additions, new works, and buildings as detailed in the Schedule. The policy objective of this Act was to ensure that the necessary funding was available to support ongoing public works and infrastructure projects across different states and territories, thereby facilitating the development and maintenance of essential government services and facilities.

Scope and Application

The Supplementary Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1911-12 is an Australian Commonwealth Act aimed at appropriating a specific sum from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the fiscal year ending 30 June 1912. The Act allocates funds towards various projects, primarily focused on additions, new works, and buildings under the control of multiple departments including the Department of Home Affairs, the Postmaster-General's Department, the Department of Defence, and the Department of External Affairs. The geographic scope of the Act spans across several Australian states, including New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, and Tasmania. The allocation is detailed in the schedule, which lists specific projects and their costs. The Act does not explicitly state exclusions, exemptions, or thresholds but rather details the specific allocation of funds across different departments and projects. The Act's application may be further extended or restricted through subordinate instruments, though the primary focus remains on the appropriation of funds for the specified purposes within the listed jurisdictions.

Key Provisions

The Supplementary Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1911-12 (Act No. 10 of 1913) (section 1) is an Act that appropriates funds from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for various works and buildings across multiple departments for the financial year ending 30 June 1912 (section 2). The Act specifies the allocation of £46,876, to be used for purposes outlined in the attached Schedule, which details the distribution of funds across the Department of Home Affairs, the Postmaster-General's Department, the Department of Defence, and the Department of External Affairs (section 2, Schedule). The Act imposes obligations on the relevant departments to ensure that the appropriated funds are spent in accordance with the specified purposes outlined in the Schedule. For instance, the Department of Home Affairs must allocate funds for the construction of the Department of Treasury building in Victoria and the Military College for Australia (Schedule, Division No. 1). Similarly, the Postmaster-General's Department must use the allocated funds for the construction and extension of telegraph lines and new trunk lines in Queensland, South Australia, and Tasmania (Schedule, Division No. 6). The Act does not explicitly outline offences, penalties, or civil/criminal consequences for breaches of its provisions. However, the non-utilisation of the appropriated funds or their misallocation could potentially lead to financial mismanagement and accountability issues under the broader public finance management frameworks in place at the time. The lack of specific penalties in the Act suggests that any breaches would be subject to general legal and administrative repercussions applicable to public expenditure and appropriation laws.

Area of Law: Finance & Banking Law
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Concepts: Definitions & Interpretation; Appropriation of Funds; Expenditure Authorization; Reporting & Disclosure Obligations

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