Supply (Works and Services) Act 1959-60

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THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

SUPPLY (WORKS AND SERVICES) 1959-60.

No. 37 of 1959.

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

[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 Supply (Works and Services) Act 1959–60.

Commencement.

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

Issue and application of £55,723,000.

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, the sum of Fifty-five million seven

hundred

F.3968/59.Price 8d.

hundred and twenty-three 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.

Section 3. THE SCHEDULE.

ABSTRACT.

 

Total.

Part 1.—Departments and Services—other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth.

£

PARLIAMENT..............................................

15,000

PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT..............................

216,000

DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS..........................

70,000

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY..............................

58,000

ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT..........................

120,000

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR...............................

693,000

DEPARTMENT OF WORKS....................................

125,000

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION.............................

2,313,000

DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE........................

135,000

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH...................................

335,000

REPATRIATION DEPARTMENT.................................

130,000

DEPARTMENT OF TRADE.....................................

10,000

DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY..........................

4,000

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES............................

100,000

DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT.....................

1,768,000

DEPARTMENT OF TERRITORIES................................

3,000

DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION...............................

100,000

DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE...............

16,000

DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.....................

24,735,000

COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION 

250,000

AUSTRALIAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION.....................

639,000

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

31,835,000

 

THE
The Schedulecontinued.

Abstractcontinued.

 

Total.

Part 2.—Business Undertakings.

 

 

£

COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS................................

500,000

POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT........................

15,405,000

BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION SERVICES.....................

1,259,000

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

17,164,000

Part 3.—Territories of the Commonwealth.

 

NORTHERN TERRITORY.....................................

1,634,000

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY............................

4,737,000

PAPUA AND NEW GUINEA....................................

351,000

COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS..................................

2,000

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

6,724,000

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

55,723,000


The Schedulecontinued.

 

Part A.—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................

..

15,000

PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT.

 

 

Division No. 836.

 

 

01. Australian High Commissioner in 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

172,000

 

 

 

182,000

Under Control of Department of Works.

 

 

Division No. 840.

 

 

01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture................

..

34,000

Total Prime Minister's Department...............

..

216,000

DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS.

 

 

Division No. 841.

 

 

Buildings, works, equipment and furniture

 

 

01. Japan.....................................

5,000

 

02. India.....................................

16,000

 

03. Vietnam...................................

8,000

 

04. Burma....................................

3,000

 

05. Malaya...................................

3,000

 

06. Indonesia..................................

3,000

 

07. Philippines.................................

2,000

 

08. Pakistan...................................

2,000

 

11. Other overseas establishments....................

18,000

 

 

 

60,000

Under Control of Department of Works.

 

 

Division No. 845.

 

 

01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture................

..

10,000

Total Department of External Affairs..............

..

70,000


The Schedulecontinued.

 

Part 1continued.

 

 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.

£

£

Division No. 846.

 

 

01. Government Printing Office—Purchase of machinery and equipment 

..

16,000

Under Control of Department of Works.

 

 

Division No. 850.

 

 

01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture...............

12,000

 

02. Taxation Branch—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture...

30,000

 

 

 

42,000

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

..

58,000

ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.

 

 

Under Control of Department of Works.

 

 

Division No. 855.

 

 

01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture................

..

120,000

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.

 

 

Division No. 856.

 

 

01. Commonwealth offices and other buildings—Acquisition of sites and buildings 

27,000

 

02. Plant and equipment............................

16,000

 

 

 

43,000

Under Control of Department of Works.

 

 

Division No. 860.

 

 

01. Commonwealth offices and other buildings—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture 

600,000

 

02. Meteorological buildings, works, fittings and furniture......

50,000

 

 

 

650,000

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

..

693,000


The Schedulecontinued.

 

Part 1continued.

 

 

DEPARTMENT OF WORKS.

£

£

Division No. 861.

 

 

01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture................

120,000

 

03. Experimental Building Station—Plant and material........

5,000

 

 

 

125,000

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION.

 

 

Division No. 866.

 

 

01. Air routes and airway facilities, including power and lighting plant and equipment 

390,000

 

02. Aircraft, launches, vehicles, engines and equipment.......

360,000

 

 

 

750,000

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

 

 

Division No. 870.

 

 

01. Acquisition of sites and buildings...................

..

63,000

Under Control of Department of Works.

 

 

Division No. 874.

 

 

01. Buildings and works, including shore bases and marine facilities, fittings and furniture 

..

1,500,000

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

..

2,313,000

DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE.

 

 

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

 

 

Division No. 878.

 

 

01. Acquisition of sites and buildings...................

..

60,000

Under Control of Department of Works.

 

 

Division No. 880.

 

 

01. Buildings, works, fittings, furniture and purchase of vessels..

..

75,000

Total Department of Customs and Excise...........

..

135,000


The Schedulecontinued.

 

Part 1continued.

 

 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.

£

£

Division No. 881.

 

 

01. Purchase of laboratory equipment...................

..

100,000

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

 

 

Division No. 883.

 

 

01. Acquisition of sites and buildings....................

..

15,000

Under Control of Department of Works.

 

 

Division No. 885.

 

 

01. Buildings, works, fittings, furniture and purchase of vessels..

..

220,000

Total Department of Health....................

..

335,000

REPATRIATION DEPARTMENT.

 

 

Under Control of Department of Works.

 

 

Division No. 890.

 

 

01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture................

..

130,000

DEPARTMENT OF TRADE.

 

 

Under Control of Department of Works.

 

 

Division No. 895.

 

 

01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture................

..

10,000

DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY.

 

 

Under Control of Department of Works.

 

 

Division No. 900.

 

 

01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture................

..

4,000


The Schedulecontinued.

 

Part 1continued.

 

 

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.

 

 

Under Control of Department of Works.

£

£

Division No. 905.

 

 

01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture................

..

100,000

DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT.

 

 

Division No. 906.

 

 

03. Lighthouse services—Purchase and installation of equipment.

..

17,000

Division No. 909.

 

 

01. Expenditure under the Railway Standardization (South Australia) Agreement Act 

100,000

 

02. Expenditure under the Railway Standardization (New South Wales and Victoria) Agreement Act             

1,600,000

 

 

 

1,700,000

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.....

50,000

 

 

 

51,000

Total Department of Shipping and Transport.........

..

1,768,000

DEPARTMENT OF TERRITORIES.

 

 

Under Control of Department of Works.

 

 

Division No. 920.

 

 

01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.................

..

3,000


The Schedulecontinued.

 

Part 1continued.

 

 

DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION.

 

 

 

£

£

Division No. 921.

 

 

01. Overseas establishments—Equipment, furniture and motor vehicles 

2,000

 

02. Commonwealth Hostels Limited—Equipment, minor works, furniture and fittings 

33,000

 

 

 

35,000

Under Control of Department of Works.

 

 

Division No. 925.

 

 

01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture................

10,000

 

02. Reception, training and holding centres for accommodation of migrants 

55,000

 

 

 

65,000

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

..

100,000

DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE.

 

 

Under Control of Department of Works.

 

 

Division No. 930.

 

 

01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture................

..

16,000

DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

 

 

Division No. 931.

 

 

01. Bureau of Mineral Resources—Plant and equipment.......

35,000

 

03. Division of National Mapping—Plant and equipment......

5,000

 

 

 

40,000


The Schedulecontinued.

 

Part 1continued.

 

 

DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENTcontinued.

£

£

Division No. 934.

 

 

01. Expenditure under the War Service Homes Act (for payment to credit of War Service Homes Trust Account)             

..

14,580,000

Division No. 935.

 

 

01. Expenditure under the Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Power Act 

..

10,000,000

Under Control of Department of Works.

 

 

Division No. 939.

 

 

01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture................

30,000

 

02. Expenditure under the River Murray Waters Act..........

85,000

 

 

 

115,000

Total Department of National Development.........

..

24,735,000

COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION.

 

 

Under Control of Department of Works.

 

 

Division No. 945.

 

 

01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture................

..

250,000

AUSTRALIAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION.

 

 

Division No. 946.

 

 

01. Expenditure under the Atomic Energy Act.............

..

639,000

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

..

31,835,000


The Schedulecontinued.

 

Part 2.—Business Undertakings.

 

 

COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS.

£

£

Under Control of Department of Shipping and Transport.

 

 

Division No. 950.

 

 

01. Trans-Australian Railway........................

400,000

 

02. Central Australia Railway........................

79,000

 

03. North Australia Railway.........................

20,000

 

04. Seat of Government Railway......................

1,000

 

 

 

500,000

Total Commonwealth Railways

..

500,000

POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.

 

 

Division No. 955.

 

 

01. Telephone exchange services......................

9,830,000

 

02. Trunk line services.............................

2,680,000

 

03. Telegraph and miscellaneous services................

820,000

 

 

 

13,330,000

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

 

 

Division No. 958.

 

 

01. Acquisition of sites and buildings...................

..

325,000

Under Control of Department of Works.

 

 

Division No. 960.

 

 

01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture................

..

1,750,000

Total Postmaster-General's Department............

..

15,405,000

BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION SERVICES.

 

 

Under Control of Postmaster-General's Department.

 

 

Division No. 963.

 

 

01. Engineering equipment and services—Sound broadcasting...

160,000

 

02. Television transmitting equipment...................

340,000

 

 

 

500,000


The Schedulecontinued.

 

Part 2continued.

 

 

BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION SERVICEScontinued.

£

£

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

 

 

Division No. 966.

 

 

03. Acquisition of sites and buildings for television studios.....

..

19,000

Under Control of Department of Works.

 

 

Division No. 970.

 

 

01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture for sound broadcasting transmission 

100,000

 

02. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture for sound broadcasting studios and other purposes 

300,000

 

03. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture for television transmission

140,000

 

04. Building, works, fittings and furniture for television, studios.

200,000

740,000

Total Broadcasting and Television Services.........

..

1,259,000

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

..

17,164,000

Part 3.—Territories of the Commonwealth.

 

 

NORTHERN TERRITORY.

 

 

Department of Territories.

 

 

Division No. 971.

 

 

01. Plant and equipment............................

80,000

 

02. Compensation for improvements on resumed leases.......

10,000

 

03. Loans for housing.............................

60,000

 

04. Stock routes and reserves—Reimbursement of half the cost of fences, grids and gates 

4,000

 

05. Provision of furniture—Government residences..........

20,000

 

06. Loans for encouragement of primary production.........

30,000

 

07. Loans to church organizations for erection of residential accommodation 

10,000

 

08. Construction of roads, footpaths and drainage works

 

 

Payment to Darwin Municipal Council..............

50,000

 

 

 

264,000


The Schedulecontinued.

 

Part 3continued.

 

 

NORTHERN TERRITORYcontinued.

£

£

Department of Territoriescontinued.

 

 

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 for pastoral purposes             

220,000

 

 

 

1,220,000

Total Department of Territories..................

..

1,484,000

Department of Works.

 

 

Division No. 977.

 

 

01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture................

..

50,000

Department of Health.

 

 

Under Control of Department of Works.

 

 

Division No. 978.

 

 

01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture................

..

100,000

Total Northern Territory......................

..

1,634,000

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY.

 

 

Department of the Interior.

 

 

Division No. 981.

 

 

01. Forestry (for payment to credit of the Australian Capital Territory Forestry Trust Account) 

30,000

 

02. Sundry works and services........................

22,000

 

04. Plant and equipment............................

20,000

 

05. Plant and equipment (for payment to credit of the Australian Capital Territory Transport Trust Account)             

26,000

 

06. Electricity supply—Engineering works................

170,000

 

07. Provision of home electrical appliances................

8,000

 

08. Purchase of improvements on resumed leases............

4,000

 

09. Loans for housing..............................

50,000

 

 

 

330,000


The Schedulecontinued.

 

Part 3continued.

 

 

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORYcontinued.

£

£

Department of the Interior.

 

 

Under Control of Department of Works.

 

 

Division No. 982.

 

 

01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture—Jervis Bay.......

..

10,000

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

..

340,000

National Capital Development Commission.

 

 

Division No. 985.

 

 

01. For expenditure under the National Capital Development Commission Act 

..

4,167,000

Department of Works.

 

 

Division No. 986.

 

 

01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture................

..

80,000

Department of Health.

 

 

Under Control of Department of Works.

 

 

Division No. 988.

 

 

01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture................

..

150,000

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

..

4,737,000


The Schedulecontinued.

 

Part 3continued.

 

 

PAPUA AND NEW GUINEA.

£

£

Under Control of Department of Territories.

 

 

Division No. 991.

 

 

01. Advances for loans to ex-servicemen.................

..

325,000

Under Control of Department of Works.

 

 

Division No. 993.

 

 

01. Lighthouse services—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.

..

25,000

Under Control of Department of Shipping and Transport.

 

 

Division No. 994.

 

 

01. Lighthouse services—Purchase and installation of equipment.

..

1,000

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

..

351,000

COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS.

 

 

Under Control of Department of Works.

 

 

Division No. 996.

 

 

01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture...............

..

2,000

Total Cocos (Keeling) Islands..................

..

2,000

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

..

6,724,000

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

..

55,723,000

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