Supply (Works and Services) Act 1960-61

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THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

SUPPLY (WORKS AND SERVICES) 1960-61.

No. 38 of 1960.

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

[Assented to 8th June, 1960.]

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 1960-61.

Commencement.

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

Issue and application of £54,237,000.

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-one, the sum of Fifty-four million two

hundred

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hundred and eighty-seven 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-one.

Section 3. THE SCHEDULE.

ABSTRACT.

—	Total.
Part 1.—Departments and Services—other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth.	£
PARLIAMENT...................................................	7,000
PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT...................................	266,000
DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS................................	4,000
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY...................................	60,000
ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT...............................	45,000
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR....................................	691,000
DEPARTMENT OF WORKS..........................................	116,000
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION...................................	1,684,000
DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE.............................	35,000
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.........................................	301,000
REPATRIATION DEPARTMENT......................................	100,000
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE..........................................	3,000
DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY...............................	3,000
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.................................	70,000
DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT..........................	2,102,000
DEPARTMENT OF TERRITORIES.....................................	2,000
DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION....................................	157,000
DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE....................	18,000
DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT..........................	23,234,000
COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION.	280,000
AUSTRALIAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION..........................	626,000
Total Part 1..................	29,804,000

THE
The Schedule—continued.

Abstract—continued.

—	Total.
Part 2.—Business Undertakings.	£
COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS................................	510,000
POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT........................	16,227,000
BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION SERVICES.....................	626,000
Total Part 2................	17,363,000
Part 3.—Territories of the Commonwealth.
NORTHERN TERRITORY.....................................	1,795,000
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY............................	5,141,000
PAPUA AND NEW GUINEA....................................	182,000
COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS..................................	2,000
Total Part 3................	7,120,000
Total....................	54,287,000

The Schedule—continued.

Part 1.—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...............	..	7,000
PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT.
Division No. 836.
02. Australian National University—Permanent buildings, acquisition and erection of dwellings, equipment and works	..	250,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 840.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture...............	..	16,000
Total Prime Minister’s Department...........	..	266,000
DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS.
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 845.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture...............	..	4,000
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.
Division No. 846.
01. Government Printing Office—Purchase of machinery and equipment	..	5,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 850.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture...............	40,000
02. Taxation Branch—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..	15,000
		55,000
Total Department of the Treasury............	..	60,000

The Schedule—continued.

Part 1—continued.
ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT.	£	£
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 855.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture...............	..	45,000
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
Division No. 856.
01. Commonwealth offices and other buildings— Acquisition of sites and buildings	21,000
02. Plant and equipment...........................	20,000
		41,000
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.............	..	691,000
DEPARTMENT OF WORKS.
Division No. 861.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture...............	105,000
03. Experimental Building Station—Plant and material......	11,000
		116,000
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION.
Division No. 866.
01. Air routes and airway facilities, including power and lighting plant and equipment	375,000
02. Aircraft, launches, vehicles, engines and equipment......	417,000
		792,000

The Schedule—continued.

Part 1—continued.
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION—continued.	£	£
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 870.
01. Acquisition of sites and buildings..................	..	42,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 874.
01. Buildings and works, including shore bases and marine facilities, fittings and furniture	..	850,000
Total Department of Civil Aviation...........	..	1,684,000
DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE.
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 880.
01. Buildings, works, fittings, furniture and purchase of vessels.	..	35,000
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
Division No. 881.
01. Purchase of laboratory equipment..................	35,000
02. Commonwealth Serum Laboratories—Purchase and installation of equipment	115,000
		150,000
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 883.
01. Acquisition of sites and buildings..................	..	31,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 885.
01. Buildings, works, fittings, furniture and purchase of vessels.	..	120,000
Total Department of Health................	..	301,000

The Schedule—continued.

Part 1—continued.
REPATRIATION DEPARTMENT.	£	£
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 890.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture...............	..	100,000
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE.
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 895.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture...............	..	3,000
DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY.
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 900.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture...............	..	3,000
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 905.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture...............	..	70,000
DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT.
Division No. 906.
03. Lighthouse services—Purchase and installation of equipment	19,000
04. Lighthouse supply vessels—Replacement.............	42,000
		61,000
Division No. 909.
02. Expenditure under the Railway Standardization (New South Wales and Victoria) Agreement Act	..	2,000,000

The Schedule—continued.

Part 1—continued.
DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT —continued.	£	£
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...	40,000
		41,000
Total Department of Shipping and Transport.....	..	2,102,000
DEPARTMENT OF TERRITORIES.
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 920.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture...............	..	2,000
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	50,000
		52,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 925.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture...............	5,000
02. Reception, training and holding centres for accommodation of migrants	100,000
		105,000
Total Department of Immigration............	..	157,000

The Schedule—continued.

Part 1—continued.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE.	£	£
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 930.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture...............	..	18,000
DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
Division No. 931.
01. Bureau of Mineral Resources—Plant and equipment......	45,000
03. Division of National Mapping—Plant and equipment.....	10,000
		55,000
Division No. 934.
01. For expenditure under the War Service Homes Act (for payment to the credit of the War Service Homes Trust Account)	..	14,600,000
Division No. 935.
01. For expenditure under the Snowy Mountains Hydroelectric Power Act	..	8,500,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 939.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture...............	12,000
02. For expenditure under the River Murray Waters Act......	67,000
		79,000
Total Department of National Development .....	..	23,234,000
COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION.
Division No. 941.
01. Buildings, works, plant and developmental expenditure....	100,000
02. Giant radio telescope..........................	100,000
03. Development of phytotron.......................	50,000
	250,000
05. Less amounts recoverable by way of grants from outside sources	120,000
		130,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 945.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture...............	..	150,000
Total Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization	..	280,000

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The Schedule—continued.

Part 1—continued.
AUSTRALIAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION.	£	£
Division No. 946.
01. For expenditure under the Atomic Energy Act..........	..	626,000
Total Part 1..........................	..	29,804,000
Part 2.—Business Undertakings.
COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS.
Under Control of Department of Shipping and Transport.
Division No. 950.
01. Trans-Australian Railway.......................	427,000
02. Central Australia Railway.......................	70,000
03. North Australia Railway........................	12,000
04. Seat of Government Railway.....................	1,000
		510,000
Total Commonwealth Railways.............	..	510,000
POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT.
Division No. 955.
01. Telephone exchange services.....................	10,420,000
02. Trunk line services............................	3,340,000
03. Telegraph equipment..........................	230,000
04. Miscellaneous plant and equipment.................	610,000
		14,600,000
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 958.
01. Acquisition of sites and buildings..................	..	127,000

The Schedule—continued.

Part 2—continued.
POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT —continued.	£	£
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 960.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture...............	..	1,500,000
Total Postmaster-General’s Department.........	..	16,227,000
BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION SERVICES.
Under Control of Postmaster-General’s Department.
Division No. 963.
01. Engineering equipment and services—Sound broadcasting..	..	200,000
Australian Broadcasting Commission.
Division No. 964.
01. For expenditure under the Broadcasting and Television Act.	..	120,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 970.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture for sound broadcasting transmission	50,000
02. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture for sound broadcasting studios and other purposes	70,000
03. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture for sound broadcasting—Australian Broadcasting Control Board	1,000
04. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture for television transmission	5,000
05. Building, works, fittings and furniture for television studios.	180,000	306,000
Total Broadcasting and Television Services......	..	626,000
Total Part 2............................	..	17,363,000

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The Schedule—continued.

Part 3.—Territories of the Commonwealth.
NORTHERN TERRITORY.	£	£
Department of Territories.
Division No. 971.
01. Plant and equipment...........................	110,000
02. Compensation for improvements on resumed leases......	5,000
03. Loans for private dwelling construction or purchase (for payment to the credit of the Northern Territory Housing Loans Trust Account)	60,000
04. Stock routes and reserves—Reimbursement of half the cost of fences, grids and gates	5,000
05. Provision of furniture—Government-owned residences....	30,000
06. Loans for encouragement of primary production........	30,000
07. Loans to church organizations for erection of residential accommodation	70,000
08. Construction of roads, footpaths and drainage works— Payment to Darwin Municipal Council	50,000
10. Northern Territory Housing Commission—Advance......	100,000
11. Alice Springs Recreation Reserve—Payment to Board of Trustees	10,000
		470,000
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
Department of Works.
Division No. 977.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture...............	..	30,000
Department of Health.
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 978.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture...............	..	75,000
Total Northern Territory...................	..	1,795,000

The Schedule—continued.

Part 3—continued.
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY.	£	£
Department of the Interior.
Division No. 981.
01. Forestry (for payment to the credit of the Australian Capital Territory Forestry Trust Account)	10,000
02. Sundry works and services.......................	23,000
04. Plant and equipment...........................	25,000
05. Plant and equipment (for payment to the credit of the Australian Capital Territory Transport Trust Account)	30,000
06. Electricity supply—Engineering works..............	202,000
07. Provision of home electrical appliances..............	5,000
08. Purchase of improvements on resumed leases..........	12,000
09. Loans for housing............................	83,000
10. Loans to co-operative building societies..............	300,000
		690,000
Department of the Interior.
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 982.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture—Jervis Bay......	..	11,000
National Capital Development Commission.
Division No. 985.
01. For expenditure under the National Capital Development Commission Act	..	4,300,000
Department of Works.
Division No. 986.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture...............	..	40,000
Department of Health.
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 988.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture...............	..	100,000
Total Australian Capital Territory.............	..	5,141,000

The Schedule—continued.

Part 3—continued.
PAPUA AND NEW GUINEA.	£	£
Under Control of Department of Territories.
Division No. 991.
01. Advance to Administration for loans to ex-servicemen in agricultural enterprises	..	170,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 993.
01. Lighthouse services—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture	..	10,000
Under Control of Department of Shipping and Transport.
Division No. 994.
01. Lighthouse services—Purchase and installation of equipment	..	2,000
Total Papua and New Guinea................	..	182,000
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............................	..	7,120,000
Total................................	..	54,287,000

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

Overview

The Supply (Works and Services) Act 1960-61 was enacted to address the need for appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1961, primarily for additions, new works, and other services involving capital expenditure. This legislation was enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia. The Act was assented to on June 8, 1960, and it authorised the issuance and application of £54,287,000 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund to cover the specified services and purposes outlined in the Schedule. The policy objective of the Act was to ensure that the funds appropriated were strictly used for the intended purposes and services within the fiscal year, with no expenditure allowed beyond June 30, 1961. The enactment of this Act thus provided a legal framework for the financial administration of capital projects and services across various departments and territories.

Scope and Application

The Supply (Works and Services) Act 1960-61 is a Commonwealth Act that authorises the appropriation of funds from the Consolidated Revenue Fund to be applied for specified purposes and services for the financial year ending 30 June 1961. The Act applies to various Commonwealth departments, business undertakings, and territories of the Commonwealth, including but not limited to the Department of Works, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Australian Atomic Energy Commission, and the Northern Territory, among others. Each of these entities is allocated specific funds for various projects and services outlined in the Schedule of the Act, which includes detailed breakdowns of expenditures such as buildings, works, fittings, furniture, equipment, and developmental services. The Act does not extend its application beyond the specified financial year, and no expenditures are authorised beyond 30 June 1961. The Act is comprehensive in its allocation of funds across multiple departments and services, ensuring that the appropriated sum is meticulously directed towards the stipulated purposes.

Key Provisions

The Supply (Works and Services) Act 1960-61, referred to in section 1, authorises the issuance and application of £54,287,000 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the financial year ending 30 June 1961. This sum is designated for specific purposes and services detailed in the Schedule, as outlined in section 3. The Act comes into force on the day of Royal Assent, as stated in section 2. Additionally, section 4 stipulates that the funds specified in section 3 are available to meet the warrants under the Governor-General's hand for the purposes outlined in the Schedule. The Act also imposes a strict limit on the period for expenditure, prohibiting any disbursement beyond 30 June 1961, as per section 5. Entities and parties governed by this Act must ensure that the funds are used strictly for the purposes and services specified in the Schedule, which include various departments, business undertakings, and territories of the Commonwealth. This entails adherence to the detailed allocations provided, such as the £7,000 for Parliament under Control of Department of Works, or the £510,000 for Commonwealth Railways. Each department and entity must manage their allocations within the parameters set by the Act, ensuring that all expenditures align with the authorised purposes. Failure to comply with the provisions of the Act may result in legal consequences. Although the Act itself does not explicitly detail specific offences or penalties for breaches, any misuse of funds or non-compliance with the specified allocations could potentially lead to legal actions under other relevant legislation. This could include accountability under public finance management laws, which might impose fines, recovery of misused funds, or other penalties as deemed appropriate by the courts. Additionally, non-compliance could lead to administrative actions, such as audits and reviews, to ensure adherence to budgetary constraints and authorised expenditures.

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