Supply (Works and Services) Act 1962-63 - Legislation

THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

SUPPLY (WORKS AND SERVICES) 1962-63.

No. 57 of 1962.

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

[Assented to 29th May, 1962.]

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 1962–63.

Commencement.

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

Issue and application of £64,554,000.

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-three, the sum of Sixty-four million

five

F.4756/62.—Price 8d.

five hundred and fifty-four 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-three.

THE

THE SCHEDULE. Section 3.

ABSTRACT.

—	Total.
Part 1.—Departments and Services—other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth.	£
PARLIAMENT..............................................	4,000
PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT...............................	929,000
DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS...........................	109,000
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY...............................	911,000
ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT...........................	25,000
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR................................	1,163,000
DEPARTMENT OF WORKS.....................................	450,000
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION..............................	1,590,000
DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE.........................	39,000
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH....................................	140,000
REPATRIATION DEPARTMENT.................................	250,000
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE.....................................	51,000
DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY...........................	3,000
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.............................	17,000
DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT.....................	2,830,000
DEPARTMENT OF TERRITORIES................................	3,000
DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION...............................	150,000
DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE................	50,000
DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT......................	23,596,000
COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION	342,000
Total Part 1........................	32,652,000
Part 2.—Business Undertakings.
COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS.................................	612,000
POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.........................	18,558,000
OVERSEAS TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (AUSTRALIA).......	1,500,000
BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION SERVICES......................	1,525,000
Total Part 2......................	22,195,000
Part 3.—Territories of the Commonwealth.
NORTHERN TERRITORY......................................	3,242,000
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY.............................	6,236,500
PAPUA AND NEW GUINEA.....................................	228,000
COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS...................................	500
Total Part 3......................	9,707,000
Total...........................	64,554,000

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..................	..	4,000
PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT.
Division No. 836.
01. High Commissioner of the Commonwealth in the United Kingdom—Buildings, equipment and furniture for Australia House and official residences	10,000
02. The Australian National University—Permanent buildings, acquisition and erection of dwellings, equipment and works	869,000
		879,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 840.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..................	..	50,000
Total Prime Minister's Department..................	..	929,000
DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS.
Division No. 841.
Buildings, works, equipment and furniture—
01. Cambodia....................................	3,000
02. France......................................	1,500
03. India.......................................	7,000
04. Indonesia....................................	29,000
05. Israel.......................................	10,000
06. Japan.......................................	5,500
07. Laos.......................................	2,000
08. Malaya.....................................	7,000
09. United States of America..........................	7,000
10. Ceylon.....................................	4,000
11. Singapore....................................	2,000
12. Other overseas establishments......................	30,000
		108,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 845.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..................	..	1,000
Total Department of External Affairs................	..	109,000

The Schedule—continued.

Part 1—continued.
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.	£	£
Division No. 846.
01. Government Printing Office—Purchase of machinery and equipment	..	21,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 850.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..................	850,000
02. Taxation Branch—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.....	40,000
		890,000
Total Department of the Treasury...................	..	911,000
ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 855.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..................	..	25,000
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
Division No. 856.
01. Commonwealth offices and other buildings— Acquisition of sites and buildings	140,000
02. Plant and equipment..............................	48,000
03. Bureau of Meteorology—Plant and equipment.............	130,000
		318,00
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 860.
01. Commonwealth offices and other buildings outside the Australian Capital Territory—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture	800,000
02. Bureau of Meteorology—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.	45,000
		845,000
Total Department of the Interior...................	..	1,163,000

The Schedule—continued.

Part 1—continued.
DEPARTMENT OF WORKS.
Division No. 861.	£	£
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..................	50,000
02. Plant and equipment..............................	391,000
03. Experimental Building Station—Plant and material..........	9,000
		450,000
Total Department of Works......................	..	450,000
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION.
Division No. 866.
01. Air routes and airway facilities, including power and lighting plant and equipment	513,000
02. Aircraft, launches, vehicles, engines and equipment.........	177,000
		690,000
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 870.
01. Acquisition of sites and buildings......................	..	100,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 874.
01. Buildings and works, including shore bases and marine facilities, fittings and furniture	..	800,000
Total Department of Civil Aviation.................	..	1,590,000
DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE.
Division No. 876.
01. Purchase of launches..............................	..	22,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 880.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..................	..	17,000
Total Department of Customs and Excise.............	..	39,000

The Schedule—continued.

Part 1—continued.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.	£	£
Division No. 881.
01. Plant and equipment..............................	..	40,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 885.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..................	..	100,000
Total Department of Health.......................	..	140,000
REPATRIATION DEPARTMENT.
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 890.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..................	..	250,000
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE.
Division No. 891.
Buildings, works, equipment and furniture—
01. Indonesia....................................	1,000
02. Ceylon......................................	18,000
04. Lebanon.....................................	1,000
05. New Zealand..................................	3,000
06. Peru........................................	2,000
07. Singapore....................................	1,000
08. Venezuela....................................	5,000
09. Other overseas establishments......................	13,000
		44,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 895.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..................	..	7,000
Total Department of Trade.......................	..	51,000

The Schedule—continued.

Part 1—continued.
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.
Division No. 901.
01. Commonwealth Rehabilitation Service—Plant and equipment...	..	2,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 905.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..................	..	15,000
Total Department of Social Services.................	..	17,000
DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT.
Division No. 906.
01. Lighthouse services—Purchase and installation of equipment...	12,000
02. Lighthouse supply vessels—Replacement................	400,000
		412,000
Division No. 909.
01. For expenditure under the Railway Standardization (New South Wales and Victoria) Agreement Act	500,000
02. For expenditure under the Railway Equipment Agreement (South Australia) Act	627,000
03. For expenditure under the Railway Agreement (Western Australia) Act	1,250,000
		2,377,000
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......	40,000
		41,000
Total Department of Shipping and Transport...........	..	2,830,000

The Schedule—continued.

Part 1—continued.
DEPARTMENT OF TERRITORIES.
Under Control of Department of Works.	£	£
Division No. 920.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..................	..	3,000
DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION.
Division No. 921.
01. Overseas establishments—Equipment, furniture and motor vehicles	5,000
02. Commonwealth Hostels Limited—Equipment, buildings, works, fittings and furniture	100,000
		105,000
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	40,000
		45,000
Total Department of Immigration...................	..	150,000

DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE.
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 930.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..................	..	50,000

The Schedule—continued.

Part 1—continued.
DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.	£	£
Division No. 931.
01. Bureau of Mineral Resources—Plant and equipment.........	64,000
02. Division of National Mapping—Plant and equipment........	19,000
		83,000
Division No. 934.
01. For expenditure under the War Service Homes Act (for payment to the credit of the War Service Homes Trust Account)	..	16,000,000
Division No. 935.
01. For expenditure under the Snowy Mountains Hydroelectric Power Act	..	7,000,000
Division No. 936.
01. For expenditure under the Atomic Energy Act.............	..	456,000
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.........	45,000
		57,000
Total Department of National Development...........	..	23,596,000
COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION.
Division No. 941.
01. Buildings, works, plant and developmental expenditure.......	206,000
02. Giant radio telescope..............................	76,000
63. Development of phytotron..........................	78,000
	360,000
05. Less amounts recoverable by way of grants from outside sources.	168,000
		192,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 945.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..................	..	150,000
Total Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization	..	342,000
Total Part 1.................................	..	32,652,000

The Schedule—continued.

Part 2.—Business Undertakings.
COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS.
Under Control of Department of Shipping and Transport.	£	£
Division No. 950.
01. Trans-Australian Railway..........................	523,000
02. Central Australia Railway..........................	83,000
03. North Australia Railway...........................	5,000
04. Seat of Government Railway........................	1,000
		612,000
Total Commonwealth Railways...................	..	612,000
POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.
Division No. 955.
01. Telephone exchange services........................	12,412,000
02. Trunk line services...............................	3,333,000
03. Telegraph equipment..............................	192,000
04. Miscellaneous plant and equipment....................	521,000
		16,458,000
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 958.
01. Acquisition of sites and buildings.....................	..	100,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 960.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..................	..	2,000,000
Total Postmaster-General's Department...............	..	18,558,000
OVERSEAS TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (AUSTRALIA).
Division No. 962.
01. For expenditure under the Overseas Telecommunications Act...	..	1,500,000

The Schedule—continued.

Part 2—continued.
BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION SERVICES.
Under Control of Postmaster-General's Department.	£	£
Division No. 963.
01. Engineering equipment and services—Sound broadcasting.....	204,000
02. Television transmitting equipment.....................	600,000
		804,000
Australian Broadcasting Commission.
Division No. 964.
01. For expenditure under the Broadcasting and Television Act.....	..	220,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 970.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture for sound broadcasting transmission	85,000
02. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture for sound broadcasting studios and other purposes	65,000
03. Australian Broadcasting Control Board—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture	1,000
04. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture for television transmission	300,000
05. Building, works, fittings and furniture for television studios....	50,000	501,000
Total Broadcasting and Television Services............	..	1,525,000
Total Part 2.................................	..	22,195,000
Part 3.—Territories of the Commonwealth.
NORTHERN TERRITORY.
Department of Territories.
Division No. 971.
01. Plant and equipment..............................	248,000
02. Compensation for improvements on resumed leases..........	3,000
03. Loans for private dwelling construction or purchase (for payment to the credit of the Northern Territory Housing Loans Trust Account)	60,000

The Schedule—continued.

Part 3—continued.
NORTHERN TERRITORY—continued.
Department of Territories—continued.	£	£
Division No. 971—continued.
04. Stock routes and reserves—Reimbursement of half the cost of fences, grids and gates	3,000
05. Provision of furniture—Government-owned residences.......	36,000
06. Loans for encouragement of primary production............	13,000
07. Loans to church organizations for erection of residential accommodation	25,000
08. Construction of roads, footpaths and drainage works— Payment to the Corporation of the City of Darwin	27,000
09. Northern Territory Housing Commission—Advance.........	190,000
10. Development of water resources on Government Projects......	12,000
11. Loans to primary producers for water development..........	52,000
		669,000
Division No. 974.
01. Acquisition of sites and buildings......................	..	5,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 975.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..................	1,650,000
02. Developmental services—Construction of water supplies, roads and stock routes	350,000
03. Construction of other roads, stock routes and water supplies....	180,000
		2,180,000
Department of Works.
Division No. 977.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..................	30,000
02. Plant and equipment..............................	258,000
		288,000
Department of Health.
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 978.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..................	..	100,000
Total Northern Territory.........................	..	3,242,000

The Schedule—continued.

Part 3—continued.
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY.	£	£
Department of the Interior.
Division No. 980.
01. Forestry (for payment to the credit of the Australian Capital Territory Forestry Trust Account)	35,000
02. Sundry works and services..........................	27,000
03. Plant and equipment..............................	63,000
04. Plant and equipment—Transport......................	102,000
05. Electricity supply—Engineering works..................	218,000
06. Provision of home electrical appliances..................	8,000
07. Purchase of improvements on resumed leases..............	8,000
08. Loans for housing................................	83,000
09. Loans to co-operative building societies.................	416,000
		960,000
National Capital Development Commission.
Division No. 981.
01. For expenditure under the National Capital Development Commission Act	..	5,000,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 982.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture—Jervis Bay.........	1,500
02. Hydrological investigations..........................	1,000
		2,500
Department of Works.
Division No. 986.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..................	15,000
02. Plant and equipment..............................	59,000
		74,000
Department of Health.
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 988.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..................	..	200,000
Total Australian Capital Territory..................	..	6,236,500

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	..	208,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 993.
01. Lighthouse services—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture...	..	15,000
Under Control of Department of Shipping and Transport.
Division No. 994.
01. Lighthouse services—Purchase and installation of equipment...	..	5,000
Total Papua and New Guinea.....................	..	228,000
COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS.
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 996.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..................	..	500
Total Cocos (Keeling) Islands.....................	..	500
Total Part 3.................................	..	9,707,000
Total......................................	..	64,554,000

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