Supply (Works and Services) Act (No. 1) 1952-53

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THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

SUPPLY (WORKS AND SERVICES) (NO. 1)

1952-53.

No. 33 of 1952.

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

[Assented to 17th June. 1952.]

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 (No. 1) 1952-53.

Commencement.

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

Issue and application of £36,504.000.

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 fifty-three, the sum of Thirty-six million five hundred and four thousand pounds out of the Consolidated Revenue

F.2695.—price 8d. Fund 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 fifty-three.

THE SCHEDULE. Section 3.

ABSTRACT.

—	Total.
Part 1.—Departments and Services—other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth.
PARLIAMENT.....................................................	£ 17,000
PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT......................................	368,000
DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS..................................	102,000
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY......................................	22,000
ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT..................................	9,000
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.......................................	339,000
DEPARTMENT OF WORKS AND HOUSING................................	382,000
DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY............................................	12,000
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION.....................................	2,388,000
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS................................	32,000
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH...........................................	343,000
DEPARTMENT OF REPATRIATION......................................	103,000
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND AGRICULTURE........................	17,000
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES....................................	9,350,000
DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT............................	2,070,000
DEPARTMENT OF TERRITORIES.......................................	8,000
DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION......................................	2,405,000
DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE.......................	8,000
DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.............................	5,608,000
COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION...	35,000
Total Part 1...................	23,618,000

Abstract—continued.

—	Total.
Part 2.—Business Undertakings.
COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS........................................	£ 1,060,000
POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT................................	9,993,000
BROADCASTING SERVICES...........................................	86,000
Total Part 2.................	11,139,000
Part 3.—Territories of the Commonwealth.
NORTHERN TERRITORY.............................................	463,000
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY....................................	1,271,000
PAPUA AND NEW GUINEA............................................	13,000
Total Part 3.................	1,747,000
Total.....................	36,504,000

The Schedule—continued.

Part 1.—Departments and Services—Other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth.
	£	£
PARLIAMENT.
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.
Division No. 1.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.......................	..	17,000
PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT.
Under Control of Prime Minister’s Department.
Division No. 2.
1. Australian High Commissioner in United Kingdom—Equipment and furniture for Australia House and official residence	27,000
2. Australian National University—Permanent buildings, acquisition and erection of dwellings, equipment and works	328,000	355,000
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.
Division No. 3.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture........................	..	13,000
Total Prime Minister’s Department..................	..	368,000
DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS.
Under Control of Department of External Affairs.
Division No. 4.
1. Buildings, equipment and furniture for overseas establishments........	..	100,000
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.
Division No. 5.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture........................	..	2,000
Total Department of External Affairs..............	..	102,000

The Schedule—continued.

Part 1—continued.
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.	£	£
Under Control of Department of the Treasury.
Division No. 6.
1. Government Printing Office, Canberra—Purchase of machinery and additional equipment	..	2,000
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.
Division No. 7.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.........................	..	20,000
Total Department of the Treasury.................	..	22,000
ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 8.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings............................	..	1,000
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.
Division No. 9.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.........................	..	8,000
Total Attorney-General’s Department..............	..	9,000
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 10.
1. Commonwealth offices and other buildings—Acquisition of sites and buildings	..	133,000

The Schedule—continued.

Part 1—continued.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR—continued.	£	£
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.
Division No. 11.
1. Commonwealth offices and other buildings—Works, fittings and furniture.	166,000
2. Meteorological buildings, works, fittings and furniture..............	29,000
3. Governor-General’s establishments—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture	2,000
4. War workers’ housing—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture........	9,000	206,000
		206,000
Total Department op the Interior.................	..	339,000
DEPARTMENT OF WORKS AND HOUSING.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 12.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings............................	..	10,000
Under Control of Department op Works and Housing.
Division No. 13.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture........................	165,000
3. Plant and equipment.....................................	207,000	372,000

Total Department of Works and Housing.............	..	382,000
DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 15.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings............................	..	2,000

The Schedule—continued.

Part 1—continued.
DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY—continued.	£	£
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.
Division No. 16.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture........................	..	10,000
Total Department of Supply....................	..	12,000
DEPARTMENT OP CIVIL AVIATION.
Under Control of Department of Civil Aviation.
Division No. 17.
1. Airway services, including power and lighting plant and equipment.....	712,000
2. Aircraft, launches, vehicles, engines and equipment................	209,000
		921,000
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 18.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings............................	..	217,000
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.
Division No. 19.
1. Buildings and works, including shore bases and marine facilities, fittings and furniture	..	1,250,000
Total Department of Civil Aviation...............	..	2,388,000
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 20.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings............................	..	2,000
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.
Division No. 21.
1. Buildings, works, fittings, furniture and purchase of vessels...........	..	30,000
Total Department of Trade and Customs............	..	32,000

The Schedule—continued.

Part 1—continued.
DEPARTMENT OP HEALTH.	£	£
Under Control of Department of Health.
Division No. 22.
1. Tuberculosis Act 1948—Reimbursement of expenditure to State Governments	250,000
2. Purchase of laboratory equipment............................	8,000
		258,000
Under Control of Department op the Interior.
Division No. 23.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings............................	..	3,000
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.
Division No. 24.
1. Buildings, works, fittings, furniture and purchase of vessels...........	..	82,000
Total Department of Health.....................	..	343,000
DEPARTMENT OF REPATRIATION.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 25.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings............................	..	3,000
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.
Division No. 26.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture........................	..	100,000
Total Department of Repatriation.................	..	103,000
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND AGRICULTURE.
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.
Division No. 29.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture........................	..	17,000
Total Department of Commerce and Agriculture.......	..	17,000

The Schedule—continued.

Part 1—continued.
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.	£	£
Under Control of Department of Social Services.
Division No. 30.
(for payment to credit of War Service Homes Trust Account)
1. Expenditure under War Service Homes Act 1918-1951...............	..	9,330,000
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.
Division No. 32.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture........................	..	20,000
Total Department of Social Services...............	..	9,350,000
DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT.
Under Control of Department of Shipping and Transport.
Division No. 33.
1. Ships—Construction....................................	890,000
2. Lighthouse services—Installation of equipment...................	28,000
3. Lighthouse steamers—Purchase and installation of equipment.........	5,000
4. Commonwealth Handling Equipment Pool—Plant.................	33,000
5. Standardization of railway gauges............................	416,000
6. Purchase of ships overseas................................	666,000
		2,038,000
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 34.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings............................	..	6,000
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.
Division No. 35.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture........................	10,000
2. Marine Branch—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.............	16,000
		26,000
Total Department of Shipping and Transport.........	..	2,070,000

The Schedule—continued.

Part 1—continued.
DEPARTMENT OF TERRITORIES.	£	£
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.
Division No. 36.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture........................	..	8,000
Total Department of Territories..................	..	8,000
DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 38.
1. Hostels for accommodation of migrants—acquisition of sites and buildings	..	72,000
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.
Division No. 39.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture........................	8,000
2. Reception, training and holding centres for accommodation of migrants...	383,000
3. Hostels for migrant workers................................	1,942,000
		2,333,000
Total Department of Immigration.................	..	2,405,000
DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 40.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings............................	..	1,500
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.
Division No. 41.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture........................	..	6,500
Total Department of Labour and National Service......	..	8,000

The Schedule—continued.

Part 1—continued.
DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.	£	£
Under Control of Department of National Development.
Division No. 42.
1. Bureau of Mineral Resources—Plant and equipment...............	133,000
2. Expenditure under the Coal Industry Act 1946-1951................	967,000
		1,100,000
Division No. 43.
1. Expenditure under Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Power Act 1949-1951	..	4,500,000
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.
Division No. 45.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture........................	..	8,000
Total Department of National Development..........	..	5,608,000
COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION.
Under Control of Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization.
Division No. 46.
1. Buildings, works and sites.................................	..	1,500
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.
Division No. 48.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture........................	..	33,500
Total Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization	..	35,000
Total Part 1...............................	..	23,618,000

The Schedule—continued.

Part 2.—Business Undertakings.	£	£
COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS.
Under Control of Department of Shipping and Transport.
Division No. 49.
1. Trans-Australia Railway..................................	798,000
2. Central Australia Railway.................................	184,000
3. North Australia Railway..................................	77,000
4. Australian Capital Territory Railway..........................	1,000
		1,060,000
Total Commonwealth Railways..................	..	1,060,000
POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT.
Under Control of Postmaster-General’s Department.
Division No. 50.
1. Telephone exchange services...............................	6,600,000
2. Trunk line services.....................................	1,710,000
3. Telegraph and miscellaneous services.........................	350,000
		8,660,000
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 51.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings............................	..	267,000
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.
Division No. 52.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture........................	..	1,066,000
Total Postmaster-General’s Department............	..	9,993,000
BROADCASTING SERVICES.
Under Control of Postmaster-General’s Department.
Division No. 53.
1. Engineering services....................................	..	66,000
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.
Division No. 55.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture for technical purposes.........	..	20,000
Total Broadcasting Services....................	..	86,000
Total Part 2...............................	..	11,139,000

The Schedule—continued.

Part 3.—Territories of the Commonwealth.
NORTHERN TERRITORY.
DEPARTMENT OF TERRITORIES.	£	£
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 57.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings............................	..	8,000
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.
Division No. 58.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture........................	253,000
2. Developmental services—Construction of water supplies, roads and stock routes for pastoral purposes	84,000
		337,000
Total Department of Territories..................	..	345,000
DEPARTMENT OF WORKS AND HOUSING.
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.
Division No. 59.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture........................	37,000
2. Plant and equipment.....................................	24,000
		61,000
Total Department of Works and Housing............	..	61,000
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.
Division No. 60.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture........................	..	57,000
Total Northern Territory.......................	..	463,000

The Schedule—continued.

Part 3—continued.
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY.	£	£
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 61.
1. Forestry.............................................	18,500
2. Sundry works and services................................	11,500
4. Plant and equipment.....................................	11,500
5. Plant and equipment (for payment to credit of Australian Capital Territory Transport Trust Account)	19,500	61,000
Under Control of Department op Works and Housing.
Division No. 62.
1. Buildings, fittings and furniture.............................	834,000
2. Engineering works......................................	240,000	1,074,000

Total Department of the Interior..................	..	1,135,000
DEPARTMENT OF WORKS AND HOUSING.
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.
Division No. 63.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture........................	92,000
2. Plant and equipment.....................................	16,000	108,000

Total Department of Works and Housing............	..	108,000
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.
Division No. 64.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture........................	..	28,000
Total Australian Capital Territory................	..	1,271,000

The Schedule—continued.

Part 3—continued.
PAPUA AND NEW GUINEA.	£	£
Under Control of Department of Shipping and Transport.
Division No. 65.
1. Lighthouse services—Purchase and installation of equipment.........	..	6,500
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.
Division No. 66.
1. Lighthouse services—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.........	..	6,500
Total Papua and New Guinea...................	..	13,000
Total Part 3...............................	..	1,747,000
Total...................................	..	36,504,000

By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.

Overview

The Supply (Works and Services) Act (No. 1) 1952-53 was enacted to address the need for appropriated funds to be allocated for capital expenditure on additions, new works, and services across various departments and territories within the Commonwealth of Australia for the fiscal year ending 30th June 1953. This Act was enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, and it was assented to on 17th June 1952. The policy objective of this Act is to ensure that specific sums are granted and applied for designated purposes and services as outlined in its schedule. The Act authorizes the issue and application of £36,504,000 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the mentioned purposes, with a strict limitation on expenditure beyond the financial year end date of 30th June 1953.

Scope and Application

The Supply (Works and Services) Act (No. 1) 1952-53 is a Commonwealth of Australia Act that authorises the appropriation and expenditure of funds from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the financial year ending 30 June 1953. This Act applies to various government departments and entities, including the Parliament, Prime Minister's Department, Department of External Affairs, Department of the Treasury, Attorney-General's Department, Department of the Interior, Department of Works and Housing, Department of Supply, Department of Civil Aviation, Department of Trade and Customs, Department of Health, Department of Repatriation, Department of Commerce and Agriculture, Department of Social Services, Department of Shipping and Transport, Department of Territories, Department of Immigration, Department of Labour and National Service, Department of National Development, and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation. Additionally, it applies to business undertakings such as the Commonwealth Railways and Broadcasting Services, as well as the territories of the Commonwealth including the Northern Territory, Australian Capital Territory, and Papua and New Guinea. This Act does not specify any exclusions, exemptions, or thresholds for its application, and it does not extend or restrict its application through subordinate instruments. The funds authorised by this Act are to be expended within the specified geographic and jurisdictional reach of the Commonwealth of Australia, and the Act came into operation on the day it received Royal Assent.

Key Provisions

The Supply (Works and Services) Act (No. 1) 1952-53, sections 1-5, establishes the framework for the appropriation of funds for various works and services by Commonwealth departments and entities for the financial year ending 30 June 1953. Section 1 provides the act's short title, Section 2 specifies the act's commencement date, Section 3 authorises the issuance and application of £36,504,000 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund, Section 4 confirms that the sum is available for the purposes detailed in the attached Schedule, and Section 5 states that no money can be expended under this act after 30 June 1953. The act imposes specific obligations on the various departments and entities it governs. It requires that the funds be used strictly for the purposes and services listed in the Schedule, which details allocations for different departments, business undertakings, and territories. Each department must ensure that their expenditures align with the allocations specified for their respective activities, such as building construction, equipment purchases, and infrastructure development. Moreover, the act mandates that no expenditure can occur beyond the stipulated financial year-end, ensuring fiscal discipline and adherence to the budgetary framework set forth by the Commonwealth. Breaches of the act's provisions carry potential legal consequences. While the act itself does not explicitly detail penalties for non-compliance, breaches of budgetary controls and misapplication of funds can lead to significant legal repercussions under other legislative frameworks, such as the *Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013*. Penalties can include fines and, in severe cases, criminal charges against individuals responsible for the mismanagement of funds. Additionally, departments found to have misused allocated funds may face financial audits and scrutiny, potentially impacting future funding allocations.

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