Supply (Works and Services) Act (No. 1) 1954-55

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THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

SUPPLY (WORKS AND SERVICES) (No. 1) 1954-55.

No. 23 of 1954.

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

[Assented to 20th April, 1954.]

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) 1954-55.

Commencement.

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

Issue and application of £31,128,000.

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-five, the sum of Thirty-one million one

hundred

F.1926.—Price 8d.

hundred and twenty-eight 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 fifty-five.

Section 3. THE SCHEDULE.

ABSTRACT.

—	Total.
Part 1.—Departments and Services—other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth.
	£
PARLIAMENT.............................................	6,000
PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT..............................	367,000
DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS..........................	17,000
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.............................	54,000
ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT..........................	28,000
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR..............................	466,000
DEPARTMENT OF WORKS....................................	338,000
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION.............................	1,860,000
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS........................	25,000
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH...................................	664,000
DEPARTMENT OF REPATRIATION..............................	116,000
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND AGRICULTURE................	10,000
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES............................	9,344,000
DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT....................	1,621,000
DEPARTMENT OF TERRITORIES...............................	3,000
DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION..............................	118,000
DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE...............	6,000
DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.....................	4,614,000
COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION	115,000
AUSTRALIAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION....................	80,000
Total Part 1...................	19,852,000

The Schedule—continued.

Abstract—continued.

—	Total.
Part 2.—Business Undertakings.
	£
COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS................................	381,000
POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT........................	8,969,000
BROADCASTING SERVICES...................................	103,000
Total Part 2...................	9,453,000
Part 3.—Territories of the Commonwealth.
NORTHERN TERRITORY.....................................	653,000
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY............................	1,162,000
TERRITORY OF PAPUA AND NEW GUINEA.......................	8,000
Total Part 3...................	1,823,000
Total.......................	31,128,000

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. 1.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..................	..	6,000
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 residences	16,000
2. Australian National University—Permanent buildings, acquisition and erection of dwellings, equipment and works	325,000
		341,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 3.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..................	..	26,000
Total Prime Minister's Department..................	..	367,000
DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS.
Under Control of Department of External Affairs.
Division No. 4.
1. Buildings, equipment and furniture for overseas establishments..	..	15,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 5.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..................	..	2,000
Total Department of External Affairs................	..	17,000

The Schedule—continued.

Part 1—continued.
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.	£	£
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 8.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..................	4,000
2. Taxation Branch—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture......	50,000
		54,000
Total Department of the Treasury..................	..	54,000
ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 10.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.................	..	28,000
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 11.
1. Commonwealth offices and other buildings—Acquisition of sites and buildings	..	50,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 12.
1. Commonwealth offices and other buildings—Works, fittings and furniture	360,000
2. Meteorological buildings, works, fittings and furniture........	50,000
3. Governor-General's establishments—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture	1,000
4. War workers' housing—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..	5,000
		416,000
Total Department of the Interior...................	..	466,000

The Schedule—continued.

Part 1—continued.
DEPARTMENT OF WORKS.	£	£
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 13.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings......................	..	40,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 14.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..................	116,000
2. Expenditure under River Murray Waters Act 1915-1950.......	100,000
3. Plant and equipment...............................	82,000
		298,000
Total Department of Works......................	..	338,000
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION.
Under Control of Department of Civil Aviation.
Division No. 15.
1. Airway services, including power and lighting plant and equipment	560,000
2. Aircraft, launches, vehicles, engines and equipment..........	100,000
		660,000
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 16.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings......................	..	200,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 17.
1. Buildings and works, including shore bases and marine facilities, fittings and furniture	..	1,000,000
Total Department of Civil Aviation.................	..	1,860,000
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS.
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 19.
1. Buildings, works, fittings, furniture and purchase of vessels.....	..	25,000

The Schedule—continued.

Part 1—continued.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.	£	£
Under Control of Department of Health.
Division No. 20.
1. Tuberculosis Act 1948—Reimbursement of expenditure to State Governments	500,000
2. Purchase of laboratory equipment......................	17,000
		517,000
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 21.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings......................	..	5,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 22.
1. Buildings, works, fittings, furniture and purchase of vessels.....	..	142,000
Total Department of Health......................	..	664,000
DEPARTMENT OF REPATRIATION.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 23.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings......................	..	10,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 24.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..................	..	106,000
Total Department of Repatriation...................	..	116,000

The Schedule—continued.

Part 1—continued.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND AGRICULTURE.	£	£
Under Control of Department of Commerce and Agriculture.
Division No. 25.
4. Buildings, equipment and furniture for overseas establishments..	..	5,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 26.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..................	..	5,000
Total Department of Commerce and Agriculture.........	..	10,000
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.
Under Control of Department of Social Services.
Division No. 27.
1. Expenditure under War Service Homes Act 1918-1951 (for payment to credit of War Service Homes Trust Account)	..	2,234,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 29.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..................	..	10,000
Total Department of Social Services.................	..	9,344,000
DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT.
Under Control of Department of Shipping and Transport.
Division No. 30.
1. Ship construction.................................	1,033,000
3. Lighthouse services—Installation of equipment.............	13,000
5. Purchase of ships overseas...........................	300,000
		1,346,000

The Schedule—continued.

Part 1—continued.
DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT —continued.	£	£
Division No. 30k.
1. Expenditure under Railway Standardization (South Australia) Agreement Act 1949	..	250,000
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 31.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings......................	..	5,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 32.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..................	10,000
2. Marine Branch—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.......	10,000
		20,000
Total Department of Shipping and Transport...........	..	1,621,000
DEPARTMENT OF TERRITORIES.
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 33.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..................	..	3,000
DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 35.
1. Hostels for accommodation of migrants—Acquisition of sites and buildings	..	30,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 36.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..................	3,000
2. Reception, training and holding centres for accommodation of migrants	10,000
3. Hostels for migrant workers..........................	75,000
		88,000
Total Department of Immigration...................	..	118.000

The Schedule—continued.

Part 1—continued.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE.	£	£
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 37.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings......................	..	1,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 38.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..................	..	5,000
Total Department of Labour and National Service........	..	6,000
DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
Under Control of Department of National Development.
Division No. 39.
1. Bureau of Mineral Resources—Plant and equipment..........	..	55,000
Division No. 40.
1. Expenditure under Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Power Act 1949-1952	..	4,533,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 42.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..................	..	26,000
Total Department of National Development............	..	4,614,000
COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 44.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings......................	..	5,000

The Schedule—continued.

Part 1—continued.
COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION—continued.	£	£
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 45.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..................	..	110,000
Total Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization	..	115,000
AUSTRALIAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION.
Under Control of Department of the Treasury.
Division No. 45k. (for payment to credit of Atomic Energy Trust Account)
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..................	21,000
2. Plant and equipment...............................	59,000
		80,000
Total Part 1.................................	..	19,852,000
Part 2—Business Undertakings.
COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS.
Under Control of Department of Shipping and Transport.
Division No. 46.
1. Trans-Australia Railway............................	180,000
2. Central Australia Railway...........................	134,000
3. North Australia Railway............................	66,000
4. Australian Capital Territory Railway....................	1,000
		381,000
Total Commonwealth Railways....................	..	381,000
POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.
Under Control of Postmaster-General's Department.
Division No. 47.
1. Telephone exchange services.........................	4,983,000
2. Trunk line services................................	2,050,000
3. Telegraph and miscellaneous services...................	333,000
		7,366,000

The Schedule—continued.

Part 2.—Business Undertakings—continued.
POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPAETMENT—continued.	£	£
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 48.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings......................	..	203,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 49.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..................	..	1,400,000
Total Postmaster-General's Department...............	..	8,969,000
BEOADCASTING SERVICES.
Under Control of Postmaster-General's Department.
Division No. 50.
1. Engineering services..............................	..	66,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 52.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture for technical purposes...	..	37,000
Total Broadcasting Services......................	..	103,000
Total Part 2.................................	..	9,453,000
Part 3.—Territories of the Commonwealth.
NORTHERN TERRITORY.
DEPARTMENT OF TERRITORIES.
Under Control of Department of Territories.
Division No. 53.
1. Plant and equipment...............................	..	33,000
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 54.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings......................	..	4,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 55.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..................	417,000
2. Developmental services—Construction of water supplies, roads and stock routes for pastoral purposes	83,000
		500,000
Total Department of Territories....................	..	537,000

The Schedule —continued.

Part 3—continued.
DEPARTMENT OF WORKS.	£	£
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 56.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..................	30,000
2. Plant and equipment...............................	20,000
Total Department of Works......................	..	50,000
		50,000
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 57.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..................	..	66,000
Total Northern Territory........................	..	653,000
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 58.
1. Forestry (for payment to credit of Interior Services Trust Account)	13,000
2. Sundry works and services..........................	11,000
4. Plant and equipment...............................	14,000
5. Plant and equipment (for payment to credit of Australian Capital Territory Transport Trust Account)	13,000
7. Electricity supply—Engineering works..................	84,000
		135,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 59.
1. Buildings, fittings and furniture.......................	644,000
2. Engineering works................................	250,000
		894,000
Total Department of the Interior...................	..	1,029,000

The Schedule—continued.

Part 3—continued.
DEPARTMENT OF WORKS.	£	£
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 60.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..................	60,000
2. Plant and equipment...............................	15,000
		75,000
Total Department of Works......................	..	75,000
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 61.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.................	..	58,000
Total Australian Capital Territory.................	..	1,162,000
TERRITORY OF PAPUA AND NEW GUINEA.
Under Control of Department of Shipping and Transport.
Division No. 63.
1. Lighthouse services—Purchase and installation of equipment....	..	5,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 64.
1. Lighthouse services—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture....	..	3,000
Total Territory of Papua and New Guinea.............	..	8,000
Total Part 3.................................	..	1,823,000
Total.....................................	..	31,128,000

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

Overview

The Supply (Works and Services) Act (No. 1) 1954-55 was enacted to grant and apply a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the service of the year ending 30 June 1955, for purposes of additions, new works, and other services involving capital expenditure. This Act, assented to on 20 April 1954, was enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia. The primary objective of this legislation was to facilitate the appropriation of funds for various government departments, business undertakings, and territories of the Commonwealth for the specified financial year. The Act authorizes the issuance and application of the specified sum to meet the supply granted to Her Majesty for the mentioned year, with the Treasurer empowered to issue and apply these funds accordingly. The expenditure under this Act is strictly limited to the specified period, ceasing after 30 June 1955.

Scope and Application

The Supply (Works and Services) Act (No. 1) 1954-55 applies to the Commonwealth Government, its departments, and associated entities, including business undertakings such as Commonwealth Railways and the Postmaster-General's Department, as well as the territories of the Commonwealth, namely the Northern Territory, the Australian Capital Territory, and the Territory of Papua and New Guinea. The Act authorises the issuance and application of funds from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for specific purposes and services outlined in its Schedule, covering a range of activities from the acquisition of sites and buildings to the provision of developmental services and the purchase of vessels. The Act specifies that no money shall be expended under its authority after 30 June 1955, establishing a clear temporal limit for the application of the appropriated funds. While the Act itself does not explicitly state any exclusions, exemptions, or thresholds, its application may be further defined or restricted through subordinate instruments, which are not detailed within the provided text.

Key Provisions

The Supply (Works and Services) Act (No. 1) 1954-55 (sections 1-5) is a legislative instrument that authorises the appropriation of a specific sum from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the financial year ending 30 June 1955, intended for additions, new works, and other services involving capital expenditure. This Act provides for the issuance and application of £31,128,000 for various purposes and services outlined in the attached Schedule, with the Treasurer being authorised and empowered to issue and apply these funds. Importantly, section 5 stipulates that no money can be expended under the authority of this Act after 30 June 1955. The Act imposes specific obligations on various departments and entities, mandating that they utilise the allocated funds for the purposes specified in the Schedule. For instance, the Department of Works is required to allocate funds for buildings, works, fittings, and furniture, while the Department of Civil Aviation must use its funds for airway services, aircraft, and related equipment. Additionally, the Act details the allocation of funds to business undertakings such as Commonwealth Railways and the Postmaster-General's Department for specific projects like the Trans-Australia Railway and telephone exchange services. Similarly, the Act allocates funds to the territories of the Commonwealth, such as the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory, for various developmental services and infrastructure projects. Failure to comply with the provisions of this Act may result in legal consequences, although the Act itself does not explicitly detail specific offences, penalties, or consequences for breach. However, general legislative principles would suggest that misuse or unauthorised expenditure of the appropriated funds could lead to legal scrutiny, potential financial penalties, or other administrative actions as per applicable laws and regulations. The precise nature of these consequences would depend on the specific circumstances of non-compliance and the relevant legal frameworks in place at the time.

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