{"id":"C1944A00022","name":"Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1943-44","slug":"appropriation-act-no-2-1943-44","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"22 of 1944","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":14271,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1944A00022-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-31","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1943-44","content":"APPROPRIATION (No. 2) 1943-44.\n\nNo. 22 of 1944.\n\nAn Act to grant and apply an additional sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and forty-four, and to appropriate such sum.\n\n\\[Assented to 6th April, 1944.\\]\n\nPreamble.\n\nBE it enacted by the King’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:—\n\nShort title.\n\n1. This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1943-44.\n\n  \nCommencement.\n\n2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.\n\nIssue and application of £10,000,000.\n\n3. The Treasurer may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and apply towards making good the supply hereby granted to His Majesty for the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and forty-four, the sum of Ten million pounds.\n\nAppropriation.\n\n4. The said sum granted by this Act is appropriated, and shall be deemed to have been appropriated as from the first day of July, One thousand nine hundred and forty-three, for the purposes and services set forth in the Schedule to this Act in relation to the financial year ending the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and forty-four.\n\nSection 4. THE SCHEDULE.\n\nPART I.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.\n\n|                                                 | £          |\n| ----------------------------------------------- | ---------- |\n| VII.—DEFENCE AND WAR (1939-43) SERVICES........ | 10,000,000 |","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1635},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Act is a straightforward supplementary wartime appropriation, entirely consistent with its intended purpose of funding defence operations during WWII."},"complexity_factors":["Single, unconditional appropriation with no defined terms","No cross-references to other Acts or complex conditional logic","Only four operative sections and one schedule item"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this law does**\n\nThis law authorises the Australian government to withdraw **£10 million** from the national treasury (called the *Consolidated Revenue Fund*) to pay for military operations during World War II.\n\n**The key details**\n\n*   **Amount**: Ten million pounds (£10,000,000)\n*   **Purpose**: Defence and War Services for the 1939–1943 period\n*   **Financial year**: Ending 30 June 1944\n*   **Effective date**: The money is legally available from 1 July 1943 (backdated to cover spending that may have already occurred)\n\n**Why it matters**\n\nDuring WWII, the Constitution required Parliament to pass specific laws before the government could spend public money. This is a *supplementary appropriation* (often called a \"supply act\")—essentially a top-up to the main budget to ensure the military had enough funds to continue operations. It keeps wartime spending accountable to Parliament while ensuring troops and equipment could be paid for without delay."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/appropriation-act-no-2-1943-44","history":"/api/acts/appropriation-act-no-2-1943-44/history","analysis":"/api/acts/appropriation-act-no-2-1943-44/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/appropriation-act-no-2-1943-44/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/appropriation-act-no-2-1943-44/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/appropriation-act-no-2-1943-44/documents"}}