{"id":"C1945A00008","name":"Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1944-45","slug":"appropriation-act-no-2-1944-45","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"8 of 1945","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":22199,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1945A00008-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1944-45","content":"APPROPRIATION. (No. 2) 1944-45.\n\nNo. 8 of 1945.\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-five, and to appropriate such sum.\n\n\\[Assented to 27th June, 1945.\\]\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) 1944-45.\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 £20,000.000\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-five, the sum of Twenty million pounds.\n\n  \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-four, 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-five.\n\nTHE SCHEDULE.\n\nSection 4.\n\nPART I.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH\n\n|                                                | £          |\n| ---------------------------------------------- | ---------- |\n| XIV.—DEFENCE AND WAR (1939-44) SERVICES....... | 20,000.000 |","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1960},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation maintains its original narrow purpose of appropriating £20 million for defence and war services. There is no evidence of scope expansion beyond the initial budgetary intent."},"complexity_factors":["Very short statute with only 4 operative sections and a single-item schedule","No defined terms or interpretation section","No cross-references to other legislation","No conditional logic, exceptions, or triggers — just a straightforward appropriation mechanism","Single purpose: authorising one specific sum for one specific purpose"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act authorises the Australian Government to withdraw **£20 million** from the national treasury (the Consolidated Revenue Fund) to pay for **World War II defence and war services**.\n\n**Key points:**\n* **What it does:** Allows the Treasurer to release £20 million to cover military expenses for the financial year ending 30 June 1945.\n* **What it's for:** Specifically funds \"Defence and War (1939-44) Services\" — essentially paying for Australia's involvement in WWII.\n* **Timing:** Although the Act became law on 27 June 1945, the money is treated as having been available from 1 July 1944 (the start of that financial year). This is common for budget legislation that passes after the financial year has already begun.\n\nIn simple terms, this is a **budget bill** — it gives the government legal permission to spend a specific amount of money on the war effort."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/appropriation-act-no-2-1944-45","history":"/api/acts/appropriation-act-no-2-1944-45/history","analysis":"/api/acts/appropriation-act-no-2-1944-45/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/appropriation-act-no-2-1944-45/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/appropriation-act-no-2-1944-45/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/appropriation-act-no-2-1944-45/documents"}}