{"id":"C1971A00125","name":"Appropriation Act (No. 3) 1971-72","slug":"appropriation-act-no-3-1971-72","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"125 of 1971","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":2440,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1971A00125-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-29","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Appropriation Act (No. 3) 1971-72","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\nAppropriation (No. 3) 1971-72\n\nNo. 125 of 1971\n\nAn Act to appropriate a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the purposes of the Australian Wool Commission Act 1970.\n\n[Assented to 13 December 1971]\n\nBE it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—\n\nShort title.\n\n1. This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act (No. 3) 1971-72.\n\nCommencement.\n\n2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.\n\nAppropriation.\n\n3. In addition to the sum appropriated by the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1971-72, the sum of Thirty million dollars is appropriated out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the purposes of the Australian Wool Commission Act 1970.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2086},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act maintains its original narrow purpose of providing specific funding to the Australian Wool Commission and has not expanded beyond this appropriation function."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 operative sections (Short title, Commencement, and Appropriation)","No definitions section or defined terms","Single unconditional appropriation provision with no exceptions or conditions","Minimal cross-references to other legislation"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act gives the Government legal authority to spend **$30 million** from the national treasury (the Consolidated Revenue Fund) to support the **Australian Wool Commission**.\n\n**What this means:**\n*   **The money:** $30 million is allocated from general government revenue specifically for wool industry operations.\n*   **The recipient:** The Australian Wool Commission — a government body established under the Australian Wool Commission Act 1970 to manage wool marketing and stabilise prices for Australian wool growers.\n*   **Additional funding:** This amount supplements money already provided in Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1971-72, indicating the Wool Commission required extra resources during this financial year.\n\n**Why it matters:** During the early 1970s, wool was a major Australian export. This funding ensured the Wool Commission could continue operations supporting the agricultural sector without waiting for the next regular budget cycle."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/appropriation-act-no-3-1971-72","history":"/api/acts/appropriation-act-no-3-1971-72/history","analysis":"/api/acts/appropriation-act-no-3-1971-72/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/appropriation-act-no-3-1971-72/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/appropriation-act-no-3-1971-72/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/appropriation-act-no-3-1971-72/documents"}}