{"id":"C2004A00214","name":"Appropriation (Urban Public Transport) Act 1974","slug":"appropriation-urban-public-transport-act-1974","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"158 of 1974","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":31170,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004A00214-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Appropriation (Urban Public Transport) Act 1974","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 (URBAN PUBLIC\n\nTRANSPORT) ACT 1974\n\n \n\nNo. 158 of 1974\n\n \n\nAn Act to appropriate Moneys out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the purpose of Urban Public Transport.\n\n \n\nBE IT ENACTED by the Queen, the Senate and the House of Representatives of Australia, as follows:—\n\nShort title.\n\n1. This Act may be cited as the Appropriation (Urban Public Transport) Act 1974.\n\nCommencement.\n\n2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.\n\nDefinition.\n\n3. In this Act “the agreement” means the agreement referred to in section 3 of the States Grants (Urban Public Transport) Act 1974.\n\nAppropriation.\n\n4. For the purposes of the agreement, there may be paid out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, which is hereby appropriated accordingly, the sum of $66,110,000 in addition to the sum appropriated by sub-section 4(2) of the States Grants (Urban Public Transport) Act 1974.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1096},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act remains focused on its original purpose of appropriating a specific sum ($66,110,000) for urban public transport under an agreement with the states. It has not expanded beyond this single appropriation function."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 short sections total","Single defined term ('the agreement')","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Only one cross-reference to another Act","Straightforward monetary appropriation with clear purpose"],"plain_english_summary":"This law allows the Australian Government to spend **$66.11 million** from the national treasury (called the Consolidated Revenue Fund) on urban public transport projects.\n\nThe money is specifically earmarked for an agreement between the federal government and the states about improving city buses, trains, and trams. This amount is **additional funding** on top of what was already set aside in a related law passed the same year (*States Grants (Urban Public Transport) Act 1974*).\n\n**In simple terms:** Parliament is opening the chequebook to help pay for better public transport in Australian cities, adding extra cash to an existing funding deal with the states."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/appropriation-urban-public-transport-act-1974","history":"/api/acts/appropriation-urban-public-transport-act-1974/history","analysis":"/api/acts/appropriation-urban-public-transport-act-1974/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/appropriation-urban-public-transport-act-1974/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/appropriation-urban-public-transport-act-1974/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/appropriation-urban-public-transport-act-1974/documents"}}