{"id":"C2004A01572","name":"Appropriation (Urban Public Transport) Act 1976","slug":"appropriation-urban-public-transport-act-1976","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"142 of 1976","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":6401,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004A01572-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-30","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Appropriation (Urban Public Transport) Act 1976","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 TRANSPORT) ACT 1976\n\nNo. 142 of 1976\n\nAn Act to appropriate Moneys out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the purpose of Urban Public Transport.\n\nBE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—\n\nShort title.\n\n1. This Act may be cited as the Appropriation (Urban Public Transport) Act 1976.\n\nCommencement.\n\n2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.\n\nAppropriation.\n\n3. For the purposes of the agreement referred to in section 3 of the States Grants (Urban Public Transport) Act 1974, there may be paid out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, which is hereby appropriated accordingly, the sum of $20,000,000 in addition to the sums appropriated by that Act and the Appropriation (Urban Public Transport) Act 1974.\n\n![](image.001.png) \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":790},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act remains tightly focused on its original purpose: appropriating a specific sum for urban public transport funding under the 1974 agreement. There is no evidence of scope creep or expansion beyond the initial $20 million appropriation."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 sections total","No definitions section","Single straightforward appropriation mechanism","Only one cross-reference to existing legislation","No conditional clauses, exceptions, or procedural requirements"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act authorises the release of $20 million from the Consolidated Revenue Fund as additional Commonwealth funding under the States Grants (Urban Public Transport) agreement of 1974. It top-ups federal contributions to city bus, train and tram projects—affecting state governments (recipients), city commuters (beneficiaries) and taxpayers—by formally approving this specific appropriation."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/appropriation-urban-public-transport-act-1976","history":"/api/acts/appropriation-urban-public-transport-act-1976/history","analysis":"/api/acts/appropriation-urban-public-transport-act-1976/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/appropriation-urban-public-transport-act-1976/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/appropriation-urban-public-transport-act-1976/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/appropriation-urban-public-transport-act-1976/documents"}}