{"id":"C1917A00026","name":"Commonwealth Public Works Committee Act 1917","slug":"commonwealth-public-works-committee-act-1917","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"26 of 1917","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":18754,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1917A00026-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commonwealth Public Works Committee Act 1917","content":"COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE.\n\nNo. 26 of 1917.\n\nAn Act to provide for the appointment of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works during the Second Session of the Seventh Parliament of the Commonwealth.\n\n\\[Assented to 21st September, 1917.\\]\n\nBE it enacted by the King’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 Commonwealth Public Works Committee Act 1917.\n\nAppointment of committee during Seventh Parliament of the Commonwealth.\n\n2. Notwithstanding anything contained in section three of the Commonwealth Public Works Committee Act 1913-1914 the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works, to be appointed during the Seventh Parliament of the Commonwealth, may be appointed during the Second Session of that Parliament, and shall be appointed as soon as practicable after the commencement of this Act.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1280},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a narrow, temporary procedural amendment adjusting the appointment timeline for a specific parliamentary term. It does not expand the Committee's substantive powers, jurisdiction, or ongoing operational scope."},"complexity_factors":["Only 2 sections with no subsections","Single cross-reference to one section of the 1913-1914 Act","No defined terms or interpretation section","Highly specific application to one parliamentary term (the Seventh Parliament) with no conditional logic or exceptions"],"plain_english_summary":"This short 1917 law fixes a procedural timing issue for appointing a parliamentary committee during World War I.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Normally, the **Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works** (a group of MPs who check whether major government building projects are worth the money) had to be appointed during the **first session** of a new Parliament under the 1913-1914 Act.\n- This Act creates a one-time exception for the **7th Parliament**, allowing the Committee to be appointed during the **Second Session** instead.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nIt provided flexibility during the First World War (1917) when parliamentary schedules and priorities were disrupted, ensuring the public works oversight committee could still be established even if the normal deadlines were missed."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/commonwealth-public-works-committee-act-1917","history":"/api/acts/commonwealth-public-works-committee-act-1917/history","analysis":"/api/acts/commonwealth-public-works-committee-act-1917/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/commonwealth-public-works-committee-act-1917/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/commonwealth-public-works-committee-act-1917/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/commonwealth-public-works-committee-act-1917/documents"}}