{"id":"C2004A00265","name":"Darwin Cyclone Damage Compensation Act 1975","slug":"darwin-cyclone-damage-compensation-act-1975","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"43 of 1975","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":31198,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004A00265-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Darwin Cyclone Damage Compensation Act 1975","content":"DARWIN CYCLONE DAMAGE\n\nCOMPENSATION ACT 1975\n\nNo. 43 of 1975\n\nAn Act to provide for Payment by Australia of Compensation in respect of Loss of, or Damage to, Property arising out of the Darwin Cyclone.\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 Darwin Cyclone Damage Compensation Act 1975.\n\nCommencement.\n\n2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.\n\nDefinitions.\n\n3. In this Act—\n\n“cyclone” means the cyclone that passed through Darwin on 25 December 1974;\n\n“property” means real and personal property.\n\nCompensation.\n\n4. The Minister may authorize the payment by Australia, in accordance with directions given by him, of compensation in respect of loss of, or damage to, property arising out of the cyclone.\n\nMoneys to be appropriated.\n\n5. Compensation under this Act is payable out of moneys appropriated by the Parliament for the purpose.\n\nReports.\n\n6. The Minister shall, within 15 sitting days of each House of the Parliament after the end of each of the financial years ending on 30 June 1975 and 30 June 1976, lay before that House a report concerning the operation of this Act during the financial year concerned.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1419},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is the original enactment establishing the compensation scheme, consistent with its stated purpose of providing payments for property loss and damage caused by the Darwin Cyclone on 25 December 1974."},"complexity_factors":["Only 2 defined terms ('cyclone' and 'property') in the interpretation section","No cross-references to other legislation","Single discretionary power granted to the Minister without conditions, limitations, or exceptions","No procedural requirements for determining eligibility or calculating amounts","Straightforward appropriation and time-limited reporting provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this law does:** This Act creates a one-off government compensation scheme for people who lost property in Cyclone Tracy, which devastated Darwin on Christmas Day 1974.\n\n**Key points:**\n- **Who it helps:** People who suffered loss or damage to property (homes, belongings, land) because of the cyclone.\n- **Who decides:** The Minister can authorize payments and set the rules for who qualifies and how much they receive.\n- **Where the money comes from:** Parliament must appropriate (set aside) the funds.\n- **Accountability:** The Minister had to report to Parliament about payments made during the 1974-75 and 1975-76 financial years.\n\n**Why it matters:** This allowed the federal government to quickly get money to disaster victims without needing to pass new legislation for every individual payment."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/darwin-cyclone-damage-compensation-act-1975","history":"/api/acts/darwin-cyclone-damage-compensation-act-1975/history","analysis":"/api/acts/darwin-cyclone-damage-compensation-act-1975/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/darwin-cyclone-damage-compensation-act-1975/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/darwin-cyclone-damage-compensation-act-1975/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/darwin-cyclone-damage-compensation-act-1975/documents"}}