{"id":"C1936A00055","name":"Defence Equipment Act 1936","slug":"defence-equipment-act-1936","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"55 of 1936","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":3828,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1936A00055-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-30","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Defence Equipment Act 1936","content":"DEFENCE EQUIPMENT.\n\nNo. 55 of 1936.\n\nAn Act to grant and apply out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund the sum of Two million pounds for Naval Construction, for other Defence purposes and for the Development of Civil Aviation.\n\n\\[Assented to 23rd November, 1936.\\]\n\nPreamble.\n\nBE it enacted by the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, for the purpose of appropriating the grant originated in the House of Representatives, as follows:—\n\nShort title\n\n1. This Act may be cited as the Defence Equipment Act 1936.\n\nPayment to Defence Equipment Trust Account.\n\n2. There shall be payable out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, which is hereby appropriated accordingly, to the credit of the Defence Equipment Trust Account established by the Defence Equipment Act 1934, the amount of One million eight hundred thousand pounds.\n\nPayment to Civil Aviation Trust Account.\n\n3. There shall be payable out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, which is hereby appropriated accordingly, to the credit of the Civil Aviation Trust Account established by the Defence Equipment Act 1928, the amount of Two hundred thousand pounds.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1454},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly focused on its original purpose as stated in the preamble and long title: appropriating funds for naval construction, defence equipment, and civil aviation development. No scope creep is evident in this short, single-purpose statute."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 operative sections total","No defined terms or interpretation section","Simple, unconditional appropriation language with no procedural requirements","Minimal cross-referencing (only citing the establishing Acts for the Trust Accounts)","No exceptions, sunset clauses, or delegated regulatory powers"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act authorises the Australian Government to spend £2 million (in 1936 currency) from the national budget on defence and aviation.\n\nSpecifically:\n- **£1.8 million** goes to the Defence Equipment Trust Account for building naval ships and other military equipment\n- **£200,000** goes to the Civil Aviation Trust Account to support the development of civilian aviation\n\nThis is what's known as an **appropriation Act** — it simply gives the government legal permission to withdraw and spend this money from the Consolidated Revenue Fund (Australia's main government bank account). The Act does not create new rules or regulations; it just unlocks the funds."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/defence-equipment-act-1936","history":"/api/acts/defence-equipment-act-1936/history","analysis":"/api/acts/defence-equipment-act-1936/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/defence-equipment-act-1936/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/defence-equipment-act-1936/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/defence-equipment-act-1936/documents"}}