{"id":"C1940A00067","name":"Defence Equipment Act 1940","slug":"defence-equipment-act-1940","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"67 of 1940","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":3979,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1940A00067-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-30","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Defence Equipment Act 1940","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\nDEFENCE EQUIPMENT.\n\n \n\nNo. 67 of 1940.\n\nAn Act to grant and apply out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund a sum for Defence purposes.\n\n[Assented to 16th December, 1940.]\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 1940.\n\nCommencement.\n\n2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.\n\nPayment to Defence Equipment Trust Account.\n\n3. 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 Two million nine hundred and twenty-eight thousand three hundred and seventy-six pounds.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1159},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains strictly limited to its original purpose of appropriating a specific sum for defence equipment, exactly as described in the title and preamble."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 sections total (short title, commencement, and payment)","Single operative provision with no conditions, exceptions, or regulatory requirements","Only one external cross-reference (Defence Equipment Act 1934)","No definitions section or interpretive provisions","Straightforward appropriation mechanics using standard formulaic language"],"plain_english_summary":"This law authorises the Australian Government to transfer **£2,928,376** (nearly three million pounds) from the general government revenue (the Consolidated Revenue Fund) into a special bank account called the **Defence Equipment Trust Account**.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- This money was specifically earmarked for purchasing military equipment during the Second World War\n- The Trust Account was originally created in 1934, and this Act topped it up with additional funds in December 1940\n- It is a straightforward budgetary measure—Parliament voting to allocate cash for the war effort\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Government defence planners and military procurement officers who accessed these funds\n- Ultimately, Australian troops who received the equipment purchased with this appropriation"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/defence-equipment-act-1940","history":"/api/acts/defence-equipment-act-1940/history","analysis":"/api/acts/defence-equipment-act-1940/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/defence-equipment-act-1940/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/defence-equipment-act-1940/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/defence-equipment-act-1940/documents"}}