{"id":"C1913A00018","name":"Defence Lands Purchase Act 1913","slug":"defence-lands-purchase-act-1913","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"18 of 1913","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":18764,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1913A00018-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Defence Lands Purchase Act 1913","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 LANDS PURCHASE.\n\n \n\nNo. 18 of 1913.\n\nAn Act to grant and apply out of the Consolidated Revenue a sum for the purchase of land for Defence purposes.\n\n[Assented to 19th December, 1913.]\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 Lands Purchase Act 1913.\n\nAppropriation.\n\n2. There shall be payable out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, which is hereby appropriated accordingly, for the purchase of land for Defence purposes the sum of Three hundred thousand pounds.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1878},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly scoped to its original singular purpose: the appropriation of £300,000 for defence land purchases. As a one-off supply Act, it has not expanded beyond this initial appropriation."},"complexity_factors":["Only 2 operative sections (Short title and Appropriation)","No defined terms or interpretation provisions","No cross-references to other legislation","Straightforward appropriation with no conditions, exceptions, or procedural requirements","Single-purpose legislation with no delegated powers or regulatory mechanisms"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act authorises the Commonwealth to spend **£300,000** from the national treasury (the Consolidated Revenue Fund) specifically to purchase land for defence purposes.\n\n**Key points:**\n- **Simple funding mechanism:** It appropriates (sets aside) a fixed sum for one purpose only—buying land for the military.\n- **No red tape:** Unlike complex procurement laws, this just provides the money; existing property laws govern how the purchases actually happen.\n- **Single purpose:** Every pound is earmarked for land acquisition—nothing for buildings, salaries, or equipment.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- The Department of Defence (giving them the funds to acquire property)\n- Landowners selling to the government\n- Taxpayers (as the money comes from consolidated revenue)\n\nThis is a classic \"supply\" Act—Parliament writing a cheque for a specific shopping list, in this case expanding military land holdings."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/defence-lands-purchase-act-1913","history":"/api/acts/defence-lands-purchase-act-1913/history","analysis":"/api/acts/defence-lands-purchase-act-1913/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/defence-lands-purchase-act-1913/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/defence-lands-purchase-act-1913/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/defence-lands-purchase-act-1913/documents"}}