{"id":"C1933L00131","name":"Financial Emergency (War Pensions) Regulations (Repeal)","slug":"financial-emergency-war-pensions-regulations-repeal","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"131 of 1933","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":21769,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1933L00131-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Financial Emergency (War Pensions) Regulations (Repeal)","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 22.10.0\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\nSTATUTORY RULES.\n\n1933. No. 131.\n\n––––––––\n\nREGULATION UNDER THE FINANCIAL EMERGENCY ACT 1931-1933.\n\nI, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulation under the Financial Emergency Act 1931-1933.\n\nDated this twenty-second day of November, 1933.\n\nISAAC A. ISAACS\n\nGovernor-General.\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\nC. W. C. MARR\n\nMinister of State for Repatriation.\n\n––––––––\n\nFinancial Emergency (War Pensions) Regulations.\n\nRepeat\n\n1.—(1.) The Financial Emergency (War Pensions) Regulations are repealed.\n\n(2.) This regulation shall be deemed to have come into operation on the second day of November, 1933.\n\n \n\nBy Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1840},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument remains a straightforward repeal of specific wartime pension regulations, consistent with its title and stated purpose under the Financial Emergency Act. No expansion of scope beyond cancelling the named regulations."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision containing only one repeal","No defined terms or interpretation section","Minimal cross-referencing (only naming the regulations being repealed)","Simple retrospective commencement clause with specific date"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation **removes cuts to war pensions** that were imposed during the Great Depression.\n\nDuring the economic crisis of the 1930s, the government used \"Financial Emergency\" powers to temporarily reduce pension payments to veterans and their families. This 1933 regulation **repeals (cancels)** those earlier austerity rules, effectively restoring full pension entitlements.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Veterans receiving war pensions\n- Widows and dependents of deceased soldiers\n\n**Key points:**\n- The repeal took effect retrospectively from **2 November 1933** (even though signed later in the month)\n- It ends the temporary pension reductions imposed under the Financial Emergency Act 1931-1933\n- Pensioners would once again receive their full payments without emergency deductions"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/financial-emergency-war-pensions-regulations-repeal","history":"/api/acts/financial-emergency-war-pensions-regulations-repeal/history","analysis":"/api/acts/financial-emergency-war-pensions-regulations-repeal/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/financial-emergency-war-pensions-regulations-repeal/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/financial-emergency-war-pensions-regulations-repeal/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/financial-emergency-war-pensions-regulations-repeal/documents"}}