{"id":"C2004A00094","name":"Glebe Lands (Appropriation) Act 1974","slug":"glebe-lands-appropriation-act-1974","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"35 of 1974","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":2746,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004A00094-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-29","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Glebe Lands (Appropriation) Act 1974","content":"GLEBE LANDS (APPROPRIATION) ACT 1974\n\nNo. 35 of 1974\n\nAn Act to appropriate the Consolidated Revenue Fund for purposes connected with the Purchase by Australia of certain Lands at Glebe in the State of New South Wales.\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 Glebe Lands (Appropriation) Act 1974.\n\nCommencement.\n\n2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.\n\nAppropriation.\n\n3. (1) In this section, “the contract” means the contract dated 14 May 1974 between Glebe Administration Board (in this section referred to as “the Board”) and Australia under which the Board agreed to sell and Australia agreed to purchase, for the sum of $17,500,000, certain lands at Glebe in the State of New South Wales.\n\n(2) For the purposes of the payment by Australia to the Board of the moneys payable to the Board under the contract and not paid before the commencement of this Act, the Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated to the extent of $15,750,000.\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1189},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act remains strictly limited to its original purpose of funding the 1974 Glebe land purchase. There is no evidence of scope creep or expansion beyond the single transaction described."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 short sections totaling less than 200 words","Single operational purpose: appropriating a fixed sum for a specific pre-existing contract","Only 2 defined terms ('the contract' and 'the Board')","No cross-references to other Acts or complex legislative machinery","No exceptions, conditions, or discretionary powers"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act authorises the Australian Government to pay **$15.75 million** from the national treasury (the Consolidated Revenue Fund) to complete the purchase of land in **Glebe, Sydney**.\n\nIn May 1974, the Government signed a contract to buy land from the Glebe Administration Board for a total price of $17.5 million. Because $1.75 million had already been paid before this law was enacted, this Act provides the legal authority to pay the remaining balance.\n\n**Why this matters:** Appropriation Acts are the legal \"bank transfer instructions\" that allow the Government to spend money. Without this specific legislation, the Government could not legally complete the payment for these lands, even though the contract was already signed."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/glebe-lands-appropriation-act-1974","history":"/api/acts/glebe-lands-appropriation-act-1974/history","analysis":"/api/acts/glebe-lands-appropriation-act-1974/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/glebe-lands-appropriation-act-1974/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/glebe-lands-appropriation-act-1974/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/glebe-lands-appropriation-act-1974/documents"}}