{"id":"C1956A00081","name":"Loan (War Service Land Settlement) Act 1956","slug":"loan-war-service-land-settlement-act-1956","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"81 of 1956","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":4877,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1956A00081-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-30","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Loan (War Service Land Settlement) Act 1956","content":"LOAN (WAR SERVICE LAND SETTLEMENT).\n\nNo. 81 of 1956.\n\nAn Act to approve the Borrowing of Moneys for a Defence Purpose, namely Financial Assistance to the States in connexion with War Service Land Settlement, and to authorize the expending of those Moneys.\n\n\\[Assented to 7th November, 1956.\\]\n\nBE it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—\n\nShort title.\n\n1. This Act may be cited as the Loan (War Service Land Settlement) Act 1956.\n\n  \n\nCommencement.\n\n2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.\n\nAuthority to borrow £8,500,000.\n\n3. The Treasurer may, from time to time, in accordance with the provisions of the Commonwealth Inscribed Stock Act 1911–1946, or in accordance with the provisions of any Act authorizing the issue of Treasury Bills, borrow moneys not exceeding in the whole Eight million five hundred thousand pounds.\n\nApplication of moneys.\n\n4. Moneys borrowed under this Act shall be issued and applied only for the expenses of borrowing and for the purpose of financial assistance to the States in connexion with war service land settlement.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1785},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly confined to its original narrow purpose of authorizing a specific borrowing for war service land settlement financial assistance. The four sections show no evidence of scope creep or expansion beyond the initial defence-related purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 operative sections with no schedules","No definitions or interpretation section requiring parsing","Single conditional cross-reference to the Commonwealth Inscribed Stock Act","Absolute monetary cap (£8,500,000) with no indexing or conditional adjustments","No delegated legislation, regulations, or subordinate instruments created"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act authorises the Commonwealth to borrow up to £8.5 million (about $17M) to finance post‑WWII soldier settlement, using government debt instruments. The Treasurer gains the borrowing power, States receive funds to run land‑settlement schemes, and returned servicemen are the intended beneficiaries. It matters because it provided the specific legal authority and cash to settle veterans on rural land."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/loan-war-service-land-settlement-act-1956","history":"/api/acts/loan-war-service-land-settlement-act-1956/history","analysis":"/api/acts/loan-war-service-land-settlement-act-1956/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/loan-war-service-land-settlement-act-1956/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/loan-war-service-land-settlement-act-1956/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/loan-war-service-land-settlement-act-1956/documents"}}