{"id":"C1958A00051","name":"Loan (War Service Land Settlement) Act 1958","slug":"loan-war-service-land-settlement-act-1958","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"51 of 1958","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":4950,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1958A00051-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Loan (War Service Land Settlement) Act 1958","content":"LOAN (WAR SERVICE LAND SETTLEMENT).\n\nNo. 51 of 1958.\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 1st October, 1958.\\]\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 1958.\n\nCommencement.\n\n2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.\n\nAuthority to borrow £7,000,000.\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 Seven million 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":2376},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation maintains its original narrow purpose of authorising a specific borrowing for war service land settlement financial assistance. No expansion of scope beyond the stated defence purpose is evident."},"complexity_factors":["Only four operative sections with no interpretation provisions or defined terms","Single numerical limitation (£7,000,000) with no conditional triggers, exceptions, or sub-limits","Minimal cross-referencing limited to standard Commonwealth borrowing mechanism legislation","Straightforward purpose-based appropriation with no regulatory or enforcement provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act lets the federal Treasurer borrow up to £7 million (by government stock or Treasury bills) to support State-run war service land settlement schemes for returned soldiers. Borrowed funds are limited to loan administration and financial assistance for States to acquire and develop soldier-settlement land. It affects State governments, returned service personnel, and the federal Treasury."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/loan-war-service-land-settlement-act-1958","history":"/api/acts/loan-war-service-land-settlement-act-1958/history","analysis":"/api/acts/loan-war-service-land-settlement-act-1958/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/loan-war-service-land-settlement-act-1958/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/loan-war-service-land-settlement-act-1958/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/loan-war-service-land-settlement-act-1958/documents"}}