{"id":"C1968A00085","name":"Loan (War Service Land Settlement) Act 1968","slug":"loan-war-service-land-settlement-act-1968","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"85 of 1968","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":29320,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1968A00085-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Loan (War Service Land Settlement) Act 1968","content":"Loan (War Service Land Settlement)\n\nNo. 85 of 1968\n\nAn Act to authorize the Raising and Expending of a sum not exceeding Five million five hundred thousand dollars for a Defence Purpose, namely, Financial Assistance to the States of South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania in connexion with War Service Land Settlement.\n\n\\[Assented to 21 November 1968\\]\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 1968.\n\nCommencement.\n\n2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.\n\nAuthority to borrow $5,500,000.\n\n3. The Treasurer may, from time to time, in accordance with the provisions of the Commonwealth Inscribed Stock Act 1911–1966, or in accordance with the provisions of any Act authorizing the issue of Treasury Bills, borrow moneys not exceeding in the whole Five million five hundred thousand dollars.\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 of South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (1.) of section 2 of the States Grants (War Service Land Settlement) Act 1952–1953.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2320},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act remains tightly focused on its original purpose of authorizing a specific borrowing for war service land settlement financial assistance to South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania. It has not expanded beyond this narrow defence-related appropriation."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short (only 4 sections total)","No defined terms or interpretation section","Simple linear structure with no conditional logic, exceptions or nested provisions","Only two cross-references to other Acts (borrowing mechanisms and purpose definition)"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act authorises the Australian Government to borrow up to $5.5 million (via government bonds or Treasury Bills) to provide financial assistance to South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania for War Service Land Settlement schemes. Framed as a Defence Purpose, the funds cover loan costs and payments to the three States, directly affecting those state governments and indirectly benefiting returned servicemen and women in the schemes."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/loan-war-service-land-settlement-act-1968","history":"/api/acts/loan-war-service-land-settlement-act-1968/history","analysis":"/api/acts/loan-war-service-land-settlement-act-1968/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/loan-war-service-land-settlement-act-1968/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/loan-war-service-land-settlement-act-1968/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/loan-war-service-land-settlement-act-1968/documents"}}