{"id":"C1910A00018","name":"Naval Appropriation Act 1910","slug":"naval-appropriation-act-1910","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"18 of 1910","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":12495,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1910A00018-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-31","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Naval Appropriation Act 1910","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\nNAVAL APPROPRIATION.\n\n \n\nNo. 18 of 1910.\n\nAn Act to grant and apply out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund the sum of Two million five hundred and ninety thousand pounds for Naval Defence.\n\n[Assented to 12th November, 1910.]\n\nPreamble.\n\nBE it enacted by the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, for the purpose of appropriating the grant originated in the House of Representatives, as follows:—\n\nShort title.\n\n1. This Act may be cited as the Naval Appropriation Act 1910.\n\nAppropriation of £2,590,000 for purposes of Fleet.\n\n2. There shall be payable out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, which is hereby appropriated accordingly for the purposes of the Trust Account established under the Audit Acts 1901-1906, and known as the Naval Defence Account, the sum of Two million five hundred and ninety thousand pounds towards the construction of a Fleet for the Naval Defence of the Commonwealth.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1374},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act remains strictly limited to its original purpose of appropriating a specific sum for naval fleet construction. As a historical one-off funding measure, it has not expanded beyond this single appropriation function."},"complexity_factors":["Only 2 operative sections (short title and appropriation clause)","No definitions section or interpretive provisions","Single, unconditional appropriation with no sub-allocations","No procedural requirements, compliance mechanisms, or enforcement provisions","Minimal cross-referencing (only passing mention of Audit Acts for the Trust Account mechanism)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this law does:**\nThis Act authorises the withdrawal of £2,590,000 (approximately $5.2 million in today's value) from the Consolidated Revenue Fund — essentially Australia's central government bank account — to build a naval fleet for the country's defence.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Australian taxpayers**: The money comes from public revenue (taxes and government income)\n- **The Department of Defence/Navy**: Receives the appropriated funds placed into the \"Naval Defence Account\" (a special trust account)\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis is a straightforward \"money bill.\" Under Australian law, the government cannot spend public money without specific parliamentary approval through legislation like this. The Act unlocks funding specifically for constructing warships and naval infrastructure, marking a significant investment in Australia's independent naval capability during the early years of the Commonwealth."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/naval-appropriation-act-1910","history":"/api/acts/naval-appropriation-act-1910/history","analysis":"/api/acts/naval-appropriation-act-1910/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/naval-appropriation-act-1910/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/naval-appropriation-act-1910/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/naval-appropriation-act-1910/documents"}}