{"id":"C1905A00018","name":"Queen Victoria Memorial Act 1905","slug":"queen-victoria-memorial-act-1905","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"18 of 1905","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":12278,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1905A00018-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-31","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Queen Victoria Memorial Act 1905","content":"QUEEN VICTORIA MEMORIAL.\n\nNo. 18 of 1905.\n\nAn Act to grant and apply out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund the sum of Twenty-five thousand pounds for the purposes of the erection of a Memorial in honour of the late Queen Victoria.\n\n\\[Assented to 21st December, 1905.\\]\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 Queen Victoria Memorial Act 1905.\n\nGrant for purpose of Queen Victoria Memorial.\n\n2. There shall be payable out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, which is hereby appropriated accordingly, the sum of Twenty-five thousand pounds for the purpose of enabling the Commonwealth to join with Great Britain, Canada, New Zealand, the Cape Colony, Natal, Newfoundland, and other parts of the Empire in the erection of a memorial in honour of the late Queen Victoria.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1317},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is the original 1905 Act, which maintains its narrow, singular purpose of appropriating funds for the Queen Victoria memorial. The scope has not expanded beyond this initial objective."},"complexity_factors":["Only 2 sections total (short title and appropriation clause)","No defined terms, interpretation section, or legal jargon requiring explanation","Single unconditional payment with no exceptions, conditions, or triggers","No cross-references to other legislation","Extremely short length (under 150 words)"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act sets aside **£25,000** (twenty-five thousand pounds) from Australia’s national bank account (the Consolidated Revenue Fund) to help build a memorial for **Queen Victoria**.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Provides one-time funding to honor Queen Victoria, who died in 1901\n- Allows Australia to partner with Great Britain, Canada, New Zealand, South African colonies (Cape Colony and Natal), Newfoundland, and other Empire territories to pay for a joint Imperial memorial\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Australian taxpayers (whose money funds the memorial)\n- Government officials coordinating the project across the British Empire\n\n**Why it matters:**\nPassed just four years after Federation, this law shows the new Commonwealth of Australia demonstrating loyalty to the Crown and solidarity with other British Empire nations by contributing to a shared tribute to the late Queen."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/queen-victoria-memorial-act-1905","history":"/api/acts/queen-victoria-memorial-act-1905/history","analysis":"/api/acts/queen-victoria-memorial-act-1905/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/queen-victoria-memorial-act-1905/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/queen-victoria-memorial-act-1905/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/queen-victoria-memorial-act-1905/documents"}}