{"id":"C1938A00012","name":"Seat of Government Acceptance Act 1938","slug":"seat-of-government-acceptance-act-1938","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"12 of 1938","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":3928,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1938A00012-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-30","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Seat of Government Acceptance Act 1938","content":"SEAT OF GOVERNMENT ACCEPTANCE.\n\nNo. 12 of 1938.\n\nAn Act relating to the Territory for the Seat of Government.\n\n\\[Assented to 1st July, 1938.\\]\n\n\\[Date of commencement, 29th July, 1938.\\]\n\nBE it enacted by the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—\n\nShort title and citation.\n\n1.—(1.) This Act may be cited as the Seat of Government Acceptance Act 1938.\n\n  \n\n(2.) The Seat of Government Acceptance Act 1909, as amended by the Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1910, by the Judiciary Act 1927, and by the Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1933 (as amended by the Statute Law Revision Act 1934), is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.\n\n(3.) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Seat of Government Acceptance Act 1909–1938.\n\nAcceptance of Territory.\n\n2. Section five of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section:—\n\n“(3.) The Territory shall be known as the Australian Capital Territory.”.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":919},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains strictly limited to its original purpose of establishing the Seat of Government territory. It simply adds a naming provision without expanding into new policy areas."},"complexity_factors":["Only 2 sections (short title and one amendment)","Single operative provision (adding one subsection)","No defined terms or interpretation section","No cross-references to other legislation except standard citation clauses","No conditional language, exceptions, or procedural requirements"],"plain_english_summary":"This law officially names Australia's capital territory the **Australian Capital Territory (ACT)**.\n\nBefore this Act, the area was called the \"Territory for the Seat of Government\" (or sometimes the Federal Capital Territory). This legislation amended the original 1909 Act to add a simple rule: *the Territory shall be known as the Australian Capital Territory*.\n\n**Who it affects:** Anyone dealing with the legal status of the ACT, including the Commonwealth government, territory residents, and property owners.\n\n**Why it matters:** This created the official legal name we use today for the territory that contains Canberra, Parliament House, and national institutions like the High Court and national museums. It replaced the clunky \"Territory for the Seat of Government\" with the name we all recognise."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/seat-of-government-acceptance-act-1938","history":"/api/acts/seat-of-government-acceptance-act-1938/history","analysis":"/api/acts/seat-of-government-acceptance-act-1938/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/seat-of-government-acceptance-act-1938/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/seat-of-government-acceptance-act-1938/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/seat-of-government-acceptance-act-1938/documents"}}