{"id":"C1903A00001","name":"Supply Act (No. 1) 1903-4","slug":"supply-act-no-1-1903-4","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"1 of 1903","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":12123,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1903A00001-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-31","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Supply Act (No. 1) 1903-4","content":"SUPPLY (No. 1).\n\nNo. 1 of 1903.\n\nAn Act to grant and apply out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund a sum for the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and four.\n\n\\[Assented to 4th July, 1903.\\]\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 Supply Act (No. 1) 1903–4.\n\nIssue and application of £75,000.\n\n2. There shall and may be issued and applied for or towards making good the supply hereby granted to His Majesty for the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and four the sum of Seventy-five thousand pounds out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, for the purposes and services expressed in the Schedule to this Act, and the Treasurer is hereby authorized and empowered to issue and apply the moneys authorized to be issued and applied.\n\nSum available for the purposes set forth in Schedule.\n\n3. The said sum shall be available to satisfy the warrants under the hand of the Governor-General in respect of any purposes and services set forth in the said Schedule.\n\nLimit of period of expenditure.\n\n4. No moneys shall be expended under the, authority of this Act after the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and four.\n\nSCHEDULE.\n\nADVANCE TO THE TREASURER.\n\nTo enable the Treasurer to make Advances to public officers and to meet expenditure, particulars of which will afterwards be included in a parliamentary appropriation £75,000","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1456},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a standard interim appropriation (Supply Act) that performs exactly the function described in its title and preamble—providing temporary funding for the 1903-04 financial year. The scope has not expanded beyond the original purpose of granting £75,000 for immediate government expenses."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short text (only 4 operative sections plus a schedule)","No defined terms or interpretation section","Simple, direct appropriation of a fixed sum without conditions or exceptions","No cross-references to other legislation"],"plain_english_summary":"This is an early Australian budget law from 1903 that authorises the government to spend **£75,000** (seventy-five thousand pounds) from Australia's central bank account (the Consolidated Revenue Fund) to keep public services running.\n\n**What it does:**\n*   Provides **interim funding** (called \"supply\") for government operations for the year ending 30 June 1904, before the full annual budget was passed\n*   Creates an \"Advance to the Treasurer\" — a flexible pot of money allowing the Treasurer to pay urgent bills and give advances to public officers\n*   Sets a hard deadline: any unspent money cannot be used after 30 June 1904\n\n**Why it matters:**\nSupply Acts are essential stop-gap measures that prevent government shutdowns. They ensure public servants get paid and essential services continue while Parliament debates and approves the detailed annual budget."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/supply-act-no-1-1903-4","history":"/api/acts/supply-act-no-1-1903-4/history","analysis":"/api/acts/supply-act-no-1-1903-4/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/supply-act-no-1-1903-4/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/supply-act-no-1-1903-4/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/supply-act-no-1-1903-4/documents"}}