{"id":"C1949A00050","name":"United Kingdom Grant Act 1949","slug":"united-kingdom-grant-act-1949","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"50 of 1949","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":4370,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1949A00050-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-30","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"United Kingdom Grant Act 1949","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\nUNITED KINGDOM GRANT.\n\n \n\nNo. 50 of 1949.\n\nAn Act to grant and apply out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund the sum of Ten million pounds as a Grant to His Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom.\n\n[Assented to 27th October, 1949.]\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 United Kingdom Grant Act 1949.\n\nCommencement.\n\n2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.\n\nAppropriation of £10,000,000 as grant to United Kingdom.\n\n3. There shall be payable out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, which is hereby appropriated accordingly, for the purpose of a grant to His Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom, the sum of Ten million pounds.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1519},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act remains strictly limited to its original purpose: a simple, one-off financial grant to the United Kingdom. There has been no expansion of scope, regulatory creep, or addition of ancillary provisions beyond the initial appropriation."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 sections with no subsections","No defined terms or interpretation section","Single unconditional appropriation with no exceptions, conditions, or triggers","No cross-references to other Acts or statutory instruments"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act authorises the Australian Government to give **£10 million** to the British Government as a one-off financial grant.\n\nThe money is drawn from the **Consolidated Revenue Fund** (the Commonwealth's main bank account, which holds all taxpayer revenue).\n\nPassed in the aftermath of World War II, this legislation simply unlocks the funds and approves the transfer. There are no complex conditions, ongoing obligations, or repayment terms—just a straightforward appropriation of public money to support Australia's key ally during a period of economic recovery."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/united-kingdom-grant-act-1949","history":"/api/acts/united-kingdom-grant-act-1949/history","analysis":"/api/acts/united-kingdom-grant-act-1949/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/united-kingdom-grant-act-1949/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/united-kingdom-grant-act-1949/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/united-kingdom-grant-act-1949/documents"}}