{"id":"C1920A00005","name":"War Pensions Appropriation Act 1920","slug":"war-pensions-appropriation-act-1920","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"5 of 1920","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":19180,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1920A00005-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"War Pensions Appropriation Act 1920","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\n \n\nWAR PENSIONS APPROPRIATION.\n\n \n\nNo. 5 of 1920.\n\nAn Act to grant and apply out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund a sum for War Pensions.\n\n[Assented to 19th May, 1920.]\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 War Pensions Appropriation Act 1920.\n\nAppropriation of £10,000,000 for war pensions.\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 Act 1901-1917, and known as the War Pensions Fund, the sum of Ten million pounds for war pensions.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2111},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act maintains its original narrow purpose of appropriating a specific sum (£10 million) for war pensions. There is no evidence of scope expansion beyond the initial financial authorization."},"complexity_factors":["Only 2 operative sections","No definitions or interpretation clauses","Single unconditional appropriation with no conditions or exceptions","Minimal cross-referencing (references Audit Act only once to identify the Fund)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this law does**\n\nThis Act authorises the Australian Government to withdraw **£10 million** from the national treasury (the Consolidated Revenue Fund) to pay for war pensions.\n\n**Who it affects**\n\nThis primarily affects:\n* **World War I veterans** receiving disability pensions\n* **Dependents** of deceased soldiers (widows, children, etc.) receiving support payments\n\n**How it works**\n\nThe money is placed into a special holding account called the *War Pensions Fund* (set up under the Audit Act). This ensures the funds are ring-fenced specifically for pension payments rather than general government spending.\n\n**Why it matters**\n\nFollowing World War I, Australia faced significant costs in caring for wounded veterans and supporting families who lost breadwinners. This appropriation ensures Parliament has approved the specific amount needed to meet these obligations."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/war-pensions-appropriation-act-1920","history":"/api/acts/war-pensions-appropriation-act-1920/history","analysis":"/api/acts/war-pensions-appropriation-act-1920/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/war-pensions-appropriation-act-1920/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/war-pensions-appropriation-act-1920/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/war-pensions-appropriation-act-1920/documents"}}