{"id":"C1930A00053","name":"War Pensions Appropriation Act 1930","slug":"war-pensions-appropriation-act-1930","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"53 of 1930","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":3609,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1930A00053-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-30","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"War Pensions Appropriation Act 1930","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\n \n\nWAR PENSIONS APPROPRIATION.\n\n \n\n \n\nNo. 53 of 1930.\n\nAn Act to grant and apply out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund a sum for War Pensions.\n\n[Assented to 18th August, 1930.]\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 1930.\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 1901-1926, 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":1152},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a standalone appropriation Act that performs exactly as its title suggests — appropriating funds for war pensions. No expansion beyond the original purpose is evident."},"complexity_factors":["Only 2 operative sections (Short title and Appropriation)","No definitions section or defined terms","Single unconditional appropriation mechanism","Only one external cross-reference (to Audit Act 1901-1926)","No exceptions, conditions, or procedural requirements"],"plain_english_summary":"This law authorises the Australian Government to withdraw **£10 million** (ten million pounds) from the national bank account — the *Consolidated Revenue Fund* — to pay war pensions.\n\nThe money is specifically allocated to the *War Pensions Fund*, a special government account established under the Audit Act to manage payments to veterans and their families. Given the 1930 date, these pensions were primarily for former service members of World War I, as well as widows and dependants.\n\n**Key terms explained:**\n- **Appropriation**: Legal permission for the government to spend money from the national treasury\n- **Consolidated Revenue Fund**: Australia's main government bank account, where taxes and revenue are deposited\n- **Trust Account**: A separate 'bucket' within government finances reserved for specific purposes"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/war-pensions-appropriation-act-1930","history":"/api/acts/war-pensions-appropriation-act-1930/history","analysis":"/api/acts/war-pensions-appropriation-act-1930/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/war-pensions-appropriation-act-1930/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/war-pensions-appropriation-act-1930/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/war-pensions-appropriation-act-1930/documents"}}