{"id":"C1938A00065","name":"War Pensions Appropriation Act 1938","slug":"war-pensions-appropriation-act-1938","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"65 of 1938","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":4015,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1938A00065-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-30","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"War Pensions Appropriation Act 1938","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\nWAR PENSIONS APPROPRIATION.\n\n \n\nNo. 65 of 1938.\n\nAn Act to grant and apply out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund a sum for War Pensions.\n\n[Assented to 10th December, 1938.]\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 1938.\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 for war pensions.\n\n3. 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 1901–1934 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":1406},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This remains a narrow, single-purpose appropriation bill that does exactly what its title suggests. It appropriates funds for war pensions without expanding into policy changes, administrative structures, or eligibility criteria."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 operative sections total","No definitions section or technical legal terms requiring interpretation","Single unconditional appropriation with no exceptions, conditions, or triggers","Only incidental cross-reference to the Audit Act (merely identifying the trust account)","No delegated legislative powers or administrative machinery"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act is as straightforward as legislation gets: it authorises the government to withdraw **£10 million** from the Consolidated Revenue Fund (the Commonwealth’s main bank account) and deposit it into a special trust account called the **War Pensions Fund**.\n\n**What this means in practice:**\n*   **Who benefits:** Veterans who were injured or disabled during military service, and the families (dependents) of those who died.\n*   **What it pays for:** War pensions—regular financial benefits paid to support those who served or their surviving family members.\n*   **Why it exists:** This is an *appropriation* (budget allocation) law. Parliament must legally approve the spending of public money, so this Act acts like a signed cheque, ensuring the Department can actually make these payments.\n\nIt’s a one-off, single-purpose money bill with no hidden provisions or policy changes."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/war-pensions-appropriation-act-1938","history":"/api/acts/war-pensions-appropriation-act-1938/history","analysis":"/api/acts/war-pensions-appropriation-act-1938/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/war-pensions-appropriation-act-1938/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/war-pensions-appropriation-act-1938/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/war-pensions-appropriation-act-1938/documents"}}