{"id":"C1942A00028","name":"War Pensions Appropriation Act 1942","slug":"war-pensions-appropriation-act-1942","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"28 of 1942","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":4155,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1942A00028-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-30","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"War Pensions Appropriation Act 1942","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. 28 of 1942.\n\nAn Act to grant and apply out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund a sum for War Pensions.\n\n[Assented to 9th June, 1942.]\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 1942.\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 pension.\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":1770},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly focused on its original singular purpose: appropriating a specific sum for war pensions. There is no expansion beyond the initial intent to fund the War Pensions Fund."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 operative sections","No defined terms or interpretation section","Single, unconditional appropriation with no exceptions","Minimal cross-referencing (only mentions the Audit Act once to identify the existing Fund)","No procedural conditions or contingencies"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act authorises the government to withdraw **£10 million** from Australia's main bank account (the Consolidated Revenue Fund) to pay war pensions.\n\nDuring World War II, this legislation ensured money was available to support:\n* **Veterans** injured during military service\n* **Families** who lost loved ones in the war\n\nThe funds go into a special account called the **War Pensions Fund**, which keeps this money separate from other government spending until it is paid out to recipients. This is a straightforward \"supply\" law—it simply unlocks the cash needed to meet the government's existing obligations to those affected by the war."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/war-pensions-appropriation-act-1942","history":"/api/acts/war-pensions-appropriation-act-1942/history","analysis":"/api/acts/war-pensions-appropriation-act-1942/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/war-pensions-appropriation-act-1942/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/war-pensions-appropriation-act-1942/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/war-pensions-appropriation-act-1942/documents"}}