{"id":"C1944A00035","name":"War Pensions Appropriation Act 1944","slug":"war-pensions-appropriation-act-1944","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"35 of 1944","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":14281,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1944A00035-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-31","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"War Pensions Appropriation Act 1944","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. 35 of 1944.\n\nAn Act to grant and apply out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund a sum for War Pensions.\n\n[Assented to 6th October, 1944.]\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 1944.\n\nCommencement.\n\n2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.\n\nAppropriation of £12,000,000 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 Twelve million pounds for war pensions.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1095},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a straightforward appropriation bill that does exactly what its title suggests—appropriates funds for war pensions. There is no evidence of scope expansion beyond the original purpose of providing budgetary authority for pension payments."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 operative sections","Single, unconditional appropriation of a fixed sum","No defined terms or interpretation section","Only one external cross-reference (to the Audit Act regarding the Trust Account mechanism)"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act authorises the government to withdraw **£12 million** from the national budget (called the Consolidated Revenue Fund) to pay **war pensions** to World War II veterans and their families.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Puts the money into a special separate bank account known as the **War Pensions Fund** (established under the Audit Act)\n- Ensures these funds can only be used for pension payments, not general government spending\n- Provides financial support for:\n  - Veterans injured or disabled during the war\n  - Families of service members who died\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis is a \"supply\" bill — it ensures there is actual money available to meet the government’s legal obligation to support those who served. Without this Act, the government could not legally pay out the pensions, even if they were already promised under other laws."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/war-pensions-appropriation-act-1944","history":"/api/acts/war-pensions-appropriation-act-1944/history","analysis":"/api/acts/war-pensions-appropriation-act-1944/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/war-pensions-appropriation-act-1944/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/war-pensions-appropriation-act-1944/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/war-pensions-appropriation-act-1944/documents"}}