{"id":"C1948A00022","name":"War Pensions Appropriation Act 1948","slug":"war-pensions-appropriation-act-1948","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"22 of 1948","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":4344,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1948A00022-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-30","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"War Pensions Appropriation Act 1948","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. 22 of 1948.\n\nAn Act to grant and apply out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund a sum for War Pensions.\n\n[Assented to 24th June, 1948.]\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 1948.\n\nCommencement.\n\n2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.\n\nAppropriation of £19,000,000 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 1901–1947 and known as the War Pensions Fund, the sum of Nineteen million pounds for war pensions.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2039},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a single-purpose appropriation Act that remains entirely focused on its original intent: authorizing a specific sum (£19 million) for war pensions. No scope expansion detected."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 operative sections (short title, commencement, and appropriation)","Zero defined terms or interpretation provisions","Single unconditional appropriation with no exceptions, conditions, or delegated powers","Only one external cross-reference (to the Audit Act 1901-1947)"],"plain_english_summary":"**This Act opens the government wallet for veterans.**\n\nIt authorizes spending **£19 million** (in 1948 pounds) from Australia’s national treasury (the Consolidated Revenue Fund) specifically to pay **war pensions** — regular payments to veterans and their dependents.\n\n**The mechanics:**\n- The money flows into a dedicated trust account called the **War Pensions Fund** (set up under auditing laws)\n- This is a standard “supply” bill — it gives the government legal authority to make these specific payments\n- Without this Act, the government would lack parliamentary approval to spend this money\n\nThat’s it. Three short sections, one clear purpose: ensuring veterans get their pensions funded."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/war-pensions-appropriation-act-1948","history":"/api/acts/war-pensions-appropriation-act-1948/history","analysis":"/api/acts/war-pensions-appropriation-act-1948/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/war-pensions-appropriation-act-1948/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/war-pensions-appropriation-act-1948/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/war-pensions-appropriation-act-1948/documents"}}