{"id":"C1951A00009","name":"War Pensions Appropriation Act 1951","slug":"war-pensions-appropriation-act-1951","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"9 of 1951","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":4470,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1951A00009-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-30","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"War Pensions Appropriation Act 1951","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. 9 of 1951.\n\nAn Act to grant and apply out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund a sum for War Pensions.\n\n[Assented to 29th June, 1951.]\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 1951.\n\nCommencement.\n\n2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.\n\nAppropriation of £31,000,000 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 1901–1950 and known as the War Pensions Fund, the sum of Thirty-one million pounds for war pensions.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1454},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a standard annual appropriation Act that performs precisely the function stated in its title—granting money for war pensions. It has not expanded beyond or deviated from its original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 operative sections","No defined terms or glossary","Single unconditional appropriation with no exceptions or triggers","No amendments to, or cross-references within, other legislation","Straightforward purpose exactly matching the long title"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act authorizes the Australian Government to spend **£31 million** from the national treasury (called the Consolidated Revenue Fund) specifically to pay **war pensions**.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Legally appropriates (sets aside) money for a trust account known as the War Pensions Fund\n- This funding ensures veterans and their dependants can be paid pensions they are entitled to receive\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Military veterans receiving disability or service pensions\n- Families and dependants of deceased or injured service members who qualify for pension support\n\n**Why it matters:**\nGovernments cannot spend public money without legal authority. This short law provides that authority for one specific purpose—funding war pensions for the 1951 financial period. Without it, pension payments would be illegal."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/war-pensions-appropriation-act-1951","history":"/api/acts/war-pensions-appropriation-act-1951/history","analysis":"/api/acts/war-pensions-appropriation-act-1951/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/war-pensions-appropriation-act-1951/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/war-pensions-appropriation-act-1951/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/war-pensions-appropriation-act-1951/documents"}}