{"id":"C1954A00036","name":"War Pensions Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1954","slug":"war-pensions-appropriation-act-no-2-1954","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"36 of 1954","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":14753,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1954A00036-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-31","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"War Pensions Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1954","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 (No. 2)\n\n \n\nNo. 36 of 1954.\n\nAn Act to grant and apply out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund a sum for War Pensions.\n\n[Assented to 29th October, 1954.]\n\nBE it enacted by the Queen’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 (No. 2) 1954.\n\n\nCommencement.\n\n2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.\n\nAppropriation of £42,000,000 for war pensions.\n\n3. There is payable out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, which is appropriated accordingly, for the purposes of the Trust Account established under the Audit Act 1901-1954 and known as the War Pensions Fund, the sum of Forty-two million pounds for war pensions.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1337},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act is strictly limited to its original purpose of appropriating a specific sum for war pensions. As a supply bill, it has no regulatory scope beyond the funding allocation itself."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 sections with no subsections","No definitions or interpretation provisions","Single unconditional appropriation with no exceptions or procedural requirements","Minimal cross-referencing (only mentions existing trust account under Audit Act)"],"plain_english_summary":"This law authorises the government to withdraw **£42 million** from the national bank account (the Consolidated Revenue Fund) to pay for **war pensions**.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Transfers the money into a special trust account called the War Pensions Fund (established under the Audit Act)\n- This cash is then used to pay pensions owed to veterans and their dependents\n\n**Why it matters:**\nIn 1954, Australia was still paying pensions to veterans of the First and Second World Wars and their families. This Act provides the necessary funds to meet those payment obligations for that period. It is a 'supply' or budget law — Parliament effectively signing the cheque to ensure eligible people receive the pensions they are entitled to under separate veterans' entitlements legislation."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/war-pensions-appropriation-act-no-2-1954","history":"/api/acts/war-pensions-appropriation-act-no-2-1954/history","analysis":"/api/acts/war-pensions-appropriation-act-no-2-1954/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/war-pensions-appropriation-act-no-2-1954/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/war-pensions-appropriation-act-no-2-1954/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/war-pensions-appropriation-act-no-2-1954/documents"}}