 The main provisions of the Act were focused upon allowing the Commonwealth to enact legislation that was required for the smooth prosecution of the war . The main areas in which legislation was enacted under the War Precautions Act were : the prevention of trade with hostile nations , the creation of loans to raise money for the war effort , the introduction of a national taxation scheme , the fixing of the prices of certain goods , the internment of people considered a danger to the war effort , the compulsory purchase of strategic goods , and the censorship of the media . 
