{"id":"C1917A00019","name":"Invalid and Old-age Pensions Appropriation Act 1917","slug":"invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1917","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"19 of 1917","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":18620,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1917A00019-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Invalid and Old-age Pensions Appropriation Act 1917","content":"INVALID AND OLD-AGE PENSIONS APPROPRIATION.\n\nNo. 19 of 1917.\n\nAn Act to grant and apply out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund a sum for Invalid and Old-age Pensions.\n\n\\[Assented to 13th September, 1917.\\]\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 Invalid and Old-age Pensions Appropriation Act 1917.\n\nAppropriation of £10,000,000 for Invalid and Old-age Pensions.\n\n2. 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 1901-1912, and known as the Invalid and Old-age Pensions Fund, the sum of Ten million pounds for invalid and old-age pensions.\n\nDate of commencement.\n\n3. This Act shall be deemed to have come into operation on the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and seventeen.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1358},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act maintains its original narrow purpose of appropriating a specific sum for invalid and old-age pensions, with no expansion into other policy areas."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 sections total","Single, unambiguous purpose (funding allocation)","No defined terms or interpretation section","Only one external cross-reference (to the Audit Act)","No conditions, exceptions, or procedural requirements"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act authorises the government to withdraw **£10 million** (ten million pounds) from its main bank account — the Consolidated Revenue Fund — to pay for welfare benefits.\n\nSpecifically, the money funds two types of pensions:\n* **Old-age pensions** — payments for elderly Australians\n* **Invalid pensions** — payments for people unable to work due to disability or illness\n\nThe funds are transferred into a dedicated trust account called the **Invalid and Old-age Pensions Fund**. This ensures the money can only be used for these pension payments and not diverted to other government expenses.\n\nIn modern terms, this is simply a budget appropriation — Parliament formally signing off on spending public money for social security support."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1917","history":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1917/history","analysis":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1917/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1917/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1917/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1917/documents"}}