{"id":"C1920A00004","name":"Invalid and Old-age Pensions Appropriation Act 1920","slug":"invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1920","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"4 of 1920","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":12627,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1920A00004-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-31","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Invalid and Old-age Pensions Appropriation Act 1920","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\nINVALID AND OLD-AGE PENSIONS APPROPRIATION.\n\n \n\nNo. 4 of 1920.\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 19th May, 1920.]\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 1920.\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 1901-1917, and known as the Invalid and Old-age Pensions Fund, the sum of Ten million pounds for invalid and old-age pensions.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1970},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a standalone appropriation Act focused solely on funding pension payments. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose of authorising a specific sum for the Invalid and Old-age Pensions Fund."},"complexity_factors":["Only 2 operative sections (short title and appropriation)","No definitions or interpretation provisions","Single unconditional appropriation with no exceptions or conditions","Minimal cross-referencing (only passing mention of Audit Act for Trust Account context)"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act authorises the Australian Government to spend **£10 million** from the Consolidated Revenue Fund (the government's main bank account) to pay for invalid and old-age pensions.\n\n**What it does:**\n*   **Appropriates funds**: It legally sets aside money specifically for disability (called 'invalid') and age pension payments to eligible Australians\n*   **Trust Account**: The money is paid into a special account known as the Invalid and Old-age Pensions Fund, which was established under the Audit Act\n*   **Simple budget measure**: This is a straightforward 'money bill' that makes funds available for pension payments without changing who qualifies or how much they receive"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1920","history":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1920/history","analysis":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1920/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1920/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1920/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1920/documents"}}