{"id":"C1921A00016","name":"Invalid and Old-age Pensions Appropriation Act 1921","slug":"invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1921","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"16 of 1921","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":2947,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1921A00016-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-30","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Invalid and Old-age Pensions Appropriation Act 1921","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. 16 of 1921.\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 15th December, 1921.]\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 1921.\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—1920, 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":1272},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains focused on its original, narrow purpose of appropriating a specific sum for invalid and old-age pensions."},"complexity_factors":["Only 2 operative sections","No definitions or interpretation clauses","Single, unconditional appropriation of a fixed monetary sum","Only one external statutory reference (the Audit Act)"],"plain_english_summary":"This law authorises the government to withdraw **£10 million** from Australia's main bank account (the Consolidated Revenue Fund) to fund disability and retirement pensions.\n\n**What it does:**\n*   **Funds the pension account:** The money is paid into a special trust account called the *Invalid and Old-age Pensions Fund* (established under the Audit Act).\n*   **Pays pensioners:** This cash is used to support elderly Australians and people with disabilities who qualify for government pensions.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis is a \"supply\" law that gives the government legal authority to spend money. Even if a pension scheme exists, the government cannot legally pay benefits without a specific appropriation (spending approval) like this one."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1921","history":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1921/history","analysis":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1921/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1921/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1921/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1921/documents"}}