{"id":"C1926A00042","name":"Invalid and Old-age Pensions Appropriation Act 1926","slug":"invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1926","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"42 of 1926","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":3412,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1926A00042-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Invalid and Old-age Pensions Appropriation Act 1926","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\n \n\nINVALID AND OLD-AGE PENSIONS APPROPRIATION.\n\n \n\nNo. 42 of 1926.\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 16th August, 1926.]\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 1926.\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 1901–1926, and known as the Invalid and Old-age Pensions Fund the sum of Ten million pounds for invalid and old-age pensions.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1236},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act remains strictly limited to its original purpose of appropriating funds for invalid and old-age pensions. As a supply/appropriation Act, it has not expanded beyond the specific financial authorization described in its title and preamble."},"complexity_factors":["Only 2 operative sections (Short title and Appropriation)","No definitions or interpretation section","Single, straightforward purpose: appropriation of a specific monetary sum","Minimal cross-referencing (only standard reference to Audit Act for the Trust Account mechanism)","No conditional provisions, exceptions, or procedural requirements"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act authorises the government to take **£10 million** from the Commonwealth's main bank account (the Consolidated Revenue Fund) and put it into a special trust account to pay for **invalid (disability) and old-age (retirement) pensions**.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Appropriates (sets aside) £10 million specifically for pension payments\n- Credits this money to the 'Invalid and Old-age Pensions Fund' — a dedicated account established under the Audit Act (the law governing government finances)\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- People receiving disability pensions and age pensions from the Commonwealth\n- The government departments managing these payments\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis ensures there is legally authorised money available to pay pension benefits. Without this Act, the government couldn't legally spend the money on pensions."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1926","history":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1926/history","analysis":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1926/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1926/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1926/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1926/documents"}}