{"id":"C1927A00011","name":"Invalid and Old-age Pensions Appropriation Act 1927","slug":"invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1927","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"11 of 1927","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":3427,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1927A00011-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Invalid and Old-age Pensions Appropriation Act 1927","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. 11 of 1927.\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 8th April, 1927.]\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 1927.\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":1765},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly focused on its original purpose: the straightforward appropriation of funds for invalid and old-age pensions. No scope creep detected."},"complexity_factors":["Only 2 operative provisions (short title and appropriation clause)","No definitions or interpretation section","Single lump-sum appropriation with no conditions or eligibility criteria","No exceptions, limitations, or procedural requirements","Only one external reference (Audit Act 1901-1926)"],"plain_english_summary":"This law authorises the government to withdraw **£10 million** from Australia's main government bank account (the Consolidated Revenue Fund) and deposit it into a special fund dedicated to paying disability and retirement pensions.\n\n**What the money is for:**\n- **Invalid pensions**: Payments for people unable to work due to disability or illness (similar to today's disability support pension)\n- **Old-age pensions**: Retirement payments for elderly Australians\n\nThink of this as the annual budget top-up that ensures there's enough money available to pay these social security benefits. The funds go into a special 'Trust Account' (essentially a dedicated savings account) established under financial management laws, ensuring the money is only used for pension payments."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1927","history":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1927/history","analysis":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1927/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1927/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1927/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1927/documents"}}