{"id":"C1932A00020","name":"Invalid and Old-age Pensions Appropriation Act 1932","slug":"invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1932","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"20 of 1932","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":3606,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1932A00020-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Invalid and Old-age Pensions Appropriation Act 1932","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. 20 of 1932.\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 28th May, 1932.]\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 1932.\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":1249},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a narrow, single-purpose appropriation act. The scope is limited entirely to the financial appropriation of £10 million for pension payments, consistent with the Act's title and preamble."},"complexity_factors":["Only 2 operative sections","No definitions or interpretation provisions","Single unconditional appropriation with no exceptions or procedural requirements","Minimal cross-referencing (only incidental mention of Audit Act 1901-1926)"],"plain_english_summary":"This law authorises the government to withdraw **£10 million** from the national treasury (the Consolidated Revenue Fund) and deposit it into a special bank account dedicated to paying pensions.\n\n**What this means:**\n- **Who benefits:** Australians receiving invalid pensions (for people unable to work due to disability) and old-age pensions (for elderly residents)\n- **The mechanism:** The money goes into a special trust account—called the Invalid and Old-age Pensions Fund—established under the auditing laws\n- **Why it exists:** This is a budgetary \"money bill\" ensuring Parliament specifically allocates funds for social security payments during the Great Depression era\n\nIn short, this is the legal paperwork that allows the government to spend tax revenue on pension payments to vulnerable Australians."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1932","history":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1932/history","analysis":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1932/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1932/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1932/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1932/documents"}}