{"id":"C1935A00040","name":"Invalid and Old-age Pensions Appropriation Act 1935","slug":"invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1935","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"40 of 1935","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":3709,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1935A00040-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Invalid and Old-age Pensions Appropriation Act 1935","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. 40 of 1935.\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 25th October, 1935.]\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 1935.\n\nAppropriation of £12,000,000 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 1901–1934, and known as the Invalid and Old-age Pensions Fund, the sum of Twelve 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":1225},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a standalone appropriation Act from 1935 that remains strictly limited to its original purpose of funding a specific year's pension payments. There is no evidence of scope expansion; it performs exactly the function it was designed for."},"complexity_factors":["Only 2 operative sections totalling fewer than 100 words","Single, unconditional appropriation with no exceptions","No defined terms or interpretation section","Minimal cross-referencing (only mentions the Audit Act to identify the Trust Account)","No procedural requirements or compliance mechanisms"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act authorises the government to spend **£12 million** on disability and age pensions.\n\n**What it does:**\n*   **Sets aside money**: It legally appropriates (reserves) £12 million from the Consolidated Revenue Fund (Australia’s main government bank account) and places it into a special trust account called the Invalid and Old-age Pensions Fund.\n*   **Funds pensions**: This money is specifically allocated to pay pensions to:\n    *   **Invalid pensioners**: People unable to work due to disability (now known as disability support pensioners)\n    *   **Old-age pensioners**: Elderly Australians who meet the age requirements\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis is a \"supply Act\" — a routine but essential piece of legislation that gives the government the legal power to spend taxpayer money on social security. Without this specific appropriation, the government could not legally make these pension payments."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1935","history":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1935/history","analysis":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1935/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1935/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1935/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1935/documents"}}