{"id":"C1937A00002","name":"Invalid and Old-age Pensions Appropriation Act 1937","slug":"invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1937","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"2 of 1937","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":3851,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1937A00002-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Invalid and Old-age Pensions Appropriation Act 1937","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. 2 of 1937.\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 1st July, 1937.]\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 1937.\n\n\n\n\nAppropriation of £15,000,000 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 know as the Invalid and Old-age Pensions Fund, the sum of Fifteen 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":1444},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly focused on its original, singular purpose: appropriating £15 million for invalid and old-age pensions. There is no evidence of scope expansion beyond this straightforward budgetary function."},"complexity_factors":["Only 2 operative sections (Short title and Appropriation provision)","Single, unambiguous purpose: appropriation of a specific monetary sum","No defined terms requiring interpretation","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Minimal cross-referencing (single reference to Audit Act 1901-1934)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this law does:**\n\nThis is a straightforward budgeting law that puts money into Australia’s pension system.\n\n**Key details:**\n*   **The money:** Takes **£15 million** (fifteen million pounds) from the government’s main bank account, called the Consolidated Revenue Fund\n*   **The destination:** Deposits it into a special trust account known as the **Invalid and Old-age Pensions Fund**\n*   **The purpose:** To pay for **invalid pensions** (income support for people unable to work due to disability or illness) and **old-age pensions** (income support for elderly Australians)\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis law ensures there is cash available to keep paying pension benefits to vulnerable Australians who depend on government support. It functions like a parliamentary approval to write the cheque that funds the pension scheme for that financial period."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1937","history":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1937/history","analysis":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1937/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1937/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1937/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1937/documents"}}