{"id":"C1939A00007","name":"Invalid and Old-age Pensions Appropriation Act 1939","slug":"invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1939","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"7 of 1939","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":4047,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1939A00007-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Invalid and Old-age Pensions Appropriation Act 1939","content":"INVALID AND OLD-AGE PENSIONS APPROPRIATION.\n\nNo. 7 of 1939.\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 20th June, 1939.\\]\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 1939.\n\n  \n\nCommencement.\n\n2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.\n\nAppropriation of £15,000,000 for Invalid and Old-age Pensions.\n\n3. 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 Fifteen million pounds for invalid and old-age pensions.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1281},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act remains strictly limited to its original purpose of appropriating £15 million for invalid and old-age pensions, with no expansion beyond the specific monetary allocation authorized in section 3."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 operative sections total","Single appropriation with no conditions or limitations","No definitions section or interpretation clauses","Only one external statutory reference (Audit Act 1901-1934)","No administrative procedures, appeals, or enforcement mechanisms"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this law does:**\n\nThis Act takes **£15 million** from Australia’s main government bank account (the Consolidated Revenue Fund) and puts it into a special protected account called the **Invalid and Old-age Pensions Fund**. This money is specifically earmarked to pay pensions to elderly Australians and people with disabilities who are unable to work.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Pensioners**: People receiving invalid (disability) or old-age pensions in 1939\n- **The Treasury**: Authorises the release of funds from consolidated revenue\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis is a *supply Act* — without it, the government cannot legally spend money on pensions. It ensures pension payments continue by formally setting aside funds for the year. The law places the money in a **Trust Account** (a separate, protected government bank account established under the *Audit Act*) rather than mixing it with general government revenue, ensuring the funds are only used for pension payments."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1939","history":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1939/history","analysis":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1939/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1939/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1939/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1939/documents"}}