{"id":"C1941A00015","name":"Invalid and Old-age Pensions Appropriation Act 1941","slug":"invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1941","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"15 of 1941","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":4041,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1941A00015-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Invalid and Old-age Pensions Appropriation Act 1941","content":"INVALID AND OLD-AGE PENSIONS  \nAPPROPRIATION.\n\nNo. 15 of 1941.\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 7th April, 1941.\\]\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\n    This Act may be cited as the Invalid and Old-age Pensions Appropriation Act 1941.\n\nCommencement.\n\n    2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.\n\nAppropriation of £19,000,000 for invalid and old-age pensions.\n\n    3. 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 Nineteen million pounds for invalid and old-age pensions.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1852},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains strictly limited to its original purpose of appropriating £19 million for invalid and old-age pensions. As a single-purpose supply Act, it contains no mechanisms for expanding beyond this specific funding authorization."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 operative sections (short title, commencement, appropriation)","Single monetary figure with no conditions or eligibility tests","No defined terms or interpretation section","No exceptions, provisos, or procedural requirements","Only one external reference (Audit Act 1901-1934)"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act gives the federal government legal authority to spend **£19 million** on pension payments. It transfers money from Australia’s main government bank account (the Consolidated Revenue Fund) into a special holding account called the Invalid and Old-age Pensions Fund.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Authorises payment of **age pensions** (for elderly Australians) and **invalid pensions** (for people with disabilities)\n- Creates the legal basis for the government to spend this specific amount\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThe Australian Constitution prevents the government from spending public money without specific parliamentary approval. This Act provides that approval for one year’s worth of pension payments. Without this law, Centrelink’s predecessor couldn’t legally pay pensions to eligible recipients."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1941","history":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1941/history","analysis":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1941/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1941/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1941/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1941/documents"}}