{"id":"C1942A00027","name":"Invalid and Old-age Pensions Appropriation Act 1942","slug":"invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1942","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"27 of 1942","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":4153,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1942A00027-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Invalid and Old-age Pensions Appropriation Act 1942","content":"INVALID AND OLD-AGE PENSIONS APPROPRIATION.\n\nNo. 27 of 1942.\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 9th June, 1942.\\]\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 1942.\n\nCommencement.\n\n2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.\n\nAppropriation of £22,000,000 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 Twenty-two million pounds for invalid and old-age pensions.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1235},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation maintains its original, narrow purpose as a budgetary appropriation measure. It does not expand beyond the straightforward allocation of funds for invalid and old-age pensions."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 operative sections","No defined terms requiring interpretation","Single, unconditional appropriation with no exceptions","Minimal cross-referencing (only to the Audit Act)"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act is essentially a budget approval. It authorises the government to take **£22 million** from the Consolidated Revenue Fund (Australia's main government bank account) and put it into a special trust account called the Invalid and Old-age Pensions Fund.\n\n**What the money is for:**\n- Paying **invalid pensions** (financial support for people unable to work due to disability or illness)\n- Paying **old-age pensions** (financial support for elderly people)\n\n**In simple terms:** This law allows the government to spend taxpayer money on pension payments for vulnerable Australians. It doesn't set the rules about who qualifies or how much they get—that's handled by other laws. This is just the 'cheque' that makes the money available."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1942","history":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1942/history","analysis":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1942/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1942/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1942/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1942/documents"}}