{"id":"C1944A00005","name":"Invalid and Old-age Pensions Appropriation Act 1944","slug":"invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1944","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"5 of 1944","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":22158,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1944A00005-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Invalid and Old-age Pensions Appropriation Act 1944","content":"INVALID AND OLD-AGE PENSIONS APPROPRIATION.\n\nNo. 5 of 1944.\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 3rd April, 1944.\\]\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 1944.\n\nCommencement.\n\n2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.\n\nAppropriation of £23,000,000 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-three million pounds for invalid and old-age pensions.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1404},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act remains tightly focused on its original purpose: appropriating a specific sum for invalid and old-age pensions. There are no extraneous provisions, expanded definitions, or policy amendments."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 sections total (short title, commencement date, and appropriation clause)","No defined terms or interpretation section","Single, unconditional appropriation of a specific monetary sum","Only one cross-reference (to the Audit Act for the trust account mechanism)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this law does:**\n\nThis Act authorises the Australian Government to spend **£23 million** from the national budget (the Consolidated Revenue Fund) specifically to fund **invalid and old-age pensions**.\n\n**Key points:**\n*   **The money:** Twenty-three million pounds is appropriated (legally set aside) for disability support (\"invalid\") and retirement (\"old-age\") pensions.\n*   **Where it goes:** The funds are paid into a special government account called the *Invalid and Old-age Pensions Fund*, which operates under auditing laws (the Audit Act 1901–1934).\n*   **Why it exists:** This is a \"supply\" or budget law — it gives the government legal authority to withdraw money from the treasury to pay pensioners. Without this specific parliamentary approval, those payments couldn't legally be made.\n\n**In short:** It’s a straightforward 1944 budget measure ensuring pensioners receive their payments."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1944","history":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1944/history","analysis":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1944/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1944/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1944/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1944/documents"}}