{"id":"C1945A00006","name":"Invalid and Old-age Pensions Appropriation Act 1945","slug":"invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1945","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"6 of 1945","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":22196,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1945A00006-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Invalid and Old-age Pensions Appropriation Act 1945","content":"INVALID AND OLD-AGE PENSIONS APPROPRIATION.\n\nNo. 6 of 1945.\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 27th June, 1945.\\]\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 1945.\n\nCommencement\n\n2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.\n\nAppropriation of £27,000.000 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 1901-1931 and known as the Invalid and Old-age Pensions Fund, the sum of Twenty-seven million pounds for invalid and old-age pensions.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1678},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation performs exactly the narrow function described in its title and preamble—appropriating funds for invalid and old-age pensions—without expanding into administrative arrangements, eligibility criteria, or other policy areas."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 short sections with no subsections","No defined terms or interpretation section","Single appropriation amount (£27 million) with no conditions, exemptions, or formulae","No procedural requirements, time limits, or administrative mechanisms","Minimal cross-referencing (only a single mention of the Audit Act regarding the trust account structure)"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act authorises the withdrawal of £27 million from the Consolidated Revenue Fund into an Invalid and Old-age Pensions Fund to finance payments to invalid (disabled) and old‑age pensioners. \n\nAs a supply law, it gives the government legal authority to spend public money on social security—ensuring pension recipients are paid and reflecting a significant post‑war welfare commitment."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1945","history":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1945/history","analysis":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1945/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1945/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1945/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1945/documents"}}