{"id":"C1934L00012","name":"Invalid and Old-age Pensions Regulations (Amendment)","slug":"invalid-and-old-age-pensions-regulations-amendment","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"12 of 1934","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":21775,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1934L00012-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Invalid and Old-age Pensions Regulations (Amendment)","content":"STATUTORY RULES.\n\n1934\\. No. 12.\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nREGULATION UNDER THE INVALID AND OLD-AGE PENSIONS ACT 1908-1933.\n\nI, THE GOVERNOR GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulation under the Invalid and Old-age Pensions Act 1908-1933.\n\nDated this twenty-fifth day of January, 1934.\n\nISAAC A. ISAACS\n\nGovernor-General.\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\nR. G. CASEY.\n\nfor Treasurer.\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nAmendment of Invalid and Old-age Pensions Regulations.\n\n(Statutory Rules 1926 No. 178, as amended to this date.)\n\nForm 47 in the Invalid and Old-age Pensions Regulations is amended by omitting the words “What amount is required for the payment of debts?” and inserting in their stead the words “What is the amount of the debts of the pensioner at the date-of his death?\n\n(Give full particulars.)”.\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nBy Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.\n\n226.—Price 3d.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2642},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The amendment remains tightly scoped to administrative clarification of debt reporting requirements on death. It does not expand the regulatory scheme beyond the original pension administration framework."},"complexity_factors":["Single textual amendment to one administrative form","No defined terms, interpretation sections, or schedules","No cross-references to other legislation or regulations","Simple substitution of one sentence for another without conditions"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation updates a question on **Form 47**, a document completed when an invalid or old-age pensioner dies.\n\n**The change:**\n- **Before:** The form asked \"What amount is required for the payment of debts?\" — wording that was vague about whether this meant current debts or estimated future payments.\n- **After:** The form now asks \"What is the amount of the debts of the pensioner at the date of his death?\" and requires \"full particulars\" (meaning detailed information).\n\n**Why this matters:** The new wording removes ambiguity by specifying that only debts existing at the time of death must be declared, not speculative future liabilities. The requirement for detailed particulars also ensures officials provide breakdowns rather than just totals.\n\n**Who is affected:** Public servants administering pension estates and the families of deceased pensioners, as this information helps determine whether any pension overpayments need to be recovered from the estate."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-regulations-amendment","history":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-regulations-amendment/history","analysis":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-regulations-amendment/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-regulations-amendment/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-regulations-amendment/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/invalid-and-old-age-pensions-regulations-amendment/documents"}}