{"id":"C1911A00022","name":"Old-age Pensions Appropriation Act 1911","slug":"old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1911","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"22 of 1911","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":12566,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1911A00022-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-31","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Old-age Pensions Appropriation Act 1911","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\nOLD-AGE PENSIONS APPROPRIATION.\n\n \n\nNo. 22 of 1911.\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 22nd December, 1911.]\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 Old-age Pensions Appropriation Act 1911.\n\nAppropriation of £4,000,000 for Invalid and Old-age Pensions.\n\n2. 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 Acts 1901-1906, and known as the Invalid and Old-age Pensions Fund, the sum of Four million pounds for Invalid and Old-age Pensions.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1364},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Act performs exactly the function indicated by its title: a one-off appropriation for old-age and invalid pensions. No expansion beyond original intent."},"complexity_factors":["Only 2 operative sections (short title and appropriation)","No definitions section or technical terminology","Single purpose: straightforward money transfer","Minimal cross-referencing (only to Audit Acts 1901-1906)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this law does:**\n\nThis is a simple money bill. It authorises the government to take **£4 million** from Australia's main government bank account (the Consolidated Revenue Fund) and put it into a special trust account called the Invalid and Old-age Pensions Fund.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n\n* **Pensioners** — People receiving old-age or invalid pensions (the rules for who qualifies are set in separate laws)\n* **Taxpayers** — The money comes from government revenue collected through taxes\n\n**Why it matters:**\n\nThis is how the government actually pays for welfare schemes. While other laws decide who gets pensions and how much, this law provides the cash to make the payments. Think of it as Parliament signing the cheque to cover the pension bill for the year.\n\n**Key point:** This doesn't change pension rules, rates, or eligibility — it simply sets aside (\"appropriates\") the money needed to pay existing pension obligations."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1911","history":"/api/acts/old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1911/history","analysis":"/api/acts/old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1911/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1911/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1911/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/old-age-pensions-appropriation-act-1911/documents"}}