{"id":"C1967A00092","name":"Parliamentary Retiring Allowances (Increases) Act 1967","slug":"parliamentary-retiring-allowances-increases-act-1967","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"92 of 1967","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":2067,"registerId":"C1967A00092","compilationNumber":"0","startDate":"1967-11-08","status":"InForce","reasons":[],"registeredAt":"2013-01-23T20:22:22.273Z"},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Short title","content":"##### 1 Short title\n\n  This Act may be cited as the Parliamentary Retiring Allowances (Increases) Act 1967.","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"##### 2 Commencement\n\n  This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Increases in rates of certain pensions","content":"##### 3 Increases in rates of certain pensions\n\n  (1) A person:\n\n(a) who was, immediately before the commencement of this Act, entitled to a pension in accordance with the Parliamentary Retiring Allowances Act 1948‑1955; or\n\n(b) who was, immediately before the commencement of this Act, entitled to a pension in accordance with the Parliamentary Retiring Allowances Act 1948‑1959 and in relation to whom, or, in the case of a person to whom pension was payable as a widow, in relation to whose deceased husband, section 18 of the Parliamentary Retiring Allowances Act 1964‑1966 applied,\n\n  is entitled to an increase in the rate of that pension in accordance with the following table:\n\n| Weekly amount of pension | Weekly amount of increase in pension |\n| ------------------------ | ------------------------------------ |\n| $                        | $                                    |\n| 30.00                    | 18.16                                |\n| 33.00                    | 23.89                                |\n| 36.00                    | 21.79                                |\n| 42.00                    | 21.79                                |\n\n  (2) Where a male person the rate of whose pension is increased under the last preceding subsection dies, any pension to which his widow becomes entitled in accordance with paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 19 of the Parliamentary Retiring Allowances Act 1948‑1955 or of the Parliamentary Retiring Allowances Act 1948‑1959, as the case may be, shall be at the rate of Forty‑eight dollars sixteen cents a week.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Increases in rates of pensions in relation to certain persons who were members of the twenty‑fourth Parliament","content":"##### 4 Increases in rates of pensions in relation to certain persons who were members of the twenty‑fourth Parliament\n\n  (1) A person who was, immediately before the date of commencement of this Act, entitled to a pension in accordance with the Parliamentary Retiring Allowances Act 1948‑1959 and in relation to whose pension a provision of section 17 of the Parliamentary Retiring Allowances Act 1964‑1966 applied immediately before that date is entitled to an increase in the rate of that pension in accordance with the following table:\n\n| Annual amount of pension | Annual amount of increase in pension |\n| ------------------------ | ------------------------------------ |\n| $                        | $                                    |\n| 2,291.67                 | 437.50                               |\n| 2,750.00                 | 525.00                               |\n| 3,062.00                 | 525.00                               |\n\n  (2) Where a male person the rate of whose pension is increased under the last preceding subsection dies, any pension to which his widow becomes entitled in accordance with paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 19 of the Parliamentary Retiring Allowances Act 1948‑1959 shall be at the rate of Two thousand seven hundred and twenty‑nine dollars seventeen cents.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commonwealth to reimburse Fund for increases in pensions","content":"##### 5 Commonwealth to reimburse Fund for increases in pensions\n\n  Where an amount of pension paid to a person (including a pension that becomes payable to the widow of a person who dies after the commencement of this Act) is, by virtue of this Act, greater than it would otherwise be:\n\n(a) the amount by which the amount of pension so paid is greater (in this section referred to as the amount of the increase) shall, for the purposes of paragraph (a) of section 14 of the Parliamentary Retiring Allowances Act 1948‑1966, be deemed not to have been paid;\n\n(b) the Commonwealth shall pay to the Parliamentary Retiring Allowances Fund an amount equal to the amount of the increase; and\n\n(c) the Consolidated Revenue Fund is, to the necessary extent, appropriated for the purposes of the last preceding paragraph.","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Application of Parliamentary Retiring Allowances Act 1948‑1966","content":"##### 6 Application of Parliamentary Retiring Allowances Act 1948‑1966\n\n  (1) The reference in subsection (2) of section 9 of the Parliamentary Retiring Allowances Act 1948‑1966 to moneys paid into the Parliamentary Retiring Allowances Fund by the Commonwealth in pursuance of that Act shall be read as including a reference to moneys paid into that Fund by the Commonwealth in pursuance of this Act.\n  (2) The reference in subsection (3) of section 9 of the Parliamentary Retiring Allowances Act 1948‑1966 to pensions and other benefits provided by that Act shall be read as including a reference to increases in pensions payable by virtue of this Act.\n  (3) The reference in section 9B of the Parliamentary Retiring Allowances Act 1948‑1966 to payments by the Commonwealth to the Parliamentary Retiring Allowances Fund under that Act shall be read as including a reference to payments by the Commonwealth to that Fund under this Act.","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"7","sectionType":"section","heading":"Application","content":"##### 7 Application\n\n  Increases in pensions payable by virtue of subsection (1) of section 3 and subsection (1) of section 4 of this Act have effect from and including the first fortnightly payment of pensions made after the date of commencement of this Act.","sortOrder":6}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Act is narrowly focused on increasing rates of specific parliamentary pensions that were already in place and on providing the Commonwealth reimbursement and appropriation framework to fund those increases (ss 3–6). It does not add new classes of beneficiaries, create new types of benefits, or change eligibility rules beyond applying to those already entitled immediately before commencement, so it does not expand the statutory scope beyond its original, limited purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Short Act: 7 sections (clear structure: short title, commencement, substantive increases, funding, application to existing Act, timing)","Two money‑tables specifying precise increases (s 3(1) weekly table; s 4(1) annual table)","Several cross‑references to earlier Parliamentary Retiring Allowances Acts (1948–1955, 1948–1959, 1948–1966) (ss 3–6)","Conditional application depending on which earlier Act a person’s pension is governed by (s 3(1)(a)–(b), s 4(1))","Specific widow‑rate provisions tied to deaths after increases (s 3(2), s 4(2))","Funding and accounting interaction: deeming, reimbursement and appropriation language that links this Act to the Parliamentary Retiring Allowances Fund and Consolidated Revenue (s 5)","Precise timings: commencement on Royal Assent (s 2) and payment effective from the first fortnightly pension payment after commencement (s 7)"],"plain_english_summary":"The Act raises specified retiring allowances (pensions) for people already receiving certain parliamentary pensions, including corresponding widow’s rates, with increases set in schedules. Payments are made from the Parliamentary Retiring Allowances Fund but the Commonwealth reimburses the Fund from consolidated revenue, so the cost falls to the federal budget.\n\nIt affects eligible ex‑Members (and qualifying widows), pension administrators who must update rates and accounting, and taxpayers bearing the appropriation."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Act remains tightly focused on its original purpose: increasing parliamentary pensions for specific cohorts of retired politicians and their widows. It does not expand beyond the administrative mechanics necessary to implement those increases and arrange funding. The cross-referencing to earlier legislation is necessary to identify eligible beneficiaries rather than an expansion of scope."},"complexity_factors":["Heavy reliance on cross-references to four different earlier Acts (Parliamentary Retiring Allowances Act 1948-1955, 1948-1959, 1964-1966, and 1948-1966) — you cannot understand this Act without knowing those","Complex eligibility criteria involving multiple temporal conditions ('immediately before the commencement of this Act') and specific sections of repealed or amended legislation","Two different calculation tables using different time periods (weekly vs annual) for different beneficiary classes","Nested conditional logic in section 3(1)(b) regarding widows of deceased husbands with specific section references","Mechanistic deeming provisions in section 5 that treat increased amounts as 'not paid' for accounting purposes while simultaneously requiring reimbursement","Interpretative amendments in section 6 that rewrite references in the principal Act to include this Act's provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This law gives retired Australian politicians (and their widows) a pay rise on their parliamentary pensions.\n\n**Who gets the increase?**\n- Former MPs and Senators who were already receiving pensions under the old Parliamentary Retiring Allowances schemes from 1948-1955 or 1948-1959\n- Specifically includes widows of deceased politicians who were receiving survivor pensions\n- Special rules apply for members of the 24th Parliament (those elected in 1951)\n\n**How much extra do they get?**\n- **Weekly pensions**: Increases range from $18.16 to $23.89 per week depending on what they were already receiving\n- **Annual pensions** (for 24th Parliament members): Increases of $437.50 to $525.00 per year\n- **Widows' pensions**: Fixed rates apply — $48.16 per week or $2,729.17 per year depending on which scheme applies\n\n**Who pays for it?**\nThe Commonwealth (Australian Government) reimburses the Parliamentary Retiring Allowances Fund for these increases. The money comes from the Consolidated Revenue Fund (basically the government's main bank account).\n\n**When does it start?**\nThe increases kick in from the first fortnightly pension payment after the law receives Royal Assent (formal approval).\n\n**Why does this matter?**\nThis is a cost-of-living adjustment for retired politicians and their surviving spouses, ensuring their pensions keep pace with economic conditions. It also shows how parliamentary superannuation worked in the 1960s — as a separate fund that the government topped up when pension increases were granted."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/parliamentary-retiring-allowances-increases-act-1967","history":"/api/acts/parliamentary-retiring-allowances-increases-act-1967/history","analysis":"/api/acts/parliamentary-retiring-allowances-increases-act-1967/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/parliamentary-retiring-allowances-increases-act-1967/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/parliamentary-retiring-allowances-increases-act-1967/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/parliamentary-retiring-allowances-increases-act-1967/documents"}}