1Social Services Act (No. 2) 1974

SOCIAL SERVICES ACT (No. 2) 1974.

No. 23 of 1974

An Act relating to Social Services.

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, the Senate and the House of Representatives of Australia, as follows:—

Short title and citation

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Social Services Act (No. 2)

(2).The Social Services Act 1947-1973, as amended by the Social Services Act 1974, is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

(3) Section 1 of the Social Services Act 1974 is amended by omitting sub-section (3).

(4) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Social Services Act 1947-1974.

Commencement

2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

Rate of age or invalid pension guardian allowance payable to an unmarried person

3. Section 28 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by omitting from paragraph (a) of sub-section (1a) the words “One thousand three hundred and fifty-two dollars” and substituting the figures “$1,612”; and

(b) by omitting from paragraph (b) of sub-section (1a) the words an “One thousand one hundred and eighty-three dollars” and substituting figures “$1,339”.

Transitional blind inmates of

4. Section 30D of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from sub-section (2) the words “One hundred and fifty-six dollars” and substituting the figures “$78”.

Inmates of benevolent homes.

5. Section 50 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a). by omitting from paragraph (a) of sub-section (1) the words “Four hundred and forty-two dollars” and substituting the figures “$520”; and

(b) by omitting from paragraph (a) of sub-section (1) the words “Four hundred and ninety-four dollars” and substituting the figures “$572”.

Inmates of benevolent home

6. Section 80 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by omitting from paragraph (a) of sub-section (1) the words “Four hundred and forty-two dollars” and substituting the figures “$520”; and

(b) by omitting from paragraph (a) of sub-section (1) the words “Four hundred and ninety-four dollars” and substituting the figures “$572”.

Rate of unemployment and sickness benefit.

7. Section 112 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by omitting from paragraph (a) of sub-section (1) the words “Twenty-six dollars” and substituting the figures “$31”;