Commonwealth act

War Pensions Appropriation Act 1952

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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

Jurisdiction

Commonwealth

Act Number

20 of 1952

Collection

act

Plain English Summary

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This Act authorises the government to withdraw £34 million from Australia's main bank account — the Consolidated Revenue Fund — to pay pensions to war veterans.

What it does:

The money: Takes £34 million from the government's central funds
The purpose: Funds the War Pensions Fund, which makes payments to veterans who served in wars
The mechanism: The money goes into a special trust account (set up under the Audit Act) to ensure it can only be spent on veteran pensions
The effect: This is a straightforward budget approval — it gives the government legal permission to spend this specific amount for this specific purpose

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War Pensions Appropriation Act 1952

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WAR PENSIONS APPROPRIATION.

No. 20 of 1952.

An Act to grant and apply out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund a sum for War Pensions.

[Assented to 12th June, 1952.]

BE it enacted by the Queen’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:—

Short title.

1. This Act may be cited as the War Pensions Appropriation Act 1952.

Commencement.

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

Appropriation of £34,000,000 for war pensions.

3. There is payable out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, which is appropriated accordingly, for the purposes of the Trust Account established under the Audit Act 1901–1950 and known as the War Pensions Fund, the sum of Thirty-four million pounds for war pensions.

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