Social Services (No. 2)
No. 14 of 1972
An Act relating to Social Services.
[Assented
to 24 April 1972]
BE
it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of
Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—
Short title
and citation.
1.—(1.) This
Act may be cited as the Social Services
Act (No. 2) 1972.
(2.) The Social
Services Act 1947–1971, as amended by the Social Services Act 1972, is in this Act referred to as the Principal
Act.
(3.) Section 1 of the Social Services Act 1972 is amended by omitting sub-section (2.).
(4.) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may
be cited as the Social Services Act 1947–1972.
Commencement.
2.This Act shall come
into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
Rate of age
or invalid pension (including guardian’s allowance payable to an unmarried person).
3.Section 28 of the
Principal Act is amended—
(a) by omitting from sub-section (1a.)
the words “and to the next succeeding section”;
(b) by omitting from paragraph (a) of sub-section (1a.) the words “Eight hundred and six”
and inserting in their stead the words “Nine hundred and forty-nine”; and
(c) by omitting from paragraph (b) of sub-section (1a.) the words “Seven hundred and fifteen”
and inserting in their stead the words “Eight hundred and thirty-two”.
Maximum
rate to be deemed to be increased in relation to certain persons.
4. Section 28a of the Principal Act is repealed.
Inmates of
benevolent homes.
5. Section 50 of the Principal Act is amended by
omitting from paragraph (a)of sub-section (1.) the words “Three
hundred and twelve” and “Three hundred and sixty-four” and inserting in their
stead the words “Three hundred and twenty-five” and “Three hundred and
seventy-seven”, respectively.
Rate of
widow’s pension (including mother’s allowance payable to Class A widows).
6. Section 63 of the Principal Act is amended—
(a) by omitting from paragraph (b)of sub-section (1.) the words “Seven
hundred and fifteen” and inserting in their stead the words “Eight hundred and
thirty-two”; and
(b)by omitting from sub-section (3.) the words “Fifteen dollars twenty-five
cents” and inserting in their stead the words “Sixteen dollars”.
Maximum
rate to be deemed to be increased in relation to certain persons.
7. Section 63a
of the Principal Act is repealed.
Inmates of
benevolent homes.
8.Section 80 of the
Principal Act is amended by omitting from paragraph (a)of sub-section (1.)
the words “Three hundred and twelve” and “Three hundred and sixty-four” and
inserting in their stead the words “Three hundred and twenty-five” and “Three
hundred and seventy-seven”, respectively.
Calculation
of rate of sickness benefit after first six weeks.
9. Section 112a of the Principal Act is amended—
(a) by omitting from paragraphs (a) and (b)of sub-section (1.)
the words “Eleven dollars twenty-five cents” and inserting in their stead the
words “Twelve dollars”; and
(b) by omitting paragraph (c) of
sub-section (1.) and inserting in its stead the following paragraph:—
“(c) the rate specified in paragraph (c) of that sub-section were an amount
per week equal to one fifty-second of the amount included in the annual rate
specified in paragraph (a) of sub-section (1a.) of section twenty-eight of this Act.”.
Application
of amendments.
10.—(1.) In
so far as an amendment made by this Act affects instalments of pensions, the
amendment applies in relation to an instalment of a pension falling due on the
first pension pay day after the date of commencement of this Act and to all
subsequent instalments.
(2.) In
so far as an amendment made by this Act affects instalments of service pensions
under the Repatriation Act 1920–1972,
the amendment applies in relation to an instalment of a service pension falling
due on the first service pension pay day after the date of commencement of this
Act and to all subsequent instalments.
(3.) In
so far as an amendment made by this Act affects instalments of sickness
benefit, the amendment applies in relation to an instalment of benefit payable
in respect of a period that commenced during the period of six days immediately
before the commencement of this Act and in relation to an instalment of benefit
payable in respect of a period that commences on or after the commencement of
this Act.