Widows' Pensions (Further Amendment) Act 1929 (NSW)

WIDOWS’ PENSIONS (FUETHEP

AMENDMENT) ACT.

Act No. 42, 1929.

An Act to enable the grant of pensions to wido^\ s George v,

in certain additional cases; to make further provision as to the ascertainment of the amount of pensions to widows; to amend the Widows’ Pensions Act. 1925; and for purposes connected therewith. [Assented to, 20th December, 1929.]

TJ>E it enacted Ijy tlic K ing’.s Most Excellent M ajesty,

by and with the advice and consent of the Legis­

lative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South

Wales in Parliam ent assembled, and by the authority of

the same, as follows :—

1 , (1) This Act may be cited as the “ Widows’ siion utio.

Pensions (Further Amendment) Act, 1929.”

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(2) This Act shall bo read and construed with the

Construction. Widows’ Pensions Act, 1U2.5, as amended by the Widows’ Pensions (Amendment) Act, 1929. The Widows’ Pensions Act, 1925, as so amended, is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

Citation. (3) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act,

may he cited as the Widows’ Pensions Act, 1925-1929.

Commence­

ment.	(4) This Act shall commence upon a date to he appointed by the Governor and notified by proclamation published in the Gazette.
Amendment

of Act No. 23, 2 . The Principal Act is amended by inserting next

1925.            after section thirteen the following new section:—

New s. J3.\.	13a. (1) A widow shall not be disqualified to
Pensions in

special cases. receive a pension by reason onlj' that she does not possess the qualification set out in subparagraph three of paragraph (a) of subsection two of section thirteen if—

(a)	on the death of her husband she is left unprovided for; or
(h)	she is not less than fifty years of age, and is in destitute circumstances ; or
(c)	she has at the date of her ajiplication for a pension certificate a child under the age of sixteen years who is suffering from mental or physical disability and is dependent wholly or mainly upon her for support; or
(d)	she has at the date of her application for a ]5ension certificate a child under the ago of sixteen years who possesses special scholastic ability, and who is dependent wholly or mainly upon her for support.

(2) A pension certificate to the extent to which it depends ii[)on any qualification to receive a pension specified in this section shall not he granted to a widow unless the Minister, upon the recommendation of the Registrar, consents to the issue of the certificate.

(3) A pension certificate granted to a widow who claims to be qualified under paragraph (a) of subsection one of this section shall be issued only for the payment of a pension for a period of not more than six months from the date of the death

of the husband. (4)

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(4) Tlio provisions of this Act shall apply

to and in respect of any child referred to in para­ graph (e) or paragraph (d) cf subsection one of this section in all respects as if such child Avere under the age of fourteen years.

3 . The Principal Act is further amended—	ment of Act
Further amend­

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(a) by omitting from subsection two of section fourteen the words “ seventy-eight pounds per annum ” and by inserting in lieu thereof the Avords “ twenty-six pounds per annum ” ; n

(b)

by omitting paragi’aph (d) of subsection one of Sec. is. the folloAving new paragraphs

(d) fifty per centum of the earnings of any child over fourteen years of age residing Avith the AvidoAV;

(dl) tAventy-five per centum of the earnings of any child over fourteen years of age Avho is unmarried and not residing Avith the widow.

The registrar may, Avith the approval of the Minister and in special circum­ stances, disregard wholly or in part any income attributable to the provisions of this paragraph and paragraph (d).

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