Seamen’s War Pensions and Allowances

No. 96 of 1969

An Act to amend the Seamen’s War Pensions and Allowances Act 1940–1968 so as to provide for Increases in the Rates of certain Pensions and Allowances and for matters connected therewith.

[Assented to 27 September 1969]

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 Seamen’s War Pensions and Allowances Act 1969.


(2.) The Seamen’s War Pensions and Allowances Act 1940–1968 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

(3.) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Seamen’s War Pensions and Allowances Act 1940–1969.

Commencement.

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

Rates of pension on death or total incapacity.

3. Section 18 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from sub-section (4a.) the words “Forty-eight dollars fifty cents” and inserting in their stead the words “Fifty-three dollars”.

Allowance to compensate for serious incapacity.

4. Section 22b of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from sub-section (2.) the words “Six dollars” (wherever occurring) and inserting in their stead the words “Ten dollars”.

First and Second Schedules.

5. The First and Second Schedules to the Principal Act are repealed and the following Schedules inserted in their stead:—

FIRST SCHEDULE  Section 18.

 

GENERAL PENSION RATES—DEATH OR TOTAL INCAPACITY

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Rate of pay per day of the Australian mariner in the currency provided for by the Coinage Act 1909 or that Act as amended

Rate of pension payable per fortnight to widow on death of Australian mariner

Aggregate of rates of pensions payable per fortnight to dependants other than widow and children on death of Australian mariner

Rate of pension payable per fortnight to Australian mariner on total incapacity

 

£

s.

d.

 

£

s.

d.

$

$

$

 

 

 

 

Not exceeding

1

2

6

30.00

14.00

24.00

Exceeding

1

2

6

but not exceeding

1

7

6

30.00

14.00

24.45

Exceeding

1

7

6

but not exceeding

1

15

0

30.90

14.90

25.45

Exceeding

1

15

0

but not exceeding

2

2

6

32.10

16.10

26.45

Exceeding

2

2

6

but not exceeding

2

10

0

33.30

17.30

27.35

Exceeding

2

10

0

......................

33.60

17.60

27.60

SECOND SCHEDULE Section 21.

 

ALLOWANCE FOR ATTENDANT

Column 1

Column 2

Description of Disability

Allowance for attendant

 

$

Blind or with eyesight so defective as to have no useful sight.........................

17

An injury affecting the cerebro-spinal system or causing incapacity similar in effect and severity..

17

Loss of two arms......................................................

28

Loss of two legs and one arm..............................................

17

Loss of one leg at the hip and of the other either at the hip or in the upper third..............

17


Application of amendments.

6. In so far as an amendment made by this Act affects instalments of pensions or allowances, the amendment applies in relation to an instalment of a pension or of an allowance, as the case may be, falling due on the first pension pay day after the date of commencement of this Act and to all subsequent instalments.