Seamen’s War Pensions and Allowances

 

No. 61 of 1970

An Act to amend the Seamen’s War Pensions and Allowances Act 1940-1969 so as to provide for Increases in the Rates of certain Pensions and Allowances and for matters connected therewith.

[Assented to 28 September 1970]

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 1970.

(2.) The Seamen’s War Pensions and Allowances Act 1940-1969 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 1940-1970.

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—

(a) by omitting from sub-section (4a.) the words “Fifty-three dollars” and inserting in their stead the words “Fifty-six dollars”;

(b) by omitting paragraph (a) of sub-section (7.) and inserting in its stead the following paragraph:—

“(a) in the case of his death—Twelve dollars per fortnight in respect of one child or, if the number of children exceeds one, Twelve dollars per fortnight in respect of the elder or eldest child and Ten dollars per fortnight in respect of each other child; or”; and

(c) by omitting from sub-section (8.) the words “Twenty dollars thirty cents” and inserting in their stead the words “Twenty-four dollars”.

Allowance to compensate for serious incapacity.

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


First Schedule.

5. The First Schedule to the Principal Act is repealed and the following Schedule inserted in its stead:—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.....

31.00

14.00

24.00

Exceeding 1

2

6

but not exceeding

1

7

6.....

31.00

14.00

24.45

Exceeding 1

7

6

but not exceeding

1

15

0.....

31.90

14.90

25.45

Exceeding 1

15

0

but not exceeding

2

2

6.....

33.10

16.10

26.45

Exceeding 2

2

6

but not exceeding

2

10

0.....

34.30

17.30

27.35

Exceeding 2

10

0

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

34.60

17.60

27.60

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.