Aged Persons Homes

No. 84 of 1972

An Act to increase the Amounts of Payments under section 10c of the Aged Persons Homes Act 1954–1969.

[Assented to 4 October 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 Aged Persons Homes Act 1972.

(2.) The Aged Persons Homes Act 1954–1969, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Aged Persons Homes Act 1954–1972.

Commencement.

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

Authorization of payments.

3. Section 10c of the Aged Persons Homes Act 1954–1969 is amended by omitting from sub-section (1.) the words “Twenty dollars” and inserting in their stead the words “Forty dollars”.

Application of amendment.

4. The amendment made by the last preceding section applies in respect of payments made by reference to a prescribed date that is not earlier than the date of commencement of this Act.