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Seamen's War Pensions and Allowances Act 1957

Authoritative Version
  • - C1957A00045
  • No longer in force
Act No. 45 of 1957 as made
An Act to amend the Seamen's War Pensions and Allowances Act 1940-1955.
Date of Assent 15 Oct 1957
Date of repeal 24 Jun 2014
Repealed by Amending Acts 1901 to 1969 Repeal Act 2014

SEAMEN’S WAR PENSIONS AND ALLOWANCES.

 

No. 45 of 1957.

An Act to amend the Seamen’s War Pensions and Allowances Act 1940–1955.

[Assented to 15th October, 1957.]

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 1957.


 

(2.) The Seamen’s War Pensions and Allowances Act 1940–1955 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 1940–1957.

Commencement.

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

3. Section two of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section inserted in its stead:—

Parts.

“2. This Act is divided into Parts, as follows:—

Part I.—Preliminary (Sections 1–3).

Part II.—Administration (Sections 4–11).

Part III.—Pensions and Gratuities in Respect of Death or Incapacity (Sections 12–33).

Part VI.—Miscellaneous (Sections 49–59).”.

Notification of marriage or divorce.

4. Section twenty-nine of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end of paragraph (a) of sub-section (1.) the word “and”.

Offences.

5. Section fifty-eight of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from paragraph (a) of sub-section (1.) the word “allowance” and inserting in its stead the words “allowance or gratuity”.

First Schedule.

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 The First Schedule to the Principal Act is repealed and the following Schedule inserted in its stead:—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

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

Aggregates 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 upon total incapacity.

 

£

s.

d.

 

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

 

 

 

 

Not exceeding

1

2

6

..

9

15

0

7

0

0

10

5

0

Exceeding

1

2

6

but not exceeding

1

7

6

..

 

15

0

7

0

0

10

9

6

Exceeding

1

7

6

but not exceeding

1

35

0

..

10

4

0

7

9

0

10

19

6

Exceeding

1

15

0

but not exceeding

2

2

6

..

10

16

0

8

1

0

11

9

6

Exceeding

2

2

6

but not exceeding

2

10

0

..

11

8

0

8

13

0

11

18

6

Exceeding

2

10

0

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

11

11

0

8

16

0

12

1

0

 


 

Application of amendment.

7. The amendment effected by the last preceding section applies in relation to instalments of pensions falling due on the first pension pay day after the date of commencement of this Act and to all subsequent instalments.