SEAMEN’S WAR PENSIONS AND ALLOWANCES.
No. 64 of 1964.
An Act to amend the Seamen’s War Pensions and Allowances Act 1940-1961.
[Assented to 23rd September, 1964.]
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 1964.
(2.) The Seamen’s War Pensions and Allowances Act 1940-1961 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 1940-1964.
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 eighteen of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from sub-section (5.) the words “Three pounds eleven shillings” and inserting in their stead the words “Four pounds one shilling”.
First Schedule.
4. The First Schedule to the Principal Act is repealed and the following Schedule inserted in its stead:—
Section 18. FIRST SCHEDULE.
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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. | 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 upon total incapacity. |
| | £ | s. | d. | | £ | s. | d. | | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
| | | | | Not exceeding | 1 | 2 | 6 | .. | 12 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Exceeding | 1 | 2 | 6 | but not exceeding | 1 | 7 | 6 | .. | 12 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 6 |
| Exceeding | 1 | 7 | 6 | but not exceeding | 1 | 15 | 0 | .. | 12 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 6 |
| Exceeding | 1 | 15 | 0 | but not exceeding | 2 | 2 | 6 | .. | 13 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 6 |
| Exceeding | 2 | 2 | 6 | but not exceeding | 2 | 10 | 0 | .. | 13 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 6 |
| Exceeding | 2 | 10 | 0 | ................................................ | 13 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 0 |
Application of amendments.
5. The amendments made by this Act apply in relation to an instalment of pension falling due on the first pension pay day after the date of commencement of this Act and to all subsequent instalments.