Seamen’s War Pensions and Allowances

No. 65 of 1965

An Act to amend the Seamen’s War Pensions and Allowances Act 1940–1964.

[Assented to 6 October, 1965]

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 1965.

(2.)  The Seamen’s War Pensions and Allowances Act 1940–1964, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Seamen’s War Pensions and Allowances Act 1940–1965.

Commencement.

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

3.  Section 18 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after sub-section (4.) the following sub-section:—

Rates of pension on death or total incapacity.

“(4a.) Where the incapacity of an Australian mariner is such that he is unable to earn a living wage by reason that he is unable to engage in a remunerative occupation except on a part-time basis or intermittently, the amount specified in relation to him in column 4 of the First Schedule to this Act shall be deemed to be Twenty pounds five shillings.”.

Application of amendment.

4.  In so far as the amendment made by this Act affects instalments of pensions, the amendment applies in relation to an instalment of a pension falling due on the first pension pay day after the commencement of this Act and to all subsequent instalments.