Pensioners (Heating Allowances) Act 1971 (Tas)

Pensioners (Heating Allowances) Act 1971

An Act to make provision with respect to the payment of heating allowances to certain classes of pensioners [Royal Assent 29 April 1971]

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pensioners (Heating Allowances) Act 1971 .

2. Interpretation (1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears – allowance means a heating allowance under section four ; eligible pensioner means a pensioner who, by virtue of the provisions of section three , is eligible for the grant of an allowance; pensioner means a person who is in receipt of – (a) an age pension, a widows' pension or an invalid pension under the Social Services Act 1947-1970 of the Commonwealth; (aa) a benefit from the State as a woman who has the custody, care, and control of a child in respect of which benefit the State receives financial assistance as a participating State under the State Grants (Deserted Wives) Act 1968 of the Commonwealth; (ab) a benefit under Part IVAAA of the Social Services Act 1947-1975 of the Commonwealth as a woman who has the custody, care, and control of a child; (b) a service pension under the Repatriation Act 1920-1970 of the Commonwealth (being a service pension that is payable at a rate per annum not exceeding the maximum rate per annum that would be applicable to that person under section twenty-eight of the Social Services Act 1947-1970 of the Commonwealth if he were qualified to receive an age pension under the last-mentioned Act); or (c) any other pension, annuity, or allowance that the Minister certifies to be, in his opinion, of a similar nature to a pension referred to in paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) of this definition (being a pension, annuity, or allowance that is payable at a rate per annum not exceeding the maximum rate per annum that would be applicable to that person under section twenty-eight of the Social Services Act 1947-1970 of the Commonwealth if he were qualified for an age pension under that Act); liquid assets, in relation to a person, means money in hand or in an authorised deposit-taking institution account, money lent by the person to another person (whether on security or otherwise), and money that is invested in the purchase of marketable securities; marketable securities means shares, debentures, debenture stock, bonds, notes, and other securities of a body corporate (whether incorporated in this State or elsewhere) and also bonds, notes, inscribed stock, and other securities issued or created by the Government of the Commonwealth or of this State or of another State; spouse, in relation to a person, includes the person who is in a significant relationship, within the meaning of the Relationships Act 2003 , with that person. (2) A reference in this Act to a Commonwealth Act includes a reference to that Act as amended from time to time and to any Commonwealth Act passed in substitution for that Act.