VPRS 5285 District Register of Invalid and Old-Age Pension Claims

This series documents the carrying out of responsibilities delegated to local Clerks of Courts under Commonwealth Invalid and Old Age Pensions Acts which began in 1908. Local Clerks of Courts could be appointed under this Act to act as a Registrar of Pensions with the duties of receiving pension claims, investigating these claims and keeping appropriate records (Section 11). Claims, once investigated, were then to be referred to a Magistrate able to investigate further and eventually make a recommendation regarding the acceptability of the claim (Sections 30 and 31). The Registrar then had the duty of transmitting that recommendation with the Magistrates endorsement, to the Deputy Commissioner of Pensions. Details were entered under the headings of: Date of Receipt of Claim; Surname; Christian Name; Occupation; Date when finally dealt with by Magistrate; Nature of Magistrates Recommendation; Date when Claim and Magistrates Recommendation sent to Deputy Commissioner (of Pensions for each State); Short Particulars of Income and Property as Accepted by the Magistrate and Remarks.

本系列档案记录了1908年起，根据《英联邦伤残与老年养老金法案》（Commonwealth Invalid and Old Age Pensions Acts）赋予地方法院书记官的职责履行情况。根据该法案，地方法院书记官可被任命为养老金登记员，职责包括接收养老金申领、审核申领材料并留存相关记录（第11条）。申领材料经审核后，需移交至治安法官进一步核查，并最终就申领是否符合受理条件出具审核意见（第30、31条）。随后，养老金登记员需将该审核意见连同治安法官的签注一并移交至养老金副专员。档案详情将按照以下表头录入：申领材料接收日期、姓氏、教名、职业、治安法官最终办结日期、治安法官审核意见的性质、申领材料及审核意见移交至各州养老金副专员的日期、治安法官核定的收入与财产简要详情，以及备注。