VPRS 6449 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.

本档案系列记录了1908年起实施的《英联邦伤残及老年养老金法案》项下，委托给当地法院书记官的职责履行情况。根据该法案，当地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、对申领开展调查并妥善留存相关记录（第11条）。申领经调查完成后，需提交给治安法官，由其进一步调查并最终就申领的可获批与否出具建议（第30、31条）。随后，养老金登记员需将该建议及治安法官的签注一并提交至养老金副专员。档案详情按以下条目填报：申领接收日期、姓氏、教名、职业、治安法官最终处置日期、治安法官建议的性质、申领及治安法官建议提交至各州养老金副专员的日期、治安法官认定的收入与财产简要详情及备注。