Commonwealth Numbered Acts

VETERANS' AFFAIRS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 1987 No. 78 of 1987 - SECT 59

59. (1) Section 45 of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end the
following subsection:

"(3) Subsections 124 (4) and (5) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act apply to a
person who is in receipt of a pension under Part II, III or IV of that Act, or
of rent assistance under that Act, until a notice is served on the person
under section 127 of that Act:

   (a)  as if a reference in those subsections to the notification of the
        occurrence of an event or change of circumstances in accordance with a
        notice under subsection 127 (1) of that Act were read as a reference
        to the notification of the occurrence of an event or change of
        circumstances in accordance with the provisions of section 40AA or 96,
        or of subsection 98A (8), (9) or (10), of the Repatriation Act,
        whichever is applicable by virtue of subsections (1), (2), (4) and (5)
        of this section; and

   (b)  a reference in subsection 124 (4) and (5) of the
        Veterans' Entitlements  Act to the time within which such a
        notification is to be made shall be read as a reference to the time
        within which notification of the occurrence of the event or change of
        circumstances is required to be made by whichever of the provisions
        referred to in paragraph (a) of this subsection is so applicable.".

(2) Section 45 of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end the
following subsection:

"(4) Subsections 98A (8), (9) and (10) of the Repatriation Act apply,
notwithstanding the repeals effected by subsection 3 (1) of the Veterans' 
Entitlements Act , to and in relation to a person who was in receipt of an
allowance under section 98A of the Repatriation Act immediately before the
commencing date, and to and in relation to the husband or wife of such a
person, until a notice is served on that person under section 127 of the
Veterans' Entitlements Act.".

(3) Section 45 of the Principal Act is amended:

   (a)  by omitting from subsection (3) ", or of rent assistance,"; and

   (b)  by adding at the end the following subsection:

"(5) After the commencement of this section:

   (a)  section 96 of the Repatriation Act applies by virtue of subsection (2)
        of this section; and

   (b)  subsections 98A (8), (9) and (10) of the Repatriation Act apply by
        virtue of subsection (4) of this section; as if a reference in that
        section or those subsections to an allowance under section 98A of the
        Repatriation Act were read as a reference to a service pension, wife's
        service pension or carer's service pension the rate of which has been
        increased in pursuance of section 55 of the Veterans' Entitlements 
        Act .".