Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A04837:section:530:p26
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A04837
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 530 (pt 26/35)
Character Range: 102716–105574

approved by the Commission; and

    (b) be made:

        (i) if the travel was done before 1 January 1995—before 1 April 1995; or

        (ii) in any other case—within 3 months after the end of the travel; and

    (c) be lodged, together with any document that the applicant considers relevant, at an office of the Department in Australia.

"(6) The Commonwealth is to pay the travelling expenses to which a person is entitled under this section.

Advance of travelling expenses

"170C.(1) If the Commission is satisfied that:

    (a) it is reasonable to expect that a person may become entitled to travelling expenses under section 170B; and

    (b) it is appropriate, in all the circumstances, that the person should be paid an advance on account of those expenses;

the Commission may authorise the payment of that advance to the person.

"(2) If:

    (a) a person has received an advance on account of any travelling expenses that the person is likely to incur; and

    (b) the person:

        (i) does not incur those travelling expenses; or

        (ii) incurs travelling expenses that are less than the amount of the advance;

the person is liable to repay to the Commonwealth:

    (c) the amount of the advance; or

    (d) the difference between the amount of the advance and the amount of the travelling expenses;

as the case requires.".

Division 6—Membership of the Veterans' Review Board

Appointment of members of Board

35. Section 158 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subsection (2) and substituting the following subsection:

"(2) The Board must have at all times among its members persons selected from lists submitted to the Minister as requested under subsection (3).".

Division 7—Partner service pension

Heading to Subdivision D of Division 7 of Part III

36. The heading to Subdivision D of Division 7 of Part III is amended by omitting "Blinded Veterans" and substituting "Blind Persons".

Rate of age, invalidity, partner and carer service pension (no dependent children)

37. Section 41 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subsection (3) and substituting the following subsection:

"(3) Subsection (1) does not apply to:

    (a) an age or invalidity service pension payable to a veteran who is permanently blind; or

    (b) a partner service pension payable to a person who is permanently blind.

    Note: See section 43 for the rate of those pensions when payable to permanently blind persons.".

Rate of age, invalidity and partner service pension (blind persons)

38. Section 43 of the Principal Act is amended:

    (a) by inserting after paragraph (1)(b) the following word and paragraph:

"and (c) partner service pension payable to a person who is permanently blind;";

    (b) by omitting from subsection (3) "veteran" and "veteran's" (wherever occurring) and substituting "person" and