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include his duties as chairman of the Commission;
    (d) the performance by him of his duties as Secretary to that Department shall not be taken to involve absence for the purpose of performing the duties of another office as referred to in sub-section (4) of section 8; and
    (e) subject to this section, the provisions of this Act other than the provisions of sections 9 and 21 apply to and in relation to him as chairman of the Commission.

Members of Repatriation Boards.
7. Section 15 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after sub-section (10) the following sub-section: —
"(10a) A question arising at a meeting of a Board shall be decided by a majority of votes of members present and voting.
8. (1) Section 51 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section substituted: —

Appropriation for pensions, & c.
"51. There are payable out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, which is appropriated accordingly—
    (a) pensions, allowances under section 98a and transitional benefits under section 98aaa; and
    (b) allowances and other pecuniary benefits under the regulations the rate or amount of which, or the maximum rate or amount of which, is fixed by the regulations or by reference to this Act.".
(2) The appropriation made by section 51 of the Principal Act as amended by this Act shall be deemed to have taken effect on 1 July 1974.
9. Section 67 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from subsection (1) the words "whichever is the later,".
10. After section 77 of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:—

Question to be decided by majority vote.
"77a. A question arising at a meeting of an Appeal Tribunal or an Assessment Appeal Tribunal shall be decided by a majority of votes of members present and voting.".

Interpretation.
11. Section 83 of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section:—
"(5) For the purposes of this Division, a person resident in Papua New Guinea after it becomes an independent sovereign state, being the wife of a service pensioner who is, by virtue of sub-section (2) of section to be deemed to be resident in Australia, shall be deemed to be resident in Australia.".

Pensions in respect of a member permanently unemployable, &c.
12. Section 85 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from sub-section (1) the words "Two hundred and sixty dollars per annum" and substituting the words "the rate per annum specified in sub-section (1b) of section 28 of the Social Services Act 1947-1974".

Restrictions as to dual pensions.
13. Section 86 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from sub-section (2) the words "service pensions