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Convener may delegate this power to another councillor or to a member of the staff of the Council.

"(5) A question before the Council is to be decided by a majority of the votes of the councillors present and voting. The Convener or presiding councillor has only a deliberative vote.

  "(6) The Council must keep minutes of the proceedings at each meeting.

"(7) Subject to this section, the Council determines the procedures for convening its meetings and for conducting its business.

Remuneration and allowances

"196ZL.(1) A councillor is to be paid such remuneration as is determined by the Remuneration Tribunal but, if no determination of that remuneration by the Tribunal is in operation, a member is to be paid such remuneration as the Minister determines in writing.

"(2) A councillor is to be paid such allowances as the Minister determines in writing.

"(3) This section has effect subject to the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973.

"Division 3—Staff

Staff

"196ZM. The staff necessary to assist the Review Council consists of persons appointed or employed under the Public Service Act 1922 and made available to the Council by the Secretary.".

Division 3—Australian mariners

Eligibility related definitions

12. Section 5C of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subparagraph (b)(iii) of the definition of "veteran" in subsection (1).

Operational service

  13. Section 6 of the Principal Act is amended:

    (a) by adding at the end of paragraphs (1)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (j) and (k) "and";

    (b) by adding at the end of subsection (1) the following word, paragraphs and Notes:

            "; and (o) a person is taken to have been rendering operational service while the person was employed outside Australia on a ship as an Australian mariner; and

            (p) a person is taken to have been rendering operational service during any period of employment within Australia on a ship as an Australian mariner if:

              (i) the period ended immediately before; or

             (ii) the period started immediately after;

            a period during which the person was employed outside Australia on a ship as an Australian mariner; and

            (q) a person who, while employed within Australia on a ship as an Australian mariner, was injured, or contracted a disease, as a result of enemy action is taken to have been rendering operational service when the occurrence as a result of which the person was injured, or contracted the disease, happened; and

         (r) a person who was employed within Australia on a ship as an Australian mariner in such circumstances that the employment should, in the opinion of the Commission,

            be treated as employment in actual combat against the enemy is taken to have been rendering operational service while the person was so employed.