Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A02639:schedule:12:p25
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amended by omitting "Director-General of Social Services" and substituting "Director-General of Social Security".

   PART XXXVIII—AMENDMENTS OF HOME DEPOSIT ASSISTANCE ACT 1982

Principal Act
122. The Home Deposit Assistance Act 198237 is in this Part referred to as the Principal Act.

Director-General may treat moneys as paid or expended
123. Section 31 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting "Secretary" (wherever occurring) and substituting "Director-General".

Reconsideration by Director-General
124. Section 47 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting "Secretary" (wherever occurring) and substituting "Director-General".

Further amendments
125. The Principal Act is amended as set out in Schedule 2.

PART XXXIX—AMENDMENTS OF HOMELESS PERSONS ASSISTANCE ACT 1974

Principal Act
126. The Homeless Persons Assistance Act 197438 is in this Part referred to as the Principal Act.

Interpretation
127. Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting "an endowment under Part VI of the Social Services Act 1947-1974" from paragraph (b) of the definition of "homeless person" and substituting "a family allowance under Part VI of the Social Security Act 1947".

Advisory committees
128. Section 15 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from sub-section (4) "1973-1974" and substituting "1973".

Moneys to be paid out of National Welfare Fund
129. Section 18 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting "1943-1952" and substituting "1943".

PART XL—AMENDMENTS OF HOMES SAVINGS GRANT ACT 1964

Principal Act
130. The Homes Savings Grant Act 196439 is in this Part referred to as the Principal Act.

Appeal to Director-General
131. Section 11 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting "Secretary" (wherever occurring) and substituting "Director-General".

Power of Director-General to treat moneys as paid or expended
132. Section 17c of the Principal Act is amended by omitting "Secretary" (wherever occurring) and substituting "Director-General".

Power of Director-General to treat person as having continued to hold acceptable savings in certain circumstances
133. Section 17d of the Principal Act is amended by omitting "Secretary" and substituting "Director-General".

134. After section 31 of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:

References to Director-General include references to Secretary
"31a. (1) A reference in this Act to the Director-General shall, in relation to the doing of any act or thing under this Act before 7 May 1982, be read as a reference to the Permanent Head of the Department of Housing and Construction or to a delegate of the Permanent Head of the Department of Housing and Construction.

"(2) Where, immediately before the commencement of this section, there were pending in any court or tribunal any proceedings under this Act to which the Minister for Housing and Construction, or the Permanent Head of the Department of Housing and Construction, was, in his capacity as Minister or Permanent Head,