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stolen or destroyed              xx
6.3.5  Not eligible for grant if received another motor vehicle              xx

PART 7 — REVIEW OF DECISIONS................xx

7.1 Review by the Commission................xx

7.1.1  Who may seek a review xx
7.1.2  Making a request for review xx
7.1.3  Review by the Commission of its own motion xxi
7.1.4  Delegate must not review own decision xxi

PART 8 — DETERMINATION OF CLAIMS AND DELEGATION OF POWERS              xxi

8.1 Determination of claims and applications for review              xxi

8.2 Delegation of powers....................xxi

8.2.1  Delegation xxi
8.2.2  Power exercised by delegate xxi
8.2.3  Commission may exercise power itself xxi

PART 9 — TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS...........xxi

9.1 Transitional provisions...................xxi

9.1.1  Eligible veterans under the former Scheme xxi
9.1.2  Transfer of the Commonwealth's interest in a motor vehicle              xxii
9.1.3  Obligations under the former Scheme xxii

Schedule One...................................xxii

Financial Assistance for an Initial Motor Vehicle.xxii

Maximum value of an initial motor vehicle xxii
Placing the order and authorisation of payment xxii
Retail price greater than maximum value xxii
Where more than the maximum value can be authorised              xxii
Payment by Commonwealth only a contribution xxiii

Schedule Two..................................xxiii

Running and Maintenance Allowance.........xxiii

Rate of the allowance xxiii

Schedule Three.................................xxiii

Replacement Motor Vehicle Grant............xxiii

Maximum replacement motor vehicle grant xxiii
Placing the order for the replacement motor vehicle xxiii
Where price of replacement motor vehicle exceeds maximum grant              xxiv
Where more than the maximum grant can be authorised xxiv
Payment by Commonwealth only a contribution xxiv

Vehicle Assistance Scheme

Repatriation Commission

Section 105
Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986

PART 1 —COMMENCEMENT

1.1 Commencement

1.1.1 This instrument commences when the Veterans' Affairs (Legislative Instrument Re-making Exercise) Instrument 2014 commences.

PART 2 — INTRODUCTION

2.1 Purpose of the Vehicle Assistance Scheme

2.1.1 The purpose of the Vehicle Assistance Scheme is to assist eligible veterans with the provision of a suitable motor vehicle and to assist with the running, maintenance, and replacement of a motor vehicle that has been provided under this Scheme.

2.2 Interpretation

2.2.1  Definitions

2.2.1 For the purposes of this instrument, unless the contrary intention appears:

"the Act" means the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 as amended from time to time;

"Commission" means the Repatriation Commission continued in existence by section 179 of the Act;

"Department" means the Commonwealth Department of Veterans' Affairs

"derive benefit from assistance" has the meaning given by paragraph 3.2.1, 3.2.2 or 3.2.3 of the Scheme;

"eligible veteran" means a veteran who is eligible to participate in the Scheme because of incapacity from war-caused injury or disease as specified in sub-sections 105 (5) and 105 (7) of the Act;

Note 1: Subsections 105 (5) and 105 (7) provide:
    105 (5) A veteran is, subject to subsection (7), eligible to participate in the Vehicle Assistance