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Repatriation Legislation Amendment Act 1983

No. 70 of 1983

TABLE OF PROVISIONS
PART I—PRELIMINARY
Section
       1. Short title
       2. Commencement
PART II—AMENDMENTS OF THE REPATRIATION ACT 1920
       3. Principal Act
       4. Members of Commission
       5. Variation of certain rates
       6. Payment of pensions
       7. Appropriation for pensions, &c.
       8. Pensions, &c, absolutely inalienable
       9. Offences
       10. Interpretation
       11. Grant of service pensions
       12. Insertion of new section—
               85aa. Service pension for male carers of severely handicapped female service pensioners
       13. Restrictions as to dual pensions
       14. Variation of rate of service pension according to income
       15. Payment of service pensions, &c.
       16. Service pensioner in a public institution
       17. Receipt of income, &c., to be notified
       18. Insertion of new section—
              98aa. Remote area allowance

TABLE OF PROVISONS—continued
Section
       19. On death of married person, widow, widower or children to receive certain benefits for 12 weeks
       20. Extension of application of Division 5 to members of Forces of a Commonwealth country
       21. Extension of application of Division 5 to members of Forces of an allied country
       22. Extension of application of Division 5 to Australian mariners
       23. Extension of application of Division 5 to Commonwealth mariners
       24. Extension of application of Division 5 to allied mariners
       25. Extension of application of Act to certain female members of the Forces
       26. Pensions to dependants of certain female members of the Forces
       27. Extension of application of Act to certain female members of the Forces
       28. Service pensions for South African Veterans
       29. Modification of Repatriation Regulations
       30. Schedule 2
       31. Schedule 3
       32. Schedule 5
PART III—AMENDMENTS OF THE DEFENCE SERVICE HOMES ACT 1918
       33. Principal Act
       34. Payment of purchase money and repayment of advance, &c.
       35. Insurance of dwelling-houses, &c.
       36. Validation of certain insurance payments, &c.
PART IV—AMENDMENTS OF THE REPATRIATION (SPECIAL OVERSEAS SERVICE) ACT 1962
       37. Principal Act
       38. Extension of certain provisions of Repatriation Act
       39. Limitations on pensions to dependants of female members
PART V—AMENDMENTS OF THE SEAMEN'S WAR PENSIONS AND ALLOWANCES ACT 1940
       40. Principal Act
       41. Rates of pension on death or total incapacity
       42. Schedule 2

Repatriation Legislation Amendment Act 1983

No. 70 of 1983

An Act relating to repatriation and related matters

[Assented to 24 October 1983]

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:

PART I—PRELIMINARY

Short title
1. This Act may be cited as the Repatriation Legislation Amendment Act 1983.

Commencement
2. (1) Subject to this section, this Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
(2) Section 5 and sub-section 14 (2) shall come into operation, or shall