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as bears to that last-mentioned amount the same proportion as the number of months in the period that commenced on the day on which the pension referred to in whichever of paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) is applicable became payable and ended on 30 June in the preceding year bears to 12."; and
     (b) by omitting sub-section (6).

60. Section 153 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section is substituted:

Date of effect of increases
"153. (1) An increase payable by virtue of a provision of this Part, other than section 152, in the rate of a pension that was, or is, under sub-section 148(4), to be treated as having been, payable to a person on 30 June in a year applies in relation to the instalment of pension falling due on the first pension pay day occurring after that day and in relation to all subsequent instalments.

"(2) An increase payable by virtue of section 152 in the rate of a pension that was payable to or in respect of a person immediately before an anniversary of the person's birthday applies in relation to the instalment of pension falling due on the first pension pay day occurring after that anniversary and in relation to all subsequent instalments.".

61. (1) Section 154 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section is substituted:

Review of decisions
"154. (1) In this section—
'decision' has the same meaning as in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975;
     'reviewable decision' means a decision of the Commissioner, or a delegate of the Commissioner, under this Act, under the superseded Act or under the regulations made under either of those Acts, and includes a decision of the Superannuation Board, or a delegate of the Superannuation Board (other than a decision under section 141 of the superseded Act);
     'Superannuation Board' means the Superannuation Board established by the superseded Act.

"(2) A person affected by a reviewable decision who is dissatisfied with the decision may, by notice in writing given to the Commissioner within the period of 30 days after the day on which the decision first comes to the notice of the person, or within such further period as the Commissioner allows, request the Commissioner to reconsider the decision.

"(3) There shall be set out in the request the reasons for making the request.

"(4) Upon receipt of the request, the Commissioner shall reconsider the decision and may confirm or revoke the decision or vary the decision in such manner as he thinks fit.
"(5) Where the Commissioner confirms, revokes or varies a decision, he shall, by notice in writing served either personally or by post on the person who made the