Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A04771:section:1940:p8
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A04771
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 1940 (pt 8/23)
Character Range: 230146–232634

a review; and

     (b) the date of effect of the decision made in response to the review is before 1 July 1994;

the decision has effect, for the period that starts on the date of effect of the decision and ends on 30 June 1994, as if it were a decision under the VEA.

Unfinalised review of decisions under the SWPA regulations

  62.(1) If:

    (a) a person appealed under regulation 22 of the SWPA regulations against a decision under the SWPA regulations in relation to an allowance or benefit under the SWPA regulations on a day ("appeal day") before 1 July 1994; and

  (b) the appeal was not determined before 1 July 1994;

the VEA has effect as if:

    (c) on the day on which the decision under the SWPA regulations was made, a similar decision under the VEA had been made in relation to the corresponding allowance or benefit under the VEA; and

    (d) on the appeal day, a request under subsection 115(1) of the VEA had been made for a review of that VEA decision.

  (2) If:

    (a) a person appealed under regulation 22 of the SWPA regulations against a decision under the SWPA regulations in relation to travelling expenses under the SWPA regulations on a day ("appeal day") before 1 July 1994; and

  (b) the appeal was not determined before 1 July 1994;

the appeal has effect, on and after 1 July 1994, as if:

     (c) on the day on which the decision under the SWPA regulations was made, a similar decision under the VEA had been made in relation to travelling expenses under section 110 of the VEA; and

     (d) on the appeal day, a request under subsection 115(1) of the VEA had been made for a review of that VEA decision.

  (3) If:

  (a) subsection (1) or (2) applies to a request; and

     (b) the date of effect of the decision made in response to the request is before 1 July 1994;

the decision has effect, for the period that starts on the date of effect of the decision and ends on 30 June 1994, as if it were a decision under the VEA.

Directions by the Commission under section 6 of the SWPA

63. If a determination, under section 6 of the SWPA, was in force immediately before 1 July 1994 directing that a particular case or class of cases be referred to the Commission, the determination has effect, on and after 1 July 1994, as if it were a determination under section 19 of the VEA made on that day in relation to that particular case or each member of that class of cases.

Bereavement payments

  64.(1) If:

  (a) an Australian mariner died