Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A02942:body:0:p17
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A02942
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Section 140 of the Principal Act is amended—
(a) by omitting from sub-section (1) ", endowment or benefit" and
 substituting "or benefit under this Act";
(b) by omitting from sub-section (2) ", endowment or benefit" and substituting               "or benefit under this Act"; and
(c) by omitting sub-section (3) and substituting the following sub-sections:
"(3) Subject to sub-section (4), an amount referred to in sub-section (2) shall not be deducted from family allowance payable to a person under Part VI except with the consent of the person to whom that allowance is payable.
"(4) An amount referred to in sub-section (2) that has been paid to a person by way of—
(a) family income supplement under Part V;
(b) family allowance under Part VI;
(c) double orphan's pension under Part VIa; or
(d) handicapped child's allowance under Part VIb,
may be deducted from family allowance payable under Part VI to the person.".
(2) Notwithstanding the amendment of section 140 of the Principal Act made by sub-section (1), a reference in sub-section 140 (1) or (2) of the Principal Act as amended by sub-section (1) to allowance shall be read as including a reference to endowment.

Evidence
61. (1) Section 143 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from
sub-section (2) ", endowment" (wherever occurring).
(2) Notwithstanding the amendment of sub-section 143 (2) of the Principal Act made by sub-section (1), a reference in sub-section 143 (2) of the Principal Act as amended by sub-section (1) to allowance shall be read as including a reference to endowment.

Schedule
62. The Schedule to the Principal Act is repealed.

Minor amendments
63. The Principal Act is amended as set out in the Schedule.

Application
64. (1) An approval by the Director-General of a home as a benevolent home in force immediately before the commencement of paragraph 5 (b) of this Act under section 18 of the Principal Act shall, after the commencement of that paragraph, be deemed to be an approval made by the Director-General for the purposes of the definition of "benevolent home" in sub-section 6 (1) of the Principal Act as amended by this Act.

(2) A declaration by the Director-General of premises as a mental hospital in force immediately before the commencement of paragraph 5 (e) of this Act under section 17a of the Principal Act shall, after the commencement of that paragraph, be deemed to be a declaration made by the Director-General in writing for the purposes of the definition of "mental hospital" in sub-section 6 (1) of the Principal Act as amended by this Act.
(3) An approval by the Director-General of a society as a friendly society in force immediately before the commencement of paragraph 35 (1)