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the period of 40 years commencing on the day immediately following the conclusion of the period of the member's war service within the meaning of section 107b or, if the member rendered more

              than 1 period of such service, the conclusion of the last of those periods; and
              (iv) for paragraph (5) (a) there were substituted the following paragraph:
                 '(a) the qualifying war service of a member of the Forces consists of the war service of the member; and'.".

Liability of Commonwealth to pay pensions to certain male members of the Forces
22. Section 107c of the Principal Act is amended—
    (a) by omitting from sub-section (1) "liable to pay to the member or his dependants, or both, as the case may be, pensions in accordance with Division 1." and substituting the following:
           "liable to pay—
       (d) in the case of the incapacity of the member—a pension to the member in accordance with Division 1; or
       (e) in the case of the death of the member—pensions to the dependants of the member in accordance with Division 1."; and
    (b) by omitting from sub-section (3) "liable to pay to the member or his dependants, or both, as the case may be, pensions in accordance with Division 1." and substituting the following:
           "liable to pay—
       (c) in the case of the incapacity of the member—a pension to the member in accordance with Division 1; or
       (d) in the case of the death of the member—pensions to the dependants of the member in accordance with Division 1.".

Extension of application of Act to certain female members of the Forces
23. (1) Section 107e of the Principal Act is amended—
    (a) by omitting sub-paragraph (2) (b) (i); and
    (b) by omitting sub-paragraph (2) (b) (iii).
(2) Section 107e of the Principal Act is amended—
    (a) by omitting from paragraph (2) (f) "and"; and
    (b) by adding at the end of sub-section (2) the following word and paragraph:
           "; and (h) section 47 applies as if—
              (i) the references in sub-sections (2), (3) and (5) to war service were read as references to war service within the meaning of section 107b;
              (ii) the reference in sub-section (3) to section 24 were read as a reference to section 107c;
              (iii) the reference in sub-paragraph (3) (a) (ii) to before 12 November 1958 were read as a

              reference to before the expiration of the period of 40 years commencing on the day immediately following the conclusion of the period of the member's war service within the meaning of section 107b or, if the member rendered more than 1 period of such service, the conclusion of the last of those periods; and
              (iv) for paragraph (5) (a) there