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by the Commission under section 6 of the SWPA
 64. Bereavement payments
 65. Request to pay pension to another person
 66. Certain pensions not payable

TABLE OF PROVISIONS—continued

Section

 67. Medical treatment for widows
 68. Application of sections 52 and 54 affected by review begun after commencement

PART 4—AMENDMENTS OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 1991 RELATING TO DIVISION 7 OF PART 2

 69. Principal Act
 70. Multiple entitlement exclusion
 71. Multiple entitlement exclusion
 72. Multiple entitlement exclusion
 73. Multiple entitlement exclusion
 74. Multiple entitlement exclusion

SCHEDULE 1

FURTHER AMENDMENTS OF THE VETERANS' ENTITLEMENTS ACT 1986 RELATING TO DIVISION 3 OF PART 2

SCHEDULE 2

FURTHER AMENDMENTS OF THE VETERANS' ENTITLEMENTS ACT 1986 RELATING TO DIVISION 6 OF PART 2

SCHEDULE 3

FURTHER AMENDMENTS OF THE VETERANS' ENTITLEMENTS ACT 1986 RELATING TO DIVISION 7 OF PART 2

Veterans' Affairs (1994-95 Budget Measures)
Legislation Amendment Act 1994

No. 98 of 1994

An Act to amend the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986, and
for related purposes

[Assented to 30 June 1994]

  The Parliament of Australia enacts:

PART 1—PRELIMINARY

Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the Veterans' Affairs (1994-95 Budget Measures) Legislation Amendment Act 1994.

Commencement

2.(1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

  (2) Divisions 1 and 4 of Part 2 are taken to have commenced on 1 June 1994.

  (3) Division 3 of Part 2 and Part 3 commence on 1 July 1994.

  (4) Division 5 of Part 2 commences on 1 January 1995.

  (5) Divisions 6 and 7 of Part 2 commence on 20 March 1995.

  (6) Part 4 commences on 30 March 1995.

Application

  3. The amendments made by Division 4 of Part 2:

    (a) apply to claims for pension under section 14 of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 that are made on or after 1 June 1994; and

    (b) apply to applications for an increase in the rate of a pension under section 15 of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 that are made on or after 1 June 1994.

PART 2—AMENDMENTS OF THE VETERANS' ENTITLEMENTS ACT 1986

Division 1—Principal Act

Principal Act

4. In this Part, "Principal Act" means the Veterans' Entitlements Act 19861.

Division 2—Determination of claims for pensions by reference to Statement of Principles

Index of definitions

5. Section 5 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting the following entries in their respective appropriate alphabetical positions (determined on a letter-by-letter basis):

"Chairperson                            5AB(1)
Convener                                5AB(1)
councillor                              5AB(1)
defence service                         5Q(1A), 68
hazardous service                       5Q(1A), 68(1), 120(7)
member                                  5AB(1)
member of a Peacekeeping Force          5Q(1A), 68(1)
member of the Forces                    5Q(1A), 68(1)
peacekeeping service                    5Q(1A), 68(1)
registered medical practitioner         5AB(1)
Review Council                          5AB(1)
sound medical-scientific