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cause the documents and other records to be returned to the Tribunal.

Costs in connection with references and appeals to the Federal Court of Australia
"107vzzk. (1) Where a question of law is referred to the Federal Court of Australia in accordance with section 107vzzg, the approved costs of the applicant in connection with that reference shall be borne by the Commonwealth.
"(2) Where an appeal is instituted in the Federal Court of Australia by the Commission in accordance with section 107vzzh, the approved costs of the applicant in connection with that appeal shall be borne by the Commonwealth.
"(3) Where an appeal is instituted in the Federal Court of Australia by an applicant in accordance with section 107vzzh, that Court may, in its discretion, make such orders as to the costs in the appeal as it considers just.
"(4) In this section, 'approved costs', in relation to an applicant in connection with a reference or an appeal, means—
    (a) where the amount of the costs of the applicant in connection with the reference or appeal is the subject of an agreement between the applicant and the Commission—the amount of costs so agreed; or
    (b) in any other case—the taxed costs of the applicant in connection with that reference or appeal.
"(5) An applicant referred to in sub-section (4) may, for the purposes of that sub-section, request the Federal Court of Australia to direct the taxation of his costs in connection with a reference or appeal.

Legal assistance
"107vzzl. (1) Where an applicant has instituted, or proposes to institute, an appeal in the Federal Court of Australia in accordance with section 107vzzh, the applicant may apply to the Attorney-General for the provision of assistance under this section in respect of the proceeding.

"(2) Where an application is made by an applicant under sub-section (1), the Attorney-General may, if he is satisfied that it would involve hardship to the applicant to refuse the application and that, in all the circumstances, it is reasonable that the application should be granted, authorize the provision by the Commonwealth to the applicant, either unconditionally or subject to such conditions as the AttorneyGeneral determines, of such legal or financial assistance in relation to the proceeding as the Attorney-General determines.".

PART III—AMENDMENTS OF THE INTERIM FORCES BENEFITS ACT 1947

Principal Act
27. The Interim Forces Benefits Act 1947 is in this Part referred to as the Principal Act.

Interpretation
28. Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following definition:
"'Repatriation Act' means the Repatriation Act 1920.".

War pensions for male members of the Interim Forces
29. Section 6 of the Principal Act is amended—
    (a) by omitting from sub-section