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agreement not to be revoked or amended
              45a. Bankruptcy of purchaser or borrower
              45b. Exchange of information
13. Repeal of section 47 and substitution of new section:
              47. Dwelling-houses for incapacitated soldiers
14. Repeal of section 50b and substitution of new section:
              50b. Annual report
15. Repeal of provisions relating to Corporation and finance
16. Schedule
17. Saving: contracts of sale, Corporation advances etc.
18. Other savings provisions
19. Transitional
20. Further amendments
SCHEDULE 1
NEW SCHEDULE 1 TO BE INSERTED IN PRINCIPAL ACT
SCHEDULE 2
NEW SCHEDULE 2 TO BE INSERTED IN PRINCIPAL ACT
SCHEDULE 3
FURTHER AMENDMENTS OF THE DEFENCE SERVICE HOMES ACT 1918

Defence Service Homes Amendment Act 1988

No. 124 of 1988

An Act to amend the Defence Service Homes Act 1918, and for related purposes

[Assented to 14 December 1988]

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:

Short title etc.
1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Defence Service Homes Amendment Act 1988.
(2) In this Act, "Principal Act" means the Defence Service Homes Act 19181.

Commencement
2. (1) Sections 1 and 2 commence on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.
(2) Section 15 commences on a day to be fixed by Proclamation.

(3) The remaining provisions of this Act commence on a day to be fixed by Proclamation, being a day that is earlier than the day fixed under subsection (2).

Long title
3. The title of the Principal Act is amended by omitting "to provide" and substituting "relating to the provision of.

Interpretation
4. Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended:
    (a) by omitting "Corporation" from paragraphs (c) and (d) of the definition of "Australian Soldier" in subsection (1) and substituting "Secretary";
    (b) by omitting ", for not less than 3 years immediately before his death" from the definition of "Widow" in subsection (1);
    (c) by omitting from subsection (1) the definitions of "Advance", "Amount of advance", "Borrower", "Contract of Sale" and "Purchaser";
    (d) by inserting in subsection (1) the following definitions:
        " 'additional advance' means a subsidised advance to a purchaser or borrower for a purpose referred to in subsection 18 (3);
        'advance for essential repairs' means a subsidised advance to a person referred to in section 21 for the purpose referred to in that section;
        'agreement' means the agreement made between the Commonwealth and the Bank on 9 November 1988, a copy of which is set out in Schedule 1, as in force from time to time;
        'amending Act' means the Defence Service Homes Amendment Act 1988;
        'borrower' means a person who is liable to pay the outstanding amount:
          (a)