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retrospectively or otherwise) by written instrument signed by the Vice Chief of the Defence Force for use by the Commission in determining a person's eligibility for entitlements under this Act.";

  Commencement: 18 February 1989

     (e) by adding at the end of subsection (12) the following word and paragraph:

            "; or (d) in the case of duty that was carried out in an operational area described in item 10 of Schedule 2 (in column 1)—to a person, or unit of the Defence Force, that is allotted for duty in the area (whether retrospectively or otherwise) by written instrument signed by the Vice Chief of the Defence Force for use by the Commission in determining a person's eligibility for entitlements under this Act.";

  Commencement: 2 August 1990

     (f) by inserting in subsection (14) "(other than temporary incapacity allowance under section 107 or loss of earnings allowance under section 108)" after "allowance" (first occurring).

Commencement: Immediately after the commencement of paragraph 90 (c) of the Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 4) 1989

Operational service

  38. Section 6 of the Principal Act is amended:

   (a) by inserting "2 or" after "item" in paragraph (1) (e);

Commencement: Immediately after the commencement of section 5 of the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act 1987

     (b) by omitting from subparagraph (1) (e) (ii) "while the person" and substituting "as a person who";

Commencement: Immediately after the commencement of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986

     (c) by omitting from paragraph (1) (e) "while the person was so rendering continuous full-time service" and substituting "during the period in which the person was so allotted for duty".

Commencement: Immediately after the commencement of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986

Eligibility for pension

39. Section 13 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting in subparagraph (2) (c) (i) "subsection 22 (4) or" after "whom".

  Commencement: 22 December 1988

Increased rates of pension in certain cases

40. Section 27 of the Principal Act is amended by altering the table in subsection (1) as follows:

  (a) omit "104.40", substitute "112.50";

  (b) omit "70.40", substitute "75.90";

  (c) omit "60.50" (wherever occurring), substitute "65.20";

  (d) omit "30.20" (wherever occurring), substitute "32.60";

  (e) omit "15.90" (wherever occurring), substitute "17.10";

  (f) omit "23.40", substitute "25.20".

  Commencement: 20 September 1990

Interpretation

  41. Section 35 of the Principal Act is amended:

     (a) by omitting "37c or 37d" from the definition of "income" in subsection (1) and substituting "37c, 37d, 50b or 52a";

  Commencement: 22 August 1990

     (b) by inserting ", 50c" after "50b" in the definition of "income" in subsection (1);

  Commencement: 1 March 1991

     (c) by omitting "37c or 37d" from paragraph (aa) of the definition of "income" in subsection (1) and substituting "37c, 37d, 50b