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may, for the purposes of this Act, deem an event to have occurred, being an event that, in the opinion of the Director-General, would have occurred but for the determination, direction, decision or approval having been made or given, as the case requires.".

Repeal of section 17a
8. Section 17a of the Principal Act is repealed.

Interpretation
9. Section 17b of the Principal Act is amended by omitting sub-section (2) and substituting the following sub-section:
"(2) For the purposes of this Part (other than paragraph 17c (3) (b)), where a person whose usual place of residence is situated in the remote area is absent from the remote area for a period, the person shall be taken to be physically present in the remote area during that period or during the first 8 weeks of that period, whichever is the shorter.".

Persons eligible for remote area allowance
10. (1) Section 17c of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section:
"(3) Where a person whose usual place of residence is situated in the remote area—
(a) is in receipt of—
     (i) a benefit under Part VII, or an allowance under Part VIII, the rate of which is increased by reference to paragraph 112 (2) (b) or sub-section 112 (4a); or
     (ii) an allowance under Part VIIa or VIII, the rate of which is calculated having regard to an amount of wife's pension under Part III;
(b) is absent from the remote area for a period exceeding 8 weeks; and
   (c) has a spouse who is physically present in, and whose usual place of residence is situated in, the remote area,
the person is eligible to receive a remote area allowance.".
(2) Section 17c of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from sub-paragraph (3) (a) (i) "paragraph 112 (2) (b) or sub-section 112 (4a)" and substituting "sub-section 112 (2)".

Rate of remote area allowance
11. (1) Section 17d of the Principal Act is amended—
   (a) by omitting from paragraph (3) (a) "sub-section 112 (2) or (4a)" (wherever occurring) and substituting "paragraph 112 (2) (b) or sub-section 112 (4a)";
   (b) by omitting from paragraph (3) (a) "a rehabilitation" and substituting "an";
   (c) by omitting from sub-section (3) all the words after "first-mentioned person" and substituting:
"is—
      (c) where sub-section 17c (1) applies-such amount exceeding $12 per fortnight but not exceeding $24 per fortnight; or
      (d) where sub-section 17c (3) applies-such amount not exceeding $14 per fortnight,
as the Director-General determines in writing.";

(d) by omitting from paragraph (4) (a) "a rehabilitation allowance under";
(e) by omitting from sub-section (4) "is $24 per fortnight" and substituting:
"is—
(d) where sub-section 17c (1) applies—$24 per fortnight; or
(e)