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Veterans' Affairs (1995-96 Budget Measures) Legislation Amendment Act 1995

No. 128 of 1995

CONTENTS

PART 1—PRELIMINARY

Section

1. Short title
2. Commencement
3. Schedules

SCHEDULE 1

AMENDMENTS OF THE DEFENCE SERVICE HOMES ACT 1918

SCHEDULE 2

AMENDMENTS OF THE VETERANS' ENTITLEMENTS ACT 1986 RELATING TO PRELIMINARY ISSUES CONCERNING ELIGIBILITY FOR PAYMENTS

SCHEDULE 3

AMENDMENT OF THE VETERANS' ENTITLEMENTS ACT 1986 RELATING TO PENSIONS OTHER THAN SERVICE PENSIONS

CONTENTS–continued

SCHEDULE 4

AMENDMENTS OF THE VETERANS' ENTITLEMENTS ACT 1986 RELATING TO SERVICE PENSIONS

SCHEDULE 5

CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENT OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 1991 RELATING TO SERVICE PENSIONS

SCHEDULE 6

AMENDMENTS OF THE VETERANS' ENTITLEMENTS ACT 1986 RELATING TO INCOME SUPPORT SUPPLEMENT

SCHEDULE 7

AMENDMENT OF THE VETERANS' ENTITLEMENTS ACT 1986 RELATING TO MEDICAL AND OTHER TREATMENT

SCHEDULE 8

AMENDMENTS OF THE VETERANS' ENTITLEMENTS ACT 1986 RELATING TO SENIORS HEALTH CARDS

Veterans' Affairs (1995-96 Budget Measures) Legislation Amendment Act 1995

No. 128 of 1995

An Act to amend the Defence Service Homes Act 1918 and the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986, and for related purposes

[Assented to 14 November 1995]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the Veterans' Affairs (1995-96 Budget Measures) Legislation Amendment Act 1995.

Commencement

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

(2) Schedule 1 (other than items 9, 48, 49, 51 and 60) and Schedule 7 are taken to have commenced on 1 July 1995.

(3) Subject to subsection (4), Schedules 2, 3, 4 and 5, items 1 and 2 of Schedule 6, and Schedule 8 commence, or are taken to have commenced, on 1 October 1995.

(4) If this Act receives the Royal Assent before 1 October 1995, items 4, 11, 13 and 16 of Schedule 2 commence on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

(5) Items 3 and 4 of Schedule 6 commence on 1 January 1996.

Schedules

3. The Acts specified in the Schedules to this Act are amended in accordance with the applicable items in the Schedules, and the other items in the Schedules have effect according to their terms.

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                         SCHEDULE 1 Section 3

AMENDMENTS OF THE DEFENCE SERVICE HOMES ACT 1918

1. Subsection 4(1) (definition of borrower):

Add at the end "and includes an assignee in relation to a subsidised advance".

2. Subsection 4(1) (paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) of the definition of Holding):

(a) Omit "he", substitute "he or she".

(b) Add at the end "or".

3. Subsection 4(1) (paragraph (e) of the definition of Holding):

Omit "him", substitute "him or her".

4. Subsection 4(1) (paragraph (f) of the definition of Holding):

(a) Omit "he", substitute "he or she".

(b)