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to a decision relating to a prescribed matter within the meaning of that section.".

(2) A person who has applied for a clothing allowance under the Seamen's War Pensions and Allowances Regulations made under the Principal Act but whose application has not been finally determined before the commencement of this section is taken, after the commencement of this section, to have applied for a clothing allowance under section 19 of the Principal Act.

(3) Where a person was, immediately before the commencement of this section, receiving a clothing allowance under the Seamen's War Pensions and Allowances Regulations made under the Principal Act, the Principal Act applies to the person after the commencement of this section as if the person had been receiving a clothing allowance under section 19 of the Principal Act.

  Commencement: 20 September 1990

Allowance for attendant

26. Section 21 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from subsection 21 (2) "$78.20 per fortnight" and substituting "an amount per fortnight equal to the amount specified in item 1 (in Column 2) of the table in Schedule 2".

  Commencement: 20 September 1990

27. The Principal Act is amended by inserting after section 21 the following section:

Variation of rate of certain allowances

  "22. (1) In this section, unless the contrary intention appears:

index number', in relation to a quarter, means the All Groups Consumer Price Index number, being the weighted average of the 8 capital cities, published by the Statistician in respect of that quarter;

'relevant rate' means:

     (a) the rate specified in item 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 (in Column 3) of the table in subsection 19 (1); or

     (b) the rate specified in item 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 (in Column 2) of Schedule 2;

'relevant year' means:

  (a) the year commencing on 20 September 1991; or

  (b) any later year commencing on 20 September;

'Statistician' means the Australian Statistician.

"(2) Subject to subsection (3), if at any time, whether before or after the commencement of this section, the Statistician has published or publishes an index number in respect of a quarter in substitution for an index number previously published by the Statistician in respect of that quarter, the publication of the later index number is to be disregarded for the purposes of this section.

"(3) If at any time, whether before or after the commencement of this section, the Statistician has changed or changes the reference base for the consumer price index, then, for the purposes of this section after the change took place or takes place, regard is to be had only to index numbers published in terms of the new reference base.

"(4) Where the factor ascertained, in relation to a