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Legislation Amendment Act 1983.

Commencement
2. (1) Subject to this section, this Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
(2) Section 5 and sub-section 14 (2) shall come into operation, or shall be deemed to have come into operation, as the case requires, on 1 November 1983.
(3) Section 4 shall come into operation on a day to be fixed by Proclamation.

PART II—AMENDMENTS OF THE REPATRIATION ACT 1920
Principal Act
3. The Repatriation Act 19201 is in this Part referred to as the Principal Act.

Members of Commission
4. Section 8 of the Principal Act is amended—
     (a) by adding at the end of sub-section (3) "and one of the Commissioners to be deputy chairman of the Commission";
     (b) by omitting sub-sections (5) and (6); and
     (c) by omitting from paragraph (9) (a) "sub-sections (5), (6) and (6b)" and substituting "sub-section (6b)".

Variation of certain rates
5. Section 35aaa of the Principal Act is amended—
     (a) by omitting "or the Rate for Special Pensions specified in Schedule 2" from the definition of "relevant rate" in sub-section (1) and substituting ", the Rate for Special Pensions specified in Schedule 2, the rate specified in paragraph 123ab (2) (a) or the rate specified in paragraph 123ab (2)(b)";
     (b) by omitting from paragraph (4) (a) "paragraph (b)" and substituting "paragraphs (b) and (c)";
     (c) by omitting from the end of paragraph (4) (a) "or";
     (d) by omitting from paragraph (4) (b) "so calculated (in this paragraph referred to as the 'calculated rate')" and substituting "calculated under paragraph (a) for the purposes of a provision of Schedule 1 or 2";
     (e) by omitting from sub-paragraphs (4) (b) (i) and (ii) "calculated rate" and substituting "rate so calculated"; and
     (f) by adding at the end of sub-section (4) the following word and paragraph:
          "; or (c) where the rate calculated under paragraph (a) for the purposes of paragraph 123ab (2) (a) or (b) is not a multiple of $52 per annum, the rate so calculated shall be increased to the nearest higher rate that is a multiple of $52 per annum.".

Payment of pensions
6. Section 36 of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end of sub-section (3) "or 98aa".

Appropriation for pensions, &c.
7. Section 51 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting paragraph (a) and substituting the following paragraph:
"(a) pensions, allowances under section 98a and allowances under section 98aa; and".

Pensions, &c, absolutely inalienable
8. Section 52 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from sub-section (1) "and an allowance under section 98a" and substituting", an allowance under section 98a and an allowance under section 98aa".

Offences
9.