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11  Application and transitional provisions

Application

(1) The amendments of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 made by this Act apply on and after the commencement of this Act.

Transitional—adjustment day that is 20 March 2008

(2) Subsection 198(5DA) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 (as amended by this Act) operates in relation to the adjustment day that is 20 March 2008 as if the general rate on the day before the adjustment day were $338.94 per fortnight.

(3) Subsection 198(5E) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 operates in relation to the adjustment day that is 20 March 2008 as if:
 (a) the general rate on that day were that rate as affected by subsection 198(5DA) of that Act (as amended by this Act); and
 (b) for the above general rate specified in paragraph (a) of the definition of above general rate in subsection 198(1) of that Act, the result of step 4 of the method statement in subsection 198(5E) of that Act were increased by $15.00.

Note: Paragraph (a) of the definition of above general rate in subsection 198(1) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 deals with the rate set by subsection 22(4) of that Act.

(4) Subsection 198(8A) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 (as amended by this Act) operates in relation to the adjustment day that is 20 March 2008 as if the rate in paragraph 30(1)(b) on the day before the adjustment day were $35 per fortnight.

 [Minister's second reading speech made in—
House of Representatives on 20 September 2007
Senate on 20 September 2007]
(191/07)