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the Repatriation Commission or a Seamen's Pensions and Allowances Committee and the furnishing was in accordance with section 8a of the Seamen's War Pensions and Allowances Act 1940—that furnishing shall, after the commencement of this Part, be deemed, for the purposes of Part IIIa of the Repatriation Act 1920, to be a service, in accordance with section 8a of the Seamen's War Pensions and Allowances Act 1940 as in force after the commencement of this Part, of that copy; and
    (c) where the decision or determination was a decision or determination of an Appeal Tribunal or an Assessment Appeal Tribunal and the furnishing was in accordance with section 47a of the Repatriation Act 1920 or section 8a of the Seamen's War Pensions and Allowances Act 1940—that furnishing shall, after the commencement of this Part, be deemed, for the purposes of Part IIIa of the Repatriation Act 1920, to be a service, in accordance with section 107vk of the Repatriation Act 1920, of that copy.

Approvals under Repatriation Act to continue in force
52. (1) An approval of a person as a representative of a claimant under section 24a of the Repatriation Act 1920 that was in force immediately before the commencement of this Part continues in force, after the commencement of this Part, as if it had been given under section 24a of the Repatriation Act 1920 as in force after the commencement of this Part.
(2) An approval of a person as the proper representative of an appellant under section 79 of the Repatriation Act 1920 that was in force immediately before the commencement of this Part continues in force, after the commencement of this Part, as if it were an approval by the Repatriation Commission of the person as the representative, under section 24a of the Repatriation Act 1920, of the person who was the appellant.

SCHEDULE     Section 32
FORMAL AMENDMENTS OF THE INTERIM FORCES BENEFITS ACT 1947
The Interim Forces Benefits Act 1947 is amended as set out in the following table:

Provision                 Amendment
Section 6.............    Omit "Australian Soldiers' Repatriation Act 1920-1947" (wherever occurring), substitute "Repatriation Act".
Section 7.............    Omit "Australian Soldiers' Repatriation Act 1920-1947" (wherever occurring), substitute "Repatriation Act".
Section 7a............    Omit "Repatriation Act 1920-1973", substitute "Repatriation Act".
Sub-section 9(4)........  Omit "Repatriation Act 1920-1964", substitute "Repatriation Act".