REPATRIATION.
No.
31 of 1951.
An
Act to amend the Repatriation Act 1920-1950,
and for other purposes.
[Assented to 21st
November, 1951.]
BE it enacted by the
King’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of
the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—
Short title and
citation.
1.—(1.) This Act may be cited as the Repatriation Act 1951.
(2.) The Repatriation
Act 1920-1950 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.
(3.) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act,
may be cited as the Repatriation Act 1920-1951.
Commencement.
2.This Act shall come into operation on the day on which
it receives the Royal Assent.
Gratuity to
certain persons on re-marriage or marriage.
3. Section forty aof the Principal Act is
amended—
(a) by inserting in paragraph (a), after the word “pension”, the words “under
this Division”; and
(b) by adding at the end thereof the following
sub-section:—
“(2.)
For the purposes of the last preceding sub-section, a person shall be deemed to
be in receipt of a pension if she lodged a claim for payment of a pension, or
makes application for the gratuity, within twelve months after, her re-marriage
or marriage, as the case may be, and a pension would have been payable to her
if her entitlement had been determined before that re-marriage or marriage.”.
Pension of
member afflicted with lunacy.
4.Section forty-nine of
the Principal Act is amended—
(a) by omitting from paragraph (b) of
sub-section (2.) the word “and”; and
(b) by inserting, after paragraph (c) of that sub-section, the following
word and paragraph:—
“;and (d)the education, maintenance or advancement of a son, daughter, step-son,
step-daughter, adopted son, adopted daughter, ex-nuptial son or ex-nuptial
daughter of the member:”.
Double pensions.
5.Section fifty of the
Principal Act is amended by omitting sub-section (1.) and inserting in its
stead the following sub-section:—
“(1.) A person who is in receipt of pension as a
child of a member of the Forces and becomes a step-child or adopted child of
another member of the Forces shall not be eligible for pension in respect of
both members, but shall be eligible for pension at whichever rate assessable in
respect of either of those members is the higher.”.
Service pension
in respect of a member permanently unemployable or suffering from pulmonary
tuberculosis.
6.Section eighty-five of the Principal Act is amended by
omitting the table contained in sub-section (1.) and inserting in its stead the
following table:—
“Members of the Forces, irrespective of their age
| The rate specified in section eighty-four of this
Act.
|
Wives of members of
the Forces ...
| Sixty
shillings per fortnight.
|
Children of members of
the Forces—
One child.......................................................
| Twenty-three shillings
per fortnight.
|
Two children.................................................
| Twenty-eight shillings
per fortnight.
|
Three children...............................................
| Thirty-three shillings
per fortnight.
|
Four or more children.....................................
| Thirty-eight shillings
per fortnight.”.
|
Reduction of
service pensions where pensioner has accumulated property.
7.Section eighty-nine of
the Principal Act is amended by omitting from sub-section (2.) the words “Seven
hundred and fifty pounds” and inserting in their stead the words “One thousand
pounds”.
Net capital
value of accumulated property.
8.Section ninety of the
Principal Act is amended by omitting from paragraph (b)of sub-section (1.)
the words “Five hundred pounds “(wherever occurring) and inserting in their
stead the words “Seven hundred and fifty pounds”.
Maximum amount
of service pension and war pension.
9. Section ninety-one a
of the Principal Act is amended—
(a),
by omitting from paragraph, (a)of sub-section (1.) the words “Seven
pounds” and inserting in their stead the words “Eight pounds”;
(b) by omitting from paragraph (b) of that sub-section the words “Thirteen
pounds” and inserting in their stead the words “Fourteen pounds ten shillings”;
and
(c) by omitting from paragraph (c) of that sub-section the words “Ten
pounds fifteen shillings” and inserting in their stead the words “Eleven pounds
fifteen shillings”.
Amendment of the
Second Schedule.
10.The Second Schedule to the Principal Act is amended by
omitting the words “Fourteen Pounds”
and inserting in their stead the words “Seventeen
Pounds Ten Shillings”.
Amendment of the
Fifth Schedule.
11.The Fifth Schedule to the Principal Act is amended by
omitting from the table in paragraph one the figures “7 0 0” (wherever
occurring) and inserting in their stead the figures “10 10 0”.
Application of
amendments.
12.—(1.) The amendments effected by sections ten and eleven of this Act
apply in relation to the instalment of pensions which fell due on the
twenty-fifth day of October, One thousand nine hundred and fifty-one, and to
all subsequent instalments.
(2.) The amendments effected by sections six to
nine (inclusive) of this Act shall apply in relation to the instalment of
pensions falling due on such date as the Minister specifies by notice in the Gazette