Repatriation (Special Overseas Service) Act 1973 (Cth)

Repatriation (Special Overseas Service) Act 1973

No. 3 of 1973

 

AN ACT

To amend the Repatriation (Special Overseas Service) Act 1962–1972 to make provision with respect to Benefits for certain Dependants.

[Assented to 16 March 1973]

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, the Senate and the House of Representatives of Australia, as follows:—

Short title and citation.

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Repatriation (Special Overseas Service) Act 1973.

(2) The Repatriation (Special Overseas Service) Act 1962–1972 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 (Special Overseas Service) Act 1962–1973.

Commencement.

2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

Interpretation.

3. Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-section (1) the definitions of “child” member of the family “parents”, “step-child”, “stepson” and “step-daughter”;

(b) by omitting from the definition of “pension” in sub-section (1) the words “Second and Fifth”; and

(c) by omitting sub-section (2) and substituting the following subsection:—

“(2) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears, ‘child’, ‘member of the family’, ‘parents’, ‘step-daughter’, ‘step-son’, ‘widow’ and ‘wife’ have the same respective meanings as in Part III of the Repatriation Act except that, for the purposes of this sub-section, a reference in that Part to a member of the Forces shall be read as a reference to a member of the Forces for the purposes of this Act.”.

Liability of Commonwealth to pay pensions to members of the Forces.

4. Section 6 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subsection (10).

Extension of certain provisions of Repatriation Act.

5. Section 7 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by inserting in paragraph (b) of sub-section (2), after the word “wife”, the words “, as defined by sub-section (1) of section 83 of the Repatriation Act,”; and

(b) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section:—

“(4) Section 120c of the Repatriation Act applies in relation to a pension, allowance or other benefit under this Act or the regulations as if it were a pension, allowance or other benefit under that Act.”.