Social Security and Veterans' Affairs (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1986 (Cth)
PART I—PRELIMINARY
Section
1. Short title
2. Commencement
PART II—AMENDMENTS OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 1947
3. Principal Act
4. Interpretation
5. Calculation of value of property
6. Pension loans scheme
7. Disposal of income or property
8. Financial hardship
9. Pension reduction amounts
10. Indexation
11. Conditions of grant of invalid pension
12. Rate of age or invalid pension
13. Indexation of certain rates
14. Rent assistance
15. Rent assistance
16. Insertion of new section—
49. Dual entitlement
17. Rent assistance
18. Rent assistance
19. Prescribed persons
20. Interpretation
21. Interpretation
22. Repeal of section 95a and substitution of new section—
95a. Payments under certain education schemes
TABLE OF PROVISIONS—
Section
23. Qualification for family allowance
24. Family allowance not payable in respect of certain student children over the age of 18 years
25. Insertion of new section—
99. Family allowance not payable in respect of certain children over the age of 16 years
26. Family allowance to cease in certain circumstances
27. Qualification for double orphan’s pension
28. Rate of double orphan’s pension
29. Application of Part VI
30. Handicapped child’s allowance not payable in certain circumstances
31. Rate of handicapped child’s allowance
32. Cessation of handicapped child’s allowance granted under section 105j
33. Interpretation
34. Unemployment benefits
35. Sickness benefits
36. Rate of unemployment or sickness benefit
37. Indexation of unemployment and sickness benefits
38. Rent assistance
39. Income test
40. Refusal of claim, &c.
41. Recovery in court of competent jurisdiction
42. Repeal of Division 3a of Part VII
43. Repeal of section 120 and substitution of new section—
120. Unemployment benefit not payable in certain cases
44. Special benefit
45. Benefit not payable to full-time students
46. Insertion of new section—
133a. Benefit not payable to certain war widows
47. Rate of mobility allowance
48. Insertion of new Part—
PART VIIIaa—PAYMENTS BY WAY OF COMPENSATION
135sa. Interpretation
135sb. Receipt by person of compensation
135sc. Reduction in rate of pension
135sd. Recovery of amounts from person liable to make compensation payments
135se. Notice to insurers
135sf. Secretary may disregard certain payments
135sg. Part to bind Crown
49. Notification and review
50. Power to obtain information, &c.
51. Payment of pension, &c., during imprisonment, &c.
52. Pension, &c., to cease to be payable in certain cases
53. Insertion of new section—
139d. Rates of certain pensions affected where certain education payments being received
54. Recovery of overpayments
55. Extra-territorial operation of certain provisions
56. Effect of certain notices
57. Application of amendments
PART III—AMENDMENTS OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY (POVERTY TRAPS REDUCTION) ACT 1985
58. Principal Act
59. Commencement
60. Application of amendments
TABLE
OF PROVISIONS—
PART IV—AMENDMENTS OF THE VETERANS’ ENTITLEMENTS ACT 1986
Section
61. Principal Act
62. Interpretation
63. Eligibility for pension
64. General rate of pension
65. Intermediate rate of pension
66. Special rate of pension
67. Increase rates of pension in certain cases
68. Rates at which pensions payable to dependants
69. Interpretation
70. Meaning of qualifying service
71. Eligibility for carer’s service pension
72. Rate of veterans’ service pension
73. Calculation of value of property
74. Pension loans scheme
75. Disposal of income or property
76. Financial hardship
77. Pension reduction amounts
78. Rent assistance
79. Rate of rent assistance
80. Eligibility for pension under this Part
81. Interpretation
82. Application of Part V
83. Prescribed persons
84. Prescribed rate of income and property value
85. Dependants eligible to be provided with treatment
86. Pharmaceutical benefits
87. Repeal of section 93 and substitution of new section—
93. Recovery of cost of treatment
88. Insertion of new section—
93a. Charges payable to Commonwealth
89. Clothing allowance
90. Attendant allowance
91. Funeral benefits—veterans
92. Funeral benefits—dependants of deceased veterans
93. Recreation transport allowance
94. Insertion of new section—
197a. Dual entitlement
95. Indexation of rates of certain pensions
96. Schedule 1
97. Application of amendments
PART V—AMENDMENTS OF THE VETERANS’ ENTITLEMENTS (TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) ACT 1986
98. Principal Act
99. Assessment of rate of pension
100. Insertion of new section—
46a. Payment of pension, &c., on death of person
PART VI—AMENDMENTS OF THE SEAMEN’S WAR PENSIONS AND ALLOWANCES ACT 1940
101. Principal Act
102. Rates of pension on death or total incapacity
103. Indexation of rate of pension
104. Allowance for attendant
105. Insertion of new section—
58b. Charges payable to Commonwealth
106. Schedule 1
TABLE
OF PROVISIONS—
Section
107. Schedule 2
108. Application of amendments
PART VII—AMENDMENTS OF THE COMPENSATION (COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES) ACT 1971
109. Principal Act
110. Interpretation
111. Persons in relation to whom Act applies
112. Repeal of sections 7a and 7b
113. Application of amendments
PART VIII—AMENDMENTS OF THE SEAMEN’S COMPENSATION ACT 1911
114. Principal Act
115. Application of Act
PART IX—REPEALS AND SAVINGS
116. Repeals
117. Savings
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BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:
(a) by inserting after the definition of “dependent child” in sub-section (1) the following definition:
“ ‘domestic payment’ means a payment received by a person on the disposition of any property of the person, being property that, for a period of 12 months or such lesser period as the Secretary considers appropriate before that disposition, was used by the person or by the person’s spouse wholly or substantially for private or domestic purposes;”;
(b) by inserting “, whether of a capital nature or not,” after “valuable consideration or profits” in the definition of “income” in sub-section (1);
(c) by omitting “or” from the end of paragraph (v) of the definition of “income” in sub-section (1);
(d) by adding at the end of the definition of “income” in sub-section (1) the following word and paragraph:
“or (x) a domestic payment;”;
(e) by omitting “mentally ill persons” from the definition of “mental hospital” in sub-section (1) and substituting “persons who have a mental disability”; and
(f) by omitting sub-section (9) and substituting the following sub-section:
“(9) Where the Secretary is satisfied that payments—
(a) under the Tertiary Education Assistance Scheme or the Secondary Allowance Scheme;
(b) under—
(i) the Veterans’ Children Education Scheme;
(ii) the AUSTUDY scheme; or
(iii) the Assistance for Isolated Children Scheme; or
(c) under the Aboriginal Secondary Assistance Scheme or the Aboriginal Study Assistance Scheme,
are being or will be made to or in respect of a student child, other than a child by reference to whom the rate of those payments is
increased, the Secretary shall, by determination in writing, declare that child to be a prescribed student child for the purposes of this Act as from a day specified in the determination, which may be a day before the day on which the determination is made but shall not be a day before—
(d) in a case to which paragraph (a) applies—1 January 1986;
(e) in a case to which paragraph (b) applies—1 January 1987; or
(f) in a case to which paragraph (c) applies—1 January 1988.”.
(a) by omitting “or” from the end of paragraph (w) of the definition of “income” in sub-section (1); and
(b) by adding at the end of that definition the following word and paragraph:
“or (y) a payment of an education supplement to a person who is receiving a prescribed pension where the person would, if the person were not receiving that prescribed pension, be eligible to receive payments under the AUSTUDY scheme;”.
(a) by omitting sub-section (4); and
(b) by omitting from sub-section (5) “or (4)”.
(a) by inserting in sub-section (1) “(other than section 6ac)”after “this Act”;
(b) by omitting sub-paragraph (1) (a) (iii) and substituting the following sub-paragraphs:
“(iii) the value of any life interest of the person (not being a life interest in relation to the principal home of the person, of the person’s spouse or of both of them or a life interest created by the person, by the person’s spouse or by both of them);
(iiia) the value of any annuity (including a superannuation pension) of the person, except where—
(a) the annuity is able to be disposed of, or a substantial part of the income under the annuity is or may be deferred; and
(b)the Secretary determines in writing that the annuity should not be disregarded under this sub-paragraph;”;
(c) by omitting sub-paragraph (1) (a) (v) and substituting the following sub-paragraph:
“(v) the value of any contingent, remainder or reversionary interest of the person (not being an interest created by the person, by the person’s spouse or by both of them);”;
(d) by inserting in sub-paragraph (1) (a) (vi) “, remainder” after “contingent”;
(e) by omitting sub-paragraph (1) (a) (viii) and substituting the following sub-paragraph:
“(viii) the value of—
(a) any cemetery plot acquired by the person for the burial of the person or the person’s spouse; and
(b) any funeral expenses paid in advance by the person in respect of the funeral of the person or the person’s spouse;”;
(f) by omitting from paragraph (1) (b) “not being a charge or encumbrance that is a collateral security” and substituting “not being an excluded security”;
(g) by inserting after sub-section (1) the following sub-section:
“(1a)Where a person sells the principal home of the person and the person is likely, within 12 months, to apply the whole or part of the proceeds of that sale in the acquisition of another residence that is to be the principal home of the person, then, in calculating the value of the property of the person for the purposes of this Act other than section 6ac, there shall be disregarded during that period so much of the proceeds of that sale as the person is likely to apply in the acquisition of the other residence, and the person shall, during that period, be regarded as a person to whom sub-paragraph (1) (a) (i) or (ii) applies.”;
(h) by inserting in sub-section (2) “(not being a charge arising by virtue of sub-section 6ab (5))” after “charge or encumbrance” (first occurring);
(j) by omitting from sub-paragraph (8) (b) (i) “mentally ill persons” and substituting “persons who have a mental disability”;
(k) by omitting sub-paragraph (8) (b) (ii) and substituting the following sub-paragraph:
“(ii) residing in premises that are—
(a) an approved nursing home for the purposes of the
National Health Act 1953 or theNursing Homes Assistance Act 1974 ;(b) an approved home for the purposes of the
Aged or Disabled Persons Homes Act 1954 ; or(c) an approved hostel for the purposes of the
Aged or Disabled Persons Hostels Act 1972 ;”;(m) by adding at the end of paragraph (8) (b) the following word and sub-paragraph:
“; or (iv) residing in premises made available for the accommodation of the person by an approved organisation providing hostel care services or personal care services to the person for the purposes of Part III of the
Aged or Disabled Persons Homes Act 1954 .”; and(n) by adding at the end the following sub-sections:
“(9) Sub-section (8), as in force on 21 March 1985, continues to apply in relation to a person to whom paragraph (8) (b) applied on that day as if the reference in that paragraph to 2 years were a reference to 3 years.
“(10) For the purpose of paragraph (1) (b), a charge or encumbrance is an excluded security to the extent that—
(a) the charge or encumbrance is a collateral security; or
(b) the charge or encumbrance was given for the benefit of a person who is not a party, or the spouse of a party, to the charge or encumbrance.
“(11) Where a person lends an amount after the commencement of this sub-section, the value of the property of the person for the purposes of this Act shall include so much of that amount as remains unpaid but shall not include any amount payable by way of interest under the loan.”.
(a) by omitting from sub-section (2) “Where” and substituting “Subject to sub-section (2a), where”;
(b) by inserting after sub-section (2) the following sub-section:
“(2a) Where the value of the property (including exempt property) of a person or, if the person is a married person, of the person and the person’s spouse, is less than $100,000, the person is not entitled to make a request under sub-section (2) unless the person includes with the request an election in writing that sub-section (6) not apply to the person.”;
(c) by inserting in sub-section (5) “or has applied” after “sub-section (4) applies”;
(d) by omitting from paragraph (5) (a) “sub-section (4) did not apply” and substituting “sub-section (4) had not applied”;
(e) by inserting after sub-section (5) the following sub-section:
“(5a) Where—
(a) sub-section (4) applies to a person;
(b) the person has not made an election that sub-section (6) not apply to the person; and
(c) the value of the property (including exempt property) of the person or, if the person is a married person, of the person and the person’s spouse, ceases to exceed $100,000,
sub-section (4) ceases to apply in relation to the person on and after the first pension pay-day after the occurrence of the event referred to in paragraph (c) unless the person lodges with the Department within 10 weeks after the occurrence of that event an election in writing that sub-section (6) not apply to the person.”;
(f) by inserting in sub-section (6) “(not being a person who has made an election that this sub-section not apply to the person)” after “person” (first occurring);
(g) by omitting sub-section (8) and substituting the following sub-section:
“(8) Where, under sub-section (5), there is a charge on the property of a person or of the person and the person’s spouse, the person shall, if required by the Secretary to do so, execute an instrument relating to the registration of the charge.”;
(h) by inserting in sub-section (9) “(being a charge under sub-section (5))” after “spouse”;
(j) by omitting from sub-section (10) “until after the death of the person” and substituting—
“until after—
(a) the death of the person; or
(b) if the person dies and is survived by a spouse to whom a special temporary allowance is payable under section 135u—the end of the period during which the special temporary allowance is payable.”;
(k) by omitting from paragraph (13) (b) “exempt property” and substituting “exempt property,”;
(m) by inserting in paragraph (13) (b) “, or the person, being a married person, ceases to be a married person” after “person” (last occurring); and
(n) by omitting from sub-section (13) “continue” and substituting “did not cease, and continue”.
(a) by omitting sub-sections (1) and (2) and substituting the following sub-sections:
“(1) Subject to sub-sections (3), (6) and (7), where, on or after 1 June 1984—
(a) a married person has disposed of property of the person—
(i) during a pension year of the person; or
(ii) if the person is not in receipt of a pension, benefit or allowance of a kind referred to in sub-section (13) but the person’s spouse is in receipt of such a pension, benefit or allowance—during a pension year of the person’s spouse; and
(b) the amount of that disposition of property, or the sum of that amount and the amounts (if any) of other dispositions of property previously made by the person or the person’s spouse during that pension year, exceeds $4,000,
then, for the purposes of this Act, there shall be included in the value of the property of the person and in the value of the property of the person’s spouse—
(c) 50% of the amount by which the sum of the amount of that first-mentioned disposition of property and of the amounts (if any) of other dispositions of property previously made by the person or the person’s spouse during that pension year exceeds $4,000; or
(d) 50% of the amount of that first-mentioned disposition of property,
whichever is the lesser amount.
“(2) Subject to sub-section (3), where, on or after 1 June 1984—
(a) an unmarried person has, during a pension year of the person, disposed of property of the person; and
(b) the amount of that disposition of property, or the sum of that amount and of the amounts (if any) of other dispositions of property previously made by the person during that pension year, exceeds $2,000,
then, for the purposes of this Act, there shall be included in the value of the property of the person—
(c) the amount by which the sum of the amount of that first-mentioned disposition of property and of the amounts (if any) of other dispositions of property previously made by the person during that pension year exceeds $2,000; or
(d) the amount of that first-mentioned disposition of property,
whichever is the lesser amount.”;
(b) by omitting from sub-section (3) “that took place during a pension year of the person”;
(c) by omitting from sub-section (3) “in subsequent pension years of the person”;
(d) by omitting from sub-paragraphs (10) (b) (iii) and (11) (b) (iii) “become a person other than” and substituting “not be”;
(e) by omitting from paragraph (13) (b) “later” and substituting “earlier”;
(f) by omitting from paragraph (13) (c) “that” and substituting “such a”; and
(g) by adding at the end the following sub-section:
“(14) The lending of money after the commencement of this sub-section is not a disposition of property for the purposes of this section.”.
(a) by omitting from paragraph (1) (a) “, 34 (2) (b)”;
(b) by omitting from sub-section (2) “, 34” (first occurring);
(c) by omitting from paragraph (2) (b) “, 34 (2)”; and
(d) by inserting after sub-section (3) the following sub-section:
“(3a) Where—
(a) a person has disposed of property and section 6ac applies to the disposition; and
(b) the Secretary has made a determination under paragraph (1) (b) in relation to the disposition,
sub-sections (2) and (3) apply to the person as if the person had not disposed of the property.”.
(a) by omitting from paragraph (a) “$70,000” and substituting “$75,750”;
(b) by omitting from paragraph (b) “$120,000” and substituting “the amount referred to in paragraph (a) increased by twice the difference between the amount referred to in paragraph (d) and the amount referred to in paragraph (c)”;
(c) by omitting from paragraph (c) “$50,000” and substituting “$54,000”; and
(d) by omitting from paragraph (d) “$75,000” and substituting “$81,250”.
(a) by omitting from sub-section (1) the definition of “relevant amount” and substituting the following definition:
“ ‘relevant amount’ means the amount specified in paragraph 6ae(a), (c) or (d) or 83ca(4) (a), (c) or (d);”; and
(b) by omitting “1 May 1986” from the definition of “relevant year” in sub-section (1) and substituting “12 June 1987”.
“or (c) if the person’s permanent incapacity was brought about with a view to obtaining an invalid pension.”.
(a) by omitting from paragraph (1a) (a) “$4,778.80” and substituting “$5,309.20”;
(b) by omitting from paragraph (1a) (b) “$3,985.80” and substituting “$4,427.80”;
(c) by omitting from paragraph (1eb)(a) “sub-sections 32 (2) and 34 (2)” and substituting “sub-section 32 (2)”;
(d) by omitting from paragraph (1eb) (b) “or 34 (2) (b)”;
(e) by omitting from paragraph (1ec)(a) “sub-sections 32 (2) and 34 (2)” and substituting “sub-section 32 (2)”; and
(f) by omitting from paragraph (1ec) (b) “or 34 (2) (a)”.
(a) by omitting from paragraph (1b) (a) “$832” and substituting “$884”;
(b) by omitting from sub-section (1f)“$832” (wherever occurring) and substituting “$884”; and
(c) by omitting from sub-section (1fa)“$832” and substituting “$884”.
(3) Section 28 of the Principal Act is amended—(a) by omitting sub-section (1b) and substituting the following sub-section:
“(1b) The maximum rate of pension applicable to a person under sub-section (1b) shall, subject to sub-sections (1c) and (1d), be increased or, if sub-section (1aa) applies to the person, be further increased by $884 per annum in respect of each dependent child of the person who is not a prescribed student child.”;
(b) by omitting from sub-section (1f)“Subject to sub-section (1fa)
, in” and substituting “In”; and(c) by omitting sub-section (1fa).
(a) by omitting “1 May 1985” from the definition of “relevant period” in sub-section (1) and substituting “13 December 1986”;
(b) by omitting from sub-paragraph (5) (a) (i) “1 May” and substituting “13 June”; and
(c) by omitting from sub-paragraph (5) (a) (ii) “1 November” and substituting “13 December”.
“49. (1) In this section—
‘member of the Forces’ and ‘Peacekeeping Force’ have the same respective meanings as in Part IV of the
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 ;‘widow’ means a woman who was, immediately before the death of a veteran, of a member of the Forces or of a member of a Peacekeeping Force, the spouse of the veteran or member.
“(2) Where, immediately before 1 November 1986, a widow was receiving—
(a) a pension under Part II or IV of the
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 or a pension under theSeamen’s War Pensions and Allowances Act 1940 ; and(b) a pension under this Part,
the rate of the pension referred to in paragraph (b) shall not, on or after 1 November 1986 and while the widow continues to receive the pension referred to in paragraph (a)—
(c) in a case where the widow was receiving a pension under this Part immediately before 1 November 1986 at a rate less than $3,122.60 per annum—be increased under, or by virtue of the operation of, this Act to a rate greater than $3,122.60 per annum; or
(d) in any other case—be increased under, or by virtue of the operation of, this Act to a rate greater than the rate at which it was payable immediately before 1 November 1986.
“(3) Where, on or after 1 November 1986—
(a) a widow who is receiving a pension under Part II or IV of the
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 or a pension under theSeamen’s War Pensions and Allowances Act 1940 commences to receive payments of a pension under this Part; or(b) a widow who is receiving a pension under this Part commences to receive payments of a pension under Part II or IV of the
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 or a pension under theSeamen’s War Pensions and Allowances Act 1940 ,
the rate of pension payable to the widow under this Part shall not, while the widow continues to receive the other pension, exceed $3,122.60 per annum.
“(4) Where—
(a) on or after 1 November 1986, a pension payable to a widow under this Part ceases to be payable (otherwise than through the suspension of the pension); and
(b) immediately before the cessation, the widow was receiving a pension under Part II or IV of the
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 or a pension under theSeamen’s War Pensions and Allowances Act 1940 ,
a pension under this Part is not, while the widow continues to be eligible to receive the pension referred to in paragraph (b), payable to the widow.
“(5) A reference in this section to
a widow receiving a pension under Part II or IV of the
“(6) A reference in this section to
a widow receiving a pension under the
(a) by omitting from paragraph (1) (a) “is equal to or”;
(b) by omitting from paragraph (1) (b) “, 34 (2) (b)”;
(c) by omitting from paragraph (2) (c) “$3,120” and substituting “$3,536”; and
(d) by omitting from paragraph (2) (d) “$2,548” and substituting “$2,912”;
(a) by inserting in paragraph (1) (b) “of this Act, not being a person to whom section 6ad of this Act or section 53 of the
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 applies” after “63 (2) (b)”;(b) by inserting “, and includes, in the case of a person to whom section 6adof this Act applies, any amount per annum that is taken into account under sub-section (3) of that section in relation to the person” after “Act” in paragraph (a) of the definition of “income” in sub-section (6); and
(c) by inserting “, and includes, in the case of a person to whom section 53 of that Act applies, any amount per annum that is taken into account under sub-section (3) of that section in relation to the person” after “
1986 ”in paragraph (b) of that definition.
(a) by omitting from paragraph (4) (a) “$80,000” and substituting “$86,500”;
(b) by omitting from paragraph (4) (b) “$130,000” and substituting “the amount referred to in paragraph (a) increased by twice the difference between the amount referred to in paragraph (d) and the amount referred to in paragraph (c)”;
(c) by omitting from paragraph (4) (c) “$57,500” and substituting “$62,250”; and
(d) by omitting from paragraph (4) (d) “$82,500” and substituting “$89,250”.
“‘prescribed educational scheme’ means—
(a) the AUSTUDY scheme;
(b) the Assistance for Isolated Children Scheme;
(c) the Aboriginal Secondary Assistance Scheme;
(d) the Aboriginal Study Assistance Scheme;
(e) the Veterans’ Children Education Scheme; or
(f) the Post-Graduate Awards Scheme;”.
“95a. Where the Secretary is satisfied that payments under a prescribed educational scheme are being or will be made to or in respect of a student child, other than a child by reference to whom the rate of those payments is increased, the Secretary shall determine in writing that family allowance in respect of that child ceases to be payable as from the first day of a family allowance period specified in the determination (whether before or after the making of the determination), not being a day before—
(a) in the case of the Veterans’ Children Education Scheme, the AUSTUDY scheme, the Assistance for Isolated Children Scheme, the Aboriginal Study Assistance Scheme or the Post-Graduate Awards Scheme—1 January 1987; or
(b) in any other case—1 January 1988,
and, where such a determination is made, family allowance ceases to be payable in respect of that child as from that day.”.
“(4) For the purposes of sub-section (1), where a person to whom this section applies has a dependent child who—
(a) resides in Australia and is absent from Australia; or
(b) is an absent resident,
the dependent child shall, subject to sub-section (6), be deemed to be a person to whom this section applies.”.
(a) by omitting sub-section (1) and substituting the following sub-section:
“(1) A family allowance shall not be granted or paid to a person in respect of a child or to an institution in respect of a child unless—
(a) in the case of a grant or payment to a person in respect of a child—both the person and the child are persons to whom this section applies; or
(b) in the case of a grant or payment to an institution in respect of a child—the child is a person to whom this section applies.”;
(b) by omitting paragraph (3) (a) and substituting the following paragraph:
“(a) who is—
(i) an absent resident; or
(ii) a resident of Australia who is absent from Australia,
was, immediately before leaving Australia, a person referred to in sub-section (2); or”; and
(c) by omitting from sub-section (6) all the words before “the dependent child” (second occurring) and substituting “Where a person has a dependent child who is outside Australia,”.
(a) by adding “or” at the end of paragraph (2) (b); and
(b) by omitting paragraphs (2) (d) and (e).
(a) by adding “or” at the end of paragraph (2) (aa);
(b) by omitting “or” from the end of paragraph (2) (b); and
(c) by omitting paragraph (2) (c).
“99. (1) In this section, ‘taxable
income’ and ‘year of income’ have the same respective meanings as in the
“(2) Subject to sub-sections (3) and (4), a family allowance shall not, on or after 15 December 1986, be paid in respect of a child who is over the age of 16 years if—
(a) the person who would, but for this sub-section, be receiving family allowance in respect of the child had a taxable income exceeding $39,000 for the last year of income of the person; or
(b) if that person is a married person—the sum of that person’s taxable income for the last year of income of the person and the taxable income of that person’s spouse for the last year of income of the spouse exceeds $39,000.
“(3) Subject to section 95a, sub-section (2) does not apply in respect of a child if the circumstances referred to in a paragraph of sub-section 98 (2) are applicable in relation to the child.
“(4) Sub-section (2) does not apply in respect of a child if the taxable income of the person who would, but for sub-section (2), be receiving family allowance in respect of the child for the year of income of the person succeeding the last year of income of the person or, if the person is a married person, the sum of that taxable income and the taxable income of the person’s spouse for the year of income of the spouse succeeding the last year of income of the spouse was, or, in the opinion of the Secretary, will be—
(a) not more than $39,000; and
(b) at least 25% less than—
(i) the taxable income of the person for the last year of income of the person; or
(ii) in the case of a married person—the sum of the taxable income of the person for the last year of income of the person and the taxable income of the person’s spouse for the last year of income of the person’s spouse.
“(5) Nothing in sub-section (2) affects the grant, or the payment, on or after 15 December 1986, of a family allowance in respect of any family allowance period ending before that day.
“(6) A reference in this section to the last year of income of a person, in relation to a particular time, is a reference to the year of income of the person that ended on 30 June in the preceding calendar year.”.
“(6) Where a family allowance ceases to be payable to a person under section 98 or 99 in respect of a child, the family allowance ceases to be payable from the end of the family allowance period during which that section became applicable in respect of the child.”.
(a) by omitting “and” from the end of paragraph (1) (b);
(b) by adding at the end of sub-section (1) the following word and paragraph:
“; and (d) the person was, throughout the relevant period, registered as being unemployed by the Commonwealth Employment Service.”;
(c) by inserting after sub-section (1) the following sub-section:
“(1a) Where—
(a) a person is not qualified to receive an unemployment benefit in respect of a period by reason only that the person was not, throughout that period, registered as being unemployed by the Commonwealth Employment Service; and
(b) the Secretary is satisfied that, having regard to circumstances beyond the person’s control relating to the person’s failure to be so registered, that failure should be disregarded in respect of that period or a part of that period,
the Secretary may determine in writing that paragraph (1) (d) does not apply to the person in respect of that period or that part of that period and, where such a determination is made, the person is qualified to receive an unemployment benefit in respect of that period or that part of that period.”; and
(d) by omitting sub-section (6) and substituting the following sub-section:
“(6) Subject to this Part, where, on or after 1 November 1986, the Secretary is satisfied that a person who is included in a class of persons specified by the Minister by notice in writing published in the
Gazette may reasonably be expected to fulfil, or has fulfilled, the requirements of the preceding provisions of this section in respect of a period, the person is qualified to receive an unemployment benefit in respect of that period.”.
“(1c)
Where, on or after 1 November 1986, the Secretary is satisfied that a person
who is included in a class of persons specified by the Minister by notice in
writing published in the
(a) by omitting from paragraph (1) (b) “$91.45” and substituting “$95.40”;
(b) by omitting from paragraph (1) (c) “$97.90” and substituting “$102.10”;
(c) by omitting from paragraph (1) (d) “$81.65” and substituting “$85.15”; and
(d) by inserting in sub-section (4e) “to” after “referred”.
(a) by omitting from paragraphs (5) (c) and (6) (c) “$16” and substituting “$17”; and
(b) by omitting paragraph (6a) (b) and substituting the following paragraph:
“(b) sub-section 107 (4) or section 120 applies to the person’s spouse in respect of that period,”.
(a) by omitting from paragraph (1) (aa) “$91.20” and substituting “$95”;
(b) by omitting from sub-section (5) all the words after “subject to sub-section (6),” and substituting “be increased by $17 per week in respect of each such child who is not a prescribed student child of the person.”; and
(c) by omitting from paragraph (6) (c) “or, if the child is a prescribed student child of the person, $14 per week”.
(a) by omitting “1 May 1985” from the definition of “relevant period” in sub-section (1) and substituting “13 December 1986”;
(b) by omitting from sub-paragraph (5) (a) (i) “1 May” and substituting “13 June”; and
(c) by omitting from sub-paragraph (5) (a) (ii) “1 November” and substituting “13 December”.
(a) by inserting after the definition of “index number” in sub-section (1) the following definition:
“‘junior or intermediate rate’ means—
(a) in relation to the year commencing on 1 January 1988—the rate referred to in paragraph 112 (1) (a); or
(b) in relation to any subsequent year—the rate referred to in paragraph 112 (1) (a) or (aa);”;
(b) by adding at the end of sub-section (1) the following definition:
“‘year to which this section applies’ means the year commencing on 1 January 1988, and each subsequent year.”;
(c) by omitting sub-section (5) and substituting the following sub-sections:
“(4a) Where the factor ascertained under sub-section (5) in relation to a year to which this section applies is greater than one, this Act has effect as if for each junior or intermediate rate there were substituted, on the first day of that year—
(a) subject to paragraph (b), the rate calculated by multiplying by that factor—
(i) in a case to which sub-paragraph (ii) does not apply—the junior or intermediate rate; or
(ii) if, by virtue of another application or other applications of this section, this Act has effect as if another rate or other rates were substituted for the junior or intermediate rate—the substituted rate or the last substituted rate, as the case may be; or
(b) in a case where the rate so calculated is not a multiple of 5 cents per week—a rate equal to—
(i) if the rate so calculated exceeds the next lower rate that is such a multiple by 2.5 cents per week or more—the next highest rate that is such a multiple; or
(ii) if the rate so calculated exceeds the next lower rate that is such a multiple by less than 2.5 cents per week—that next lower rate.
“(5) The factor to be ascertained for the purposes of sub-sections (4) and (4a) is—
(a) in the case of the ascertainment of a factor for the purposes of sub-section (4) in relation to a relevant period—the number, calculated to 3 decimal places, ascertained by dividing—
(i) if the relevant period commences on 13 June—the index number for the last preceding December quarter; or
(ii) if the relevant period commences on 13 December—the index number for the last preceding June quarter,
by the highest index number in respect of a December or June quarter that preceded that quarter, not being a
December or June quarter that occurred before the June quarter in the year 1979;
(b) in the case of the ascertainment of a factor for the purposes of sub-section (4a) in relation to a year to which this section applies—the number, calculated to 3 decimal places, ascertained by dividing the index number for the last preceding June quarter by the highest index number in respect of a June quarter that preceded that quarter, not being a June quarter before the year 1986; or
(c) if the number ascertained under paragraph (a) or (b) would, if it were calculated to 4 decimal places, end in a number greater than 4—the number so ascertained increased by 0.0001.”; and
(d) by omitting from sub-section (6) “relevant period” and substituting “period”.
(a) by omitting “$10” (wherever occurring) from the definition of “prescribed period” in sub-section (1) and substituting “$15”; and
(b) by omitting from paragraph (3a) (a) “$10” and substituting “$15”.
(a) by omitting “$10” from paragraph (b) of the definition of “prescribed period” in sub-section (1) and substituting “$15”;
(b) by omitting from sub-paragraph (4) (a) (i) “$10” and substituting “$15”; and
(c) by omitting from sub-paragraph (4) (b) (i) “$10” and substituting “$15”.
(a) by inserting in sub-section (2b) “or, in a case where periodical payments by way of compensation were made in respect of the incapacity, the day after the day on which the last of those payments was made” after “incapacity commenced”;
(b) by omitting from sub-section (3) “received, on or before 30 June 1986, by a person” and substituting “that a person became entitled to receive on or before 30 June 1986, being a person”;
(c) by omitting from sub-section (3a) “received after 30 June 1986, by a person” and substituting “that a person became entitled to receive after 30 June 1986, being a person”; and
(d) by inserting in sub-section (3a) “or, if a notice under sub-section 115c (2) or 115d (2) has been served on a person in relation to that incapacity, prior to service of that notice” after “prior to receiving the payment”.
“120. (1) Subject to sub-section (2), where—
(a) a person’s unemployment is due, either directly or indirectly, to a voluntary act of the person which was without sufficient reason;
(b) a person’s unemployment is due to the person’s misconduct as a worker;
(c) a person has refused or failed, without sufficient reason, to accept a suitable offer of employment;
(d) a person is not taking reasonable steps to obtain employment;
(e) an unemployed person (not being a person to whom a determination under sub-section 107 (1a) applies) ceases to be registered as being unemployed by the Commonwealth Employment Service; or
(f) the income of a seasonal or an intermittent worker is sufficient for the maintenance of the worker and the persons who are ordinarily maintained by the worker, notwithstanding that the worker is temporarily unemployed,
an employment benefit is not payable to the person in respect of such period as is determined by the Secretary in writing (which may be a period commencing before the day on which the determination is made).
“(2) In a case to which paragraph (1) (a), (b), (c) or (d) applies, the period in respect of which an unemployment benefit is not payable shall be not less than 2 weeks and not more than 12 weeks.”.
(a) by omitting from paragraph (1) (a) “of this Act”; and
(b) by omitting sub-section (2) and substituting the following sub-section:
“(2) A special benefit is not payable to a person in respect of a period if—
(a) the person is not qualified to receive an unemployment benefit in respect of that period by reason of paragraph 107 (1) (d) or sub-section 107 (4); or
(b) an unemployment benefit is not payable to the person in respect of that period by reason of section 120.”.
(a) by omitting sub-section (1) and substituting the following sub-sections:
“(1) A benefit is not payable to a person (not being a person who is under the age of 16 years and to whom sub-section 112 (4e) would, if the person were a beneficiary, apply) in respect of any period during which—
(a) a payment in respect of the person has been or may be made under a prescribed educational scheme; or
(b) the person is engaged in a course of education on a full-time basis.
“(1a) For the purposes of paragraph (1) (b), a person who is enrolled in a course of education shall be taken to be engaged in that course from the day on which the person commences that course until the person completes or abandons that course, including during periods of vacation but not including during periods of deferment.”; and
(b) by omitting paragraphs (2) (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) and substituting the following paragraphs:
“(a) the AUSTUDY scheme;
(b) the Aboriginal Study Assistance Scheme to the extent that that scheme applies to full-time students;
(c) the Aboriginal Secondary Assistance Scheme;
(d) the Post-Graduate Awards Scheme;
(e) the Veterans’ Children Education Scheme;
(f) the Assistance for Isolated Children Scheme;
(g) the scheme to provide an allowance known as the Adult Migrant Education Program Living Allowance;
(h) the scheme to provide an allowance known as the Maintenance Allowance for Refugees.”.
“133a. (1) In this section, ‘widow’ has the same meaning as in section 49.
“(2) Where, immediately before 1 November 1986, a widow was receiving—
(a) a pension under Part II or IV of the
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 at a rate determined under or by reference to sub-section 30 (2) of that Act or a pension under theSeamen’s War Pensions and Allowances Act 1940 at a rate determined under sub-section 18 (2) of that Act; and(b) a benefit under this Part,
the rate of the benefit under this Part shall not, on or after 1 November 1986 and while the widow continues to receive the pension referred to in paragraph (a)—
(c) in a case where the widow was receiving a benefit under this Part immediately before 1 November 1986 at a rate less than $60.05 per week—be increased under, or by virtue of the operation of, this Act to a rate greater than $60.05 per week; or
(d) in any other case—be increased under, or by virtue of the operation of, this Act to a rate greater than the rate at which it was payable immediately before 1 November 1986.
“(3) A widow (other than a widow to whom sub-section (2) applies) who is, on or after 1 November 1986, receiving a pension of the kind referred to in paragraph (2) (a) is not, after that day, qualified to receive a benefit under this Part.
“(4) Where a widow who, on or after 1 November 1986, is receiving a benefit under this Part commences to receive a pension of the kind referred to in paragraph (2) (a), the widow ceases to be qualified to receive that benefit.”.
“135sa. (1) In this Part—
‘pension’ means an invalid pension (including any allowance under section 26 or 30a), a benefit under Part VII, a sheltered employment allowance under Part VIIa (including any allowance under section 133ja) or a rehabilitation allowance under Part VIII, being a pension or allowance that commenced to be paid on or after 1 May 1987;
‘spouse’s pension’ means—
(a) a pension; or
(b) a wife’s pension or a carer’s pension that commenced to be paid on or after 1 May 1987.
“(2) In this Part—
(a) a reference to a payment by way of compensation is a reference to—
(i) a payment by way of damages;
(ii) a payment under a scheme of insurance or compensation provided for by a law of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory, including a payment under a contract entered into pursuant to such a scheme;
(iii) a payment, whether with or without admission of liability, in settlement of a claim under such a scheme or of a claim for damages; or
(iv) any other payment in the nature of compensation or damages, other than a payment for which the recipient has made contributions,
whether made within or outside Australia, being a payment that is, in whole or in part, in respect of an incapacity for work;
(b) a reference to the receipt by a person of a payment includes a reference to the receipt of the payment by another person on behalf of or at the direction of the first-mentioned person;
(c) a reference to the compensation part of a lump sum payment by way of compensation is a reference to so much of the lump sum payment as is, in the opinion of the Secretary, in respect of an incapacity for work;
(d) a reference to the periodic payments period, in relation to a series of periodical payments by way of compensation, is a reference to—
(i) in a case where those payments have ceased—the period in respect of which those payments were made; or
(ii) in any other case—the period in respect of which those payments will, in the opinion of the Secretary, be made; and
(e) a reference to the lump sum payment period, in relation to a lump sum payment by way of compensation, is a reference to the number of weeks, beginning on the first day of the period in respect of which the payment was or is to be made, ascertained by dividing the compensation part of the lump sum payment by the estimate last published by the Australian Statistician before the lump sum became payable of the average total weekly earnings of all male employees in Australia for a particular month.
“(3) The reference in paragraph (2) (e) to the first day of the period in respect of which a lump sum payment was or is to be made is a reference to—
(a) in a case to which paragraph (b) does not apply—the day on which the relevant incapacity for work commenced; or
(b) in a case where periodical payments by way of compensation were made in respect of the incapacity—the day after the day on which the last of those payments was made.
“135sb. (1)Where a person who is or has been in receipt of a pension during a period receives or becomes entitled to receive a payment by way of compensation in respect of any part of that period, the person shall, within 7 days after receiving or becoming entitled to receive that payment, notify the Department in writing accordingly.
Penalty: $500.
“(2) Where—
(a) a person has notified the Department under sub-section (1) that the person has received or become entitled to receive a payment by way of compensation; or
(b) the Secretary has otherwise become aware that a person has received or become entitled to receive such a payment,
the Secretary may, by notice in writing given to the person, require the person to give to the Department in writing such further information with respect to the payment as is specified in the notice.
“(3) The Secretary shall specify in a notice under sub-section (2) the period within which the requirement in the notice is to be complied with (not being a period of less than 14 days).
“135sc. (1) Where a person who is receiving a pension receives—
(a) a payment forming part of a series of periodical payments by way of compensation; or
(b) a lump sum payment by way of compensation,
then—
(c) in a case to which paragraph (a) applies—
(i) if the person is an unmarried person or a married person whose spouse is not receiving a spouse’s pension—the amount per week of the pension payable to the person shall, during the period during which the periodical payments are made, be reduced by the amount per week of the periodical payments; or
(ii) in any other case—the amount per week of the pension payable to the person and the amount per week of the spouse’s pension payable to the person’s spouse shall, during that period be reduced by one-half of the amount per week of the periodical payments; or
(d) in a case to which paragraph (b) applies—a pension is not payable to the person and, if the person is a married person, a spouse’s pension is not payable to the person’s spouse at any time during the lump sum payment period.
“(2) Where—
(a) a person has received a lump sum payment by way of compensation;
(b) the person received payments of pension during the lump sum payment period; and
(c) sub-section (1) did not apply to the lump sum payment,
the Secretary may, by notice in writing given to the person, determine that the person is liable to pay to the Commonwealth an amount specified in the notice, being an amount equal to the amount of pension paid to the person during the lump sum payment period or, if the person is a married person, the sum of that amount and the amount (if any) of spouse’s pension paid to the person’s spouse during the lump sum payment period, or the compensation part of the lump sum payment, whichever is the lesser.
“(3) Where—
(a) a person has received a series of periodical payments by way of compensation;
(b) the person received payments of pension during the period during which payments in the series of periodical payments were made; and
(c) sub-section (1) did not apply to the payments referred to in paragraph (a),
the Secretary may, by notice in writing given to the person, determine that the person is liable to pay to the Commonwealth an amount specified in the notice, being an amount equal to—
(d) if the person is an unmarried person or a married person whose spouse did not receive a spouse’s pension during that period—the amount of pension paid to the person during that period or the sum of the amounts of the periodical payments, whichever is the lesser; or
(e) in any other case—the sum of the amount of pension paid to the person during that period and the amount of spouse’s pension paid to the person’s spouse during that period, or the sum of the amounts of the periodical payments, whichever is the lesser.
“(4) Where the weekly rate of a
pension or a spouse’s pension payable to a person is reduced under sub-section
(1) having regard to a payment by way of compensation, that payment shall not,
for the purposes of this Act (other than section 83ca
“46a. Where—
(a) before the commencement date, an amount of pension, allowance or other benefit under a repealed Act, or under the regulations in force under a repealed Act—
(i) had accrued and was unpaid on the death of the person to whom that pension, allowance or other benefit was payable; or
(ii) would have been payable to a deceased claimant in respect of a period before his or her death if the claimant had not died; and
(b) the Commission had not paid that amount to the legal personal representative of the deceased person or to any other person before the commencing date,
section 123 of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act extends to and in relation to that amount as if it were an amount of pension, allowance or other pecuniary benefit payable under the Veterans’ Entitlements Act.”.
(a) by omitting from sub-section (7) “$41.00” and substituting “$44.40”; and
(b) by omitting from sub-section (8) “$82.00” and substituting “$88.80”.
(a) by omitting “1 May 1985” from the definition of “relevant period” in sub-section (1) and substituting “13 December 1986”;
(b) by omitting from sub-paragraph (5) (a) (i) “1 May” and substituting “13 June”; and
(c) by omitting from sub-paragraph (5) (a) (ii) “1 November” and substituting “13 December”.
“58b. (1) In this section—
‘contributor’ has the same meaning as it has in the
National Health Act 1953 ;‘medical treatment’ has the same meaning as it has in section 59;
‘registered organisation’ has the same meaning as it has in the
National Health Act 1953. “(2) Where—
(a) a person is provided with medical treatment under the regulations;
(b) the person is a contributor to a fund conducted by a registered organisation; and
(c) the person will, in the opinion of the Commission, if the person pays or becomes liable to pay to the Commonwealth an amount in respect of the medical treatment, be entitled to receive an amount by way of benefit as such a contributor in respect of the medical treatment,
the Commission may, by notice in writing given to the person, request the person to pay to the Commonwealth in respect of the medical treatment an amount specified in the notice, being an amount ascertained in accordance with a scale of charges determined by the Commission by instrument in writing, and where the Commission gives such a notice to the person, the person is liable to pay to the Commonwealth the amount specified in the notice.
“(3) Where—
(a) a person is liable to pay an amount to the Commonwealth under sub-section (2) in respect of medical treatment; and
(b) a registered organisation becomes liable to pay an amount by way of benefit to that person as a contributor in respect of that treatment,
the registered organisation is liable to pay the amount referred to in paragraph (b) to the Commonwealth, and payment of that amount to the Commonwealth operates as a discharge of that person’s liability under sub-section (2) in respect of the treatment and as a discharge of the liability of the registered organisation to pay that amount to that person.
“(4) The Commonwealth may recover in a court of competent jurisdiction an amount that a registered organisation is liable to pay to the Commonwealth under sub-section (3).”.
(a) by omitting from column 1 “183.80”; and substituting “204.20”; and
(b) by omitting from column 3 “129.20” and substituting “143.50”.
(a) by omitting from column 2 “53.80” (wherever occurring) and substituting “57.40”; and
(b) by omitting from column 2 “107.60” (wherever occurring) and substituting “114.80”.
(a) by omitting from column 2 “57.40” and substituting “62.20”; and
(b) by omitting from column 2 “114.80” and substituting “124.40”.
(a) by omitting from paragraph (2) (a) “or of the Police Force of the Northern Territory”;
(b) by inserting in sub-paragraph (2) (c) (ii) “(other than the Northern Territory)” after “Territory”; and
(c) by omitting from sub-section (2) “, member of the Police Force of the Northern Territory”.
(a) an injury sustained or a disease contracted on or after 1 July 1978 and before the commencement of this section;
(b) an aggravation, acceleration or recurrence of a disease suffered on or after 1 July 1978 and before that commencement; and
(c) loss or damage of a kind referred to in section 28 of the Principal Act suffered on or after 1 July 1978 and before that commencement.
(a) the repeal of Part XV of the
Social Security and Repatriation Legislation Amendment Act 1985 by theVeterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 ; or(b) the repeal by this Act of—
(i) Part VII of the
Repatriation Legislation Amendment Act 1984 ; or(ii) Part VII of the
Repatriation Legislation Amendment Act 1985 ,
those
Parts continue to apply on and after their repeal to and in relation to
pensions and other matters under the
(a) the repeal of Part VII of the
Repatriation Legislation Amendment Act 1984 by this Act; and(b) the repeal of Part XV of the
Social Security and Repatriation Legislation Amendment Act 1985 by the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 ,
a
person who would, on or after 22 May 1986, have had a right, under Part VII of
the
(a) the day that occurs 3 months after the day on which a copy of that decision was served on the applicant; or
(b) the day that occurs 3 months after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent,
whichever is the later date, but not otherwise.
1. No. 26, 1947, as amended. For previous amendments, see Nos. 38 and 69, 1948; No. 16, 1949; Nos. 6 and 26, 1950; No. 22, 1951; Nos. 41 and 107, 1952; No. 51, 1953; No. 30, 1954; Nos. 15 and 38, 1955; Nos. 67 and 98, 1956; No. 46, 1957; No. 44, 1958; No. 57, 1959; No. 45, 1961; Nos. 1 and 95, 1962; No. 46, 1963; Nos. 3 and 63, 1964; Nos. 57 and 152, 1965; No. 41, 1966; Nos. 10 and 61, 1967; No. 65, 1968; No. 94, 1969; Nos. 2 and 59, 1970; Nos. 16 and 67, 1971; Nos. 1, 14, 53 and 79, 1972; Nos. 1, 26, 48, 103 and 216, 1973; Nos. 2, 23 and 91, 1974; Nos. 34, 56, 101 and 110, 1975; Nos. 26, 62 and 111, 1976; No. 159, 1977; No. 128, 1978; No. 121, 1979 (as amended by Nos. 37 and 98, 1982); No. 130, 1980; Nos. 61 and 170, 1981; No. 159, 1981 (as amended by No. 98, 1982); Nos. 37, 38 and 148, 1982; Nos. 4 and 36, 1983; No. 69, 1983 (as amended by No. 78, 1984); Nos. 46, 78, 93, 120, 134 and 165, 1984; Nos. 24, 52, 95, 127 and 169, 1985; and Nos. 5, 28 and 33, 1986.
2. No. 169, 1985.
3. No. 27, 1986.
4. No. 28, 1986, as amended. For previous amendments, see No. 29, 1986.
5. No. 60, 1940, as amended. For previous amendments, see No. 77, 1946; No. 80, 1950; Nos. 17 and 75, 1952; No. 70, 1953; No. 32, 1954; No. 40, 1955; No. 45, 1957; No. 48, 1958; No. 59, 1959; No. 46, 1960; No. 47, 1961; Nos. 64 and 113, 1964; No. 65, 1965; No. 43, 1966; No. 102, 1967; No. 67, 1968; No. 96, 1969; No. 61, 1970; Nos. 18 and 69, 1971; Nos. 16 and 83, 1972; Nos. 6 and 106, 1973; Nos. 4, 25 and 90, 1974; Nos. 35 and 111, 1975; Nos. 27, 91 and 112, 1976; No. 56, 1977; No. 129, 1978; Nos. 18 and 124, 1979; No. 129, 1980; No. 160, 1981; Nos. 80 and 100, 1982; No. 70, 1983; No. 97, 1984; Nos. 95 and 127, 1985; and Nos. 28 and 29, 1986.
6. No. 48, 1971, as amended. For previous amendments, see No. 136, 1971; No. 122, 1972; Nos. 105 and 216, 1973; No. 92, 1974; Nos. 157 and 166, 1976; No. 68, 1978; Nos. 111 and 155, 1979; No. 74, 1981; No. 98, 1982; No. 78, 1984; No. 95, 1985; and Nos. 28 and 33, 1986.
7. No. 13, 1911, as amended. For previous amendments, see No. 56, 1938; No. 18, 1947; No. 7, 1949; No. 10, 1953; No. 16, 1954; No. 99, 1959; No. 67, 1960; No. 102, 1964; No. 97, 1967; No. 124, 1968; No. 49, 1970; No. 52, 1971; No. 124, 1972; No. 216, 1973; No. 93, 1974; Nos. 91 and 168, 1976; Nos. 19, 102 and 112, 1979; No. 80, 1982; and No. 78, 1984.
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