SOCIAL SERVICES (No. 2).
No. 98 of 1956.
An Act
to amend the Social Services Act 1947-1955, as amended by the Social
Services Act 1956, in consequence of the enactment of the Repatriation
(Far East Strategic Reserve) Act 1956.
[Assented to 15th November, 1956.]
BE it enacted by the Queen’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 Social
Services Act (No. 2) 1956.
(2.) The Social Services Act 1947–1955, as amended by the Social
Services Act 1956, is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.
(3.) Section one of the Social Services Act 1956 is amended by
omitting sub-section (3.).
(4.) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Social
Services Act 1947–1956.
Commencement.
2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on
which the Repatriation (Far East Strategic Reserve) Act 1956
comes into operation.
Definitions.
3. Section six of the Principal Act is amended by
omitting the definition of “member of the Forces” and inserting in its stead
the following definition:—
“‘member of the Forces’ means a person who—
(a) is a member of the Forces for the
purposes of any of the provisions of the Repatriation Act 1920–1956 ;
(b) is in receipt of a pension by virtue of
section fifty-four of that Act; or
(c) is a member of the Forces for the
purposes of the Repatriation (Far East Strategic Reserve) Act 1956;”.
Rate of pension.
4. Section twenty-eight of the Principal Act is amended by adding at
the end of sub-section (4.) the words “or under the Repatriation (Far
East Strategic Reserve) Act 1956”.
Restrictions as to dual
pensions.
5. Section
eighty-one of the Principal Act is amended—
(a) by omitting from paragraph
(a) the word “or”; and
(b) by adding at the end
thereof the following word and paragraph:—
“; or (c) under the Repatriation (Far
East Strategic Reserve) Act 1956 in respect of the death of her
husband, including a pension allowed under section eight or nine of that Act in
respect of a member of the Forces referred to in whichever of those sections is
applicable.”.
Interpretation.
6. Section one hundred and six of the Principal Act is
amended by inserting in paragraph (f) of the definition of “income” in
sub-section (1.), after the words “(other than a service pension)”, the words “,
a pension payable under the Repatriation (Far East Strategic Reserve)
Act 1956”.
Certificate by
Director-General as to amount of pension to be deducted under certain other
laws.
7. Section one hundred and forty-three a of the Principal Act is amended by
adding at the end of sub-section (3.) the words “or under the Repatriation
(Far East Strategic Reserve) Act 1956