3Definitions

#### 3 Definitions In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears: > civilian means a person who is not a veteran. > Commission means the Repatriation Commission referred to in the Veterans’ Entitlements Act. > compensation payment means a payment under this Act. > designated war period means the period beginning on 7 December 1941 and ending at the end of 29 October 1945. > eligible person means a person who is eligible for a compensation payment. > interned means: (a) confined in a camp, building, prison or other place (including a vehicle); or (b) restricted to residing within specified limits. > Japanese military forces means air forces, naval forces, land forces or other military forces of Japan (however described). > partner, in relation to a veteran or civilian, means: (a) a person who is legally married to the veteran or civilian; or (b) a person who is a partner (within the meaning of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act) of the veteran or civilian. > Regulations payment means a payment under the Veterans’ Entitlements (Compensation—Japanese Internment) Regulations 2001, including a payment made before the commencement of this Act. > Note: These regulations are made for the purposes of section 106 of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act. > Secretary means the Secretary of the Department. > social security law means: (a) the Social Security Act 1991; and (b) the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999; and (c) any other Act that is expressed to form part of the social security law. > Tribunal means the Administrative Review Tribunal. > veteran means a person covered by subsection 6A(1) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act. > Veterans’ Entitlements Act means the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.