Repatriation Institutions (Transfer) Act 1992
3Interpretation
Start here
Get a plain-English read of 3
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Repatriation Institutions (Transfer) Act 1992.
3 Interpretation
(1) In this Act:
appropriate State institution, in relation to a State, means:
(a) a repatriation institution in the State that has become an institution operated by the State or an authority of the State; or
(b) any other institution in the State declared under subsection (2) to be an appropriate State institution.
commencement means the commencement of this Act.
Commission has the same meaning as in the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.
repatriation institution means a hospital or other institution that was operated by the Commission under paragraph 89(1)(a) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 immediately before the commencement.
staff transfer day, in relation to a repatriation institution that becomes an institution operated by a State or an authority of a State, means the day on which the State or authority starts to operate the institution.
the Service means the APS within the meaning of the Public Service Act 1999.
(2) The Secretary of the Department may, in writing, declare an institution operated by a State or an authority of a State to be an appropriate State institution for the purposes of this Act.