Veterans' Entitlements (Rewrite) Transition Act 1991

PART 1—PRELIMINARY

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%; margin-right:auto; margin-left:auto; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:51.55pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Section</span></p></td><td style="width:412.45pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:51.55pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:13.9pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>1.</span></p></td><td style="width:412.45pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:5.5pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Short title</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:51.55pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:12.95pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>2.</span></p></td><td style="width:412.45pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:5.5pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Commencement</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td colspan="2" style="width:468pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:12pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>PART 2</span><span>—SAVINGS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td colspan="2" style="width:468pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-style:italic">Division 1</span><span>—</span><span style="font-style:italic">General</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:51.55pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:13.2pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>3.</span></p></td><td style="width:412.45pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:5.5pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Interpretation</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:51.55pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:12.7pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>4.</span></p></td><td style="width:412.45pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:5.3pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Correspondence of pensions</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:51.55pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:13.2pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>5.</span></p></td><td style="width:412.45pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:5.3pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Correspondence of provisions</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td colspan="2" style="width:468pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-style:italic">Division 2</span><span>—</span><span style="font-style:italic">Savings</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:51.55pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:12.95pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>6.</span></p></td><td style="width:412.45pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:5.5pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>General aim of Division</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:51.55pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:13.2pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>7.</span></p></td><td style="width:412.45pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:5.3pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Saving of pensions and qualifying service determinations</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:51.55pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:12.95pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>8.</span></p></td><td style="width:412.45pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:5.5pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Instruments in force on 30 June 1991</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:51.55pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:12.95pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>9.</span></p></td><td style="width:412.45pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:5.5pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Saving of claims for pensions and qualifying service determinations</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:51.55pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:10.1pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>10.</span></p></td><td style="width:412.45pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:5.75pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Unfinalised</span><span> internal reviews</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:51.55pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:10.1pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>11.</span></p></td><td style="width:412.45pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:5.3pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Application to participate in the pension loans scheme</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:51.55pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:10.1pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>12.</span></p></td><td style="width:412.45pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:5.3pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Application to take advantage of hardship rules</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:51.55pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:10.1pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>13.</span></p></td><td style="width:412.45pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:5.5pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Payment of service pension to agent</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:51.55pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:10.1pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>14.</span></p></td><td style="width:412.45pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:5.5pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Request to terminate service pension</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:51.55pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:10.1pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>15.</span></p></td><td style="width:412.45pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:5.3pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Cancellation or suspension where person fails to draw instalments</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:51.55pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:10.3pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>16.</span></p></td><td style="width:412.45pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:5.5pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Deduction of tax from service pension</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table> ```

TABLE OF PROVISIONS—continued

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%; margin-right:auto; margin-left:auto; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:44.35pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Section</span></p></td><td style="width:419.65pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td colspan="2" style="width:468pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-style:italic">Division 3</span><span style="font-style:italic">—Transitional (1990 Budget)</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:44.35pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-left:6.7pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>17.</span></p></td><td style="width:419.65pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-left:3.85pt; text-indent:0.25pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Fringe benefits test</span><span>—interest attributed to money not invested or invested at a low rate of interest (changes introduced on 1 March 1991)</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td colspan="2" style="width:468pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:12pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>PART 3</span><span>—INDEXATION AMENDMENTS OF THE VETERANS’ ENTITLEMENTS ACT 1986</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:44.35pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-left:6.7pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>18.</span></p></td><td style="width:419.65pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-left:4.1pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Indexation amendments</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td colspan="2" style="width:468pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:12pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>PART 4</span><span>—1990 BUDGET AMENDMENTS OF THE VETERANS’ ENTITLEMENTS ACT 1986</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:44.35pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-left:6.5pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>19.</span></p></td><td style="width:419.65pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-left:4.8pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>1990 Budget amendments</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td colspan="2" style="width:468pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-left:17.5pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:12pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>PART 5</span><span>—CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS OF THE VETERANS’ ENTITLEMENTS ACT 1986</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:44.35pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-left:5.5pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>20.</span></p></td><td style="width:419.65pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-left:3.6pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Consequential amendments of the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td colspan="2" style="width:468pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:12pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>PART 6</span><span>—CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS OF OTHER ACTS</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:44.35pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-left:5.5pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>21.</span></p></td><td style="width:419.65pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-left:3.35pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Consequential amendments of other Acts</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td colspan="2" style="width:468pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:12pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>PART 7</span><span>—MINOR AMENDMENTS OF THE VETERANS’ ENTITLEMENTS</span></p><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:12pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>ACT 1986</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:44.35pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-left:5.3pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>22.</span></p></td><td style="width:419.65pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-left:3.35pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Minor amendments of the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:44.35pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:419.65pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:12pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>SCHEDULE 1</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:44.35pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:419.65pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>INDEXATION AMENDMENTS OF THE VETERANS’ ENTITLEMENTS ACT 1986</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:44.35pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:419.65pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:12pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>SCHEDULE 2</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:44.35pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:419.65pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>1990 BUDGET AMENDMENTS OF THE VETERANS’ ENTITLEMENTS ACT 1986</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:44.35pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:419.65pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:12pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>SCHEDULE 3</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:44.35pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:419.65pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS OF THE VETERANS’ ENTITLEMENTS ACT 1986</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:44.35pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:419.65pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:12pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>SCHEDULE 4</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:44.35pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:419.65pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS OF OTHER ACTS</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:44.35pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:419.65pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:12pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>SCHEDULE 5</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:44.35pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:419.65pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>MINOR AMENDMENTS OF THE VETERANS’ ENTITLEMENTS ACT 1986</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table> ```

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Veterans’ Entitlements (Rewrite) Transition Act 1991

No. 73 of 1991

View image in the official sourceView image in the official sourceAn Act to make consequential amendments and savings and transitional provisions relating to the Veterans’ Entitlements Amendment Act 1991

[Assented to 25 June 1991]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

PART 1—PRELIMINARY

Short title

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Veterans’ Entitlements (Rewrite)

Transition Act 1991.

(2) In this Act, “Principal Act” means the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 19861.

Commencement

2. (1) Subject to subsection (2), this Act commences on 1 July 1991, immediately after the commencement of the Veterans’ Entitlements Amendment Act 1991.

(2) Section 19 commences immediately after the commencement of section 22.

Division 1—General

Interpretation

3. In this Part:

“former Part III” means Part III of the Principal Act as in force immediately before 1 July 1991;

“new Part III” means Part III of the Principal Act as in force on 1 July 1991.

Correspondence of pensions

4. For the purposes of this Part:

(a) a service pension granted to a person because of section 38 of the former Part III and an age service pension under the new Part III correspond to each other; and

(b) a service pension granted to a person because of section 39 of the former Part III and an invalidity service pension under the new Part III correspond to each other; and

(c) a wife’s service pension granted to a person because of section

40 of the former Part III and a wife service pension under the new Part III correspond to each other; and

(d) a carer’s service pension granted to a person because of section

41 of the former Part III and a carer service pension under the new Part III correspond to each other.

Correspondence of provisions

5. (1) If one provision of the former Part III and one provision of the new Part III have the same legal effect, the 2 provisions correspond to each other.

(a) one provision of the former Part III has a particular legal effect in relation to different types of service pension; and

(b) a provision of the new Part III has that legal effect in relation to only one of those types of service pension;

the provisions correspond to each other for the purposes of applying this Part (Savings and Transitional Provisions) to that payment type.

(3) In this section:

“legal effect” includes conferring the power to issue an instrument.

Division 2—Savings

General aim of Division

6. The main aim of this Division is to allow:

(a) the continued payment of pensions that were granted under the former Part III; and

(b) the continuation of processes (such as claims and applications) that were begun under the former Part III;

without the need for people to make new claims or begin those processes again.

Saving of pensions and qualifying service determinations

7. (1) If a determination granting a claim for a pension, or a decision that a person has rendered qualifying service, under the former Part III is in force immediately before I July 1991, the determination or decision has effect, from 1 July 1991, as if it were a determination under the new Part III granting a claim for the corresponding pension under the new Part III or granting a claim for a qualifying service determination under the new Part III.

Note: for the statutory authority for the determination and decision under the former Part III see subsections 46 (1) and 43 (6) and section 59 of that Act.

(2) If a determination directing the making of a payment of a pension under the former Part III is in force immediately before 1 July 1991, the determination has effect, from 1 July 1991, as if it were a determination under the new Part III directing the making of a payment of the corresponding pension under the new Part III.

Note: for the statutory authority for the determination under the former Part III see subsection 46 (2) and section 59 of that Act.

(3) If a determination of the rate of a pension under the former Part III is in force immediately before 1 July 1991, the determination has effect, from 1 July 1991, as if it were a determination under the new Part III of the rate of the corresponding pension under the new Part III.

Note: for the statutory authority for the determination under the former Part III see subsections 46 (2) and 58 (1) and (3) and section 59 of that Act.

Instruments in force on 30 June 1991

8. (1) If:

(a) an instrument made under a provision of the Principal Act is in force immediately before 1 July 1991; and

(b) the provision under which it was made is repealed on 1 July 1991; and

(c) a provision with the same legal effect is included in the Principal Act as in force on 1 July 1991;

the instrument has effect as if it were an instrument made under the provision referred to in paragraph (c).

(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the instrument may be:

(a) a determination or decision; or

(b) a direction; or

(c) an approval; or

(d) a notice; or

(e) a declaration; or

(f) an authorisation.

(3) If an instrument to which subsection (1) applies was, when made, to have effect only for a limited period, the instrument has effect under subsection (1) only for so much of the period as had not already expired before 1 July 1991.

Saving of claims for pensions and qualifying service determinations

9. (1) If:

(a) a person has lodged a claim for:

(i) a pension; or

(ii) a decision that the person has rendered qualifying service; under the former Part III; and

(b) the claim has not been determined before 1 July 1991; the claim has effect from 1 July 1991 as if it were a claim for:

(c) a corresponding pension; or

(d) a qualifying service determination; under the new Part III.

(a) subsection (1) applies to a claim; and

(b) a claim is granted under the new Part III;

the determination granting the claim may have a date of effect before 1 July 1991.

(a) subsection (1) applies to a claim; and

(b) the claim is granted under the new Part III; and

(c) the determination granting the claim has a date of effect before 1 July 1991;

the payment of instalments during the period that starts on the date of effect of the determination and ends on 30 June 1991 is to be made under the new Part III and the person making the claim has no rights under the former Part III arising from the claim.

Unfinalised internal reviews

10. (1) If:

(a) a person has made an application under subsection 59 (1) of the former Part III before 1 July 1991; and

(b) the application has not been determined before 1 July 1991; the application has effect, from 1 July 1991, as if it were an application under subsection 57a (1) of the new Part III.

(2) The date of effect of the decision made in response to the application may be before 1 July 1991.

(a) subsection (1) applies to an application; and

(b) the date of effect of the decision made in response to the application is before 1 July 1991;

the decision has effect, for the period that starts on the date of effect of the decision and ends on 30 June 1991, as if it were a decision under section 59 of the former Part III.

Application to participate in the pension loans scheme

11. (1) If:

(a) a person has made a request under subsection 51 (2) of the former Part III before 1 July 1991; and

(b) the request has not been determined before 1 July 1991;

the request has effect from 1 July 1991 as if it had been made under subsection 52zd (1) of the new Part III.

(a) subsection (1) applies to a request; and

(b) the request is granted under this Act;

the former Part III has effect, for the period that starts on the day on which the request was made and ends on 30 June 1991, as if the request had been granted under the former Part III.

Application to take advantage of hardship rules

12. (1) If:

(a) a person made a request under subsection 53 (1) of the former Part III before 1 July 1991; and

(b) the request was not determined before 1 July 1991;

the request has effect, from 1 July 1991 as if it had been made under subsection 52y (1) of the new Part III.

(2) A decision in response to the request will have a date of effect before 1 July 1991 (see subsection 52y (3) of the new Part III).

(a) subsection (1) applies to a request; and

(b) the request is granted under the new Part III; and

(c) the date of effect of the decision to grant the request is before 1 July 1991;

the former Part III has effect, for the period that starts on the date of effect of the decision and ends on 30 June 1991, as if the decision had been made under the former Part III.

Payment of service pension to agent

13. If a pensioner has made a request in relation to a service pension, wife’s service pension or carer’s service pension under subsection 122 (2) of the Principal Act before 1 July 1991, the request has effect, from 1 July 1991, as if it had been made under subsection 58d (1)of the new Part III.

Request to terminate service pension

14. If a pensioner has made a request in relation to a service pension or wife’s service pension under subsection 124 (1) of the Principal Act before 1 July 1991, the request has effect, from 1 July 1991, as if it had been made under subsection 56J (1) of the new Part III.

Cancellation or suspension where person fails to draw instalments

15. If the Commission has cancelled or suspended a service pension or wife’s service pension under subsection 124 (2) of the Principal Act before 1 July 1991, the cancellation or suspension has effect, from 1 July 1991, as if it had been made under section 56k of the new Part III.

Deduction of tax from service pension

16. If a pensioner has made a request under subsection 125 (2) of the Principal Act before 1 July 1991, the request has effect, from 1 July 1991, as if it had been made under section 58h of the new Part III.

Division 3—Transitional (1990 Budget)

Fringe benefits test—interest attributed to money not invested or invested at a low rate of interest (changes introduced on 1 March 1991)

17. If a person:

(a) was not a prescribed person within the meaning of section 82 of the Principal Act on 28 February 1991; and

(b) would have been a prescribed person on that day if the amendments made by subsection 54 (1) of the Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment Act 1991 (interest attributed to money not invested or invested at a low rate of interest) had been in force on that day;

then, for the purposes of the Principal Act and other laws of the Commonwealth, the person is taken to be eligible for fringe benefits under Division 15 of the Principal Act if:

(c) the person would not, at any time between 28 February and 1 July 1991, have become a prescribed person within the meaning of section 82 if the amendments referred to in paragraph (b) had not been made; and

(d) the person would not, at any time after 30 June 1991, cease to be eligible for fringe benefits under Division 15 of the Principal Act if that Act did not contain Division 8a of Part III.

PART 3—INDEXATION AMENDMENTS OF THE VETERANS’ ENTITLEMENTS ACT 1986

Indexation amendments

18. The Principal Act is amended as set out in Schedule 1.

1990 Budget amendments

19. The Principal Act is further amended as set out in Schedule 2.

PART 5—CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS OF THE VETERANS’ ENTITLEMENTS ACT 1986

Consequential amendments of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

20. The Principal Act is further amended as set out in Schedule 3.

PART 6—CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS OF OTHER ACTS

Consequential amendments of other Acts

21. The Acts specified in Schedule 4 are amended as set out in that Schedule.

PART 7—MINOR AMENDMENTS OF THE VETERANS’ ENTITLEMENTS ACT 1986

Minor amendments of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

22. The Principal Act is further amended as set out in Schedule 5.

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