24Certain persons deemed to be domiciled in Australia

24 Certain persons deemed to be domiciled in Australia

A person who, before the commencement of the Repatriation Act 1952, had satisfied the Commission that the person was resident in Australia or a Territory of the Commonwealth within the period of 12 months immediately preceding the person’s appointment, enlistment or enrolment in the naval, military or air forces, or a service auxiliary of any of those forces, of a part of the Dominions of the Crown other than the Commonwealth, shall, for the purposes of subsection 6(2) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act, be deemed to have been domiciled in Australia immediately before the person’s appointment, enlistment or enrolment in those forces.