31Deprivation of income or property

31 Deprivation of income or property

(1) Where, immediately before the commencing date, an amount is deemed to be income of a person in respect of a deprivation of income, that amount shall, subject to subsection (2), continue to be deemed to be income of the person for the purposes of the application of Part III of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act to and in relation to that person. (2) Where, immediately before the commencing date, section 6 of the Social Security Act 1947, in its application for the purposes of the Repatriation Act, applied to and in relation to an amount that was deemed to be income of a person in respect of a deprivation of income that took place on or after 1 June 1984, Division 10 of Part III of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act applies to and in relation to that deprivation. (3) Where, immediately before the commencing date, an amount was required to be included in the value of the property of a person in relation to a disposal of property by the person or the person’s spouse that took place on or after 1 June 1984, that amount shall, subject to Subdivision B of Division 14 of Part III of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act, continue to be included in the value of the property of the person.