Veterans' Entitlements (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1986

A woman is not entitled to receive, at the same time, a pension under this Part and under Part III.

Subsection 83AAA(1) (definition of supporting parent):

Omit from paragraph (a) “, a service pension under the Repatriation Act 1920”.

Subsection 83AF(1):

Omit “a service pension under the Repatriation Act 1920”, substitute “a service pension, a wife’s service pension or a carer’s service pension under Part III of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986”.

Paragraph 83B(3)(b):

Omit “the Repatriation Act 1920”, substitute “section 38 or 39 of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986”.

Paragraph 83CA(1)(b):

Omit “a service pension under the Repatriation Act 1920”, substitute “a service pension or a wife’s service pension under Part III of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986”.

Subsection 83CA(6) (definition of income):

Omit from paragraph (b) “Division 5 of Part III of the Repatriation Act 1920”, substitute “Part III of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986”.

Subsection 83D(1):

Omit “the Repatriation Act 1920”, substitute “Part VI of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986”.

Subsection 105B(2):

Omit “Table A in Schedule 3 to the Repatriation Act 1920”, substitute “Part II or IV of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986”.

Paragraph 106(1AA)(a):

Omit “the Repatriation Act 1920, the Repatriation (Far East Strategic Reserve) Act 1956 or the Repatriation (Special Overseas Service) Act 1962”, substitute “the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986”.

Subsection 107(1):

Omit “, a benefit under Part IVAAA or a service pension under the Repatriation Act 1920”, substitute “or a benefit under Part IVAAA”.

Subsection 108(1):

Omit “, an allowance under Part VIIA, or a service pension under the Repatriation Act 1920”, substitute “or an allowance under Part VIIA”.

Subparagraph 112A(3C)(b)(ii):

Omit the subparagraph, substitute the following subparagraph:

Paragraph 124(1)(a):

Omit “or a service pension under the Repatriation Act 1920”.

Section 133P:

Repeal the section.

Subsection 133RB(3):

Omit “under the scheme administered by the Commonwealth known as the gift car scheme”, substitute “under the Vehicle Assistance Scheme prepared in accordance with section 105 of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986”.

Section 135BB:

Repeal the section.

Subsection 135TBA(1) (definition of war pension):

Omit the definition, substitute the following definition:

war pension means a pension under Part II or IV of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986, an amount in respect of a pension and an allowance (not being attendant allowance) payable under the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.

Subparagraph 135TBA(10)(b)(i):

Omit “specified in Schedule 2 to the Repatriation Act 1920 as the rate for special pensions” (twice occurring), substitute “specified in subsection 24(4) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986”.

Subsection 135U(1) (definition of pension):

“(d) a service pension, a wife’s service pension or a carer’s service pension under Part III of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986; or”.

Subsection 135U(1) (definition of pensioner):

“(c) a service pension, a wife’s service pension or a carer’s service pension under Part III of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986;”.

Subsection 135U(1) (definition of prescribed pensioner)

Omit “a service pension under the Repatriation Act 1920”, substitute “a service pension, a wife’s service pension or a carer’s service pension under Part III of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986”.

Paragraph 140(2)(b):

Omit the paragraph, substitute the following paragraph:

War Gratuity Act 1945

Section 2 (definition of death due to war service):

Omit “war pension under the Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Act 1920–1945”, substitute “pension under Part II of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986”.

Section 28:

Omit “the Invalid and Old‑age Pensions Act 1908–1945, the Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Act 1920–1945 or the Widows’ Pensions Act 1942‑1944”, substitute “the Social Security Act 1947 or the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986”.