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Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements Legislation Amendment (Disposal of Assets—Integrity of Means Testing) Act 2002
No. 54, 2002
An Act to amend the Social Security Act 1991 and the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 in relation to the effect on social security and veterans' benefits of the disposal of assets, and for related purposes
Contents 1 Short title................................... 2 Commencement............................... 3 Schedule(s)..................................
Schedule 1—Social Security Act 1991
Schedule 2—Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986
Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements Legislation Amendment (Disposal of Assets—Integrity of Means Testing) Act 2002
No. 54, 2002
An Act to amend the Social Security Act 1991 and the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 in relation to the effect on social security and veterans' benefits of the disposal of assets, and for related purposes
[Assented to 29 June 2002]
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements Legislation Amendment (Disposal of Assets—Integrity of Means Testing) Act 2002.
2 Commencement
This Act commences, or is taken to have commenced, on 1 July 2002.
3 Schedule(s)
Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.
Schedule 1—Social Security Act 1991
1 After subsection 23(1) Insert:
(1A) Where: (a) a provision of this Act refers to: (i) the greater or greatest, or the higher or highest; or (ii) the lesser or least, or the lower or lowest; of 2 or more amounts; and (b) the amounts are equal; the provision is taken to refer to one only of the amounts.
(1B) Where: (a) a provision of this Act refers to the greatest or highest of 3 or more amounts; and (b) 2 or more (but not all) of the amounts are equal and exceed the other amount or other amounts; the provision is taken to refer to one only of those equal amounts.
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