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Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Act 2014
No. 5, 2014
An Act to amend the law relating to veterans' affairs and military rehabilitation and compensation, and for other purposes
Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Amendments Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests (Treatment) Act 2006 Defence Service Homes Act 1918 Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 Social Security Act 1991 Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 War Precautions Act Repeal Act 1920
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Act 2014 No. 5, 2014
An Act to amend the law relating to veterans' affairs and military rehabilitation and compensation, and for other purposes
[Assented to 28 February 2014]
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Act 2014.
2 Commencement This Act commences on the day this Act receives the Royal Assent.
3 Schedule(s) Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.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—Amendments
Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests (Treatment) Act 2006
1 Subsection 19(2) Omit "the person", substitute "the attendant".
2 After subsection 19(2) Insert: (2A) An approval under paragraph (1)(b) or an authorisation under paragraph (2)(b) may be given before or after the travel is completed.
3 Paragraph 20(1)(a) Omit "this section", substitute "section 19".
Defence Service Homes Act 1918
4 Subsection 4(1) (paragraph (gb) of the definition of Australian Soldier) Omit "or 14", substitute ", 14 or 15".
5 Application provision The amendment made by item 4 applies for the purposes of determining a person's status as an eligible person for the purposes of the Defence Service Homes Act 1918 on or after the commencement of that item.
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