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SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 1991 - SECT 1212

Meaning of terms used in this Part

                   In this Part:

"allegation authority" means:

                     (a)  the Greek Australian Workers' Welfare Association of NSW; or

                     (b)  the Commission of Enquiry established by Letters Patent of 9 February 1984 and 16 August 1984 to investigate matters known as the Greek conspiracy.

"Australian resident disability support pensioner" means a person who qualifies for disability support pension only because he or she is an Australian resident.

"claim" , in relation to a social security payment, includes a claim that is taken to have been made under a provision of the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 .

"eligible medical treatment" , in relation to a person, means medical treatment of a kind that is not available to the person in Australia.

"Reserve service" means attending a training camp as a member of any of the following:

                     (a)  the Naval Reserve; or

                     (b)  the Army Reserve; or

                     (c)  the Air Force Reserve.

"severely impaired disability support pensioner" means a person in respect of whom the Secretary has made a determination under subsection 1218AAA(1).

"terminally ill overseas disability support pensioner" means a person who qualifies for disability support pension because all the circumstances described in paragraphs 1218AA(1)(a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) exist in relation to the person.



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