Commonwealth Numbered Acts

REPATRIATION LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 1984 No. 97, 1984 - SECT 61

61. (1) Where a copy of a decision made by the Commission or a Repatriation
Board before the commencing day under a Principal Act (other than the Seamen's
War Pensions and Allowances Act) has been served on a claimant in accordance
with section 47A of the Repatriation Act before, on or after the commencing
day, that service shall, for the purposes of the Repatriation Act as amended
by this Act, be deemed to be service in accordance with section 47A of the
Repatriation Act as so amended.

(2) Where a copy of a decision (being a decision made before the commencing
day) of the Commission or a Repatriation Board relating to service pension,
together with a statement setting out its findings on material questions of
fact, referring to the evidence or other material on which those findings are
based and giving reasons for the decision has been served on the claimant or
other person affected by the decision before, on or after the commencing day,
that service shall, for the purposes of the application of the Repatriation 
Act as amended by this Act, be deemed to be service in accordance with section
90D of the Repatriation Act as so amended.

(3) Where a copy of a decision made before the commencing day by the Tribunal
has been served on the appropriate person in accordance with section  107VK of
the Repatriation Act before, on or after the commencing day, that service
shall, for the purposes of the Repatriation Act as amended by this Act, be
deemed to be service of a decision of the Veterans' Review Board in accordance
with section 107VJ of the Repatriation Act as so amended.

(4) Where a copy of a decision made by the Commission or a Pensions Committee
under the Seamen's War Pensions and Allowances Act has been served on the
claimant, or person authorized by the claimant, to whom the decision relates
in accordance with section 8A of that Act before, on or after the commencing
day, that service shall, for the purposes of the Seamen's War Pensions and
Allowances Act, as amended by this Act, be deemed to be service in accordance
with section 8A of that Act as so amended.