Commonwealth Numbered Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY AND REPATRIATION LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 1984 No. 78, 1984 - SECT 64

64. (1) An approval by the Director-General of a home as a benevolent home in
force immediately before the commencement of paragraph 5 (b) of this Act under
section 18 of the Principal Act shall, after the commencement of that
paragraph, be deemed to be an approval made by the Director-General for the
purposes of the definition of ''benevolent home'' in sub-section 6 (1) of the
Principal Act as amended by this Act.

(2) A declaration by the Director-General of premises as a mental hospital in
force immediately before the commencement of paragraph 5 (e) of this Act under
section 17A of the Principal Act shall, after the commencement of that
paragraph, be deemed to be a declaration made by the Director-General in
writing for the purposes of the definition of ''mental hospital'' in
sub-section 6 (1) of the Principal Act as amended by this Act.

(3) An approval by the Director-General of a society as a friendly society in
force immediately before the commencement of paragraph 35 (1) (b) of this
Act for the purposes of the definition of ''friendly society'' in sub-section
106 (1) of the Principal Act shall, after the commencement of that paragraph,
be deemed to be an approval of a society by the Director-General for the
purposes of the definition of ''friendly society'' in sub-section 106 (1) of
the Principal Act as amended by this Act.

(4) The amendments made by sub-sections 10 (2), 11 (2) and 35 (2) and
paragraph 36 (2) (c) do not apply in relation to a benefit or an allowance
payable to a person immediately before 1 August 1984 until the occurrence of
an event that, under the Principal Act, would have resulted in the reduction
or cancellation of that benefit or allowance.

(5) The amendments made by paragraphs 36 (2) (a), (b) and (d) and section 38
apply in relation to instalments of a benefit that fall due on or after 1
August 1984.

(6) An authorization or approval by the Director-General under sub-section 52
(2) or 82 (2) of the Principal Act as in force immediately before the
commencement of section 57 of this Act shall, after the commencement of that
last-mentioned section, be deemed to be an authorization or approval, as the
case requires, under sub-section 135THA (3) of the Principal Act as amended by
this Act.