Commonwealth Numbered Acts

VETERANS' ENTITLEMENTS (TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) AMENDMENT ACT 1986 No. 29 of 1986 - SECT 4

4. Section 20 of the Principal Act is amended-

   (a)  by omitting from sub-section (4) all words after paragraph (d) and
        substituting ''may be made on a day not later than the day that occurs
        3 months after the day on which a copy of that decision was served on
        the applicant, but not otherwise.''; and

   (b)  by inserting after sub-section (10) the following sub-sections:
''(10A) Where, on or after 6 June 1985 and before the commencing date, the
Board has-

   (a)  affirmed a decision of the Commission not to grant a claim for a
        pension (not being a service pension); or

   (b)  made, in substitution for a decision of the Commission, a decision not
        to grant a claim for a pension,
by reason that the Board was reasonably satisfied as set out in sub-section
107VG (7) of the Repatriation Act, application may, notwithstanding the
provisions of section 29 of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 in
its application in accordance with paragraph 175 (4) (a) of the Veterans'
Entitlements Act, be made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, under
section 174 of the Veterans' Entitlements Act, for a review of that decision
of the Board by the Tribunal within the period of 3 months commencing on, and
including, the commencing date, and the application shall be heard and
determined by that Tribunal accordingly.
''(10B) Sub-section (10A) does not apply to a decision of the Board if an
application for a review of that decision has been duly made to the
Administrative Appeals Tribunal before the commencing date and that
application has not been withdrawn.''.