SOCIAL SERVICES (No. 2).

No. 95 of 1962.

An Act to amend the Social Services Act 1947-1961, as amended by the Social Services Act 1962, in consequence of the enactment of the Repatriation (Special Overseas Service) Act 1962.

[Assented to 14th December, 1962.]

BE it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—

Short title and citation.

1.—(1.) This Act may be cited as the Social Services Act (No. 2) 1962.

(2.) The Social Services Act 1947-1961, as amended by the Social Services Act 1962, is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

(3.) Section one of the Social Services Act 1962 is amended by omitting sub-section (3.).

(4.) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Social Services Act 1947-1962.

Commencement.

2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which the Repatriation (Special Overseas Service) Act 1962 comes into operation.

Definitions.

3. Section six of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from paragraph (c) of the definition of “member of the Forces” the words “Repatriation (Far East Strategic Reserve) Act 1956” and inserting in their stead the words “Repatriation (Far East Strategic Reserve) Act 1956-1962 or of the Repatriation (Special Overseas Service) Act 1962”.

Rate of pension.

4. Section twenty-eight of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from sub-section (4.) all the words after the word “under” (first occurring) and inserting in their stead the words “the Repatriation Act 1920-1962, the Repatriation (Far East Strategic Reserve) Act 1956-1962 or the Repatriation (Special Overseas Service) Act 1962”.

Restrictions as to dual pensions.

5. Section eighty-one of the Principal Act is amended by omitting paragraph (c) and inserting in its stead the following paragraph:—

“(c) under the Repatriation (Far East Strategic Reserve) Act 1956-1962, or under the Repatriation (Special Overseas Service) Act 1962, in respect of the death of her husband, including a pension allowed under section eight or nine of either of those Acts in respect of a member of the Forces referred to in whichever of those sections is applicable.”.

Interpretation.

6. Section one hundred and six of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from paragraph (f) of the definition of “income” in sub-section (1.) the words “Repatriation Act 1920-1956 (other than a service pension), a pension payable under the Repatriation (Far East Strategic Reserve) Act 1956” and inserting in their stead the words “Repatriation Act 1920-1962 (other than a service pension), a pension payable under the Repatriation (Far East Strategic Reserve) Act 1956-1962 or under the Repatriation (Special Overseas Service) Act 1962”.

Certificate by Director-General as to amount of pension to be deducted under certain other laws.

7. Section one hundred and forty-three a of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from sub-section (3.) all the words after the word “under” (first occurring) and inserting in their stead the words “the Repatriation Act 1920-1962, the Repatriation (Far East Strategic Reserve) Act 1956-1962 or the Repatriation (Special Overseas Service) Act 1962”.