Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

MILITARY COMPENSATION ACT 1994 - SECT 17

(1)

This section ceases to apply on 21 June 1994.

(2)

The provisions of Division 4 of Part IV of the Principal Act apply in relation to a veteran who:

(a)

has rendered operational service; and

(b)

is entitled to a pension under Part II of that Act or other compensation.

(3)

The provisions of Division 4 of Part IV of the Principal Act apply in like manner as those provisions apply in relation to pensions and other compensation payable in accordance with Part IV of that Act.

(4)

For the purposes of the application of the provisions of Division 4 of Part IV of the Principal Act as provided by subsection (2):

(a)

a reference in those provisions to a defence-caused injury is to be read as a reference to a war-caused injury; and

(b)

a reference in those provisions to a defence-caused disease is to be read as a reference to a war-caused disease; and

(c)

a reference in those provisions to a member of the Forces or a member of a Peacekeeping Force is to be read as a reference to a veteran; and

(d)

a reference in those provisions to Part IV of the Principal Act is to be read as a reference to Part II of that Act.