Contents

Part I--Preliminary                                                                                                               1

1............ Short title [see Note 1] ........................................................................ 1

2............ Commencement [see Note 1] .............................................................. 1

3............ Repeal ................................................................................................. 1

4............ Extension of Act to external Territories ............................................... 1

4A......... Application of the Criminal Code ....................................................... 1

5............ Index of definitions ............................................................................. 2

5A......... Repatriation Commission definitions ................................................ 10

5AB...... Repatriation Medical Authority and Specialist Medical Review Council definitions 10

5B......... War and operational area related definitions .................................... 11

5C......... Eligibility related definitions .............................................................. 13

5D......... Injury/disease definitions .................................................................. 21

5E.......... Family relationships definitions--couples ........................................ 23

5F.......... Family relationships definitions--children ....................................... 28

5G......... Australian residence definitions ........................................................ 29

5GA...... Pension supplement rate definitions .................................................. 31

5H......... Income test definitions ...................................................................... 33

5I........... Special Rate Disability Pension reduction amount ............................ 48

5J.......... Financial assets and income streams definitions .............................. 48

5JA....... Meaning of asset-test exempt income stream--lifetime income streams   57

5JB........ Meaning of asset-test exempt income stream--life expectancy income streams       66

5JBA..... Meaning of asset-test exempt income stream--market-linked income streams         74

5JC........ Family law affected income streams .................................................. 80

5JD....... Asset-tested status of secondary FLA income streams ..................... 80

5K......... Maintenance income definitions ........................................................ 81

5L.......... Assets test definitions ........................................................................ 85

5LA....... Principal home definition for the purpose of the assets test .............. 89

5M........ Retirement village definitions ............................................................ 95

5MA..... Granny flat definitions ...................................................................... 96

5MB...... Sale leaseback definitions ................................................................. 98

5MC...... Special residence and resident definitions ....................................... 100

5N......... Rent definitions ............................................................................... 100

5NA...... Indexation and rate adjustment definitions ..................................... 105

5NB...... Compensation recovery definitions ................................................. 105

5NC...... In care definitions ........................................................................... 110

5P.......... Retirement assistance for farmers definitions ................................. 112

5PAA.... Retirement assistance for sugarcane farmers definitions ............... 116

5PB....... Seniors health card definitions ....................................................... 121

5PC....... Exempt funeral investments ............................................................ 121

5Q......... General definitions .......................................................................... 122

5QAA... Equal amounts ................................................................................. 132

5QA...... Pension age for veterans ................................................................. 132

5QB...... Pension age for persons other than veterans ................................... 133

5R......... Determinations having interpretative effect ..................................... 135

5T.......... Lodgment of claims, applications, requests and documents ............ 139

5U......... Notes ............................................................................................... 141

6............ Operational service--general outline ............................................... 141

6A......... Operational service--world wars .................................................... 142

6B......... Operational service--Australian mariners ....................................... 145

6C......... Operational service--post World War 2 service in operational areas 146

6D......... Operational service--other post World War 2 service .................... 147

6DA...... Operational service--minesweeping and bomb/mine clearance service 149

6DB...... Operational service--service on submarine special operations from 1978 to 1992   149

6E.......... Operational service--Korean demilitarised zone and Vietnam ........ 150

6F.......... Operational service--warlike and non-warlike service ................... 150

7............ Eligible war service ......................................................................... 150

7A......... Qualifying service ........................................................................... 152

8............ War-caused death ............................................................................ 155

9............ War-caused injuries or diseases ...................................................... 157

9A......... Most war-caused injuries, diseases and deaths no longer covered by this Act          160

10.......... Child of a veteran or other person ................................................... 161

10A....... Parent of a person ........................................................................... 162

11.......... Dependants ..................................................................................... 162

11AA.... Reinstated pensioner ....................................................................... 163

11A....... De facto relationships ...................................................................... 163

11B....... Domicile .......................................................................................... 164

Part II--Pensions, other than service pensions, for veterans and their dependants          166

Division 1--Interpretation                                                                                      166

12.......... Interpretation ................................................................................... 166

Division 2--Eligibility for pension                                                                      167

13.......... Eligibility for pension ...................................................................... 167

Division 2A--Verification determinations for reinstated pensioners 173

13AA.... Application for verification determination ....................................... 173

13AB.... Who may apply ............................................................................... 173

13AC.... Application for verification determination ....................................... 173

13AE..... Investigation by the Secretary ......................................................... 173

13AF..... Duties of Commission in relation to application for verification determination         174

13AG.... Verification determination ............................................................... 174

Division 3--Claims for pensions and applications for increases in pensions       177

13A....... Certain dependants to be automatically paid pension ....................... 177

13B....... Reinstated pensioners to be automatically paid pension .................. 178

14.......... Claim for pension ............................................................................ 178

15.......... Application for increase in pension ................................................. 180

16.......... Who may make claim or application ................................................ 181

17.......... Investigation by the Secretary ......................................................... 182

18.......... Duties of Commission in relation to pensions ................................. 183

19.......... Determination of claims and applications ........................................ 183

19A....... Refusal to undergo medical examination etc. may delay consideration of claim or application 187

20.......... Dates of effect that may be specified in respect of grant of claim for pension           188

21.......... Dates of effect that may be specified in respect of grant of applications under section 15         190

Division 4--Rates of pensions payable to veterans                                   192

21A....... Determination of degree of incapacity ............................................. 192

22.......... General rate of pension and extreme disablement adjustment .......... 192

23.......... Intermediate rate of pension ............................................................ 193

24.......... Special rate of pension .................................................................... 197

24A....... Continuation of rates of certain pensions ........................................ 200

25.......... Temporary payment at special rate .................................................. 201

25A....... Offsetting certain SRCA payments ................................................. 201

26.......... Reduction in rate of pension in certain cases ................................... 202

27.......... Increased rates of pension in certain cases ...................................... 203

27A....... Calculation of arrears of pension ..................................................... 205

27B....... Certain decisions under section 27A reviewable under the Social Security Act        207

28.......... Capacity to undertake remunerative work ....................................... 207

29.......... Guide to the assessment of rates of veterans' pensions ................... 208

Division 5--Rates of pensions payable to dependants of deceased veteran         210

30.......... Rates at which pensions are payable to dependants ......................... 210

Division 5A--Effect of certain compensation payments on rates of pension       212

30A....... This Division does not apply to certain payments ........................... 212

30B....... Interpretation ................................................................................... 212

30C....... Lump sum compensation payment .................................................. 213

30D....... Periodic payment of compensation .................................................. 219

30E........ Proceedings against third party ....................................................... 222

30F........ Failure to comply with Commission's request made under section 30E .. 222

30G....... Payment of damages by third party to Commonwealth ................... 223

30H....... Payment of damages by third party where agreement, or an award against the person, to pay damages has been made ........................................................................................................ 224

30I......... Debt due to the Commonwealth ...................................................... 225

30J........ Discharge of liability ....................................................................... 225

30K....... Discharge of liability of Commonwealth to pay damages ............... 226

30L........ Other payments of compensation .................................................... 226

30M...... Commission may require a statutory declaration ............................. 227

30N....... Failure to comply with statutory declaration requirement ................ 227

30P........ Overpayments of pension ............................................................... 228

Division 6--Reviews of pensions by Commission                                       229

31.......... Review by Commission .................................................................. 229

Division 7--Procedural                                                                                            234

32.......... Commission may take evidence ...................................................... 234

33.......... Withdrawal of claim or application .................................................. 236

34.......... Reasons for decisions to be given ................................................... 237

Part III--Service pensions                                                                                             239

Division 1--General features                                                                                239

35.......... Order and structure of Divisions ..................................................... 239

35A....... Eligibility for and payability of service pension .............................. 239

Division 2--Claim for qualifying service                                                        240

Subdivision A--Claim                                                                                            240

35B....... Need for a claim .............................................................................. 240

35C....... Who can claim? ............................................................................... 240

35D....... Making a claim ................................................................................ 241

35F........ Claim may be withdrawn ................................................................ 241

35FB..... Oral withdrawal of a claim .............................................................. 241

35FC..... Acknowledgment of oral withdrawal of a claim .............................. 241

35FD..... Reactivating the withdrawn claim .................................................... 242

Subdivision B--Investigation of claim                                                              242

35G....... Secretary to investigate claim and submit it to Commission ............ 242

Subdivision C--Consideration and determination of claim                        242

35H....... Duties of Commission in relation to claim ...................................... 242

35J........ Determination of qualifying service to be proof of qualifying service 244

Division 3--Age service pension                                                                          245

Subdivision A--Eligibility for and payability of age service pension      245

36.......... Eligibility for age service pension ................................................... 245

36A....... Age service pension may not be payable in some circumstances .... 246

36B....... Age service pension generally not payable before claim ................. 247

36C....... Restrictions on dual pensions .......................................................... 247

36CA.... Exclusion of certain participants in ABSTUDY Scheme ................ 248

Subdivision B--Claim for age service pension                                               248

36D....... Need for a claim .............................................................................. 248

36E........ Who can claim? ............................................................................... 248

36F........ Making a claim ................................................................................ 248

36H....... Claimant must be Australian resident and in Australia .................... 249

36J........ Claim may be withdrawn ................................................................ 249

36JB...... Oral withdrawal of a claim .............................................................. 250

36JC...... Acknowledgment of oral withdrawal of a claim .............................. 250

36JD..... Reactivating the withdrawn claim .................................................... 250

36JE...... Secretary may require claimant or claimant's partner to take action to obtain a comparable foreign pension             250

Subdivision C--Investigation of claim                                                              252

36K....... Secretary to investigate claim and submit it to Commission ............ 252

Subdivision D--Consideration and determination of claim                        252

36L........ Duties of Commission in relation to claim ...................................... 252

36M...... Date of effect of determination ........................................................ 254

Subdivision E--Rate of age service pension                                                    254

36N....... How to work out the rate of a veteran's age service pension .......... 254

Division 4--Invalidity service pension                                                             255

Subdivision A--Eligibility for and payability of invalidity service pension   255

37.......... Eligibility for invalidity service pension .......................................... 255

37AA.... Commission must determine circumstances in which persons are permanently incapacitated for work    256

37AAA. Continued eligibility for invalidity service pension if person undertaking a rehabilitation program etc.    257

37A....... Invalidity service pension may not be payable in some circumstances 257

37B....... Invalidity service pension generally not payable before claim ......... 258

37C....... Restrictions on dual pensions .......................................................... 258

37CA.... Exclusion of certain participants in ABSTUDY Scheme ................ 259

Subdivision B--Claim for invalidity service pension                                    259

37D....... Need for a claim .............................................................................. 259

37E........ Who can claim? ............................................................................... 259

37F........ Making a claim ................................................................................ 260

37H....... Claimant must be Australian resident and in Australia .................... 260

37J........ Claim may be withdrawn ................................................................ 260

37JB...... Oral withdrawal of a claim .............................................................. 261

37JC...... Acknowledgment of oral withdrawal of a claim .............................. 261

37JD..... Reactivating the withdrawn claim .................................................... 261

37JE...... Secretary may require claimant or claimant's partner to take action to obtain a comparable foreign pension             261

Subdivision C--Investigation of claim                                                              262

37K....... Secretary to investigate claim and submit it to Commission ............ 262

Subdivision D--Consideration and determination of claim                        263

37L........ Duties of Commission in relation to claim ...................................... 263

37M...... Date of effect of determination ........................................................ 265

Subdivision E--Rate of invalidity service pension                                         265

37N....... How to work out the rate of a veteran's invalidity service pension . 265

Division 5--Partner service pension                                                                 266

Subdivision A--Eligibility for and payability of partner service pension 266

38.......... Eligibility for partner service pension .............................................. 266

38AA.... Disclosure or use of personal information relevant to partner service pension eligibility          271

38A....... Partner service pension may not be payable in some circumstances 272

38B....... Partner service pension generally not payable before claim ............. 273

38C....... Restrictions on dual pensions .......................................................... 274

38CA.... Exclusion of certain participants in ABSTUDY Scheme ................ 274

Subdivision B--Claim for partner service pension                                        275

38D....... Need for a claim .............................................................................. 275

38E........ Who can claim? ............................................................................... 275

38F........ Making a claim ................................................................................ 275

38H....... Claimant must be Australian resident and in Australia .................... 276

38J........ Claim may be withdrawn ................................................................ 276

38JB...... Oral withdrawal of a claim .............................................................. 276

38JC...... Acknowledgment of oral withdrawal of a claim .............................. 277

38JD..... Reactivating the withdrawn claim .................................................... 277

38JE...... Secretary may require claimant or claimant's partner to take action to obtain a comparable foreign pension             277

Subdivision C--Investigation of claim                                                              278

38K....... Secretary to investigate claim and submit it to Commission ............ 278

Subdivision D--Consideration and determination of claim                        279

38L........ Duties of Commission in relation to claim ...................................... 279

38M...... Date of effect of determination ........................................................ 280

Subdivision E--Rate of partner service pension                                             281

38N....... How to work out the rate of a person's partner service pension ..... 281

Part IIIA--Income support supplement                                                               282

Division 1--Eligibility for and payability of income support supplement              282

45A....... Eligibility for income support supplement ....................................... 282

45B....... Income support supplement may not be payable in some circumstances   282

45C....... Income support supplement generally not payable before claim ...... 283

45D....... Restrictions on dual pensions .......................................................... 283

45DA.... Exclusion of certain participants in ABSTUDY Scheme ................ 284

45E........ Election to continue to receive social security pension .................... 285

45F........ Claim for social security pension by war widower or war widow pending at commencement of Part      285

45G....... Review of decision rejecting a claim by war widower or war widow for social security pension pending at commencement of Part .................................................................... 286

45H....... Review of decision concerning rate of social security pension paid to war widower or war widow pending at commencement of Part .................................................................... 287

Division 2--Claim for income support supplement                                   290

45I......... Need for a proper claim ................................................................... 290

45J........ Who can claim? ............................................................................... 290

45K....... Making a claim ................................................................................ 290

45M...... Claimant must be Australian resident and in Australia .................... 291

45N....... Not necessary to make a claim in certain circumstances .................. 291

45NA.... Claim may be withdrawn ................................................................ 293

45NC.... Oral withdrawal of a claim .............................................................. 293

45ND.... Acknowledgment of oral withdrawal of a claim .............................. 293

45NE..... Reactivating the withdrawn claim .................................................... 294

45NF..... Secretary may require claimant or claimant's partner to take action to obtain a comparable foreign pension             294

Division 3--Investigation of claim                                                                      296

45P........ Secretary to investigate claim and submit it to Commission ............ 296

Division 4--Consideration and determination of claim                          297

45Q....... Duties of Commission in relation to claim ...................................... 297

45QA.... Commission must determine circumstances in which persons are permanently incapacitated for work    299

45R....... Date of effect of determination ........................................................ 299

Division 5--Rate of income support supplement                                        301

45S........ How to work out the rate of income support supplement ................ 301

Part IIIAB--Pension bonus                                                                                          302

Division 1--Introduction                                                                                         302

45T........ Simplified outline ............................................................................ 302

45TA..... Definitions ...................................................................................... 303

45TB..... Special date of eligibility for a designated pension .......................... 304

Division 2--Qualification for pension bonus                                                 306

45TC..... Qualification for pension bonus ...................................................... 306

Division 3--Registration as a member of the pension bonus scheme 309

Subdivision A--Membership of the pension bonus scheme                          309

45TD..... Application for registration ............................................................. 309

45TE..... Making an application ..................................................................... 309

45TF..... Relevant information ....................................................................... 309

45TH..... Timing of application and registration ............................................. 310

45TI...... Registration ..................................................................................... 312

45TJ...... Duration of membership ................................................................. 313

45TK..... Cancellation of membership ............................................................ 313

45TL..... Application for registration is not to be treated as a claim ............... 314

Subdivision B--Classification of membership of the pension bonus scheme   314

45TM.... Accruing membership ..................................................................... 314

45TN..... Non-accruing membership--preclusion periods ............................. 314

45TO..... Non-accruing membership--Commission's discretion ................... 315

45TP..... Continuity of accruing membership is not broken by a period of non-accruing membership    315

45TQ..... Post-70/75 membership .................................................................. 316

Division 4--Accrual of bonus periods                                                              317

45TR..... Accrual of bonus periods ................................................................ 317

Division 5--Passing the work test                                                                       319

Subdivision A--The work test                                                                              319

45TS..... Work test--full-year period ............................................................ 319

45TT..... Work test--part-year period ............................................................ 320

45TU..... Commission's discretion to treat gainful work outside Australia as gainful work in Australia                 321

Subdivision B--Gainful work                                                                              321

45TV..... Gainful work--basic rule ................................................................ 321

45TW.... Commission's discretion to treat activity as gainful work ............... 322

45TX..... Irregular, infrequent and minor absences from a workplace count as gainful work   322

45TY..... Management of family financial investments does not count as gainful work           322

45TZ..... Domestic duties in relation to a person's place of residence do not count as gainful work        323

45U....... Evidentiary certificate ...................................................................... 324

Subdivision C--Record-keeping requirements                                                326

45UA.... Record-keeping requirements .......................................................... 326

Division 6--Amount of pension bonus                                                              329

45UB.... How to calculate the amount of pension bonus ............................... 329

45UC.... Qualifying bonus periods ................................................................ 329

45UD.... Overall qualifying period ................................................................ 330

45UE..... Pension multiple .............................................................................. 330

45UF..... Annual pension rate ........................................................................ 331

45UG.... Amount of pension bonus ............................................................... 333

45UH.... Annual notional single pension rate ................................................ 335

45UI...... Annual notional partnered pension rate ........................................... 338

45UIA... Apportioned amount ....................................................................... 342

45UIB... Top up of pension bonus for increased rate of designated pension . 343

45UIC... Top up of pension bonus in specified circumstances ...................... 344

Division 7--Claim for pension bonus                                                                346

45UJ..... Need for a claim .............................................................................. 346

45UK.... Proper claim .................................................................................... 346

45UL..... Lodgment period for claim .............................................................. 348

45UM... Withdrawal of claim ........................................................................ 351

Division 8--Determination of claim                                                                   353

45UN.... Secretary to investigate claim and submit it to Commission ............ 353

45UO.... Commission to determine claim ...................................................... 353

45UP..... Grant of claim ................................................................................. 353

Division 9--Payment of pension bonus                                                            354

45UQ.... Payment of pension bonus .............................................................. 354

45UR.... Payment of bonus after death .......................................................... 354

Division 10--Protection of pension bonus                                                      357

45US..... Pension bonus to be absolutely inalienable ..................................... 357

Division 11--Preclusion periods                                                                          358

45UT..... Disposal preclusion period--dispositions before 1 July 2002 ........ 358

45UTA.. Disposal preclusion period--dispositions on or after 1 July 2002 .. 359

45UU.... Carer preclusion period ................................................................... 359

Division 11A--Pension bonus bereavement payment                              360

45UUA. Qualification for pension bonus bereavement payment ................... 360

45UUB. Amount of pension bonus bereavement payment ............................ 360

45UUC. Definition of PBBP employment income ......................................... 360

45UUD. Need for a claim for pension bonus bereavement payment ............. 361

45UUE.. Proper claim .................................................................................... 361

45UUF.. Lodgment period for claim .............................................................. 362

45UUG. Withdrawal of claim ........................................................................ 362

45UUH. Secretary to investigate claim and submit it to Commission ............ 362

45UUI... Commission to determine claim ...................................................... 363

45UUJ.. Grant of claim ................................................................................. 363

45UUK. Payment of pension bonus bereavement payment ........................... 363

45UUL.. Payment of pension bonus bereavement payment after death .......... 363

Division 12--Modification of this Part in relation to certain persons previously qualified for age pension under social security law                                                               365

45UV.... Persons to whom this Division applies ........................................... 365

45UW... Commission may request the provision of information ................... 365

45UX.... Commission may determine whether periods occurring before becoming a war widow/war widower--pensioner are bonus periods under the social security law .................................... 366

45UY.... Modification of provisions of this Part in respect of persons to whom this Division applies    368

  

  

Notes to the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986

Note 1

The Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 as shown is this compilation comprises Act No. 27, 1986 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

For application, saving or transitional provisions made by the Corporations (Repeals, Consequentials and Transitionals) Act 2001, see Act No. 55, 2001.

All relevant information pertaining to application, saving or transitional provisions prior to 5 March 1997 is not included in this compilation. For subsequent information see Table A.

The Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 was modified by the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act 1991 (see Act No. 74, 1991, s. 3, Schedule 1 [Part 1]).

Table of Acts

Act	Number and year	Date of Assent	Date of commencement		Application, saving or transitional provisions
Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986	27, 1986	19 May 1986	22 May 1986 (see Gazette 1986, No. S225)
Social Security and Veterans' Affairs (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1986 Social Security and Veterans' Affairs (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1986--continued	106, 1986	27 Oct 1986	Ss. 4(3), 19(2), 20(2), 21, 22, 24(1), 36(4), 45, 54, 63(2), 69(3) and 83: 1 Jan 1987 Ss. 5(1) and 73(1): 24 June 1986 Ss. 9, 19(3), 77 and 84(2): 12 June 1987 Ss. 10 and 95(2): 30 Apr 1987 Ss. 11, 33(2), 42, 48, 50(2) and 55: 1 May 1987 Ss. 12(2), 16, 28, 31, 34, 35, 36(3), 43, 44, 46, 47, 56, 86, 88, 94 and 105: 1 Nov 1986 Ss. 12(3), 36(5)(b), (c) and 72(3): (a) Ss. 13, 37(1), Part III (ss. 58-60), 95(1) and 103: 31 Oct 1986 Ss. 14, 17 and 38(3): 1 July 1987 (see s. 2(17)) Ss. 15, 18 and 38(2): 13 Dec 1986 Ss. 20(1), 23(1), 33(1), 36(1), 38(1) and 39: 1 July 1986 Ss. 24(2), 36(5)(a) and 37(2): 1 Jan 1988 Ss. 40 and 41: 30 June 1986 S. 51: 1 Dec 1986 Ss. 67(2), 68(2), 78, 79, 89, 90, 93(2), 102(2), 104 and 107(2): 18 Dec 1986 Ss. 70, 80(1), 81, 82, 85, 91(1), 99, 100, 107(1) and Part IX (ss. 116, 117): 22 May 1986 S. 72(2): 6 Nov 1986 S. 96(2): 22 May 1986 (see s. 2(3) and Gazette 1986, No. S225) Parts VII and VIII (ss. 109-115): 1 Jan 1987 (see Gazette 1987, No. S661) Remainder: Royal Assent		Ss. 69(2), 87(2), (3), 97 and 117
as amended by
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act 1987	78, 1987	5 June 1987	(see 78, 1987 below)		--
Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements Amendment Act (No. 2) 1987	130, 1987	16 Dec 1987	S. 5(1): Royal Assent (b)		--
Disability Services (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1986	130, 1986	9 Dec 1986	5 June 1987 (see s. 2 and Gazette 1987, No. S110)		--
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act 1987	78, 1987	5 June 1987	Ss. 4-6, 9(2), 11, 12, 22(1), 23, 30-32, 37(1), 41-44, 46, 47, 49(1), 51, 53, 54(1), 55(2), 56(2), 57, 58, 59(1), 60, 67, 70, 72(1), 78 and 80: 22 May 1986 Ss. 10(2), 13(2), 14, 17, 19, 20(1), 24, 25, 49(2), 59(3), 82 and 83: 2 July 1987 S. 16: 27 Oct 1987 (see s. 2(4)) S. 22(2): 1 Jan 1987 Ss. 61 and 63: 21 May 1986 (see s. 2(3)) S. 65: (see s. 2(7) and (c)) Remainder: Royal Assent		Ss. 38(2), 81 and 83 S. 82 (rep. by 164, 1989, s. 86)
as amended by
Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 4) 1989	164, 1989	19 Dec 1989	Part 8 (ss. 85, 86): Royal Assent (d)		--
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget and Compensation Measures) Act 1997	157, 1997	3 Nov 1997	Schedule 8 (Part 1): 5 June 1987 (e)		--
Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements Amendment Act 1987	88, 1987	5 June 1987	Ss. 4(1) and 17: 12 June 1987 Ss. 6, 9, 12(b), 13, 21, 24-26, 28, 40-43, 45 and 46: 1 Sept 1987 Ss. 8, 10, 11, 12(a), 14, 16, 19, 20, 22, 23, 27 and 37: 1 July 1987 Ss. 15, 29, 31-36, 38 and 39: 1 Oct 1987 Remainder: Royal Assent		S. 3(6), (9) and (10)
Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements Amendment Act (No. 2) 1987	130, 1987	16 Dec 1987	Ss. 60, 62, 68(2), 69, 70, 76(1), 77-79, 83, 86, 88-96, 97(1) and 98: Royal Assent (f) S. 61: 27 Oct 1986 (f) Ss. 63-65, 67 and 68(1): 22 May 1986 (f) Ss. 66, 73(1), 84, 85 and 87: 17 Dec 1987 (f) S. 71(1): 1 Oct 1987 (f) Ss. 71(2), 73(2), 80 and 82: 1 Jan 1988 (f) S. 72: 13 Dec 1987 (f) S. 74: 4 Nov 1987 (f) Ss. 75 and 76(2): 13 Nov 1987 (f) S. 81: 12 June 1987 (f) S. 97(2): 1 Sept 1987 (f)		Ss. 3(7)-(12) and 4(11), (12)
as amended by
Social Security Legislation Amendment Act 1988	133, 1988	22 Dec 1988	S. 61: (g)		--
Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements (Maintenance Income Test) Amendment Act 1988	13, 1988	28 Apr 1988	17 June 1988 (see Gazette 1988, No. S165)		S. 21 (am. by 83, 1989, s. 31; 6, 1991, s. 86; rs. by 73, 1991, s. 21)
as amended by
Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act 1989	83, 1989	27 June 1989	(see 83, 1989 below)		--
Social Security Legislation Amendment Act 1990	6, 1991	8 Jan 1991	Part 3 (ss. 84-86): Royal Assent (h)		S. 85
Veterans' Entitlements (Rewrite) Transition Act 1991	73, 1991	25 June 1991	(see 73, 1991 below)		--
Student Assistance Legislation Amendment Act 1988	35, 1988	22 May 1988	22 May 1988		S. 14(2)
Commonwealth Employees' Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988	75, 1988	24 June 1988	Ss. 1 and 2: Royal Assent Ss. 4(1), 68-97, 99 and 100: 1 July 1988 (see Gazette 1988, No. S196) Remainder: 1 Dec 1988 (see Gazette 1988, No. S196)		--
Statutory Instruments (Tabling and Disallowance) Legislation Amendment Act 1988	99, 1988	2 Dec 1988	2 Dec 1988		--
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act 1988	134, 1988	22 Dec 1988	Ss. 3(3), (9), 16, 20(a), (b), 23-25, 42 and 50: 15 Dec 1988 Ss. 3(4) and 20(c), (d): 1 Jan 1989 Ss. 3(6), (11), 34 and 48: 1 Sept 1987 Ss. 14(a) and 15(a): 22 May 1986 S. 17: 13 Dec 1987 Ss. 36 and 55: 16 Dec 1987 Remainder: Royal Assent		S. 3(2)-(7) S. 3(1) and (2A) (am. by 164, 1989, s. 88(a), (b))
as amended by
Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 4) 1989	164, 1989	19 Dec 1988	Ss. 87 and 88(a), (b): 22 Dec 1988 (i)		--
Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act 1988	135, 1988	22 Dec 1988	Ss. 3(1), (6), 5-8, 22-24, 34 and 35: 1 Dec 1988 Ss. 3(2), (3), 9-12, 13(1), 14(1), 15(1), 16(1), 17(1), 18 and 19: 13 June 1989 Ss. 3(4) and 16(2): 13 Dec 1989 Ss. 3(5), 13(2), 14(2), 15(2), 16(3) and 17(2): 13 June 1990 Ss. 3(7), 25-28, 29(1), 30, 31 and 36: 12 June 1989 Ss. 3(8) and 29(2): 14 June 1990 S. 20: 1 Mar 1989 Remainder: Royal Assent		S. 3(6)-(8) S. 3(2) (am. by 84, 1989, s. 39) S. 30 (am. by 84, 1989, s. 42; rs. by 73, 1991, s. 21; am. by 146, 1995, Sch. 10 [items 1, 3-8]; rep. by 146, 1995, Sch. 10 [Part 4]) S. 31 (rs. by 73, 1991, s. 21; am. by 146, 1995, Sch. 10 [items 2, 4, 9, 10]; rep. by 146, 1995, Sch. 10 [Part 4])
as amended by
Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1989	84, 1989	27 June 1989	(see 84, 1989 below)		--
Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 4) 1989	164, 1989	19 Dec 1989	S. 79: Royal Assent (j) S. 80: 12 Dec 1989 (j)		--
Veterans' Entitlements (Rewrite) Transition Act 1991	73, 1991	25 June 1991	(see 73, 1991 below)		--
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (1995-96 Budget Measures) Act (No. 2) 1995	146, 1995	12 Dec 1995	Schedule 10: (see 146, 1995 below)		--
Migration Legislation Amendment Act 1989	59, 1989	19 June 1989	Ss. 1 and 2: Royal Assent S. 27: 1 July 1989 (see Gazette 1989, No. S218) S. 35: 20 Dec 1989 Part 3 (ss. 36, 37): 19 June 1990 Remainder: 19 Dec 1990		--
Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act 1989	83, 1989	27 June 1989	Ss. 3(1), 6, 11(a), 13, 14, 19 and 27: 1 July 1989 Ss. 3(2), 8, 11(b), 12, 15, 16, 18 and 29: 1 Jan 1990 Ss. 3(4), 21 and 24: 1 Feb 1988 Ss. 5, 22, 23 and 25: 25 July 1989 Ss. 7, 20 and 28: 13 June 1989 S. 31(a), (c) and (e): 17 June 1988 Remainder: Royal Assent		S. 3(1)
Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1989   Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1989-continued	84, 1989	27 June 1989	Ss. 3(2), 8(b), (d), (e), 19, 20, 25, 33, 34, 46 and 47(c): 1 Jan 1989 S. 3(3): 13 June 1989 Ss. 3(4) and 11: 1 July 1988 Ss. 3(5), 12, 14, 15 and 44: 1 Mar 1989 Ss. 3(6) and 24(a), (b), (d)-(k), (n): 1 Sept 1989 Ss. 3(7), 16-18, 21, 22 and 26: 29 Dec 1988 Ss. 3(8), 8(c), 9, 47(b) and 48: 12 June 1989 S. 6: 17 Oct 1988 S. 7: 25 July 1989 Ss. 8(c), 9, 47(b) and 48: 12 June 1989 S. 10: 11 June 1989   Ss. 23 and 39-42: 22 Dec 1988 S. 24(c) and (m): 1 Feb 1989 Ss. 36 and 37: 5 June 1987 Remainder: Royal Assent		S. 3(1), (2) and (8)
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act 1989	93, 1989	27 June 1989	Ss. 3(1), 9, 14 and 17: 22 Dec 1988 Ss. 7, 11(a), (b) and 15: 18 Feb 1989 S. 11(c): 1 Jan 1990 S. 13: 22 May 1986 Remainder: Royal Assent		--
Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 3) 1989	163, 1989	19 Dec 1989	Ss. 3(1)-(3), (5), (7), (8), (10), (12), (13), 22, 24(a), (b), (d), (e), (g), 25, 26, 28, 29(a), (c), 31(a), (b), (d), 32, 34, 40(a)-(c), 44-47, 53 and 54: 1 Jan 1990 Ss. 3(4), (6), 30, 31(c), (e), (f) and 33: 1 Dec 1989 Ss. 3(9), 36, 39 and 41: 1 Nov 1989 Ss. 3(11) and 40(d): 1 Oct 1989 Ss. 4, 18-20, 35, 38, 42 and 49-51: 13 Nov 1989 Remainder: Royal Assent		--
Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 4) 1989 Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 4) 1989--continued	164, 1989	19 Dec 1989	Ss. 3(26), (31), (39), (41), 89, 90(a), 92(j), (k), (m), 94, 99(f), 100(b), 112, 121, 122, 123(g), 124 and 126(a): Royal Assent (k) Ss. 3(27), 91, 92(d), 110, 111(a), (b) and 116: 16 Nov 1989 (k) Ss. 3(28), 92(b), (f), (h), (r), (u), 95, 102(c) and 108: 1 Feb 1990 (k) Ss. 3(29), (32), (33), (42), 4(3)-(5), 92(c), (o)-(q), 93, 99(b), (c), (e), 104, 105, 107, 109, 113-115, 117-119, 125 and 126(b): 1 Jan 1990 (k) Ss. 3(30), (35), (38), 92(a), (e), (g), (n), (t), (w), 97, 98(a), (b), (d), 99(a), (d), 100(a), 102(b), 106(a) and 111(c): 1 Nov 1989 (k) Ss. 3(34), (36), 96, 101 and 102(a), (d), (e): 19 Apr 1990 (k) Ss. 3(37), 103 and 106(c): 13 June 1989 (k) Ss. 3(40), 90(b), (c) and 120: 28 Dec 1989 (k) S. 98(c): 1 Apr 1990 (k) Ss. 106(b) and 123(a), (b), (e), (f): 13 Dec 1989 (k) S. 123(c) and (d): 22 May 1986 (k) S. 127: 1 Mar 1989 (k)		S. 3(26)-(42) S. 4(3)-(5) (am. by 56, 1990, s. 27; 73, 1991, s. 21)
as amended by
Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act 1990	56, 1990	16 June 1990	(see 56, 1990 below)		S. 3(10)
Veterans' Entitlements (Rewrite) Transition Act 1991	73, 1991	25 June 1991	(see 73, 1991 below)		--
Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act 1990	56, 1990	16 June 1990	Ss. 3(1), (9), 5(a) and 25: 4 Dec 1989 Ss. 3(2), (4), (7), 5(b), 6, 10(1), (3), 11-14, 16, 17 and 21: 20 Sept 1990 Ss. 3(3), 8 and 10: 1 Nov 1989 Ss. 3(5) and 10(2): 1 Jan 1990 Ss. 3(6), 15, 18 and 22: 28 Dec 1989 Ss. 3(8) and 19: 1 Nov 1990 S. 7: 1 July 1990 Remainder: Royal Assent		--
Social Welfare Legislation (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Amendment Act 1990	84, 1990	30 Oct 1990	Ss. 4, 5(a), (c)-(e), 6, 7, 8(a), (c)-(e), 10, 12, 15, 16 and 18: 1 Nov 1990 Ss. 5(b) and 8(b): 1 Jan 1991 S. 11: 1 Feb 1991 Ss. 13, 14 and 17: 20 Mar 1991 Remainder: Royal Assent		--
Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1990	119, 1990	28 Dec 1990	Ss. 18 and 24: Royal Assent (l) Ss. 19-21, 22(g) and 23: 22 Aug 1990 (l) S. 22(a)-(f): 1 Mar 1991 (l)		Ss. 21(2) and 25-29
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act 1990 Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act 1990--continued	2, 1991	8 Jan 1991	Ss. 36, 41(e)-(g), 42(e), 43, 44(a)-(j), (m), 45-50, 52, 57-59, 60(b)-(g), 65, 81, 84-87, 89-91 and 92(c): Royal Assent (m) Ss. 37(a) and 82: 28 Dec 1990 (m) Ss. 37(b), (c), 38, 42(a), 61 and 92(a), (b): (m) Ss. 37(d) and 42(b), (d): 18 Feb 1989 (m) Ss. 37(e), 42(c) and 92(d): 2 Aug 1990 (m) Ss. 37(f) and 80: 28 Dec 1989 (m) Ss. 39, 60(a), 62 and 67: 22 Dec 1988 (m) Ss. 40, 63, 64 and 66: 20 Sept 1990 (m) Ss. 41(a), (c) and 53: 22 Aug 1990 (m) Ss. 41(b), (d) and 54: 1 Mar 1991 (m) S. 44(k): 19 Dec 1989 (m) S. 51: 1 Oct 1990 (m) Ss. 55 and 88: 20 Mar 1991 (m) Ss. 56 and 83: 1 Jan 1991 (m) Ss. 68-79: 1 Nov 1990 (m)	Ss. 3(2)-(8) and 54(2) S. 93 (am. by 73, 1991, s. 21)
as amended by
Veterans' Entitlements (Rewrite) Transition Act 1991	73, 1991	25 June 1991	(see 73, 1991 below)		--
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 1995	118, 1995	17 Oct 1995	Schedule 2: (see 118, 1995 below)		--
Statute Law Revision Act 1996	43, 1996	25 Oct 1996	Schedule 3 (item 128): 8 Jan 1991 (n)		--
Veterans' Entitlements Amendment Act 1991	72, 1991	25 June 1991	1 July 1991		--
Veterans' Entitlements (Rewrite) Transition Act 1991	73, 1991	25 June 1991	S. 19: (o) Remainder: 1 July 1991 (o)		Ss. 3, 4(a), (b), (d), 5-12 and 16 Ss. 4(c) and 13-15 (am. by 74, 1991, Sch. 2, [Part 2]) S. 17 (am. by 70, 1992, s. 86; 164, 1994, Sch. 4, [item 8]; rep. by 157, 1997, Sch. 5 [item 8])
as amended by
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act 1991	74, 1991	25 June 1991	Schedule 2 (Part 2): (see 74, 1991 below)		--
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act 1992	70, 1992	26 June 1992	(see 70, 1992 below)		--
Veterans' Affairs (1994-95 Budget Measures) Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1994	164, 1994	16 Dec 1994	Schedule 4 (item 8): (see 164, 1994 below)		--
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 1995	118, 1995	17 Oct 1995	Schedule 3: (see 118, 1995 below)		--
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget and Compensation Measures) Act 1997	157, 1997	3 Nov 1997	Schedule 5 (item 8): 1 Dec 1997 (p)		--
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act 1991	74, 1991	25 June 1991	S. 3 and Schedule 1 (Part 2): 22 Jan 1991 S. 4 and Schedule 2 (Part 2): 1 July 1991 (q) S. 5 and Schedule 3 (Part 1): Royal Assent Schedule 1 (Part 1): 22 Jan 1991 [see Note 1] Schedule 2 (Part 1): 1 July 1991 (see s. 2(4)) Schedule 3 (Part 2): 1 July 1991 (q) Schedule 3 (Part 3): 12 June 1991 Schedule 3 (Part 4): 20 Mar 1991 Remainder: 1 July 1991		Ss. 3(1) and 7-12
Industrial Relations Legislation Amendment Act 1991	122, 1991	27 June 1991	Ss. 4(1), 10(b) and 15-20: 1 Dec 1988 Ss. 28(b)-(e), 30 and 31: 10 Dec 1991 (see Gazette 1991, No. S332) Remainder: Royal Assent		S. 31(2)
Social Security Legislation Amendment Act (No. 3) 1991	175, 1991	25 Nov 1991	Ss. 4-12 and Schedule (Part 2): 17 Aug 1991 Ss. 13, 14, 21-24, 36-40, 42, 43(b), 44(a), 45-57, 97, 98(a), 99-105 and Schedule (Part 3): 1 Jan 1992 Ss. 25-28: 20 Mar 1992 Ss. 41, 43(a) and 44(b): 1 Apr 1992 Ss. 58-73 and 75-96: 1 July 1992 S. 74: 26 Mar 1992 Part 5 (s. 106) and Schedule (Part 1): 12 Nov 1991 Schedule (Part 4): 12 Nov 1991 (see s. 2(4)) Schedule (Part 5): 1 Dec 1991 (see s. 2(5)) Remainder: Royal Assent		--
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1991	208, 1991	24 Dec 1991	Ss. 10-13, 19(c) and 20: Royal Assent (r) Ss. 14 and 15: 26 Dec 1991 (r) S. 16: 1 Jan 1992 (r) S. 17: 1 Jan 1994 (r) S. 18: 2 Jan 1992 (r) S. 19(a) and (b): (r) S. 19(d) and Schedule [in part]: 23 Feb 1991 (r)		S. 20
Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act 1992	12, 1992	24 Mar 1992	Ss. 5 and 6: 2 Apr 1992 S. 7: 20 Mar 1992 (s) Remainder: Royal Assent		S. 3(3)
Veterans' Entitlements (Provision of Treatment) Amendment Act 1992	51, 1992	17 June 1992	Ss. 3-5 and 8: 9 Dec 1992 (see Gazette 1992, No. GN49) Remainder: Royal Assent		S. 7
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act 1992	70, 1992	26 June 1992	Ss. 13, 20, 21 and Schedule (Part 9): 1 July 1992 Ss. 23-25, 28 and 30: 8 Jan 1991 (t) Ss. 31-33 and Schedule (Part 8): 20 Oct 1991 S. 41: 24 July 1991 Ss. 72-75 and Schedule (Part 2): 1 July 1991 (t) S. 76, Part 5 (s. 86) and Schedule (Part 4): 1 July 1991 (t) Ss. 83-85: (t) Part 6 (s. 87): 1 Mar 1991 Schedule (Part 3): 1 July 1991 (t) Schedule (Part 5): 22 May 1986 (t) Schedule (Part 6): 23 Feb 1991 Schedule (Part 7): 25 June 1991 Remainder: Royal Assent		Ss. 25, 27 and 29 S. 83 (am. by 164, 1994, Sch. 4, [items 6, 7]; 157, 1997, Sch. 5 [item 1]) S. 85 (am. by 164, 1994, Sch. 4, [items 6, 7])
as amended by
Veterans' Affairs (1994-95 Budget Measures) Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1994	164, 1994	16 Dec 1994	Schedule 4 (items 6, 7): (see 164, 1994 below)		--
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget and Compensation Measures) Act 1997	157, 1997	3 Nov 1997	Schedule 5 (item 1): 1 Dec 1997 (u)		--
Superannuation Legislation (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 1992	94, 1992	30 June 1992	S. 3: 1 July 1990 Remainder: Royal Assent		--
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1992	228, 1992	24 Dec 1992	Part 2 (ss. 4, 5), ss. 7, 8, 13-16, 84, 98, 99, 101-104 and Schedule 1: 1 Jan 1993 Ss. 9-11 and 17-27: 4 Feb 1993 Ss. 28-74: 1 Apr 1993 Ss. 75-80: 1 July 1993 Ss. 81-83: 20 Sept 1993 Ss. 85-97, 100, 105, 106 and 111: 20 Mar 1993 Schedule 2 (Part 2): 1 July 1991 Schedule 2 (Part 3): 1 July 1991 (v) Schedule 2 (Part 4): 1 Jan 1993 (v) Remainder: Royal Assent		S. 3(2)-(4) S. 111 (am. by 146, 1995, Sch. 11 [Parts 1, 2]; rep. by 146, 1995, Sch. 11 [Part 3])
as amended by
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 1995	118, 1995	17 Oct 1995	Schedule 4: (see 118, 1995 below)		--
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (1995-96 Budget Measures) Act (No. 2) 1995	146, 1995	12 Dec 1995	Schedule 11: (see 146, 1995 below)		--
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act 1993	27, 1993	9 June 1993	Ss. 5-8: 20 Sept 1993 S. 9: 20 Oct 1991 Ss. 10-12 and 19(1): 12 Jan 1992 Ss. 13-15 and 19(2): 20 Oct 1992 Remainder: Royal Assent		--
Social Security Legislation Amendment Act 1993	36, 1993	20 Sept 1993	Div. 2 of Part 4 (ss. 81, 82): (w)		--
Social Security (Budget and Other Measures) Legislation Amendment Act 1993	121, 1993	24 Dec 1993	Schedule 1 (Part 2) and Schedule 2 (Part 2): 20 Mar 1994 (x)		--
Military Compensation Act 1994	54, 1994	7 Apr 1994	7 Apr 1994		S. 17 (am. by 118, 1995, Sch. 6 [item 2])
as amended by
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 1995	118, 1995	17 Oct 1995	Schedule 6 (item 2): (see 118, 1995 below)		--
Migration Legislation Amendment Act 1994	60, 1994	9 Apr 1994	S. 85: (y)		--
Commonwealth Reciprocal Recovery Legislation Amendment Act 1994	68, 1994	30 May 1994	Part 4 (ss. 8-11): 1 July 1994 (z)		--
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act 1994	78, 1994	21 June 1994	Part 2 (ss. 4-8): 1 July 1994 (za) Part 3 (ss. 9-17): 1 Jan 1994 Remainder: Royal Assent		S. 3
Veterans' Affairs (1994-95 Budget Measures) Legislation Amendment Act 1994	98, 1994	30 June 1994	Div. 1 (s. 4) and Div. 4 (ss. 16, 17) of Part 2: 1 June 1994 Div. 3 of Part 2 (ss. 12-15) and Part 3 (ss. 47-68): 1 July 1994 Div. 5 of Part 2 (ss. 18-27): 1 Jan 1995 Divs. 6 and 7 of Part 2 (ss. 28-46): 20 Mar 1995 Part 4 (ss. 69-74): 30 Mar 1995 Remainder: Royal Assent		Ss. 3 and 45(1)
as amended by
Veterans' Affairs (1994-95 Budget Measures) Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1994	164, 1994	16 Dec 1994	Part 3 (ss. 55-59): (see 164, 1994 below)		--
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 1995	118, 1995	17 Oct 1995	Schedule 5: (see 118, 1995 below)		--
Statute Law Revision Act 1996	43, 1996	25 Oct 1996	Schedule 3 (items 131-137): 30 June 1994 (zb)		--
Social Security Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1994	109, 1994	12 July 1994	Ss. 56 and 57(b): 1 July 1994 (zc) S. 57(a): 20 Sept 1994 (zc)		--
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1994	148, 1994	8 Dec 1994	S. 9: 20 Mar 1995 (zd) Parts 3 and 4 (ss. 13, 14): 1 Jan 1995 Remainder: Royal Assent		--
as amended by
Statute Law Revision Act 1996	43, 1996	25 Oct 1996	Schedule 3 (item 130): 8 Dec 1994 (ze)		--
Veterans' Affairs (1994-95 Budget Measures) Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1994	164, 1994	16 Dec 1994	Part 1 (ss. 1, 2), Div. 1 (s. 3) and Div. 11 (ss. 52-54) of Part 2, Part 3 (ss. 55-59) and Part 4 (s. 60): Royal Assent Div. 3 (ss. 13-27) and Div. 7 (ss. 36-38) of Part 2: 20 Mar 1995 (zf) Div. 5 of Part 2 (ss. 32-34): 1 July 1994 Remainder: 1 Jan 1995		S. 32
as amended by
Statute Law Revision Act 1996	43, 1996	25 Oct 1996	Schedule 3 (items 138-141): 16 Dec 1994 (zg)		--
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget and Compensation Measures) Act 1997	157, 1997	3 Nov 1997	Schedule 8 (Part 2): 16 Dec 1994 (zh)		--
Social Security (Parenting Allowance and Other Measures) Legislation Amendment Act 1994	174, 1994	16 Dec 1994	Schedule 4 (Part 3, [items 42, 52]): 1 Jan 1995 (zi)		--
Student Assistance (Youth Training Allowance-- Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1994	184, 1994	23 Dec 1994	1 Jan 1995 (zj)		--
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 1995	35, 1995	12 Apr 1995	12 Apr 1995		S. 3(2)
Social Security Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 1995	104, 1995	29 Sept 1995	Schedule 16 (Part 5): (zk)		--
Social Security Legislation Amendment (Family Measures) Act 1995	106, 1995	29 Sept 1995	Schedules 1, 5 and 6: 1 Feb 1996 Schedules 2-4 and 7-9: 1 Jan 1996 Remainder: Royal Assent		--
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 1995 Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 1995--continued	118, 1995	17 Oct 1995	Schedule 1 (Part 1 [items 1, 2] and Part 7 [item 140]): 20 Mar 1995 Schedule 1 (Part 1 [items 9, 10, 12] and Part 3): 1 Jan 1994 Schedule 1 (Part 4): 20 Mar 1995 (zl) Schedule 1 (Part 5 [items 39, 40]): 1 Jan 1995 (zl) Schedule 1 (Part 5 [item 41]): 9 Jan 1995 Schedule 1 (Part 6): 1 July 1994 Schedule 1 (Part 7 [items 63-65, 71]): 19 Dec 1994 Schedule 1 (Part 7 [item 91]): 1 Jan 1995 (zl) Schedule 1 (Part 7 [items 111, 141]): 1 Jan 1994 Schedule 1 (Part 7 [item 136]): 16 Dec 1994 Schedule 1 (Part 7 [items 139, 145]): 1 July 1991 (zl) Schedule 1 (Part 7 [items 153, 154]): 1 July 1994 (zl) Schedule 1 (Part 7 [item 157]): 30 Nov 1994 Schedule 2: 22 May 1986 (zl) Schedule 3: 1 July 1991 (zl) Schedule 4: 1 July 1993 (zl) Schedule 5 (item 1): 20 Mar 1995 (zl) Schedule 6: 7 Apr 1994 (zl) Remainder: Royal Assent		--
as amended by
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget and Compensation Measures) Act 1997	157, 1997	3 Nov 1997	Schedule 8 (Part 3): 17 Oct 1995 (zm)		--
Veterans' Affairs (1995-96 Budget Measures) Legislation Amendment Act 1995	128, 1995	14 Nov 1995	Schedule 1 (items 1-8, 10-47, 50, 52-59, 61-66) and Schedule 7: 1 July 1995 Schedules 2-5, Schedule 6 (items 1, 2) and Schedule 8: 1 Oct 1995 Schedule 6 (items 3, 4): 1 Jan 1996 Remainder: Royal Assent		Sch. 2 (item 16)
as amended by
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget and Compensation Measures) Act 1997	157, 1997	3 Nov 1997	Schedule 8 (Part 4): 14 Nov 1995 (zn)		--
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (1995-96 Budget Measures) Act (No. 2) 1995	146, 1995	12 Dec 1995	Schedule 1 (items 1, 9) and Schedules 3-6: 20 Mar 1996 Schedule 1 (items 2-8, 10-90) and Schedule 12 (Part 1): 1 Jan 1997 Schedule 2, Schedule 10 (Part 4), Schedule 11 (Part 3) and Schedule 14: 19 Mar 1996 Schedule 7: 4 July 1996 Schedule 8 and Schedule 12 (Part 2): 1 Jan 1996 Schedule 9 (items 1, 3, 4): 1 July 1996 Schedule 9 (items 2, 5): 19 Sept 1996 Schedule 9 (items 6, 7): 1 May 1996 Schedule 10 (Part 1): 12 June 1989 Schedule 10 (Part 2): 1 July 1991 Schedule 10 (Part 3) and Schedule 11 (Part 2): 20 Mar 1995 Schedule 11 (Part 1): 20 Mar 1993 Remainder: Royal Assent		Sch. 4 (items 7, 9)
as amended by
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget and Compensation Measures) Act 1997	157, 1997	3 Nov 1997	Schedule 8 (Part 5): 12 Dec 1995 (zo)		--
Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act 1995	1, 1996	9 Jan 1996	Schedule 9 (Part 1) and Schedule 16 (Part 2): 1 July 1996 (zp) Schedule 9 (Part 2): 20 Sept 1996 (zp) Schedule 16 (Part 1): Royal Assent (zp) Schedule 17: 9 July 1996 (zp)		--
as amended by
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget and Compensation Measures) Act 1997	157, 1997	3 Nov 1997	Schedule 8 (Part 6): 9 Jan 1996 (zq)		--
Statute Law Revision Act 1996	43, 1996	25 Oct 1996	Schedule 2 (items 113-137): (zr) Schedule 4 (items 148-150) and Schedule 5 (item 153): Royal Assent (zr)		--
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 1996	55, 1996	8 Nov 1996	Schedule 2 (items 1-4): Royal Assent (zs)		Sch. 2 (item 4)
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (1996-97 Budget Measures) Act 1997	7, 1997	5 Mar 1997	Schedule 1 (items 6, 8-14, 34-39): 20 Mar 1997 Schedule 1 (items 15-21): 20 Mar 1997 (zt) Schedule 1 (items 22, 23): 21 Aug 1996 Schedule 1 (item 24): 17 Aug 1995 Schedule 1 (items 40-63): 2 Apr 1997 Remainder: Royal Assent		Sch. 1 (items 23, 66, 78) [see Table A]
Income Tax (Consequential Amendments) Act 1997	39, 1997	17 Apr 1997	1 July 1997		--
as amended by
Tax Law Improvement Act 1997	121, 1997	8 July 1997	Schedule 12 (item 30): (zu)		--
Hearing Services and AGHS Reform Act 1997	82, 1997	18 June 1997	Schedule 3 (item 1): Royal Assent (zv)		--
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget and Simplification Measures) Act 1997	87, 1997	27 June 1997	Schedules 1-3: 1 Jan 1998 Remainder: Royal Assent		--
Aged Care (Consequential Provisions) Act 1997	114, 1997	7 July 1997	Schedule 4 (items 1-77, 88-94): (zw) Schedule 4 (items 78-87): (zw)		Sch. 4 (items 51, 89, 94) [see Table A]
as amended by
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2002	73, 2002	6 Sept 2002	(see 73, 2002 below)		--
Tax Law Improvement Act 1997	121, 1997	8 July 1997	S. 4: Royal Assent Schedule 6 (items 142, 143): (zx) Schedule 12 (item 35): 1 July 1997 (zx)		S. 4 [see Table A]
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget and Compensation Measures) Act 1997	157, 1997	3 Nov 1997	Schedule 1 (items 1-8, 130-132, 135): 13 May 1997 (zy) Schedule 1 (Parts 2, 3): 1 Jan 1998 (zy) Schedule 1 (Part 4): 20 Sept 1998 (zy) Schedule 1 (Part 5): (zy) Schedule 1 (items 117, 128, 129, 133, 134) and Schedule 8 (items 27, 29-44): Royal Assent (zy) Schedule 1 (Part 7): 10 Nov 1997 (zy) Schedule 4 (item 1): 1 July 1997 (zy) Schedule 5 (items 2-7): 1 Dec 1997 (zy) Schedule 8 (Part 7): 1 July 1997 (zy) Schedule 8 (Part 8): 20 Mar 1996 (zy) Schedule 8 (item 28): 4 July 1996 (zy)		Sch. 1 (item 26) [see Table A] S. 2(16A) (ad. by 73, 2002, Sch. 5 [item 1])
as amended by
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2002	73, 2002	6 Sept 2002	(see 73, 2002 below)		--
Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Male Total Average Weekly Earnings Benchmark) Act 1997	175, 1997	21 Nov 1997	20 Sept 1997		--
Social Security Legislation Amendment (Parenting and Other Measures) Act 1997	197, 1997	11 Dec 1997	Schedule 1 (items 362-368): 20 Mar 1998 (zz)		--
Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Family and Other Measures) Act 1997	202, 1997	16 Dec 1997	Schedule 19 (items 3-5): 1 Jan 1998 (zza)		--
as amended by
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2002	73, 2002	6 Sept 2002	(see 73, 2002 below)		--
Social Security Legislation Amendment (Youth Allowance Consequential and Related Measures) Act 1998	45, 1998	17 June 1998	Schedule 5 (item 30) and Schedule 13 (items 50-70, 72-82): 1 July 1998 (zzb) Schedule 13 (item 71): 20 Sept 1998 (zzb)		Sch. 13 (items 61, 78) [see Table A]
Financial Sector Reform (Consequential Amendments) Act 1998	48, 1998	29 June 1998	Schedule 1 (items 195, 196): 1 July 1998 (see Gazette 1998, No. S316) (zzc)		--
Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Pension Bonus Scheme) Act 1998	67, 1998	30 June 1998	30 June 1998		--
Veterans' Entitlements Amendment (Male Total Average Weekly Earnings Benchmark) Act 1998	69, 1998	30 June 1998	19 Mar 1998		--
Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Retirement Assistance for Farmers) Act 1998	84, 1998	2 July 1998	15 Sept 1997		--
Veterans' Entitlements Amendment (Gold Card) Act 1998	92, 1998	14 July 1998	1 Jan 1999		Sch. 1 (item 3) [see Table A]
Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget and Other Measures) Act 1998	93, 1998	15 July 1998	Schedule 3 (items 44-86): 20 Sept 1998 (zzd) Schedule 7 (items 47-66): 1 Apr 1998 (zzd)		--
1998 Budget Measures Legislation Amendment (Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements) Act 1998	116, 1998	11 Dec 1998	Schedule 1 (items 12-20): 1 Jan 1999 (zze)		--
Payment Processing Legislation Amendment (Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements) Act 1998	132, 1998	24 Dec 1998	Schedule 4 (items 44, 45): 13 July 1999 Schedules 6 and 7: Royal Assent Remainder: 1 July 1999		--
Assistance for Carers Legislation Amendment Act 1999	13, 1999	9 Apr 1999	Schedule 2 (items 74, 75): (zzf)		--
Financial Sector Reform (Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1999	44, 1999	17 July 1999	Schedule 7 (items 232-244): (zzg)		S. 3(2)(e) (am. by 160, 2000, Sch. 4 [item 4])
as amended by
Financial Sector Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2000	160, 2000	21 Dec 2000	Schedule 1 (item 21): Royal Assent Remainder: 18 Jan 2001	--
A New Tax System (Compensation Measures Legislation Amendment) Act 1999	68, 1999	8 July 1999	Schedule 2: 1 July 2000 (zzh)		Sch. 2 (item 45) [see Table A]
as amended by
Compensation Measures Legislation Amendment (Rent Assistance Increase) Act 2000	93, 2000	30 June 2000	Schedule 1 (items 3, 4): (zzha)		--
Social Security and Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Act 2006	108, 2006	27 Sept 2006	Schedule 6 (item 1): (zzze)		--
Statute Law Revision Act 2010	8, 2010	1 Mar 2010	Schedule 2 (item 1): (see 8, 2010 below)		--
A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Consequential and Related Measures) Act (No. 2) 1999	83, 1999	8 July 1999	Schedule 9: (zzi)		--
Statute Stocktake Act 1999	118, 1999	22 Sept 1999	22 Sept 1999		--
Aged Care Amendment (Omnibus) Act 1999	132, 1999	13 Oct 1999	Schedule 3: 21 Oct 1999 (see Gazette 1999, No. S496) (zzj)		--
Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999	146, 1999	11 Nov 1999	Schedule 1 (items 963-977): 5 Dec 1999 (see Gazette 1999, No. S584) (zzk)		--
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 1999	171, 1999	10 Dec 1999	Schedules 1 and 3: 1 Jan 2000 Schedule 4: (zzl) Schedule 6 (items 6, 7): (zzl) Schedule 6 (item 8): (zzl) Schedule 6 (items 9-13): (zzl) Remainder: Royal Assent		--
A New Tax System (Tax Administration) Act 1999	179, 1999	22 Dec 1999	Schedule 5 (items 70-72) and Schedule 11 (items 115, 116): 1 July 2000 (zzm)		--
A New Tax System (Tax Administration) Act (No. 1) 2000	44, 2000	3 May 2000	Schedule 3 (items 75-77): (zzn)		--
Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Matters) Act 2000	94, 2000	30 June 2000	Schedule 3: Royal Assent (zzo)		Sch. 3 (item 18) [see Table A]
Retirement Assistance for Farmers Scheme Extension Act 2000	118, 2000	7 Sept 2000	7 Sept 2000		--
Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements Legislation Amendment (Private Trusts and Private Companies--Integrity of Means Testing) Act 2000	132, 2000	13 Nov 2000	13 Nov 2000		Sch. 2 (item 12) [see Table A]
Criminal Code Amendment (Theft, Fraud, Bribery and Related Offences) Act 2000	137, 2000	24 Nov 2000	Ss. 1-3 and Schedule 1 (items 1, 4, 6, 7, 9-11, 32): Royal Assent Remainder: 24 May 2001		Sch. 2 (items 418, 419) [see Table A]
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2000	141, 2000	24 Nov 2000	Schedule 1 (item 13): 1 Jan 1996 (zzp) Schedule 1 (items 39-51): 1 July 2000 Remainder: Royal Assent		Sch. 1 (items 10, 12, 21) [see Table A]
as amended by
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2002	73, 2002	6 Sept 2002	(see 73, 2002 below)		--
Family Law Amendment Act 2000	143, 2000	29 Nov 2000	Schedule 3 (item 120): 27 Dec 2000 (zzq)		--
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget Measures) Act 2000	157, 2000	21 Dec 2000	Schedules 2-4: 1 Jan 2001 Schedule 5: 1 July 2001 Remainder: Royal Assent		--
as amended by
Statute Law Revision Act 2002	63, 2002	3 July 2002	Schedule 2 (item 36): (zzr)	--
Defence Legislation Amendment (Enhancement of the Reserves and Modernisation) Act 2001	10, 2001	22 Mar 2001	Schedule 2 (items 87, 94, 95): 19 Apr 2001 (zzs)		Sch. 2 (items 94, 95) [see Table A]
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001	16, 2001	30 Mar 2001	24 May 2001 (see s. 2(c))	S. 4 [see Table A]
Family and Community Services and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Further Assistance for Older Australians) Act 2001	42, 2001	25 May 2001	Schedule 2: 1 Sept 2001 Remainder: 1 July 2001	--
Family and Community Services and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Debt Recovery) Act 2001	47, 2001	12 June 2001	Schedule 1 (items 3-27, 29, 32, 33), Schedule 3 (items 1-15) and Schedule 4 (items 1-8A): 1 July 2001 Remainder: Royal Assent	Sch. 4 (item 9) [see Table A]
Corporations (Repeals, Consequentials and Transitionals) Act 2001	55, 2001	28 June 2001	Ss. 4-14 and Schedule 3 (items 559-562): 15 July 2001 (see Gazette 2001, No. S285) (zzt)	Ss. 4-14 [see Note 1]
New Business Tax System (Capital Allowances--Transitional and Consequential) Act 2001	77, 2001	30 June 2001	Schedule 2 (items 484-488): Royal Assent (zzu)	Sch. 2 (item 488(1)) (am. by 119, 2002, Sch. 3 [item 97]) [see Table A]
as amended by
Taxation Laws Amendment Act (No. 5) 2002	119, 2002	2 Dec 2002	Schedule 3 (item 97): (zzua)	--
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (2001 Budget Measures) Act 2001	102, 2001	4 Sept 2001	Schedule 2: 1 July 2001 Schedule 4: (zzv) Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements Legislation Amendment (Retirement Assistance for Farmers) Act 2001	151, 2001	1 Oct 2001	1 Oct 2001	--
Abolition of Compulsory Age Retirement (Statutory Officeholders) Act 2001	159, 2001	1 Oct 2001	29 Oct 2001	Sch. 1 (item 97) [see Table A]
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Further Budget 2000 and Other Measures) Act 2002	11, 2002	4 Apr 2002	Ss. 1-3: Royal Assent Schedule 3 (items 1-12): 1 July 1995 Remainder: 20 Sept 2001	--
Veterans' Entitlements Amendment (Gold Card Extension) Act 2002	12, 2002	4 Apr 2002	1 July 2002	Sch. 1 (item 2) [see Table A]
Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements Legislation Amendment (Disposal of Assets--Integrity of Means Testing) Act 2002	54, 2002	29 June 2002	1 July 2002	--
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (2002 Budget Measures) Act 2002	72, 2002	6 Sept 2002	Schedule 1 (items 3-5): 20 Sept 2002 Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2002	73, 2002	6 Sept 2002	Schedules 3, 4, 5 (item 2), Schedule 6 (items 1-15, 18, 23-31, 33, 34, 36-41, 44-49, 51-53, 56, 60, 62, 67, 69, 74, 77, 78, 80, 83, 85, 87-96) and Schedule 7: (zzw) Schedule 5 (item 1): 3 Nov 1997 Remainder: Royal Assent	--
as amended by
Statute Law Revision Act 2006	9, 2006	23 Mar 2006	Schedule 2 (item 26): (zzwa)		--
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 2002	74, 2002	6 Sept 2002	Schedule 1 (items 3-8): (zzx) Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Family Law Legislation Amendment (Superannuation) (Consequential Provisions) Act 2002	121, 2002	2 Dec 2002	Schedules 1-4: (zzy) Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2003	26, 2003	11 Apr 2003	11 Apr 2003	Sch. 1 (items 8, 28, 32, 35) [see Table A]
Family and Community Services Legislation Amendment Act 2003	30, 2003	15 Apr 2003	Schedule 3 (items 9-14): Royal Assent	--
Family and Community Services and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (2003 Budget and Other Measures) Act 2003	122, 2003	5 Dec 2003	Schedule 1 (items 3, 4): Royal Assent	Sch. 1 (item 4) [see Table A]
Legislative Instruments (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2003	140, 2003	17 Dec 2003	Schedule 1 (item 36): (zzz)	--
Higher Education Support (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2003	150, 2003	19 Dec 2003	Schedule 2 (item 169): (zzza)	--
Health and Ageing Legislation Amendment Act 2004	50, 2004	21 Apr 2004	Schedule 1 (item 23): Royal Assent	--
Military Rehabilitation and Compensation (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2004	52, 2004	27 Apr 2004	Ss. 1-3: Royal Assent Remainder: 1 July 2004 (see s. 2(1))	Sch. 1 (items 16C, 44, 142) [see Table A]
as amended by
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Statements of Principles and Other Measures) Act 2007	29, 2007	15 Mar 2007	Schedule 3 (item 30): 16 Mar 2007		--
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (2007 Measures No. 1) Act 2007	89, 2007	21 June 2007	Schedule 3: (see 89, 2007 below)		--
Veterans' Entitlements Amendment (Electronic Delivery) Act 2004	63, 2004	26 May 2004	Schedule 1: 26 Nov 2004 Remainder: Royal Assent	Sch. 1 (items 31, 40, 92) [see Table A]
Veterans' Entitlements Amendment (Direct Deductions and Other Measures) Act 2004	94, 2004	29 June 2004	Schedule 1 (items 11, 12, 14): 1 July 2004 Schedule 1 (items 25, 26): (zzzb) Schedule 1 (items 38-40, 42): 1 July 1995 Remainder: Royal Assent	Sch. 1 (items 5, 15, 21, 24, 26, 31, 33) [see Table A]
as amended by
Statute Law Revision Act 2006	9, 2006	23 Mar 2006	Schedule 2 (item 27): (zzwa)		--
Veterans' Entitlements (Clarke Review) Act 2004	100, 2004	30 June 2004	Schedule 1: 20 Mar 2004 Schedule 2 (items 1-14, 16-28, 43(1), 44): 20 Sept 2004  Schedule 3: 1 Jan 2005 Schedule 4: 1 July 2004 Schedule 5: 1 Apr 2004 Schedule 6: 1 July 2004 (see s. 2(1)) Remainder: Royal Assent	Sch. 2 (items 43(1), 44) and Sch. 4 (item 4) [see Table A]
Family and Community Services and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Sugar Reform) Act 2004	109, 2004	13 July 2004	13 July 2004	--
Family and Community Services and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Income Streams) Act 2004	116, 2004	13 July 2004	Schedules 1 and 2: 20 Sept 2004 Remainder: Royal Assent	Sch. 2 (items 26, 27, 29) [see Table A]
Family and Community Services and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (2004 Budget Measures) Act 2004	128, 2004	31 Aug 2004	Schedule 1 (items 3, 4): Royal Assent	--
Family and Community Services and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (2004 Election Commitments) Act 2004	132, 2004	8 Dec 2004	Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 (items 1-21, 24): 1 Dec 2004 Schedule 2 (items 22, 23): (zzzc) Schedule 3: 1 Apr 2005 Schedules 4 and 5: 1 Jan 2005 Remainder: Royal Assent	Sch. 2 (item 24) and Sch. 5 (item 4) [see Table A]
as amended by
Social Security and Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Act 2006	108, 2006	27 Sept 2006	Schedule 6 (item 3): (zzze)		--
Family and Community Services and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Further 2004 Election Commitments and Other Measures) Act 2005	29, 2005	21 Mar 2005	Schedule 1: 1 Jan 2005 Schedule 2: 1 July 2005 Remainder: Royal Assent	Sch. 3 (items 18, 19) [see Table A]
Family and Community Services Legislation Amendment (Family Assistance and Related Measures) Act 2005	61, 2005	26 June 2005	Schedule 4 (items 20-25, 29, 30): 1 July 2005	Sch. 4 (items 29, 30) [see Table A]
Social Security Amendment (Extension of Youth Allowance and Austudy Eligibility to New Apprentices) Act 2005	66, 2005	26 June 2005	Schedules 1 and 2: 1 July 2005 Schedule 3: 20 Mar 2000 (see s. 2(1)) Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Veterans' Entitlements Amendment (2005 Budget Measure) Act 2005	85, 2005	6 July 2005	Schedule 1 (items 2-4): (zzzd) Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Statute Law Revision Act 2005	100, 2005	6 July 2005	Schedule 1 (item 83): Royal Assent	--
Family Assistance, Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (2005 Budget and Other Measures) Act 2006	36, 2006	3 May 2006	Schedule 9: 1 Jan 2006	Sch. 9 (item 14) [see Table A]
Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements Legislation Amendment (One-off Payments to Increase Assistance for Older Australians and Carers and Other Measures) Act 2006	41, 2006	22 May 2006	22 May 2006	Sch. 2 (item 2) [see Table A]
Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation (2006 Budget and Other Measures) Act 2006	82, 2006	30 June 2006	Schedule 7 (items 15-33): 20 Sept 2006	Sch. 7 (item 33) [see Table A]
Tax Laws Amendment (Repeal of Inoperative Provisions) Act 2006	101, 2006	14 Sept 2006	Schedule 2 (items 1007-1016): Royal Assent	--
Social Security and Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Act 2006	108, 2006	27 Sept 2006	Schedule 6 (item 4): 27 Sept 2006	--
Child Support Legislation Amendment (Reform of the Child Support Scheme--New Formula and Other Measures) Act 2006	146, 2006	6 Dec 2006	Schedule 7 (items 9, 10) and Schedule 8 (items 143, 144): 1 July 2008	--
Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (2006 Budget Measures) Act 2006	156, 2006	8 Dec 2006	Schedule 1: 1 Jan 2007 Remainder: Royal Assent	Sch. 1 (items 44, 45) [see Table A]
Statute Law Revision Act 2007	8, 2007	15 Mar 2007	Schedule 1 (item 26): (zzzf)	--
Tax Laws Amendment (Simplified Superannuation) Act 2007	9, 2007	15 Mar 2007	Schedule 9 (items 1-15): 20 Sept 2007 Schedule 9 (item 16): 1 July 2007	Sch. 9 (item 15) [see Table A]
Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Simplification) Act 2007	15, 2007	15 Mar 2007	Schedule 1 (items 395-404, 406(1)-(3), (5)): (zzzg)	Sch. 1 (item 406(1)-(3), (5)) [see Table A]
Australian Citizenship (Transitionals and Consequentials) Act 2007	21, 2007	15 Mar 2007	Schedules 1-3: 1 July 2007 (see s. 2(1) and F2007L01653) Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Statements of Principles and Other Measures) Act 2007	29, 2007	15 Mar 2007	Schedules 1-3 and Schedule 4 (item 31): 16 Mar 2007	Sch. 3 (item 31) [see Table A]
Private Health Insurance (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2007	32, 2007	30 Mar 2007	Schedule 2 (items 104-108): 1 Apr 2007 (see s. 2(1))	--
Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (One-off Payments and Other 2007 Budget Measures) Act 2007	66, 2007	11 May 2007	Schedules 6-8: 1 July 2007 Remainder: Royal Assent	Sch. 2 (item 2), Sch. 5, Sch. 6 (item 4), Sch. 7 (item 3) and Sch. 8 (item 6) [see Table A]
Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Legislation Amendment (Child Support Reform Consolidation and Other Measures) Act 2007	82, 2007	21 June 2007	Schedule 8 (items 79-96): 1 July 2008 (see s. 2(1)) Schedule 10 (items 11-18): 1 July 2007 Schedule 11 (items 14-25): Royal Assent Schedule 11 (item 26): 1 July 2007 (see s. 2(1))	--
Health Insurance Amendment (Inappropriate and Prohibited Practices and Other Measures) Act 2007	88, 2007	21 June 2007	Schedule 1: 1 Mar 2008 Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (2007 Measures No. 1) Act 2007	89, 2007	21 June 2007	Schedule 1 (items 1, 3-7, 10-16, 18-25, 29-51, 54-56, 65-78, 80-82, 84), Schedules 2 and 4: 22 June 2007 Schedule 1 (item 2): (zzzh) Schedule 3 (items 1, 2): (zzzh) Schedule 5: 1 July 2007 Remainder: Royal Assent	Sch. 1 (items 80-84) [see Table A]
Corporations Legislation Amendment (Simpler Regulatory System) Act 2007	101, 2007	28 June 2007	Schedule 1 (items 182-187, 231): Royal Assent	Sch. 1 (item 231) [see Table A]
Social Security Amendment (Apprenticeship Wage Top-Up for Australian Apprentices) Act 2007	114, 2007	28 June 2007	Schedule 1: 1 July 2007 Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Welfare Payment Reform) Act 2007	130, 2007	17 Aug 2007	18 Aug 2007	Ss. 4-7 (rep. by 93, 2010, Sch. 1 [item 3])
as amended by
Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform and Reinstatement of Racial Discrimination Act) Act 2010	93, 2010	29 June 2010	Schedule 1 (items 3, 4): 31 Dec 2010	Sch. 1 (item 4) [see Table A]
Veterans' Entitlements Amendment (Disability, War Widow and War Widower Pensions) Act 2007	167, 2007	25 Sept 2007	20 Mar 2008	Sch. 1 (item 11) [see Table A]
Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Legislation Amendment (Further 2007 Budget Measures) Act 2007	183, 2007	28 Sept 2007	Schedule 1 (items 53-96) and Schedule 4 (items 9-17): 1 Jan 2008	Sch. 1 (items 65, 71, 73, 78) and Sch. 4 (item 17) [see Table A]
Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Enhanced Allowances) Act 2008	5, 2008	20 Mar 2008	20 Mar 2008	Sch. 1 (item 14(2)), Sch. 2 (item 17(2)) and Sch. 3 (item 37) [see Table A]
Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements Legislation Amendment (One-off Payments and Other Budget Measures) Act 2008	19, 2008	26 May 2008	Schedule 1 (item 15): (zzzi) Schedule 1 (item 37), Schedule 2 (item 2) and Schedule 3 (item 71): Royal Assent Schedule 5 (items 14-21, 23, 25): 1 July 2008 Schedule 5 (item 22): (zzzi) Schedule 5 (item 24): (zzzi)	Sch. 2 (item 2) and Sch. 5 (item 25) [see Table A]
Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Trustee Board and Other Measures) (Consequential Amendments) Act 2008	26, 2008	23 June 2008	Schedule 1 (items 122-129): Royal Assent	--
First Home Saver Accounts (Consequential Amendments) Act 2008	45, 2008	25 June 2008	Schedule 3 (items 39-46): 26 June 2008	--
Veterans' Entitlements Legislation Amendment (2007 Election Commitments) Act 2008	48, 2008	25 June 2008	Schedule 1 (items 1-7), Schedule 2 (items 1-7, 12-37, 39) and Schedule 3 (items 3-16(2)): 1 July 2008 Schedule 2 (item 38): (zzzj)	Sch. 1 (item 7), Sch. 2 (items 5-7) and Sch. 3 (item 16(2)) [see Table A] S. 2 (rs. by 19, 2008, Sch. 5 [item 24])
as amended by
Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements Legislation Amendment (One-off Payments and Other Budget Measures) Act 2008	19, 2008	26 May 2008	Schedule 5 (item 24): (see 19, 2008 above)		--
Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (2008 Budget and Other Measures) Act 2008	63, 2008	30 June 2008	S. 4: Royal Assent Schedule 3 (items 12-18): 1 Sept 2008 Schedule 5: 1 July 2008	S. 4, Sch. 3 (item 18) and Sch. 5 (item 3) [see Table A]
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (International Agreements and Other Measures) Act 2008	81, 2008	12 July 2008	Schedule 1 (items 1-24): 13 July 2008 Schedule 1 (items 25-44,  46-69, 71-86): Royal Assent Schedule 1 (item 45): (zzzk) Schedule 1 (item 70): (zzzk)	Sch. 1 (items 2, 6, 86) [see Table A]
Family Law Amendment (De Facto Financial Matters and Other Measures) Act 2008	115, 2008	21 Nov 2008	Schedule 2 (items 48-52): 1 Mar 2009 (see F2009L00264)	--
Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Economic Security Strategy) Act 2008	131, 2008	1 Dec 2008	1 Dec 2008	Sch. 4 [see Table A]
Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Further 2008 Budget and Other Measures) Act 2008	143, 2008	9 Dec 2008	Schedule 2 (items 1-3): Royal Assent Schedule 2 (items 4-7): 1 July 2009	Sch. 2 (items 3, 7) [see Table A]
Same-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws--General Law Reform) Act 2008	144, 2008	9 Dec 2008	Schedule 15 (items 47-93, 96): 1 July 2009	Sch. 15 (item 96) [see Table A]
Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements Legislation Amendment (Schooling Requirements) Act 2008	149, 2008	11 Dec 2008	Schedule 1 (items 29-34): 11 Dec 2008	Sch. 1 (item 34) [see Table A]
Household Stimulus Package Act (No. 2) 2009	4, 2009	18 Feb 2009	Schedule 4 and Schedule 5 (items 21, 22): Royal Assent	Sch. 4 [see Table A
Tax Bonus for Working Australians (Consequential Amendments) Act (No. 2) 2009	6, 2009	18 Feb 2009	Schedule 1 (item 8): 18 Feb 2009 (see  s. 2(1))	--
Social Security Amendment (Liquid Assets Waiting Period) Act 2009	25, 2009	26 Mar 2009	Schedule 1 (item 13): (zzzl)	--
Tax Laws Amendment (2009 Measures No. 1) Act 2009	27, 2009	26 Mar 2009	Schedule 3 (items 89-91, 102(1)): 27 Mar 2009	Sch. 3 (item 102(1)) [see Table A]
Social Security Legislation Amendment (Improved Support for Carers) (Consequential and Transitional) Act 2009	45, 2009	23 June 2009	Schedule 3: (zzzm)	Sch. 3 (item 2) [see Table A]
Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Australian Apprentices) Act 2009	52, 2009	24 June 2009	Schedule 1 (item 5): 1 July 2009	--
Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Pension Reform and Other 2009 Budget Measures) Act 2009	60, 2009	29 June 2009	Schedule 13 (items 3, 4) and Schedule 16 (item 2): 1 July 2009 Schedule 18: Royal Assent	Sch. 13 (item 4) [see Table A]
Financial Sector Legislation Amendment (Enhancing Supervision and Enforcement) Act 2009	75, 2009	27 Aug 2009	Schedule 1 (item 223): 27 Feb 2010	--
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget Measures) Act 2009	80, 2009	10 Sept 2009	Schedule 1 (items 3-10, 15): 11 Sept 2009	--
Veterans' Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Pension Reform) Act 2009	81, 2009	10 Sept 2009	Schedule 1 (items 1-33, 36), Schedule 4 (items 1-15, 207-213, 214(7)), Schedules 6, 7 and Schedule 9 (items 1-3): 20 Sept 2009 Schedules 2, 8 and 10: Royal Assent Schedule 3: 1 Jan 2010 Schedule 4 (items 149-206): (zzzn) Schedule 5: (zzzn) Schedule 9 (items 4, 5): 21 Sept 2009 Schedule 11: 1 July 2010	Sch. 1 (item 36), Sch. 2 (items 6, 7), Sch. 4 (items 207-213, 214(7)), Sch. 6 (item 18), Sch. 7 (item 5), Sch. 8 (item 2) and Sch. 11 (item 6) [see Table A]
Statute Law Revision Act 2010	8, 2010	1 Mar 2010	Schedule 1 (items 253-255): Royal Assent Schedule 2 (item 1): (zzzo)	--
Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Income Support for Students) Act 2010	17, 2010	24 Mar 2010	Schedule 2 (items 32-34): 1 Apr 2010	Sch. 2 (item 34) [see Table A]
Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Act 2010	33, 2010	13 Apr 2010	Schedule 2 (items 40-49): Royal Assent	--
Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (2009 Measures) Act 2010	38, 2010	13 Apr 2010	Schedule 5 (items 4-6): 14 Apr 2010	--
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (2010 Budget Measures) Act 2010	83, 2010	29 June 2010	Schedule 1, Schedule 2 (items 1-5), Schedule 3 (items 2-7) and Schedule 4: 1 July 2010 Schedule 5: 1 Oct 2010	Sch. 1 (items 23, 24), Sch. 2 (item 5), Sch. 3 (item 7), Sch. 4 (item 8) and Sch. 5 (item 10) [see Table A]
Veterans' Entitlements Amendment (Income Support Measures) Act 2010	99, 2010	6 July 2010	Schedule 1 (items 29-33, 36): 7 July 2010 Remainder: Royal Assent	Sch. 1 (items 34-36) [see Table A]
Paid Parental Leave (Consequential Amendments) Act 2010	105, 2010	14 July 2010	Schedule 1 (items 84-90) and Schedule 2 (items 1, 2): 1 Oct 2010 (see s. 2(1))	Sch. 2 (items 1, 2) [see Table A]
Veterans' Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Act 2010	120, 2010	17 Nov 2010	Schedule 1 (items 8-11, 13-36, 46-48): Royal Assent	Sch. 1 (items 11, 14, 36) [see Table A]
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Weekly Payments) Act 2010	135, 2010	24 Nov 2010	Schedule 1 (items 4-8): Royal Assent	--
Statute Law Revision Act 2011	5, 2011	22 Mar 2011	Schedule 1 (items 113-117): Royal Assent Schedule 5 (items 218-222) and Schedule 7 (items 142-146): 19 Apr 2011	--
Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Budget and Other Measures) Act 2011	34, 2011	26 May 2011	Schedule 1 (items 6-11): 1 Jan 2011 Schedule 6 (items 9-16): Royal Assent	Sch. 1 (item 11) [see Table A]
Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 2011	46, 2011	27 June 2011	Schedule 2 (item 1170) and Schedule 3 (items 10, 11): 27 Dec 2011	Sch. 3 (items 10, 11) [see Table A]
Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Election Commitments and Other Measures) Act 2011	50, 2011	27 June 2011	Schedule 1 (items 6, 7, 9-12): 1 July 2011 Schedule 1 (item 8): (zzzp) Schedule 4 (items 7-9): Royal Assent	Sch. 1 (item 12) [see Table A]
Superannuation Legislation (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2011	58, 2011	28 June 2011	Schedule 1 (items 243-245): (zzzq)	--
Veterans' Entitlements Amendment Act 2011	95, 2011	15 Sept 2011	Schedule 1 (items 1-7, 12, 13) and Schedule 3 (items 3-14, 15(2)-(6)): 20 Sept 2011 Schedule 2: Royal Assent	Sch. 1 (item 7), Sch. 2 (item 43) and Sch. 3 (item 15(2)-(6)) [see Table A]
Clean Energy (Household Assistance Amendments) Act 2011	141, 2011	29 Nov 2011	Schedule 3 (items 1-6) and Schedule 10 (items 31-33): [see Note 2] Schedule 3 (items 7-58): [see Note 2] Schedule 7 (items 11-36): [see (zzzr), Note 2 and Table A]	Sch. 7 (items 35, 36) [see Table A]
Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2011	145, 2011	29 Nov 2011	Schedule 5 (items 11-21): 30 Nov 2011	Sch. 5 (item 21) [see Table A]
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Participants in British Nuclear Tests) Act 2011	169, 2011	4 Dec 2011	Schedule 1 (items 7-11): Royal Assent	Sch. 1 (item 11) [see Table A]

(a)     Subsection 72(3) of the Social Security and Veterans' Affairs (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1986 provided for the amendment of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986. The last-mentioned section was repealed by the Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements Amendment Act (No. 2) 1987 before a date was fixed for the commencement of subsection 72(3).

(b)     The Social Security and Veterans' Affairs (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1986 was amended by subsection 5(1) only of the Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements Amendment Act (No. 2) 1987, section 2 of which provides as follows:

                   2.   Each provision of this Act comes into operation, or is deemed to have come into operation, as the case requires, on the day, or at the time, shown by the note in italics at the foot of that provision.

(c)     Section 65 of the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act 1987 provided for the amendment of the Social Security and Veterans' Affairs (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1986. The last-mentioned section is dependent upon the commencement of subsection 72(3) of the Social Security and Veterans' Affairs (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1986. The last-mentioned section was repealed by the Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements Amendment Act (No. 2) 1987 before a date was fixed for the commencement of subsection 72(3).

(d)     The Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act 1987 was amended by Part 8 (sections 85 and 86) only of the Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 4) 1989, section 2 of which provides as follows:

                   2.   Each provision of this Act commences, or is to be taken to have commenced, as the case requires, on the day, or at the time, shown by the note in italics at the foot of that provision.

(e)     The Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act 1987 was amended by Schedule 8 (Part 1) only of the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget and Compensation Measures) Act 1997, subsection 2(9) of which provides as follows:

                 (9)   Part 1 of Schedule 8 is taken to have commenced on 5 June 1987, immediately after the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act 1987 received the Royal Assent.

(f)      The Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 was amended by sections 60-98 only of the Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements Amendment Act (No. 2) 1987, section 2 of which provides as follows:

                   2.   Each provision of this Act comes into operation, or is deemed to have come into operation, as the case requires, on the day, or at the time, shown by the note in italics at the foot of that provision.

(g)     The Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements Amendment Act (No. 2) 1987 was amended by section 61 only of the Social Security Legislation Amendment Act 1988, subsection 2(5) of which provides as follows:

                 (5)   The remaining amendments of the Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements Amendment Act (No. 2) 1987 made by Schedule 4 shall be taken to have commenced on 16 December 1987.

(h)     The Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements (Maintenance Income Test) Amendment Act 1988 was amended by Part 3 (sections 84-86) only of the Social Security Legislation Amendment Act 1990, section 2 of which provides as follows:

                   2.   Each provision of this Act commences, or is taken to have commenced, as the case requires, on the day shown by the note in italics at the foot of the provision.

(i)      The Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act 1988 was amended by sections 87 and 88(a), (b) only of the Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 4) 1989, section 2 of which provides as follows:

                   2.   Each provision of this Act commences, or is to be taken to have commenced, as the case requires, on the day, or at the time, shown by the note in italics at the foot of that provision.

(j)      The Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act 1988 was amended by sections 79 and 80 only of the Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 4) 1989, section 2 of which provides as follows:

                   2.   Each provision of this Act commences, or is to be taken to have commenced, as the case requires, on the day, or at the time, shown by the note in italics at the foot of that provision.

(k)     The Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 was amended by sections 89-127 only of the Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 4) 1989, section 2 of which provides as follows:

                   2.   Each provision of this Act commences, or is to be taken to have commenced, as the case requires, on the day, or at the time, shown by the note in italics at the foot of that provision.

(l)      The Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 was amended by sections 18-24 only of the Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1990, subsections 2(1)-(3) of which provide as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to subsections (2), (3) and (4), this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

                 (2)   Sections 4, 5 and 6, paragraph 7(g), sections 8, 19, 20 and 21, paragraph 22(g) and section 23 are taken to have commenced on 22 August 1990.

                 (3)   Paragraphs 8(a) to (f) and 22(a) to (f) (inclusive) commence on 1 March 1991.

(m)    The Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 was amended by sections 36-92 only of the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act 1990, section 2 of which provides as follows:

                   2.   Each provision of this Act commences, or is taken to have commenced, as the case requires, on the day, or at the time, shown by the note in italics at the foot of the provision.

         Commencement of sections 37(b), (c), 38, 42(a), 61, 92(a) and (b) provides as follows:

         Immediately after the commencement of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.

         The Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 came into operation on 22 May 1986 (see Gazette 1986, No. S225).

(n)     The Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act 1990 was amended by Schedule 3 (item 128) only of the Statute Law Revision Act 1996, subsection 2(3) of which provides as follows:

                 (3)   Each item in Schedule 3 is taken to have commenced when the Act containing the provision amended by the item received the Royal Assent.

(o)    Section 2 of the Veterans' Entitlements (Rewrite) Transition Act 1991 provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to subsection (2), this Act commences on 1 July 1991, immediately after the commencement of the Veterans' Entitlements Amendment Act 1991.

                 (2)   Section 19 commences immediately after the commencement of section 22.

         Section 22 commenced on 1 July 1991.

(p)     The Veterans' Entitlements (Rewrite) Transition Act 1991 was amended by Schedule 5 (item 8) only of the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget and Compensation Measures) Act 1997, subsection 2(8) of which provides as follows:

                 (8)   Schedules 5 and 7 commence on the 28th day after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

(q)     Subsections 2(3) and (6) of the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act 1991 provide as follows:

                 (3)   Subject to subsection (4), section 4 commences or is taken to have commenced on 1 July 1991, immediately after the commencement of section 19 of the Veterans' Entitlements (Rewrite) Transition Act 1991.

                 (6)   Part 2 of Schedule 3 commences or is taken to have commenced on 1 July 1991, immediately after the commencement of section 19 of the Veterans' Entitlements (Rewrite) Transition Act 1991.

(r)     The Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 was amended by sections 10-21 only of the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1991, section 2 of which provides as follows:

                   2.   Each provision of this Act commences, or is taken to have commenced, as the case requires, on the day, or at the time, shown by the note in italics at the foot of the provision.

         Commencement of paragraphs 19(a) and (b) provides as follows:

         Immediately after the commencement of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.

         The Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 came into operation on 22 May 1986 (see Gazette 1986, No. S225).

(s)     Subsection 2(2) of the Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act 1992 provides as follows:

                 (2)   Section 7 is taken to have commenced on 20 March 1992, immediately after the commencement of Division 5 of Part 2 of the Social Security Legislation Amendment Act (No. 3) 1991 and Division 2 of Part 2 of the Social Security Legislation Amendment Act (No. 4) 1991.

(t)      Subsections 2(2), (3) and (7)-(10) of the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act 1992 provide as follows:

                 (2)   Part 5 of the Schedule is taken to have commenced on 22 May 1986, immediately after the commencement of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.

                 (3)   Sections 23, 24, 25, 28 and 30 are taken to have commenced on 8 January 1991, immediately after the commencement of section 85 of the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act 1990.

                 (7)   Division 11 of Part 4 and Part 2 of the Schedule are taken to have commenced on 1 July 1991, immediately after the commencement of the Veterans' Entitlements Amendment Act 1991.

                 (8)   The following provisions are taken to have commenced on 1 July 1991, immediately after the commencement of section 22 of the Veterans' Entitlements (Rewrite) Transition Act 1991:

                              (a)  Division 12 of Part 4;

                              (b)  Part 5;

                              (c)  Part 4 of the Schedule.

                 (9)   Division 16 of Part 4 is taken to have commenced immediately after the commencement of Part 5.

               (10)   Part 3 of the Schedule is taken to have commenced on 1 July 1991, immediately after the commencement of section 19 of the Veterans' Entitlements (Rewrite) Transition Act 1991.

         In pursuance of subsection 2(9), Part 5 commenced on 1 July 1991, immediately after the commencement of section 22 of the Veterans' Entitlements (Rewrite) Transition Act 1991.

(u)     The Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act 1992 was amended by Schedule 5 (item 1) only of the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget and Compensation Measures) Act 1997, subsection 2(8) of which provides as follows:

                 (8)   Schedules 5 and 7 commence on the 28th day after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

(v)     Subsections 2(3) and (5) of the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1992 provide as follows:

                 (3)   Part 3 of Schedule 2 is taken to have commenced on 1 July 1991, immediately after the commencement of the Veterans' Entitlements Amendment Act 1991.

                 (5)   Part 4 of Schedule 2 commences, or is taken to have commenced, on 1 January 1993, immediately after the commencement of the Social Security (Family Payment) Amendment Act 1992.

(w)    The Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 was amended by Division 2 of Part 4 (sections 81 and 82) only of the Social Security Legislation Amendment Act 1993, subsection 2(24) of which provides as follows:

               (24)   Division 2 of Part 4 commences immediately after Division 9 of the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1992.

         Division 9 commenced on 20 September 1993.

(x)     The Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 was amended by Schedule 1 (Part 2) and Schedule 2 (Part 2) only of the Social Security (Budget and Other Measures) Legislation Amendment Act 1993, subsection 2(8)(a) and (b) of which provides as follows:

                 (8)   The following provisions commence, or are taken to have commenced on 20 March 1994:

                              (a)  Division 2 of Part 2 and Schedule 1;

                              (b)  Division 3 of Part 2 and Schedule 2;

(y)     The Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 was amended by section 85 only of the Migration Legislation Amendment Act 1994, subsection 2(3) of which provides as follows:

                 (3)   The remaining provisions of this Act commence immediately after the commencement of section 3 of the Migration Reform Act 1992.

         Section 3 commenced on 1 September 1994.

(z)     The Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 was amended by Part 4 (sections 8-11) only of the Commonwealth Reciprocal Recovery Legislation Amendment Act 1994, subsection 2(2) of which provides as follows:

                 (2)   Part 2, paragraph 7(b) and Part 4 commence on 1 July 1994, immediately after the commencement of section 8 of the Social Security Legislation Amendment Act 1994.

(za)   Subsection 2(3) of the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act 1994 provides as follows:

                 (3)   Part 2 commences, or is taken to have commenced, on 1 July 1994, immediately after the commencement of Part 3 of the Social Security Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1993.

(zb)   The Veterans' Affairs (1994-95 Budget Measures) Legislation Amendment Act 1994 was amended by Schedule 3 (items 131-137) only of the Statute Law Revision Act 1996, subsection 2(3) of which provides as follows:

                 (3)   Each item in Schedule 3 is taken to have commenced when the Act containing the provision amended by the item received the Royal Assent.

(zc)   The Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 was amended by sections 56 and 57 only of the Social Security Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1994, subsections 2(3) and (6) of which provide as follows:

                 (3)   Divisions 2, 8 and 11 of Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 (other than paragraph 57(a)) commence on 1 July 1994.

                 (6)   Subsections 40(2) and 46(1), paragraph 57(a) and Part 5 commence on 20 September 1994, immediately after the commencement of Part 3 of the Social Security (Home Child Care and Partner Allowances) Legislation Amendment Act 1994.

(zd)   Subsection 2(3) of the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1994 provides as follows:

                 (3)   Section 9 commences on 20 March 1995, immediately after the commencement of Division 7 of Part 2 of the Veterans' Affairs (1994-95 Budget Measures) Legislation Amendment Act 1994.

(ze)   The Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1994 was amended by Schedule 3 (item 130) only of the Statute Law Revision Act 1996, subsection 2(3) of which provides as follows:

                 (3)   Each item in Schedule 3 is taken to have commenced when the Act containing the provision amended by the item received the Royal Assent.

(zf)    Subsection 2(3) of the Veterans' Affairs (1994-95 Budget Measures) Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1994 provides as follows:

                 (3)   Divisions 3 and 7 of Part 2 commence on 20 March 1995, immediately after the commencement of Divisions 6 and 7 of Part 2 of the Veterans' Affairs (1994-95 Budget Measures) Legislation Amendment Act 1994.

(zg)   The Veterans' Affairs (1994-95 Budget Measures) Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1994 was amended by Schedule 3 (items 138-141) only of the Statute Law Revision Act 1996, subsection 2(3) of which provides as follows:

                 (3)   Each item in Schedule 3 is taken to have commenced when the Act containing the provision amended by the item received the Royal Assent.

(zh)   The Veterans' Affairs (1994-95 Budget Measures) Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1994 was amended by Schedule 8 (Part 2) only of the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget and Compensation Measures) Act 1997, subsection 2(10) of which provides as follows:

               (10)   Part 2 of Schedule 8 is taken to have commenced on 16 December 1994, immediately after the Veterans' Affairs (1994-95 Budget Measures) Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1994 received the Royal Assent.

(zi)    The Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 was amended by Schedule 4 (Part 3 [items 42 and 52]) only of the Social Security (Parenting Allowance and Other Measures) Legislation Amendment Act 1994, subsection 2(5) of which provides as follows:

                 (5)   Paragraph 6(1)(b), subsection 6(2), sections 14 and 15 and Parts 2 and 3 of Schedule 4 commence on 1 January 1995.

(zj)    Section 2 of the Student Assistance (Youth Training Allowance--Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1994 provides as follows:

                   2.   This Act commences on 1 January 1995 immediately after the commencement of the Student Assistance (Youth Training Allowance) Amendment Act 1994.

(zk)   The Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 was amended by Schedule 16 (Part 5) only of the Social Security Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 1995, subsection 2(5) of which provides as follows:

                 (5)   If this Act does not receive the Royal Assent before 1 July 1995, Parts 1, 2 and 5 of Schedule 16 are taken to have commenced immediately before 1 July 1995.

(zl)    Subsections 2(3)-(5), (8), (13) and (15)-(19) of the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 1995 provide as follows:

                 (3)   Items 153 and 154 in Part 7 of Schedule 1 are taken to have commenced on 1 July 1994, immediately after the commencement of Division 5 of Part 2 of the Veterans' Affairs (1994-95 Budget Measures) Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1994.

                 (4)   Part 4 of Schedule 1 is taken to have commenced on 20 March 1995, immediately after the commencement of section 44 of the Veterans' Affairs (1994-95 Budget Measures) Legislation Amendment Act 1994.

                 (5)   Items 39 and 40 in Part 5 of Schedule 1 are taken to have commenced on 1 January 1995, immediately after the commencement of Division 9 of Part 2 of the Veterans' Affairs (1994-95 Budget Measures) Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1994.

                 (8)   Item 91 in Part 7 of Schedule 1 is taken to have commenced on 1 January 1995, immediately after the commencement of section 8 of the Veterans' Affairs (1994-95 Budget Measures) Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1994.

               (13)   Items 139 and 145 in Part 7 of Schedule 1 are taken to have commenced on 1 July 1991, immediately after the commencement of Part 2 of Schedule 3 to the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act 1991.

               (15)   Schedule 2 is taken to have commenced on 22 May 1986, immediately after the commencement of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.

               (16)   Schedule 3 is taken to have commenced on 1 July 1991, immediately after the commencement of section 19 of the Veterans' Entitlements (Re-write) Transition Act 1991.

               (17)   Schedule 4 is taken to have commenced on 1 July 1993, immediately after the commencement of Division 8 of Part 4 of the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1992.

               (18)   Item 1 in Schedule 5 is taken to have commenced on 20 March 1995, immediately after the commencement of Division 6 of Part 2 of the Veterans' Affairs (1994-95 Budget Measures) Legislation Amendment Act 1994.

               (19)   Schedule 6 is taken to have commenced on 7 April 1994, immediately after the commencement of the Military Compensation Act 1994.

(zm)  The Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 1995 was amended by Schedule 8 (Part 3) only of the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget and Compensation Measures) Act 1997, subsection 2(11) of which provides as follows:

               (11)   Part 3 of Schedule 8 is taken to have commenced on 17 October 1995, immediately after the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 1995 received the Royal Assent.

(zn)   The Veterans' Affairs (1995-96 Budget Measures) Legislation Amendment Act 1995 was amended by Schedule 8 (Part 4) only of the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget and Compensation Measures) Act 1997, subsection 2(12) of which provides as follows:

               (12)   Part 4 of Schedule 8 is taken to have commenced on 14 November 1995, immediately after the Veterans' Affairs (1995-96 Budget Measures) Legislation Amendment Act 1995 received the Royal Assent.

(zo)   The Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (1995-96 Budget Measures) Act (No. 2) 1995 was amended by Schedule 8 (Part 5) only of the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget and Compensation Measures) Act 1997, subsection 2(13) of which provides as follows:

               (13)   Part 5 of Schedule 8 is taken to have commenced on 12 December 1995, immediately after the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (1995-96 Budget Measures) Act (No. 2) 1995 received the Royal Assent.

(zp)   The Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 was amended by the Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act 1995, subsections 2(1), (4)(b), (e), (5)(b), (7) and (8) of which provide as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

                 (4)   The following provisions commence, or are taken to have commenced, on 1 July 1996:

                              (b)  Schedule 6 and Part 1 of Schedule 9;

                              (e)  Part 2 of Schedule 16.

                 (5)   The following provisions commence, or are taken to have commenced, on 20 September 1996:

                              (b)  Part 2 of Schedule 9;

                 (7)   Subject to subsection (8), Schedule 7 and Schedule 17 commence on a day or days to be fixed by Proclamation.

                 (8)   If Schedule 7 or Schedule 17 does not commence under subsection (7) within 6 months after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, that Schedule commences on the first day after the end of that period.

(zq)   The Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act 1995 was amended by Schedule 8 (Part 6) only of the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget and Compensation Measures) Act 1997, subsection 2(14) of which provides as follows:

               (14)   Part 6 of Schedule 8 is taken to have commenced on 9 January 1996, immediately after the Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act 1995 received the Royal Assent.

(zr)    The Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 was amended by Schedule 2 (items 113-137), Schedule 4 (items 148-150) and Schedule 5 (item 153) only of the Statute Law Revision Act 1996, subsections 2(1) and (2) of which provide as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to subsections (2) and (3), this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

                 (2)   Each item in Schedule 2 commences or is taken to have commenced (as the case requires) at the time specified in the note at the end of the item.

         Item 113 is taken to have commenced immediately after the commencement of Schedule 4 to the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act 1994.

         Schedule 4 commenced on 21 June 1994.

         Item 114 is taken to have commenced immediately after the commencement of Schedule 3 to the Veterans' Affairs (1994-95 Budget Measures) Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1994.

         Schedule 3 commenced on 20 March 1995.

         Items 115, 118, 121 and 133 are taken to have commenced immediately after the commencement of the Veterans' Entitlements Amendment Act 1991.

         The Veterans' Entitlements Amendment Act 1991 came into operation on 1 July 1991.

         Items 116 and 117 are taken to have commenced immediately after the commencement of section 5 of the Health and Community Services Legislation Amendment Act 1991.

         Section 5 commenced on 24 December 1991.

         Items 119, 120, 122-124 and 129-131 are taken to have commenced immediately after the commencement of Division 7 of Part 2 of the Veterans' Affairs (1994-95 Budget Measures) Legislation Amendment Act 1994.

         Division 7 of Part 2 commenced on 20 March 1995.

         Item 125 is taken to have commenced immediately after the commencement of Division 7 of Part 2 of the Veterans' Affairs (1994-95 Budget Measures) Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1994.

         Division 7 of Part 2 commenced on 20 March 1995.

         Items 126-128 are taken to have commenced immediately after the commencement of Division 3 of Part 2 of the Veterans' Affairs (1994-95 Budget Measures) Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1994.

         Division 3 of Part 2 commenced on 20 March 1995.

         Items 132 and 134-136 are taken to have commenced immediately after the commencement of Division 6 of Part 2 of the Veterans' Affairs (1994-95 Budget Measures) Legislation Amendment Act 1994.

         Division 6 of Part 2 commenced on 20 March 1995.

         Item 137 is taken to have commenced immediately after the commencement of section 20 of the Veterans' Entitlements (Rewrite) Transition Act 1991.

         Section 20 commenced on 1 July 1991.

(zs)   The Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 was amended by Schedule 2 (items 1-4) only of the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 1996, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to subsection (2), this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(zt)    Subsection 2(6) of the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (1996-97 Budget Measures) Act 1997 provides as follows:

                 (6)   Part 3 of Schedule 1 commences, or is taken to have commenced, on 20 March 1997, immediately after the commencement of Schedule 10 to the Social Security Legislation Amendment (Budget and Other Measures) Act 1996.

(zu)   The Income Tax (Consequential Amendments) Act 1997 was amended by Schedule 12 (item 30) only of the Tax Law Improvement Act 1997, subsection 2(4) of which provides as follows:

                 (4)   If a note specifies the commencement of an item in Schedule 12, the item commences as specified in the note.

         Item 30 commences immediately before 1 July 1997.

(zv)   The Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 was amended by Schedule 3 (item 1) only of the Hearing Services and AGHS Reform Act 1997, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(zw)  The Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 was amended by Schedule 4 (items 1-94) only of the Aged Care (Consequential Provisions) Act 1997, subsections 2(1) and (4) of which provide as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences immediately after the commencement of the Aged Care Act 1997 (other than Division 1 of that Act).

                 (4)   Items 78 to 87 (inclusive) of Part 2 of Schedule 4 commence immediately after the commencement of Part 1 of that Schedule.

         The Aged Care Act 1997 (other than Division 1) commenced on 1 October 1997.

(zx)   The Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 was amended by Schedule 6 (items 142 and 143) and Schedule 12 (item 35) only of the Tax Law Improvement Act 1997, subsections 2(2), (3) and (5) of which provide as follows:

                 (2)   Schedule 1 commences on 1 July 1997 immediately after the commencement of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997.

                 (3)   Each of the other Schedules (except Schedule 12) commences immediately after the commencement of the immediately preceding Schedule.

                 (5)   If there is no note specifying the commencement of an item in Schedule 12, the item commences on 1 July 1997 immediately after the commencement of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997.

(zy)   The Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 was amended by Schedule 1, Schedule 4 (item 1), Schedule 5 (items 2-7) and Schedule 8 (Parts 7-9) only of the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget and Compensation Measures) Act 1997, subsections 2(1)-(8) and
(15)-(17) of which provide as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to the following subsections, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

                 (2)   Part 1, and items 130, 131, 132 and 135, of Schedule 1 are taken to have commenced on 13 May 1997.

                 (3)   Parts 2 and 3 of Schedule 1 commence on 1 January 1998.

                 (4)   Part 4 of Schedule 1 commences on 20 September 1998.

                 (5)   Part 5 of Schedule 1 commences on the earlier of the following days:

                              (a)  the social security payday that is the third such payday to occur after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent; or

                              (b)  the 25 December 1997 carer payment payday.

Note:     For the meaning of social security payday and 25 December 1997 carer payment payday, see subsection (17).

                 (6)   Part 7 of Schedule 1 commences on the seventh day after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

                 (7)   Schedule 4 is taken to have commenced on 1 July 1997.

                 (8)   Schedules 5 and 7 commence on the 28th day after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

               (15)   Part 7 of Schedule 8 is taken to have commenced on 1 July 1997.

               (16)   Part 8 of Schedule 8 is taken to have commenced on 20 March 1996.

             (16A)   Item 28 of Schedule 8 is taken to have commenced on 4 July 1996, immediately after the commencement of Schedule 7 to the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (1995-96 Budget Measures) Act (No. 2) 1995.

               (17)   In this section:

social security payday means a day that is a pension payday as defined in section 23 of the Social Security Act 1991.

25 December 1997 carer payment payday means:

                              (a)  unless paragraph (b) applies--the social security payday that falls on 25 December 1997; or

                              (b)  if, under section 218 of the Social Security Act 1991, a direction is made that amounts of carer payment that would normally be paid on 25 December 1997 are to be paid on a specified earlier day--that specified earlier day.

The social security payday of 11 December 1997 is the third such payday to occur after the day on which this Act received the Royal Assent.

(zz)      The Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 was amended by Schedule 1 (items 362-368), only of the Social Security Legislation Amendment (Parenting and Other Measures) Act 1997, subsection 2(2) of which provides as follows:

                 (2)   Part 3 of Schedule 1 commences on 1 July 1998. The remaining items of Schedule 1 commence on 20 March 1998.

(zza)     The Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 was amended by Schedule 19 (items 3-5) only of the Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Family and Other Measures) Act 1997, subsection 2(2) of which provides as follows:

                 (2)   Schedule 1 (other than items 44 and 45), Schedules 6 and 8, Schedule 15 (other than items 17, 18, 25, 29 and 30) and Schedule 19 commence, or are taken to have commenced, on 1 January 1998.

(zzb)     The Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 was amended by Schedule 5 (item 30) and Schedule 13 (items 50-82) only of the Social Security Legislation Amendment (Youth Allowance Consequential and Related Measures) Act 1998, subsections 2(1) and (10) of which provide as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to subsections (2) to (10), this Act commences on 1 July 1998.

               (10)   Item 71 of Schedule 13 commences on 20 September 1998, immediately after the commencement of Part 4 of Schedule 1 to the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget and Compensation Measures) Act 1997.

(zzc)     The Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 was amended by Schedule 1 (items 195 and 196) only of the Financial Sector Reform (Consequential Amendments) Act 1998, subsection 2(2) of which provides as follows:

                 (2)   Subject to subsections (3) to (14), Schedules 1, 2 and 3 commence on the commencement of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Act 1998.

(zzd)     The Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 was amended by Schedule 3 (items 44-86) and Schedule 7 (items 47-66) only of the Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget and Other Measures) Act 1998, subsections 2(3) and (9) of which provide as follows:

                 (3)   Schedule 3 commences on 20 September 1998.

                 (9)   Schedule 7 commences, or is taken to have commenced, on 1 April 1998.

(zze)     The Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 was amended by Schedule 1 (items 12-20) only of the 1998 Budget Measures Legislation Amendment (Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements) Act 1998, subsection 2(2) of which provides as follows:

                 (2)   Schedules 1 and 2 commence, or are taken to have commenced, on 1 January 1999.

(zzf)      The Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 was amended by Schedule 2 (items 74 and 75) only of the Assistance for Carers Legislation Amendment Act 1999, subsection 2(2)(b) of which provides as follows:

                 (2)   The following provisions:

                              (b)   Schedule 2 (other than items 1 and 3);

commence immediately after the commencement of Schedule 1 to the Payment Processing Legislation Amendment (Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements) Act 1998.

Note:     Schedule 1 to the Payment Processing Legislation Amendment (Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements) Act 1998 commences on 1 July 1999.

(zzg)     The Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 was amended by Schedule 7 (items 232-244) only of the Financial Sector Reform (Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1999, subsections 3(2)(e) and (16) of which provide as follows:

                 (2)   The following provisions commence on the transfer date:

                      (e)   subject to subsection (12), Schedule 7, other than items 43, 44, 118, 205 and 207 (the commencement of those items is covered by subsections (10), (11) and (13)).

               (16)   The Governor-General may, by Proclamation published in the Gazette, specify the date that is to be the transfer date for the purposes of this Act.

         The transfer date was 1 July 1999 (see Gazette 1999, No. S283).

(zzh)     The Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 was amended by Schedule 2 only of the A New Tax System (Compensation Measures Legislation Amendment) Act 1999, subsections 2(2) and (3) of which provide as follows:

                 (2)   Schedules 1, 2 and 3 commence, or are taken to have commenced:

                              (a)   after all the provisions listed in subsection (3) have commenced; and

                              (b)   on the last day on which any of those provisions commenced.

                 (3)   These are the provisions:

                              (a)   section 1-2 of the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999;

                              (b)   section 2 of the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax Imposition--Excise) Act 1999;

                              (c)   section 2 of the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax Imposition--Customs) Act 1999;

                              (d)   section 2 of the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax Imposition--General) Act 1999;

                              (e)   section 2 of the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax Administration) Act 1999.

(zzha)   The A New Tax System (Compensation Measures Legislation Amendment) Act 1999 was amended by Schedule 1 (items 3 and 4) only of the Compensation Measures Legislation Amendment (Rent Assistance Increase) Act 2000, section 2 of which provides as follows:

                    2   This Act commences, or is taken to have commenced, immediately before the commencement of Schedule 1 to the A New Tax System (Compensation Measures Legislation Amendment) Act 1999.

         Schedule 1 to the A New Tax System (Compensation Measures Legislation Amendment) Act 1999 commenced on 1 July 2000.

(zzi)      The Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 was amended by Schedule 9 only of the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Consequential and Related Measures) Act (No. 2) 1999, subsection 2(2) of which provides as follows:

                 (2)   Schedule 1 (Parts 1 to 5), Schedules 3 to 6, Schedule 7 (other than item 14), Schedules 8 and 9, Schedule 10 (other than item 63) and Schedule 11 (items 3 and 4 only) commence, or are taken to have commenced, on the commencement of Schedule 1 to the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Consequential and Related Measures) Act (No. 1) 1999.

(zzj)      The Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 was amended by Schedule 3 only of the Aged Care Amendment (Omnibus) Act 1999, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences on a day to be fixed by Proclamation.

(zzk)     The Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 was amended by Schedule 1 (items 963-977) only of the Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999, subsections 2(1) and (2) of which provide as follows:

                 (1)   In this Act, commencing time means the time when the Public Service Act 1999 commences.

                 (2)   Subject to this section, this Act commences at the commencing time.

(zzl)      Subsections 2(3)-(6) of the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 1999 provide as follows:

                 (3)   Schedule 4 is taken to have commenced immediately after the commencement of item 132 of Schedule 1 to the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget and Compensation Measures) Act 1997.

                 (4)   Items 6 and 7 of Schedule 6 are taken to have commenced immediately after the commencement of item 126 of Schedule 1 to the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget and Compensation Measures) Act 1997.

                 (5)   Item 8 of Schedule 6 is taken to have commenced immediately after the commencement of section 7 of the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1994.

                 (6)   Items 9 to 13 of Schedule 6 are taken to have commenced immediately after the commencement of section 67 of the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act 1990.

         Item 132 of Schedule 1 commenced on 13 May 1997.

         Item 126 of Schedule 1 commenced on 10 November 1997.

         Section 7 commenced on 8 December 1994.

         Section 67 commenced on 22 December 1988.

(zzm)    The Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 was amended by Schedule 5 (items 70-74) and Schedule 11 (items 115 and 116) only of the A New Tax System (Tax Administration) Act 1999, subsection 2(9)(b) of which provides as follows:

                 (9)   The following provisions commence on 1 July 2000:

                              (b)   Schedule 11 (other than item 44).

(zzn)     The Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 was amended by Schedule 3 (items 75-77) only of the A New Tax System (Tax Administration) Act (No. 1) 2000, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences, or is taken to have commenced, immediately after the commencement of section 1 of the A New Tax System (Tax Administration) Act 1999.

Section 1 commenced on 22 December 1999.

(zzo)     The Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 was amended by Schedule 3 only of the Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Matters) Act 2000, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(zzp)     Subsection 2(2) of the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2000 provides as follows:

                 (2)   Part 4 of Schedule 1 is taken to have commenced on 1 January 1996, immediately after the commencement of Schedule 8 to the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (1995-96 Budget Measures) Act (No. 2) 1995.

(zzq)     The Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 was amended by Schedule 3 (item 120) only of the Family Law Amendment Act 2000, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to subsections (1A) and (2), this Act commences 28 days after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(zzr)     Subsection 2(1) (item 65) of the Statute Law Revision Act 2002 provides as follows:

                 (1)   Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, on the day or at the time specified in column 2 of the table.

 

Commencement information
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
65.  Schedule 2, item 36	Immediately after the time specified in the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget Measures) Act 2000 for the commencement of item 19 of Schedule 5 to that Act	1 July 2001

(zzs)     The Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 was amended by Schedule 2 (item 87) only of the Defence Legislation Amendment (Enhancement of the Reserves and Modernisation) Act 2001, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences on the 28th day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(zzt)      The Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 was amended by Schedule 3 (items 559-562) only of the Corporations (Repeals, Consequentials and Transitionals) Act 2001, subsection 2(3) of which provides as follows:

                 (3)   Subject to subsections (4) to (10), Schedule 3 commences, or is taken to have commenced, at the same time as the Corporations Act 2001.

(zzu)     The Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 was amended by Schedule 2 (items 484-487) only of the New Business Tax System (Capital Allowances--Transitional and Consequential) Act 2001, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to subsection (2), this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(zzua)   Subsection 2(1) (item 9) of the Taxation Laws Amendment Act (No. 5) 2002 provides as follows:

                 (1)   Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, on the day or at the time specified in column 2 of the table.

 

Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
9.  Items 79 to 99 of Schedule 3	Immediately after the commencement of section 2 of the New Business Tax System (Capital Allowances--Transitional and Consequential) Act 2001	30 June 2001

(zzv)     The Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 was amended by the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (2001 Budget Measures) Act 2001, subsections 2(3)(b) and (4)(b) of which provide as follows:

                 (3)   Items 1 and 3 of Schedule 4 commence at the later of:

                              (b)   the time when Parts 4 to 10 of the Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2001 commence.

                 (4)   Item 2 of Schedule 4 commences at the later of:

                              (b)   the time when Parts 4 to 10 of the Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2001 commence.

         The Administrative Review Tribunal Bill has not been enacted. Therefore these amendments do not commence.

(zzw)    Subsection 2(1) of the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2002 provides as follows:

                 (1)   Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, on the day or at the time specified in column 2 of the table.

 

Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
3.  Schedule 3	Immediately after the Aged Care Act 1997 (other than Division 1 of that Act) commenced	1 October 1997
4.  Schedule 4	Immediately after Schedule 19 to the Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Family and Other Measures) Act 1997 commenced	1 January 1998
6.  Schedule 5, item 2	Immediately after item 97 of Schedule 1 to the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget and Compensation Measures) Act 1997 commenced	11 December 1997
7.  Schedule 6, item 1	Immediately after the commencement of the provisions of the Veterans' Affairs (1994-95 Budget Measures) Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1994 that commenced on 1 January 1995	1 January 1995
8.  Schedule 6, item 2	Immediately after Schedules 1, 2 and 3 to the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget and Simplification Measures) Act 1997 commenced	1 January 1998
9.  Schedule 6, item 3	Immediately after Schedule 3 to the Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget and Other Measures) Act 1998 commenced	20 September 1998
10.  Schedule 6, item 4	Immediately after item 41 of Schedule 17 to the Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act 1995 commenced	9 July 1996
11.  Schedule 6, item 5	Immediately after the commencement of the provisions of the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 1995 that commenced on 17 October 1995	17 October 1995
12.  Schedule 6, item 6	Immediately after items 44 to 86 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget and Other Measures) Act 1998 commenced	20 September 1998
13.  Schedule 6, item 7	Immediately after the provisions of items 50 to 70 of Schedule 13 to the Social Security Legislation Amendment (Youth Allowance Consequential and Related Measures) Act 1998 commenced	1 July 1998
14.  Schedule 6, item 8	Immediately after the commencement of the provisions of the Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Retirement Assistance for Farmers) Act 1998 that commenced on 15 September 1997	15 September 1997
15.  Schedule 6, item 9	Immediately after the provisions of items 50 to 70 of Schedule 13 to the Social Security Legislation Amendment (Youth Allowance Consequential and Related Measures) Act 1998 commenced	1 July 1998
16.  Schedule 6, item 10	Immediately after the commencement of the provisions of the Veterans' Affairs (1994-95 Budget Measures) Legislation Amendment Act 1994 that commenced on 20 March 1995	20 March 1995
17.  Schedule 6, item 11	Immediately after Schedule 3 to the Aged Care Amendment (Omnibus) Act 1999 commenced	21 October 1999
18.  Schedule 6, item 12	Immediately after the commencement of the provisions of the Veterans' Affairs (1994-95 Budget Measures) Legislation Amendment Act 1994 that commenced on 20 March 1995	20 March 1995
19.  Schedule 6, item 13	Immediately after items 44 to 86 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget and Other Measures) Act 1998 commenced	20 September 1998
20.  Schedule 6, item 14	Immediately after item 41 of Schedule 17 to the Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act 1995 commenced	9 July 1996
21.  Schedule 6, item 15	Immediately after Schedule 9 to the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Consequential and Related Measures) Act (No. 2) 1999 commenced	1 July 2000
23.  Schedule 6, item 18	Immediately after item 6 of Schedule 1 to the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget and Compensation Measures) Act 1997 commenced	13 May 1997
25.  Schedule 6, item 23	Immediately after section 18 of the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act 1994 commenced	21 June 1994
26.  Schedule 6, items 24 to 29	Immediately after Division 7 of Part 2 of the Veterans' Affairs (1994-95 Budget Measures) Legislation Amendment Act 1994 commenced	20 March 1995
27.  Schedule 6, item 30	Immediately after item 17 of Schedule 4 to the Payment Processing Legislation Amendment (Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements) Act 1998 commenced	1 July 1999
28.  Schedule 6, item 31	Immediately after the commencement of the provisions of the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (1996-97 Budget Measures) Act 1997 that commenced on 20 March 1997	20 March 1997
30.  Schedule 6, item 33	Immediately after Division 7 of Part 2 of the Veterans' Affairs (1994-95 Budget Measures) Legislation Amendment Act 1994 commenced	20 March 1995
31.  Schedule 6, item 34	Immediately after the Veterans' Entitlements Amendment Act 1991 commenced	1 July 1991
33.  Schedule 6, items 36 and 37	Immediately after item 6 of Schedule 1 to the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget and Compensation Measures) Act 1997 commenced	13 May 1997
34.  Schedule 6, item 38	Immediately after item 49 of Schedule 4 to the Payment Processing Legislation Amendment (Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements) Act 1998 commenced	1 July 1999
35.  Schedule 6, items 39 and 40	Immediately after Division 7 of Part 2 of the Veterans' Affairs (1994-95 Budget Measures) Legislation Amendment Act 1994 commenced	20 March 1995
36.  Schedule 6, item 41	Immediately after Division 11 of Part 2 of the Veterans' Affairs (1994-95 Budget Measures) Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1994 commenced	16 December 1994
38.  Schedule 6, item 44	Immediately after item 91 of Schedule 1 to the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget and Compensation Measures) Act 1997 commenced	11 December 1997
39.  Schedule 6, item 45	Immediately after item 12 of Schedule 1 to the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (1996-97 Budget Measures) Act 1997 commenced	20 March 1997
40.  Schedule 6, item 46	Immediately after Schedules 1, 2 and 3 to the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget and Simplification Measures) Act 1997 commenced	1 January 1998
41.  Schedule 6, item 47	Immediately after Part 4 of Schedule 1 to the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget and Compensation Measures) Act 1997 commenced	20 September 1998
42.  Schedule 6, items 48 and 49	Immediately after Schedules 1, 2 and 3 to the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget and Simplification Measures) Act 1997 commenced	1 January 1998
44.  Schedule 6, item 51	Immediately after section 74 of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 commenced	22 May 1986
45.  Schedule 6, items 52 and 53	Immediately after item 6 of Schedule 1 to the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget and Compensation Measures) Act 1997 commenced	13 May 1997
47.  Schedule 6, item 56	Immediately after item 30 of Schedule 1 to the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2000 commenced	24 November 2000
49.  Schedule 6, item 60	Immediately after item 30 of Schedule 1 to the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2000 commenced	24 November 2000
51.  Schedule 6, item 62	Immediately after section 29 of the Veterans' Affairs (1994-95 Budget Measures) Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1994 commenced	1 January 1995
53.  Schedule 6, item 67	Immediately after Part 7 of Schedule 1 to the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget and Compensation Measures) Act 1997 commenced	10 November 1997
55.  Schedule 6, item 69	Immediately after Division 8 of Part 2 of the Veterans' Affairs (1994-95 Budget Measures) Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1994 commenced	1 January 1995
57.  Schedule 6, item 74	Immediately after item 73 of Schedule 6 to this Act commences	6 September 2002
59.  Schedule 6, item 77	Immediately after Part 5 of Schedule 1 to the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget and Compensation Measures) Act 1997 commenced	11 December 1997
60.  Schedule 6, item 78	Immediately after the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 commenced	22 May 1986
62.  Schedule 6, item 80	Immediately after Division 11 of Part 2 of the Veterans' Affairs (1994-95 Budget Measures) Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1994 commenced	16 December 1994
64.  Schedule 6, item 83	Immediately after Schedules 1, 2 and 3 to the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget and Simplification Measures) Act 1997 commenced	1 January 1998
66.  Schedule 6, item 85	Immediately after Schedules 1, 2 and 3 to the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget and Simplification Measures) Act 1997 commenced	1 January 1998
68.  Schedule 6, items 87 to 96	Immediately after Schedules 1, 2 and 3 to the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget and Simplification Measures) Act 1997 commenced	1 January 1998
69.  Schedule 7, items 1 and 2	Immediately after items 17 and 19 of Schedule 1 to the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2000 commenced	24 November 2000

(zzwa)  Subsection 2(1) (items 41 and 42) of the Statute Law Revision Act 2006 provides as follows:

                 (1)   Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

 

Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
41.  Schedule 2, item 26	Immediately after the time specified in the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2002 for the commencement of item 52 of Schedule 6 to that Act.	13 May 1997
42.  Schedule 2, item 27	Immediately after the time specified in the Veterans' Entitlements Amendment (Direct Deductions and Other Measures) Act 2004 for the commencement of item 86 of Schedule 1 to that Act.	29 June 2004

(zzx)     Subsection 2(1) (item 3) of the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 2002 provides as follows:

                 (1)   Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, on the day or at the time specified in column 2 of the table.

 

Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
3.  Schedule 1, items 3 to 8	Immediately after the commencement of Schedule 1 to the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Further Budget 2000 and Other Measures) Act 2002	20 September 2001

(zzy)     Subsection 2(1) (item 2) of the Family Law Legislation Amendment (Superannuation) (Consequential Provisions) Act 2002 provides as follows:

                 (1)   Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, on the day or at the time specified in column 2 of the table.

 

Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
2.  Schedules 1 to 4	Immediately after the commencement of the Family Law Legislation Amendment (Superannuation) Act 2001	28 December 2002

(zzz)     Subsection 2(1) (item 3) of the Legislative Instruments (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2003 provides as follows:

                 (1)   Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences on the day or at the time specified in column 2 of the table.

 

Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
3.  Schedule 1	Immediately after the commencement of sections 3 to 62 of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003	1 January 2005

(zzza)   Subsection 2(1) (item 16) of the Higher Education Support (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2003 provides as follows:

                 (1)   Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

 

Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
16.  Schedule 2, items 120 to 169	The later of: (a) 1 January 2004; and (b) immediately after the commencement of sections 1-10 to 238-15 of the Higher Education Support Act 2003.	1 January 2004

(zzzb)   Subsection 2(1) (item 7) of the Veterans' Entitlements Amendment (Direct Deductions and Other Measures) Act 2004 provides as follows:

                 (1)   Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

 

Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
7.  Schedule 1, Part 6	Immediately after the commencement of Part 4 of Schedule 1 to the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2004.	1 July 2004

(zzzc)   Subsection 2(1) (item 4) of the Family and Community Services and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (2004 Election Commitments) Act 2004 provides as follows:

                 (1)   Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

 

Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
4.  Schedule 2, items 22 and 23	Immediately after the commencement of item 25 of Schedule 1 to this Act.	1 December 2004

(zzzd)   Subsection 2(1) (items 2 and 3) of the Veterans' Entitlements Amendment (2005 Budget Measure) Act 2005 provides as follows:

                 (1)   Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

 

Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
2.  Schedule 1, item 1	The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.	6 July 2005
3.  Schedule 1, items 2 to 4	Immediately after the provision(s) covered by table item 2.	6 July 2005

(zzze)   Subsection 2(1) (items 7 and 9) of the Social Security and Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Act 2006 provides as follows:

                 (1)   Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

 

Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
7.  Schedule 6, item 1	Immediately after the time specified in the A New Tax System (Compensation Measures Legislation Amendment) Act 1999 for the commencement of item 22 of Schedule 2 to that Act.	1 July 2000
9.  Schedule 6, item 3	Immediately after the commencement of item 17 of Schedule 2 to the Family and Community Services and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (2004 Election Commitments) Act 2004.	1 December 2004

(zzzf)    Subsection 2(1) (item 22) of the Statute Law Revision Act 2007 provides as follows:

                 (1)   Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

 

Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
22.  Schedule 1, item 26	Immediately after the commencement of item 64 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget and Other Measures) Act 1998.	20 September 1998

(zzzg)   Subsection 2(1) (item 2) of the Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Simplification) Act 2007 provides as follows:

                 (1)   Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

 

Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
2.  Schedule 1	Immediately after the commencement of Schedule 1 to the Tax Laws Amendment (Simplified Superannuation) Act 2007.	15 March 2007

(zzzh)   Subsection 2(1) (items 3, 20, 21) of the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (2007 Measures No. 1) Act 2007 provides as follows:

                 (1)   Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

 

Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
3.  Schedule 1, item 2	Immediately after the commencement of item 59 of Schedule 13 to the Social Security Legislation Amendment (Youth Allowance Consequential and Related Measures) Act 1998.	1 July 1998
20.  Schedule 3, item 1	Immediately after the time specified in the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2004 for the commencement of item 126 of Schedule 1 to that Act.	1 July 2004
21.  Schedule 3, item 2	Immediately after the time specified in the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2004 for the commencement of item 130 of Schedule 1 to that Act.	1 July 2004

(zzzi) Subsection 2(1) (items 2, 3, 9 and 11) of the Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements Legislation Amendment (One-off Payments and Other Budget Measures) Act 2008 provides as follows:

                 (1)   Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

 

Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
2.  Schedule 1, Part 1	Immediately after the commencement of the provision(s) covered by table item 3.	26 May 2008
3.  Schedule 1, Part 2	The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.	26 May 2008
9.  Schedule 5, Part 2, Division 1	Immediately after the commencement of item 38 of Schedule 2 to the Veterans' Entitlements Legislation Amendment (2007 Election Commitments) Act 2008. However, the provision(s) do not commence at all if the Veterans' Entitlements Legislation Amendment (2007 Election Commitments) Act 2008 does not receive the Royal Assent on or before the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.	Does not commence
11.  Schedule 5, item 24	Immediately before the commencement of section 2 of the Veterans' Entitlements Legislation Amendment (2007 Election Commitments) Act 2008. However, the provision(s) do not commence at all if that Act receives the Royal Assent on or before the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.	25 June 2008

(zzzj) Subsection 2(1) (item 38) of the Veterans' Entitlements Legislation Amendment (2007 Election Commitments) Act 2008 provides as follows:

                 (1)   Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

 

Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
2.  Schedule 2, item 38	Immediately after the commencement of item 23 of Schedule 5 to the Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements Legislation Amendment (One-off Payments and Other Budget Measures) Act 2008.	1 July 2008

(zzzk)      Subsection 2(1) (items 4 and 6) of the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (International Agreements and Other Measures) Act 2008 provides as follows:

                 (1)   Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

 

Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
4.  Schedule 1, item 45	The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. However, the provision(s) do not commence at all if item 2 of Schedule 2 to the Veterans' Entitlements Legislation Amendment (2007 Election Commitments) Act 2008 commences on or before that day.	Does not commence
6.  Schedule 1, item 70	Immediately after the commencement of item 20 of Schedule 3 to the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (2001 Budget Measures) Act 2001.	4 September 2001

(zzzl) Subsection 2(1) (item 3) of the Social Security Amendment (Liquid Assets Waiting Period) Act 2009 provides as follows:

                 (1)   Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

 

Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
3.  Schedule 1, Part 3	Immediately after the time specified in the Household Stimulus Package Act (No. 2) 2009 for the commencement of Schedule 5 to that Act.	18 February 2009

(zzzm)     Subsection 2(1) (item 2) of the Social Security Legislation Amendment (Improved Support for Carers) (Consequential and Transitional) Act 2009 provides as follows:

                 (1)   Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

 

Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
2.  Schedules 1, 2 and 3	Immediately after the commencement of the Social Security Legislation Amendment (Improved Support for Carers) Act 2009.	1 July 2009

(zzzn)      Subsection 2(1) (items 11 and 13) of the Veterans' Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Pension Reform) Act 2009 provides as follows:

                 (1)   Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

 

Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
11.  Schedule 4, items 113 to 206	Immediately after the commencement of Schedule 4 to the Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Pension Reform and Other 2009 Budget Measures) Act 2009.	20 September 2009
13.  Schedule 5	Immediately after the commencement of Part 1 of Schedule 3 to the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Amendment (Household Assistance) Act 2009. However, if that Part does not commence, the provision(s) do not commence at all.	Does not commence

(zzzo)      Subsection 2(1) (item 5) of the Statute Law Revision Act 2010 provides as follows:

                 (1)   Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

 

Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
5.  Schedule 2, item 1	Immediately after the time specified in the A New Tax System (Compensation Measures Legislation Amendment) Act 1999 for the commencement of item 22 of Schedule 2 to that Act.	1 July 2000

(zzzp)      Subsection 2(1) (items 4 and 5) of the Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Election Commitments and Other Measures) Act 2011 provides as follows:

                 (1)   Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

 

Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
4.  Schedule 1, items 4 to 7	1 July 2011.	1 July 2011
5.  Schedule 1, item 8	The later of: (a) immediately after the commencement of the provision(s) covered by table item 4; and (b) immediately after the commencement of Schedule 6 to the Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Budget and Other Measures) Act 2011. However, the provision(s) do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph (b) does not occur.	1 July 2011 (paragraph (a) applies)

(zzzq)      Subsection 2(1) (item 2) of the Superannuation Legislation (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2011 provides as follows:

                 (1)   Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

 

Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
2.  Schedules 1 and 2	Immediately after the commencement of section 2 of the Governance of Australian Government Superannuation Schemes Act 2011.	1 July 2011

(zzzr)       Subsection 2(1) (items 2, 14 and 15) of the Clean Energy (Household Assistance Amendments) Act 2011 provides as follows:

                 (1)   Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

 

Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
2.  Schedule 1, Part 1	14 May 2012. However, if section 3 of the Clean Energy Act 2011 does not commence before 14 May 2012, the provision(s) do not commence at all.
14.  Schedule 6	Immediately after the commencement of the provision(s) covered by table item 2.
15.  Schedule 7	Immediately after the commencement of the provision(s) covered by table item 14.	[see Note 2 and Table A]