Commonwealth Numbered Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY AND REPATRIATION (BUDGET MEASURES AND ASSETS TEST) ACT 1984 No. 93, 1984 - SECT 51

51. (1) The amendments made by this Division apply, in so far as they affect
instalments or payments of pension, benefit or allowance under the Social
Security Act 1947, in relation to each instalment or payment of pension,
benefit or allowance that falls due on or after 21 March 1985.

(2) Pensions, benefits and allowances under the Social Security Act 1947
shall, before 21 March 1985, be calculated in accordance with that Act as if
the amendments made by this Division had not been made.

(3) Where, by virtue of the operation of section 47 or 76 of the Social
Security Act 1947, an amount was deemed to be income of a person in respect of
a deprivation of income of a person that took place before 1 June 1984, that
amount shall, on and after 21 March 1985, continue to be deemed to be income
of the person.

(4) Where, by virtue of the operation of section 47 or 76 of the Social
Security Act 1947, an amount is deemed to be income of a person in respect of
a deprivation of income that took place on or after 1 June 1984 and before 21
March 1985-

   (a)  that amount shall not, subject to paragraph (b), on or after 21 March
        1985, be deemed to be income of the person; and

   (b)  section 6AC of that Act applies, according to its terms, to that
        deprivation.