Commonwealth Numbered Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 1988 No. 135, 1988 - SECT 13

13. (1) Section 36 of the Principal Act is amended:

   (a)  by inserting in subsection (1) ", other than an ineligible property
owner," after "person" (first occurring);

   (b)  by omitting paragraph (1) (a) and substituting the following
        paragraph:

"(a) the person pays, or is liable to pay, rent, other than Government rent,
at a rate exceeding $1,040 per year;";

   (c)  by omitting from paragraph (3) (a) "$780" and substituting "the amount
        specified in paragraph (1) (a)";

   (d)  by omitting paragraph (3) (b) and substituting the following
        paragraph:

"(b) the maximum amount in relation to the person;";

   (e)  by adding at the end the following subsection:

"(5) In this section:
'maximum amount', in relation to a person, means:

   (a)  if there is at least one relevant child in relation to the
        person-$1,040; and

   (b)  in any other case-$780;
'relevant child', in relation to a person, means a child in respect of whom:

   (a)  the maximum rate of pension applicable to the person, or the person's
        spouse, is increased by a sum under subsection 33 (4); or

   (b)  the rate of service pension under Part III of the Veterans'
        Entitlements Act 1986 applicable to the person's spouse is increased
        by a sum under paragraph 47 (3) (a), (b) or (c) of that Act.".
        Commencement: 13 June 1989

(2) Section 36 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting paragraphs (a)
and (b) of the definition of "maximum amount" in subsection (5) and
substituting the following paragraphs:

"(a) if there are 3 or more relevant children in relation to the
person-$1,560;

   (b)  if there are only one or 2 relevant children in relation to the
        person-$1,300; and

   (c)  in any other case-$1,040;". Commencement: 13 June 1990