Commonwealth Numbered Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 1988 No. 135, 1988 - SECT 15

15. (1) Section 74 of the Principal Act is amended:

   (a)  by omitting from paragraph (2) (a) "person;" and substituting "person,
        other than an ineligible property owner; and";

   (b)  by omitting paragraph (2) (b);

   (c)  by omitting from paragraph (2) (c) "rent at a rate exceeding $15" and
        substituting "rent, other than Government rent, at a rate exceeding
        $20";

   (d)  by omitting from subsection (2) "$15" (second occurring) and
        substituting "$20";

   (e)  by omitting from subsection (2) "$15" (last occurring) and
        substituting "the amount specified in paragraph (c)". Commencement: 13
        June 1989

(2) Section 74 of the Principal Act is amended:

   (a)  by omitting from subsection (2) "increased by $20 per week" and
        substituting "increased by the maximum amount per week in relation to
        the person";

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

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

   (a)  if there are 3 or more relevant children in relation to the person-$30
        per week; and

   (b)  if there are only one or 2 relevant children in relation to the
        person-$25 per week;
'relevant child', in relation to a person, means a child in respect of whom
the person is qualified to receive an allowance.". Commencement: 13 June 1990