WAR SERVICE HOMES.

No. 1 of 1941.

An Act to amend section four of the War Service Homes Act 1918–1937.

[Assented to 4th April, 1941.]

[Date of commencement, 2nd May, 1941.]

BE it enacted by the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—

Short title and citation.

1.—(1.)  This Act may be cited as the War Service Homes Act 1941.

(2.)  The War Service Homes Act 1918–1937, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the War Service Homes Act 1918–1941.

Definitions.

2.  Section four of the War Service Homes Act 1918–1937 is amended—

(a) by inserting in the definition of “Australian Soldier”, after the word “fourteen”, the “words” or during the continuance of the war which commenced in the year One thousand nine hundred and thirty-nine;

(b) by omitting from paragraph (a) of that definition the words “or Military”, and inserting in their stead the words “, Military or Air”;

(c) by omitting paragraph (b) of that definition and inserting in its stead the following paragraph:—

“(b) was a member of any nursing service maintained by the Commonwealth in connexion with the Defence Force of the Commonwealth or any part thereof accepted or appointed for service outside Australia; or”;

(d) by omitting from paragraph (c) of that definition the words “or Military”, and inserting in their stead the words “, Military or Air”;

(e) by omitting from paragraph (d) of that definition the words “the Army Medical Corps Nursing Service” and inserting in their stead the words any nursing service maintained by the Government of “any part of the King’s Dominions in connexion with the Naval, Military or Air Forces of that part”;

(f) by inserting in paragraph (d) of the definition of “Eligible person”, after the word “who”, the words “, during the continuance of the war which commenced in the year One thousand nine hundred and fourteen,”;

(g) by omitting from that paragraph the word “or” (second occurring);

(h) by inserting after paragraph (e) of the definition of “Eligible person” the following word and paragraph:—

“or (f) during the continuance of the war which commenced in the year One thousand nine hundred and thirty-nine, was employed under agreement as master, officer or seaman, or under indenture as apprentice, in sea-going services on any ship engaged in trading between a port of a State or Territory of the Commonwealth and any port other than a port of a State or Territory of the Commonwealth, and who was during such employment domiciled in Australia,”;

(i) by omitting from the definition of “Eligible person” the word and symbol “or (e)” (second occurring), and inserting in their stead the word and symbols “, (e) or (f)”; and

(j) by omitting from paragraph (a) of the definition of “Female dependant” the word and symbol “or (e)”, and inserting in their stead the word and symbols “, (e) or (f)”.