Section 134 — Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986: Review of decisions by the Board

(1) Subject to this Part, Part 4 of Chapter 8 of the MRCA applies in relation to a decision as if: (a) the decision were an original determination; and (b) a person in respect of whom the decision was made were the claimant; and (c) a reference in that Part to the Commission were a reference to the Repatriation Commission; and (d) a reference in that Part to subsection 323(2) were a reference to section 5T of this Act; and (e) paragraph 353Q(3)(a) of that Part referred to a claim for a pension made by a person mentioned in paragraph 132(9)(a) of this Act. Note: This means that a decision may be reviewed by the Board under Part 4 of Chapter 8 of the MRCA. (2) Subject to Part X of this Act, if the Board reviews a decision (the VEA decision) under Part 4 of Chapter 8 of the MRCA, Part 5 of that Chapter applies in relation to the determination made by the Board on review as if: (a) the Board’s determination on review were a reviewable determination; and (b) a person in respect of whom the VEA decision was made were the claimant; and (c) a reference in that Part to the Commission were a reference to the Repatriation Commission. Note: This means that the Board’s determination on review of a VEA decision may be reviewed by the Administrative Review Tribunal under Part 5 of Chapter 8 of the MRCA.