Section 200 — Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986: Commission may accept contributions

(1) The Commission may accept from a person contributions of money and other property made to it: (a) for a purpose specified by the person, if application of the money or other property for that purpose is necessary or convenient to be done for, or in connection with, the performance of its functions or duties; or (b) for application by the Commission, as it deems fit, for, or in connection with, the performance of its functions or duties. (2) Contributions accepted by the Commission in accordance with subsection (1) may be applied: (a) if the person making the contribution specified that he or she desired the contribution to be applied for a particular purpose, for the benefit of a particular class of persons or for the benefit of a particular institution maintained by the Commission—for the purpose so specified; or (b) in any other case—by the Commission as it deems fit, for, or in connection with, the performance of its functions or duties. (3) Subject to subsection (2), contributions accepted by the Commission in accordance with subsection (1) shall be dealt with as prescribed and, subject to the regulations (if any) prescribing the manner in which those contributions are to be dealt with, as determined by the Commission.