Section 30B — Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986: Interpretation

(1) In this Division, unless the contrary intention appears: compensation includes: (a) any payment in the nature of compensation; and (b) any damages recoverable at law from the Commonwealth, a State, a Territory or any other person (whether within or outside Australia), in respect of injury to, or the death of, a person; and (c) any amount paid under a compromise or settlement of a claim for damages referred to in paragraph (b); but does not include any amount that represents expenses incurred in medical or hospital treatment. (2) For the purposes of this Part, a payment of arrears of periodic compensation payments is not a lump sum compensation payment. Note: For lump sum payments of compensation see section 30C. For periodic payments of compensation see section 30D. (3) In sections 30G and 30H: damages does not include an amount that has been paid under a notice under section 51 of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988. (4) In sections 30L and 30M: international organisation means: (a) an organisation: (i) of which 2 or more countries, or the governments of 2 or more countries, are members; or (ii) that is constituted by persons representing 2 or more countries, or representing the governments of 2 or more countries; or (b) an organisation that is: (i) an organ of, or office within, an organisation described in paragraph (a); or (ii) a commission, council or other body established by an organisation so described or such an organ; or (iii) a committee, or subcommittee of a committee, of an organisation described in paragraph (a), or of such an organ, council or body.