Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

VETERANS' ENTITLEMENTS ACT 1986 - SECT 5QAA

             (1)  Where:

                     (a)  a provision of this Act refers to:

                              (i)  the greater or greatest, or the higher or highest; or

                             (ii)  the lesser or least, or the lower or lowest;

                            of 2 or more amounts; and

                     (b)  the amounts are equal;

the provision is taken to refer to one only of the amounts.

             (2)  Where:

                     (a)  a provision of this Act refers to the greatest or highest of 3 or more amounts; and

                     (b)  2 or more (but not all) of the amounts are equal and exceed the other amount or other amounts;

the provision is taken to refer to one only of those equal amounts.

             (3)  Where:

                     (a)  a provision of this Act refers to the least or lowest of 3 or more amounts; and

                     (b)  2 or more (but not all) of the amounts are equal and are less than the other amount or other amounts;

the provision is taken to refer to one only of those equal amounts.