South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts (1) The provisions of
this Part shall apply to the following persons:
I Any person who
during the present war is engaged whether inside or outside the Commonwealth
on service as a member of any naval, military, or air force of the
Commonwealth or of any other part of His Majesty's Dominions, and who (whether
before or after the passing of the Succession Duties Act Amendment
Act 1940 ) dies whilst on such service or dies from wounds inflicted,
accident occurring, or disease contracted whilst on such service and within
twelve months before death:
Ia Any person who
during the present war is engaged whether inside or outside the Commonwealth
on service as a member of any naval, military, or air force of any country
allied or associated with His Majesty for the purpose of the prosecution of
the present war and who (whether before or after the passing of the Succession
Duties Act Amendment Act 1942 ) dies whilst on such service or dies from
wounds inflicted, accident occurring or disease contracted whilst on such
service and within twelve months before death:
II Any person who in
connection with the present war is engaged on service whether inside or
outside the Commonwealth in any work of any red cross society or ambulance
association or any other body with similar objects and who (whether before or
after the passing of the Succession Duties Act Amendment Act 1940 ) dies
whilst on such service or dies from wounds inflicted, accident occurring, or
disease contracted whilst on such service and within twelve months before
death:
III Any person who, in
connection with the present war, is a prisoner of war in an enemy country or
is interned in the country of a neutral power and who (whether before or after
the passing of the Succession Duties Act Amendment Act 1940 ) dies whilst
so imprisoned or interned from wounds inflicted, accident occurring or disease
contracted whilst so imprisoned or interned and within twelve months before
death:
IV Any person being
the master or the member of the crew of a British ship who dies (whether
before or after the passing of the Succession Duties Act Amendment
Act 1940 ) from wounds inflicted, accident occurring or disease
contracted as the result of enemy action against that ship and within twelve
months before death.
(2) In this
Part—
"the present war" means the war which commenced on the third day of September,
1939; and for the purpose of this Part the present war shall be deemed to
continue until the day declared by the Governor by proclamation to be the day
on which that war shall be deemed to cease.