ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - appeal from a decision of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal on a question of law pursuant to s 44 of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (Cth) - where the Tribunal had affirmed a decision of the Veterans' Review Board, which in turn had affirmed a decision of the Repatriation Commission to refuse an application for an increase to the intermediate pension rate under the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 (Cth) - where the applicant had been working as a full-time partner of a law firm - where, because of his war-caused incapacity, he subsequently worked as a part-time consultant solicitor - where he was engaged in that part-time work at the time of his application - whether his full-time work should be considered to be his "remunerative work (last paid work)" for the purpose of s 23(3A)(d) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 (Cth)
STATUTORY INTERPRETATION - meaning of "remunerative work (last paid work)" in s 23(3A)(d) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 (Cth)
DEFENCE AND WAR - whether the Administrative Appeals Tribunal erred in the construction and application of s 23(3A)(d) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 (Cth) by failing to find that the veteran's "last paid work" was the full-time work that he was prevented from continuing to undertake by his war-caused incapacity
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