Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended as follows:

(a) by omitting the definition of eligible pensioner and substituting the following definitions:

charges means charges payable under Part 9 of the Local Government Act 1993 and, if a discount has been given, means the amount of charges actually paid, but does not include any penalty or interest charges imposed under that Act;

eligible pensioner means the following:

(a) the holder of a current Pensioner Concession Card issued under a relevant Act of the Commonwealth;

(b) a war widow;

(c) a war widower;

(d) a totally and permanently incapacitated person;

(b) by omitting the definition of rates and charges and substituting the following definition:

rates means rates payable under Part 9 of the Local Government Act 1993 and, if a discount has been given, means the amount of rates actually paid, but does not include any penalty or interest charges imposed under that Act;

(c) by omitting "rebate." from the definition of remission and substituting "rebate;";

(d) by inserting the following definitions after the definition of remission :

totally and permanently incapacitated person means a person to whom section 24 of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 of the Commonwealth applies;

war widow means a war widow receiving a pension under Part II or IV of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 of the Commonwealth at a rate determined in accordance with subsection 30(1) of that Act;

war widower means a war widower receiving a pension under Part II or IV of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 of the Commonwealth at a rate determined in accordance with subsection 30(1) of that Act.