Australian Soldiers' Repatriation Regulations 1918 (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1918. No. 197.

REGULATION UNDER THE AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS’ REPATRIATION ACT 1917-1918.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council; hereby make the following Regulation, under the Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Act 1917-1918 to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this twenty-fourth day of July, 1918.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

E. D. MILLEN,

Minister of State for Repatriation.

 

Amendment of Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Regulation 1918.

(Statutory Rules 1918, No. 88).

Appeal to State Board.

1. After regulation 5 of the Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

“5a. (1) When a Deputy-Comptroller declines to grant the assistance applied for by an applicant, the applicant may appeal to the State Board against the decision and shall state in writing the grounds for such appeal.

(2) Upon receipt of the appeal the State Board shall consider the case, and may either grant the application or forward, together with the appeal, the file and such report as it considers necessary to the Commission for decision.

(3) The decision of the Commission shall be final.”

2. After regulation 8 of the Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

Minister may grant assistance and benefits to persons not otherwise entitled to assistance and benefits.

“8a. The Minister may grant assistance and benefits to any person who is included in any of the classes of persons specified in section twenty-two of the Act, but in respect of whom provision is not otherwise made in these Regulations for the granting of assistance and benefits:

Provided that the Minister shall only grant assistance and benefits to a person included in the classes of persons specified in paragraph (d) of section twenty-two of the Act on the recommendation of the Commission.”

3. Regulation 65 is amended by deleting the words “who has married abroad” from sub-regulation (b) thereof.

    

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