Australian Soldiers' Repatriation Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1947. No. 72.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS’ REPATRIATION ACT 1920-1947.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations, under the Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Act 1920-1947.

Dated this fourth day of June, 1947.

W. J. McKELL

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

H. C. BARNARD

Minister of State for Repatriation.

 

Amendments of the Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Regulations. 

1.—(1.) After regulation 76 of the Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

Payment of trainee’s fare to places of employment.

“76a. In the case of a member who is a trainee, or who has been approved for training, under the Commonwealth Reconstruction Training Scheme, and who is being sent to an employer for employment for the purpose of training, continuation of training, or completion of training, within the provisions of that Scheme, a Deputy Commissioner may, subject to such conditions as the Commission from time to time determines, pay the fare of the member to the place of employment.”.

(2.) The amendment effected by the last preceding sub-regulation shall be deemed to have come into operation on the first day of March, 1947.

2. After regulation 102 of the Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

Removal expenses of trainees.

“102a.—(1.) In the case of a member with a family who is a trainee, or who has been approved for training, under the Commonwealth Reconstruction Training Scheme, who has been sent or is being sent to an employer for employment for the purpose of training, continuation of training, or completion of training, within the provisions of that Scheme, and who desires to establish his home in the locality where he is employed or is to be employed for that purpose, a Deputy Commissioner may, subject to such conditions as the Commission from time to

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 5th June, 1947.

  Statutory Rules 1943, No. 233, as amended by Statutory Rules 1945, No. 48, and 1946, No. 182.

1955.—Price 3d.

 

time determines, pay such fares and freights and other reasonable charges, directly related to removal to the locality of his employment, as are necessarily incurred in so removing the trainee and his family.

“(2.) The amount payable to meet freight charges shall be such sum, not exceeding £15 on household belongings, as the Deputy Commissioner considers reasonable.”.

Removal expenses of widow and children.

3. After regulation 103 of the Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

“103a.—(1.) Where a widow of a deceased member—

(a) has no established home and is removing herself and the children of the deceased member from the locality where she and the children are living to another locality for the purpose of establishing a home for herself and the children in that locality; or

(b) is, in circumstances that appear to the Commission sufficient to warrant assistance, removing herself and the children from the locality in which she has an established home to another locality for the purpose of establishing a home for herself and the children in that locality,

a Deputy Commissioner may, subject to the succeeding provisions of this regulation and to such conditions as the Commission from time to time determines, pay such fares and freights and other reasonable charges, directly related to the removal, as are necessarily incurred in removing the widow and children.

“(2.) The amount payable to meet freight charges shall be such sum, not exceeding £15 on household belongings, as the Deputy Commissioner considers reasonable.

“(3.) Assistance under this regulation shall not be granted—

(а) where the application for assistance is made after the expiration of two years after the date of—

(i) the death of the member; or

(ii) the commencement of this regulation,

whichever last happens; or

(b) on more than one occasion.

“(4.) In this regulation—

“member ” means a member who died while serving with the Forces or within five years after the date of his discharge from the Forces.”.

Funeral expenses.

4. Regulation 179 of the Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (1.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

“(1.) A Deputy Commissioner may grant a sum, not exceeding £15, towards the funeral expenses of a member—

(a) whose death is due to war service;

(b) who dies in indigent circumstances; or

(c) who dies—

(i) in an institution; or

(ii) while proceeding to or from an institution,

to which he had been authorized to proceed for any purpose under regulation 64, 65, 66 or 72 of these Regulations,

and, in addition, may grant a sum, not exceeding £15, towards the cost of transportation of the remains of the member to whom paragraph (a) or (c) of this sub-regulation applies to the place where the member usually resided or such other place as the Deputy Commissioner approves.”.

South African Veterans.

5. Regulation 197 of the Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (3.) the words “institution to which” and inserting in their stead the words “institution, to which”.

 

By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.