Australian Soldiers' Repatriation Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1938. No. 10.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS’ REPATRIATION ACT 1920-1937.*

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 1920-1937.

Dated this second day of February, 1938.

GOWRIE

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

H. S. FOLL

Minister of State for Repatriation.

 

Amendment of the Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Regulations.  

Commencement.

1. Regulations 2, 3 and 5 of these Regulations shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 1st January, 1938.

Definitions.

2. Regulation 3 of the Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from the definition of “Child” the words “first day of October One thousand nine hundred and thirty-one” and inserting in their stead the words “thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and thirty-eight”;

(b) by omitting from the definition of “Married” the words “second day of October One thousand nine hundred and thirty-one” and inserting in their stead the words “first day of July One thousand nine hundred and thirty-eight”;

(c) by omitting the definition of “Widow” and inserting in its stead the following definition:—

“‘Widow’ means the widow of a deceased soldier, irrespective of the date of the marriage, and includes—

(a) a person who is eligible for a war pension under section thirty-six of the Act in respect of the death of a soldier; and

(b) a widow who is entitled to pension under section thirty-nine a of the Act;”; and

(d) by omitting from the definition of “Wife” the words “first day of October One thousand nine hundred and thirty-one” and inserting in their stead the words “thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and thirty-eight”.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1938.

  Statutory Rules 1934, No. 16, as amended by Statutory Rules 1935, Nos. 7, 84 and 136; 1936, No. 134; and 1937, No. 56.

120.—Price 3d.

Definitions in Part II of the Regulations.

3. Regulation 4 of the Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Regulations is amended by omitting from the definition of “Child” the words “first day of October One thousand nine hundred and thirty-one” and inserting in their stead the words “thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and thirty-eight”.

Special provisions as to declarations.

4. Regulation 34 of the Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Regulations is amended by omitting the word “three” and inserting in its stead the word “twelve”.

Definitions in Part VI of the Regulations.

5. Regulation 100 of the Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Regulations is amended by omitting from the definition of “eligible child” the words “first day of October, One thousand nine hundred and thirty-one” and inserting in their stead the words “thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and thirty-eight”.

Power of Deputy Commissioner to require information.

6. Regulation 193 of the Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Regulations is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulation:—

“(2.) No action or proceeding, civil or criminal, shall lie against any person in respect of any information in any report or answer furnished by him in pursuance of the requirements of this regulation.”.

 

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