Australian Soldiers' Repatriation Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1935. No. 84.

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS’ REPATRIATION ACT 1920-1934.*

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 1920-1934.

Dated this fourth day of September, 1935.

ISAAC A. ISAACS

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

W. M. HUGHES

Minister of State for Repatriation.

 

Amendment of the Australian Soldiers Repatriation Regulations. 

Mother of deceased soldier with incapacitated husband.

1. Regulation 84 of the Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting therefrom the words “to the parents an income from all sources not exceeding 60s. per fortnight each, inclusive of their combined pensions:” and inserting in their stead the words “to her and her husband an aggregate income per fortnight from all sources (inclusive of pension) not exceeding twice the amount of the income specified in regulation 88a of those Regulations:”; and

(b) by omitting from the second proviso the words “from all sources not exceeding 60s. per fortnight inclusive of pension:” and inserting in their stead the words “per fortnight from all sources (inclusive of pension) not exceeding that specified in regulation 88a of these Regulations:”.

Incapacitated father of soldier.

2. Regulation 85 of the Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Regulations is amended by omitting therefrom the words “from all sources not exceeding 60s. per fortnight inclusive of pension:” and inserting in their stead the words “per fortnight from all sources (inclusive of pension) not exceeding that specified in regulation 88a of these Regulations:”.

Divorced, deserted, &c, mother of deceased soldier

3. Regulation 86 of the Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Regulations is amended by omitting therefrom the words “from all sources not exceeding 60s. per fortnight inclusive of pension:” and inserting in their stead the words “per fortnight from all sources (inclusive of pension) not exceeding that specified in regulation 88a of these Regulations:”.

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* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 5th September, 1935.

 Statutory Rules 1934, No. 16, as amended by Statutory Rules 1935, No. 7

3407.—Price 3d.

Remarried widow of deceased soldier who is again widowed and is without adequate means of support.

4. Regulation 88 of the Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Regulations is amended by omitting sub-paragraph (i) and inserting in its stead the following sub-paragraph:—

“(i) if she has no children, with an income per fortnight from all sources (inclusive of pension) not exceeding that specified in regulation 88 of these Regulations, but so that the allowance granted under this regulation shall not exceed 40s. per fortnight;”.

5. After regulation 88 of the Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

“Standard allowed income.

88a.The income per fortnight from all sources (inclusive of pension) referred to in regulations 84, 85 and 86 and sub-paragraph (i) of regulation 88 of these Regulations shall be an amount equivalent to one twenty-sixth of the total amount per annum which may be received by way of income and pension by a pensioner (other than a permanently blind person) under section 24 of the Invalid and Old-age Pensions Act 1908-1935.”.

Sustenance while undergoing medical treatment, &c.

6. Regulation 113 of the Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Regulations is amended by omitting the proviso to sub-regulation (1.).

 

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