Australian Soldiers' Repatriation Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1933. No. 17

REGULATIONS UNDER THE AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS’ REPATRIATION ACT 1920-1931.

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 1920-1931, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this first day of February 1933.

Deputy of the Governor General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for Repatriation.

 

AMENDMENT OF AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS’ REPATRIATION REGULATIONS.

(Statutory Rules 1925, No. 110, as amended to this date).

Regulations 42M. of the Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Regulations is hereby repealed, and the following regulation inserted in its stead:

“42M. (1) Any appellant shall, if he attends a sitting of an Appeal Tribunal or an Assessment Appeal Tribunal, be entitled to receive the following expenses:

s.	d.
(a) If resident within fifteen miles from the place of hearing of the appeal (but only if financial loss is involved) an amount not exceeding.........................................................................	7	6
(b) If resident more than fifteen miles from the place of hearing of the appeal (but only if financial loss is involved) an amount not exceeding .........................................................................	7	6
plus reasonable transportation expenses actually paid.
(c) If his attendance at the hearing of the appeal necessitates his absence from home for more than twenty four hours............	10	–
for each twenty four hours, plus reasonable transportation expenses actually paid.

(2) An appeal Tribunal or an Assessment Appeal Tribunal may, on the advice of a Departmental Medical Officer or Local Medical officer, as the case may be, authorise an attendant to accompany an appellant and may provide for the attendant a fare of the same class as that of the appellant, and in addition an allowance not exceeding 10s. per day for such period as is considered reasonable to complete the forward and return journeys.”