Australian Soldiers' Repatriation Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1929. No. 60.

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS’ REPATRIATION ACT 1920-1929.

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 1920-1929, to come into operation on the date of the commencement of the Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Act 1929.

Dated this thirtieth day of May, One thousand nine hundred and twenty-nine.

STONEHAVEN

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command.

NEVILLE HOWSE

Minister of State for Health.

 

Amendment of Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Regulations.

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

Amendment of Regulation 2.

1. Regulation 2 of the Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Regulations is amended by inserting, after the words “Part II.—Pensions”, the words—

“Division 1.—Grant of Pensions.

“Division 2.—Pension Appeal Tribunals.”

Amendment of heading of Part II.

2. Part II. of the Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Regulations is amended by inserting, after the heading “Part II.—Pensions”, the words “Division 1.—Grant of Pensions”.

3. After regulation 42a of the Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Regulations the following regulations are inserted:—

Lodging of appeal to Appeal Tribunal.

“42b.—(1) Any appellant may lodge an appeal under section forty-five k of the Act with a Deputy Commissioner who shall submit the appeal and all relevant documents to the Commission.

“(2) Such appeal shall be made in accordance with Form TA or TB, as the case requires.

Notice of hearing before before Appeal Tribunal.

“42c.—(1) The Chairman of an Appeal Tribunal may, by notice in writing to the appellant and the Commission, direct that the appeal be heard at the time and place specified in the notice.

“(2) Notice of the hearing of the appeal shall be given to the appellant and the Commission not less than fourteen days prior to the date fixed for the hearing of the appeal.

1469.—Price 5d.

Appeal Tribunal may determine appeal in absence of appellant.

“42d. Where an appellant or his representative fails to attend at the time and place set down for the hearing of the appeal, the Appeal Tribunal may decide the appeal in his absence or may postpone the hearing until a date to be fixed.

Decisions of Appeal Tribunal to be recorded.

“42e.—(1) Any decision of an Appeal Tribunal shall be recorded in accordance with Form T.C. and shall be signed by the Chairman or Deputy Chairman, as the case requires.

“(2) A record of all appeals heard and decisions given by an Appeal Tribunal shall be kept by the Tribunal.

Notification of decision of Appeal Tribunal.

“42f. An Appeal Tribunal shall, in respect of each appeal decided by it, notify the Commission by notice in accordance with Form TC and notify the appellant by notice in accordance with Form T.D.

Lodging of appeal to Assessment Appeal Tribunal.

“42g. Any member of the Forces who is in receipt of a pension under the act may lodge under section forty-five n of the Act with a Deputy-Commissioner an appeal in accordance with Form TE against the current assessment of the rate of his pension.

Notice of hearing before Assessment Appeal Tribunal.

“42h.—(1) The Chairman of an Assessment Appeal Tribunal may, by notice in writing to the appellant and the Commission, direct that the appeal be heard at the time and place specified in the notice.

“(2) Notice of the hearing of the appeal shall be given to the appellant and the Commission not less than seven days prior to the date fixed for the hearing of the appeal.

Decisions of Assessment Appeal Tribunal to be recorded.

“42j.—(1) Any decision of an Assessment Appeal Tribunal shall be recorded in accordance with Form TF and shall be signed by the Chairman or Deputy Chairman, as the case requires.

“(2) A record of all appeals heard and decisions given by an Assessment Appeal Tribunal shall be kept by the Tribunal.

Notification of decision of Assessment Appeal Tribunal.

“42k. An Assessment Appeal Tribunal shall, in respect of each appeal decided by it, notify the Commission by notice in accordance with Form TF and notify the appellant by notice in accordance with Form TG.

Undertaking as to secrecy.

“42l. Before any information contained in the records relating to his case is made available to an appellant in pursuance of section forty-five z of the Act, the appellant or his representative shall sign an undertaking in accordance with Form TH.

Payment of expenses.

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

(a) If resident within fifteen miles from the place of hearing of the appeal..............  7s. 6d.

(b) If resident more than fifteen miles from the place of hearing of the appeal........  7s. 6d.

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— 15s. 0d. for each twenty-four hours plus reasonable transportation expenses actually paid.

Appointment of Assessment Appeal Tribunal.

“42n. From the lists of medical practitioners approved from time to time by the Minister under section forty-five l of the Act, the Chairman of an Assessment Appeal Tribunal shall select, as members of such Tribunal, two medical practitioners who have the necessary knowledge of the nature of the disability from which the appellant or appellants is or are suffering.”

4. After Form T of the Schedule to the Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Regulations, the following Forms are inserted:

Regulation 42b. Form T A.

Registered No……………………

R. No…………………….

C. No…………………….

Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Act 1920-1929, S. 45K.

Appeal by Member of Forces to War Pensions Entitlement Appeal Tribunal.

I,……………………………………… hereby appeal against the rejection by the Repatriation Commission of my claim for war pension. I claim that I am suffering from disabilities resulting from my war service. I declare that the understated particulars are correct.

Signature of Appellant....................................................................

Postal Address.................................................................................

Date.......................................................................

1. Name—Surname (in block letters)..................

Christian names....................................

…………………………………………………..

…………………………………………………..

2. Regimental No., Rank, Unit or other service particulars.................................................................

Regimental No. Rank. Unit.

.....................................................................

3. Present address in full....................................

4. Nature of disability which I claim to be result of war service and which claim has been rejected by the Repatriation Commission (if more than one disability specify each distinctly)

(a)

(b)

(c)

(&c.)

5. Grounds of Appeal........................................

To the

Deputy Commissioner for Repatriation,

*...........................................................

* Insert capital city of State in which appellant resides.

If acknowledgment of receipt of this Form is not received within one week, appellant should communicate with the Deputy Commissioner.

Regulation 42b. Form T. B.

Registered No……………………….

R. No……………………….

C. No……………………….

Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Act 1920-1929, S. 45K.

Appeal by a Widow on Other Dependant in Respect of the Death of a Member of the Forces to War Pensions Entitlement Appeal Tribunal.

I,…………………………………………………..hereby appeal against the rejection of the Repatriation Commission of my claim for a war pension on account of the death of undermentioned member of the forces not being accepted as resulting from war service.

I declare that the understated particulars are correct.

Signature of Appellant.........................................................................

Postal Address....................................................................................

Relationship to deceased soldier.........................................................

Date.........................................................................

1. Name of deceased soldier:—........................

Surname (in block letters).........................

Christian names................................

........................................................................

........................................................................

2. Regtl. No., Rank, Unit, or other service particulars.

Regtl. No. Rank: Unit:

.....................................................................

3. Particulars of Death:—

Date.....................................

Place....................................

Cause...................................

 

........................................................................

........................................................................

........................................................................

4. Present address of Appellant.........................

5. Grounds of Appeal.......................................

To the

Deputy Commissioner of Repatriation,

* ..........................................................

* Insert capital city of State in which appellant resides.

If acknowledgment of receipt of this Form is not received within one week, appellant should communicate with the Deputy Commissioner.

Regulation 42e. Form T. C.

Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Act 1920-1929.

H.Q. File No………………………………….

Appeal No…………………………………….

Decision on Appeal to War Pensions Entitlement Appeal Tribunal.

Name of Soldier: Name........................................... Christian Names...........................................

Regimental Particulars: Regtl. No.................. Rank.................................... Unit........................

Name of Appellant: Surname................................ Christian Names..............................................

Place of Hearing...............................................

Date of Hearing................................................

.......................................................................

.......................................................................

Personnel of Tribunal hearing Appeal................

Chairman:.......................................................

Member:.........................................................

Member:.........................................................

Decision of Tribunal:

Injury or disease in respect of which appeal is allowed.

Injury or disease in respect of which appeal is disallowed.

If the injury or disease in respect of which the appeal is allowed existed prior to enlistment state whether at present the aggravation is—

material, or

non-material.

State whether death is due to war service or not due to war service.

Date from which decision shall operate (if necessary to state).

Signature of Chairman........................................................................................

Date........................................................................................

To the

Chairman, Repatriation Commission,

..............................................

 

Regulation 42f. Form T D.

Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Act 1920-1929.

War Pensions Appeal Tribunal.

........................................................................

........................................................................

Date,.....................................................

Registered No.....................

Memo for

.............................................

......................................................

...........................................................

You are informed that the following is the result of your Appeal to the War Pensions Entitlement Apeal Tribunal:—

Decision of Tribunal.

Date of hearing............................................................

Place of hearing...........................................................

Appropriate advice has been forwarded to the Repatriation Commission in this connexion.

.........................................................................................

Secretary.

Regulation 42g. Form T E.

Registered No………………

R. No……………..

C. No…………......

Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Act 1920-1929, S. 45N.

Appeal by Member of the Forces to Assessment Appeal Tribunal.

I,…………………………………………………. ….., hereby appeal against the current assessment of my War Pension, and I declare that the understated particulars are correct.

I agree to submit to such medical examinations as are, in the opinion of the Assessment Appeal Tribunal, deemed necessary in order to determine this appeal.

Signature of Appellant...................................................

Postal Address...............................................................

Date....................................................................

1. Name—Surname (in block letters)..................

Christian names....................................

.......................................................................

.......................................................................

2. Regimental No., Rank, Unit, or other service particulars.

Regtl. No.: Rank: Unit:

.....................................................................

3. Present address in full....................................

4. Present rate of Pension (self only)..................

5. Nature of war disability in respect of which pension is being received

6. Grounds of appeal.........................................

To the

Deputy Commissioner for Repatriation,

*...........................................................

* Insert capital city of State in which appellant resides.

If acknowledgment of receipt of this form is not received within one week, appellant should communicate with the Deputy Commissioner.

NB. Form T.F.

Regulation 42u.

Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Act 1920-1929.

H.Q. File No……………………

Assessment Appeal No……………………..

Decision on Appeal to War Pensions Assessment Appeal Tribunal.

Name of Appellant: Surname.............................	Christian Names............................................
Regimental Particulars: Regtl. No......................... Rank ............................. Unit........................
Place of Hearing............................................. Date of Hearing..............................................
Personnel of Tribunal hearing appeal.	Chairman.......................................................
	Member.........................................................
	Member.........................................................
Rate of Pension appealed against.
Decision of Tribunal— Specify— (a) whether appeal is allowed or disallowed.	(a)
(b) rate of pension determined upon (show in percentage figures).	(b)
(c) Nature of injury or disease for which this assessment is made.	(c)
Date from which decision shall operate (if necessary to state).

Signature of Chairman…………………………………

Date………………………………………….

Place…………………………………………

To the

Chairman, Repatriation Commission,

..............................................

 

Regulation 42k. Form T.G.

Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Act 1920-1929.

War Pensions Assessment Appeal Tribunal,

............................................................

..........................................................

Date...........................................

Registered No......................

Memo. for

…………………………………………

…………………………………….

………………………….......

You are informed that the following is the result of your Appeal to the War Pensions Assessment Appeal Tribunal.

Decision of Tribunal.

Date of hearing.................................................

Place of hearing................................................

Appropriate advice has been forwarded to the Repatriation Commission in this connexion.

………………………………………………….

Chairman.

Regulation 42l. Form T.H.

Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Act 1920-1929.

War Pensions Entitlement Appeal Tribunal.

War Pensions Assessment Appeal Tribunal.

Name of Appellant: Surname............................................ Christian Names................................

(Block Letters)

Regimental Particulars: Regtl. No..................................... Rank...................... Unit...................

Undertaking.

I,…………………………………………….hereby undertake to respect the confidential nature of any information contained in my record (or in the record of……………………………….) or otherwise communicated to me in connexion with the hearing of…………............................the Appeal of before the War Pensions Entitlement Appeal Tribunal (or War Pensions Assessment Appeal Tribunal) and will use such information only insofar as is necessary for the purposes of the conduct of the Appeal.

Signature………………………………………….

Address……………………………………………

……………………………………………

Date……………………………………

* Signature of Witness—

…………………………………………..

…………………………………………………..

Date……………………………………….

* Signature to be witnessed by a Commissioner for Affidavits, Commissioner for Declarations, or a Justice of the Peace.

 

By Authority: H.