Australian Soldiers' Repatriation Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1925. No. 174.

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS’ REPATRIATION ACT 1920-1922.

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 1920–1922, to come into operation as from 1st July, 1925.

Dated this thirtieth day of September, 1925.

FORSTER,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

NEVILLE HOWSE,

Minister of State for Defence.

 

Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Regulations.

(Statutory Rules 1925, No. 110, as amended by Statutory Rules 1925, No. 137.)

1. After regulation 89o of the Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

Allowance to soldier suffering loss of vision of one eye.

“89p. The Commission may grant to a soldier who is in receipt of a pension under the Fourth Schedule to the Act with respect to loss of vision in one eye, and who is ineligible for any amount under the Fifth Schedule to the Act, an allowance (in addition to pension) not exceeding Seven shillings and sixpence per week.

Provided that in no case shall the soldier’s combined pension and allowance under this regulation exceed the amount which would be payable to him under Column 4 of the First Schedule to the Act if he were totally incapacitated.

 

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