Australian Soldiers' Repatriation Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1947. No. 149.

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS’ REPATRIATION ACT 1930-1947.*

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 1920-1947.

Dated this fifteenth day of October, 1947.

W. J. McKELL

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

H. C. BARNARD

Minister of State for Repatriation.

 

Amendments of the Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Regulations. 

Commencement.

1. These Regulations shall be deemed to have come into operation on the second day of October, 1947.

2. After regulation 176c of the Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

Allowance to certain children of deceased members.

“176 d. Subject to such conditions as the Commission from time to time determines, a Deputy Commissioner may grant an allowance in respect of the child or children of a deceased member in accordance with the following paragraphs:—

(а) In the case of a widow with one or two children but not more than two children, the allowance shall be 15s. per fortnight;

(b) Where the widow dies before pension ceases to be payable in respect of the child or children, the allowance shall be at such rate not exceeding 15s. per fortnight as the Deputy Commissioner deems justified having regard to any increase in the pension or pensions of the child or children; or

(c) Where a widow who had a child or children dies or has, before the commencement of this regulation, died, and the child is, or, where there are two or more children, not more than two of the children are, in receipt of pension, the allowance shall be at the same rate as that which would be payable if the case came within paragraph (b) of this regulation.”.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 16th October, 1947.

  Statutory Rules 1943, No. 233, as amended by Statutory Rules 1945, No. 48; 1946, No. 182; and 1947, Nos. 72 and 106.

 

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

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