Defence Force (Bounties and Gratuities) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules

1973 No. 272

REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1970, THE NAVAL DEFENCE ACT 1910-1971 AND THE AIR FORCE ACT 1923-1965.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Defence Act 1903-1970, the Naval Defence Act 1910-1971 and the Air Force Act 1923-1965.

Dated this eighteenth day of December, 1973.

PAUL HASLUCK

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

LANCE BARNARD

Minister of State for Defence.

 

Amendments of the Defence Force (Bounties and Gratuities) Regulations

Commencement.

1. These Regulations shall come into operation on 31 December 1973.

Payment of re-engagement bounty to members who have completed prescribed period of service before commencement of Regulations.

2. Regulation 4 of the Defence Force (Bounties and Gratuities) Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from paragraph (a) of sub-regulation (1) the words “ after that date ” and substituting the words “ in the period that commenced on that date and ended on 31st December, 1973 ”;

(b) by inserting in paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (2) after the word “ becomes ” the words “ , in the period that commenced on the date of commencement of these Regulations and ended on 31st December, 1973, ”; and

(c) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulation:—

“ (6) For the purposes of sub-regulations (1) and (2), a member who—

(a) applies to be re-engaged to serve as a member before 28th February, 1974; and

(b) becomes bound, as the result of the application referred to in paragraph (a), to serve for a period that will expire on or after 6th December, 1975,

shall be deemed to have become bound to serve for that period on a date before 31st December, 1973.”.

 

* Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 19 December 1973.

  Statutory Rules 1973, No. 110, as amended by Statutory Rules 1973, No. 169.