Defence Force (Furlough) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules

1979 No. 260

REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903, THE NAVAL DEFENCE ACT 1910 AND THE AIR FORCE ACT 19231

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

Dated this fifth day of December 1979.

ZELMAN COWEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

J. E. McLEAY

Minister of State for Administrative Services for and on behalf of the Minister of State for Defence

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AMENDMENTS OF THE DEFENCE FORCE (FURLOUGH) REGULATIONS2

Interpretation

1. Regulation 2 of the Defence Force (Furlough) Regulations is amended by adding at the end of sub-regulation (1) the following definition:

“ ‘period of absence without leave’ means, in relation to a member, a period with respect to which the member is, because of the provisions of section 119 of the Defence Act 1903, not to receive—

(a) the member’s pay or allowances; or

(b) apart of the member’s pay or allowances,

or with respect to which the member is, because of the provisions of regulations made for the purposes of that section, to forfeit, in whole or in part, the member’s salary and allowances.”.

Salary of member

2. Regulation 10 of the Defence Force (Furlough) Regulations is amended–

(a) by inserting in paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (3) “, 76” after” “40”; and

 

(b) by omitting from paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (3) “or 553c” and substituting “,553c or 556f”.

Application

3. The amendments of regulation 10 of the Defence Force (Furlough) Regulations effected by regulation 2 apply in relation to any period after 20 February 1979.

 

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 12 December 1979.

2. Statutory Rules 1979 Nos. 21 and 256.