Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES

1969

No.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE FORCES RETIREMENT BENEFITS ACT 1948–1968.*

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 Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1948–1968.

Dated this fifteenth day of August, 1969.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Treasurer.

Amendments of the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Regulations

1. Regulation 7a of the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Amount specified for the purposes or section 4a.

“ 7a. The amount specified for the purposes of section 4a of the Act is Seven thousand two hundred and eighty dollars.”.

Prescribed corps and services.

2. Regulation 10a of the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Regulations is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulation:—

“ (2.) For the purpose of paragraph (b) of the definition of ‘ special duties officer ’ in sub-section (3.) of section 30 of the Act, the Administrative and Technical Officers List of a Corps is a prescribed Service.”.

Third Schedule.

3. The Third Schedule to the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Regulations is amended by inserting after the words—

“ Special List for the Royal Corps of Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers	Major........................................	53 years
	Captain.....................................	53 years
	Lieutenant................................	13 year ”

the words—

“ Administrative and Technical Officers List of a Corps	Lieutenant-Colonel..................	55 years
	Major........................................	55 years
	Captain.....................................	55 years
	Lieutenant................................	55 years ”.

Application.

4. The regulation inserted in the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Regulations by regulation 1 of these Regulations has effect, and shall be deemed to have taken effect, from and including the fourth day of July, 1969.

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on  1969,

  Statutory Rules 1949, No. 60, as amended by Statutory Rules 1950, No. 14; 1951, No. 111; 1954, Nos. 4 and 33; 1955, Nos. 14 and 45; 1956, No. 25; 1959, No. 104; 964, Nos. 84, 114 and 162; 1965, Nos. 6, 37 and 161; 1966, Nos. 39, 97 and 134; 1967, No. 26; and 1968, No. 80.

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