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 thirty-first day of January, 1969.

CASEY

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Treasurer.

 

Amendments of the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Regulations

Commencement.

1. These Regulations shall come into operation on the thirty-first day of January, 1969.

Short service commission.

2. Regulation 2a of the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Regulations is repealed.

3. After regulation 8aof the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

Prescribed rate of interest for purposes of section 75 (2.) (3.) of the Act.

“8b. For the purposes of sub-sections (2.) and (3.) of section 75 of the Act, the rate of interest is five per centum per annum.”.

4. After regulation 10 of the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

Prescribed corps and services.

“10a. For the purposes of paragraph (b) of the definition of ‘special duties officer’ in sub-section (3.) of section 30 of the Act, each of the following Corps or Services is a prescribed Corps or prescribed Service:—

The Australian Army Band Corps;

The Australian Army Catering Corps;

The Royal Australian Army Dental Corps;

The Royal Australian Army Educational Corps;

The Australian Army Legal Corps;

The Royal Australian Army Medical Corps;

The Royal Australian Army Pay Corps;

The Australian Army Psychology Corps;

The Royal Australian Survey Corps;

The Australian Army Canteen Service;

The Australian Army Printing and Stationery Service.”.

 

* 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; 1964, 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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10516/68—Price 5c 15/15.1.1969