Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES

1971 No.

 

REGULATION UNDER THE DEFENCE FORCES RETIREMENT BENEFITS ACT 1948-1971.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulation under the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1948-1971.

Dated this fourth day of June, 1971.

Paul Hasluck

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

B. M. SNEDDEN

Treasurer.

 

Amendment of the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Regulations

Commutation of pension.

Regulation 15 of the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Regulations is amended by inserting after sub-regulation (1.) the following sub-regulation:—

“(1a.) A pensioner who is in receipt of a pension under Division 3 of Part VIc. of the Act—

(a) by reason of the operation of paragraph (a) of sub-section (2.) of section 82zb of the Act; or

(b) by reason of the operation of sub-section (1.) of section 82y of the Act as the result of the death of a person,

shall not be permitted to commute any portion of the pension.”.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 1971.

  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; 1968, No. 80; 1969, Nos. 8, 48 and 130; and 1970, Nos. 55 and 161.

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