Financial and Allowance Regulations for the Military Forces of the Commonwealth (Amendment) (Provisional) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1914. No. 92.

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PROVISIONAL REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1912.

Financial and Allowance Regulations for the Military Forces of the Commonwealth—Regulations 177a, 177b, 184a, and 184b— Additions.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby certify that, on account of urgency, the following Regulations under the Defence Act 1903-1912, should come into immediate operation, and make the Regulations to come into operation forthwith as Provisional Regulations.

Dated this thirtieth day of July, One thousand nine hundred and fourteen.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

E. D. MILLEN.

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Financial and Allowance Regulations for the Military Forces of the Commonwealth.

Additions.

After Regulation 177, insert the following new regulations—

Compensation to Minors Injured, & c.

177a. Compensation payable in respect of any injury received or disease contracted by a member of the Permanent Forces who is under the age of twenty-one years may, in the discretion of the Minister, be paid either to the member himself or on his behalf to a person or persons approved by the Minister.

Compensation to Dependents.

177b. Compensation payable in respect of the death of a member of the Permanent Forces who leaves dependents, all or any of whom are under the age of twenty-one years, may, in the discretion of the Minister, be paid on their behalf or on behalf of such of them as are under the age of twenty-one years to a person or persons approved by the Minister.

 

After Regulation 184, insert the following new regulations:—

Compensation to Minors.

184a. Compensation payable in respect of any injury received are disease contracted by a member of the Active Citizen Military Forces who is under the age of twenty-one years, may, in the discretion of the Minister, be paid either to a member himself, or, on his behalf, to a person or persons approved by the Minister.

Compensation to Dependents who are Minors.

184b. Compensation payable in respect of the death, of a member of the Active Citizen Military Forces who leaves dependants, all or any of whom are under the age of twenty-one years, may, in the discretion of the Minister, be paid on their behalf, or on behalf of such of them, as are under the age of twenty-one years, to a person or persons approved by the Minister.

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