Native Members of the Forces (Torres Strait Islands) Benefits Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES

1972 No.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE NATIVE MEMBERS OF THE FORCES BENEFITS ACT 1957–1968.*

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 Native Members of the Forces Benefits Act 1957–1968.

Dated this third day of May, 1972.

Paul Hasluck

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

R. McN. HOLTEN

Minister of State for Repatriation.

Amendments of the Native Members of the Forces (Torres Strait Islands) Benefits Regulations 

Rates of pension.

1. Regulation 14 of the Native Members of the Forces (Torres Strait Islands) Benefits Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (3.) the words “Sixty dollars fifty cents” and inserting in their stead the words “Sixty-two dollars fifty cents”.

First Schedule.

2. The First Schedine to the Native Members of the Forces (Torres Strait Islands) Benefits Regulations is amended by omitting Table A and inserting in its stead the following Table:—

Column 1

Column 2

Class of Person Eligible for Pension

Rate of Pension Payable

Per fortnight

$

Widow of member......................................................................................

36.50

Child of member—

(a) where (in the case of a child other than un ex-nuptial child) both the member and his wife are dead....................................................................................

28.00

(b) where the last preceding paragraph does not apply and the Pensions Board or the Commission is satisfied that the child is not being maintained by a parent, adoptive parent or step-parent of the child........................................................

28.00

(c) in any other case...............................................................................

14.00

Any other dependant of member..................................................................

9.00, or such lesser amount as the Minister from time to time determines.

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 1972.

  Statutory Rules 1965, No. 123, as amended by Statutory Rules 1966, Nos. 83 and 171; 1967, No. 140; 1968, No. 123; 1969, No. 194; 1970, No. 151; and 1971, Nos. 55 and 137.

14005/72—Price 5c 9/21.4.1972

 

Second Schedule.

3. The Second Schedule to the Native Members of the Forces (Torres Strait Islands) Benefits Regulations is amended by omitting the words “Eighty-five dollars” (wherever occurring) and inserting in their stead the words “Eighty-nine dollars”.

Fourth Schedule.

4. The Fourth Schedule to the Native Members of the Forces (Torres Strait Islands) Benefits Regulations is repealed and the following Schedule inserted in ils stead:—

FOURTH SCHEDULE

RATE OF PENSION IN RESPECT OF SPECIFIED DISABILITIES

Regulations 17 and 20.

Column 1

Column 2

Description of Disability

Amount

Per fortnight

$

Two arms amputated........................................................................................................

65.00

Two legs and one arm amputated......................................................................................

65.00

Two legs amputated above the knee..................................................................................

65.00

Two legs amputated and loss of eye...................................................................................

65.00

One leg and one arm amputated and one eye destroyed.......................................................

65.00

One leg and one arm amputated........................................................................................

65.00

One leg amputated above, and one leg amputated below, the knee.......................................

22.40

Two legs amputated below the knee..................................................................................

15.00

One arm amputated and one eye destroyed.........................................................................

13.00

One leg amputated and one eye destroyed..........................................................................

13.00

One leg amputated above the knee....................................................................................

6.50

One leg amputated below the knee....................................................................................

3.40

One arm amputated above the elbow.................................................................................

6.50

One arm amputated below the elbow.................................................................................

3.40

Loss of vision in one eye..................................................................................................

5.00

Application.

5. An amendment made by these Regulations applies in relation to an instalment of a pension that fell due on the first pension pay day after the date of commencement of the Repatriation Act 1972 and to all subsequent instalments.

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