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

STATUTORY RULES.

1962. No. 116.

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

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.

Dated this twenty-first day of December, 1962.

DE L’ISLE

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for Repatriation.

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

Parts.

1. Regulation 2 of the Native Members of the Forces (Torres Strait Islands) Benefits Regulations is amended by inserting after the words—

“Division 3.—Determination of Pensions (Regulations 12-13).” the words—

“Part IIa.—Service Pensions (Regulation 13a).”.

2. After Part II. of the Native Members of the Forces (Torres Strait Islands) Benefits Regulations the following part is inserted:—

“Part IIa.—Service Pensions.

“13a.—(1.) A service pension may be granted by the Commission to—

(a) a member;

(b) the wife of a member; or

(c) the child of a member,

Service pensions.

at the same rate and subject to the same conditions as a service pension is payable under the Repatriation Act 1920-1962 to—

(d) a member of the Forces as defined in Division 6 of Part III. of that Act;

(e) the wife of such a member of the Forces; or

(f) the child of such a member of the Forces,

as the case may be.

“(2.) Supplementary assistance is payable to a person to whom service pension is payable under the last preceding sub-regulation at the same rate and subject to the same conditions as supplementary assistance is payable to a person under section 98a of the Repatriation Act 1920-1962.”.

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 24th December, 1962.

Statutory Rules 1961, No. 72, as amended by Statutory Rules 1962, No. 77.

By Authority: A. J. Arthur, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.

10822/62.—Price 3d. 10/5 12 1962.