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

STATUTORY RULES

1970 No. 151

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 first day of October, 1970.

Paul Hasluck

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 

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 figures “ 53.00” and inserting in their stead the figures “ 56.00 “.

Allowance to compensate for serious incapacity.

2. Regulation 15a of the Native Members of the Forces (Tones Strait Islands) Benefits Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from paragraph (a) of sub-regulation (1.) the words “ Fifty-three dollars” and inserting in their stead the words “Fifty-six dollars”; and

(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (2.) the words “Ten dollars” (wherever occurring) and inserting in their stead the words “Twelve dollars”.

First Schedule.

3. The First Schedule 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...........................................................................................

31.00

Child of member—

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

24.00

(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.............................................................

24.00

(c) in any other case—

(i) for a first child..............................................................................

12.00

(ii) for a second and for each subsequent child....................................

10.00

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 16 October 1970.

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

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Second Schedule.

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

Fourth Schedule.

5. The Fourth Schedule to the Native Members of the Forces (Torres Strait Islands) Benefits Regulations is amended by omitting from Column 2 the figures “ 48.00” (wherever occurring) and inserting in their stead the figures “ 52.00”.

Application.

6. An amendment made by these Regulations applies in relation to an instalment of a pension or of an allowance, as the case may be, that fell due on the first pension pay day or allowance pay day, as the case may be, after the date of commencement of the Repatriation Act (No. 2) 1970 and to all subsequent instalments.

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