Naval Financial Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1990 No. 2871

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Naval Financial Regulations2 (Amendment)

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulation under the Naval Defence Act 1910.

Dated 30 August 1990.

BILL HAYDEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency's Command,

GORDON BILNEY

Minister of State for Defence

Science and Personnel

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Medical and Dental treatment

Regulation 244 of the Naval Financial Regulations is amended:

(a) by omitting subregulation (1) and substituting the following subregulations:

"(1) The Commonwealth must provide the medical and dental treatment required to keep a member healthy for the purpose of discharging his or her duties.

"(1A) The Minister may determine the conditions on which the treatment is to be provided to a member in the light of:

(a) the facilities available under the circumstances (including the place where the member is serving); and

(b) the role of the member; and

(c) the operational requirements of the Defence Force.";

(b) by omitting from subregulations (3), (4) and (5) "of the Navy" (wherever occurring);

(c) by omitting from subregulation (7) the definition of "medical treatment" and substituting the following definitions:

"'medical treatment' includes:

(a) the giving of advice, treatment, supplies or appliances by or on the authority of a medical officer or medical practitioner; and;

(b) transport in an ambulance; and

(c) maintenance and accommodation at a hospital or other health care facility;

'member' means a member rendering continuous full time service;".

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 6 September 1990.

2. Statutory Rules 1956 No. 88 as amended to date. For previous amendments see Note 2 to Statutory Rules 1990 No. 94 and see also