Repatriation Act 1964 (Cth)

REPATRIATION.

 

No. 62 of 1964.

An act to amend the Repatriation Act 1920-1963.

[Assented to 23rd September, 1964.]

BE it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—

Short title and citation.

1.—(1.) This Act may be cited as the Repatriation Act 1964.

(2.) The Repatriation Act 1920-1963 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

(3.) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Repatriation Act 1920-1964.

Commencement.

2.This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

Right of appellant to appear.

3. Section seventy-two of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by omitting paragraph (a) of sub-section (3.) and inserting in its stead the following paragraph:—

“(a) if he attends a sitting of a Tribunal at which his appeal is being heard, to receive—

(i) such expenses in connexion with his attendance; and

(ii) such allowances in respect of any loss of salary or wages, or of earnings from work on his own account, suffered by him by reason of his attendance,

as are prescribed; and”; and

(b) by omitting sub-section (4.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-sections:—

“(4.) The regulations may provide for the payment, subject to such conditions as the Commission determines, to an attendant who accompanies an appellant who is attending a sitting of a Tribunal—

(a) of such expenses in connexion with his accompanying the appellant; and

(b) of such allowances in respect of any loss of salary or wages, or of earnings from work on his own account, suffered by him by reason of his accompanying the appellant,

as the Commission considers reasonable.

“(4a.) Where the Tribunal is of opinion that an appeal is frivolous, it may declare that neither the appellant nor any attendant accompanying him is entitled to receive any payment under this section in connexion with the appeal.”.

First Schedule.

4.The First Schedule to the Principal Act is amended by omitting the scale and inserting in its stead the following scale:—

Column 1. Rank or Rating of the Member.	Column 2. Pension payable to Widowed Mother on Death of Member.			Column 3. Pension payable to Widow on Death of Member.			Column 4. Pension payable to Member upon Total Incapacity.
£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
Per fortnight.			Per fortnight.			Per fortnight.
All ranks and ratings below Leading Seaman, Corporal and relative ranks and ratings...........................................................	4	10	0	12	0	0	12	0	0
Leading Seaman, Corporal and relative ranks and ratings....	5	0	0	12	0	0	12	0	0
Petty Officer, Sergeant and relative ranks and ratings..........	5	3	0	12	0	0	12	0	0
Chief Petty Officer, Staff Sergeant, Flight Sergeant and relative ranks and ratings....................................................................	5	5	6	12	0	0	12	0	0
Warrant Officer and relative ranks.....................................	5	13	6	12	0	0	12	0	0
All commissioned ranks below Lieutenant (Navy), Captain (Army), Flight Lieutenant (Air Force) and relative ranks..............	5	18	0	12	0	0	12	0	0
Lieutenant (Navy), Captain (Army), Flight Lieutenant (Air Force) and relative ranks................................................................	6	8	0	12	0	0	12	4	6
Lieutenant-Commander, Major, Squadron Leader and relative ranks....................................................................................	6	19	0	12	9	0	12	14	6
Commander, Lieutenant-Colonel, Wing Commander and relative ranks....................................................................................	7	11	0	13	1	0	13	4	6
Captain (Navy), Colonel, Group Captain and relative ranks.	8	3	0	13	13	0	13	13	6
All ranks higher than Captain (Navy), Colonel, Group Captain and relative ranks................................................................	8	6	0	13	16	0	13	16	0

Second Schedule.

5. The Second Schedule to the Principal Act is amended by omitting the words—

“Rate for Special Pensions—Twenty-seven Pounds Ten Shillings per Fortnight.”

and inserting in their stead the words—

“Rate for Special Pensions—Twenty-eight Pounds Ten Shillings per Fortnight.”.

Third Schedule.

6.The Third Schedule to the Principal Act is amended by omitting from the second column of Table B the figures “£3 11s.” and inserting in their stead the figures “£4 1s.”.

Fifth Schedule.

7.The Fifth Schedule to the Principal Act is amended by omitting the table in paragraph 1 and inserting in its stead the following table:—

Column 1.	Column 2.			Column 3.
Description of Disability.	Amount.			Allowances.
£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
Per fortnight.			Per fortnight.
Two arms amputated......................................................................	16	10	0	10	10	0
Two legs and one arm amputated....................................................	16	10	0	6	10	0
Two legs amputated above the knee................................................	16	10	0	6	10	0
Two legs amputated and loss of eye.................................................	16	10	0	—
One leg and one arm amputated and one eye destroyed.....................	16	10	0	—
One leg and one arm amputated......................................................	16	10	0	—
One leg amputated above, and one leg amputated below, the knee.....	7	2	0	—
Two legs amputated below the knee................................................	4	15	0	—
One arm amputated and one eye destroyed.......................................	4	4	0	—
One leg amputated and one eye destroyed........................................	4	4	0	—
One leg amputated above the knee..................................................	2	3	0	—
One leg amputated below the knee..................................................	1	7	0	—
One arm amputated above the elbow...............................................	2	3	0	—
One arm amputated below the elbow...............................................	1	7	0	—
Loss of vision in one eye................................................................	1	16	0	—

Application of amendments.

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