Repatriation Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES

1970 No. 150

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE REPATRIATION ACT 1920-1970.*

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 Repatriation Act 1920-1970.

Dated this first day of October, 1970.

Paul Hasluck

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for Repatriation.

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Amendments of the Repatriation Regulations 

Sustenance allowance while undergoing medical treatment, &c.

1. Regulation 71 of the Repatriation Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) all the words after paragraph (c) and inserting in their stead the words—

“a Deputy Commissioner may, subject to the succeeding provisions of this regulation and to the directions of the Commission, grant to the member, for the period for which he is so prevented, sustenance allowance at a rate not exceeding—

(d) the rate of pension that would be payable to the member under the First Schedule to the Act upon his total incapacity; or

(e) if the member has a wife and children or a wife or children, the total of the rates of pension that would be payable to the member under the First Schedule to the Act, and in respect of his wife and children, or wife or children, under the Third Schedule to the Act, upon his total incapacity,

less the rate of any pension payable to the member under that First Schedule, or the total of the rates of any pensions payable to the member under that First Schedule and to his wife and children or wife or children under that Third Schedule.”.

Severely incapacitated members.

2.—(1.) Regulation 104a of the Repatriation Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from paragraph (d) of sub-regulation (3.) the word “or” (last occurring);

(b) by inserting in sub-regulation (3.), after paragraph (d), the following paragraph:—

“(da) has been blinded; or”

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 15 October 1970.

  Statutory Rules 1943, No. 233, as amended by Statutory Rules 1945, No. 48; 1946, No. 182; 1947, Nos. 72, 106, 149 and 169; 1948, Nos. 38, 43, 80. 135 and 137; 1950, No. 96; 1951, Nos. 7 and 58; 1952, Nos. 7, 88 and 101; 1953, No. 6; 1956, Nos. 32, 73 and 101; 1958, No. 22; 1960, and 58; 1952, Nos. 7, 88 and 101; 1953, No. 6; 1956, Nos. 32, 73 and 101; 1958, No. 22; 1960, Nos. 56 and 60; 1961, Nos. 74 and 139; 1962 No. 93; 1963, Nos. 57 and 104; 1965, No. 124; 1966; Nos. 65 and 168; 1967, No. 150; 1968, No. 122; and 1969, No. 178.

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(c) by omitting from paragraph (a) of sub-regulation (4.) the word “and” (last occurring); and

(d)by adding at the end of sub-regulation (4.) the following word and paragraph:—

“; and (c) a member shall be deemed to have been blinded if his eyesight is, in the opinion of the Commission, so defective that he has no useful sight.”.

(2.) This regulation shall be deemed to have come into operation on the date of commencement of the Repatriation Act (No. 2) 1970.

Allowance to certain widows.

3.—(1.) Regulation 176d of the Repatriation Regulations is amended by omitting the words “Fifteen dollars” and inserting in their stead the words “Sixteen dollars”.

(2.) The amendment made by the last preceding sub-regulation applies in relation to an instalment of an allowance that fell due on the first allowance pay day after the date of commencement of the Repatriation Act (No. 2) 1970 and to all subsequent instalments.

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