Repatriation Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1962. No. 93.

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE REPATRIATION ACT 1920-1961.*

I, THE ADMINISTRATOR of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Repatriation Act 1920-1961.

Dated this twenty-seventh day of September, 1962.

DALLAS BROOKS

Administrator.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for Repatriation.

 

Amendments of the Repatriation Regulations. 

1. Regulation 37 of the Repatriation Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Adjournment of appeals before Appeal Tribunal.

“37. An Appeal Tribunal may adjourn the hearing of an appeal from time to time and, if the appellant or his representative is not present, the Chairman or Deputy Chairman, as the case may be, shall give to the appellant notice of the time and place fixed for the further hearing of the appeal.”.

2. After regulation 42 of the Repatriation Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

Adjournment of appeals before Assessment Appeal Tribunal

“42a. An Assessment Appeal Tribunal may adjourn the hearing of an appeal from time to time and, if the appellant or his representative is not present, the Chairman or Deputy Chairman, as the case may be, shall give to the appellant notice of the time and place fixed for the further hearing of the appeal.”.

Treatment for disease, &c., not due to war service.

3. Regulation 66 of the Repatriation Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the words “in the form of active remedial treatment”; and

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 11th October, 1962

  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, 58, 101; 1953, No. 6; 1956, Nos. 32, 73, and 101; 1958, No. 22; 1960, Nos. 56 and 56 and 60; and 1961, Nos. 74 and 139.

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(b) by omitting sub-regulation (2.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

“(2.) A member who, but for the operation of—

(a) section 43 of the Act;

(b) paragraph (c) of the proviso to sub-section (1.) of section 24 of the Act;

(c) paragraph (c) of the proviso to sub-section (1.) of section 101 of the Act; or

(d) sub-section (6.) of section 107c of the Act,

would have been entitled to a rate of war pension specified in the last preceding sub-regulation shall, for the purpose of this regulation, be deemed to be in receipt of a rate of war pension specified in the last preceding sub-regulation.”.

 

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