Repatriation Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules

1979 No. 53

REGULATIONS UNDER THE REPATRIATION ACT 19201

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

Dated this twenty-ninth day of March 1979.

ZELMAN COWEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

EVAN ADERMANN

Minister of State for Vererans’ Affairs

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AMENDMENTS OF THE REPATRIATION REGULATIONS2

Commencement

1. These Regulations shall come into operation on 2 April 1979.

Application of section 47a of the Act to certain authorities

2. Regulation 5aof the Repatriation Regulations is repealed and the following regulations are substituted:

“5a. Section 47a of the Act applies in relation to—

(a) the Repatriation Boards;

(b) the Repatriation Commission;

(c) the War Pensions Entitlement Appeal Tribunals; and

(d) the Assessment Appeal Tribunals.

Prescribed matter for the purposes of section 47a of the Act

“5b. Each matter referred to in paragraph 27 (1) (a), (d) or (j) of the Act is declared to be a prescribed matter for the purposes of section 47a of the Act.”.

Repeal of regulations 14 and 14aa

3. Regulations 14 and 14aa of the Repatriation Regulations are repealed.

Repeal of regulations 38 and 39

4. Regulations 38 and 39 of the Repatriation Regulations are repealed.

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 30 March 1979.

NOTES—continued

2. 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 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; 1969 No. 178; 1970 No. 150; 1972 Nos. 180 and 186; 1973 Nos. 25, 151 and 282; 1974 No. 57; 1975 No. 93; 1977 No. 167; and 1978 No. 184