Repatriation (Special Overseas Service) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules

1977 No. 169

REGULATIONS UNDER THE REPATRIATION (SPECIAL OVERSEAS SERVICE) ACT 1962*

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 (Special Overseas Service) Act 1962.

Dated this twenty-second day of September, 1977.

JOHN R. KERR

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

R. V. GARLAND

Minister of State for Veterans’ Affairs

 

AMENDMENTS OF THE REPATRIATION (SPECIAL OVERSEAS SERVICE) REGULATIONS  

Commencement

1. These Regulations shall come into operation on 1 October 1977.

Parts

2. Regulation 2 of the Repatriation (Special Overseas Service) Regulations is repealed.

Interpretation

3. Regulation 3 of the Repatriation (Special Overseas Service) Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting the definition of “ Deputy Commissioner ” and substituting the following definition:

“ ‘ Deputy Commissioner ’ means a person for the time being performed the duties of Deputy Commissioner in the Department and, in relation to a State, means the Deputy Commissioner for that State;”; and

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 29 September 1977.

  Statutory Rules 1963, No. 43 as amended by Statutory Rules 1965, No. 126; 1966, Nos. 141 and 170; 1970, No. 152; 1972, No. 188; 1973, Nos. 153 and 285; 1974, No. 59; and 1975, No. 95

 

(b) by omitting the definitions of “ the Act ”, “ the Department ” and “ the Repatriation Regulations ” and substituting the following definitions:

“ ‘ Secretary ’ means the Secretary to the Department;

‘ the Act ’ means the Repatriation (Special Overseas Service) Act 1962;

‘ the Department ’ means the Department of Veterans’ Affairs;

‘ the Repatriation Act ’ means the Repatriation Act 1920;”.

Form of claims

4. Regulation 5 of the Repatriation (Special Overseas Service) Regulations is repealed.

5. Regulation 7 of the Repatriation (Special Overseas Service) Regulations is repealed and the following regulation substituted:

Action on receipt of claims

“ 7. Where a claim is lodged with the Department, a Deputy Commissioner shall cause the date on which it was lodged to be recorded on the claim.”.

Manner of making application

6.