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

Statutory Rules

1973 No. 153

REGULATIONS UNDER THE REPATRIATION (SPECIAL OVERSEAS SERVICE) ACT 1962-1973.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Repatriation (Special Overseas Service) Act 1962-1973.

Dated this second day of August, 1973.

PAUL HASLUCK

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

R. BISHOP

Minister of State for Repatriation.

 

Amendments of the Repatriation (Special Overseas Service) Regulations

Commencement.

1. Subject to regulation 7 (2), these Regulations shall be deemed to have come into operation on the day on which the Repatriation (Special Overseas Service) Act 1973 received the Royal Assent.

Definitions.

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

(a) by adding at the end of the definition of “deceased unmarried member” the words “but does not include a deceased member with respect to whom a dependent female is receiving a pension under the Act”; and

(b) by omitting the definitions of “widow” and “wife” and substituting the following definitions:—

“‘widow’ means the widow of a deceased member and includes—

(a) a dependent female, as defined in section 23 of the Repatriation Act, of a deceased member; and

(b) a person who is eligible for a pension under section 8 of the Act in respect of the death of a member;

 

* Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 9 August 1973.

  Statutory Rules 1963, No. 43, as amended by Statutory Rules 1965, No. 126; 1966, Nos. 141 and 170; 1970, No. 152; and 1972, No. 188.

 

‘wife’ means a wife of a member and includes—

(a) a dependent female, as defined in section 23 of the Repatriation Act, of a living member; and

(b) a person who is eligible for a pension under section 8 of the Act in respect of the incapacity of a member.”.

Payment of undrawn instalment of pension of deceased pensioner.

3. Regulation 15 of the Repatriation (Special Overseas Service) Regulations is repealed.

Sustenance allowance while undergoing medical treatment, &c.

4. Regulation 36 of the Repatriation (Special Overseas Service) Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (7).

Medical treatment for widows, &c.

5. Regulation 38 of the Repatriation (Special Overseas Service) Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (2) and substituting the following sub-regulation:—

“(2) In this regulation ‘child’, in relation to a member, includes a person who is in receipt of a pension under sub-section (4) of section 39 of the Repatriation Act as applied by the Act.”.

Allowances to certain widows.

6. Regulation 54 of the Repatriation (Special Overseas Service) Regulations is amended—

(a) by inserting after the word “widow” the words “of a deceased member”; and

(b) by inserting in paragraph (c) after the word “child” (first occurring) the words “who is the child of the deceased member”.

Repeal of regulations 56 and 60.

7. (1) Regulations 56 and 60 of the Repatriation (Special Overseas Service) Regulations are repealed.

(2) This regulation shall be deemed to have come into operation on the date of commencement of the Repatriation Act (No. 2) 1973