Seamen's War Pensions and Allowances Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1981 No. 3121

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Seamen’s War Pensions and Allowances Regulations2 (Amendment)

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 Seamen’s War Pensions and Allowances Act 1940.

Dated 21 October 1981.

ZELMAN COWEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

TONY MESSNER

Minister of State for Veterans’ Affairs

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Funeral expenses

1. Regulation 38 of the Seamen’s War Pensions and Allowances Regulations is amended by omitting “$300” and substituting “$400”.

Clothing allowance

2. Regulation 38a of the Seamen’s War Pensions and Allowances Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from column 2 of the table in sub-regulation (1) “3.30”, “1.60”, “2.20” and “2.20” and substituting “3.60”, “1.70”, “2.40” and “2.40” respectively; and

(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (2) “$3.30” (wherever occurring) and substituting “$3.60”.

Clothing allowance

3. Regulation 38a of the Seamen’s War Pensions and Allowances Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (4) “$41.60” and substituting “$44.20”.

Application

4. (1) The amendment made by regulation 1 applies in respect of the death of an Australian mariner that occurs on or after 1 November 1981.

 

(2) The amendments made by regulation 2 apply in respect of an instalment of allowance falling due on 12 November 1981 and to all subsequent instalments.

(3) The amendment made by regulation 3 applies in respect of an amount payable on or after 12 November 1981.

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 30 October 1981.

2. Statutory Rules 1961 No. 105 as amended by Statutory Rules 1961 No. 145; 1963 No. 120; 1964 No. 107; 1965 No. 89; 1966 No. 110; 1967 No. 44; 1968 Nos. 106 and 120; 1969 Nos. 109 and 179; 1970 Nos. 84 and 155; 1972 Nos. 119 and 194; 1973 Nos. 27, 35, 84 and 290; 1975 No. 97; 1977 No. 170; 1978 No. 188; 1979 Nos. 54, 117 and 227; 1980 No. 326.