War Gratuity Regulations 1945 (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1953. No. 67.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE WAR GRATUITY ACT 1945-1947.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the War Gratuity Act 1945-1947.

Dated this Third day of July, 1953.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Treasurer.

 

Amendments of the War Gratuity Regulations 1945.

Definitions.

1. Regulation 2 of the War Gratuity Regulations 1.945 is amended by omitting the definitions of “State Board” and “the Central Board”.

2. Regulations 3 and 4 of the War Gratuity Regulations 1945 are repealed and the following regulations inserted in their stead:—

Prescribed authority.

“3.—(1.) Subject to these Regulations, the prescribed authority for the purposes of the Act and these Regulations shall consist of—

(a) the Principal War Gratuity Authority appointed under these Regulations; and

(b) such War Gratuity Officers as are appointed under these Regulations.

“(2.) The Principal War Gratuity Authority shall have and may exercise all of the powers and functions of a proscribed authority.

“(3.) Each War Gratuity Officer shall exercise only such powers and functions of a, prescribed authority as the Governor-General from time to time directs.

“(4.) Each War Gratuity Officer shall refer to the Principal War Gratuity Authority any case or class of case which the Principal War Gratuity Authority directs to be so referred, and may refer any question to the Principal War Gratuity Authority for a decision or ruling.

The Principal War Gratuity Authority.

“4. The Minister may, for the purposes of the Act and those Regulations, appoint a person to be the Principal War Gratuity Authority, and the person so appointed shall hold office during the pleasure of the Minister.”.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on  , 1953

  Statutory Rules 1945, No. 176, as amended by Statutory Rules 1946, Nos. 92 and 154; 1947, No. 127; and 1948, Nos. 66 and 139.

1601.—Price 3d.  9/7.5.1953.

 

3. Regulation 10 of the War Gratuity Regulations 1945 is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Review of decisions.

“10. The Principal War Gratuity Authority may confirm, vary or reverse a decision of a War Gratuity Officer.”.

Taking of evidence.

4. Regulation 11 of the War Gratuity Regulations 1945 is amended—

(a)by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the words “The Central Board, a State Board,” and inserting in their stead the words “The Principal War Gratuity Authority”; and

(b) byomitting from sub-regulation (3.) the words “a Board” and inserting in their stead the words “the Principal War Gratuity Authority”.

Payment of War Gratuity before due date.

5. Regulation 19 of the War Gratuity Regulations 1945 is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (6.) the words “Central Board” and inserting in their stead the words “Principal War Gratuity Authority”.

By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.