War Gratuity Regulations 1945 (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1947. No.

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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 ninth day of September, 1947.

W.J. McKell

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Treasurer.

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Amendments of the War Gratuity Regulations 1945.

Payment of War Gratuity before due date.

1.Regulation 19 of the War Gratuity Regulations 1945 is amended—

(a) by inserting at the end of sub-regulation (1.) the following proviso:—

“Provided that where a war gratuity is credited in the Register to the account of the parent of a deceased member, and one parent of the deceased member has attained the age specified in paragraph (c) of this sub-regulation but the other parent has not attained the age so specified, payment of war gratuity may be made under this sub-regulation where a prescribed authority is satisfied that special circumstances exist which warrant such payment.”;

(b)by inserting in sub-regulation (2.), after the word and figure “sub-regulation (1.)”, the words and figure “or of sub-regulation (5.)”; and

(c) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulations:—

“(4.) Where a war gratuity is credited in the Register under section 26 of the Act to or for the benefit of some or all of the dependants of a member, payment in whole or in part may, at the discretion of a prescribed authority, be made at any time after the date of entitlement.

“(5.) Where a war gratuity is credited in the Register to the account of any person payment in whole or in part may, at the discretion of a prescribed authority, be

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1947.

  Statutory Rules 1945, No. 176, as amended by Statutory Rules 1946, Nos. 92 and 154.

3373.—Price 3d. 10/25.7.1947.

 

made at any time after the date of entitlement if the prescribed authority is satisfied that the gratuity is required to alleviate severe distress or hardship due to the sickness of the person credited with war gratuity or any of his dependants.”.

2.After regulation 20 of the War Gratuity Regulations 1945, the following regulations are inserted:—

Overseas qualifying service.

“21. In such cases as a proscribed authority determines the period specified in paragraph (f) of sub-section (1.) of section 7 of the Act subsequent to the date of disembarkation of a member shall not be deemed to be overseas qualifying service.

Disqualification for war gratuity.

“22. Subject to section 15 of the Act, the prescribed date for the purposes of sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (1.) of the Schedule to the Act in relation to the class of members who have been absent without leave for a period of thirty days or more and have not surrendered or been apprehended shall be the first day of July, 1947.”.

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