War Gratuity Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)
Statutory Rules.
Regulations under the War Gratuity Acts 1920
I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulation under the War Gratuity Acts 1920, to come into operation forthwith.
Dated this first day of April 1922.
(Signed) FORSTER
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
(Sgd) S. M. BRUCE
Treasurer.
Amendment of War Gratuity Regulations.
(Statutory Rules 1920, No. 85, as amended to this date).
After regulation 16 of the War Gratuity Regulations the following regulation is inserted:-
“17.-(1) Where the amount of any war gratuity payable under the Act is subject to a deduction under section 7 of the Act, and no deductions are made, but a war gratuity bond is issued for the full amount payable, the Treasurer may require the bond-owner to return the bond to him.
(2) Where a bond is returned in pursuance of the last preceding sub-regulation the Treasurer shall cancel the bond and may issue a new bond for the amount payable less the amounts which are required to be deducted under section 7 of the Act.
(3) If any bond-owner fails, neglects or refuses, when required by the Treasurer in pursuance of this regulation, to return the bond to the Treasurer, he shall be guilty of an offence.
Penalty: Fifty pounds.
(4) In addition to any penalty imposed under the last preceding sub-regulation, the Court imposing the penalty may order the bond-owner to return the bond to the Treasurer, and the Treasurer may, thereupon, proceed as if the bond had been returned in pursuance of sub-regulation (1) of this regulation.”
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