War Service Estates Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

 

Statutory Rules

1976

No. 47

REGULATIONS UNDER THE WAR SERVICE ESTATES ACT 1942-1975.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the War Service Estates Act 1942-1975.

Dated this fifth day of February, 1976.

John R. Kerr

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

 

(Sgd) D.J. KILLEN

Minister of State for Defence.

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Amendments OF the War Service Estates Regulations 

Commencement.

1. These Regulations shall come into operation on 9 February 1976.

2. After regulation 3 of the War Service Estates Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

Delegations.

“ 3a. (1) A chief of staff may, by writing signed by him, delegate to an officer—

(a) in the case of the Chief of Naval Staff—who holds a rank in the Australian Navy not below the rank of Captain;

(b) in the case of the Chief of the General Staff—who holds a rank in the Australian Army not below the rank of Colonel; and

(c) in the case of the Chief of the Air Staff—who holds a rank in the Australian Air Force not below the rank of Group Captain,

any of his powers or functions under these Regulations, other than this power of delegation.

“ (2) A delegation under sub-regulation (1) shall be revocable at will and no delegation shall prevent the exercise of any power or function by the relevant Chief of Staff.”.

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* Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 6 February 1976.

  Statutory Rules 1943, No. 234, as amended by Statutory Rules 1943, No. 292; and 1951, No. 55.

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Amendments of the War Service Estates Regulations.

3. The War Service Estates Regulations are amended as set out in the following table:—

Provision	Amendment
Sub-regulation 2 (1)......................................	Omit “ the thirteenth day of October, 1942 ”, substitute “ 13 October 1942 ”.
Regulation 3...................................................	Omit the definition of “ the Board ”, substitute the following definition:—
“ ‘ the Chief of Staff ’ means —
(a) in relation to a deceased member who was a member of, or attached to or accompanied, the Navy—the Chief of Naval Staff;
(b) in relation to a deceased member who was a member of, or attached to or accompanied, the Army—the Chief of the General Staff; and
(c) in relation to a deceased member who was a member of, or attached to or accompanied, the Air Force—the Chief of the Air Staff;”.
Omit from the definition of “ the Repatriation Commission ” the words “ Australian Soldiers' Repatriation Act 1920-1943 ”, substitute the words “ Repatriation Act 1920-1974 ”.
Regulation 5...................................................	Omit “ Board ”, substitute “ Chief of Staff ”.
Regulation 7...................................................	Omit from paragraph (b) “ three ”, substitute “ 3 ”.
Sub-regulation 8 (2)......................................	Omit “ thirty ”, substitute “ 30 ”.
Omit “ of this regulation ”.
Regulation 10.................................................	Omit “ thirty ” (wherever occurring), substitute “ 30 ”.
Omit “ either of the last two preceding regulations ”, substitute “ regulation 8 or 9 ”.
Regulation 12.................................................	Omit from paragraph (a) “ sixteen ”, substitute “ 16 ”.
Omit from paragraph (b) “ sixteen ”, substitute “ 16 ”.

                

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