Air Force Regulations (Amendment)

Statutory Rules

1974  No. 76

REGULATIONS UNDER THE AIR FORCE ACT 1923-1973.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Air Force Act 1923-1973.

Dated this fifteenth day of  May, 1974.

PAUL HASLUCK

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

R. BISHOP

Minister of State for Repatriation for and on behalf of the Minister of State for Defence.

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Amendments of the Air Force Regulations†

Commencement.

1. These Regulations shall be deemed to have come into operation on 1 January 1973.

Long service leave.

2. Regulation 149 of the Air Force Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1) the words “ Fifteen years ” and substituting the words “ Ten years ”.

Proportionate long service leave.

3. Regulation 150 of the Air Force Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (1) the words “ Fifteen years ” and substituting the words “ Ten years ”;

(b) by omitting paragraphs (b) and (c) of sub-regulation (1) and substituting the following word and paragraph:—

“ or (b) where the period of the service of the member is not less than eight years but is less than ten years—for a period of three months.”;

* Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 21 May 1974.

† Statutory Rules 1927, No. 161, as amended by Statutory Rules 1928, Nos. 52 and 109; 1929, Nos. 75 and 114; 1930, Nos. 77, 94 and 135; 1931, Nos. 3, 78 and 115; 1932, Nos. 9, 63 and 133; 1933, Nos. 16, 46, 58, 82, 89 and 117; 1934, Nos. 25, 51, 74, 81, 122 and 125; 1935, Nos. 32 and 98; 1936, No. 17; 1937, No. 21; 1938, Nos. 12, 13, 22, 48, 77, 97 and 120; 1939, Nos. 21, 64 and 142; 1940, Nos. 31, 53, 75, 114 125, 140, 220, 241 and 279; 1941, Nos. 68, 106, 137, 181 and 228; 1942, Nos. 29, 158, 232, 254, 346, 383, 440, 441, 476 and 543; 1943, Nos. 119 and 198; 1944, Nos. 34, 50, 64, 75, 146 and 153; 1945, Nos. 49, 79, 95, 105 196 and 201; 1946, Nos. 40, 111, 145 and 162; 1947, No. 22; 1948, Nos. 34, 51, 67, 86 and 152; 1949, Nos. 82, 86 and 115; 1950, No. 66; 1952, Nos. 14, 34, 49 and 86; 1954, Nos. 30 and 132; 1955, Nos. 36, 41 and 92; 1956 Nos. 19, and 43; 1958, No. 62; 1959, No. 100; 1960, No. 52; 1961, Nos. 7, 14, 28, 46, 88, 95, 126, 131 and 138; 1962, No. 24; 1963, Nos. 63, 64, 76, 91, 114, 116 and 117; 1964, Nos. 9, 13, 47, 94 and 99; 1965, Nos. 9, 10, 25, 57, 58, 77, 141, 142, 143, 153 and 166; 1966, Nos. 4, 30, 127 and 150; 1967, Nos. 11, 39, 104 and 171; 1968 Nos. 90, 98, 140 and 155; 1969, Nos. 3, 116, 117, 148 and 180; 1970, Nos. 2, 37, 117, 132 and 156; 1971, Nos. 29, 50, 78, 121, 153 and 169; 1972, Nos. 16, 28, 54, 87, 89, 91 and 144; and 1973, Nos. 96, 97, 98, 100 (reg. 32), 172, 199 200, 246 and 256. See also the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations (Statutory Rules 1973, No. 100, as amended by Statutory Rules 1973, No. 132, 201, 203, 249, 269; and 1974, No. 71).

(c) by omitting from sub-regulation (3) the words “ fifteen years ” and substituting the words “ ten years ”;

(d) by omitting from sub-regulation (3) the words “ and the unfitness is not due to misconduct or to causes within his own control ”;

(e) by omitting sub-regulation (3a) ;

(f) by omitting from sub-regulation (3b) the words “ the next two succeeding sub-regulations ” and substituting the words “ sub-regulation (3d) ”;

(g) by omitting sub-regulation (3C) ;

(h) by omitting paragraphs (d) and (e) of sub-regulation (3d) and substituting the following word and paragraph:—

“ or (d) if he had completed not less than eight but less than ten years’ service—of three months.”;

(i) by omitting from sub-regulation (4) the words “ fifteen years ” and substituting the words “ ten years ”; and

(j) by omitting from sub-regulation (4) the words “ not due to misconduct or to causes within the control of the member ”.

Conduct of members to be taken into account.

4. Regulation 152a of the Air Force Regulations is repealed.

Meaning of “period of service” in regulations 149 and 150.

5. Regulation 152c of the Air Force Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (2) the words “, subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation,”;

(b) by omitting sub-regulation (3) ; and

(c) by omitting from paragraph (ab) of sub-regulation (5) the words “, not being ill health due to misconduct or to causes within his own control ”.