EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1982 No. 182
ISSUED BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE MINISTER FOR DEFENCE AMENDMENT OF THE AIR FORCE REGULATIONS
Section 12 of the Defence Amendment Act 1979 provides that the Minister may make interim determinations amendin or repealing regulations. The Act also deems such interim determinations to be Statutory Rules.
Sub-regulations 572(1), 645B(1) and 648(1), and regulations 573A, 574 and 575 of the Air Force Regulations provide for a member to be supplied with personal clothing (including uniform) and necessaries, to have them replaced at the expense of the Commonwealth according to an approved scale or, under certain circumstances, to have repairs, washing and maintenance of personal clothing and necessaries at Commonwealth expense.
Regulation 597 provides for the payment to a member of fares and out-of-pocket expenses incurred by him when he is recalled from leave and he travels to his place of duty.
These Statutory Rules omit sub-regulations 572(1), 645B(1) and 648(1) and repeal regulations 573A, 574, 575 and 597 because such expenses are administrative and authority already exists for their payment, provided that funds have been appropriated by the Parliament for that purpose.