EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1988 NO. 89
ISSUED BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE
MINISTER FOR DEFENCE SCIENCE AND PERSONNEL
DEFENCE FORCE REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT)
The Defence Force Regulations (“the Regulations”), made under the Defence Act 1903, prescribe various matters relating to Defence administration.
Regulation 63 of the Regulations deals with the position of a member who returns to duty after a period of absence without leave in respect of which the payment of salary and allowances have been suspended, and specifies the circumstances under which the suspension terminates. Paragraph 63(2)(e) provides that the suspension will terminate if a service tribunal established under the Defence Force Discipline Act 1982 finds that a charge is proved but decides not to convict the member of an offence.
The Statutory Rule omits paragraph 63(2)(e), as there is no provision in the Defence Force Discipline Act 1982 which would enable a tribunal to make a decision of the kind referred to in that paragraph.
Commencement
The Statutory Rule comes into operation on the date of gazettal.