Statutory Rules
1977 No. 216
REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903, THE NAVAL DEFENCE ACT 1910 AND THE AIR FORCE ACT 1923*
I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Defence Act 1903, the Naval Defence Act 1910 and the Air Force Act 1923.
Dated this tenth day of November 1977.
JOHN R. KERR
Governor-General
By His Excellency’s Command,
D. J. KILLEN
Minister of State for Defence
AMENDMENT OF THE DEFENCE FORCE (SALARIES) REGULATIONS†
Rations and quarters charge
1. Regulation 19 of the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations is amended by omitting paragraph (aa) of sub-regulation (5) and substituting the following paragraphs:
“ (aa) being a female member who—
(i) is married and lives with her husband on a permanent and bona fide domestic basis; or
(ii) lives with a man on a permanent and bona fide domestic basis as his wife,
is required to live in in service accommodation by the exigencies of the service;
(ab) is in hospital;”.
Commencement
2. The amendment effected by regulation 1 applies in relation to service by a member on or after 9 December 1976.
* Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 18 November 1977.
† Statutory Rules 1973, No. 100 as amended to date. For previous amendments of the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations see footnote † to Statutory Rules 1977, No. 69 and see also Statutory Rules 1977, Nos. 69, 80, 95, 96, 101, 128, 139, 159 and 215.