EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1982 NO. 5
ISSUED BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE MINISTER FOR DEFENCE
AMENDMENT OF THE MILITARY FINANCIAL REGULATIONS
Section 12 of the Defence Amendment Act 1979 provides that the Minister may make interim determinations amending or repealing regulations. The Act also deems such interim determinations to be Statutory Rules.
Regulations 17A and 17B of the Military Financial Regulations cover, respectively, pay in lieu of leave on termination of service and the liability of a member in respect of excess recreation leave in certain cases.
The provisions of regulation 17A are now contained in Determination 2601, Recreation Leave, made under section 58B of the Defence Act 1903.
The Statutory Rules repeal regulation 17A and make a consequential amendment to regulation 17B.
Date of effect is the date that clauses 35 to 47 inclusive of Determination 2601 come into effect.