EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1983 NO. 143
ISSUED BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE MINISTER FOR DEFENCE AMENDMENT OF THE MILITARY FINANCIAL REGULATIONS
Section 12 of the Defence Act 1979 allows the Minister to make interim determinations amending or repealing regulations. The Act also deems such interim determinations to be Statutory Rules.
Regulation 183 of the Military Financial Regulations provides for the payment of a Linguists Bounty to a member of the Regular Army Emergency Reserve who has attained an approved standard of proficiency in one or more specified foreign languages.
These Statutory Rules repeal regulation 183 which has been replaced by Determination 0797, Linguists Bounty, made under section 58B of the Defence Act 1903.
The date of effect is the date Determination 0797 is made.