EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
RE-ESTABLISHMENT AND EMPLOYMENT ACT 1945
RE-ESTABLISHMENT AND EMPLOYMENT (ALLOWANCE AND LOANS) REGULATIONS
1986 No. 228
Section 153 of the Re-establishment and Employment Act 1945 (the Act) provides that the Governor-General may make regulations, not inconsistent with the Act, prescribing all matters which are by the Act required or permitted to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to the Act, and in particular for or in relation to the payment by the Commonwealth of such allowances as are prescribed, to such classes of persons as are prescribed.
Part VI of the Act allows the making of regulations in relation to re-employment allowances, re-establishment loans and business re-establishment allowances.
The Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 (Act No 27 Assented to 19 May 1986) repealed the Repatriation Act 1920 and thereby abolished the office of “Deputy Commissioner”. The purpose of these regulations is to amend the Re-establishment and Employment (Allowances and Loans) Regulations by conferring on the Commission functions which were previously conferred upon a Deputy Commissioner.
Details of the proposed regulations are as follows
Regulation 1
This regulation defines the Re-establishment and Employment (Allowances and Loans) Regulations as the “Principal Regulations”.
Regulation 2
This regulation amends regulation 3 of the Principal Regulations -
(a) by omitting the definition of Deputy Commissioner; and
(b) by defining the Repatriation Commission as “the Commission”
Regulation 3
This regulation amends regulation 6 of the Principal Regulations by omitting from sub-regulation (1) “a Deputy Commissioner” and substituting “the Commission”.
Regulation 4
This regulation amends regulation 7 of the Principal Regulations by omitting “a Deputy Commissioner and substituting the Commission”
Regulation 5
This regulation amends regulation 9 of the Principal Regulations by omitting “a. Deputy Commissioner” and substituting “the Commission”.
Regulation 6
This regulation amends regulation 11 of the Principal Regulations by omitting from sub-section (1) “A Deputy Commissioner” and substituting “the Commission”
Regulation 7
This regulation amends regulation 19 of the Principal Regulations by omitting “Deputy Commissioner for the State in which the proceedings are brought” and substituting “Commission,”.
Regulation 8
This regulation amends regulation 32 of the Principal Regulations by omitting “Deputy Commissioner for” and substituting “Commission in”.
Authorized by the Attorney-General