Statutory Rules
1977 No. 168
REGULATIONS UNDER THE REPATRIATION (FAR EAST STRATEGIC RESERVE) ACT 1956*
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 Repatriation (Far East Strategic Reserve) Act 1956.
Dated this twenty-second day of September, 1977.
JOHN R. KERR
Governor-General
By His Excellency’s Command,
R. V. GARLAND
Minister of State for Veterans’ Affairs
AMENDMENTS OF THE REPATRIATION (FAR EAST STRATEGIC RESERVE) REGULATIONS†
Commencement
1. These Regulations shall come into operation on 1 October 1977.
Parts
2. Regulation 2 of the Repatriation (Far East Strategic Reserve) Regulations is repealed.
Interpretation
3. Regulation 3 of the Repatriation (Far East Strategic Reserve) Regulations is amended—
(a) by omitting the definition of “ Deputy Commissioner ” and substituting the following definition:
“ ‘ Deputy Commissioner ’ means a person for the time being performing the duties of Deputy Commissioner in the Department and, in relation to a State, means the Deputy Commissioner for that State;”; and
* Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 29 September 1977.
† Statutory Rules 1963, No. 40 as amended by Statutory Rules 1965, No. 125; 1966, Nos. 142 and 169; 1970, No. 153; 1972, No. 187; 1973, Nos. 152 and 284; 1974, No. 58; and 1975, No. 94.
(b) by omitting the definitions of “ the Act ”, “ the Department ” and “ the Repatriation Regulations ” and substituting the following definitions:
“ ‘ Secretary ’ means the Secretary to the Department;
‘ the Act ’ means the Repatriation (Far East Strategic Reserve) Act 1956;
‘ the Department ’ means the Department of Veterans’ Affairs;
‘ the Repatriation Act ’ means the Repatriation Act 1920;”.
Form of claims
4. Regulation 5 of the Repatriation (Far East Strategic Reserve) Regulations is repealed.
5. Regulation 7 of the Repatriation (Far East Strategic Reserve) Regulations is repealed and the following regulation substituted:
Action on receipt of claims
“ 7. Where a claim is lodged with the Department, a Deputy Commissioner shall cause the date on which it was lodged to be recorded on the claim.”.
Manner of making application
6. Regulation 19 of the Repatriation (Far East Strategic Reserve) Regulations is amended by omitting “ a Deputy Commissioner ” and substituting “ the Secretary ”.