{"id":"C1976L00161","name":"Defence Force (Bounties and Gratuities) Regulations (Amendment)","slug":"c1976l00161","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"161 of 1976","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":380937,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1976L00161-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-09","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Defence Force (Bounties and Gratuities) Regulations (Amendment)","content":"![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\nStatutory Rules\n\n1976 No. 161\n\nREGULATION UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903, THE NAVAL DEFENCE ACT 1910 AND THE AIR FORCE ACT 1923.\\*\n\nI, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulation under the Defence Act 1903, the Naval Defence Act 1910 and the Air Force Act 1923.\n\nDated this twenty-ninth day of July, 1976.\n\nJOHN R. KERR\n\nGovernor-General.\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\nD. J. KILLEN\n\nMinister of State for Defence.\n\n—————\n\nAmendments of the Defence Force (Bounties and Gratuities) Regulations†\n\nAdvances to other ranks after 3 years and 6 years service.\n\nRegulation 19 of the Defence Force (Bounties and Gratuities) Regulations is amended—\n\n(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (1) the word “ Minister ” (first occurring) and substituting the word “ Authority ”;\n\n(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (1) the words “ Minister, on an application made ” and substituting the words “ Authority or a person authorized by the Authority for the purposes of this regulation, on an application made to the Authority ”;\n\n(c) by omitting from sub-regulation (2) the word “ Minister ” (first occurring) and substituting the word “ Authority ”; and\n\n(d) by omitting from sub-regulation (2) the words “ Minister, on an application made ” and substituting the words “ Authority or a person authorized by the Authority for the purposes of this regulation, on an application made to the Authority ”.\n\n\\* Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 3 August 1976.\n\n† Statutory Rules 1973, No. 110, as amended by Statutory Rules 1973, Nos. 169 and 272; 1974, Nos. 1 and 40; 1975, No. 82; and 1976, No. 40.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1586},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The amendment maintains the original scope regarding advances to other ranks after 3 and 6 years service. It merely shifts the approval authority from the Minister to the Authority without expanding or altering the substantive entitlements."},"complexity_factors":["Simple textual substitution in only 4 places","No new defined terms, conditions, or exceptions introduced","Single mechanical operation: replacing 'Minister' with 'Authority' and adding standard delegation language"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation moves approval of cash bounties for enlisted Defence Force members (after 3 and 6 years) from the Minister for Defence to the Authority, who may delegate the power to senior officers.  \n\nIt affects enlisted personnel and Defence pay administrators and speeds routine payments by keeping approvals within the military chain of command."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/c1976l00161","history":"/api/acts/c1976l00161/history","analysis":"/api/acts/c1976l00161/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/c1976l00161/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/c1976l00161/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/c1976l00161/documents"}}