1Defence Force (Bounties and Gratuities) Regulations (Amendment)

Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia

Statutory Rules

1976 No. 161

REGULATION UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903, THE NAVAL DEFENCE ACT 1910 AND THE AIR FORCE ACT 1923.*

I, 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.

Dated this twenty-ninth day of July, 1976.

JOHN R. KERR

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

D. J. KILLEN

Minister of State for Defence.

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Amendments of the Defence Force (Bounties and Gratuities) Regulations†

Advances to other ranks after 3 years and 6 years service.

Regulation 19 of the Defence Force (Bounties and Gratuities) Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (1) the word “ Minister ” (first occurring) and substituting the word “ Authority ”;

(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 ”;

(c) by omitting from sub-regulation (2) the word “ Minister ” (first occurring) and substituting the word “ Authority ”; and

(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 ”.

* Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 3 August 1976.

† 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.