This compilation was prepared on 1 December 2002
taking into account amendments up to SR 2002 No. 278
Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting,
Attorney-General’s Department, Canberra
Contents
1 Citation [see Note 1]
2 Interpretation
5 Payment of pensions and lump sum payments
7 Evidence as to pensioners
7A Amount specified for the purposes of section 4A
8C Prescribed number applicable to contributors
15 Commutation of pension
16 False information
17 Application of the Act to certain persons serving in the Citizen Air Force at commencement of Act
18 Application of the Act to certain members of the Permanent Naval Forces
20 Application of the Act to certain members of the Military Forces
21 Retiring ages and pensions for certain classes of members
The Schedules
Schedule 2 Factors for commutation of pension under section 74
Table I Male Pensioners
Table II Female Pensioners
Schedule 3
Notes
1 Citation [see Note 1]
These Regulations may be cited as the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Regulations.
2 Interpretation
In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears:
Act means the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1948.
5 Payment of pensions and lump sum payments
Pensions and lump sum payments granted under the Act must be authorised for payment in accordance with the Finance Regulations.
7 Evidence as to pensioners
As and when required by the Authority:
(a) a pensioner to whom, or in respect of whom, pension payments are being made shall submit evidence satisfactory to the Authority that he is alive; and
(c) a person in receipt of a child’s pension shall submit evidence satisfactory to the Authority that the child is still alive and is in his care, and is being maintained by him.
7A Amount specified for the purposes of section 4A
The amount specified for the purposes of section 4A of the Act is $9,620.
8C Prescribed number applicable to contributors
(1) The number 19 is specified as the number applicable for the purposes of section 58A of the Act to male members who ceased to be members on or after 19 December 1969 and before 11 September 1970.
(2) For the purposes of subsection 58A (2) of the Act the number 20 is specified as the number applicable to male members who ceased to be members on or after 11 September 1970 and before 1 January 1971.
(3) For the purposes of subsection 58A (2) of the Act:
(a) the number 21 is specified as the number applicable to male members; and
(b) the number 18 is specified as the number applicable to female members;
who ceased to be members on or after 1 January 1971 and before 27 August 1971.
(4) For the purposes of subsection 58A (2) of the Act:
(a) the number 22 is specified as the number applicable to male members; and
(b) the number 19 is specified as the number applicable to female members;
who ceased to be members on or after 27 August 1971 and before 1 January 1972.
(5) For the purposes of subsection 58A (2) of the Act, the number 22 is specified as the number applicable to male or female members who ceased or cease to be members on or after 1 January 1972.
15 Commutation of pension
(1) A pensioner who is in receipt of a pension in accordance with section 52, 55, 57, 58 or 73 of the Act shall not be permitted to commute any portion of the pension.
(1A) A pensioner who is in receipt of a pension under Division 3 of Part VIC of the Act:
(a) by reason of the operation of paragraph 82ZB (2) (a) of the Act; or
(b) by reason of the operation of subsection 82Y (1) of the Act as the result of the death of a person;
shall not be permitted to commute any portion of the pension.
(2) A pensioner shall not be permitted to commute any portion of the pension which would be payable after his death to his widow and surviving children, if any.
(5) An application for commutation of pension shall be made in writing to the Authority, and shall be deemed to be made as at the date on which the application is received at the offices of the Authority during the hours of public business, or the date upon which payment of the pension commences, whichever is the later.
(6) A pensioner who has made application for commutation of pension shall furnish to the Authority such information as the Authority requires (including information as to his health and habits and his intention in obtaining the commutation) and shall, if the Authority so directs, submit himself for personal examination by an Australian Government Medical Officer nominated by the Authority.
(7) If a pensioner fails to furnish information or submit himself for examination, in accordance with a requirement or direction given in pursuance of subregulation (6), within a period of 2 calendar months after the date of that requirement or direction, the Authority may treat the application as having been withdrawn.
(8) A pensioner who has made application for commutation shall continue to draw his full pension until the date upon which the Authority grants the application for commutation.
(9) The basis of the commutation in the case of a pensioner who is regarded by the Authority as a first class life shall be as follows:
(a) That portion of the pension which has been provided by the contributions paid by the pensioner during his service shall be commuted first.
(b) The calculation in respect of the commutation shall be made as at the day on which the Authority gives its approval to the commutation.
(c) The factor to be applied to the annual amount of pension which is to be commuted shall be that shown in Schedule 2 according to the age next birthday of the pensioner as determined by the Authority.
16 False information
A person shall not make any false or misleading statement in any information required or given for the purpose of, or in connexion with any matter arising under, the Act or these Regulations.
Penalty: $100.
17 Application of the Act to certain persons serving in the Citizen Air Force at commencement of Act
(1) The provisions of the Act shall apply to and in respect of any person who, immediately prior to the commencement of the Act:
(a) was a serving member of the Citizen Air Force; and
(b) by virtue of regulation 128 of the National Security (Supplementary) Regulations, was, or was deemed to be, an employee within the meaning of section 60A of the Superannuation Act 1922-1947;
as if that person were a ‘member’ as defined in section 4 of the Act.
(2) The continuous full-time service as a member of the Citizen Air Force of a person to whom subregulation (1) applies shall be deemed to be service for pension for the purposes of the Act.
18 Application of the Act to certain members of the Permanent Naval Forces
(1) The provisions of the Act shall apply to and in respect of any person who:
(a) was a rating in the Permanent Naval Forces prior to 3 September 1939;
(b) was subsequently, without a break in the continuity of his service, appointed an officer for temporary service in the Permanent Naval Forces; and
(c) was subsequently, without a break in the continuity of his service, appointed an officer of the Permanent Naval Forces.
(2) The continuous full-time service as an officer appointed for temporary service in the Permanent Naval Forces of a person to whom subregulation (1) applies shall be deemed to be service for pension for the purposes of the Act.
20 Application of the Act to certain members of the Military Forces
(1) Subject to this regulation, the provisions of the Act apply to, and in respect of, a person who:
(a) immediately prior to the commencement of the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1948 was an employee within the meaning of section 60A of the Superannuation Act 1922-1947 and a contributor to the Superannuation Fund established under that Act;
(b) served on continuous full-time duty as a member of a part of the Permanent Military Forces other than the Australian Regular Army from the commencement of the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1948 to the commencement of this regulation; and
(c) without breaking the continuity of his service, continues to serve after the commencement of this regulation on continuous full-time duty as a member of the Permanent Military Forces or the Permanent Forces.
(2) Subject to subregulation (3), the continuous full-time service after attaining the age of 20 years of a person to whom this regulation applies shall be deemed to be service for pension for the purposes of the Act.
(3) The continuous full-time service after attaining the age of 20 years of a person to whom this regulation applies before the date upon which the person became an employee within the meaning of section 60A of the Superannuation Act 1922-1947 which would not be service for pension within the meaning of section 75 of the Act, if that person was a serving member within the meaning of that section, shall not be deemed to be service for pension for the purposes of the Act.
(4) For the purposes of the Act and these Regulations, the rank of a person to whom this regulation applies who is an officer in a part of the Permanent Military Forces other than the Australian Regular Army, or an officer in a part of the Permanent Forces other than the Australian Army, shall be deemed to be the substantive rank which he would have held from time to time if he had continued to serve as a soldier during the period that he serves as an officer.
21 Retiring ages and pensions for certain classes of members
(1) For the purposes of the definition of retiring age for the rank held in subsection 4 (1) of the Act, the age for the compulsory retirement of a member is:
(a) in the case of a member who is a member of a branch or service, or a member of the Permanent Forces whose name is included on a list, specified in column 1 of Schedule 3 and who holds a rank specified or referred to opposite to that branch, service or list in column 2 of that Schedule — the age specified opposite to that rank in column 3 of that Schedule;
(aa) in the case of a member who is a chaplain of the Air Force, other than a chaplain who holds an appointment of Principal Air Chaplain:
(i) if his length of service in the rank of chaplain will exceed 18 years upon his attaining the age of 55 years — 57 years; or
(ii) if his length of service in that rank will not exceed 18 years upon his attaining the age of 55 years — 55 years; and
(b) in the case of a member, not being a member referred to in a preceding paragraph of this subregulation — the age for compulsory retirement of a member of the rank, branch and group of the member as prescribed, at the date of his retirement:
(i) in the case of the Navy — under section 17 of the Naval Defence Act 1910-1968;
(ii) in the case of the Army — under section 27 of the Defence Act 1903-1966; and
(iii) in the case of the Air Force — under section 9 of the Air Force Act 1923-1965.
(2) The pension or benefit payable to or in respect of a member of the Permanent Naval Forces who holds, on the date of commencement of this regulation, the rank of Chief Inspector in the Naval Ordinance Design and Inspection Branch and who continues to hold that rank in that branch until he ceases to be a member is the pension or benefit to which the member would have been entitled under the Act if he had held the rank of Captain (Special Rate) on ceasing to be a member.
The Schedules
Schedule 2 Factors for commutation of pension under section 74
(regulation 15)
Table I Male Pensioners
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:51.3pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableColHead"><span>Age next Birthday</span></p></td><td style="width:216pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableColHead"><span></span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:60.1pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableColHead"><span>Factor per $1 of Annual Pension</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width:30.05pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">36</span></p></td><td colspan="3" style="width:258.55pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="width:256.85pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">......................................</span></p></td><td style="width:38.8pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">16.715</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:30.05pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">37</span></p></td><td colspan="3" style="width:258.55pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="width:256.85pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">......................................</span></p></td><td style="width:38.8pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">16.506</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:30.05pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">38</span></p></td><td colspan="3" style="width:258.55pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="width:256.85pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">......................................</span></p></td><td style="width:38.8pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">16.292</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:30.05pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">39</span></p></td><td colspan="3" style="width:258.55pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="width:256.85pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">......................................</span></p></td><td style="width:38.8pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">16.071</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:30.05pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">40</span></p></td><td colspan="3" style="width:258.55pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="width:256.85pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">......................................</span></p></td><td style="width:38.8pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">15.846</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:30.05pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">41</span></p></td><td colspan="3" style="width:258.55pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="width:256.85pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">......................................</span></p></td><td style="width:38.8pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">15.615</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:30.05pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">42</span></p></td><td colspan="3" style="width:258.55pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="width:256.85pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">......................................</span></p></td><td style="width:38.8pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">15.378</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:30.05pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">43</span></p></td><td colspan="3" style="width:258.55pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="width:256.85pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">......................................</span></p></td><td style="width:38.8pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">15.136</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:30.05pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">44</span></p></td><td colspan="3" style="width:258.55pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="width:256.85pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">......................................</span></p></td><td style="width:38.8pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">14.886</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:30.05pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">45</span></p></td><td colspan="3" style="width:258.55pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="width:256.85pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">......................................</span></p></td><td style="width:38.8pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">14.633</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:30.05pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">46</span></p></td><td colspan="3" style="width:258.55pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="width:256.85pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">......................................</span></p></td><td style="width:38.8pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">14.372</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:30.05pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">47</span></p></td><td colspan="3" style="width:258.55pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="width:256.85pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">......................................</span></p></td><td style="width:38.8pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">14.109</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:30.05pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">48</span></p></td><td colspan="3" style="width:258.55pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="width:256.85pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">......................................</span></p></td><td style="width:38.8pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">13.841</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:30.05pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">49</span></p></td><td colspan="3" style="width:258.55pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="width:256.85pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">......................................</span></p></td><td style="width:38.8pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">13.568</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:30.05pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">50</span></p></td><td colspan="3" style="width:258.55pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="width:256.85pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">......................................</span></p></td><td style="width:38.8pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">13.292</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:30.05pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">51</span></p></td><td colspan="3" style="width:258.55pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="width:256.85pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">......................................</span></p></td><td style="width:38.8pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">13.010</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:30.05pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">52</span></p></td><td colspan="3" style="width:258.55pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="width:256.85pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">......................................</span></p></td><td style="width:38.8pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">12.725</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:30.05pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">53</span></p></td><td colspan="3" style="width:258.55pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="width:256.85pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">......................................</span></p></td><td style="width:38.8pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">12.436</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:30.05pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">54</span></p></td><td colspan="3" style="width:258.55pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="width:256.85pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">......................................</span></p></td><td style="width:38.8pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">12.142</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:30.05pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">55</span></p></td><td colspan="3" style="width:258.55pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="width:256.85pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">......................................</span></p></td><td style="width:38.8pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">11.845</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:30.05pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">56</span></p></td><td colspan="3" style="width:258.55pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="width:256.85pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">......................................</span></p></td><td style="width:38.8pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">11.547</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:30.05pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">57</span></p></td><td colspan="3" style="width:258.55pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="width:256.85pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">......................................</span></p></td><td style="width:38.8pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">11.248</span></p></td></tr></tbody><tbody><tr style="height:0pt"><td style="width:40.85pt"></td><td style="width:21.25pt"></td><td style="width:226.8pt"></td><td style="width:21.3pt"></td><td style="width:49.6pt"></td></tr></tbody></table>
Air Marshal.......Air Vice-Marshal...Air Commodore....Group Captain.....Wing Commander..Squadron Leader...Flight Lieutenant...
60 years57 years55 years55 years50 years47 years45 years
Any Branch, other than the General Duties Branch
Air Vice-Marshal...Group Captain.....Wing Commander..Squadron Leader...Flight Lieutenant...Principal Air Chaplain
60 years57 years55 years55 years55 years58 years
Women’s Royal Australian Air Force
Group Officer.....Wing Officer......Squadron Officer...Flight Officer......Section Officer.....Other ranks.......
55 years55 years50 years50 years50 years50 years
Notes to the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Regulations
Note 1
Note: The Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Regulations (in force under the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1948) as shown in this compilation comprise Statutory Rules 1949 No. 60 amended as indicated in the Tables below.
Note: > Note: Table of Statutory Rules
Year andnumber
Date of notificationin Gazette
Date ofcommencement
Application, saving ortransitional provisions
1949 No. 60
15 Sept 1949
15 Sept 1949
1950 No. 14
23 Mar 1950
23 Mar 1950
—
1951 No. 111
28 Sept 1951
28 Sept 1951
—
1954 No. 4
28 Jan 1954
R. 3:13 Aug 1952Remainder: 28 Jan 1954
—
1954 No. 33
14 Apr 1954
14 Apr 1954
—
1955 No. 14
15 Feb 1955
15 Feb 1955
R. 2
1955 No. 45
23 June 1955
23 June 1955
—
1956 No. 25
22 Mar 1956
1 Jan 1956
—
1959 No. 104
14 Dec 1959
14 Dec 1959
—
1964 No. 84
9 July 1964
9 July 1964
—
1964 No. 114 (a)
28 Aug 1964
26 June 1964
—
1964 No. 162
29 Dec 1964
29 Dec 1964
—
1965 No. 6
18 Jan 1965
18 Jan 1965
—
1965 No. 37
25 Mar 1965
25 Mar 1965
—
1965 No. 161 (b)
15 Nov 1965
R. 1: 9 July 1965Remainder: 15 Nov 1965
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1966 No. 39
10 Feb 1966
14 Feb 1966
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1966 No. 97
23 June 1966
23 June 1966
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1966 No. 134 (b)
22 Sept 1966
22 Sept 1966
R. 2
1967 No. 26 (b)
9 Mar 1967
9 Mar 1967
R. 2
1968 No. 80
19 July 1968
19 July 1968 (see r. 1 and Gazette 1968, p. 3801)
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1969 No. 8
31 Jan 1969
31 Jan 1969
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1969 No. 48 (b)
2 Apr 1969
2 Apr 1969
R. 2
1969 No. 130
21 Aug 1969
21 Aug 1969
R. 4
1970 No. 55 (b)
17 Apr 1970
17 Apr 1970
R. 2
1970 No. 161
22 Oct 1970
22 Oct 1970
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1971 No. 66
27 May 1971
27 May 1971
R. 2
1971 No. 71
17 June 1971
17 June 1971
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1971 No. 74
24 June 1971
24 June 1971
R. 2
1971 No. 127
16 Sept 1971
16 Sept 1971
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1972 No. 34
16 Mar 1972
16 Mar 1972
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1972 No. 140
24 Aug 1972
24 Aug 1972
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1972 No. 152 (b)
7 Sept 1972
7 Sept 1972
R. 2
1972 No. 157
28 Sept 1972
28 Sept 1972
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1976 No. 28
3 Feb 1976
9 Feb 1976
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1992 No. 93
14 Apr 1992
14 Apr 1992
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2002 No. 278
21 Nov 2002
1 Dec 2002
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Note: (a) The form of introductory words used to make Statutory Rules 1964 No. 114 was as follows:
Note: WHEREAS it is provided by subsection (4) of section four A of the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1948-1963 that, in that section, the prescribed amount means the amount of Two thousand six hundred pounds or such other amount, being a multiple of Sixty-five pounds, as is specified in the regulations for the purposes of that section:
Note: AND WHEREAS it is provided by subsection (5) of that section that, in making a regulation for the purposes of subsection (4) of that section, the Governor-General shall have regard to any general variations in the rates of annual pay of members that have occurred:
Note: AND WHEREAS it is provided by section sixteen A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901-1964 that where, in an Act, the Governor-General is referred to, the reference shall, unless the contrary intention appears, be deemed to include the person for the time being administering the Government of the Commonwealth and shall, unless the contrary intention appears, be read as referring to a person so deemed to be included in the reference acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council:
Note: NOW THEREFORE I, the Administrator of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, and having regard to general variations in the rates of annual pay of members that have occurred, hereby make the following Regulations under the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1948-1963.
Note: (b) The form of introductory words used to make Statutory Rules 1972 No. 152 was as follows:
Note: WHEREAS it is provided by subsection (4) of section 4A of the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1948-1971 that, in that section, the prescribed amount means such amount, being a multiple of One hundred and thirty dollars, as is specified in the regulations for the purposes of that section:
Note: AND WHEREAS it is provided by subsection (5) of that section that, in making a regulation for the purposes of subsection (4) of that section, the Governor-General shall have regard to any general variations in the rates of annual pay of members that have occurred:
Note: NOW THEREFORE I, the Governor-General in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and having regard to general variations in the rates of annual pay of members that have occured, hereby make the following Regulations under the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1948-1971.
Note: The form of introductory words used to make Statutory Rules 1965 No. 161, 1966 No. 134, 1967 No. 26, 1969 No. 48 and 1970 No. 55 was similar to the form set out above.