Papua New Guinea (Members of the Forces Benefits) Act 1957
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9 Regulations
(1) The Governor‑General may make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act, prescribing all matters which by this Act are required or permitted to be prescribed, or which are necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act, and, in particular, prescribing matters for or in relation to:
(a) the making and determination of claims for pensions, compensation or other benefits under this Act; and
(b) determination of the persons who shall, for the purposes of any of the provisions of this Act and the regulations, be deemed to be dependants of members of the Forces.
(2) The regulations may make provision for different pensions, compensation, benefits, advantages or assistance in respect of different classes of members of the Forces or dependants of members of the Forces. (3) In lieu of specifying a rate of pension or an amount of compensation the regulations may, in respect of persons within any prescribed class of members of the Forces or dependants of members of the Forces, authorize the Minister to determine a rate or amount not exceeding such rate or amount as is specified in the regulations. (4) The regulations may make provision for or in relation to:
(a) the payment of any pension, compensation or monetary benefit under this Act to a person on behalf of, or as trustee for, the person to whom the pension, compensation or benefit is payable under this Act where a prescribed authority is satisfied that, having regard to the age, infirmity, ill‑health or improvidence of the person to whom the pension, compensation or benefit is payable, it is expedient that payment of the pension, compensation or benefit should be so made, or where the person to whom the pension, compensation or benefit is payable consents to payment of the pension, compensation or benefit being so made; and
(b) the disbursement or accumulation of pension, compensation or benefit so paid for the benefit of the person to whom it is payable under this Act or for the benefit of persons dependent on that person.