Re-Establishment and Employment (British Empire and Allied Forces) Regulations (Repeal)

What it does: This regulation scraps (repeals) old rules from 1951 that were created to help World War II veterans and Allied servicemen find jobs and settle back into civilian life.

Who it affects: Primarily a housekeeping measure for the statute books. While it technically removes legal rights that existed under the 1951 regulations, these wartime employment assistance rules have been obsolete for decades.

Why it matters: After WWII ended in 1945, Australia created special employment and re-establishment schemes for British Empire and Allied forces members. By 1983—nearly 40 years later—these temporary wartime measures were long defunct. This repeal cleans up outdated legislation that is no longer relevant to modern Australia.

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Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia

Statutory Rules 1983 No. 1611

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Re-establishment and Employment (British Empire and Allied Forces) Regulations (Repeal)

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 Re-establishment and Employment Act 1945.

Dated 8 September 1983.

N. M. STEPHEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

A. T. GIETZELT

Minister of State for Veterans’ Affairs

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Repeal of the Re-establishment and Employment (British Empire and Allied Forces) Regulations

Statutory Rules 1951 No. 57 are repealed.

NOTE

Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 15 September 1983.