STATUTORY RULES

1946. No. 6.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1941.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Defence Act 1903-1941.

Dated this eleventh day of January, 1946.

HENRY

Governor-General.

By His Royal Highness’s Command,

F. M. FORDE

Minister of State for the Army.

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Amendments of the War Financial (Military Forces) Regulations.†

Definitions.

1.—(1.) Regulation 4 of the War Financial (Military Forces) Regulations is amended by omitting the definition of “child” and inserting in its stead the following definition:—

“child” means any child (including an ex-nuptial child) who is a son, daughter, step-son or step-daughter or a legally adopted son or daughter of a member and who is—

(a) under the age of sixteen years or

(b) over the age of sixteen years but under the age of eighteen years and who is receiving education as a full-time student at a school, college or university;

(2.) The amendment effected by this regulation shall be deemed to have come into operation on the eleventh day of July, 1945.

Repeal of regulation 26.

2.—(1.)   Regulation 26 of the War Financial (Military Forces) Regulations is repealed.

(2.) This regulation shall be deemed to have come into operation on the twenty-first day of March, 1945.

Treatment for illness, &c., for which member culpable.

3.   Regulation 83 of the War Financial (Military Forces) Regulations is amended by inserting, after the word “Regulations”, the word “or regulation 203 of the Australian Military Regulations”.

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* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 11th January 1946.

† Statutory Rules 1941, No. 218, as amended by Statutory Rules 1942, Nos. 136 and 347; 1943, No. 287; 1944, Nos. 65, 82, 111, 123 and 180; and 1945, Nos. 29, 48 and 91.

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By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.

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