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STATUTORY RULES.

1964. No. 84.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE FORCES RETIREMENT

BENEFITS ACT 1948-1963.*

I, THE ADMINISTRATOR of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1948-1963.

Dated this second day of July, 1964.

Signature of Harold Holt

Administrator.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Treasurer.

AMENDMENTS OF THE DEFENCE FORCES RETIREMENT BENEFITS REGULATIONS.†

1. Regulation 10 of the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Regulations is repealed and the following regulation is inserted in its stead:—

Prescribed authorities of the Commonwealth.

“10. The following authorities are prescribed authorities of the Commonwealth for the purposes of the Act:—

Australian Atomic Energy Commission;

Australian Broadcasting Commission;

Australian Canned Fruits Board;

Australian Capital Territory Electricity Authority;

Australian Coastal Shipping Commission;

Australian Dairy Produce Board;

Australian Egg Board;

Australian Meat Board;

Australian National Airlines Commission;

Australian Stevedoring Industry Authority;

Australian Wheat Board;

Australian Wine Board;

Australian Wool Board;

Canberra Community Hospital Board;

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization;

Commonwealth Serum Laboratories Commission;

Dried Fruits Control Board;

Export Payments Insurance Corporation;

National Capital Development Commission;

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 9th July, 1964

† Statutory Rules 1949, No. 60, as amended be Statutory Rules 1950. No. 14; 1951, No. 111; 1954, Nos. 4 and 33; 1955, Nos. 14 and 45; 1956, No. 25; and 1959, No. 104.

6350/64.—-PRICE 6D. 9/18.6.1964.

Overseas Telecommunications Commission (Australia);

Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Authority;

The Australian National University;

Trustees of the Services Canteens Trust Fund.”.

2. After regulation 15 of the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

Rate of pay before retirement.

“15A. For the purposes of section 53A of the Act, the rate of pay of a person is—

(a) in the case of a person who, immediately before his retirement, was paid at a consolidated rate of pay—a rate per day equal to that consolidated rate of pay per day;

(b) in the case of a person who, immediately before his retirement, was in receipt of marriage allowance—a rate per day equal to the sum of—

(i) the amount of pay or active pay payable to him in respect of the day on which he retired;

(ii) an amount equal to the rate at which marriage allowance was payable to him in respect of that day; and

(iii) amounts equal to the respective rates at which each of the following allowances, namely, separation allowance and uniform allowance, were payable to members of the Permanent Naval Forces in respect of that day; or

(c) in the case of a person who, immediately before his retirement, was not paid at a consolidated rate of pay and was not in receipt of marriage allowance—a rate per day equal to the sum of—

(i) the amount of pay or active pay payable to him in respect of the day on which he retired; and

(ii) amounts equal to the respective rates at which each of the following allowances, namely, living out allowance and uniform allowance, were payable to members of the Permanent Naval Forces in respect of that day.”.

Third Schedule.

3. The Third Schedule to the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Regulations is amended by omitting the words—

“Permanent Military Forces—
Printing and Stationery Service.......	Colonel………………….	57 years
	Lieutenant-Colonel……..	55 years
	Major……………………	55 years
	Captain………………….	55 years”

and inserting in their stead the words—

“Permanent Military Forces—
Staff Corps Special List............	Lieutenant-Colonel……	53 years
	Major………………….	53 years
	Captain………………..	53 years
	Lieutenant…………….	53 years
Printing and Stationery Service.......	Colonel………………..	57 years
	Lieutenant-Colonel……	55 years
	Major………………….	55 years
	Captain………………	55 years”.

By Authority: A. J. ARTHUR, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.