Statutory Rules 1997   No. 461

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War Service Estates Regulations2 (Amendment)

I, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the War Service Estates Act 1942.

Dated 5 March 1997.

 WILLIAM DEANE

 Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

BRONWYN BISHOP

Minister for Defence Industry, Science and Personnel

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1.   Amendment

1.1   The War Service Estates Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.

[NOTE: These Regulations commence on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, s. 48.]

2.   Regulation 3 (Interpretation)

2.1   Omit the regulation, substitute:

Interpretation

 “3. In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears:

‘Act’ means the War Service Estates Act 1942;

‘Repatriation Commission’ means the Repatriation Commission constituted by the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986;

‘service chief’ means:

 (a) in relation to a deceased member who was a member of, or attached to or accompanied, the Navy—the Chief of Navy;

 (b) in relation to a deceased member who was a member of, or attached to or accompanied, the Army—the Chief of Army;

 (c) in relation to a deceased member who was a member of, or attached to or accompanied, the Air Force—the Chief of Air Force.”.

3.   Further Amendments

3.1   Amendments as set out in the following table:

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 12 March 1997.

2. Statutory Rules 1943 No. 234 as amended by 1943 No. 292; 1951 No. 55; 1976 No. 47; 1989 No. 216.