Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

WAR SERVICE ESTATES REGULATIONS - REG 12

Where the person to whom it is intended to pay the whole or any part of the war service estate of a deceased member is an infant:

(a)

if he is over the age of 16 years, the authorized person may pay the whole or part of the war service estate to him, and a receipt therefor given by the infant shall be a good and sufficient discharge for the amount paid; or

(b)

if he is not over the age of 16 years, the authorized person may pay the whole or part of the war service estate to the guardian of the infant, or to any person who, in the opinion of the authorized person, stands in the relation of guardian to the infant, to be applied for the benefit of the infant, unless, in the opinion of the authorized person, the guardian or the person is unfitted to act as trustee of the share, and, in that case, the authorized person may pay the whole or part of the war service estate to the Repatriation Commission, to be held by it upon such trusts as the authorized person determines.