Commonwealth Numbered Acts

DEFENCE FORCE RETIREMENT AND DEATH BENEFITS ACT 1973 No. 81 of 1973 - SECT 131

131. (1) The Governor-General may make regulations, not inconsistent with this
Act, prescribing all matters which, by this Act, are required or permitted to
be prescribed, or which are necessary or convenient to be prescribed for
carrying out or giving effect to this Act, and in particular-

   (a)  for prescribing the practice and procedure of Review Tribunals
        established under Part XI;

   (b)  for prescribing the manner in which notices under this Act may be
        given; and

   (c)  for prescribing penalties, not exceeding a fine of Two hundred
        dollars, for offences against the regulations.

(2) Where the pay of a class of members of the Defence Force is increased or
reduced, regulations for the purpose of the definition of ''annual rate of
pay'' in section 3 in relation to members of the Defence Force included in
that class made after the date on and from which the increase or reduction
took effect may be expressed to have taken effect from and including that
date.

(3) Regulations made within a period of six months after the day on which this
Act receives the Royal Assent may be expressed to have taken effect from and
including the date of commencement of the scheme.

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