Veterans’ Entitlements Amendment Regulations 1999 (No. 1)

Statutory Rules 1999    No. 34

I, william patrick deane, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulations under the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.

Dated 23 February 1999.

william deane
Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

BRUCE SCott

Minister for Veterans’ Affairs

Veterans’ Entitlements Amendment Regulations 1999 (No. 1)1

Statutory Rules 1999    No. 342

made under the

Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

 

 

 

Contents

Page

 1 Name of regulations 2

 2 Commencement 2

 3 Amendment of Veterans’ Entitlements Regulations 2

Schedule 1 Amendments 3

 

:

:

1 Name of regulations

  These regulations are the Veterans’ Entitlements Amendment Regulations 1999 (No. 1).

2 Commencement

  These regulations commence on gazettal.

3 Amendment of Veterans’ Entitlements Regulations

  Schedule 1 amends the Veterans’ Entitlements Regulations.

 

Schedule 1 Amendments

 (regulation 3)

:

[1] Regulation 1

 substitute

1 Name of regulations

  These regulations are the Veterans’ Entitlements Regulations 1986.

[2] Regulation 9, heading

 substitute

9 Travelling expenses under section 110, 132, 170B or 196ZO of the Act

[3] Subregulations 9 (1) and (2)

 omit each mention of

 section 110, 132 or 170B

 insert

 section 110, 132, 170B or 196ZO

[4] Paragraph 9 (1) (c), definition of attendant

 after

 section 170B

 insert

 or 196ZO

[5] Subregulation 9 (4A)

 omit

 section 110, 132 or 170B

 insert

 section 110, 132, 170B or 196ZO

[6] Subregulation 9 (10)

 after

 section 170B

 insert

 or 196ZO

[7] Subregulation 9AC (1), definition of application

 after

 subsection 170B (5)

 insert

 or 196ZO (5)

[8] Subregulation 9AC (2), definition of entitled person

 after

 section 170B

 insert

 or 196ZO

[9] Regulation 9AD, heading

 substitute

9AD Travelling expenses under section 170B or 196ZO of the Act — up to $500

[10] Regulation 9AE, heading

 substitute

9AE Travelling expenses under section 170B or 196ZO of the Act — over $500

[11] Regulation 9AF, heading

 substitute

9AF Travelling expenses under section 170B or 196ZO of the Act — request for written evidence

[12] Paragraphs 9AF (2) (a) and (b)

 omit

 under section 170C of the Act 

 insert

 under section 170C or 196ZP of the Act 

[13] 

Note   Omit the note after subregulation 9AF (2), and insert

Note   Subsections 170C (2) and 196ZP (2) of the Act provide that a person in receipt of an advance for travelling expenses under subsection 170C (1) or 196ZP (1) of the Act, as the case requires, is liable to repay to the Commonwealth all or any part of the advance that represents an amount for which travelling expenses were not incurred.

[14] Subregulation 9AI (2)

 substitute

 (2) If the Commission sets aside a decision first made under regulation 9, 9AE or 9AF, it must make a decision in place of the decision set aside.

[15] Regulation 9AM, heading

 substitute

9AM Travelling expenses under section 110, 132, 170B or 196ZO of the Act to 1 destination for 2 or more purposes

[16] Regulation 9AM

 omit each mention of

 section 110, 132 or 170B

 insert

 section 110, 132, 170B or 196ZO

[17] 

Note   Omit ‘section 110, 132 or 170B’ from the note after regulation 9AM, and insert ‘section 110, 132, 170B or 196ZO’.

[18] Regulation 9AN, heading

 substitute

9AN Travelling expenses under section 110, 132, 170B or 196ZO of the Act to more than 1 location within the same town or city

[19] Regulation 9AN

 omit each mention of

 section 110, 132 or 170B

 insert

 section 110, 132, 170B or 196ZO

[20] 

Note   Omit ‘section 110, 132 or 170B’ from the note after regulation 9AN, and insert ‘section 110, 132, 170B or 196ZO’.

Notes

1. These regulations amend Statutory Rules 1986 No. 97, as amended by 1986 No. 202; 1987 Nos. 122 and 178; 1988 Nos. 50, 138 and 335; 1989 Nos. 104 and 125; 1991 Nos. 33, 241 and 280; 1992 No. 75; 1993 No. 220; 1994 No. 24; 1997 No. 372.

2. Made by the Governor-General on 23 February 1999, and notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 2 March 1999.