Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests (Treatment) Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 1)1

Select Legislative Instrument 2012 No. 102

I, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulation under the Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests (Treatment) Act 2006.

Dated 14 June 2012

QUENTIN BRYCE

Governor-General

By Her Excellency’s Command

WARREN SNOWDON

Minister for Veterans’ Affairs

1 Name of regulation

  This regulation is the Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests (Treatment) Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 1).

2 Commencement

  This regulation commences on the day after it is registered.

3 Amendment of Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests (Treatment) Regulations 2007

  Schedule 1 amends the Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests (Treatment) Regulations 2007.

Schedule 1 Amendments

(section 3)

[1] Subregulation 6 (1)

omit

  (1) For

insert

For

[2] Paragraphs 6 (1) (a) and (b)

substitute

 (a) if the distance from the residence of the eligible person to the treatment location is more than 50 km, the greater of:

 (i) the distance determined by the Commission to be the distance between the eligible person’s residence and the closest practical treatment location; and

 (ii) 50 km; or

[3] Paragraph 6 (1) (c)

renumber as paragraph 6 (1) (b)

[4] Subregulation 6 (2)

omit

[5] Subregulation 8 (1)

omit

(3), (4) and regulation 9 (3)

insert

(3) and 9 (3)

[6] Subregulation 8 (3)

omit

[7] Subregulation 8 (4)

renumber as subregulation 8 (3)

[8] Further amendments

Note

1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See www.comlaw.gov.au.