Defence Act 1990

Terms and conditions of service in the armed forces - Pay and allowances, etc

46: Regulations fixing certain terms and conditions of service

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The law says regulations can be made about certain terms and conditions of service. You can find more information about this in section 101, the Government Superannuation Fund Act 1956, or the Veterans' Support Act 2014. These regulations can be about things like grants, pay, and allowances for members of the Armed Forces.

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Part 4Terms and conditions of service in the armed forces
Pay and allowances, etc

46Regulations fixing certain terms and conditions of service

  1. Without limiting the power to make regulations under section 101, regulations may be made under that section, not inconsistent with this Act, the Government Superannuation Fund Act 1956, or the Veterans' Support Act 2014, relating to all or any of the following matters:

  2. the making of grants in the amounts and circumstances prescribed by the regulations to—
    1. discharged or retired members of the Armed Forces; or
      1. dependants of members of the Armed Forces; or
        1. dependants of deceased, discharged, or retired members of the Armed Forces; or
          1. the executors or administrators of the estates of deceased members of the Armed Forces (whether or not probate or letters of administration have been granted):
          2. the continuance or withholding of pay and allowances of members of the Armed Forces who are absent from duty without leave, in desertion, posted missing, or captured by the enemy:
            1. providing for the payment of expenses to persons (not being members of the regular forces) required to attend medical examinations or selection boards or required to act on any matter that concerns the Defence Force:
              1. the payment of compensation for loss of or damage to service kit and personal effects:
                1. providing for injuries suffered by members of the Armed Forces in authorised sports to be deemed to be attributable to service:
                  1. providing for the grant of travelling privileges or expenses, or both, to next of kin to visit the sick and wounded or to attend investitures:
                    1. providing for stoppages from the pay of a member of the Armed Forces—
                      1. to make good in whole or in part, damage to, or the loss or destruction of, any public or other property found after investigation to have been caused by that member in the course of or in connection with that member’s duties by wrongful act or negligence; or
                        1. to make good loss found after investigation to have resulted from the unlawful retention of public or other money by that member in the course of or in connection with that member’s duties:
                        2. requiring, in cases where for a special purpose public money has been or is to be advanced to or expended on behalf of a member of the Armed Forces, for that member to enter into a bond or deed of covenant in such form as may be prescribed:
                          1. providing for funerals and burials of deceased members of the Armed Forces:
                            1. providing for the establishment of educational, training, and entertainment funds and such other funds as the Minister, with the concurrence of the Minister of Finance, may prescribe.
                              Notes
                              • Section 46: amended, on , by section 278 of the Veterans’ Support Act 2014 (2014 No 56).
                              • Section 46(a): substituted, on , by section 3 of the Defence Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 69).