Veterans' Entitlements (Compensation - Japanese Internment) Regulations 2001 (Cth)

Veterans' Entitlements (Compensation — Japanese Internment) Regulations 2001

Statutory Rules 2001 No. 1021

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 30 May 2001

WILLIAM DEANE Governor-General By His Excellency's Command

BRUCE SCOTT Minister for Veterans' Affairs

Contents

Page 1 Name of Regulations 2 Commencement 3 Definitions 4 Eligibility for compensation for internment by Japanese military forces 5 Payment into bank account

1 Name of Regulations

These Regulations are the Veterans' Entitlements (Compensation — Japanese Internment) Regulations 2001.

2 Commencement

These Regulations commence on gazettal.

3 Definitions

In these Regulations: Act means the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986. designated war period means the period beginning on 7 December 1941 and ending at the end of 29 October 1945. interned means: (a) confined in a camp, building, prison or other place (including a vehicle); or (b) restricted to residing within specified limits. Japanese military forces means air forces, naval forces, land forces or other military forces of Japan (however described). veteran means a person covered by subsection 6A (1) of the Act.

Note A number of expressions used in these Regulations are defined in the Act. For example:  child  Commission  dependant.

4 Eligibility for compensation for internment by Japanese military forces

(1) A veteran is eligible for a single compensation payment of $25 000 if the following conditions are satisfied: (a) the veteran was interned by Japanese military forces at any time during the designated war period; (b) the veteran was alive on 1 January 2001.

(2) A dependant (other than a child) of a deceased veteran is eligible for a single compensation payment of $25 000 if the following conditions are satisfied: (a) the dependant was alive on 1 January 2001; (b) the veteran was interned by Japanese military forces at any time during the designated war period; (c) the veteran died before 1 January 2001.