Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Regulations 2017 (Cth)

Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Regulations 2017

I, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Ret'd), Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulations.

Dated 24 August 2017

Peter Cosgrove Governor‑General

By His Excellency's Command

Dan Tehan Minister for Defence Personnel

Contents 1 Name 2 Commencement 3 Authority 4 Schedules 5 Definitions 6 Annual pay applicable to a member of the Defence Force on a day 7 Benefits for certain spouses in post‑retirement marital or couple relationships—pension 8 Benefits for certain spouses in post‑retirement marital or couple relationships—lump sum payment Schedule 1—Repeals Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits (Annual Rates of Pay) Regulations 1979 Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Regulations 1973

1 Name This instrument is the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Regulations 2017.

2 Commencement (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Commencement information Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Provisions Commencement Date/Details 1. The whole of this instrument The day after this instrument is registered. 29 August 2017

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument. (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.