Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

WAR GRATUITY ACT 1945

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Interpretation  
   3.      Payment of war gratuity authorised  
   4.      Rate of war gratuity  
   6.      War gratuity not a right  
   7.      Overseas qualifying service  
   8.      Periods of overseas qualifying service less than twelve months  
   9.      General qualifying service  
   10.     Qualifying service does not include certain service  
   11.     Special provisions as to period of service  
   12.     Calculation of qualifying service  
   13.     Addition to war gratuity in case of death  
   14.     Minimum war gratuity in case of death and total dependency  
   15.     Disqualifications  
   16.     Deductions  
   17.     Death of member before date of entitlement  
   18.     Date of entitlement  
   19.     Register of War Gratuities  
   20.     Date of payment of war gratuity  
   21.     Payment of war gratuity before due date  
   22.     Application of war gratuity towards purchase of home for member  
   23.     War gratuity inalienable except as prescribed  
   24.     War gratuity to form part of estate on death after entitlement  
   25.     Provision in case of mentally unfit persons  
   26.     Provision for dependants when not adequately provided for by member  
   27.     Interest on war gratuity  
   28.     War gratuity and interest not liable to income tax  
   29.     Offences  
   30.     Authority to borrow money for purposes of Act  
   31.     Appropriation of Consolidated Revenue Fund  
   32.     Regulations  
   33.      Delegation  
           SCHEDULE Classes of members disqualified for war gratuity