Air Force Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1934. No. 51.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE AIR FORCE ACT 1923.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Air Force Act 1923, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this Second day of May, 1934.

(Sgd.) ISAAC A. ISAACS.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for Defence.

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Amendment of Air Force Regulations.

(Statutory Rules 1927, No. 161, amended to this date.)

(Twenty-first Amendment.)

1. Regulation 4 is amended by inserting after the definition of “Seaplane” the following definition:—

“‘Semi-official institution includes any canteen, mess, benevolent fund, recreation club or other similar service organization or fund established under these Regulations or with the approval of the Air Board;”.

2. Regulation 451 is amended by omitting sub-regulations (1.) and (2.) and inserting in their stead the following sub-regulation:—

“(1.) In addition to the parades prescribed by regulations 449 and 450 voluntary whole-day, half-day and night parades may be called by a commanding officer.”

3. Regulation 466 is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (4.) the figures “457” and inserting in their stead the figures “445”.

Recovery of semi-official debts from pay, &c.

4. After regulation 542 the following new regulation is inserted:—

“542a. The amount of any debt due by a member to any semi-official institution may, with the approval of the Air Board, be deducted from any pay or allowances due or becoming due to the member.”

5. Regulation 546 is repealed and the following regulation is inserted in its stead:—

Financial Emergency Act 1931-1933 and Financial Relief Act 1933.

“546. The rates of pay and allowances prescribed by these Regulations shall be subject to reduction by or under the Financial Emergency Act 1931-1933 in the same manner as they would have been so subject

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had those Regulations been in force at the time of the commencement of that Act, and shall be further subject to adjustment in accordance with the provisions of the Financial, Relief Act 1933.”

6. Regulation 617 is amended by omitting from paragraph (a) of sub-regulation (2.) the words “examination or”.

7. Regulation 623 is amended by inserting after the word “regulations” the words “provided that treatment as prescribed in other regulations in this Division of this Part of these Regulations is not available”.

8. Regulation 626a is amended by omitting the words “by boat”.

9. After regulation 650 the following new regulation is inserted:—

Pay of Chaplains.

“650a.—(1.) A Chaplain who is detailed for duty at a camp of continuous training shall be paid at the rate of £1 per day for each day of his authorized attendance at the camp.

(2.) The number of days in any year for which pay may be paid to a Chaplain under this regulation shall not exceed the number of days of camp training authorized for that year.

(3.) A Chaplain shall not be paid for attendance at more than one camp of continuous training in a financial year:

Provided that where, in exceptional circumstances, the Air Board approves a Chaplain’s attendance during two camps in a financial year payment (not exceeding in all the maximum amount which would have been paid under sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation if one camp only had been attended) may be made in respect of each day’s attendance so approved.”

10. Regulation 653 is amended—

(a) by omitting the figures and letters “1s. 3d.” (where occurring) and inserting in their stead the figure and letter “2s.”; and

(b)by omitting the figures and letter “7½d.” (where occurring) and inserting in their stead the figure and letter “1s.”.

11. Regulation 693 is amended by omitting from paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (12.) the word “balloons” (where occurring) and inserting in its stead the word “balls”.

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By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.