Air Force Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1932. No. 9.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE AIR FORCE ACT 1923.

I, THEGOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations underthe Air Force Act 1923 to come into operation forthwith, except as otherwise provided.

Dated this fourteenth day of January 1932.

(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.)

Eleventh Amendment.

1. After Regulation56 the following new Regulation is inserted:—

Seniority.

“56a. The relative seniority of officers of all branches of the Air Force of the same substantive rank shall, subject to Regulations 52, 53, 55, 57, 64, 85 and 90, be determined by the respective dates of their appointment or promotion to that rank in the Air Force, and in the case of first appointments by the order in whichtheir names appear in the Gazette.”

2.Regulation 88 is repealed and the following regulation is inserted in its stead:—

Retiring age.

“88.—(1.) The ages forcompulsory retirement ofofficers shall be as set forth against the respective ranksin the following table:—

Substantive Ranks.	General Duties Branch.	Stores and Accounting Branch.	Medical Branch Permanent Air Force.	Medical Branch Citizen Air Force.	Quarter-master Branch.
Air chief marshal...........................	65	..	..	..	..
Air marshal.....................................	65	..	..	..	..
Air vice-marshal.............................	60	..	..	..	..
Air commodore..............................	57	..	..	..	..
Group captain.................................	55	..	55	..	..
Wing commander..........................	48	56	48	56	..
Squadron leader..............................	45	55	45	55	..
Flight lieutenant.............................	40	50	40	50	..
Flying officer and pilot officer....	40	48	40	48
Quartermaster.................................	..	..	..	..	60

3890— Price 3d.

 

(2.) In special cases, where it is in the interests of the service so to do, the Governor-General may extend the age for retirement of—

(a) officers above the rank offlight lieutenant for a period not exceeding two years; and

(b) officers of the rank of flight lieutenant and below for a period not exceeding five years.

(3.) In time of war the ages for retirement may be extended for an additional period not exceeding the duration of the war and a period of three months thereafter.”.

This regulation shall be deemed to have come into operation as from the first day of October, 1931.

3. Regulation 120 is amended:—

(a) By inserting in sub-regulation (3.) after the words “exclusive of” the word “Saturdays,”;

(b) By omitting in paragraph (a)of sub-regulation (3.) the figures “30” and inserting in their stead the figures “25”;

(c) By omitting in paragraph (b)of sub-regulation (3.) the figures “24” and inserting in their stead the figures “20”; and

(d) By omitting in paragraph (c) of sub-regulation (3.) the figures “18” and inserting in their stead the figures “15”.

This regulation shall be deemed to have come into operation as from the first day of July, 1931.

4. Regulation 151 is repealed and the following regulation is inserted in its stead:—

Meaning of Term Pay.

“151.For the purpose of Regulations 149 and 150, pay includes—

(a) active pay;

(b) lodging, fuel and light allowances;

(c) ration allowance;

(d) deferredpay, except where a benefit under the Superannuation Act 1922-1931is received on the death or retirement of an officer;

(e) staff pay;

(f) crew pay;

(g) air gunners’ pay;

(h)servant allowance;

Provided that pay or allowance under paragraph (e), (f),(g) or (h) ofthis regulation shall not beincluded if a member was not in receiptof such payor allowance at the date of commencing long service leave,retirement or death asthe case may be.”

5. Regulation 186 is amended by inserting in sub-regulation (1.) afterthe word “thereof,” the words “or any uniform so nearly resembling the uniform ofthe Air Force as to belikely to deceive,”.

6. Regulation 200 is amended by omitting in sub-regulation (12.) the words “or when proceeding to a place of detention”.

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By Authority: H. J. Green, Government Printer, Canberra.