Air Force Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1928. No. 109.

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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 as from the first day of July, 1928.

Dated this eighth day of October, 1928.

STONEHAVEN

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. F. PEARCE

for Minister of State for Defence.

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Amendment of Air Force Regulations

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

Medical Quartermasters,

1. After regulation 54 the following new regulation is inserted:—

“54a. Warrant officers and non-commissioned officers of the Permanent Air Force may, on the recommendation of the Air Board, be appointed to the position of medical quartermaster with commissioned rank in the medical branch, subject to the following provisions:—

(a) Their rank on appointment shall be that of honorary flying officer; and

(b) A medical quartermaster and honorary flying officer after five years’ continuous commissioned service as a medical quartermaster, and a medical quartermaster and honorary flight lieutenant after ten years’ continuous service as a medical quartermaster, including five years’ service in the rank of flight lieutenant, may, without being required to pass an examination, be promoted to be medical quartermaster and honorary flight lieutenant, and medical quartermaster and honorary squadron leader, respectively”

2. Regulation 88 is amended by inserting after sub-regulation 3 the following new sub-regulation:—

“(4) The age for retirement of medical quartermasters holding honorary commissions shall be 60 years.”

3. After Regulation 150 the following new regulation is inserted:—

Trust for long service leave pay.

“150a. Where payment of a sum of money to the dependents of a member of the Permanent Air Force has been authorized under Regulations 149 or 150, the amount so authorized to be paid may be

2593.—Price 3d.

 

distributed to the dependents of a member in such proportions and in such manner as the Minister directs, and for that purpose may be vested in trustees upon such trusts as are approved by the Minister.”

Stoppages in respect of losses or deficiencies, &c.

4. After Regulation 163 the following new regulation is inserted:—

“163a. Where any loss or improper expense has, in the opinion of the Air Board, been caused or incurred by any member, there shall be chargeable against the pay and allowances (including deferred pay) of that member such amount as, in the opinion of the Air Board, is necessary to reimburse the Commonwealth in respect of the loss or expense or any expenditure occasioned thereby, and that amount may be stopped by the Air Board out of the pay or allowances of the member.”

5. Regulation 196 is amended by omitting the word “less” and inserting in its stead the word “more”.

Disposal of effects of deserters.

6. After Regulation 244 the following new regulation is inserted:—

“244a. (1) the private property and personal effects of any deserter who is not apprehended shall be held in air-force charge for a period of six months and shall then be sold by auction.

(2) The proceeds of such sale shall be utilized firstly to liquidate any debts left owing by the deserter to the Commonwealth and the balance, if any, shall be paid to the appropriate Trust Account and refunded to the deserter in the event of his apprehension.”

7. Regulation 364 is amended by inserting in sub-regulation (1) the following new paragraph:—

“(j) The penalty of such dismissal or discharge, or reduction in rank or grade or forfeiture of seniority of rank as is mentioned in sub-regulation (1) of this Regulation shall only be inflicted by court-marital.”

8. Regulation 383 is amended by omitting in sub-regulation (2) the word “airman’s” and inserting in its stead the word “offender’s”.

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