Air Force Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES

1973 No. 98

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE AIR FORCE ACT 1923-1965.*

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 1923-1965.

Dated this twenty-four day of May, 1973.

Paul Hasluck

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

SGD. R. BISHOP

Minister of State for Repatriation for and on behalf of the Minister of State for Air.

 

Amendments of the Air Force Regulation 

Parts.

1. Regulation 2 of the Air Force Regulations is amended by omitting the words and figures—

“Division 5.—Rations, Quarters and Allowances in Lieu Thereof—Regulations 565-571g.”

and. substituting the words and figures—

“Division 5—Rations, Quarters and Allowances in Lieu Thereof—Regulations 565-571H.”.

Promotion to flight lieutenant.

2. Regulation 65 of the Air Force Regulations is amended—

(a) by inserting in sub-regulation (3) after the word “branch” (second occurring) the words “,the medical branch”; and

(b) by omitting sub-regulation (5).

3. Regulation 542c of the Air Force Regulations is repealed and the following regulation substituted:—

Regulations not applicable to officers in receipt of pay at a consolidated rate.

“542c. Regulations 555, 556b, 556f, 556g, 556h, 556l, 566, 567, 567a and 573, sub-regulation (2) of regulation 569 and sub-regulations (2) and (2a) of regulation 571a, do not apply to, or in relation to, an officer who is in receipt of active pay at a consolidated rate.”.

4. After regulation 571g of the Air Force Regulations the following regulation is inserted in Division 5 of Part XI:—

Allowances payable to officers in receipt of active pay at a consolidated rate.

“571h—(1) Regulations 568 and 570, sub-regulations (1), (3), (4), (5) and (6) of regulation 569 and sub-regulations (1), (3) and (4) of regulation 571aof these Regulations apply, subject, to sub-regulation (2), to and in relation to an officer who holds the rank of Air Vice Marshal or a lower rank and is in receipt of active pay at a consolidated rate.

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 1973.

  Statutory Rules 1927, No. 161, as amended to date. For previous amendments of the Air Force Regulations see footnote   to Statutory Rules 1972, No. 16; and see also Statutory Rules 1972, Nos . 16, 28, 54, 87, 89, 91 and 144.

18027/72—Price 5c 10/26.4.1973

“(2) In the application of sub-regulation (1) in relation to an officer—

(a) an officer who, but for the fact he is in receipt of active pay at a consolidated rate, would be qualified to be paid an allowance under sub-regulation (2), (3) or (5) of regulation 555 if he were to make application therefor and make an allotment not less than the minimum allotment required for the purpose of whichever of these sub-regulations is applicable shall be deemed to be in receipt of marriage allowance at the rate specified in sub-regulation (2) of regulation 555; and

(b) an officer who is to be deemed to be in receipt of marriage allowance by virtue of paragraph (a) shall be deemed to be in receipt of separation allowance during any period during which separation allowance would be payable to him under regulation 556b if he were not in receipt of active pay at a consolidated rate.”.

Bounties and gratuities.

5. Regulation 636 of the Air Force Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1) the word “Permanent”.

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