Air Force Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1972 No. 89(e)

Period of enlistment.

1. Regulation 92 of the Air Force Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-paragraph (ii) of paragraph (a) of sub-regulation (1.) the word “ and ”; and

(b)by omitting sub-paragraph (iii) of that paragraph and inserting in its stead the following sub-paragraphs:—

“ (iii) where the person is enlisting as an airwoman—for a period of three years or a period of six years; or

“ (iv) in any other case—for a period of six years or a period of twelve years;”.

(e) Made under the Air Force Act 1923-1965 on 23 June 1972; notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 29 June 1972.

 

Authority for writing off or disposal of stores.

2. Regulation 514 of the Air Force Regulations is repealed.

Higher duty allowance.

3.—(1.) Regulation 556j of the Air Force Regulations is amended—

(a) by inserting after sub-regulation (1.) the following sub-regulation:—

“ (1a.) Subject to this regulation, where—

(a) an airman (in this regulation referred to as ‘ the acting member ’) holding the rank, not being the rank of Warrant Officer, Flight Sergeant or Sergeant, for a position according to the establishment of the Air Force performs temporarily the duties of the position;

(b)the duties of that position are ordinarily required to be performed by an airman included in a mustering other than the mustering in which the airman is included; and

(c) the airman is in receipt of active pay at a lower rate than the rate applicable to an airman holding the like rank and included in the mustering in which the airman performing the duties of the position is ordinarily required to be included,

an allowance, called ‘ higher duty allowance ’, is payable to the airman.”;

(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (6.) the words “ sub-regulations (7.) and (8.) of this regulation ” and inserting in their stead the words “ the next five succeeding sub-regulations ”; and

(c) by omitting sub-regulation (7.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulations:—

“ (7.) Where higher duty allowance is payable to an acting member for the last day on which he performs duty before, and the first day on which he performs duty after, a period for which he is absent from duty on a public holiday or on unit stand-down, higher duty allowance is payable to him in respect of that period.

“ (7a.) Where higher duty allowance is payable to an acting member for the year immediately preceding the commencement of a period of recreation leave granted to him, higher duty allowance is payable to him in respect of that period.

“ (7b.) Where—

(a) higher duty allowance is payable to an acting member for the day immediately preceding the commencement of a period of recreation leave granted to him;

(b)higher duty allowance has, during the two years immediately preceding that day, been payable to him for periods amounting in the aggregate to three hundred and sixty-four days; and

(c) but for that leave, higher duty allowance would have been payable to him for that period,

higher duty allowance is payable to him in respect of that period.

“ (7c.) Subject to sub-regulation (9.) of this regulation, where—

(a) higher duty allowance is payable to an acting member for each day on which he performs duties during a period, being a period that commences with a qualifying period; and

 

(b)during that period the member is absent from duty on one occasion, or on two or more occasions, by reason of illness, disability or leave granted to him under regulation 130 of these Regulations,

higher duty allowance is payable to him in respect of the day or days on which he is so absent or, if he is so absent for more than three days in the aggregate during the period, for three of those days.”.

(2.) Sub-regulations (7a.) and (7b.) of regulation 556j of the Air Force Regulations, as amended by the last preceding sub-regulation, apply to and in relation to leave that commenced on or after the twenty-third day of September, 1971.

Rates of higher duty allowance.

4. Regulation 556kof the Air Force Regulations is amended—

(a)by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the words “ the last preceding regulation ”and inserting in their stead the words “ sub-regulation (1.) of the last preceding regulation ”; and

(b)by omitting sub-regulation (3.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulations:—

“ (3.) Where—

(a) higher duty allowance is, under sub-regulation (1.) of the last preceding regulation, payable to an airman holding a rank lower than the rank of Sergeant in respect of his temporary performance of the duties of a position;

(b) those duties are ordinarily required to be performed by an airman included in a mustering other than the mustering in which the airman is included; and

(c) the airman has the special skills required by airmen included in that other mustering,

the amount of the allowance per day payable to him is the amount equal to the difference between the amount of active pay per day payable to him and the amount of active pay per day to which he would be entitled if—

(d)he were included in the mustering in which the airman usually performing the duties of the position is ordinarily required to be included; and

(e) he were promoted—

(i) to the rank next higher than the rank that he holds; or

(ii) to such higher rank (not being a rank higher than the established rank of the position) as the Air Board determines.

“ (4.) Where higher duty allowance is payable to an airman under sub-regulation (1a.) of the last preceding regulation in respect of his temporary performance of the duties of a position, the amount of the allowance per day payable to the airman is the amount equal to the difference between the amount of active pay per day payable to him and the amount of active pay per day to which he would be entitled if he were included in the mustering in which the airman performing the duties of the position is ordinarily required to be included.”.

 

Supplementary ration allowance.

5. Regulation 565a of the Air Force Regulations is repealed.

Fare warrants and expenses— persons other than members.

6. Regulation 599 of the Air Force Regulations is repealed.

Removal of member’s family, furniture and effects.

7. Regulation 608 of the Air Force Regulations is amended—

(a) by adding at the end of sub-paragraph (ii) of paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (4.) the word “ or ”; and

(b) by omitting sub-paragraphs (iii) and (iv) of that paragraph.

Gratuities payable to certain other officers.

8.—(1.) Regulation 638 of the Air Force Regulations is repealed.

(2.) An officer appointed to a short-service commission before the first day of July, 1972, continues, notwithstanding the repeal of regulation 638 of the Air Force Regulations by the last preceding sub-regulation, to be entitled to payment of a gratuity under and in accordance with that regulation in respect of service under that commission.

Repeal.

9.—(1.) Regulations 640 and 641 of the Air Force Regulations are repealed.

(2.) An officer appointed to a short-service commission before the first day of July, 1972, continues notwithstanding the repeal of regulations 640 and 641 of the Air Force Regulations by the last preceding sub-regulation, to be entitled to payment of a gratuity under and in accordance with those regulations in respect of service under that commission.

Allowances and other benefits.

10. Regulation 647 of the Air Force Regulations is amended by omitting from the table in sub-regulation (4.) the words and figures:—

“ Cadet Pilot Officer ...................................... 10.00 10.00 ”.

Fourth Schedule.

11. The Fourth Schedule to the Air Force Regulations is amended by omitting from the table headed “ (i) Modifications.”the third and fourth paragraphs (in the fourth column) opposite to the figures “ XV. | I. | 1092 ” and inserting in their stead the following paragraph:—

“ Omit clause 3.”.

Transitional.

12.—(1.) Where—

(a) on or after the third day of December, 1965, and before the twenty-sixth day of August, 1971, an airman performed, temporarily, the duties of a position;

(b) higher duty allowance was not payable to him under regulation 556j of the Air Force Regulations in respect of the performance of those duties; and

(c) higher duty allowance would have been payable to him under the Air Force Regulations, as amended by paragraph (a)of sub-regulation (1.) of regulation 3, and by regulation 4, of these Regulations in respect of the performance of those duties, if those amendments had come into operation on the third day of December, 1965, and paragraph (a) of sub-regulation (1a.) of regulation 556j of the Air Force Regulations as so amended had not contained the words “, not being the rank of Warrant Officer, Flight Sergeant or Sergeant,”,

an allowance, equal to the higher duty allowance that would have been so payable to him, is, by virtue of this sub-regulation, payable to him.