Defence Force Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1989 No. 2031

Defence Force Regulations2 (Amendment)

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Defence Act 1903.

Dated 31 July 1989.

BILL HAYDEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

David Simmons

Minister of State for Defence Science and Personnel

Commencement

1. These Regulations commence on the date of commencement of section 18 of the Defence Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1988.

2. After Part IX of the Defence Force Regulations the following Part is inserted:

“PART IXa—SALVAGE CLAIMS

Apportionment of salvage amongst crew members

“43a. (1) For the purposes of section 117ab of the Act, salvage payable shall, subject to subregulation (2), be apportioned amongst the members of the crew in accordance with the following table:

APPORTIONMENT OF SALVAGE

Rank	Shares
Rear Admiral	28
Commodore…………………………………………………………………………………………..	26
Captain……………………………………………………………………………………………….	24
Commander…………………………………………………………………………………………..	22
Lieutenant-Commander………………………………………………………………………………	20
Lieutenant…………………………………………………………………………………………….	18

(S.R. 139/89)—Cat. No.  15/22.5.1989

 

Rank	Shares
Warrant Officer.......................................................................................................................	18
Sub-Lieutenant........................................................................................................................	16
Chief Petty Officer..................................................................................................................	16
Petty Officer...........................................................................................................................	14
Able Seaman...........................................................................................................................	12
Any other rank........................................................................................................................	10
Any other rank........................................................................................................................	10

“(2) In determining the salvage payable to a crew member:

(a) the commanding officer of the naval ship shall receive the number of shares for his or her rank multiplied by 2;

(b) where the commanding officer recommends that extraordinary personal endeavour by a member of the crew warrants special recognition, the Chief of Naval Staff may authorise an increase in the member’s number of shares by not more than 3; and

(c) the value of each share shall be ascertained by dividing the total amount of salvage available to be apportioned amongst the crew by the total number of shares.”.

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 7 August 1989.

2. Statutory Rules 1952 No. 29 as amended by 1953 Nos. 61 and 62; 1958 No. 38; 1963 No. 133; 1968 No. 14; 1976 Nos. 52 and 106; 1980 Nos. 95 and 244; 1981 Nos. 177 and 352; 1982 No. 271; 1983 No. 129; 1984 No. 392; 1985 Nos. 88, 118, 131, 156; 235 and 331; 1986 No. 101; 1987 No. 113; 1988 Nos. 58, 89, 321 and 322.

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