Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules

1978 No. 2

REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903, THE NAVAL DEFENCE ACT 1910 AND THE AIR FORCE ACT 1923*

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, the Naval Defence Act 1910 and the Air Force Act 1923.

Dated this eleventh day of January 1978.

ZELMAN COWEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

D. J. KILLEN

Minister of State for Defence

 

AMENDMENTS OF THE DEFENCE FORCE (SALARIES) REGULATIONS 

Recreation Leave Bonus

1. Regulation 14a of the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (12) and substituting the following sub-regulation:

“ (12) Where an amount ascertained in accordance with the formula in sub-regulation (3), (4a) or (11) includes a fraction of a cent, that fraction of a cent shall—

(a) if the fraction is one-half or greater—be deemed to be one cent; or

(b) if the fraction is less than one-half—be disregarded.

* Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 16 January 1978.

  Statutory Rules 1973, No. 100 as amended by Statutory Rules 1973 Nos. 132, 201, 203, 249 and 269; 1974 Nos. 71, 77, 90, 92, 93 and 208; 1975, Nos. 34, 149, 163 and 197; 1976, Nos. 3, 13, 48, 81, 120, 110, 136, 197, 239 and 263; and 1977, Nos. 69, 80, 95, 96, 101, 128, 139, 159, 215 and 216.

 

Calculation of fortnightly or daily allowance

2. Regulation 22 of the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (3) and substituting the following sub-regulation:

“(3) Where an amount calculated in accordance with sub-regulation (1) or (2) includes a fraction of a cent, that fraction of a cent shall—

(a) if the fraction is one-half or greater—be deemed to be one cent; or

(b) if the fraction is less than one-half—be disregarded.”.