Financial and Allowance Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1919. No. 111.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903–1918.

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 Defence Act 1903–1918, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this 7th day of May, 1919.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

GEO. H. WISE,

for Minister of State for Defence.

Amendment of Financial and Allowance Regulations.

Financial and Allowance Regulations for the Australian Military Forces and Senior Cadets are amended as follows:—

(1) Regulation 39 is repealed, and the following regulation made in lieu thereof:—

“39. All payments made to the Department in any State shall be made to the Receiver of Public Moneys; and bank drafts, cheques, Post Office Orders or Postal Notes shall be made payable to the Receiver of Public Moneys only.

In all cases where claims are being rendered to the Public for money due to the Department, notification should be made on the Claim or Account that cheques should be made payable to the Receiver of Public Moneys, or Order crossed and marked ‘Not Negotiable.’”

(2) Sub-Regulation (c) and (e) of Regulation 41 are amended by deleting the words “cloth, buttons and badges,” and substituting in lieu thereof the words “cloth and buttons” in each case.

(3) Regulation 60 is amended by deleting the following words to take effect as from the 1st November, 1918:—

“Increments shall be payable from the first day of the month following the date they accrue.”

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