Financial and Allowance Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1919. No. 144.

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 eleventh day of June, 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(1) Regulation 88g is repealed and the following regulation made in lieu thereof, to take effect as from 1st September, 1918:—

“88g. The following shall be the scale of pay (inclusive of rations and all other allowances other than travelling allowances) for members of the Inspection Staff in the Department of the Chief of Ordnance:—

Rank.	Appointment.	Rate per Annum.		Remarks.
		Min.	Max.
£	£
Warrant Officer—	Officer in Charge Proof Ground
Class 1 Master Gunner—		240	285	Biennial increment of £15
1st Class
Staff Sergeant..........	Senior Viewer..................	186	204	Annual increments of £6
Corporal..................	Viewer............................	162	174
Bombardier.............	Storeman.........................	162	168
Gunner....................	Labourer..........................	156	162

Appointment to the position of Viewer may be made at any salary within the limits prescribed.”

(2) Sub-regulation (2) of regulation 360 is repealed and the following sub-regulation made in lieu thereof:—

“(2). In cases where the Training Area includes training localities, the visiting of which would necessitate the Area Medical Officer’s absence from his place of residence for more

 

than 24 hours, the persons liable for medical examination in such localities will not be considered portion of “those allotted” to the Area Medical Officer for examination, and local medical practitioners, who will be paid at the rate of 2s. 6d. for each examination, may be employed to conduct such examination.

If the Area Medical Officer examines at least 90 per cent. of the total allotted to him for examination and provided it can be shown that the examination of the remainder would involve him in considerable expense or loss of time, local medical practitioners may be employed to examine the remainder at the rate of 2s. 6d. for each examination.

Where the services of local medical practitioners cannot be obtained to conduct these examinations travelling allowance at the rates laid down in Financial and Allowance Regulation 196 may be paid to the Area Medical Officer, provided that the amount of the allowance shall not exceed the cost which would have been incurred had a civilian medical practitioner been employed.

If in any area, the Area Medical Officer does not examine 90 per cent. of those allotted to him, local medical practitioners may be employed to examine the remainder of those so allotted, at the rate of 2s. 6d. for each examination, and any sums so paid shall be deducted from the Area Medical Officer’s Allowance.”

 

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