Financial and Allowance Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1919. No. 245.

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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 ninth day of October, 1919.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

E. J. RUSSELL,

Acting 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 27 is amended by adding the following words:—

“The District Finance Officer shall also represent in writing to the District Commandant any matter which comes to his knowledge wherein he considers that savings of expenditure could be effected. A copy of every such representation and of the Commandant’s remarks thereon will be forwarded to the Civil Member”.

(2) Regulations 76a, 84a, 87a, and 87b are amended by adding the following words in each case:—

“Notwithstanding anything contained in this regulation, Warrant Officers in receipt of consolidated pay of £220 per annum and upwards may be paid a War Allowance of 9d. per diem during the period 1st July, 1919, to 31st December, 1919”.

(3) Sub-regulation (1) of regulation 81a is amended by adding the following words:—

“Notwithstanding anything contained in this sub-regulation, Warrant Officers in receipt of consolidated pay of £220 and upwards may be paid a War Allowance of 9d. per diem during the period 1stJuly, 1919, to 31st December, 1919”.

 

(4) Sub-regulation (a) of regulation 89 is repealed and the following sub-regulation made in lieu thereof, to take effect as from 1st March, 1919:—

“(a) The following shall be the scale of pay (inclusive of rations and all allowances other than travelling and uniform allowances) to govern all future appointments, promotions, or increments:—

Rank.	Minimum per annum.	Maximum per annum.	Increments.
1st Class W.O. ..............	£240 to £285		Biennial increment of £15
2nd Class W.O. .............	£225 to £235		£5 annually
Staff Sgts. .....................	£210 to £220		£5 annually
Assistant Artificers.
Sergeants.......................	£185 fixed rate
Gunners, Bdrs., and Corporals	£155 to £180		£5 annually

Members whose rates of pay on 1st March, 1919, do not coincide with one of the existing subdivisions will be paid the subdivisional rate next higher than the amount they were receiving on that date.

Future increments will date from date last increment was received under old regulation excepting in the cases of members who were on the maximum of the grade and have been advanced under this regulation to next subdivision. In such cases future increments will date from 1st March, 1919”.

(5) Sub-regulation (f) of regulation 89 is repealed as from 1st March, 1919.

(6) Regulation 150 is amended by deleting the words “Authorizing Officer” wherever they occur and inserting the words “District Finance Officer” in lieu thereof in each case.

(7) Sub-regulation (3) of regulation 340a is repealed as from 1st July, 1917.

Statutory Rules 1919, No. 236, are repealed.

  

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