Financial and Allowance Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1920. No. 104.

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REGULATION 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 Regulation under the Defence Act 1903-1918, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this twenty-sixth day of June, 1920.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. F. PEARCE,

Minister of State for Defence.

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Amendment of Financial and Allowance Regulations.

Regulation 129 of Financial and Allowance Regulations for the Australian Military Forces and Senior Cadets is repealed and the following regulation made in lieu thereof:—

129. Payment in addition to the annual maximum amount laid down in regulations 132, 133 and 134 for the respective arms and ranks may be made in respect of the following occasions at the rates respectively indicated—

(a) For attendance at Guards of Honour or Escorts for the Governor-General, or for the Governor of a State, or in connexion with the opening or prorogation of Parliament, payment may be made at the rates provided in regulations 132, 133 and 134 for the respective ranks, provided that members of Militia Units entitled to rates of Militia in Pay less than 8s. per diem may be paid for each of the preceding occasions as for a whole day.

(b)When the voluntary services of members of a Militia Band have been authorized by the Military Board for special occasions, upon, which no other part of the Militia Unit to which they belong, or of any other Militia Unit, is paraded, payment may be made for such services at the rates ruling locally for musicians.

      

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