Financial and Allowance Regulations for the Australian Military Forces and Senior Cadets (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1917. No. 165.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903–1915.

Financial and Allowance Regulations for the Military Forces of the Commonwealth of Australia.

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 1903–1915 to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this eighteenth day of July, 1917.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. F. PEARCE,

Minister of State for Defence.

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Amendments to Financial and Allowance Regulations.

Insert new Regulation 98b.

Australian Army Ordnance Corps.

Directing Staff.

(1) The annual consolidated rates of pay shall be as follow:—

Annual Salary of Subdivision of Rank.
Rank.
1.	2.	3.	4.	5.
£	£	£	£	£
Lieut.-Colonel.....................................................	575	600	625	..	..
Major..................................................................	475	500	525	550	..
Captain...............................................................	375	400	425	450	..
Lieutenant...........................................................	250	275	300	325	350
Warrant Officer...................................................	235	260	285	305	325
Staff-Sergeant.....................................................	201	213	225	..	..
Sergeant..............................................................	166	178	..	..	..
Corporal.............................................................	124	148	..	..	..
Private................................................................	65	83	101	..	..

(2) Except as provided in the Australian Military Regulations all new appointments to the Australian Army Ordnance Corps shall be made at the minimum rate of pay prescribed above.

(3) A member required to work away from home during the first two years of his appointment, shall be paid an allowance sufficient to make his total salary and allowance up to £89 per annum.

(4) Every Non-commissioned officer and man shall, subject to the approval of the District Commandant, be advanced after twelve months’ service in a subdivision to the next higher subdivision, until his salary reaches £225 per annum, provided that every such member shall be entitled, upon attaining the age of twenty-one years, to a salary of £136 per annum.

(5) Non-commissioned officers and men after they attain the age of twenty-one years shall if married be paid a salary not less than £160 per annum.

(6) A member who has been paid salary at the rate of £136 per annum by reason of having reached the age of twenty-one years shall be advanced after twelve months’ service at the adult minimum salary to £148 per annum, and after a further twelve months’ service, to £166, on which salary he shall remain until he becomes eligible for £178 per annum by advancement through the subdivisions of the ranks. A member receiving £160 per annum on marriage will be eligible for £166 per annum twelve months later, and will remain on that salary until he becomes eligible for advancement through the subdivisions of the ranks. In cases where the marriage eventuated at a salary of £148 per annum, £160 per annum will be payable for the balance of the year, with increase to £166 per annum twelve months after receiving £148 per annum.

(7) Increments or advancement in salary accruing through a member marrying or reaching the age of twenty-one years shall be payable from the first day of the month following the date they accrue.

(8) Every Warrant Officer in the first subdivision of the Directing Staff shall be advanced, after twelve months, to the next higher subdivision, provided that such advancement has been approved by the Minister upon report as to conduct, diligence, and general efficiency.

(9) Increments for commissioned ranks shall be as prescribed in Financial and Allowance Regulation 91, except that increments may be granted annually to Lieutenants on the approval of the Minister.

Store Section.

(10) The annual consolidated rates of pay shall be as follow:—

Rank.	Appointment.	Annual Salary.	Increments.
Warrant Officer	Foreman..................	£ £ 213 to 261	Four annual increments of £12
Assistant Foreman
Staff- Sergeant..	Assistant Foreman (Magazine)	201...........	After two years’ service at maximum rate as Sergeant
		Armourer................		213 to 261	Four annual increments of £12
Assistant Foreman	184–196	Two annual increments of £6
Assistant Foreman (Magazine)	190–196	One increment of £6 after one year’s service as Sergeant
Sergeant..	Armourer................	184–196	Two annual increments of £6
Carpenter................	196...............	After two years’ service at maximum rate as Corporal
Tentmender.............	190...............
Carpenter................	178 to 196	Three annual increments of £6
Armourer’s Assistant	172 to 178	One increment of £6
Corporal.	Saddler ................... Tentmender.............	178 to 190 178 to 190	Two annual increments of £6
Storeholder (Magazine)	172 to 184	Two annual increments of £6
Storeholder..............	172 to 178	One increment of £6 after one year’s service as Corporal
Armourer’s Assistant	154 to 172	Three annual increments of £6
Private....	Store Labourer.........	148 to 166	Three annual increments of £6
	Watchman...............	138 to 156	Three blennial increments of £6
Messenger...............	44 to 143	Three annual increments of £13, five of £12

All promotions to higher rank which carry increase in salary are subject to vacancies occurring in such higher rank.

General.

(11) Where a member receives no increase of pay on transfer within his section of the corps, the time served in his former office may be counted in reckoning the interval for increment.

(12) A member who prior to these Regulations coming into force was in receipt of a salary higher than that now prescribed for the maximum of his rank or appointment shall continue to receive the same pending promotion to a rank with an equivalent or higher rate of salary as prescribed by these Regulations.

(13) The rates of pay prescribed herein include pay for all Sundays and holidays worked. Overtime pay will not be granted nor equivalent time off in lieu.

(14) A free issue of uniform to all ranks may be made on an approved scale, on the formation of the Australian Army Ordnance Corps, but subsequent issues will only be made free to ranks below that of Warrant Officer.

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