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

STATUTORY RULES.

1932. No. 147

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1927.

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 1903-1927, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this sixteenth day of December, 1932.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for Defence.

 

Financial and Allowance Regulations for the Australian Military Forces and Senior Cadets.

(Statutory Rules 1926, No. 211, as amended to this date.)

Amendments.

1. Regulation 81 is amended by inserting at the end thereof the following paragraphs:—

(e) Notwithstanding anything contained in these Regulations where a member of the Permanent Military Forces who has been granted medical attendance under this regulation recovers or receives damages from a third party, the Military Board may require the member to pay to the Secretary, Department of Defence, either in a lump sum or in such instalments as the Board directs, the whole or any portion of the cost of the medical attendance granted under this regulation, and thereupon the amount so directed to be paid shall be a debt due to the Commonwealth.

(f) If any member—

(i) fails or refuses to pay the amount directed by the Military Board to be paid in pursuance of paragraph (e) of this regulation; or

(ii) requests that the amount be deducted from any moneys from time to time becoming due to him as a member of the Permanent Military Forces, the Board may direct that the amount be deducted, in a lump sum or by instalments, from any moneys from time to time becoming due to the member, or may cause such other action to be taken for the recovery of the amount as to the Board seems fit.

3771.—Price 3d.

 

2. Regulation 258 is amended by repealing the words “In addition 2 oz. of lime juice per diem may be allowed for personnel serving at Thursday Island at the discretion of the Medical Officer in Charge of Permanent Troops at that station” and inserting the words “In addition 2 oz. of lime juice per diem, at the discretion of the Medical Officer in Charge, may be allowed for personnel serving at any station north of latitude 20 degrees South.”

 

By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.