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

STATUTORY RULES.

1933. No. 24.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1932.

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 1903-1932, to come into operation on 1st December, 1932.

Dated this twenty-second day of February, 1933.

ISAAC A. ISAACS

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. F. PEARCE.

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.

After regulation 68 insert the following heading and regulation 69:—

Uniform Maintenance Allowance.

89.—(i) An allowance at the rate of sixpence per diem for the maintenance of military uniform clothing and necessaries shall be credited to each warrant officer (including a warrant officer holding an honorary commission) non-commissioned officer and man of the Permanent Military Forces.

(ii) The allowance shall cease to operate during any period of absence from duty without pay. The allowance shall not be reduced for any absence from duty on reduced pay except that a member who is granted furlough on half pay shall be credited at only half the prescribed rate for the period of the furlough.

(iii) The allowance shall be paid or disposed of in the following manner:—

(a) to reimburse a member under conditions approved by the Military Board for purchases of uniform, clothing and necessaries made by him;

(b) to recoup the Defence Department for articles supplied to a member either on his order or on the order, of his Commanding Officer on his behalf from a Departmental source of supply;

333—Price 3d.

(c) at such intervals and under such conditions as may be approved by the Military Board, the balance remaining of a member’s accrued entitlement to the allowance after deducting therefrom reimbursements and recoupments as in (a) and (b) above shall be paid to the member.

(iv) The allowance shall be regarded as pay for the purposes of—

(a) furlough;

(b) compensation for injuries or disease contracted on duty;

(c) child endowment.

 

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