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

STATUTORY RULES.

1931. No. 30.

 

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, excepting regulation 78, which shall come into operation on 10th February, 1931.

Dated this eighteenth day of March, 1931.

ISAAC A. ISAACS

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

A. E. GREEN

for Minister of State for Defence.

 

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

(Statutory Rules 1920, No. 211, as amended to this date.)

Amendments.

1. Regulation 1 is amended—

(a) by deleting the words “ ‘ Formation, &e., Commander’ means the Head-quarters of a Cavalry Division or of an Infantry Division or of a Mixed Brigade or a District Base Commandant”,

and substituting the following words therefor:—

“ ‘Formation, &c., Commander’ means Commander of a Cavalry Division or of an Infantry Division, or of a Mixed Brigade or of the Field Troops in a Military District or District Base Commandant or Commandant of the Royal Military College of Australia.”

(b) by deleting the words “‘Command Head-quarters’ means the Head-Quarters of a Cavalry Division, of an Infantry Division or of a Mixed Brigade or a District Base”,

and substituting the following words therefor:—

“‘Command Head-quarters’ means the Head-quarters of a Cavalry Division or of an Infantry Division or of a Mixed Brigade or of the Field Troops in a Military District or of a District Base or of the Royal Military College of Australia.”

71.—Price 3d.

 

2. Regulation 78 is cancelled and the following regulation substituted therefor:—

“78. Allowances at the rates shown hereunder may be paid to members of the Permanent Military Forces whilst holding appointments within the establishment of the Royal Military College:—

Officers of the Australian Staff Corps (other than the Commandant of the College)..........................	£50 per annum.
Quartermasters and warrant officers.......................	7s. per week.
Non-commissioned officers and private soldiers.....	3s. 6d. per week.”

3. Regulation 202 is amended—

(a) by omitting in sub-paragraph (c) the words “subject to sub-paragraphs (d) and (c)” and substituting there for the words “subject to sub-paragraphs (d), (e), (f) and (g)”, and

(b) by inserting the following new sub-paragraph (g):—

“(g) The termination of the appointment of or the discharge of a member of the Permanent Forces in pursuance of the decision of the Government to re-organize and retrench the Department of Defence shall not for the purposes of this regulation be deemed to be at the member’s own request by reason of his having applied to be retrenched in pursuance of that decision.”

4. Regulation 207 is amended by deleting the schedule appearing in paragraph (a) and substituting the following therefor:—

Per mile up to 5000 miles in any 12 months.	Per mile after 5000 miles in any 12 months.
(i)	Motor truck..............................................................	7½d.	..	5½d.
(ii)	Motor car over 12 h.p. when used at Schools and Tactical Exercises other than in Camp.............................	7½d.	..	5½d.
(iii)	Motor car over 12 h.p. used for purposes other than as in sub-paragraph (ii)....................................................	6½d.	..	4½d.
(iv)	Motor car over 8 h.p. and not exceeding 12 h. p. when used at Schools and Tactical Exercises other than in Camp	6½d.	..	4½d.
(v)	Motor car over 8 h.p. and not exceeding 12 h.p. used for purposes other than as in sub-paragraph (iv)......................	5½d.	..	3½d.
(vi)	Motor car 8 h.p. or under when used at Schools and Tactical Exercises other than in camp..............................	6d.	..	4d.
(vii)	Motor car 8 h.p. or under used for purposes other than as in sub-paragraph (vi)....................................................	5d.	..	3d.
(viii)	Motor cycle with side car..........................................	4d.	..	2d.
(ix)	Motor cycle..............................................................	2½d.	..	1½d.
(x)	Other means of conveyance.......................................	First 20 miles 3d. per mile, each additional mile over 20 miles 1½d. per mile.

 

By Authority: H. J. Green, Government Printer, Canberra.