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

STATUTORY RULES.

1930. No. 90.

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 Regulations 111 and 222, which shall come into operation as from 5th November, 1929.

Dated this sixth day of August, 1930.

STONEHAVEN

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

A. E. GREEN

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 111 is amended by deleting sub-paragraph (b) and substituting the following therefor:—

“(b) The remaining portion of the total amount shall be available for attendance at Home Training drills except Church parades, Funerals, and Schools or Courses of Instruction for which allowance are paid under regulation 212.”

2. Regulation 133 is amended as follows:—

(a) Insert in sub-paragraph (a) immediately after the words “sixteen days” the following:—

“Provided, however, that nothing in this regulation shall prevent a member of a Light Horse unit receiving an additional allowance in respect of a pack horse or pack horses supplied by him.”

(b) Insert the following new sub-paragraph:—

“(f) A member of a Light Horse unit may be granted an allowance at the rate of 5s. per diem for each pack horse provided by him for each parade for which pack horses are ordered within the authorized establishment”.

 

3. Regulation 222 is amended as follows:—

(a) Alter the heading “Voluntary Courses” immediately preceding the regulation to read “Unit Courses”.

(b) Delete first two paragraphs substitute the following therefor:—

“When courses or classes for all ranks are carried out by a Unit either in camp or bivouac, rations shall not be issued by the Department, but an expenditure not exceeding the rate of 2s. per diem for each member attending the course may be allowed to cover all expenses except those which the Military Board may direct to be provided otherwise. No allowance other than the allowance herein referred to shall be issuable. Such course or class shall not be carried out without the authority of the Formation, &c., Commander who shall first satisfy himself that funds are available.

Provided that at such courses of instruction where horses are required, expenditure on forage not exceeding the rate of 1s. 6d. per diem for each horse may also be allowed.”

4. Regulation 228 is amended as follows—

(a) The words “Subject to the conditions of this regulation” are inserted immediately before the words “The following allowances shall be paid” at the commencement of sub-paragraph (1.).

(b) Sub-paragraphs (2.), (3.), (4.), (5.), and (6.) are amended to read (3.), (4.), (5.), (6.), and (7.) respectively.

(c) Insert the following new sub-paragraph:—

“(2.) Officers who, while in England occupy quarters for which no charge is made by the British Government, shall have the allowance for which they are eligible under this regulation reduced for the period of such free occupation of quarters by the amount of lodging allowance appropriate under British Army Regulations or practice for a British Officer of similar rank for the station concerned. This reduction shall not apply to officers who embarked from Australia before 1st March, 1930.”

 

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