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

STATUTORY RULES.

1930. No. 14.

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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 tenth day of February 1930.

(Sgd.) STONEHAVEN

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for Defence.

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

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

Amendments.

(i) Paragraph (h) of Regulation 203 is repealed and the following paragraphs are inserted in its stead:—

“(h) Upon change of station the expenses of removal of a member from one part to another of the metropolitan area of a capital city may be allowed only if for departmental reason or to avoid heavy expenses for the member’s travelling between his residence and his new station, the Military Board approves of his removal at public expense to a residence nearer to his new station.

(i) Removals both in and out of quarters, other than those occasioned by a change of station shall be at the expense of the member excepting when a member compulsorily vacates quarters not having occupied them six months, in which case removal expenses may be approved by the Military Board.”

(ii) Regulation 214 is repealed and the following regulation is inserted in its stead:—

“214. Members of the Military Forces attending Schools, Courses of Instruction or Tactical Courses or Exercises, may draw travelling allowance at the rates prescribed for their ranks for the periods required for proceeding to and from the locality in which such Schools, &c., are held, and where it is uneconomical for the Department to provide or arrange for accommodation and meals, officers and other ranks not below the rank of Lance Sergeant, may draw travelling allowance also for the period of attendance at such Schools, Courses, &c.”

 

(iii) Regulation 233 is repealed and also the heading “Staff Tours and Regimental Exercises” is cancelled.

(iv) Regulation 220 is amended by cancelling the full stop at the end of the present regulation and adding the following sentence:—

“,&c., but where it is uneconomical for the Department to supply forage, a daily allowance of five shillings may be paid to each officer and other rank, not below the rank of Lance Sergeant, who by proper authority attends mounted at such school, course of instruction, &c.”

(v) Regulation 236 is amended by deleting the words “Sergeant and Acting or Lance Sergeant, provided the establishment of Sergeants is not exceeded” and substituting the following therefor:—

“Sergeant, paid Lance Sergeant and acting or unpaid Lance Sergeant provided the establishment of Sergeants and paid Lance Sergeants is not exceeded.”

  

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