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

STATUTORY RULES.

1927. No. 42.

 

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, except where otherwise stated.

Dated this thirteenth day of May, 1927.

STONEHAVEN,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

T. W. GLASGOW,

Minister of State for Defence.

 

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

(Statutory Rules 1926, No. 211.)

Amendments.

A. Sub-paragraph (c) of regulation 63 is amended by deleting the figures “45” and inserting in lieu thereof the figures “54”.

 

B. Regulation 105 is cancelled and the following substituted therefor:—

“105. (a) A soldier below the rank of Corporal or Bombardier who is borne as a cook upon the authorized establishment of a Unit may be granted special duty pay at the rate of Six shillings for each day upon which he is actually engaged in cooking at the Camp of Continuous Training of the Unit to which he belongs, provided that his Commanding Officer certifies that his duties have been efficiently performed, and provided also that he has either qualified at a course of cookery or has passed tests in cooking conducted by direction of the Formation Commander by an Instructor qualified in cooking.

(b) A soldier below the rank of Corporal or Bombardier who is borne as a cook upon the authorized establishment of a Unit but who has not qualified at a course of cookery or has not passed tests caused by the Formation Commander to be conducted for the classification of cooks may be granted special duty pay at the rate of Three shillings for each day upon which he is actually engaged in cooking at the Camp of Continuous Training of the Unit towhich he belongs, providing that his Commanding Officer certifies that his duties have been efficiently performed.”

To come into operation as from 1st January, 1927.

 

C. Regulation 106 is amended by adding the following at the end of the paragraph commencing “Motor Cycles”:—

“In addition to the daily allowance of Five shillings an allowance of One penny per mile for solo machines and One penny farthing per mile for combination machines shall be payable subject to the following conditions for each mile travelled on duty at Camps of Continuous Training or at Home Training parades. The daily aggregate mileage for each Unit shall not exceed an average of sixty miles for machines brought into camp by members of the Unit nor in the case of Home Training parades an average of fifteen miles per parade for machines brought to the parade by members of the Unit. No payment shall be made by the Department for distance travelled between the member’s residence and his usual head-quarters, drill hall or place of assembly, nor shall any free issues of petrol or lubricants be made to a member for occasions upon which he will draw mileage allowance.”

To come into operation as from 1st January, 1927.

 

D. Regulation 154 is amended by deleting the word “unexpired.”

 

E. Regulation 290 is amended by deleting the words “(2-ft. billets).”.

 

F. Regulation 291 is amended by deleting wherever occurring the words “2-ft. billets” and inserting in lieu thereof the words “1-foot billets”.

 

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