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

STATUTORY RULES.

1926. No. 168.

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1918.

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 1903-1918, to come into operation as from 1st July, 1926.

Dated this first day of December, 1926.

STONEHAVEN,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

C. W. C. MARR,

Acting Minister of State for Defence.

 

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

(Statutory Rules 1921, No. 82, as amended to this date.)

Amendment.

Regulation 30 is amended by the addition of the following sub-paragraphs:—

“(c) A member granted the temporary rank of Warrant Officer Class II. or of Warrant Officer of any higher grade who holds such rank or grade for a continuous period, shall be entitled to consideration for increments as though he had been permanently promoted to such rank or grade, provided that the first increment shall not be granted until after twelve months from the date on which the temporary higher rank or grade took effect.

(d)In the event of a Warrant Officer holding temporary rank or grade as such being permanently promoted to that rank or grade, he shall not suffer any reduction in salary or increments and shall receive increments in the same manner as he would have received them had his temporary rank or grade been permanent.

(e) Travelling Allowance to a member receiving pay under this regulation shall be payable as though the temporary rank or grade were permanent.

(f) The provisions of this regulation shall have effect from the 1st July, 1926, provided that service as a temporary Warrant Officer since the 1st July, 1921, shall be taken into consideration as from the 1st July, 1926, for purposes of determining eligibility to receive incremental advancement under the provision of sub-paragraph (c) of this regulation.”

 

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