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

STATUTORY RULES.

1926. No. 20.

 

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 forthwith, unless otherwise specified herein.

Dated this twenty-fifth day of February, 1926.

STONEHAVEN,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

THOS. W. CRAWFORD,

for 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.)

Amendments.

A. Regulation 83 is amended by inserting the figure “(1)” after the figures “83” and by adding the following sub-regulation:—

“(2) Regulation 81 shall not apply to members who are on leave of absence without pay other than sick leave nor shall regulation 82 apply to the wives and children of such members”.

B.Regulation 114 is cancelled and the following substituted therefor:—

“114. An officer of the Citizen Military Forces who, with the approval of the Military Board, proceeds abroad to undergo a course of military instruction or training, or a member of any Unit or of the Unattached List of the Citizen Military Forces who, while temporarily absent abroad is permitted to attend for training with other Units of the British Dominions, as arranged by the Military Board, may be granted for each day during which he undergoes such training but not exceeding the maximum period prescribed in F.R. 101:—

(a) The daily pay of his rank under F.R. 101.

(b) Field Allowance of rank under F.R. 235.

(c) Rations under the scale in force for the unit with which he undergoes training,

provided that Field Allowance and Rations shall be authorized only when such are drawn by members of the unit with which the member is training”.

(The above regulation to have effect as from 1st January, 1926.)

C.1082.—Price 3d.

C. In regulation 200 (a) delete the words “5s. and upwards” and insert “in excess of 5s.”.

D. Regulation 322 sub-para. (3) is amended by deleting the following:—

“Advances at the discretion of the District Finance Officer may be made to Commanding Officers of Battalions (Citizen Forces) to meet expenditure from Area Contingent Allowance which may be necessary in connexion with the following items”

and inserting in lieu thereof the following:—

“Area Contingent Allowance may be expended on the following items”.

 

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