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

STATUTORY RULES.

1925. No. 103.

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.

Dated this eighteenth day of June, 1925.

FORSTER,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency's Command,

NEVILLE HOWSE,

Minister of State for Defence.

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Financial and Allowance Regulations for the Australian Military Forces and Senior Cadets, 1921,

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

Amendments.

A. Regulation 195 is amended by deleting from sub-para. (iii) the words:—

“and the rate of pay for the purpose of such travelling allowance shall be reckoned at the minimum rate prescribed by regulations 37 and 39 for the corresponding rank”.

B. Regulation 196 is cancelled and the following substituted therefor:—

“196.—(i) Subject to these regulations, travelling allowance at the following rates may be paid to members of the Military Forces in respect of the time during which they are absent on duty from their usual place of residence, except when accompanying troops who are rationed, in which case travelling allowance shall not be drawn:-—

Rank or Appointment.	Allowance for First Two Weeks’ Residence in the Same Place.						Allowance after First Two Weeks’ Residence in the Same Place.						Hourly Rate.
	Capital Cities.			Other than Capital Cities.			Capital Cities.			Other than Capital Cities.
Per Diem.			Per Diem.			Per Week.			Per Week.			One twenty-fourth of daily rate or one one hundred and sixty-eighth of weekly rate.
£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
Member of Military Board
Inspector-General.................
Lieutenant-General	1	10	0	1	5	0	8	8	0	7	0		0
Major-General .....................
Divisional Commander
Mixed Brigade Commander
Commandant, Royal Military College............................
Colonel-Commandant
Colonel of the Staff	1	7	0	1	2	6	5	8	0	4	10		0
Colonel................................
Lieutenant-Colonel...............	1	5	0	1	1	0	4	16	0	4	0		0
Major...................................	1	1	6	0	18	0	4	4	0	3	10		0
Captain................................	0	19	0	0	16	9	3	12	0	3	0		0
Lieutenant............................	0	17	0	0	14	6	3	0	0	2	10		0
Quartermaster......................
Warrant Officer— Class Ia................................	0	15	6	0	13	6	2	8	0	2	0		0
Class I .................................
Warrant Officer, Class II.......	0	15	0	0	12	6	2	6	0	1	17		6
First Grade of Non-commissioned Officer and lower Ranks	0	14	8	0	12	0	2	2	0	1	15		0

C. 8414.—Price 3d.

 

(ii) The rates, of allowances payable under sub-regulation (i) may be increased by one fourth in the case of members of the Inspecting Staff or other members, when required to travel with the Inspector-General, but the rates as increased, shall not exceed the rates prescribed for Colonel.

(iii) Except with the approval of the Military Board, no allowance under this regulation other than for expenses necessarily incurred shall as paid in any case where the member is not required to be absent from his head-quarters overnight.

(iv) Where an allowance has been paid to a member under this regulation for eight weeks’ residence in the one locality, the case shall be submitted to the Military Board for review. No such allowance shall be continued beyond three months without the concurrence of the Military Board, and if, upon review, the Military Board considers the amount excessive, it shall be discontinued or reduced to such amount as the Military Board thinks fit”

C. Add new regulation 198a—

“198a. Subject to conditions which may be prescribed by the Military Board, the rates payable as meal allowance to members absent from their Head-quarters or temporary Head-quarters for periods not extending ever night shall be:—

Rank.	Morning Meal.			Mid-day Meal.			Evening Meal.
£.	d.	s.	£.	s	d.	£	s.	d.
All Commissioned Officers...................	0	2	6	6	3	0	0	4	0
Warrant Officers..................................	0	2	6	0	2	6	0	3	0
Other Ranks.........................................	0	2	6	0	2	6	0	2	6”

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