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

STATUTORY RULES.

1934. No.73.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1932.

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 1903-1932.

Dated this fifteenth day of June 1934.

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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.)

Amendment.

1. Sub-regulation (d) of regulation 80 is re-lettered (g).

2. Sub-regulation (c)of regulation 80 is repealed and the following sub-regulations substituted:—

“(c)A topographer of the Australian Survey Corps who is required to possess a privately owned motor car for the performance of his official duties may be paid the following allowances subject to the conditions prescribed in sub-regulations (d) and (e) of this regulation:—

(i) An allowance at the rate of 14s. 3d. per week to meet the cost of insurance, registration, depreciation and interest on capital cost of the motor car. This allowance shall be payable continuously for 52 weeks each year irrespective of whether or not the motor car is engaged on official duties;

(ii) An allowance at the rate of 19s. per week calculated on the basis of a seven day week to meet maintenance and running costs. This allowance shall be payable for the whole of any period that the topographer is absent from the Head-quarters of his Section performing duty in the field which necessitates the use of his car.

(d)The allowances prescribed by sub-regulation (c) of this regulation shall be payable upon the certificate of the Officer Commanding the Survey Section that—

(i) the topographer claiming the allowance is actually in possession of a motor car suitable and available for the performance of his official duty; and

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(ii) when the additional allowance under sub-regulation (c) (ii) of this regulation is claimed, that the use of the topographer’s privately owned motor car was necessary for the efficient performance of the duty upon which he was engaged during the period for which such allowance is claimed.

(e)The payment of the allowance prescribed by sub-regulation (c) (i) of this regulation shall be further subject to the topographer having produced to the District Finance Officer for notation a Car Registration Certificate and an insurance policy covering the period for which the allowance is claimed. The insurance policy shall include liability to third parties and be endorsed to permit of the use of the vehicle on departmental business and to extend the indemnity to cover the legal liability of the Commonwealth.

(f) In exceptional circumstances (e.g. where a topographer on first joining the Australian Survey Corps is unable to purchase a motor car) a topographer who is not in possession of a motor car, but owns either a motor-cycle combination or a solo motor-cycle, may be paid transport allowance at the following rates:—

(i) 23s. 6d. per week for a motor-cycle combination;

(ii) 20s. per week for a solo motor-cycle.

Payment of transport allowance under this sub-regulation shall be made only upon the approval of the District Base Commandant after full consideration of the circumstances of each case, and shall be subject, in each case, to a certificate being furnished by the Officer Commanding the Survey Section to the District Finance Officer that the vehicle was actually used by the topographer for the period or periods in respect of which the allowance is claimed, and that the use of the vehicle during such period or periods was necessary for the efficient performance of military duty.

3. Regulation 100 is amended by inserting the following particulars after the words “Assistant Staff Captain” in sub-regulation (1):—

Appointment.	Number of days per annum.	Rate per whole day.	Maximum amount payable per annum.
£
Orderly Officer to Formation, &c., Commander	16	As for rank in Regulation 101 but not higher than rate prescribed for Captain	18

4. Regulation 214 is repealed and the following regulation substituted:—

“214. (i) A member of the Military Forces who attends a School Course of Instruction, or Tactical Course or Exercise, may be paid travelling allowance in accordance with regulation 196 for the periods of his journeys to and from the locality in which the School, Course, or Exercise is held. For the period of his attendance at the School,

Course, or Exercise the Department will provide or arrange for his accommodation and meals, except in the following cases when travelling allowance in accordance with regulation 196 may be paid for the period of attendance in lieu of the provision of accommodation and meals:—

(a)When the payment of travelling allowance involves a lesser expenditure than the provision of accommodation and meals, provided that travelling allowance shall not be paid to any member below the rank of Lance-Sergeant.

(b)In the case of officers attending compulsory courses.

(ii) A member of the Permanent Forces who is detailed for duty at a tactical course or exercise at which his accommodation and meals are provided by the Department may be paid travelling allowance for the period of his attendance at the Course or Exercise at one-quarter of the rate prescribed for his rank by regulation 196.

 

By Authority: L.F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.