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

STATUTORY RULES.

1922. No. 112.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1918.

I,THE DEPUTY OF 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 ninth day of August, 1922.

STRADBROKE,

Deputy of the Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

W. MASSY GREENE,

Minister of State for Defence.

 

Financial and Allowance Regulations for theAustralian Military Forces and Senior Cadets, 1921.

Amendments.

Financial and Allowance Regulations for the Australian Military Forces and Senior Cadets, 1921, are amended as follows:—

A. Regulation 12.—Delete the words—

“... or to hold a temporary appointment as Area Officer nor shall any member of any Australian Parliament be eligible to hold an appointment as an Area Officer”.

B. Regulation 46.—Delete the words—

“... together with uniform and rations or allowance in lieu, as may be approved by the Minister”.

C. Regulations 81 to 86 are cancelled and the following substituted therefor:—

“81. (a) Members of the Permanent Military Forces shall be granted medical attendance under the regulations and conditions hereafter defined. The term ‘medical attendance’ throughout these Regulations means:

(i) the professional advice and care during sickness or injury by medical officers appointed for the duty and the supply of medicines and dressings prescribed by the medical officer in charge of the case, and includes surgical operations of a minor nature which do not involve the administration of an anæsthetic;

(ii) the admission to a public or departmental hospital approved by the Director-General of Medical Services of a member of the Permanent Military Forces requiring hospital treatment.

 

(b) Medical attendance shall be provided as under:—

(i) Within a radius of 2 miles of District Base Headquarters—by the representative of the Director-General of Medical Services;

(ii) Within a radius of 2 miles of sub-District stations— bya Military Medical Officer or civilian practitioner appointed as Medical Officer in Charge of Permanent Troops, at a rate approved by the Military Board.

(iii) At other localities within a radius of 2 miles from the Area Medical Officer’s residence—by the Area Medical Officer.

(iv) Members of the Permanent Forces who reside outside the radius of 2 miles from District Base Headquarters, sub-District stations, or the Area Medical Officer’s residence, may be paid an allowance equivalent to the rate paid by local friendly societies for medical attendance.

In cases where the Area Medical Officer does not reside within the area, the radius of 2 miles shall be from the Head-quarters of the Training Area.

(c) Medicines and dressings prescribed by the medical officer in charge of the case shall be obtained either from a military dispensary or dispensary controlled by the Department of Repatriation, but in cases where, in the opinion of the representative of the Director-General of Medical Services this is not practicable, the representative of the Director-General of Medical Services may arrange for supply of medicines at rates not exceeding the following scale, payable half-yearly in arrear, or failing such arrangements the amount authorized may be paid direct to the member:—

Single members.............................................................................	10s. per annum.
Married member and wife..............................................................	15s. per annum.
Married member with wife and children..........................................	20s. per annum,

(d) Members of the Permanent Forces may be treated in a private hospital but the Department will only be liable for payment of fees which would have been charged had the patient been treated in a public or departmental hospital, except under special circumstances, such as serious injury in the performance of military duty necessitating immediate admission to a hospital.

The circumstances surrounding the admission of a member to a private hospital under the special circumstances herein referred to or any other cases which in the opinion of the representative of the Director-General of Medical Services require special consideration should be immediately reported to Army Head-quarters.

(c) The Department shall not be liable for any expenditure of public money for medical treatment of injuries received by a member whilst taking part in sports or games which do not form part of the approved training at an authorized parade.

 

82. Wives and children (children up to fourteen years of age) of members of the Permanent Military Forces may receive medical attendance as specified in regulation 81 (a) (i) provided that no extra expense to the public is incurred.

83. Medical attendance cannot be claimed for confinements or miscarriages.

84. Discharged members who, on account of illness, are unable to proceed to their homes may be subsisted in hospital at the discretion of the representative of the Director-General of Medical Services. In such cases it will not be necessary to cancel the member’s discharge.

85. Members of the Permanent Military Forces who are admitted to hospital as provided for in these Regulations shall be subject to such deductions in pay as may be prescribed by the Military Board, but in no case shall the deduction exceed the rates prescribed in regulations 44 and 45.”

D. Regulation 127.—Delete the words “Australian Military Regulations 1186 and 1189” and substitute therefor the words “the Australian Rifle Club Regulations”.

E. Regulation 138.—Add after sub-regulation (2) the following:—

“Provided that qualified civilians who are employed on duties enumerated in sub-regulation (c) shall be paid at the rate prescribed for Captain”.

F. Regulation 157.—Delete the words “The official audit of all Commanding Officers” and substitute therefor the following:—

“The audit of all official accounts of Commanding Officers”.

G. Regulation 163 is cancelled and the following substituted therefor:—

“163. (a). The maximum amount of compensation payable shall be a sum equivalent to three years’ pay at the rate the member received at the time of his retirement or discharge.

(b) The maximum amount shall only be awarded in case of total disability to earn a livelihood. In case of partial disability the compensation shall be less than the maximum amount and shall be payable on a basis of from 10 to 100 per cent. of the maximum amount, so that the amount awarded shall be proportionate to the degree of disability of the member to earn a livelihood”

H. Regulation 248.—Delete the following:—

“In the case of the Australian Imperial Force and Home Service Establishments rations shall not be drawn for any soldiers absent on leave.”

I. After regulation 12 insert heading and new regulation 13:—

“Aides-de-camp to the Governor-General, State Governors, &c.

13. An appointment as aide-de-camp to a Governor-General or to a Governor of a State or an appointment as Honorary Physician or Honorary Surgeon to the Governor-General shall not entitle an officer to any pay or allowances.”

 

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