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

STATUTORY RULES.

1922. No. 59.

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 twelfth day of April, 1922.

FORSTER,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

GRANVILLE RYRIE,

For Minister of State for Defence.

 

Financial and Allowance Regulations for the Australian 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)The heading ‘Medical Officers attending Hospital, &c.’ immediately preceding regulation 138 is deleted and the heading ‘Medical Officers—Special Duties’ is substituted therefor.”

(b)Regulation 138 is repealed, and the following regulation is substituted therefor :—

“138. (1) Payment in accordance with the following table may be made to Officers of the Australian Army Medical Corps for medical services rendered which do not form part of the authorized duties of their appointment:—

Service.	Payment.
(a)Attendance as a member of a Medical Board, for each Medical Board attended	£2	2	0
(b) Special medical examination of a member of the Military Forces or Cadets, including the writing of a report or the issue of a medical certificate as required for each examination	£1	1	0

 

Service.	Payment.
(c) Visiting camps of continuous training, schools of instruction or detention camps on medical duty—
(i) For each day on which the duration of the attendance exclusive of travelling is three hours or more, or the attendance entails travelling of a total distance of 6 miles or more	One day’s pay of rank under regulation 101.
(ii) For each day on which the duration of the attendance exclusive of travelling is less than three hours and the total distance travelled is less than 6 miles	One half-day’s pay of rank under regulation 101.
(d)Attendance for conducting medical or dental examinations of candidates for appointment to the Permanent Forces—
(i) For each day on which the duration of the attendance exclusive of travelling is three hours or more	One day’s pay of rank under regulation 101.
(ii) For each day on which the duration of the attendance exclusive of travelling is less than three hours	One half-day’s pay of rank under regulation 101.

(2) When an officer of the Australian Army Medical Corps is not available to perform the services mentioned in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of the last preceding sub-regulation, qualified civilians may be employed and paid at the rates therein authorized for officers of the Australian Army Medical Corps.”

 

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