Financial and Allowance Regulations for the Military Forces of the Commonwealth (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1914. No. 100.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1912.

Financial and Allowance Regulations for the Military Forces of the Commonwealth—Regulations 60, 78 (a), 196 (c), 201a, 202 and 205(e)—Amendments.

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 1903-1912 to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this thirtieth day of July, One thousand nine hundred and fourteen.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command.

E. D. MILLEN.

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FINANCIAL AND ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS FOR THE MILITARY FORCES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.

Amendments.

Regulation 60, which reads as follows:—

“60. In every case where a salary provided in accordance with these regulations has an annual increment attaching to it, such increment shall be payable when the Officer, Warrant Officer, Non-commissioned Officer, or man has been in receipt of the salary for a period of not less than twelve months, unless otherwise provided under regulations. The right to receive such increment in any year shall depend upon good and diligent conduct. If, in the opinion of the Commandant, any Warrant Officer, Non-commissioned Officer, or man is not entitled to an increment, he may issue an order directing that it shall not be paid. Increments shall be payable from the first day of the month following the date, they accrue.”

is cancelled, and the following substituted therefor:—

“60, In every case where a salary provided in accordance with these regulations has an annual or a biennial increment attaching to it, such increment shall be payable when the Officer, Warrant

 

Officer, Non-commissioned Officer, or man has been in receipt of the salary for a period of not less than twelve months or two years (as the case may be) unless otherwise provided under Regulations. The right to receive such increment in any year shall depend upon good and diligent conduct. If, in the opinion of the Commandant, any Warrant Officer, Non-commissioned Officer, or man is not entitled to an increment, he may issue an order directing that it shall not be paid. Increments shall be payable from the first day of the month following the date they accrue.”

Regulation 78 (a).—Under heading “Warrant Officers,” for “ Clerk of Works” read “Military Foreman of Works” Under heading “Corporal” after “ Engine-drivers” add “ Engineer Clerks.”

Add a paragraph after the scale under Regulation 196 (c), which reads:—

“(c) Scale of Travelling Allowances.

Rank	Daily Allowance.		Daily Allowance after one week’s residence in same Place.		Hourly Rate.
s.	d.	s.	d.	of duty rate for each hour when the journey is not completed in the same day
Member of the Military Board, Inspector General, Brigadier-General, or Commandant..........	20	0	15		0
Colonel..........................................	15	0
Lieut.-Colonel................................			12		6
Major.............................................
Captain .........................................	12	6	10		0
Lieutenant .....................................
Warrant Officer..............................	10	0	8		0
Staff-Sergeant................................
Sergeant.........................................	8	0	6		0
Other Non-Commissioned Officers
Gunners, Privates, &c.....................	6	0	5		0

to read:—

“After two weeks’ residence in the same place there shall be substituted for the rates prescribed in the above scale the rate of £2 10s. per week in the case of an Officer, and £l 10s. per week in the case of a Warrant or Non-commissioned Officer, provided that such allowance shall not be continued for longer than two months without the approval of the Minister.”

Add new regulation—

“Removals to and from Thursday Island.

201a. The duration of service of officers and soldiers at Thursday Island shall ordinarily be for a period of two years; any officer or soldier relieved at his own request prior to completion of this period shall, unless under very exceptional circumstances and subject to the approval of the Minister, be required to pay a proportion according to the unexpired term of service at Thursday Island of the expense of—

(a) Removal to new station from Thursday Island.

(b) Removal of his successor to Thursday Island.”

PART X.—TRAVELLING ALLOWANCE.

Regulation 202—

Accommodation—Class of.

Sub-paragraph (a), which reads as follows:—

“(a) The following shall be the classes of accommodation by rail and sea:—

Rank.	Class of Accommodations.
	By Rail.	By Costal vessel.
Officers.......................................................................	1st	1st
Warrant Officer............................................................	1st	2nd
Non-commissioned Officers above rank of 1st Corporal.	2nd	2nd
Rank and file...............................................................	2nd	2nd

is cancelled, and the following substituted therefor: —

“(a) The following shall be the classes of accommodation by rail and sea:—

Rank.	By Rail.	By Sea.
		In Vessels providing 1st, 2nd and 3rd classes of accommodation.	In Vessels providing only 1st and 2nd Classes of accommodations.	In Vessels providing only 1st and 3rd classes of accommodation.
Officers.......................	1st	1st	1st	1st
Warrant Officers..........	1st	2nd	2nd	1st
N.C.O’s. above rank of Corporal	2nd	2nd	2nd	1st
Rank and File...............	2nd	3rd*	2nd	3rd*

* In vessels where the Commandant is satisfied that the 3rd class accommodation is not good, individual soldiers travelling separately may be permitted to travel by the next higher class available.

When a party of soldiers is required to travel by sea, such for example as to or from Thursday Island, arrangements are to be made wherever practical (unless cost be greater than the fare of the next higher class) for the troops to sleep and mess apart from 3rd class passengers.

In such cases Non-commissioned Officers will travel in the same class as the men.

Arrangements should, however, be made for sergeants and higher Non-commissioned ranks to be provided with separate messing and sleeping accommodation.”

Sub-paragraph (c), which reads as follows:—

“(c) In coastal steam-ships where good 2nd class accommodation is not available, 1st class may be allowed in cases marked ( ) as well as for the wives and children of Warrant and Non-commissioned Officers.”

is cancelled, and the fallowing substituted therefor:—

“(c) The wives and families of officers and soldiers borne on the authorized married establishment will be granted the same class of accommodation as prescribed for the Officer or soldier, except

 

that where 3rd class accommodation is prescribed 2nd class may be granted in lieu on the special approval of the District Commandant.”

Cancel Regulation 205 (e), which reads:—

“(e)An Officer, Warrant Officer, or Non-commissioned Officer of the Permanent Forces detailed to temporarily carry out the duties of an appointment other than his own without receiving any additional salary, which involves absence from his head-quarters for more than seven days, shall draw after the first period of seven days a reduced allowance at the rate of £2 10s. per week in the case of an Officer, and £1 10s. per week in the case of a Warrant or Non-commissioned Officer, such allowance to be in lieu of the scale prescribed for his rank; but in no case shall such allowance be continued for a longer period than two months without the approval of the Minister. Where an Officer, whilst carrying out duties other than his own, receives additional salary equal to or greater than this reduced allowance, be shall not be entitled to any allowance, but where the additional salary does not amount to the reduced allowance, he may be paid the difference.”

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