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

STATUTORY RULES.

1911. No. 27.

 

PROVISIONAL REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1910.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby certify that, on account of urgency, the following Regulation under the Defence Act 1903-1910, should come into immediate operation, andfurther should be taken to have come into operation on the first day of January, 1911, and make the Regulation to come into operation accordingly as a Provisional Regulation.

Dated this third day of March, One thousand nine hundred and eleven.

DUDLEY,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. F. PEARCE.

 

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

Amendments.

Regulation 81 is cancelled, and the following substituted therefor:—

ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT AND RIFLE RANGE SERVICES.

Ordnance Department and Rifle Range Staffs.

81. The positions held by members of the Ordnance Department and Rifle Range Staffs (other than these serving under the Public Service Act) shall be arranged in grades, as set forth in the following schedule. Except where otherwise provided, the limits of salary to be paid to a member occupying any office designated in such schedule shall be as prescribed therein in respect to such office.

C.3803.—Price 3d.

 

Where a member is already in receipt of a higher rate of pay than prescribed in this Regulation, he shall continue to receive such higher rate of pay while holding the office.

Grade.	Minimum Salary of Grade.	Increments.	Maximum salary of grade.	Office.	Remarks.
III.	£ 120	£ 0 (Biennial)	£ 126	Labourer. Watchman. Blacksmith’s Striker....................... Magazine Storeman....................... Storeman.........................................	To be advanced to next higher grade after two years’ service at maximum.
IV.	132	6 (Annual) 6 (Biennial	138 …	Assistant Armourer........................ Blacksmith’s Striker....................... Caretaker......................................... Magazine Storeman....................... Marker.............................................. Storeman.........................................	To be advanced to the next higher grade after one year’s service at maximum. After at least two years’ service at maximum may be granted a further increment of £6, and after an additional two years’ service a further increment of £6.
V.	144	6 (Annual)	156	Assistant Armourer. Blacksmith. Caretaker. Carpenter. Foreman Labourer. Foreman Storeman. Magazine Storeman. Marker. Ranger. Saddler and Harness Maker. Sailmaker. Wheeler and Carpenter
VI.	162	6 (Annual	168	Armourer. Caretaker. Foreman Carpenter Foreman Sailmaker. Foreman Saddler and Harness Maker. Foreman Storeman. Inspecting Ranger.
VII.	174	6 (Annual)	180	Armourer. Caretaker. Foreman Carpenter. Inspecting Ranger.
VIII.	192	6 (Annual)	210	Armourer. Range Superintendent. Inspecting Ranger.
IX.	216	6 (Annual)	228	Armourer. Range Superintendent.
X.	..	..	240	Armourer. Range Superintendent.

 

Except where otherwise provided advancement from grade to grade beyond Grade V. shall be dependent upon the occurrence of vacancies in the higher grades, or upon alteration of the classification of an office, the duties of which have materially changed.

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Regulation, in any case where an increment to a member would be deferred, owing to the provisions of the Regulation, beyond the date upon which it would have otherwise accrued, the increment may be granted from such date.

The grade of a member under the provisions of this Regulation shall be that corresponding to this designation, provided that a member who is receiving at the date of the Regulation a salary less than the minimum amount of such grade may be granted annual additions of salary of an amount to be determined by the Minister until the salary reaches such minimum, and provided further that where the same designation occurs in two or more grades the grade of the member shall be that corresponding, or most nearly corresponding, in rate of pay to the grading of his office prior to the issue of this Regulation.

Deduction for quarters.

When public quarters are allotted to a member of the Ordnance Department or Rifle Range Services, a deduction of one-tenth shall be made from his pay.

 

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