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

STATUTORY RULES.

1909. No. 138.

PROVISIONAL REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACTS 1903‑1904.

I, THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE GOVERNMENT of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby certify that on account of urgency the following Regulations under the Defence Acts 1903‑1904 should come into operation on and from the 1st January, 1910, and make the Regulations to came into operation accordingly as Provisional Regulations.

Dated this 21st day of December, One thousand nine hundred and nine.

CHELMSFORD,

Administrator of the Government of the Commonwealth.

By His Excellency's Command,

JOSEPH COOK.

FINANCIAL AND ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS FOR THE

MILITARY FORCES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.

Amendments.

Pay of Warrant Officers and Non‑Commissioned Officers of the Instructional Staff (other than Royal Australian Artillery and Royal Australian Engineers))

That Regulation 77 be cancelled, and the following substituted, to come into force on and from the 1st day of January, 1910 : —

77. (a) The following rates of pay, inclusive of all allowances, except travelling' and horse allowances, shall apply on and from the 1st January, 1910. Should a warrant or non‑commissioned officer appointed prior to the date of the coming into force of these Regulations be in receipt of a salary higher than that pertaining to his classification under this Regulation, he shall continue to receive the same pending promotion to a class with an equivalent or higher salary : —

Rank.	Daily Rates of Pay (Consolidated).
	1st Sub‑ division.		2nd Sub‑ division.		3rd Sub‑ division.		4th Sub‑ division.
s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.
Staff Squadron, Battery, or Company Sergeant‑Major..	8	6	9	0	9	6	10	0
Staff Regimental Sergeant‑Major.......................................	10	6	11	0	11	6	12	0
Garrison Sergeant‑Major.....................................................	12	6	13	0	13	6	14	0

C.202.—Price 3d.

 

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(b)A non‑commissioned officer of the Permanent Forces appointed to the Instructional Staff, and whose pay and commuted allowances for uniform, fuel, light, rations, and quarters at the time of such appointment exceed the minimum rate of consolidated pay, as above provided for a Staff Squadron, Battery, or Company Sergeant‑Major, will be paid such higher rate until he is promoted to a class carrying an equivalent or higher rate of pay, or until such time as he would be enabled by ordinary increments to reach an equivalent or higher rate of pay, had he been appointed at the minimum rate prescribed.

(c)The establishment of the different ranks shall be as from time to time provided for on the Estimates, and approved by Parliament.

(d)All appointments shall be to the lowest class and at the minimum salary (except as provided in (b) above).

(e) Awarrant or non‑commissioned officer shall be required to serve not less than two years in a subdivision before he can be advanced to the next higher subdivision within the same class, and such advancement shall be subject to the approval of the Commandant of the District in which the warrant or non‑commissioned officer is serving.

(f) When public quarters are allotted to a warrant officer or non‑commissioned officer in receipt of a consolidated rate of pay, a deduction of one‑tenth shall be made from his pay.

(g) Awarrant or non‑commissioned officer of the Instructional Staff required to provide a horse will draw horse allowance at the rate of £30 per annum.

(h) Anon‑commissioned officer of the Instructional Staff will, on first appointment, receive an allowance not exceeding £10, in lieu of uniform. Claim must be supported by vouchers, and be approved by the Commandant.

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