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

STATUTORY RULES.

1913. No. 214.

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PROVISIONAL REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903–1912.

Financial and Allowance Regulations (Provisional) for the Military Forces of the Commonwealth—Regulations 81 and 86b —Amendments.

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 Regulations under the Defence Act 1903–1912 should come into immediate operation and, further, should be taken to have come into operation on and from the 1st July, 1913, and make the Regulations to come into operation accordingly as Provisional Regulations.

Dated this first day of August, One thousand nine hundred and thirteen.

DENMAN,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

E. D. MILLEN.

FINANCIAL AND ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS (PROVISIONAL) FOR THE MILITARY FORCES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.

Amendments.

Regulation 81 is cancelled and the following substituted therefor —

“ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT AND RIFLE RANGE SERVICES

81. The positions held by members of the Ordnance Department and Rifle Range Staffs (other than those 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.10008.—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.

Office.	Grade.	Salary.		Increments (Annual).	Remarks.
		Minimum.	Maximum.
£	£	£
Armourer...................	II.	174	186	6	(1)
„ ........................	III.	198	210	6	(1)
„ ........................	IV.	..	228	..	(1)
„ ........................	V.	..	240	..	(1)
„ ........................	VI.	252	276	..	(2)
Armourer-Assistant...	I.	144	156	6	To be advanced to next grade after one year’s service at maximum
„ „  ........	II.	162	168	6
Blacksmith.................	II.	..	168	..
Blacksmith’s Striker..	I.	134	150	1 of £4
2 of £6
Caretaker...................	I.	134	156	1 of £4
3 of £6	(1)
II.	162	180	6	(1)
Carpenter...............	II	..	168	..
Inspector of Rifle Ranges...............................	VI.	250	295	15	To be advanced to next grade only if qualified as licensed surveyor, after one year’s service at maximum.
„ „	VII.	310	380	4 of £15
1 of £10
Labourer....................	I.	134	138	4
Marker.......................	I.	134	156	1 of £4
3 of £6
Ranger.......................	I.	144	156	6
Range Foreman*.......	II.	168	186	6	(4) To be advanced to next grade after one year’s service at maximum (3)
„ „.................	III.	192	210	6
Range Clerk...........	III.	200	210	10
„ „.................	IV.	220	230	10
„ „.................	V.	..	240	..
„ „.................	VI.	..	250	..
Rang Superintendent	III.	192	210	6	(1)
„ „	IV.	216	228	6	(1)
„ „	V.	..	240
Storeman...................	I.	134	156	1 of £4
3 of £6
Storeman, Foreman...	II.	168	180	6
Storeman Magazine...	I.	144	156	6	To be advanced to next grade after one year’s service at maximum
„ „.................	II.	..	168	..
Saddler and Harness-maker.........................	I.	..	156	..
Sailmaker...................	I.	..	156	..
Watchman..................	I.	..	134	I
Grades....................	I.	134	156
	II.	162	186
	III.	192	210
	IV.	216	230
	V.	234	240
	VI	250	295
	VII.	310	380

* Former designation “Inspecting Ranger,”

 

Notes.

(1) Advancement to higher grade dependent on vacancies occurring or re-classification of position.

(2) No increments are provided in this grade. Salaries to be such as may be determined from time to time by the Minister.

(3) Range Clerks will be eligible for appointment as Inspectors, subject to passing the necessary examination and qualifying as licensed surveyors.

(4) Range Foremen will be eligible for appointment as Range Clerks subject to passing a qualifying examination.

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Regulation, in any case where an increment would be deferred, owing to the provisions of this Regulation, beyond the date upon which it would otherwise have 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 his designation, provided that a member who is receiving, at the date of this Regulation, less than the minimum salary of his grade as provided thereunder, may be granted such minimum salary as from 1st March, 1913; and provided further that where the same designation occurs in two or more grades, the grade of the member shall be that corresponding in rate of pay to the grading of his office prior to the issue of this Regulation.

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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Regulation 86b—

Delete—
144	6	174”
“Senior Assistant .....................................
and insert—
“Senior Assistant .....................................	144	6	180”

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