Military Financial Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1964, No. 65. (e)

 

1.—(1.) After regulation 35 of the Military Financial Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

Territory allowance.

“35a.—(1.) Where a member posted for service in the New Guinea area is entitled to district allowance under the last preceding regulation in respect of service in that area, an allowance, called ‘territory allowance’, is payable to the member from and including the day on which he arrives in that area to and including the day immediately preceding the day on which he ceases to reside in that area or the day on which he is posted for service outside that area, whichever is the later day, at the appropriate rate per day specified in the Fourth Schedule to these Regulations having regard to his rank, classification and marital condition and whether or not his family are also residing in the New Guinea area.

“(2.) For the purposes of the last preceding sub-regulation and the Fourth Schedule to these Regulations, ‘family’ has the same meaning as in Division 11 of Part II.”.

(2.) Territory allowance is payable, in accordance with the regulation inserted in the Military Financial Regulations by the last preceding sub-regulation, in respect of service in the New Guinea area on and after the fourth day of November, 1963.

Married member serving in remote locality and travelling on leave.

2. Regulation 78 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by adding at the end of paragraph (a)of sub-regulation (1.) the words “, other than the New Guinea area”.

3. After regulation 78 of the Military Financial Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

Members serving in the New Guinea area travelling on leave.

“78a.—(1.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, where a member who has been posted to the New Guinea area under a posting that was intended to be for a period of not less than three years—

(a)is granted recreation leave during the period of that posting; and

(b)travels from that area for the purpose of spending the period, or part of the period, of that leave outside that area,

the fares of the member, and of any member of the family of the member who travels with him, to and from the nearest capital city are payable by the Department.

“(2.) Where the fares of a member, or of a member and members of his family, have been paid by the Department under the last preceding sub-regulation in respect of travel during a period of recreation leave granted during the period of the member's posting in the New Guinea area, the fares of the member or of any member of his family are not payable under that sub-regulation in respect of travel during any other period of recreation leave granted to the member during the period of that posting.”.

Alternative travel.

4. Regulation 80 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended—

(a)by omitting the words “two preceding” (wherever occurring) and inserting in their stead the words “three preceding”; and

(b)by inserting in sub-regulation (1.), after the word “Australia”, the words “or, if serving in the New Guinea area, to any other place in Australia or elsewhere”.

(e) Made under the Defence Act 1903–1956 on 4 June, 1964; notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 11 June, 1964.

Interpretation.

5. Regulation 81 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting the words “three preceding” and inserting in their stead the words “four preceding”.

Senior appointments.

6.—(1.) Regulation 171 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (2.) the words “Seven hundred and fifty pounds” and inserting in their stead the words “Eight hundred and twenty pounds”.

(2.) The allowance provided for by sub-regulation (2.) of regulation 171 of the Military Financial Regulations is payable at the rate prescribed by that sub-regulation as amended by the last preceding sub-regulation in respect of service as Secretary to the Conference of Chaplains-General on and after the first day of July, 1963.

The Third Schedule.

7.—(1.) The Third Schedule to the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting Table 1 and inserting in its stead the following table:—

Table 1.—Senior Appointments.
Appointment.	Rate per annum.
£
Citizen Military Forces Member of the Military Board............................................................	875
Divisional Commander or equivalent.....................................................................................	875
Deputy Divisional Commander.............................................................................................	655
Commander, Northern Command Troops...............................................................................	655
Commander, Royal Artillery.................................................................................................	655
Judge Advocate-General.......................................................................................................	1,500
Deputy Judge Advocate-General...........................................................................................	940
Director of Legal Services.....................................................................................................	925
Deputy Director-General of Medical Services........................................................................	740
Deputy Director of Medical Services—
Northern Command..........................................................................................................	1,100
Eastern Command............................................................................................................	1,375
Southern Command..........................................................................................................	1,375
Central Command............................................................................................................	900
Western Command...........................................................................................................	820
Assistant Director of Medical Services, Royal Tasmania Regiment..........................................	525
Director of Dental Services...................................................................................................	760
Assistant Director of Dental Services—
Northern Command..........................................................................................................	545
Eastern Command............................................................................................................	695
Southern Command..........................................................................................................	695
Central Command............................................................................................................	450
Western Command...........................................................................................................	410
Deputy Assistant Director of Dental Services, Royal Tasmania Regiment................................	265
Chaplain-General—
Church of England...........................................................................................................	910
Roman Catholic...............................................................................................................	710
Presbyterian.....................................................................................................................	710
Methodist.........................................................................................................................	710
United Churches...............................................................................................................	710
Senior Jewish Chaplain.........................................................................................................	365

(2.) The rate of pay specified in relation to an appointment in Table 1 of the Third Schedule to the Military Financial Regulations as amended by the last preceding sub-regulation (other than the appointments of Citizen Military Forces Member of the Military Board and Divisional Commander or equivalent) apply in relation to service in that appointment on or after the first day of July, 1963.

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Fourth Schedule.

8. After the Third Schedule to the Military Financial Regulations the following Schedule is added:—

FOURTH SCHEDULE.

Regulation 35a.

RATES OF TERRITORY ALLOWANCE.

Rank or classification and marital condition.	Rate per annum.
£
Married member accompanied by his family—
Colonel.........................................................................................................................................................................	370
Lieutenant-Colonel........................................................................................................................................................	310
Major............................................................................................................................................................................	250
Chaplain, Third Class...................................................................................................................................................	250
Captain..........................................................................................................................................................................	205
Chaplain, Fourth Class.................................................................................................................................................	205
Lieutenant.....................................................................................................................................................................	180
Second Lieutenant.........................................................................................................................................................	165
Warrant Officer, Class I—
Group 1..................................................................................................................................................................	165
Group 2..................................................................................................................................................................	170
Group 3..................................................................................................................................................................	175
Group 4..................................................................................................................................................................	175
Group 5..................................................................................................................................................................	180
Group 6..................................................................................................................................................................	185
Group 7..................................................................................................................................................................	190
Warrant Officer, Class II—
Group 1..................................................................................................................................................................	160
Group 2..................................................................................................................................................................	165
Group 3..................................................................................................................................................................	165
Group 4..................................................................................................................................................................	170
Group 5..................................................................................................................................................................	175
Group 6..................................................................................................................................................................	180
Group 7..................................................................................................................................................................	185
Staff Sergeant—
Group 1..................................................................................................................................................................	150
Group 2..................................................................................................................................................................	155
Group 3..................................................................................................................................................................	160
Group 4..................................................................................................................................................................	165
Group 5..................................................................................................................................................................	165
Group 6..................................................................................................................................................................	170
Group 7..................................................................................................................................................................	175
Sergeant—
Group 1..................................................................................................................................................................	140
Group 2..................................................................................................................................................................	145
Group 3..................................................................................................................................................................	150
Group 4..................................................................................................................................................................	155
Group 5..................................................................................................................................................................	160
Group 6..................................................................................................................................................................	165
Group 7..................................................................................................................................................................	165
Corporal—
Group 1..................................................................................................................................................................	130
Group 2..................................................................................................................................................................	135
Group 3..................................................................................................................................................................	140
Group 4..................................................................................................................................................................	145
Group 5..................................................................................................................................................................	150
Group 6..................................................................................................................................................................	155
Group 7..................................................................................................................................................................	155
Lance Corporal—
Group 1..................................................................................................................................................................	125
Group 2..................................................................................................................................................................	130
Group 3..................................................................................................................................................................	135
Group 4..................................................................................................................................................................	135
Group 5..................................................................................................................................................................	140
Group 6..................................................................................................................................................................	145
Group 7..................................................................................................................................................................	150

Rates of Territory Allowance—continued.

Rank or classification and marital condition.	Rate per annum.
Private—	£
Group 1.......................................................................................................................................................................	120
Group 2.......................................................................................................................................................................	125
Group 3.......................................................................................................................................................................	130
Group 4.......................................................................................................................................................................	130
Group 5.......................................................................................................................................................................	135
Group 6.......................................................................................................................................................................	140
Group 7.......................................................................................................................................................................	145
Married member of the rank of private or higher not accompanied by his family................................................................	105
Member other than a married member of the rank of private or higher rank...................................................................	25