Military Financial Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1964, No. 17.(b)

1. After regulation 104 of the Military Financial Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

Removal to approved locality of personnel posted with units transferred.

“104a.—(1.) Where—

(a)the Military Board has, before or after the commencement of this regulation, authorized the transfer of a body, unit or detachment of the Military Forces of the Commonwealth from one locality to another locality in Australia; and

(b)suitable accommodation for the family of a member of the body, unit or detachment is not available in that other locality,

the Military Board may grant to the member a removal at the expense of the Department to such locality as the Military Board approves or, if after notification of the proposed transfer has been announced a member has on or after the first day of January, 1964, removed his family at his own expense to a locality so approved, the Military Board may approve the reimbursement to the member of the costs incurred by him in so removing his family.

“(2.) When suitable accommodation for the family of the member becomes available in the locality to which the body, unit or detachment has been transferred, the Military Board may grant to the member a removal, at the expense of the Department, to that locality.”.

(b) Made under the Defence Act 1903–1956 on 30 January, 1964; notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 30 January, 1964.

Accommodation allowances on a removal or on return from overseas.

2. Regulation 118 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended—

(a) by inserting in paragraph (a) of sub-regulation (1.) after the word “removed” the words “or in another locality approved by the Military Board”; and

(b) by omitting sub-regulations (2.), (3.) and (4.) and inserting in their stead the following sub-regulation:—

“(2.) Accommodation allowance is payable at such rate and subject to such conditions as the Military Board determines.”.

Rental allowance on occupying furnished premises in new locality.

3. Regulation 120 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (3.).

Family to accompany member on forward journey.

4. Regulation 131 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (3.).

5. Regulations 148 and 149 of the Military Financial Regulations are repealed and the following regulations inserted in their stead:—

Oversea living out allowance.

“148.—(1.) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this regulation, an allowance called ‘oversea living out allowance’ is payable to a member who is posted to, and lives out in, an oversea country on intermediate term duty or long term duty.

“(2.) Oversea living out allowance is payable at such rate, for such period, and subject to such conditions, as the Military Board determines.

“(3.) Oversea living out allowance is not payable—

(a) to a member appointed or enlisted oversea in respect of a period following appointment or enlistment during which—

(i) he remains on the staff of the Australian Army Representative;

(ii) he is awaiting passage to Australia; or

(iii) he is undergoing a course of training before embarkation for Australia; or

(b)in respect of a period that a member is granted furlough or leave without pay under the Australian Military Regulations.

Oversea living in allowance.

“149.—(1.) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this regulation, an allowance called ‘oversea living in allowance’ is payable to a member who is posted to, and lives in at a Service establishment, in an oversea country on intermediate term duty or long term duty.

“(2.) Oversea living in allowance is payable at such rate, for such period, and subject to such conditions, as the Military Board determines.

“(3.) Oversea living in allowance is not payable—

(a) to a member appointed or enlisted oversea in respect of a period following appointment or enlistment during which—

 

(i) he remains on the staff of the Australian Army Representative;

(ii) he is awaiting passage to Australia; or

(iii) he is undergoing a course of training before embarkation for Australia; or

(b)in respect of a period that a member is granted furlough or leave without pay under the Australian Military Regulations.”.

Child allowance.

6. Regulation 150 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (2.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

“(2.) The child allowance is—

(a)where the member is in the United Kingdom—Ninety pounds per annum for the first child and Sixty pounds per annum for each additional child;

(b) where the member is in North America—at such rate, not exceeding Six hundred dollars per annum, as the Military Board determines; or

(c) in any other case—at such rate as the Military Board determines.

7. After regulation 151 of the Military Financial Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

School expenses.

“151a.—(1.) Where a married member is posted to an oversea country on long term duty and his child attends school in that country the member may be reimbursed by the Department such proportion of the school fees and other expenses as the Military Board determines.

“(2.) For the purposes of this regulation, “child” does not include a child who—

(a) is over the age of eighteen years; or

(b)has passed an examination that qualifies him for matriculation at an Australian university or an examination that is, in the opinion of the Military Board, of the same standard.”.

Continuation of oversea living allowance after return of certain members to Australia.

8. Regulation 152 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from paragraph (d)of sub-regulation (1.) the words “sub-regulation (5.) of regulation 148, sub-regulation (3.) of regulation 149 or regulation 150” and inserting in their stead the words “regulation 148, 149 or 150”; and

(b) by omitting sub-regulation (2.).

Additional United Kingdom allowance.

9. Regulation 153 of the Military Financial Regulations is repealed.

Dates of payment of oversea allowances.

10. Regulation 158 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting the figures “, 153”.

First Schedule.

11. The First Schedule to the Military Financial Regulations is amended—

(a) by inserting after the words and figures “Sub-regulation (1.) of Regulation 103.” the word and figure “Regulation 104a.”.

 

(b)by omitting the words and figures “Sub-regulations (4.), (5.) and (6.) of Regulation 148.” and inserting in their stead the word and figure “Regulation 148.”;

(c) by omitting the words and figures “Sub-regulations (2.), (4.) and (6.) of Regulation 149.” and inserting in their stead the word and figure “Regulation 149.”; and

(d)by inserting after the words and figures “Sub-regulation (l.) of Regulation 151.” the word and figure “Regulation 151a.”.

Additional allowances to members serving oversea on and after 1st July, 1962.

12. A member who was posted to, and performed duty, in an oversea country on intermediate term duty or long term duty for the whole or any part of the period that commenced on the first day of July, 1962, and ended on the day immediately before the commencement of these Regulations shall, subject to such conditions as the Military Board determines, be paid, in addition to the amounts paid or payable to him under the Military Financial Regulations as in force from time to time in that period as allowances in respect of the performance by him of duty in that country, such amount as an allowance in respect of the performance of that duty as the Military Board determines.

Date of effect of certain determinations.

13. An approval by the Military Board under paragraph (a