Military Financial Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1942. No. 507.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1941.*

I, THE DEPUTY OF THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Defence Act 1903-1941.

Dated this thirteenth day of November , 1942.

Deputy of the Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for the Army.

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Amendments of the Military Financial Regulations. 

Brevet, honorary or acting rank.

1. Regulation 23 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (i) the words “brevet, honorary or acting rank or appointment” and inserting in their stead the words. “brevet or honorary rank or appointment, and soldiers holding acting warrant or non-commissioned rank”; and

(b) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulation:—

“(vi) An officer holding acting rank shall be paid at the same rate as if, at the time of his appointment to the acting rank, he had been promoted to temporary rank in the same rank.”.

Adjustment of pay of officers holding acting rank.

2. If, in respect of the period from and including the sixteenth day of December, 1941, and ending on the day upon which these Regulations come into operation, any member holding acting rank as an officer has not received pay and allowances calculated at the rates

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on    , 1942.

  Statutory Rules 1935, No. 83, as amended by Statutory Rules 1935. Nos. 102 and 123; 1936, Nos. 1, 32, 62, 75, 98, 111, 122, 144 and 158; 1937, Nos. 1, 22, 29, 42, 71, 76, 96 and 113; 1938, Nos. 11, 15, 45, 76, 89, 96, 98 and 122; 1939, Nos. 82, 132, 133, 135 and 159; 1940. Nos. 39, 68, 76, 204. 211 and 253; and 1941. Nos. 13, 30, 50, 109, 154, 216 and 306.

payable in accordance with regulation 23 of the Military Financial Regulations, as amended by regulation 1 of these Regulations, the member may be paid in respect of that period an amount equal to the difference between the amount which he received and the amount calculated at those rates.

Refund of cost of medical attendance by member in receipt of damages.

3. Regulation 108 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (i) the words “this regulation” (wherever occurring) and inserting in their stead the words “these Regulations”.

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By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.