Military Financial Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1941. No. 50.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903–1939.*

I, 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 1903–1939.

Dated this eighth day of March, 1941.

GOWRIE

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

PERCY C. SPENDER

Minister of State for the Army.

 

Amendments of the Military Financial Regulations. 

Regulation 13 of the Military Financial Regulations is repealed and the following regulations are inserted in its stead:—

Procedure regarding queried claims.

13.—(i) Where a District Finance Officer considers that—

(a) there is doubt as to the admissibility of any claim submitted for payment;

(b) the payment would be contrary to, or would not be authorized by or under, the provisions of these Regulations, or would be irregular or incorrect in any other respect; or

(c) the payment should not be made except with the approval of a higher authority,

he shall refer the matter, with a statement of his views, through the proper military authority, to the General Officer Commanding the Command or his delegate.

(ii) If the General Officer Commanding, or his delegate, is satisfied that funds are available to meet the expenditure and that the payment would not be contrary to any regulation or any instructions issued by the Military Board, he may, subject to the Audit Act 1901–1934 and the Treasury Regulations, in writing, approve of the payment of the claim.

(iii) A General Officer Commanding may, by writing under his hand delegate all or any of his powers under this regulation to a Brigadier in charge of Administration or a Commandant of a Military District within his Command. Every delegation under this regulation shall be revocable at will and no delegation shall prevent the exercise of any power by the General Officer Commanding.

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 10th March, 1941.

  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 and 30.

1480. —Price 3d

 

Savings of expenditure.

13a. Where any matter comes to the knowledge of a District Finance Officer in respect of which he considers that savings of expenditure could be effected, he shall submit a statement in relation thereto to the General Officer Commanding, who shall forward it, with such comments as he thinks desirable, to the Military Board for consideration.

 

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