Military Financial Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1941. No. 30.

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 twelfth day of February, 1941.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for the Army.

 

Amendments of the Military Financial Regulations.  

Definitions.

1. Regulation 3 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting from the definition of “Formation, &c.” the words “or mixed brigade” and inserting in their stead the words “, mixed brigade or the Training Depots of any Command”.

2.Regulation 23 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulations (ii) and (iii) and inserting in their stead the following sub-regulations:—

Temporary rank—in time of peace.

“(ii) At any time other than a time of war, a member promoted to a temporary rank shall, if a vacancy in the corresponding substantive rank exists on the establishment of the unit concerned—

(a) in the case of an officer, on the approval of the Military Board, and

(b)in the case of a warrant or non-commissioned officer or a private soldier, on the approval of the formation, &c., commander,

be paid, as on and from the date of his completion of one month’s service in the temporary rank, a rate of pay equal to the minimum rate prescribed for the substantive rank.

Temporary rank of warrant officer (Class 11) or higher grade—Incremental advancement.

“(iii) A member promoted to the temporary rank of warrant officer (Class II.) or of warrant officer of any higher grade shall, if he holds the temporary rank or grade for a continuous period, not being less than the period prescribed in these Regulations for incremental advancement in the corresponding substantive rank or grade, be eligible for incremental advancement as if he had been permanently appointed or promoted to that rank or grade.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 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, 253 and

375.—12/17.1.1941.—Price 3d.

Temporary rank in time of war.

“(iiia) A member promoted to a temporary rank in time of war, or promoted to a temporary rank before that time and continuing to hold such rank during that time, shall be paid, as on and from the date of his promotion, or from the commencement of that time of war, whichever is the later, a rate of pay equal to the minimum rate prescribed for the corresponding substantive rank, and, thereafter, shall, if he holds the temporary rank for a continuous period, not being less than the period prescribed in these Regulations for incremental advancement in the corresponding substantive rank, be eligible for incremental advancement as if he had been permanently appointed or promoted to that rank.”.

Quarter-masters.

3. Regulation 34 of the Military Financial Regulation is amended—

(a) by omitting the words “The annual” and inserting in their stead the figure and words “(i) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, the annual”; and

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

“(ii) In time of war, a Quartermaster of the Permanent Military Forces promoted to a temporary rank higher than the rank of Captain shall, if a vacancy exists on the war establishment of the unit concerned, be paid the rates of pay and allowances prescribed by these Regulations for an officer of the Staff Corps of the substantive rank corresponding to such temporary rank.”.

Adjustments of pay and allowances.

4.—(1.) If, in respect of the period commencing on the third day of September, 1939, and ending on the day upon which these Regulations came into operation, any amount of pay or allowances has been paid or is payable to a member promoted to a temporary rank at a rate which is less than the rate payable in accordance with regulation 23 or 34, as the case may be, of the Military Financial Regulations, as amended by these Regulations, the member may be paid an amount equal to the difference between the first-mentioned rate and the last-mentioned rate.

(2.) If, during the period commencing on the third day of September, 1939, and ending on the day upon which these Regulations came into operation, any member held a temporary rank for such continuous period as would qualify him for incremental advancement in accordance with regulation 23 of the Military Financial Regulations, as amended by regulation 2 of these Regulations, the member’s pay may be advanced in accordance with the provisions of that regulation, as so amended, and any such period shall be taken into account in reckoning the date or dates of the member’s eligibility for such advancement or further incremental advancement.

(3.) This regulation shall not apply to or in relation to any member of the Permanent Military Forces who was appointed to, or enlisted in, those Forces after the fifth day of October, 1939.

 

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