Military Financial Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1938. No. 45.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1934.*

I, THE ADMINISTRATOR of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby made the following Regulations under the Defence Act 1903-1934.

Dated this eighteenth day of May, 1938.

Administrator.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for Defence.

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Amendments of the Military Financial Regulations. 

Australian Army Veterinary Corps.

1. Regulation 31 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting from the column headed “Remarks” the words “Promotion to the rank of Captain may be effected after six years’ service as Lieutenant” and inserting in their stead the words “An officer who has completed one year’s service in the sixth sub-division of pay as a Lieutenant may, subject to his passing the prescribed examination and to compliance with the provisions of regulation 85 of the Australian Military Regulations, be promoted to the rank of Captain”.

2. Regulation 41 of the Military Financial Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Australian Army Ordnance Corps.

“41. The annual rates of pay and of incremental advancement by sub-divisions for the Australian Army Ordnance Corps (Workshop Section) shall be as follows:—

Sub-divisions.
Rank or Appointment.	Increments.
		l.	2.	3.	4.
£	£	£	£
Warrant Officer, Class	378	391	404	417	Annual Increments
1A
Warrant Officer, Class	326	339	352	365	Annual Increments. A Warrant Officer, Class II., if in receipt of pay at the rate prescribed for the third sub-division of that rank, shall, on promotion to the rank of Warrant Officer, Class I., be advanced to the second sub-division; or, if in receipt of pay at the rate prescribed for the fourth sub-division, to the third sub-division:
I.

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1938.

  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; and 1938, Nos. 11 and 15.

2176.—20/3.5.1938.—Price 3d.

“41. The Annual Rates of Pay, &c.—continued.

Rank or Appointment.	Sub-divisions.				Increments.
	1.	2.	3.	4.
Warrant Officer, Class II.	300	319	326	339	Provided that in each case the advancement shall not be made until he has completed twelve months’ service at the lower rate Advancement to the second subdivision may be made after three years’ service in the first sub-division. Advancement to the third sub-division may be made after four years’ service in the second sub-division, but shall be conditional on qualifying for promotion to higher rank or on qualifying at such technical test as is laid down by the Chief of the General Staff. Advancement to the fourth sub-division may be made after five years’ service in the third sub-division
Armament Staff Sergeant	287	..	..	..

Artisan.

Rank or Appointment.	Rate of Pay.	Remarks.
Grade I.—	£
Staff-Sergeant........	283
Sergeant.................	278	Subject to qualification by examination, promotion to the rank of Staff-Sergeant may be made after two years’ service as a Sergeant
Corporal................	273	Subject to qualification by examination, promotion to the rank of Sergeant may be made after one year’s service as a Corporal
Grade II.—
Sergeant.................	241
Lance-Sergeant......	235	Subject to qualification by examination, promotion to the rank of Sergeant may be made after four years’ service as a Lance-Sergeant
Corporal................	229	Subject to qualification by examination, and provided that a third-class certificate of education is held, the appointment of Lance-Sergeant may be granted after three years’ service as a Corporal

Workshop Assistant.

Rank or Appointment.	Rate of Pay.
£
Corporal........................................................................	222
Lance-Corporal..............................................................	217
Private...........................................................................	212”.

Militia staff officers’ rates of pay.

3. Regulation 132 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (i) the figures “30” opposite the words “Inspector of Dental Services at Army Head-quarters” and inserting in their stead the figures “36”.

4. Regulation 133 of the Military Financial Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Chaplains.

“133.—(i) Subject to sub-regulations (ii) and (iii) of this regulation, a Chaplain who is detailed for duty at a camp or camps of continuous training shall be paid, irrespective of his classification, at the rate of £1 per diem for each day of his authorized attendance at the camp or camps.

(ii) A District Base Commandant may authorize the attendance of a Chaplain at more than one camp of continuous training in a financial year:

Provided that the District Base Commandant shall not authorize the attendance of a Chaplain at a second camp in the same financial year as the first camp, unless, in the Commandant’s opinion, exceptional circumstances exist which render this additional attendance necessary.

(iii) Nothing in this regulation shall be deemed to authorize payment to a Chaplain, in respect of attendance at any one camp of continuous training, of an amount in excess of the total sum to which he would be entitled, at the rate prescribed in sub-regulation (i) of this regulation, for attendance at the camp on each day of the number of days camp training authorized for that camp.”

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