Military Financial Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1937. No. 71.

 

REGULATION UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1934.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulation under the Defence Act 1903-1934.

Dated this twenty third day of June, 1937.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Acting Minister of State for Defence.

 

Amendment of Military Financial Regulations. 

Regulation 157 is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Hire of motor vehicles, motor cycles and bicycles.

“157. (i) Privately-owned motor vehicles, motor cycles or bicycles may be hired, under such terms of agreement as are approved by the Military Board, for purposes of authorized Militia training: Provided that the numbers of motor vehicles, motor cycles or bicycles which may be hired under this regulation shall not exceed, in respect of any parade, camp, school or course, the numbers shown in the authorized training establishment of the Militia unit concerned and that payment shall be at the rates and in accordance with the conditions prescribed in this regulation.

 

*Notified in the Commonwealth, Gazette on , 1937.

 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; and 1937, Nos. 1, 22, 29 and 42.

2235.—20/19.5.1937—Price 3d.

(ii) Payment for the hire of motor vehicles, motor cycles or bicycles shall be in accordance with the following scale:—

Type of Vehicle or Machine.	Daily rate for hire (per whole day).(a)			Mileage rate payable in addition to daily rate for hire— per mile.(b)	Conditions of Payment.
						£	s.	d.	d.
Commercial tractor..................... Lorry, 30-cwt. capacity or over Truck, over 15 cwt. and less than 30-cwt. capacity Light utility truck or van, up to 15-cwt. capacity Motor car................................... Motor cycle with side car............ Motor cycle, solo........................ Bicycle......................................	1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0	5 5 14 10 10 5 5 2	0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0	8 8 5 4 4 1¼ 1 Nil	(a) The rate of hire payable for half-day or night parades shall be calculated on the same basis as prescribed for pay by Regulation 143; (b) The mileage rate shall be payable, in addition to daily rate for hire, for each mile travelled in proceeding to and from the place of assembly for training, and for each mile travelled while on duty at camps of continuous training, home trainings parades, or approved schools or courses of instruction

(iii) The Commonwealth shall not be liable for the payment of any claim arising from damage sustained by a motor vehicle, motor cycle or bicycle during its use for the purposes of authorized training: Provided that, in exceptional circumstances, where a motor vehicle, motor cycle or bicycle is damaged while under military control, and where such damage is caused by an accident which occurs during and is directly attributable to military operations, the Military Board may approve of the payment of such amount as, in the opinion of the Military Board, is reasonably necessary to enable repairs to be effected.

(iv) Free issues of petrol or lubricants shall not be made in respect of the use of a hired motor vehicle or motor cycle.”

 

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