Military Financial Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES

1970 No. 133

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1966.*

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 1903-1966.

Dated this twenty eighth day of September, 1970.

Paul Hasluck

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Andrew Peacock

Minister of State for the Army.

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Amendments of the Military Financial Regulations 

Commencement.

1. These Regulations shall come into operation on the First day of October, 1970.

Interpretation.

2. Regulation 5 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting the definition of “consolidated rate of pay”.

3. After regulation 8 of the Military Financial Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

Consolidated rates of pay.

“8a. For the purpose of these Regulations, an officer shall be taken to be in receipt of pay at a consolidated rate—

(a) if the officer holds an appointment specified in sub-section (1.) of section 9a of the Defence Act 1903-1970; or

(b) if the officer is eligible to be paid pay as provided in a sub-regulation of regulation 11 of these Regulations.”.

4. Regulation 11 of the Military Financial Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Consolidated rates of pay General—Officers.

“11.—(1.) The rate at which pay is payable to a Major-General is a consolidated rate of Fifteen thousand four hundred and sixty-nine dollars per year.

“(2.) Subject to the next succeeding regulation, the rate at which pay is payable to a Brigadier is a consolidated rate of Thirteen thousand and thirty-eight dollars per year.

“(3.) The rate at which pay is payable to a medical officer who holds the rank of Brigadier is a consolidated rate of Fourteen thousand two hundred and fifty-three dollars per year.”.

Marriage allowance.

5.Regulation 19 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (8.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

“(8.) Marriage allowance is not payable to a member who is in receipt of pay at a consolidated rate.”.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on  1970.

  Statutory Rules 1966, No. 35, as amended by Statutory Rules 1966, Nos. 58, 87, 129 and 151; 1967, Nos. 24, 34, 111, 145 and 163; 1968, Nos. 49, 50, 62, 63, 111 and 154; 1969, Nos. 6, 15. 53. 67, 97, 112, 118, 131, 132, 169 and 198; and 1970, Nos. 5, 46.

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Separation allowance.

6. Regulation 23 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (5.).

Provision allowance.

7. Regulation 24 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (3.).

Clothing maintenance allowance.

8. Regulation 237 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting paragraph (a) of sub-regulation (2.) and inserting in its stead the following paragraph:—

“(a) a member in receipt of pay at a consolidated rate;”.

Living out allowance—unmarried members.

9. Regulation 247 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting paragraph (a) of sub-regulation (6.) and inserting in its stead the following paragraphs:—

“(a) to a member in receipt of pay at a consolidated rate;

(aa) to a member who is a Pacific Islander;”.

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