Naval Account Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

F.R.L.I.

1996B02154

STATUTORY RULES.

1928. No. 133.

NAVAL ACCOUNT REGULATIONS UNDER THE AUDIT ACT 1901-1926.

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 Audit Act 1901-1926, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this seventh day of December, 1928.

STONEHAVEN

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

C. W. C. MARR

for Treasurer.

 

Naval Account Regulations under the Audit Act 1901-1926.

(Statutory Rules 1926, No. 189.)

1. Wherever appearing throughout these Regulations, the references to Treasury Forms 18, 20, 23, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33 and 37 are omitted and the following references, respectively, inserted in their stead:—

“ Treasury Forms 20, 22, 24, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34 and 38 ”.

2. Sub-Regulation (4) of Regulation 26 is amended by omitting the words “ The police of the ship shall be in attendance ”.

3. Regulation 59 is amended by omitting sub-regulation (2) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

“ (2) The Certifying Officer shall keep a record of all advances made, shall see that the Paying Officer promptly furnishes acquitted vouchers and Form N.A. 8 in adjustment thereof, and shall furnish to the latter promptly at the end of each month a statement of advances unadjusted.”

4. Regulation 65 is amended by omitting sub-regulation (2) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

“ (2) The Director of Navy Accounts shall retain Transfer Accounts in his possession until the last day of each month, when they shall be summarized on Treasury Form 23. Form 23 shall be prepared in triplicate. One copy of the Transfer Accounts and Form 23 shall be retained by the Director of Navy Accounts and the other copy forwarded to the Sub-Treasury. No special form of Transfer Account need be used but the specimen Transfer Account (Treasury Form 28) should be followed as closely as circumstances permit ”.

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5. Regulation 86 is amended as follows:—

(1) By omitting paragraph (a) and inserting in its stead the following paragraph:—

“ (a) To the claimant, who shall, wherever possible, be paid by cheque forwarded through the post; payment in any other manner is to be discouraged.”

(2) By omitting from paragraph (b) the words “Payments into a claimant’s bank account should be limited as far as possible to the payment of salaries”.

(3) By omitting paragraph (c) and inserting in its stead the following paragraph :—

“ (c) To the holder of Treasury Forms 34, 35, or 36. Payments shall not be made to holders of Treasury Form 34 other than for payment of salaries, or to holders of Treasury Form 36 where it is possible to forward a cheque to the claimant through the post. An order for payment of salary shall be given only when, in consequence of leave or absence on duty, the officer cannot draw his pay in person. When such order is made out in favour of any person other than a person employed by the Commonwealth, it shall not be recognized unless approved in writing on the order by the Certifying Officer, the Officer-in-Charge, or the Senior Officer, at the office or place where payment is made.

6. Regulation 93 is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

“93. The Paying Officer shall keep a record of advances made through him and shall see that they are adjusted as soon as possible by the presentation to him of acquitted vouchers and the cash not paid. He shall also reconcile the unadjusted advances with the statement received from the certifying Officer, vide Regulation 59.”

7. Regulation 95 is repealed.

 

By Authority: H. J. Green, Government Printer, Canberra.