Naval Establishments Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

 

STATUTORY RULES.

1961. No. 32

REGULATIONS UNDER THE NAVAL DEFENCE ACT 1910-1952.’*

I THE ADMINISTRATOR of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Naval Defence Act 1910-1952.

Dated this  6th

day of  March , 1961.

                                                                                                                            DALLAS BROOKS

                                                                                                                           Administrator.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for the Navy.

Amendments of the Naval Establishments Regulations. 

Rates of pay and increments.

1. Regulation 43 of the Naval Establishments Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (2.) the symbol and figures “£12” and inserting in their stead the words “Thirty pounds”.

Outfit gratuity.

2. Regulation 43a of the Naval Establishments Regulations is amended by omitting the words “Thirty pounds” and inserting in their stead the words “Forty-five pounds”.

Meal Allowance.

3. Regulation 47 of the Naval Establishments Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the words “Eight shillings” and inserting in its stead the words “Nine shillings”.

Rates of travelling allowances.

4. Regulation 75 of the Naval Establishments Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting the table in sub-regulation (1.) and inserting in its stead the following table:—

Where Salary or Maximum Salary of Office is—		Allowance per day for First Twenty-one Days’ residence.
Male.	Female.	Capital Cities.
£	s.	d.
£2,877 and under.......................................................	£2,723 and under......	3	18	0
£2,878 and over.......................................................	£2,724 and over........	4	10	0
Other than Capital Cities.
£	s.	d.
£1,737 and under.......................................................	£1,583 and under......	2	12	0
£1,738 and over.......................................................	£1,584 and over........	3	3	0

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 9 March, 1961.

  Statutory Rules 1936, No. 107, as amended to date. For previous amendments of the Naval Establishments Regulations, see footnote   to Statutory Rules 1961, No. 30.

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(b) by omitting sub-regulation (2.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

“(2.) After an officer or employee has resided in the one locality for a period of twenty-one days, the officer or employee shall be paid an allowance equal to the amount expended by the officer or employee on accommodation, sustenance and incidental expenses or, if the Naval Board is satisfied that the amount so expended is not reasonable having regard to the status of the officer or employee and the purposes for which the officer or employee is performing duty whilst absent from his head-quarters, such amount as the Naval Board considers reasonable in the circumstances.”.

Allowances to officers working in defined districts.

5. Regulation 76 of the Naval Establishments Regulations is amended—

(a)by omitting the words and figures “subject to the provisions of sub-regulation (2.) of regulation 75” (twice occurring); and

(b)by omitting the table in sub-regulation (1.) and inserting in its stead the following table:—

Where the period of continuous residence at a temporary station is—
Less than three weeks.			Three weeks or more.
			Married Officer.			Unmarried Officer.
						First week.			After first week.
Per day.			Per week.			Per week.			Per week.
£	s	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
2	12	0	11	0	0	11	0	0	6	15	0

Mode of travelling on duty.

6. Regulation 82 of the Naval Establishments Regulations is amended—

(a) by inserting at the end of sub-regulation (1.) the following sub-regulation:—

“(1a.) Where it is considered desirable that an officer or employee should reach his destination more quickly than if he travelled by railway, such officer or employee may be authorized to travel by air.”; and

(b)by omitting from sub-regulation (2.) the figure and symbol

“5s.” and inserting in their stead the words “Ten shillings.”.

By Authority: A. J. Arthur, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.