Naval Establishments Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1934. No. 89.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE NAVAL DEFENCE ACT 1910-1918.

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 Naval Defence Act 1910-1918, to operate as from 12th October, 1933.

Dated this twenty-fifth day of July, 1934.

ISAAC A. ISAACS

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. F.PEARCE

Minister of State for Defence.

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Amendment of Naval Establishments Regulations.

(Statutory Rules 1926; No. 197, as amended to this date.)

(Thirteenth Amendment.)

1. Regulation 76 is amended by omitting sub-regulation (3).

2. After regulation 76 the following new regulation is inserted:—

Basis of calculation of allowance of officers and employees.

“76a. (1) For the purpose of calculating any allowance payable to an officer or employee under regulations 77 to 84, the maximum salary of the position occupied by the officer or employee shall not be deemed to be affected or varied by the provisions of the Financial Emergency Act 1931-1933, or to have been varied by the provisions of regulation 43a.

(2) Where any allowance under regulations 77 to 84 is payable for less than a day, the allowance shall be at an hourly rate of one twenty-fourth part of the daily rate or one hundred and sixty-eighth part of the weekly rate, as the case may be.

3. Regulation 77, sub-regulation (1), is amended by omitting the scale and inserting in its stead the following scale:—

  

Where Maximum Salary of Position is—	Allowance Capital Cities.			Allowance other than Capital Cities.
	First Fourteen Days’ Residence.	After Fourteen Days’ Residence.		First Fourteen Days’ Residence.	After Fourteen Days’ Residence.
		Married Officer.	Unmarried officer.		Married Officer.	Unmarried Officer.
Officers.

 

Per day.		Per week.		Per week.		Per	day		Per week.		Per week.
s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.
£312 and under.....	12	0	42	0	30	0	10	6	35	0	25	0
£313 to £480.........	14	6	50	0	35	0	12	0	42	0	30	0
£481 to £708.........	17	0	63	0	40	0	14	6	50	0	35	0
£709 to £999.........	20	0	70	0	45	0	17	0	63	0	40	0
£1,000 and over....	(a)		(a)		(a)		(a)			(a)		(a)
Employees.
12	0	12	0	30	0	10	6		35	0	25	0

(a) As may be determined from time to time by the Naval Board.

Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 26th July, 1934

2754.—Price 3d.

4. After regulation 77 the following new regulation is inserted:—

Allowances to officers working within defined districts.

“77a. (1) An officer or employees temporarily transferred to perform duty at another station or stations other than in a capital city) involving absence from home for a period of not less than six weeksshall, subject to the provisions of sub-regulation(2) of regulation 77, be paid an allowance on the following scale, provided—

(a)that the officer or employee is informed in writing before leaving his head-quarters of the allowance to be paid; and

(b) that a period of not less than three weeks elapses between the time of first arrival in and time of ultimate departure from any town:—

Where Maximum Salary of Position is—	Whets the period of continuous Residence at a Temporary Station is—
	Less than one week.		One week or more.
			Married Officer.	Unmarried Officer.
				First week.	After first week.
Per day.		Per week.	Per week.	Per week.
s.	d.	s.	s.	s.
£312 and under.................	10	6	35	35	25
£313 to £480.....................	12	0	42	42	30
£481 and over...................	14	6	50	50	35

(2) Officers or employees whose place of work is variable within a specified district shall, subject to the provisions of sub-regulation (2) of regulation 77, be paid an allowance as prescribed in sub-regulation (1) of this regulation, provided—

(a)that the officer or employee is informed in writing before leaving his head-quarters of the allowance to be paid; and

(b) that a period of not less than two weeks elapses between the time of first arrival in and time of ultimate departure from any town.

(3) If, in any case, it is proved to the satisfaction of the Naval Board that the allowance paid under this regulation is insufficient to meet extra expenses necessarily incurred, the Naval Board may increase the allowance.”

5.Regulation 79 is repealed and the following regulation is inserted in its stead:—

“70. Travelling allowances shall be in addition to cost of conveyance. The period for which travelling allowance may be claimed shall be computed from time of departure, to time of arrival on return, of the train, steamer, or other conveyance by which an officer or employee travels.

Provided that in the case of an officer or employee travelling on permanent transfer, to whom the provisions of regulation 75 are applicable, the period shall be computed to time of arrival at the place to which he has been transferred.”

6. Regulation 80 is repealed and the following regulation is inserted in its stead:—

“80. Where an officer or employee in receipt of a weekly rate of allowance is required to leave his temporary head-quarters for a period of less than one week, he shall be paid, in respect of such absence, travelling allowance as prescribed and, in addition, an amount to meet continuing expenses necessarily incurred, but not exceeding the amount which would have been paid had he remained at his temporary station.”

7. Regulation 81 is repealed and the following regulation is inserted in its stead:—

Increased or decreased travelling allowance.

“81. Upon proof to the satisfaction of the Naval Board that the travelling allowance payable to an officer or employee under these Regulations is either insufficient to cover or in excess of, expenses reasonably incurred, the Naval Board may vary the allowance.”

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