Naval Establishments Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1933. No. 116.

 

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 come into operation forthwith unless otherwise specified herein.

Dated this twentieth day of October, 1933.

ISAAC A. ISAACS

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. F. PEARCE

Minister of State for Defence.

 

Amendment of Naval Establishments Regulations.

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

(Eleventh Amendment)

1. Regulation 43a is repealed as from 23rd May, 1933, and the following regulation is inserted in its stead:—

“43a.—(1) Where the Commonwealth Statistician notifies in the Gazette the retail price index number for the six State capital cities of the Commonwealth for the twelve months preceding the first day of January in any year, commencing with the twelve months preceding the first day of January, One thousand nine hundred and thirty-three, and the index number so notified is less than One thousand six hundred and seventy-two or more than One thousand seven hundred and forty-four, salary payable in pursuance of the provisions of regulation 43 shall be varied in the following manner:—

(i) In the case of officers under 21 years of age—

by increase or decrease of Three pounds per annum in respect of each forty-eight points or portion thereof by which respectively the index number exceeds One thousand seven hundred and forty-four or is less than One thousand six hundred and seventy-two;

(ii)In the case of adult male officers—

by increase or decrease of Six pounds per annum in respect of each forty-eight points or portion thereof by which respectively the index number exceeds One thousand seven hundred and forty-four or is less than One thousand six hundred and seventy-two.

 

(2) Any variation made in pursuance of sub-regulation (1) of this regulation shall take effect on the first day of July next following the notification in the Gazette of the index number, and shall continue in force for a period of twelve months.

(3) In this regulation ‘index number’ means the Harvester-all-items index number (‘D’ Series) published in the Gazette by the Commonwealth Statistician as being the retail price index number ascertained in respect of food, groceries, housing (rent of houses of four or five rooms only), clothing and miscellaneous expenditure combined.”

2. Regulation 43b is repealed as from 5th January, 1933.

3. Regulation 99 is repealed.

 

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