Naval Financial (Citizen Forces) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1962. No. 81.

 

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 Seventh day of September, 1962.

DALLAS BROOKS

Administrator.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Sgd. J.G. GORTON.

Minister of State for the Navy.

 

Amendments of the Naval Financial (Citizen Forces) Regulations. 

Definitions.

1. Regulation 4 of the Naval Financial (Citizen Forces) Regulations is amended by omitting the definitions of “rank” and “rating” and inserting in their stead the following definitions:—

“‘rank’ includes acting rank, relative rank and acting relative rank;

“‘rating’ includes acting rating, relative rating and acting relative rating;”.

2. Regulation 11 of the Naval Financial (Citizen Forces) Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Pay for part-time training.

“11. An officer or man who performs part-time training shall be credited in respect of each day on which he performs part-time training for a period of not less than two hours—

(a) if the period of part-time training is not less than 6 hours—with one day’s pay;

(b) if the period of part-time training is less than 6 hours but not less than 3 hours—with one-half of one day’s pay; or

(c) if the period of part-time training is less than 3 hours—with one-third of one day’s pay.”.

Pay for attendances at guards of honour, &c.

3. Regulations 12 of the Naval Financial (Citizen Forces) Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (3.) the word “or” (first occurring) and inserting in its stead the word “of”.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 13th September, 1962.

  Statutory Rules 1961, No. 43, as amended by Statutory Rules 1961, No. 97; and 1962, No. 18.

4183/62.—Price 3d. 9/8.8.1963.

 

4. After regulation 13 of the Naval Financial (Citizen Forces) Regulation the following regulation is inserted:—

Deductions from pay in respect of loss or damage caused by negligence or misconduct.

“13a.—(1.) The provisions of sub-regulations (1.) to (11.) (inclusive) of regulation 132a of the Naval Financial Regulations apply, notwithstanding the provisions of any other regulation made under the Naval Defence Act 1910-1952 or of the Queen’s Regulations and Admiralty Instructions in their application to the Naval Forces, to and in relation to an officer or a man serving in the Citizen Naval Forces in like manner as they apply to and in relation to an officer serving in the Permanent Naval Forces or a male person serving in the Permanent Naval Forces and holding a rating of or below that of Chief Petty Officer, as the case may be.

“(2.) In the application of the provisions referred to in the last preceding sub-regulation to and in relation to an officer or a man serving in the Citizen Naval Forces—

(a) references to a member shall be read as references to an officer or a man serving in the Citizen Naval Forces; and

(b) references to service shall be read as references to service in the Citizen Naval Forces, including service in a vacancy in the Establishment of the Permanent Naval Forces.”.

Allowances generally.

5.—(1.) Regulation 15 of the Naval Financial (Citizen Forces) Regulations is amended by inserting in sub-regulation (1.), after the word “continuous”, the words “or part-time”.

(2.) This regulation shall be deemed to have come into operation on the first day of April, 1961.

6. Regulation 16 of the Naval Financial (Citizen Forces) Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Marriage allowance.

“16. Where a member of the Citizen Naval Forces—

(a) is borne on a ship’s book for pay; or

(b) is undergoing training or courses,

for a period of less than four days, marriage allowance shall not be payable.”.

7. Regulation 17 of the Naval Financial (Citizen Forces) Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Qualifying allotment for marriage allowance.

“17. Where a member of the Citizen Naval Forces—

(a) is borne on a ship’s book for pay; or

(b) is undergoing training or courses,

for a period of less than twenty-eight days, the failure of the member to make an allotment in accordance with the provisions of regulation 84 of the Naval Financial Regulations does not affect his eligibility for payment of marriage allowance.”.

Separation allowance.

8. Regulation 18 of the Naval Financial (Citizen Forces) Regulations is amended by adding at the end thereof the words “that includes not less than two Saturdays and two Sundays.”.

Locum tenens allowance.

9.—(1.) Regulation 21 of the Naval Financial (Citizen Forces) Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (3.) the words “Three pounds three shillings” and inserting in their stead the words “Seven pounds seven shillings”.

 

(2.) Locum tenens allowance shall be paid to an officer of the Dental Branch at the rate prescribed by sub-regulation (3.) of regulation 21 of the Naval Financial (Citizen Forces) Regulations, as amended by the last preceding sub-regulation, in respect of each day on and after the first day of November, 1961, and before the date of commencement of this regulation, on which the officer, whilst performing continuous training, employed a locum tenens.

10.—(1.) After regulation 21 of the Naval Financial (Citizen Forces) Regulations the following regulations are inserted:—

Special allowance for medical officers and dental officers.

“21a. In the application of regulation 11 of the Naval Financial Regulations to and in relation to officers of the Medical Branch or of the Dental Branch who perform part-time training, such an officer shall be credited, in respect of each day on which he performs part-time training for a period of not less than two hours—

(a) if the period of part-time training is not less than 6 hours— with one day’s special allowance under that regulation;

(b) if the period of part-time training is less than 6 hours but not less than 3 hours—with one-half of one day’s special allowance under that regulation; or

(c) if the period is less than 3 hours—with one-third of one day’s special allowance under that regulation.

Cost of travel to and from training.

“21b. The Department may, subject to such conditions as the Naval Board determines—

(a) pay the cost of fares incurred by a member, or reimburse a member the cost of fares incurred by him, in travelling by normal public transport to and from his place of part-time or continuous training; or

(b) pay to a member who uses a motor vehicle to travel to and from his place of part-time or continuous training an allowance, at such rates as the Naval Board determines, in respect of that travel.

Meal allowance—part-time training.

“21c. Where a member of the Citizen Naval Forces attends part-time training and necessarily incurs the expense of a mid-day or evening meal, he shall, subject to such conditions as the Naval Board determines, be paid meal allowance at the rate of meal allowance from time to time determined under regulation 211 of the Naval Financial Regulations in respect of a mid-day or evening meal, as the case may be, for a member of the Permanent Naval Forces serving in Australia.”.

(2.) This regulation shall be deemed to have come into operation on the first day of April, 1961.

Cadets.

11.—(1.) Regulation 23 of the Naval Financial (Citizen Forces) Regulations is amended by inserting in sub-regulation (1.), after the word “Regulations”, the words “and regulations 21b and 21c of these Regulations”.

(2) This regulation shall be deemed to have come into operation on the first day of April, 1961.

 

Allowances not payable.

12.—(1.) Regulation 24 of the Naval Financial (Citizen Forces) Regulations is amended by omitting paragraph (a) and inserting in its stead the following paragraph:—

“(a) any of the allowances specified in Part I. of the Third Schedule to these Regulations in respect of periods of continuous training or any of the allowances specified in Part I. or Part II. of that Schedule in respect of periods of part-time training; or”.

(2.) This regulation shall be deemed to have come into operation on first day of April, 1961.

The Third Schedule.

13.—(1.) The Third Schedule to the Naval Financial (Citizen Forces) Regulations is amended—

(a) by inserting after the words—

“THIRD SCHEDULE.”

the words—

“Part I.”;

and

(b) by adding at the end thereof the words—

“Part II.

Allowances specified in the Naval Financial Regulations which, although payable to a member of the Citizen Naval Forces in respect of continuous training, are not payable to such a member in respect of part-time training—

Marriage allowance;

Separation allowance;

Provision allowance;

Living out allowance;

Living out away from home allowance;

Retention of lodgings allowance.”.

(2.) This regulation shall be deemed to have come into operation on the first day of April, 1961.

 

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