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

STATUTORY RULES.

1964. No. 145.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE NAVAL DEFENCE ACT 1910-1964.*

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 1910-1964.

Dated this  twenty-sixth

day of  November , 1964.

DE L’ISLE

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

F. CHANEY

Minister of State for the Navy.

Amendments of the Naval Financial (Citizen Forces) Regulations. 

Rates of pay officers.

1. Regulation 8 of the Naval Financial (Citizen Forces) Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting the words “The daily rate” and inserting in their stead the words “Subject to this regulation, the daily rate”; and

(b) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulations:—

“(3.) The daily rate of active pay payable to an officer of the Special Duties List, being an officer who was such an officer on the thirtieth day of June, 1964, is—

(a) the daily rate of active pay specified in the First Schedule to these Regulations in relation to his rank; or

(b) the sum of the daily rate of active pay payable to an officer of the like rank in respect of service in the Citizen Naval Forces on the thirtieth day of June, 1964, and Three shillings and fourpence,

whichever is the greater.

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 3rd December, 1964.

  Statutory Rules 1961, No. 43, as amended by Statutory Rules 1961, No. 97; 1962, Nos. 18 and 81; 1963, Nos. 2, 73, 89 and 121; and 1964, No. 6.

10127/64.—Price. 1s  9/3.11.1964.

“(4.) Where an amount equal to the daily rate of active pay of an officer of the Citizen Naval Forces who was appointed an officer on or after the first day of July, 1964, and was a man of the Citizen Naval Forces immediately before being so appointed when aggregated with any flying pay payable to him under regulation 24 of the Naval Financial Regulations in its application to the Citizen Naval Forces would, but for this sub-regulation, be less than the daily rate of active pay payable to a man holding the like rating as the officer held immediately before he was appointed an officer, the daily rate of active pay of the officer is the daily rate of active pay payable to such a man.”.

Rates of payment.

2. Regulation 9 of the Naval Financial (Citizen Forces) Regulations is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulation:—

“(2.) The daily rate of active pay payable to a man of the Citizen Naval Forces in accordance with the last preceding sub-regulation is, by virtue of this sub-regulation, increased by Four shillings per day.”.

3.After Regulation 20 of the Naval Financial (Citizen Forces) Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

Flying pay.

“20a. The allowance called ‘flying pay’, provided for by regulation 24 of the Naval Financial Regulations, in its application to the Citizen Naval Forces, is not payable to an officer of the Citizen Naval Forces whose rate of active pay is the rate payable in accordance with sub-regulation (4.) of regulation 8 of these Regulations.”.

4. Regulation 21a of the Naval Financial (Citizen Forces) Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Special allowance for medical officers and dental officers.

“21a.—(1.) An officer of the Medical Branch or of the Dental Branch of the Citizen Naval Forces is not entitled to payment of the allowance provided for in regulation 11 of the Naval Financial Regulations.

“(2.) An officer of the Medical Branch or of the Dental Branch of the Citizen Naval Forces is entitled, in respect of periods of continuous or part-time training, to a special allowance at the rate specified, in relation to his rank, in the following table:—

Rank.	Rate per day.
£	s.	d.
Surgeon Lieutenant or Surgeon Lieutenant (D.) ............................................................	1	10	5
Surgeon Lieutenant-Commander or Surgeon Lieutenant-Commander (D.) .....................	16	9
Surgeon Commander or Surgeon Commander (D.) .......................................................	19	5
Surgeon Captain or Surgeon Captain (D.) .....................................................................	1	9	4

“(3.) In the application of the last preceding sub-regulation, 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 six hours—with one day’s special allowance under that sub-regulation;

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

(c) in any other case—with one-third of one day’s special allowance under that sub-regulation.”.

First and Second Schedules.

5. The First and Second Schedules to the Naval Financial (Citizen Forces) Regulations are repealed and the following schedules inserted in their stead:—

FIRST SCHEDULE.

Regulation 8.

Rates of Active Pay—Officers of the Citizen Naval Forces.

Part 1.—General, Special Duties and Supplementary Lists, Instructor, Naval Ordnance Design and Inspection and Medical and Dental Branches.

Rank.		Rate per day.
£	s.		d.
Midshipman ................................................................................................................		2	1		3
Acting Sub-Lieutenant .................................................................................................		3	4		2
Sub-Lieutenant or Sub-Lieutenant (S.D.) .......................................................................		3	13		4
Lieutenant or Lieutenant (S.D.) other than Surgeon Lieutenant and Surgeon Lieutenant (D.) .................................................................................................................................... ..		4	9		11
Surgeon Lieutenant and Surgeon Lieutenant (D.) ...........................................................		5	3		9
Lieutenant Commander or Lieutenant Commander (S.D.) ..............................................		7	1		7
Commander or Commander (S.D.) ................................................................................		8	14		5
Captain .......................................................................................................................		9	17		5
Part 2.—Chaplains.
Rank.	Rate per day.
£		s.	d.
Chaplain .....................................................................................................................	4		11	2

SECOND SCHEDULE.

Regulation 9.

Rates of Active Pay—Men of the Citizen Naval Forces.

Part 1.—Seaman Branch, Regulating Branch, Communications Branch, Engineering Mechanic Branch, Writer Branch, Stores Branch, Sick Berth Branch, Musician Branch, Butcher Branch, Sailmaker Branch, Cook Branch, Steward Branch, Naval Air Mechanic Branch, Naval Airman Branch, Naval Airman Fitter Branch, Printer Branch, Electrical Branch or Dental Assistant Branch.

Second Schedule—continued.

Part 1—continued.

Rating or relative rating.	Rate per day.
£	s.	d.
Recruit (Seaman) ........................................................................................................	2	1	3
Ordinary Seaman ........................................................................................................	2	1	3
Able Seaman ..............................................................................................................	2	7	3
Leading Seaman .........................................................................................................	2	14	7
Petty Officer ...............................................................................................................	3	2	7
Chief Petty Officer ......................................................................................................	3	12	0

Part 2.—Engine Room Artificer Branch, Electrical Artificer Branch, Systems Artificer Branch, Ordnance Artificer Branch, Aircraft Artificer Branch or the Naval Shipwright Branch.

Rating.	Rate per day.
£	s.	d.
Recruit (Artificer Third Class) ...................................................................................	2	10	3
Artificer Third Class .................................................................................................	2	10	3
Recruit (Acting Artificer Second Class) .....................................................................	2	19	8
Acting Artificer Second Class ...................................................................................	2	19	8
Artificer Second Class...............................................................................................	2	19	8
Artificer First Class—
If holding the rating of Artificer Second Class on 31st December, 1963 ...................	3	9	2
If holding the rating of Artificer First Class on 31st December, 1963 .......................	3	12	2
In any other case ...................................................................................................	3	6	3
Chief Artificer ..........................................................................................................	3	15	1

Part 3.—Mechanician Branch or Aircraft Mechanician Branch.

Rating.	Rate per day.
£		s.	d.
Acting Mechanician Second Class .............................................................................	3	2		7
Mechanician Second Class ........................................................................................	3	2		7
Mechanician First Class ............................................................................................	3	6		3
Chief Mechanician ...................................................................................................	3	15		1

Part 4.—Blacksmith Branch, Plumber Branch, Painter Branch, Joiner Branch, Motor Mechanic Branch or Dental Mechanic Branch.

Rating.	Rate per day.
£	s.	d.
Recruit (Artisan Third Class) ....................................................................................	2	7	3
Artisan Third Class ...................................................................................................	2	7	3
Recruit (Acting Artisan Second Class) .......................................................................	2	13	3
Acting Artisan Second Class .....................................................................................	2	13	3
Artisan Second Class ................................................................................................	2	13	3
Artisan First Class—
If holding the rating of Artisan Second Class on 31st December, 1963 .....................	3	2	7
If holding the rating of Artisan First Class on 31st December, 1963 .........................	3	5	11
In any other case ...................................................................................................	2	18	3
Chief Artisan ............................................................................................................	3	12	0

Second Schedule—continued.

Part 5.—Aircrew Branch.

Rating.	Rate per day.
£	s.	d.
Pilot or Observer Second Class ..................................................................................	3	15	6
Pilot or Observer First Class ......................................................................................	4	2	0

Part 6.—Constable of the Naval Dockyard Police who entered at a time specified in, and otherwise in accordance with, sub-regulation (1.) of regulation 36 of the Naval Financial Regulations.

Rating.	Rate per day.
£	s.	d.
Constable .................................................................................................................	2	7	3

Part 7.—Member of the Naval Dockyard Police who entered at a time specified in, and otherwise in accordance with, sub-regulation (1.) of regulation 37 of the Naval Financial Regulations.

Rating.	Rate per day.
£	s.	d.
Constable .................................................................................................................	2	14	7
Sergeant Second Class ..............................................................................................	3	12	0
Sergeant First Class...................................................................................................	3	13	6

Application.

6.—(1.) Subject to this regulation, the amendments of the Naval Financial (Citizen Forces) Regulations effected by regulations 1, 2 and 5 of these Regulations apply in relation to service in the Citizen Naval Forces on and after the first day of July, 1964.

(2.) The amendment of the Naval Financial (Citizen Forces) Regulations effected by regulation 5 of these Regulations does not apply, by virtue of the last preceding sub-regulation, in respect of any service of an officer as an officer of the Medical Branch or the Dental Branch of the Citizen Naval Forces before the commencement of this regulation.

(3.) The rate of active pay that would, but for this sub-regulation, be the rate of active pay for an officer of the Medical Branch or the Dental Branch of the Citizen Naval Forces in respect of service on a day in the period from and including the first day of July, 1964, to and including the day immediately before the commencement of this regulation is increased by the amount by which the sum of the active pay of the officer in respect of that day under the Naval Financial (Citizen Forces) Regulations as in force on that day and the allowance payable in respect of that day by virtue of regulation 11 of the Naval Financial Regulations as in force on that day in its application to the Citizen Naval Forces is less than the officer would have been entitled to receive in respect of that day by way of active pay and allowance under regulation 21a of these Regulations if the amendments effected by these Regulations had been in force on that day.

(4.) The amendment of the Naval Financial (Citizen Forces) Regulations effected by regulation 5 of these Regulations does not apply, by virtue of sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation, in respect of any service of a man, before the commencement of these Regulations, as a man of a branch specified in Part 2 or Part 4 of the Schedule inserted in those Regulations by regulation 5 of these Regulations.

(5.) The daily rate of active pay of a man in respect of any service as a man of a branch referred to in the last preceding sub-regulation during the period from and including the first day of July, 1964, to and including the day immediately before the commencement of these Regulations, is, by force of this sub-regulation, increased by Three shillings and fourpence.

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