Naval Financial Regulations 1926 (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1945. No. 151.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1941 AND THE NAVAL DEFENCE ACT 1910-1934.*

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 Defence Act 1903-1941 and the Naval Defence Act 1910-1934.

Dated this nineteenth day of September, 1945.

HENRY

Governor-General.

By His Royal Highness’s Command,

NORMAN J. O. MAKIN

Minister of State for the Navy.

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Amendments of the Naval Financial Regulations. 

Active pay.

1. Regulation 23a of the Naval Financial Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from the particulars relating to Sick Berth Attendant the words “, if passed for Leading Sick Berth Attendant” (wherever occurring); and

(b) by adding at the end thereof the following words and figures:—

Cinema Branch.

“Cinema Operator...................................................................................	9	0
After 3 years’ man’s time.................................................................	9	2
After 6 years’ man’s time.................................................................	9	6
Leading Cinema Operator.......................................................................	10	5
After 3 years’ service as such...........................................................	10	9
Petty Officer Cinema Operator................................................................	11	11
After 3 years’ service as such ..........................................................	12	3
After 6 years’ service as such...........................................................	12	7

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 20th September, 1945.—Eighty fourth amendment.

  Statutory Rules 1926, No. 198, as amended by Statutory Rules 1927, Nos. 28, 59 and 102; 1928, Nos. 18, 49, 87 and 138; 1929, Nos. 35, 64, 90 and 136; 1930, Nos. 30, 88 and 153; 1931, Nos. 52 and 97; 1932, Nos. 32, 33, 78 and 89; 1933, Nos. 5, 50, 100 and 130; 1934, Nos. 32, 44, 58, 108 and 118; 1935, Nos. 6, 27, 86, 110 and 135; 1936, Nos. 40, 70, 77, 118 and 159; 1937, Nos. 5, 51 and 80; 1938, Nos. 17, 47, 66, 92, 116 and 121; 1939, Nos. 28, 53, 70, 71 and 131; 1940, Nos. 3, 124, 209, 225 and 254; 1941, Nos. 22, 89, 152, 285 and 308; 1942, Nos. 27, 95, 116, 117, 284, 336 and 544; 1943, No. 217; 1944, Nos. 10, 27, 37, 95, 96, 102, 121, 141 and 163; 1945, Nos. 22, 43 and 93.

4306.—Price 3d.

 

s.d.
Chief Petty Officer Cinema Operator..............................................................	13 3
After 3 years’ service as such.....................................................................	13 9
and, thereafter, triennial increments of 6d. per day.”.

Outfit gratuities on change of class of uniform.

2. Regulation 35 of the Naval Financial Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the figures “13 3 3”, “12 15 0”, “12 13 0” and “7 14 9” and inserting in their stead the figures “11 13 0”, “10 15 6”, “10 4 0” and “6 17 3” respectively;

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

“(2.) When a rating is transferred, owing to his unsuitability for the rating held by him, to another rating involving change in class 1 of uniform, and is paid an outfit gratuity as prescribed in sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation, articles of kit of his former rating which are no longer required as compulsory kit for his present rating shall be returned by him.”; and

(c) by adding at the and thereof the following sub-regulation:—

“(7.) The rates of outfit gratuity prescribed by this regulation shall, in time of war or emergency, be subject to variation at the discretion of the Naval Board.”.

Allowances to officers.

3.—(1.) Regulation 45 of the Naval Financial Regulations is amended)—

(a) by omitting sub-regulation (16.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulations:—

“(16.) Allowance to Non-specialist—(except as provided in sub-regulations (13a.), (13b.) and (16a.) of this regulation) when specifically appointed in lieu of a Specialist in Gunnery, Torpedo, Signals, Wireless Telegraphy, Staff (Operations or Intelligence), Navigating or Anti-submarine duties in a ship in which an appropriate Specialist Officer is allowed, but not borne	1 0.
“(16a.) Allowance to Non-specialist ex-Warrant Officer or ex-Commissioned Officer from Warrant Rank, specially selected and promoted direct to the rank of Lieutenant—when specifically appointed in lieu of a Specialist in Gunnery, Torpedo, Signals, Wireless Telegraphy or Anti-Submarine duties in a ship in which an appropriate Specialist Officer is allowed, but not borne—
Ex-Boatswain A/S, Ex-Gunner (T) or Ex-Gunner (Instructional) ...............................................................................................	2 6
Ex-Warrant Telegraphist, Ex-Signal Boatswain or Ex-Gunner (non-instructional) ...............................................................................................	2 0”;

and

 

(b) by omitting sub-regulation (47a.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

“Charge Pay for Supply Officers.

(47a.) (a) Captain (S) or lower rank when in charge of stores and accounts in time of war, where the daily average number of pay accounts during a quarter does not fall below 2,500................................................... 5 0

(b) Commander (S) or lower rank when in charge of stores and accounts in accordance with the following scale computed each quarter:—

Where the daily average number of pay accounts does not fall below—

(i) 2,000............................................................................................	4 0
(ii) 1,400..........................................................................................	3 6
(iii) 900............................................................................................	2 6

The allowances prescribed by this sub-regulation shall not be payable whilst closing accounts.”.

(2.) If, during any period after the first day of June, 1944, and before the date of commencement of these Regulations, an officer of the rank of Lieutenant or Lieutenant-Commander who was specially selected and promoted direct to the rank of Lieutenant from Warrant Officer or from Commissioned Officer from Warrant Rank performed the duties specified in sub-regulation (16a) of regulation 45 of the Naval Financial Regulations, as amended by this regulation, he shall, subject to the conditions therein specified, be paid in respect of that period at the appropriate rate prescribed by that sub-regulation of that regulation, as so amended.

(3.) If, during any period after the thirtieth day of May, 1945, and before the date of commencement of these Regulations, a Supply Officer in charge of stores and accounts was paid at a rate less than the rate prescribed by sub-regulation (47a) of regulation 45 of the Naval Financial Regulations, as amended by this regulation, he may be paid, in respect of that period, an amount equal to the difference between the rate paid to him and the rate prescribed by that sub-regulation of that regulation, as so amended.

Special Allowances.

4. Regulation 48 of the Naval Financial Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (40a.).

Disqualification of certain members for treatment at Departmental expense.

5. Regulation 120a of the Naval Financial Regulations is amended by omitting from paragraph (c) the figures “141” and inserting in their stead the figures “147”.

Deductions from pay for mess debts, overpayments, &c.

6. Regulation 143b of the Naval Financial Regulations is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulation:—

“(2.) Subject to such conditions as are determined by the Naval Board, there may be deducted from the pay, due to a member of the Naval Forces who had, prior to his service in those Forces, served for any period subsequent to the sixth day of October, 1939, in any other

 

part of the Defence Force of the Commonwealth, such sum or sums as could legally have been deducted from his pay had he continued to serve in that other part of the Defence Force.”.

Payment to respect of performance of duties as Cinema Branch prior to the commencement of these Regulations.

7. If, after the twenty-sixth day of March, 1945, and before the date of commencement of these Regulations, a member of the Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-going) held the rating or performed the duties of Cinema Operator, Leading Cinema Operator, Petty Officer Cinema Operator or Chief Petty Officer Cinema Operator for any period, he shall, in respect of that period, be paid at the appropriate daily rate of Active Pay specified in regulation 23a of the Naval Financial Regulations, as amended by regulation 1 of these Regulations, but the amount of any payment made in accordance with sub-regulation (40a) of regulation 48 of the Naval Financial Regulations shall be set off against such sum as is payable in pursuance of this regulation.

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