Naval Financial Regulations 1926 (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1938. No. 17 .

 

REGULATIONS UNDER 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 Naval Defence Act 1910-1934.

Dated this Ninth day of February,1938

(SGD.) GOWRIE

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for Defence.

 

Amendment of Naval Financial Regulations.  

Allowances to Officers.

1. Regulation 45 of the Naval Financial Regulations is amended by omitting clause (ii) from sub-paragraph (b), paragraph 1, of sub-regulation (31) and inserting in its stead the following clause:—

Rate per diem.
“ (ii) When appointed as Observer—	s.	d.
Commander....................................................................................................	3	6
Lieutenant-Commander and lower rank....................................................	6	0”.

Allowances to Officers.

2. Regulation 46 of the Naval Financial Regulations is amended by inserting after sub-regulation (9) the following new sub-regulation:—

“ (10) London Allowance.—Payable under conditions approved by the Naval Board to Officers stationed in London—

Rank or relative rank.	Rate per annum.
£	s.	d.
Commander and higher ranks...................................................................	90	10	0
Lieutenant-Commander and Lieutenant.................................................	68	0	0
Officers below the rank of Lieutenant.....................................................	45	10	0”.

Special Allowances.

3. Regulation 48 of the Naval Financial Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (10) the rate “ 7d.” and inserting in its stead the rate “ 1s. 0d.”;

(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (30) the rate “2d.” and inserting in its stead the rate “ 3d.”; and

(c) by inserting after sub-regulation (37) the following new sub-regulation:—

Rate per diem.
s.	d.
“ (37a) Meteorology—Assistant to Meteorological Officer...................
	0	3”

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1937.

  Statutory Rules 1926, No. 198, as amended by Statutory Rules 1927, Nos. 23, 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; and 1937, Nos. 5, 51, and 80.

 

4. Regulation 64a of the Naval Financial Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Variations of pay on account of variations in cost of living.

“64a. (1) For the purposes of this regulation the term ‘index number ’ means the weighted average retail price index number for the six State capital cities of the Commonwealth, as shown in the ‘ Court ’ series of retail price index numbers published from time to time by, or at the direction of, the Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration.

(2) Where the index number for the six months ending on the thirty-first day of March or the thirtieth day of September in any year is less than 79.4, rates of pay payable to members of the Auxiliary Services as prescribed by regulation 64 of these Regulations shall, as from the commencement of the first pay-period beginning in the month of July or the month of January (as the case may be) next following, be reduced by the appropriate amount shown in the following table opposite the index number group within which the said index number falls:—

Index Number Groups.	Amount of Decrease in Pay.
£
77.1-79.3................................................	3
74.8-77.0................................................	9
72.5-74.7................................................	15
70.2-72.4................................................	21
67.9-70.1................................................	27
65.6-67.8................................................	33
63.3-65.5................................................	39
61.0- 63.2...............................................	45

(3) If the index number falls below 61.0 the pay of members of the Auxiliary Services shall be further reduced on the basis indicated in the sub-regulation (2) of this regulation, that is to say, for each fall of 2.3 points in the index number rates of pay shall be reduced by £6 per annum.

(4) Where the index number for the six months ending on the thirty-first day of March or the thirtieth day of September in any year exceeds 79.3, rates of pay payable to members of the Auxiliary Services as prescribed by regulation 64 of these Regulations shall, as from the commencement of the first pay-period beginning in the month of July or the month of January (as the case may be) next following, be increased by the appropriate amount shown in the following table opposite the index number group within which the said index number falls :—

Index Number Groups.	Amount of Increase in Pay.
£
79.4-81.6................................................	3
81.7-83.9................................................	9
84.0-86.2................................................	15
86.3-88.5................................................	21
88.6-90.8................................................	27
90.9-93.1................................................	33
93.2-95.4................................................	39
95.5-97.7................................................	45

 

(5) If the index number rises above 97.7 the pay of members of the Auxiliary Services shall be further increased on the basis indicated in sub-regulation (4) of this regulation, that is to say, for every rise of 2.3 points in the index number rates of pay shall be increased by £6 per annum.

(6) The amount of £16 per annum shall be added to the pay of each member of the Auxiliary Services payable in pursuance of regulation 64 of these Regulations after variation has been made in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this regulation.

(7) The amount of £16 per annum referred to in sub-regulation (6) of this regulation shall be deemed for all purposes to be pay.

(8) The first adjustment of pay of members of the Auxiliary Services under this regulation shall be made as from the commencement of the first fortnightly pay-period beginning in January, 1938, and shall be based on the index number for the six months ended on the thirtieth day of September, 1937, which shall be deemed to be 70.6.”

 

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