Naval Financial Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1942. No. 116.

 

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 sixth day of March, 1942.

(SGD.) GOWRIE.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for the Navy.

 

Amendments of the Naval Financial Regulations. 

Special allowances.

1.—(1.) Regulation 48 of the Naval Financial Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (4a.) the words “(To one rating other than Seaman in a Destroyer when in full commission)”; and

(b) by omitting sub-regulation (62.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

“(62.) Training allowance—

Chief Petty Officers and Petty Officers........................	0	6
Leading Ratings.........................................................	0	3”.

(2.) Where any Petty Officer or man has, during the period from and including the twenty-second day of May, 1941, to the date of commencement of this regulation, performed action plotting duties, he may be paid an allowance in respect thereof at the rate and subject to the conditions prescribed by regulation 48 of the Naval Financial Regulations, as amended by this regulation.

Auxiliary Services—Rates of active pay.

2. Regulation 64 of the Naval Financial Regulations is amended by omitting from paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (1.) the words and figures—

“Chief Engine Room Artificer........................................	..	345	.. ”.
Chief Electrical Artificer...............................................
and inserting in their stead the words and figures—
“Chief Engine Room Artificer........................................	345	363.		One annual increment of £18.
Chief Electrical Artificer...............................................	..	345.		.. ”.

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on  , 1942.—Sixty-sixth amendment.

  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; 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; and 1942, No. 27.

1467.—18/24.2.1942—Price 3d.

Issue of kit or payment of outfit gratuity on first appointment.

3.—(1.) Regulation 72 of the Naval Financial Regulations is amended—

(a) by inserting in sub-regulation (1.) after the word “sub-regulation”, the figure, letter and word “(1a.) or”;

(b) by inserting in that sub-regulation, after the word “gratuity”, the words “or any issue of articles of kit at Commonwealth expense”; and

(c) by inserting, after that sub-regulation, the following sub-regulations :—

(1a.) A person appointed from the shore to the Auxiliary Services in time of war may be supplied, at Commonwealth expense, with such of the articles of kit applicable to his rating in the Auxiliary Services as the Naval Board determines.

“(1b.) A member of the Auxiliary Services to whom articles of kit have been issued in pursuance of sub-regulation (1a.) of this regulation may, on his discharge, be permitted to retain those articles:

Provided that, if he is discharged—

(a) within six months after his appointment for any reason, or

(b) at any time for misconduct or unsuitability,

he shall return to the Commonwealth all articles of kit which are articles of uniform.”.

(2.) A person appointed from the shore to the Auxiliary Services at any time during the period from and including the sixteenth day of August, 1940, to the date of commencement of this regulation may be supplied with articles of kit in accordance with the conditions prescribed by regulation 72 of the Naval Financial Regulations, as amended by this regulation.

Authorities of Officers in Charge.

4. Regulation 154 of the Naval Financial Regulations is amended—

Naval Store Office, Sydney.

(a) by omitting from paragraph (c) of sub-regulation (3.) the symbol and figures “£20” and inserting m their stead the words “Fifty pounds in cost”;

Victualling Store Officer, Sydney.

(b) by omitting from paragraph (c) of sub-regulation (4.) the symbol and figures “£20” and inserting in their stead the words “Fifty pounds in cost”; and

(c) by omitting sub-regulation (5.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

Armament Supply Officer, Sydney.

“(5.) The Armament Supply Officer, Sydney, is authorized—

(a) To approve of contract demands on the Contract Board or the District Contract Board, or requisitions for the local purchase of stores up to Ten pounds in value in any one order and not exceeding Fifty pounds in value in any one month; and

(b) To approve of requisitions for all services in connexion with Naval Armament Stores not exceeding Twenty pounds in cost for any particular service in respect of any one shipment.”.

 

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