STATUTORY RULES.
1935. No. 86.
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 eleventh day of September, 1935.
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s
Command,
Minister of State
for Defence.
Amendment
of Naval Financial Regulations.
Application
of Financial Emergency Act.
1. The fees or allowances prescribed by the Naval
Financial Regulations as amended by these Regulations shall be subject to
adjustment by or under the Financial
Emergency Act 1931-1934 in the same manner as they would have been so
subject had those Regulations as so amended been in force on the twenty-seventh
day of October, 1933.
Operation
of Amendments.
2.—(1) Regulation 3, paragraphs (b) and (c)
of regulation 4, and regulation 6 of these Regulations shall be deemed to have
come into operation on the twentieth day of March, 1935.
(2) Paragraph (a)
of regulation 4 of these Regulations shall be deemed to have come into
operation on the twenty-fifth day of January, 1935.
Medical
branch.
3. Regulation 17 of the Naval Financial Regulations is
amended by omitting sub-regulation (1) and inserting in its stead the following
sub-regulation:—
“(1) The following
shall be the daily rates of Active Pay for officers of the Medical Branch:—
£
| s.
| d.
|
Surgeon Lieutenant “on entry”.................................................................................
| 1
| 10
| 0
|
after 3 years.....................................................................................................
| 1
| 12
| 0
|
Surgeon Lieutenant-Commander
“on promotion”...................................................
| 1
| 15
| 0
|
after 3 years.....................................................................................................
| 1
| 17
| 0
|
Surgeon Commander “on promotion”......................................................................
| 2
| 5
| 0
|
after 3 years.....................................................................................................
| 2
| 9
| 0
|
„
| 6
| „
| ....................................................................................................
| 2
| 13
| 0
|
„
| 9
| „
| ....................................................................................................
| 2
| 17
| 0
|
„
| 12
| „
| ....................................................................................................
| 3
| 0
| 6
|
„
| 15
| „
| ....................................................................................................
| 3
| 4
| 0
|
* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on,
1935.
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; and 1935 Nos. 6 and 27.
3768.—9/29.8.1935.—Price
3d.
£
| s.
| d.
|
Surgeon Captain “on promotion”.............................................................................
| 3
| 5
| 0
|
after 3 years.....................................................................................................
| 3
| 10
| 0
|
„
| 6
| „
| ......................................................................................................
| 3
| 15
| 0
|
„
| 9
| „
| ......................................................................................................
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
provided that an officer who immediately prior to the
commencement of this regulation is in receipt of a higher rate of pay than that
prescribed in this scale as adjusted under the provisions of the Financial
Emergency Act 1931–1934 may continue to be paid such higher rate until he
becomes entitled to an increased rate, either on promotion, on attaining
increased seniority, or as a result of further adjustment of rates payable
under Financial Emergency legislation.”
Allowances
to Officers.
4. Regulation 45 of
the Naval Financial Regulations is amended—
(a) by
omitting the rate “1s. 6d.” in sub-regulation (14) and inserting in its stead
the rates “2s. 0d.* or 1s. 0d.*”
(b) by re-numbering
existing sub-regulation (48) to read (48a),
and omitting the rate “2s. 6d.” appearing therein and inserting in its
stead the rate “5s.”;
(c) by
inserting the following new sub-regulation:—
Per diem
|
“(48) Charge Pay to the
senior Medical Officer at Flinders Naval Depot and the Senior Medical Officer
at H.M.A. Naval Establishments, Sydney..........................................................
| 5s.”
|
Allowances
to Officers.
5. Regulation 46, sub-regulation (9), of the Naval
Financial Regulations, is amended by inserting after the word “survey”, twice
appearing, the words “or in charge of the Hydrographic Branch.”
Deferred
pay.
6. Regulation 51 of the Naval Financial Regulations is
amended by omitting sub-regulation (9) and inserting in its stead the following
sub-regulation:—
“(9)
Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-regulation (1) of this regulation a
Surgeon Lieutenant appointed for Short Service under the provisions of
paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (1) of regulation 57 of the Naval Forces
Regulations, shall not be credited with Deferred Pay, but such officer (or in
the event of his death his legal representative) may on discharge be paid a
gratuity in accordance with the following provisions:—
(a) In the case of the death of the officer
whilst serving or upon his being invalided from the Service for causes beyond
his control—
(i) Where service
does not exceed 3 years-—
Gratuity of £400
less £12 for each month, or part thereof, by which his service falls short of 3
years.
(ii) Where service
exceeds 3 years but is less than 5 years—
Gratuity of £1,000
less £25 for each month, or part thereof, by which his service falls short of 5
years.
(b) In the case of discharge of the officer
(for reasons other than at (a)) provided such discharge is not due to
the misconduct of the officer—
(i) Where service
is 3 years or more but less than 5 years—
Gratuity of £400.
(ii) Where 5 years’
service has been completed—
Gratuity of £1,000”.
Travelling allowances—General.
7. Regulation 102 of the Naval Financial Regulations is
amended by omitting sub-regulation (8) and inserting in its stead the following
sub-regulation:—
“(8) On first taking up
appointment in the Auxiliary Services within six months after termination of
long service in the Seagoing Forces, a member may be allowed, under similar
conditions to those prescribed in regulation 115 of these Regulations, transfer
and removal expenses involved in taking up his residence in the locality of
such appointment.”
By
Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth
Government Printer, Canberra.