Naval Financial Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1934. No. 32.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE NAVAL DEFENCE ACT 1910-1918.

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 1910-1918, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this seventh day of March, 1934.

ISAAC A. ISAACS

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. P. PEARCE

Minister of State for Defence.

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Amendment of Naval Financial Regulations.

(Statutory Rules 1926, No. 198, as amended to this date.)

(Twenty-fifth amendment.)

1. Regulation 64, sub-regulation (1), is amended by omitting the words “maintenance of uniform and of”.

2. After regulation 64, the following new regulation is inserted:—

“64a. (1) Where the Commonwealth Statistician notifies in the Gazette the retail price index number for the six State capital cities of the Commonwealth for the twelve months preceding the first day of January in any year commencing with the twelve months preceding the first day of January, One thousand nine hundred and thirty-three, the salary of each member of the Naval Auxiliary Services payable in pursuance of the provisions of regulation 64 of these Regulations shall be varied in accordance with the reduction or increase prescribed as follows:—

When the index number comes between.	Rate of reduction per annum.	Rate of increase per annum.
£	£
1889 and 1936 both inclusive...................	..	33
1841 and 1888 both inclusive...................	..	27
1793 and 1840 both inclusive...................	..	21
1745 and 1792 both inclusive...................	..	15
1672 and 1744 both inclusive...................	..	9
1624 and 1671 both inclusive...................	..	3
1576 and 1623 both inclusive...................	3	..
1528 and 1575 both inclusive...................	9	..
1480 and 1527 both inclusive...................	15	..
1432 and 1479 both inclusive...................	21	..
1384 and 1431 both inclusive...................	27	..
1336 and 1383 both inclusive.................	33	..

592.—Price 3d.

 

(2) Any variation made in pursuance of the last preceding sub-regulation shall take effect on the first day of July next following the notification in the Gazette of the index number and shall continue in force for a period of twelve months.

(3) In this regulation “index number” means the Harvester-all-items index number (“D” series) published in the Gazette by the Commonwealth Statistician as being the retail price index number ascertained in respect of food, groceries, housing (rent of houses of four or five rooms only), clothing and miscellaneous expenditure combined.”

3. Regulation 72 is amended—

(a) by omitting sub-regulations (1), (2), (3) and (4), and inserting in their stead, the following sub-regulation:—

“(1) Persons appointed direct from shore, or permanently transferred to the Auxiliary Services from the Permanent Naval Forces. (Sea-going) or other Naval Forces shall not be eligible for any uniform gratuity, except as provided in sub-regulation (2) of this, regulation. When, however, such appointment or transfer involves a change in the class of uniform previously worn by a rating, the District Naval Officer or Commanding Officer may approve of the payment of an amount representing the value, at current rates, of the articles of kit in thecompulsory kit of the new rating, as fixed by the Naval Board, which are not also in the compulsory kit of the rating he last held.”;

(b) by renumbering sub-regulations (5) and (6) to read (2) and (8) respectively.

4. After regulation 114, the following new regulation is inserted:—

“114a. (1) Any payment or allowance, made by the Commonwealth to a member in pursuance of these Regulations, or under the authority of the Naval Board, in respect of the use of a motor vehicle, shall not be deemed to be hire, reward or other consideration within the meaning of any State law relating to motor vehicles, transport, or traffic, and the member shall not be required to obtain any licence or permission or to pay any fee or tax under any State law by reason of the fact that he receives or is entitled to receive such payment or allowance.

(2) In this regulation “member” means any person employed in any capacity under the Naval Defence Act and includes a person temporarily employed.”

5. Regulation 148 is amended—

(a) by omitting sub-regulation (2);

(b)by renumbering, sub-regulations (3), (4), (5) and (6) to read (2), (3), (4), and (5), respectively;

(c) by adding the following new sub-regulation:—

“(6) The Naval Board may approve of grants being made to the Ship’s Fund at Flinders Naval Depot. Such grants shall not exceed the proceeds of sale of food refuse from the General Mess of the Depot.”

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