Naval Financial Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1935. No. 6.

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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 thirteenth day of January, 1935.

(Sgd.) ISAAC A. ISAACS.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for Defence.

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Amendment of Naval Financial Regulations. 

The fees or allowances prescribed by these amendments 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 the regulations been in force at the time of commencement of that Act.

1.—(1) Regulation 3 of these Regulations shall be deemed to have come into operation on 1st March, 1934.

(2) Regulations 4 (b) and 4 (c) of these Regulations shall be deemed to have come into operation on 1st November, 1934.

Kit upkeep allowance.

2. Regulation 34 of the Naval Financial Regulations is amended by adding the following sub-regulation:—

“(5) The rates prescribed in sub-regulation (1) may be reduced in the case of ratings serving in a ship employed outside the limits of the Australian Station, to such rates as are approved by the Naval Board.”

Allowances to officers.

3. Regulation 45 of the Naval Financial Regulations is amended by adding the following sub-regulation:—

 

Rate per diem.
s.d.
“(60) To Signal Boatswains, Warrant Telegraphists (and officers promoted therefrom) who are appointed to (i) the Flagship, (ii) the ship of the officer in command of the Destroyer Flotilla, or (iii) the Signal School . .	1 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.

5775.—9/11.1.1935.—Price 3d.

Special allowances.

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

(a) by inserting the following sub-regulations:—

No.	Allowance.	Rate per day.
s.d.
(10a)	Artificer Deep Diver.................................................................................................	1 2
(10b)	Seaman Deep Diver...................................................................................................	0 9

(b) by omitting the rate “1s. 0d.” appearing in sub-regulation (42) and inserting in its stead the rate “1s. 3d.”;

(c) by omitting the rate “6d.” appearing in sub-regulation (43) and inserting in its stead the rate “9d.”;

(d) by omitting sub-regulation (69) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

No.	Class of work and circumstances in which extra pay may be paid.	Rating.	Depth (fathoms).		Rate for time under water.
			Over.	Up to and including.	Any period up to the first 30 minutes.	During second half-hour at a rate per 30 minutes.	During third or subsequent half-hours at a rate per 30 minutes.
s.d.	s.d.	s. d.
(69)	Diving—Extra pay while actually employed in diving	Diver.............	..	6	2 6	1 6	1 0
6		12	2 9	1 9	1 6
12		20	3 0	2 0	2 0
20	25	3 6	2 6	2 6
25	30	5 0	4 0	3 0
30	35	6 6	5 6	4 0
35	40	8 0	7 0	5 0
40	45	10 6	9 6	7 0
45	50	13 0	12 0	9 0
Over 50—Add 6d. per fathom for each half-hour
Diving—Extra pay while actually employed in diving	Artificer Diver	..	6	3 6	2 6	1 6
		6	12	3 9	3 0	2 3
	12	20	4 0	3 6	3 0
20	25	5 0	4 0	3 9
25	30	6 6	5 6	4 0
30	35	8 0	7 0	5 0
35	40	9 6	8 6	6 0
40	45	11 0	10 6	8 0
45	50	13 0	12 0	9 0
Over 50—Add 6d. per fathom for each hall-hour
When employed as Instructor	Diving Instructor	..	6	0 9	0 9	0 9
		6	12	1 9	1 3	1 0
12		20	3 0	2 0	1 6
20	25	3 6	2 6	2 0
Rates for further depths as for Diver above 6d. an hour. This payment is to be made to the actual Attendant on each Diver, and not to the Warrant Officer in charge of the party. The additional Attendant accommodated in a submerged decompression chamber to be paid as for Diver above
					When actually employed in attending on Divers if not paid a bonus or gratuity for such attendance	Attendant

(a) Artificer Divers, when actually employed under water on a purely mechanical piece of work, which the ordinary diver is not capable of efficiently performing, and when not paid a bonus or gratuity, shall be paid half a day’s

pay of their substantive rating for every hour and proportionately for parts of an hour in addition to the diving extra pay to which they may be entitled for the several depths.

(b) A bonus or a gratuity, as provided in King’s Regulations and Admiralty Instructions, may be allowed in lieu of payment by scale.”

Disallowal of free medical attendance.

5. Regulation 118 of the Naval Financial Regulations is amended by adding the following sub-regulation:—

“(7) The Naval Board may at their discretion disallow free medical attendance or make a charge for such attendance in circumstances where they consider the cost should not be borne by the Department.”

Applications for sick leave.

6. Regulation 132 of the Naval Financial Regulations is repealed and the following regulation is inserted in its stead:—

“132. Applications for leave of absence on the ground of illness shall be supported by the certificate of a duly qualified medical practitioner.

Provided that the District Naval Officer or Officer-in-Charge may grant leave of absence on the ground of illness, without production of a medical certificate, to the extent of three days in the aggregate in any twelve months, subject to any continuous period of leave so granted not exceeding two days.”

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