Naval Financial Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1933. No. 130.

 

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 twenty-ninth day of November, 1933.

ISAAC A. ISAACS

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. F. PEARCE

Minister of State for Defence.

 

Amendment of Naval Financial Regulations.

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

(Twenty fourth amendment.)

1. Regulation 35 is amended by inserting, after sub-regulation (2), the following new sub-regulation:—

“(2a) When a man is transferred from any rating to that of Bandsman he shall receive a gratuitous issue of the approved compulsory kit for a Bandsman, except those articles which are common to the kits of his former rating and that of Bandsman. Such articles in the compulsory kit of his former rating as are not included in that of Bandsman shall be recovered and sold, the proceeds being credited to ‘Revenue ’”.

2. After regulation 109, the following new regulation is inserted:—

“109a.—(1) When travelling on recreation leave accumulated in respect of three years’ service at Darwin a rating of the Auxiliary Services may be granted free second class return steamer passages from that port to Brisbane for himself, wife and children (as defined in regulation 107).

(2) Such passages may be granted to any other place than Brisbane provided the cost does not exceed that of second class return passages from Darwin to Brisbane.”

3. Regulation 114 is amended—

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

“(1) An officer who uses his own motor car when travelling on public business, or a member whose motor car is used for such purpose, may be allowed in respect thereof payment at rates approved by the Naval Board.”

(b) by re-numbering sub-regulation (3) as sub-regulation (2).

 

4. After regulation 120 the following new regulation is inserted:—

“120a. A member—

(a) on half pay in accordance with regulation 98 of the Naval Forces Regulations,

(b) on furlough,

(c) on leave without pay in accordance with regulation 141 of the Naval Forces Regulations.

shall not be entitled to medical or dental treatment at Departmental expense.”

5. Regulation 133, sub-regulation (1), paragraph (c), is amended by adding the following:—

“provided that—

(i) the continuous period for which a member may be granted sick leave on full pay immediately prior to his retirement or discharge shall not exceed 52 weeks;

(ii) a further credit of sick leave shall not accrue to a member subsequent to the date of the decision to effect his retirement or discharge; and

(iii) a member shall not be entitled to sick leave beyond the day immediately preceding that on which he reaches the prescribed age for his retirement or discharge.”

 

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