Naval Financial Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1933. No. 100.

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 unless otherwise specified herein.

Dated this thirtieth day of August, 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 1920, No. 198, as amended to this date.)

(Twenty-third amendment.)

1. Regulation 23 is amended—
(a)	by omitting from the scale the following:—
“Ordinary Seaman, 2nd Class........................................	2	6”
and inserting in its stead the following:—
“Ordinary Seaman, 2nd Class (under
17 years)...............................................................	1	9
Ordinary Seaman, 2nd Class (over
17 years)...............................................................	2	6”
(b)	by omitting from the scale the following:—
“Ordinary Signalman, 2nd Class.................................... and inserting in its stead the following:—	O.S. 2nd	2	6”
	“Ordinary Signalman, 2nd Class (under
17 years)...............................................................	O.S. 2nd	1	9
Ordinary Signalman, 2nd Class (over
17 years)...............................................................	O.S. 2nd	2	6”
(c)	by omitting from the scale the following.—
“Ordinary Signalman, 2nd Class.................................... and inserting in its stead the following:—	O.S. 2nd	2	6”
	“Ordinary Telegraphist, 2nd Class (under
17 years)...............................................................	O.S. 2nd	1	9
Ordinary Telegraphist, 2nd Class (over
17 years)...............................................................	O.S. 2nd	2	6”

 

(d) by inserting, at the beginning of the scale of rates of Active Pay of writers, the heading:—

“Ratings serving in Writer Branch at 30th April, 1933—”;

(e) by inserting, immediately after the scale of rates of Active Pay of Writers, the following.—

Rating.	Relative Rating.	Active Pay per diem.
“	s.	d.
Ratings entered or re-entered in, or transferred to, Writer Branch subsequent to 30th April, 1933—
Writer Probationer, 2nd Class.......................................	O.S. 2nd	2	6
Writer Probationer.......................................................	O.S.	5	6
Writer..........................................................................	A.B.	7	6
After three years’ man’s time in Writer Branch............	,,	7	8
After six years’ man’s time in Writer Branch...............	,,	7	10
Leading Writer.............................................................	Ldg. Smn.	8	9
After three years as such if passed for Petty Officer
Writer....................................................	,,	8	11
Petty Officer Writer.....................................................	P.O.	9	9
After three years’ service............................................	,,	9	11
After six years’ service...............................................	„	10	3
Chief Petty Officer Writer............................................	C.P.O.	11	3
After three years’ service............................................	,,	11	9
And thereafter, triennial increments of 6d. per diem	..	..

(f) by inserting, at the beginning of the scale of rates of Active Pay of Supply Branch, the heading:—

“Ratings serving in Supply Branch at 30th. April, 1933—”;

(g) by inserting, immediately after the scale of rates of Active Pay of Supply Branch, the following:—

Rating.	Relative Rating.	Active Pay per diem.
“	s.	d.
Ratings entered or re-entered in, or transferred to, Supply
Branch, subsequent to 30th April, 1933—
Supply Probationer, 2nd Class......................................	O.S. 2nd	2	6
Supply Probationer......................................................	O.S.	5	6
Supply Assistant..........................................................	A.B.	7	6
After three years’ man’s time in Supply Branch........	,,	7	8
After six years’ man’s time in Supply Branch...........	„	7	10
Leading Supply Assistant.............................................	Ldg. Smn.	8	9
After three years as such if passed for Supply P.O.	,,	8	11
Supply Petty Officer.....................................................	P.O.	9	9
After three years’ service.........................................	,,	9	11
After six years’ service............................................	,,	10	3
Supply Chief Petty Officer...........................................	C.P.O.	11	3
After three years’ service.........................................	,,	11	9
And thereafter, triennial increments of 6d. per diem	..	.. ”

 

(h) by omitting from the scale the following titles:—

“Probationary Assistant Cook”

“ Boy Steward (over 17 years) ”

“ Band Boy (over 17 years) ”

and inserting in their stead, respectively, the following titles:—

“ Assistant Cook, 2nd Class ”

“ Assistant Steward, 2nd Class ”

“Bandsman, 2nd Class”;

(i) by omitting from the scale the following:—

Boy Steward (under 17 years).................	Boy	1	9
Band Boy (under 17 years).....................	Boy	1	9”.

(Amendments (a), (b), (c), (h), and (i), in so far as they affect ratings under 17 years of age, shall be deemed to have commenced on 18th July, 1933, and shall be applicable only to such ratings entered subsequent to that date.)

2. Regulation 45 is amended by inserting, after sub-regulation (28), the following new sub-regulation:—

“ (29) An officer on loan from the Royal Navy who is in receipt of Command Money and is relinquishing command to return to the United Kingdom may continue to be credited with such Command Money until and including the date of his arrival in the United Kingdom; provided that where the officer’s departure is delayed or the officer is permitted to make his own arrangements for passage, credit shall not continue beyond a period represented by the time which would have been taken on passage by normal route if the officer had sailed by the first available vessel after date of relinquishment of command.”

3. Regulation 46, sub-regulation (9), is amended, as from 20th April, 1933—

(a) by omitting the words “ as Surveying Officers to Ships employed on surveying duties”, and inserting in their stead the words “ for surveying duties ”; and

(b) by omitting the word “ Ordinary ” at the head of table and inserting in its stead the words “At home”.

4. Regulation 65 is amended—

(a) by omitting, as from 31st August, 1932, the second proviso from sub-regulation (1) and inserting in its stead the following proviso:—

“ Provided further that no payment shall be made under this sub-regulation in respect of any period prior to a date three months earlier than that upon which the member makes written application to his Commanding Officer for payment of the allowance;”

(b) by adding, as from 1st December, 1932, the following new paragraph to sub-regulation (2):—

“ (d) For the purpose of determining total salary, Kit Upkeep Allowance shall be included therein.”

 

5. Regulation 72 is amended, as from 1st December, 1932, by adding the following new sub-regulation:—

“(6) Kit Upkeep Allowance at the rate of 6d. per diem shall be paid to ratings of the Auxiliary Services. The allowance shall be paid in respect of periods of detention but shall not be paid in respect of periods of imprisonment, confinement in cells or sick leave granted without pay.”

6. Regulation 73 is amended, as from 1st December, 1932—

(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (1), the following:—

“From Class III. to Class I....................... Supply of badges and buttons for alterations to compulsory kit only, at Government expense”;

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

“ (4) When a rating is transferred, owing to unsuitability for the rating held, to another rating involving change in class of uniform, he shall be paid an Outfit Gratuity as prescribed in sub-regulation (1), but the articles in the compulsory kit of his former rating no longer required in the rating to which he is transferred shall be returned to store.”

7. Regulation 88 is amended, as from 1st December, 1932, by omitting Sub-regulation (6) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

“(6). In the case of members of the Auxiliary Services, Active Pay and Kit Upkeep Allowance only shall be considered as pay for the purpose of assessing compensation.”

8. After regulation 104a, the following new regulation is inserted:—

“ 104b. In the event of any ticket, warrant or other document authorizing the provision of transport under these Regulations being used for any purpose other than the provision of transport for the person to whom the transport is being granted, the value of the transport obtained or which might be obtained by means of such document shall be a liability of such person to the Department, and may be recovered from any moneys due or which may become due to him by the Commonwealth, or by action in a Civil Court of competent jurisdiction.”

9. Regulation 141, sub-regulation (1), is amended, as from 1st December, 1932, by adding at the end thereof the following:—

“(c) Kit Upkeep Allowance ”.

10. Regulation 143, sub-regulation (2), is amended by omitting paragraph (b) and inserting in its stead the following paragraph:—

“ (b) Clothing, blankets, bedding, tentage, messing and cooking utensils which have been condemned as unserviceable may be disposed of by gift for charitable purposes under the authority of the Minister. The approval of the Treasurer shall be obtained before surplus clothing and stores and unserviceable clothing and stores other than those stated in this paragraph are disposed of by gift.”

 

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