Naval Financial Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1931. No. 97.

 

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 fifth day of August, 1931.

(Sgd.) ISAAC A. ISAACS.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for Defence.

 

Amendment of Naval Financial Regulations.

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

(Sixteenth Amendment.)

1. Regulation 48 is amended—

(a) by inserting after sub-regulation (35) the following reference:—

“Living under canvas—See No. (71a)”
(b) by inserting after sub-regulation (71) the following sub-regulation :—
No.	Allowance.	Rate per day.
s.	d.
“(71A)	Living under canvas—
	(a) Chief Petty Officers and Petty Officers...............................................................	0	7½
	(b) Leading ratings, “A.B.” ratings, Stokers 2nd Class..........................................	0	6
	(c) “Ordinary” ratings (other than Stokers 2nd Class)............................................	0	4½”

2. Regulation 76, sub-regulation (1), is amended, as from 1st July, 1931, by omitting the amount “1s. 8d.” and inserting in its stead the amount “1s. 5d.”.

3. Regulation 78 is amended, as from 1st July, 1931, by omitting the amount “8½d.” and inserting in its stead the amount “7d.”

1902.—Price 3d.

 

4. Regulation 79 is amended, as from 1st July, 1931, by omitting the amount “1s. 8d.” and inserting in its stead the amount “1s. 5d.”.

5. Regulation 80 is amended, as from 1st July, 1931, by omitting the amount “2s. l0d.” and inserting in its stead the amount “2s. 5d.”.

6. Regulation 90 is repealed and the following regulation is inserted in its stead :—

“ 90.—(1) The Naval Board may authorise payment of compensation to a rating invalided or discharged who, at date of discharge, is suffering from any disability resulting from a wound or hurt received during any act of duty for which a Hurt Certificate (Departmental Form A.M. 183) has been granted Such compensation may be granted in addition to any compensation awarded under the provisions of regulation 88 in respect of any other disability.

(2) The amount of compensation awarded under this regulation shall not exceed a maximum of £100 and shall be appropriate to the degree of disability, as determined by the Naval Board, existing at date of discharge.

The maximum compensation shall be payable only in cases where the disability is assessed at not less than 20 per cent of total disablement.

In any case where the assessment is less than 20 per cent., the amount payable shall be a sum not exceeding the proportion of £100 corresponding to the degree of disablement.”

7. Regulation 129, sub-regulation (1), is amended by omitting all the words after the words “half pay” in the third line and inserting in their stead the words “on account of sickness the allotment of active pay required under regulations 41 and 42 shall be reduced proportionately to the reduction in active pay”.

 

By Authority: H. J. Green, Government Printer, Canberra.