Naval Financial Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules

1980 No. 173

INTERIM DETERMINATION UNDER THE DEFENCE AMENDMENT ACT 19791

I, the Minister of State for Defence, hereby make the following Interim Determination under section 12 of the Defence Amendment Act 1979.

Dated this seventeenth day of June 1980.

D. J. KILLEN

Minister of State for Defence

Amendments of the Naval Financial Regulations2

Transport allowance

1. Regulation 196A of the Naval Financial Regulations is amended —

• (a)

  by omitting from sub-regulation (1) the definition of “public transport” and substituting the following definition:

“ ‘public transport’ means transport available to the public by way of regular services over fixed routes and includes transport provided by the Commonwealth for the purpose of transporting a member from his ordinary place of residence to his place of duty;”;

• (b)

  by omitting sub-regulation (3) and substituting the following sub-regulations:

• “(3)

  Subject to sub-regulation (3A) this regulation applies to and in relation to a member whose place of duty is the establishment or place specified in column 1 of the table in sub-regulation (8).

• “(3A)

  This regulation does not apply to a category O member who is not —

  • (a)

    required, due to the lack of service accommodation for the member; or

  • (b)

    permitted by his commanding officer for compelling compassionate or personal reasons,

to live out.”; and

• (c)

  by omitting sub-regulation (8) and substituting the following sub-regulations:

• “(8)

  Where a transport allowance is payable under sub-regulation (4) or (6) in respect of the use of a vehicle for transporting a member in a prescribed period, the allowance shall be paid for each kilometre of that transport not exceeding in respect of each of those payments on any one day the number of kilometres specified in column 2 of the following table opposite the member's place of duty:

Column 1	Column 2
kilometres
Queensland
Eagle Farm Airport, Brisbane —
Air Traffic Control Centre	32
121 Supply Company, Macrossan	32
Land Warfare Centre, Canungra	72
New South Wales
Kingsford Smith Airport, Sydney —
Services Air Movement Control Office	32
Kingsford Smith Airport, Sydney —
Air Traffic Control Centre	32
Kingsford Smith Airport, Sydney —
Qantas Repair and Overhaul Shop	32
1 Central Ammunition Depot, Kingswood	32
RAAF Base, Wagga	32
RAAF Base, Williamtown	32
221 Supply Company, Bogan Gate	32
222 Supply Company, Myambat	32
223 Supply Company, Marrangaroo	32
311 Supply Company, Ettamogah	32
Australian Capital Territory
HMAS Creswell, Jervis Bay	84
Government House, Yarralumla	32
Victoria
Tullamarine Airport, Melbourne —
Services Air Movement Control Office	32
Tullamarine Airport, Melbourne —
Air Traffic Control Centre	42
RAAF Base, Point Cook	32
RAAF Base, East Sale	32
HMAS Cerberus	60
RAN Gunnery Range, Flinders	32
331 Supply Company, Mangalore	32
Proof and Experimental Establishment, Graytown	32
Trials and Proof Wing, Monegeetta	32
School of Military Survey, Bonegilla	32
South Australia
Woodside Military Area	120
Murray Bridge Range	32
5 Central Ammunition Depot, Gladstone	32
District Supply Unit, Port Augusta	32
Western Australia
Kalamunda Radar Site	86
RAAF Base, Pearce	84
Northern Territory
HMAS Coonawarra, Darwin	32

• “(8A)

  No member shall be entitled to transport allowance in respect of the use of a motor vehicle to transport him to the Air Traffic Control Centre at Tullamarine Airport, Melbourne unless he is posted to RAAF Base, Laverton.”.

Application

 2. Subject to clause 3 the Naval Financial Regulations as amended by this Determination apply in relation to the use of a motor vehicle on or after 1 November 1979.

Transitional

 3. Notwithstanding the amendments effected to regulation 196A of the Naval Financial Regulations by this Determination, where Transport Allowance would, but for this Determination be payable to a member under regulation 196A of the Naval Financial Regulations as in force before the commencement of this Determination in respect of the use of a motor vehicle during the period commencing on 1 November 1979 and ending on the day this Determination comes into operation that member is entitled to be paid in respect of the use of a motor vehicle during that period Transport Allowance at the rate payable under regulation 196A of the Naval Financial Regulations as in force before the commencement of this Determination.

Notes

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 27 June 1980.

2. Statutory Rules 1956 No. 88 as amended to date. For previous amendments see Note 2 to Statutory Rules 1980 No. 36 and see also