Naval Financial Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1923. No. 1.

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 NavalDefence Act 1910-1918, to come into operation on and from the dates specified herein.

Dated this third day of January, 1923.

FORSTER,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. F. PEARCE,

for Minister of State for Defence.

 

Amendment of Naval Financial Regulations.

(Statutory Rules 1920, No. 248, as amended to present date.)

1 Regulation 38 is amended, as from 1st October, 1922, by omitting sub-regulation (45) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

“(45) Acting Schoolmaster—
Rate per Diem.
To the rating acting as schoolmaster (payable under the conditions prescribed in King’s Regulations and Admiralty Instructions, Article 1450).......	0s. 8d.”

2. Regulation 40 is amended, as from 1st January, 1923, by omitting sub-regulations (2) to (7) inclusive and inserting in their stead the following sub-regulations:—

“(2) Interest at the rate of 3½ per cent. shall be credited annually on the 30th June in each year on the amount of accumulated Deferred Pay standing at credit of each member on 30th June of the previous year, provided that a full year’s interest shall be allowed only on amounts which have stood to the credit of the member for a full year. Interest added to Deferred Pay Account shall be considered as part of accumulated Deferred Pay and shall bear interest accordingly.

In the event of any member or his estate becoming entitled to receive Deferred Pay on account of discharge, expiration of engagement, resignation, death, or for any other reason as provided in these regulations, interest on the amount of accumulated Deferred Pay standing at credit on 30th June prior to the date on which he or his estate became entitled to payment of Deferred Pay in the circumstances aforementioned shall be allowed from 1st July to the end of the month in which payment of Deferred Pay becomes due.

The Deferred Pay Account of an Officer or man shall be closed when payment is made in full of the amount accumulated, or when payment is made on expiration of an engagement. In the event of an Officer or man re-entering the service or continuing in the service after drawing Deferred Pay, no interest shall be allowed in respect of any amount at credit prior to the closing of the account.

C.16526.—Price 3d.

 

(3) Payment of Deferred Pay and accumulated interest will, with the approval of the Naval Board, become payable in the following circumstances:—

(i) Officers—

(a) Upon final discharge from the Active List of the Seagoing Forces, provided that officers placed on half-pay prior to termination of their services may be paid accumulated Deferred Pay at any time after the date of their ceasing to draw full pay;

(b) Upon resignation or voluntary retirement;

(c) Upon being invalided from the service for causes beyond the Officer’s control;

(d) Upon the death of the Officer whilst serving.

(ii) Petty Officers and Men—

(a) Upon completion of the engagement into which entered;

(b) Upon completion of each period of re-engagement;

(c) Upon transfer to the R.A.N. Auxiliary Services;

(d) Upon discharge to Shore, excepting as provided in sub-regulation (4);

(e) Upon being invalided from the service for causes beyond the rating’s control;

(f) Upon the death of the rating whilst serving.

(4) No person who is—

(i) discharged “Run”;

(ii) dismissed from His Majesty’s Service with disgrace;

(iii) dismissed from His Majesty’s Service; or

(iv) discharged from the Service as “Services no longer required” on account of misconduct;

shall be entitled to any payment under this regulation.

(5) No payments in respect of accumulated Deferred Pay shall be made other than in the circumstances prescribed in sections (i) and (ii) of sub-regulation (3) of this regulation, but the Naval Board may, in special circumstances, restore the whole or any portion of the Deferred Pay which, but for the reasons set out in sub-regulation (4) of this regulation, would have been payable. Such cases shall generally be limited to cases where “Run” has been removed.

(6) Contributions by the Commonwealth towards pension rights of men lent from the Royal Navy shall be deducted from amounts credited to those men on account of Deferred Pay.

(7) Deferred Pay shall not be credited in any of the following circumstances:—

(a) during imprisonment or detention (either summarily or by Court Martial);

(b) during imprisonment following conviction by a Civil Court;

(c) during confinement in cells; or

(d) during sick leave granted without pay.

(e) Officers placed on the Half-pay List shall not be credited with Deferred Pay.

(8) In every case where Active Pay is drawn by ratings, Deferred Pay allowed shall be credited. Mulcts for leave-breaking or deductions on account of being in 2nd Class for conduct, and sick leave on reduced pay shall not affect Deferred Pay.

 

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