Naval Financial Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES

1972 No. 83

REGULATIONS UNDER THE NAVAL DEFENCE ACT 1910-1971.*

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 1910-1971.

Dated this second day of June, 1972.

Paul Hasluck

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

MALCOLM MACKAY

Minister of State for the Navy.

Amendments of the Naval Financial Regulations 

District allowance.

1.—(1.) Regulation 107 of the Naval Financial Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting sub-regulation (2.);

(b) by omitting paragraph (b)of sub-regulation (3.) and inserting in its stead the following paragraph.—

“(b) classify that isolated district in a grade referred to in sub-regulation (4AB) of this regulation.”;

(c) by omitting from sub-regulation (4.) all words and figures after the words “isolated district” to the end of the sub-regulation;

(d)by inserting after sub-regulation (4.) the following sub-regulations:—

“(4AB) Where a member resides in an isolated district comprising a locality that was, immediately before the twenty-fourth day of February, 1972, classified for the purposes of district allowance under regulation 102 of the Public Service Regulations in a grade specified in the first column of the following table, the rate at which district allowance is payable to the member is, subject to the succeeding sub-regulations of this regulation, the rate specified in the second, third or fourth column, whichever is applicable to the member, of that table opposite to that grade in the first column.

Member living out
Grade of isolated district			Rate per day— married member	Rate per day— member other than a married member	Rate per day— member living in
First column			second column	Third column	Fourth column
$	$	$
I...................................................................................			0.28	0.13	0.09
II..................................................................................			0.38	0.19	0.13
III................................................................................			0.58	0.30	0.21
IV................................................................................			0.77	0.44	0.31
V..................................................................................			0.98	0.55	0.38
VI................................................................................			1.32	0.77	0.53
VII...............................................................................			1.78	1.10	0.77

* Notified in the CommnnwalthGazette on  1972.

  Statutory Rules 1956, No. 68 as amended to due, For previous amendments of the Naval Financial Regulations see footnote   to Statutory Rules 1972, No. 21, and see also Statutory Rules 1972, No. 21.

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“(4ab.) Where a member resides in an isolated district, being a district—

(a)that comprises a locality that is, by virtue of a classification effected on or after the twenty-fourth day of February, 1972, classified for the purposes of district allowance under regulation 102 of the Public Service Regulations in a grade specified in the first column of the following table (in the next succeeding sub-regulation referred to as the relevant grade in relation to the member); or

(b)that is classified under sub-regulation (3.) of this regulation in a grade specified in the first column of the following table,

and a condition specified in the next succeeding sub-regulation is fulfilled in relation to the member, the rate at which district allowance is payable to the member is, subject to the succeeding sub-regulations of this regulation, the rate so specified in the following table.

Member living out
Grade of isolated district	Rate per day— married member	Rate per day— member other than a married member	Rate per day— member living in
First column	Second column	Third column	Fourth column
$	$	$
I..............................................................	0.47	0.22	0.15
II.............................................................	0.85	0.44	0.31
III............................................................	1.37	0.74	0.52
IV............................................................	1.92	1.10	0.77
V.............................................................	2.49	1.45	1.02
VI............................................................	3.12	1.92	1.34

“(4ac.) The conditions referred to in the last preceding sub-regulation in relation to the member are—

(a)that the rate specified in the second, third or fourth column, whichever is applicable to the member, of the table in the last preceding sub-regulation opposite to the relevant grade in relation to the member in the first column is higher than the rate at which district allowance would be payable to the member but for the last preceding sub-regulation; and

(b)that the member does not reside in an isolated district comprising a locality that was, immediately before the twenty-fourth day of February, 1972, classified for the purposes of district allowance under regulation 102 of the Public Service Regulations in a grade specified in the first column of the table in sub-regulation (4aa.) of this regulation.”;

(e) by omitting from sub-regulation (4a.) the words “‘the last preceding sub-regulation” and inserting in their stead the words “sub-regulation (4aa.) or (4ab.) of this regulation, whichever is applicable,”, and

(f) by omitting from sub-regulation (4b.) the words “sub-regulation (4.) of this regulation ” and inserting in their stead the words “sub-regulation (4.aa. ) or (4ab.) of this regulation, whichever is applicable,”.

(2.) The amendments of regulation 107 of the Naval Financial Regulations effected by the last preceding sub-regulation apply in relation to residence in a locality on or after the twenty-fourth day of February, 1972.

 

Rate of travelling allowance within Australia.

2.—(1.) Regulation 201 of the Naval Financial Regulations is amended by omitting the table in sub-regulation (1.) and inserting in its stead the following table:—

Rate per day
Rank or rating	First 21 days’ residence in a capital city	First 21 days’ residence in a place other than a capital city
$	$
Commodore or higher rank..........................................................................	25.00	17.00
Any lower rank or any rating.......................................................................	17.65	13.05

(2.) Regulation 201 of the Naval Financial Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (3.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

“(3.) The rate at which travelling allowance in respect of travel within Australia is payable to a chaplain is whichever of the rates specified in the table in sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation in relation to an officer having a rank lower than Commodore is applicable to that travel.”.

Reduction of amount when subsistence or accommodation is provided.

3.—(1.) Regulation 203 of the Naval Financial Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (6.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

“(6.) The rate of the allowance to cover incidental expenses applicable to a member under this regulation is the rate specified in the following table opposite to the member’s rank or rating in that table.

Rank or rating	Rate per day
$
Commodore or higher rank................................................................................................	2.50
Any lower rank or any rating..............................................................................................	2.20

(2.) Regulation 203 of the Naval Financial Regulations is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulation:—

“(9.) This regulation applies to and in relation to a chaplain as if a chaplain were an officer having a rank lower than Commodore.”.

Third Schedule.

4. The Third Schedule to the Naval Financial Regulations is amended by omitting from the heading to Division 1 the words “Final Year”.

Application.

5. Travelling allowance is payable in accordance with regulations 201 and 203 of the Naval Financial Regulations as amended by these Regulations at the rates specified in those Regulations as so amended in respect of travel on or after the twenty-fourth day of January, 1972.

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