War Financial Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1919. No. 39.

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1918.

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 Defence Act 1903-1918, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this nineteenth day of February, 1919.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

E. J. RUSSELL,

Acting Minister of State for Defence.

 

Amendment of War Financial Regulations.

War Financial Regulations are amended as follows:—

(1) Next after regulation 5a the following regulation is inserted:—

5b. Staff Nurses may be promoted to the rank of Sister upon completion of two full years’ satisfactory service with the Australian Imperial Force abroad, provided, however, that in no case shall promotion under this regulation date prior to 25th September, 1918.

(2) Regulation 52 is amended by inserting next after the words “regulation 341” the words “(in the cases of members of the Medical Services, with pay at the rates prescribed in Financial and Allowance Regulation 340).”

(3) (a) Sub-regulations (2) and (3) of regulation 53 are repealed, and the following sub-regulation made in lieu thereof:—

“(2) All other officers of the Australian Army Medical Services at the daily rate prescribed for their ranks in Financial and Allowance Regulation 340. If they are employed for less than three hours in any one day, half rates shall be payable. The time actually occupied in travelling to and from Hospitals, Camps, or Medical Board sittings shall be taken into account in computing the duration of military service.”

(b) Sub-regulation 4 of regulation 53 is renumbered “(3).”

(4) Regulation 53a is amended by adding the following words:—

“The above rates are inclusive of all allowances except travelling,”

(5) Regulation 75a shall be deemed to have come into operation on and from the 1st July, 1916.

 

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