War Financial Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1918. No. 203.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1918.

I, SIR WALTER EDWARD DAVIDSON, Deputy of 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 thirty-first day of July, 1918.

W. E. DAVIDSON,

Deputy of the Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. E. PEARCE,

Minister of State for Defence.

 

War Financial Regulations are amended as follows:—

(1) Regulation 24 is repealed and the following Regulation made in lieu thereof, to take effect as from 8th June, 1918:—

“Members of the Australian Imperial Force and the Australian Army Nursing Service granted sick furlough or sick leave abroad will when rations and quarters or allowances in lieu are not provided be entitled to draw an allowance of 4s. per diem for the period of such sick furlough or sick leave under conditions laid down in Orders by the General Officer Commanding Australian Imperial Force.”

(2) Regulation 24a is amended by deleting the words—

“provided that such allowance shall not be payable in excess of a period of 21 days during any one voyage.”

(3) Sub-Regulation (1) of Regulation 71 is amended as from 1st January, 1918, to read as follows:—

“(1). In order that Australian dependants of an Imperial Reservist may not be left without means of support during the period that the Reservist is returning to Australia, payment of the difference between the Imperial and Australian rates of pay and Separation Allowance may be continued until the date of his return to Australia, provided, however, that such payment shall not be made for a period exceeding two months from the date of discharge abroad.”

     

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