War Financial Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1920. No. 3.

 

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 eighth day of January, 1920.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

GEO. H. WISE,

for Minister of State for Defence.

 

Amendment of War Financial Regulations.

War Financial Regulations are amended as follows:—

(1) The provision set forth in paragraph 1 of sub-regulation (a) of regulation 32 shall be deemed to have taken effect as from 1st January, 1917.

The words “(‘Living at home’ is intended to mean living at the home maintained in any of the Allied Countries by the husband for his wife and children, irrespective of the locality where it may be necessary for the husband to reside)” are deleted from the paragraph.

(2) In paragraph 16 of sub-regulation (a)of regulation 32 the words “when added to the allotment” are amended to read “when added to the prescribed minimum allotment of 2s. per diem”.

To take effect as from 1st July, 1917.

(3) Sub-regulations (b) and (ba)of regulation 32 are repealed and the following sub-regulation made in lieu thereof. To take effect as from 5th April, 1918:—

“(b)Separation Allowance at the rates and subject to the conditions prescribed in sub-regulation (a)of this regulation shall be payable to members in receipt of a rate of pay above that of a Private; provided that the adult Separation Allowance of 2s. per diem shall not be payable in the case of members whose daily rate of pay is 10s. or more, and that where the member’s daily rate is more than 8s. and less than 10s. the adult Separation Allowance payable shall be the difference between the member’s daily rate of pay and 10s. per diem.”

 

(4) Sub-regulation (b)of regulation 32 is repealed and the following sub-regulation made in lieu thereof. To take effect as from 1st January, 1917:—

“(f) Separation Allowance will be payable in respect of a dependant as defined in the preceding sub-regulations of this regulation, irrespective of the place of residence of the allottee during the soldier’s period of service in the Australian Imperial Force.”

(5) Sub-regulation (g) of regulation 32 is repealed and the following sub-regulation made in lieu thereof:—

“(g) Payment of Separation Allowance is subject in all cases to the condition that the dependant in whose favour the Separation Allowance is to be paid, is either directly or indirectly in receipt of an allotment from the soldier’s military pay.”

The sub-regulation as so amended shall be deemed to have come into operation on and from 1st May, 1915.

(6) Regulations 60 and 61 are repealed as from 22nd September, 1919.

(7) Sub-regulation (e) of regulation 81 shall be deemed to have taken effect on and from 19th January, 1918.

(8) Regulation 93a shall be deemed to have taken effect on and from 11th April, 1918.

(9) Regulation 95 shall be deemed to have taken effect on and from 30th November, 1916.

(10) Regulation 96 is repealed and the following regulation made in lieu thereof. To take effect as from 1st January, 1919:—

“96. In the case of Munition Workers or Navvies, who embark in Great Britain after the signing of the Armistice, allowances shall be paid upon the arrival of the men at their home port in Australia in accordance with the following scale:—

Munition Worker.............................................................................. £1 1s. 0d.
Dependant........................................................................................ £1 5s. 0d.
Each child under 16 years of age........................................................ £0 2s. 6d.
Navvy.............................................................................................. £1 1s. 0d.
Dependant—
Separation Allowance.........................	14s. 0d.
Continuation of voyage allotment	10s. 6d.
£1 4s. 6d.
Each child under 16 years of age........................................................ £0 3s. 6d.”

(11) Regulations 97 and 98 shall be deemed to have taken effect on and from 1st September, 1916.

 

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