STATUTORY RULES.
1961. No. 7
REGULATIONS UNDER THE AIR FORCE ACT 1923-1956.*
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 Air Force Act 1923-1956.
Dated this 10th
day of January, 1961.
DUNROSSIL
Governor-General.
By His Excellency's Command,
Minister of State for Air.
Amendments of the Air Force Regulations.†
1. Regulations 578 and 579 of the Air Force Regulations are repealed and the following regulations inserted in their stead:—
Interpretation.
"577.—(1.) In this Division—
'capital city' means Canberra, the metropolitan area of the capital city of a State, Darwin and any place in the Territory of Papua or the Territory of New Guinea;
'unmarried member' means a member other than a member who—
(a) is entitled to marriage allowance in accordance with sub-regulation (2.) of regulation 555 of these Regulations; and
(b) is maintaining in the locality of his permanent station a house or a flat for use as a home by himself and his wife or children.
"(2.) For the purposes of this Division—
(a) a reference to a member who is absent on duty is a reference to a member of the Permanent Air Force who is absent on duty from his permanent station, involving absence overnight from his usual place of residence; and
(b) a reference to a rank or appointment is a reference to the rank or appointment which a member holds at the time in respect of which travelling allowance is payable.
* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 12th January, 1960.
†Statutory Rules 1927, No. 161, as amended by Statutory Rules 1928, Nos. 52 and 109; 1929, Nos. 75 and 114; 1930, Nos. 77, 94 and 135; 1931, Nos. 3, 78 and 115; 1932, Nos. 9, 63 and 133; 1933, Nos. 16, 46, 58, 82, 89 and 117; 1934, Nos. 25, 51, 74, 81, 122 and 125; 1935, Nos. 32 and 98; 1936, No. 17; 1937, No. 21; 1938, Nos. 12, 13, 22, 48, 77, 97 and 120; 1939, Nos. 21, 64 and 142; 1940, Nos. 31, 53 , 75, 114, 125, 140 220, 241 and 279; 1941, Nos. 68, 106, 137, 181 and 228; 1942, Nos. 29, 158, 232, 254 , 346 , 383 , 416, 440 , 441, 476 and 543; 1943, Nos. 119 and 198; 1944, Nos. 34, 50, 64, 75, 146 and 153; 1945, Nos. 49, 79, 95, 105, 196 and 201; 1946, Nos. 40, 111, 145 and 162; 1947, No. 22; 1948, Nos. 34, 51, 67, 86 and 152; 1949, Nos. 82, 86 and 115; 1950, No. 66; 1952, Nos. 14, 34, 49 and 86; 1954, Nos. 30 and 132; 1955, Nos. 36, 41 and 92; 1956, Nos. 19 and 43; 1958, No. 62; 1959, No. 100; and 1960, No. 52.
9511/60.—Price 5d. 10/14.12.1960.
Rate of travelling allowance.
"578.—(1.) Subject to these Regulations, the daily rate of travelling allowance payable to a member who is absent on duty is, in respect of the first twenty-one days' residence in any one locality, that specified according to the rank of the member and other circumstances in the following table:—
Rank. | Rate per day for residence in a Capital City. | Rate per day for residence in a place other than a Capital City. | ||||
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
Air Commodore, Principal Air Chaplain, Group Captain, Chaplain First Class | 4 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Wing Commander, Chaplain Second Class, Wing Officer | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Squadron Leader, Chaplain Third Class, Squadron Officer | 3 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Flight Lieutenant, Chaplain Fourth Class, Flight Officer | 3 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 |
Flying Officer, Section Officer, Pilot Officer, Airman | 3 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
"(2.) Subject to these Regulations, the rate of travelling allowance payable to a member of the Air Board or an officer of the rank of Air Marshal or Air Vice-Marshal during any period of absence on duty from his permanent station involving absence from his usual place of residence is Five pounds five shillings per day.
"(3.) Subject to these Regulations, a member who is absent on duty shall, after the expiration of a period of twenty-one days' residence in the on locality, be paid—
(a) if a married member, an amount equal to the amount expended on accommodation, subsistence, incidentals and laundry or an amount determined in accordance with such rates and conditions as the Air Board considers reasonable in the circumstances; and
(b) if an unmarried member, an amount equal to the amount expended on accommodation, subsistence and laundry (less an amount calculated at the rate of Nine shillings and sixpence per day) or an amount determined in accordance with such rates and conditions as the Air Board considers reasonable in the circumstances.
"(4.) For the purposes of this regulation, a member who is travelling for a period extending overnight on transfer from one locality to another locality shall be deemed to be absent on duty during the period of the journey.
Rate for journey.
"579.—(1.) The rate of travelling allowance payable in respect of a journey—
(a) from one capital city to another; or
(b) where a return journey is contemplated, from any place to a capital city and from the capital city back to the same place,
is the same rate as that prescribed by the last preceding regulation in respect of residence in a capital city.
"(2.) Where a member travels by other than normal means of public transport, travelling allowance is payable to the member at such rate, and under such conditions, as the Air Board determines.".
Computation of claims.
2. Regulation 585 of the Air Force Regulations is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulation:—
"(3.) Where the time in respect of which an allowance under this Division is payable consists of, or includes, part of a day, the member shall, in respect of that part of the day, be paid a proportionate part of the amount of the allowance payable in respect of a complete day of twenty-four hours, calculated to the nearest hour.".
3. Regulations 586 and 587 of the Air Force Regulations are repealed and the following regulation is inserted in their stead:—
Luggage.
"586. Subject to such conditions and limitations as the Air Board determines, the baggage of a member who is travelling on duty may be transported at public expense.".
4. Regulation 590 of the Air Force Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—
Reduction of rate when subsistence or quarters is provided.
"590.—(1.) Where rations but not quarters are—
(a) made available by the Commonwealth without charge for a member of the rank of Squadron Leader or a lower rank; or
(b) are supplied to a member of a rank higher than the rank of Squadron Leader,
who is absent on duty during any part of the absence, the member shall, subject to this regulation, be paid, in respect of that part, an amount equal to the amount paid by him for quarters or, if, in the opinion of the Air Board, the amount so paid by him is not reasonable, such amount as the Air Board considers to be reasonable.
"(2.) Where quarters but not rations are—
(a) made available by the Commonwealth without charge for a member of the rank of Squadron Leader or a lower rank; or
(b) are supplied to a member of a rank higher than the rank of Squadron Leader,
who is absent on duty during any part of the absence, the member shall, subject to this regulation, be paid, in respect of that part, an amount equal to the amount paid by him for rations or, if, in the opinion of the Air Board the amount so paid by him is not reasonable, such amount as the Air Board considers to be reasonable.
"(3.) The amount payable to a member under either of the last two preceding sub-regulations shall be increased by an allowance to cover incidental expenses at the rate applicable under this regulation to the member.
"(4.) After an unmarried member has resided in the one locality for a period of twenty-one days during the one absence, the amount payable under sub-regulation (1.) or (2.) of this regulation to the unmarried member shall be reduced by an amount calculated at the rate of nine shillings and sixpence per day for each day on which he resides in that locality after the end of that period.
"(5.) Where a member who is absent on duty travels by rail or sea and the fare paid includes all necessary subsistence during the course of the journey, the member shall be paid an allowance to cover incidental expenses at the rate applicable to the member under this regulation.
"(6.) Where a member who is absent on duty travels by civil aircraft on a journey involving a stop overnight en route and the fare paid includes all necessary subsistence and accommodation during the journey, the member shall be paid an allowance to cover incidental expenses at the rate applicable to the member under this regulation.
"(7.) Nothing in this regulation affects the rate of travelling allowance payable under regulation 578 of these Regulations to a member who travels on a civil aircraft on a journey that does not involve a stop overnight en route.
"(8.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, the rate of allowance to cover incidental expenses applicable under this regulation to a member is that specified according to the rank of the member and the other circumstances in the following table:—
Rank. | Rate per day for residence in a Capital City. | Rate per day for residence in other than a Capital City. | ||
| s. | d. | s. | d. |
Air Commodore, Principal Air Chaplain, Group Captain, Chaplain First Class | 15 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
Wing Commander, Chaplain Second Class, Wing Officer.. | 14 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
Squadron Leader, Chaplain Third Class, Squadron Officer.. | 13 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
Flight Lieutenant, Chaplain Fourth Class, Flight Officer... | 13 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Flying Officer, Section Officer, Pilot Officer, Airman..... | 13 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
"(9.) The rate of allowance to cover incidental expenses applicable under this regulation to a member who has resided in the one locality for more than twenty-one days is such rate as the Air Board determines.".
Meal allowance.
5. Regulation 598 of the Air Force Regulations is amended—
(a) by omitting from paragraph (a) the words "Four shillings and sixpence" and inserting in their stead the words "Five shillings and sixpence"; and
(b) by omitting from paragraph (b) the words "Seven shillings" and inserting in their stead the words "Nine shillings".
Election to continue at existing rates.
6.—(1.) Notwithstanding the amendments of the Air Force Regulations effected by these Regulations, a member who is in receipt of travelling allowance at the date of commencement of these Regulations, by reason
of his absence on duty from his permanent station may elect in writing to continue to receive, during that absence, travelling allowance in accordance with the rates, and subject to the conditions, prescribed by the Air Force Regulations as in force immediately before that date, and, in that case, travelling allowance shall, during that absence, continue to be paid in accordance with those rates and subject to those conditions.
(2.) An election is not effective for the purpose of the last preceding sub-regulation unless it is made within seven days after the member ceases to be so absent.
By Authority: A. J. Arthur, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.