STATUTORY RULES
1965 No. 153
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE AIR FORCE ACT 1923-1965.*
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 1923-1965.
Dated this twenty-first day of October, 1965.
CASEY
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
(Sgd) PETER HOWSON
Minister of State for Air.
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Amendments of the Air Force Regulations†
Parts.
1. Regulation 2 of the Air Force Regulations is amended by omitting the words—
“Part XII.—Compensation—Regulations 673-674.”
and inserting in their stead the words—
“Part XII.—Compensation—Regulation 673.”.
2.—(I.) Regulation 71 of the Air Force Regulations is repealed and the following regulations are inserted in its stead:—
Aides-de-camp.
“71.—(1.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, an officer serving in the Active Force whose substantive rank is not below the rank of Squadron Leader or above the rank of Group Captain may be appointed an honorary aide-de-camp to the Governor-General.
“(3.) The number of officers holding office as honorary aides-de-camp to the Governor-General shall not exceed ten.
“(4.) An officer whose substantive rank is not above the rank of Squadron Leader may be appointed aide-de-camp to the Governor-General.
“(5.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, an officer of the Citizen Air Force whose rank is not above the rank of Wing Commander may, with the approval of the Governor-General, be appointed an honorary aide-de-camp to the Governor of a State.
“(6.) The number of officers holding office as honorary aides-de-camp to the Governor of a State shall not exceed two.
* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 28 October, 1965.
† Statutory Rules 1927, No. 161, as amended to date. For previous amendments of the Air Force Regulations, see footnote † to Statutory Rules by 1965, No. 9; and see also Statutory Rules 1965, Nos. 9, 10, 25, 57, 58, 77, 141, 142, and 143.
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“(7.) The Governor-General may appoint—
(a) an officer of the Permanent Air Force; or
(b) an officer of the Citizen Air Force who has volunteered for service with the Active Force,
whose rank is not above the rank of Squadron Leader to be aide-de-camp to the Governor of a State.
“(8.) Subject to the next two succeeding sub-regulations, an officer appointed honorary aide-de-camp or aide-de-camp to the Governor-General or to the Governor of a State holds office for three years, but is eligible for re-appointment for an additional period of two years.
“(9.) The appointment of an officer as honorary aide-de-camp or aide-de-camp to the Governor-General, or of an officer as aide-de-camp to the Governor of a State, may be terminated at any time by the Governor-General.
“(10.) Where an honorary aide-de-camp to the Governor-General ceases to serve in the Active Force, the Governor-General shall terminate his appointment as honorary aide-de-camp.
Appointment of honorary physician, &c.
“71a.—(1.) An officer of the Medical Branch of the Air Force may be appointed honorary physician, honorary surgeon or honorary dental surgeon to the Governor-General, to hold office during the pleasure of the Governor-General.
“(2.) Where an officer of the Medical Branch holds the office of honorary physician, honorary surgeon or honorary dental surgeon to the Governor-General, another officer shall not be appointed to hold that office except upon or after the termination of the first-mentioned officer’s appointment.”.
(2.) A person holding office under regulation 71 of the Air Force Regulations as aide-de-camp to the Governor-General or to the Governor of a State immediately before the commencement of these Regulations continues to hold office, after the commencement of these Regulations, as honorary aide-de-camp to the Governor-General or to the Governor of the State, as the case may be, for the remainder of the term of office for which he was appointed, subject to the provisions of the Air Force Regulations as amended by these Regulations.
3. Regulation 523 of the Air Force Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—
Entertainment of official visitors.
“523.—(1.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, where—
(a) an officer who is a member of the Air Board; or
(b) any other officer,
incurs, in the course of his duty, expense in entertaining persons, the officer may, subject to such conditions as the Air Board determines, be reimbursed an amount equal to that expense.
“(2.) The sum of the amounts that may be reimbursed under the last preceding sub-regulation in a financial year to officers who are members of the Air Board shall not exceed Two hundred pounds and the sum of the amounts that may be so reimbursed to other officers shall not exceed Six hundred and fifty pounds.
“(3.) Subject to such conditions as the Air Board determines, where a mess entertains a visitor to the mess, there is payable to the mess, in respect of the expense of entertaining the visitor, an amount calculated in such manner as the Air Board determines.”.
Higher duty allowance.
4.—(1.) Regulation 556j of the Air Force Regulations is amended—
(a) by omitting sub-regulation (1.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—
“(1.) Subject to this regulation and to such conditions as the Air Board determines, where a member (in this and the next succeeding regulation referred to as ‘the acting member’) holding a rank lower than the rank for a position according to the establishment of the Air Force performs, temporarily, the duties of the position, an allowance, called ‘higher duty allowance’, is payable to the member.”;
(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (2.) the word “full” (wherever occurring); and
(c) by omitting from sub-regulation (9.) the word “full”.
(2.) Regulation 556j of the Air Force Regulations as amended by these Regulations, and the first determination ‘made for the purposes of sub-regulation (1.) of that regulation, applies to and in relation to service in the Air Force on and after the thirty-first day of May, 1965.
Rates of higher duty allowance.
5. Regulation 556k of the Air Force Regulations is amended—
(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the word “Where” and inserting in its stead the words “Subject to this regulation, where”; and
(b) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulation:—
“(3.) Where an airman is entitled to higher duty allowance for the performance of the duties of a position and those duties are ordinarily required to be performed by an airman in a mustering other than the mustering in which he is mustered, the daily rate of higher duty allowance is a rate determined by the Air Board.”.
6. Regulation 557 of the Air Force Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—
Allotments.
“557. Subject to such conditions as the Air Board determines, a member may, out of his active pay and allowances, allot an amount per day to or for the benefit of a person approved by a prescribed authority or to a bank account approved by a prescribed authority.”.
Injuries involving liability of third parties.
7. Regulation 674 of the Air Force Regulations is repealed.
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