STATUTORY RULES.
1963. No. 116
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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 thirty-first day of October, 1963.
DE L’ISLE
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
(Sgd.) DAVID FAIRBAIRN
Minister of State for Air.
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Amendments of the Air Force Regulations.†
Appointment of aliens to Commissions in Citizen Air Force.
1. Regulation 56aa of the Air Force Regulations is amended by omitting the proviso.
Proportionate long service leave.
2. Regulation 150 of the Air Force Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) all words before paragraph (a) and inserting in their stead the words “Where a member of the Permanent Air Force, or a member of the Citizen Air Force serving on continuous full-time service with the Permanent Air Force, whose period of service is not less than eight years but less than fifteen years is to retire upon attaining, or after having attained, the age for retirement, the Air Board may grant to the member leave of absence, to be taken immediately before he retires, for long service on full pay—”.
Definitions.
3. Regulation 152d of the Air Force Regulations is amended by omitting the definition of “age for retirement” and inserting in its stead the following definition:—
“‘age for retirement’, in relation to a member, means the age for the compulsory retirement of the member ascertained in accordance with the provisions of sub-regulation (1.) or (1a.) of regulation 88 or sub-regulation (l.) or (1a.) of regulation 118, as the case requires;”.
Marriage allowance.
4. Regulation 555 of the Air Force Regulations is amended by omitting from paragraph (a) of sub-regulation (2.) the words “or his children”.
Conditions to be complied with before marriage allowance is payable.
5. Regulation 555a of the Air Force Regulations is amended by omitting from paragraph (a) of sub-regulation (2.) the words “or his children” (wherever occurring).
* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 1st November, 1963.
† Statutory Rules 1927, No. 161, as amended to date. For previous amendments of the Air Force Regulation, see footnote † to Statutory Rules 1963, No. 63, and see also Statutory Rules 1963, Nos. 63, 64, 76, 91 and 114.
4350/63.—Price 6d. 13 26.9.1963.
Rates of travelling allowance.
6.—(1.) Regulation 578 of the Air Force Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1a.) the words “Six pounds six shillings” and inserting in their stead the words “Eight pounds ten shillings”.
(2.) The rate of travelling allowance specified in sub-regulation (1a.) of regulation 578 of the Air Force Regulations, as amended by the last preceding sub-regulation, applies in relation to absence on duty to which that first-mentioned sub-regulation applies on or after the fourth day of July, 1963.
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By Authority: A. J. Arthur, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.