STATUTORY RULES.
1943. No. 119.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE AIR FORCE ACT 1923-1941.*
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 1923-1941.
Dated this fifth day of May, 1943
(SGD.) GOWRIE.
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
Minister of State for Air.
Amendments of the Air Force Regulations.†
Operation of amendments.
1. Regulations 2 to 7 (both inclusive) of these Regulations shall be deemed to have come into operation on the first day of February, 1942.
Branches.
2. Regulation 49 of the Air Force Regulations is amended by inserting, after the letter and words “(b) the equipment branch;”, the following letters and words:—
“(ba) the accountant branch (Citizen Air Force only);”.
Appointments to equipment and accountant branches.
3. Regulation 53 of the Air Force Regulations is amended—
(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the words “of the Permanent Air Force” and inserting in their stead the words “or in the accountant branch”; and
(b) by adding at the end of sub-regulation (2.) the words “or for officers of the accountant branch, as the case requires”.
Appointment on probation.
4. Regulation 54b of the Air Force Regulations is amended—
(a) by inserting in paragraph (3) of the proviso to sub-regulation (2.), after the words “equipment branch” (first occurring), the words “or to the accountant branch”;
* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1943.
† 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 - Sixty-fifth amendment.
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(b) by inserting in that paragraph, after the words “equipment branch” (second occurring), the words “or for officers of the accountant branch, as the case requires.”.
Promotion to Flying Officer.
5. Regulation 64 of the Air Force Regulations is amended by inserting in sub-regulation (4.), after the words “equipment branch”, the words “or the accountant branch”.
Retiring age.
6. Regulation 88 of the Air Force Regulations is amended by inserting in the table in sub-regulation (1.), after the words “Equipment Branch”, the words “and Accountant Branch”.
Classification of members of Reserve.
7. Regulation 454 of the Air Force Regulations is amended—
(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the words “Equipment officers” and inserting in their stead the words “Equipment and Accountant officers”; and
(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (4.) the words “or the equipment branches” and inserting in their stead the words “branch, the equipment branch or the accountant branch”.
Rates of pay of airmen of the Permanent Air Force.
8.—(1.) Regulation 553 of the Air Force Regulations is amended—
(a) by inserting in sub-regulation (2.), after the words “carpenter (general),”, the words “cinema operator,”;
(b) by inserting in sub-regulation (4.), after the words “clerk (pay),”, the words “clerk (signals),”; and
(c) by inserting in sub-regulation (5.), after the words “air gunner,” the words “anti-gas instructor,”.
(2.) Paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation shall be deemed to have come into operation on the date shown opposite each of those paragraphs in the following table:—
| Paragraph. | Date of operation. |
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| (a) | 20th December, 1941 |
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(b) | 1st January, 1942 | ||
(c) | 1st January, 1942 | ||
9.—(1.) Regulation 577 of the Air Force Regulations is repealed and the following regulation is inserted in its stead:—
Issue of civilian clothes on discharge.
“577. A commanding officer may issue civilian clothes not exceeding in value the sum of three pounds to any member who, on his discharge from the Air Force, is in necessitous circumstances.”.
(2.) This regulation shall be deemed to have come into operation on the twenty-second day of October, 1941.
10.—(1.) After regulation 598 of the Air Force Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—
Special meal allowance.
“598a.—(1.) In time of war, a member who is serving at Air Force Head-Quarters or an area or group head-quarters, or at a unit at which no messing facilities are provided, and who is required to commence duty not less than three hours before, or to remain on duty
for not less than three hours after, the normal time of commencing or ceasing duty at his unit, and who, in consequence thereof, incurs expense in the purchase of a meal or meals, may, subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, be paid a meal allowance of 1s. 6d. per meal.
(2.) An allowance under this regulation shall be payable—
(a) in the case of a member who is not in receipt of a special living-out allowance, on the certificate of his commanding officer that it was not reasonably practicable for the member to proceed to his home or lodging to obtain a meal within the period allowed to him for that purpose; and
(b) in the case of a member who is in receipt of a special living-out allowance, on the certificate of his commanding officer that the member was unable to obtain satisfactory board and lodging close enough to his place of duty to enable him to proceed thereto for meals within the period allowed to him for that purpose.”.
(2.) This regulation shall be deemed to have come into operation on the first day of January, 1942.
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By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.