STATUTORY RULES.
1923. No. 163.
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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, unless otherwise specified.
Dated this thirty-first day of October, 1923.
FORSTER,
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
E.K. BOWDEN,
Minister of State for Defence.
Financial and Allowance Regulations for the Australian Military Forces and Senior Cadets 1921.
Amendments.
A. Regulation 47 is repealed as from 1st July, 1923.
B. Regulation 122 (b) is deleted and the following substituted therefor:—
“(b) The total pay for each member for any year shall be limited to the total number of days’ training authorized for the year excepting that pay may be issued for a total of sixteen days for the year to officers who are—
(i) Regimental, Battalion or Artillery Brigade Commanders.
(ii) Commanding Officers of Divisional Engineers, Divisional Signals, or Divisional Train, whose command consists of more than one Squadron or Company or more than the equivalent in numbers of one Squadron or Company.”
C. Regulation 177 (b) is amended by deleting the words “Regulation 168” and substituting there for the words “A.M. Regulation 727.”
D. Regulation 196 is cancelled and the following substituted there for:—
“196. (1) Subject to these Regulations travelling allowance at the following rates may be paid to members of the Military Forces in respect of the time during which they are absent on duty from
their usual place of residence, except when accompanying troops who are rationed in which case travelling allowance shall not be drawn.
(a) Rank or Appointment or Annual Rates of Pay. | (b) Daily Rate of Allowance. | (e) Weekly Rate. | General. | ||
| s. | d. | s. | d. |
|
Members of the Military Board, Inspector-General, Lieutenant-General, Major-General (substantive or temporary) Other officers receiving pay at annual rates of £1,000 and over | 25 | 0 | .. |
| Daily allowance during continued residence in same place after 14 days in that place to be reduced to 20s. |
£750 and under £1,000........... | 21 | 0 | 80 | 0 | The minimum rates of allowance under columns (b) and (c) in the case of a commissioned officer shall be 14s. 6d. and 50s. respectively |
£601 and under £750............ | 18 | 6 | 70 | 0 | |
£501 to £600................. | 16 | 6 | 60 | 0 | |
£310 to £500................. | 14 | 6 | 50 | 0 | |
Under £310.................. | 12 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
Allowances for periods of less than 24 hours shall be calculated at an hourly rate of 1/24th of daily rates or 1/168th of weekly rates.
2. When a member is on duty in the capital city of a State, whether of the State in which he ordinarily resides or not, the rate of his allowance shall be increased by one-fifth, but the increase shall not be payable in respect of more than twenty-eight days of any one period of such duty.
3. The rates of allowances payable under sub-regulation (1) and (2) of this regulation may be increased by one-fourth in the case of members of the Inspecting Staff or other members when required to travel with the Inspector-General, but the rates so increased shall not exceed the rates prescribed for “Other Officers receiving pay at annual rates of £750 or over.”
4. Except with the approval of the Military Board, no allowances under this regulation, other than for expenses necessarily incurred, shall be paid in any case where the member is not required to be absent from his Headquarters overnight.
(To have effect as from 1st September, 1923.)
E. Regulation 240 is amended by deleting the words “Regulation 218 (b)” and substituting there for the words “Regulation 219 (b)”.
F. Regulation 212 (a)—
(a) Delete the words “An Officer, Warrant or Non-commissioned Officer of the Citizen Forces” and insert in lieu the words:—
“An Officer, Warrant Officer, Non-commissioned Officer, Shoeing-Smith, or Cook of the Citizen Forces or a private of the Citizen Forces who is being trained for appointment as Cook.”
(b) At end of paragraph (a) add—
“A Cook of the Citizen Forces or a private of the Citizen Forces who is being trained for appointment as Cook who attends a course of cookery for not less than
ten working days and obtains a satisfactory report shall in addition to receiving the allowance above referred to and in addition to being provided with meals and tentage or quarters under these Regulations be granted an allowance equivalent to one-half of the special duty pay allowable to Citizen Force Cooks under F. & A. Regulation 105 (a) for each day’s attendance provided that payment shall not be made for any number of working days in excess of those approved by the Military Board for the School or Course of Instruction.”
G. Regulation 105 is cancelled and the following substituted therefor:—
“105. (a) A special duty pay of 6s. may be paid to each soldier below the rank of 2nd Corporal or Bombardier who has qualified as a Cook at a course of cookery and who is borne on the authorized establishment as a Cook and is employed as such for each day’s attendance at the Camp of Training of the Unit to which he belongs on the certificate of the Commanding Officer that he has qualified at a course of cookery and that his duties have been efficiently carried out.
(b) A soldier below the rank of 2nd Corporal or Bombardier who has not qualified at a course of cookery but who is borne on the authorized establishment as cook and is employed as such will be paid 3s. per diem extra duty pay for every day’s attendance at the Camp of Training of the Unit to which he belongs on the certificate of the Commanding Officer that his duties have been efficiently carried out.”
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