Financial and Allowance Regulations for the Australian Military Forces and Senior Cadets

STATUTORY RULES.

1926. No. 211.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1918.

Financial and Allowance Regulations for the Australian Military Forces and Senior Cadets.

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.

Dated this twenty-second day of December, 1926.

STONEHAVEN,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. F. PEARCE,

for Minister of State for Defence.

The Financial and Allowance Regulations for the Australian Military Forces and Senior Cadets, being Statutory Rules 1921, No. 82, as amended by Statutory Rules—

1921. Nos. 96, 124, 125, 135, 137, 145, 146, 147, 148, 155, 156, 157, 176, 184. 204, 220, 236, 237;

1922. Nos. 16, 56, 59, 99, 112, 122, 158, 178;

1923. Nos. 10, 31, 41, 67, 95. 163, 171, 201;

1924. Nos. 12, 62, 92, 119, 153, 176, 200;

1925. Nos. 19, 53, 103, 109, 132, 138. 149, 170, 191, 214;

1926. Nos. 20, 67, 68, 98, 120, 162, and 168—

are repealed as from the commencement of these Regulations save as to anything lawfully done, or any right, privilege, obligation, or liability acquired, accrued, or incurred thereunder.

PART I. DEFINITIONS.

1. In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears:—

“Secretary” means the Secretary, Department of Defence.

“The Military Board” means the Board of Administration for the Military Forces.

“Finance Member” means the Finance Member of the Board of Administration for the Military Forces.

“Formation, &c., Commander” means Commander of a Cavalry Division, of an Infantry Division, or of a Mixed Brigade or a District Base Commandant.

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‘‘Command Head-quarters” means the Head-quarters of a Cavalry Division, of an Infantry Division, or of a Mixed Brigade or a District Base.

“District Finance Officer” means an Officer appointed to be District Finance Officer for a Military District.

“Receiver of Public Moneys” means an Officer appointed to be a Receiver for a Military District in accordance with the Treasury Regulations.

‘‘Commanding Officers of Regiments or Corps’’ in connexion with the administration of moneys received or disbursed on account of Regiments or Corps shall mean the Officers to whom moneys are forwarded or paid for the service of the Regiment or Corps.

PART II.—GENERAL.

Ministerial Approval and Delegation of Powers.

2. The Minister may approve of any expenditure not covered by these Regulations provided that the necessary funds have been made available by Parliamentary appropriation or by the Treasury in anticipation of Parliamentary appropriation.

3. (i) The Minister may, by writing under his hand, delegate any of the powers, functions and authorities conferred upon or vested in him by these Regulations.

(ii) Every delegation under this regulation shall be revocable at will, and no delegation shall prevent the exercise of any power, function, or authority by the Minister.

Responsibility of Formation, &c., Commanders.

4. Formation, &c., Commanders shall be responsible for—

(a) Enforcing due economy on all officers and others charged with any expenditure of public money, or with the care, use, or expenditure of stores;

(b) The economical expenditure of all moneys provided in the Annual Estimates for their respective Commands, and shall be further responsible that no liability is incurred against votes in excess of the provision made.

5. It is the duty of every member of the Military Forces to assist in carrying out these Regulations.

6. Except where otherwise provided in these Regulations, Formation, &c., Commanders are authorized to approve of increments to warrant officers, non-commissioned officers and men of the Permanent Forces under their command, where such increments are prescribed by the regulations and provided in the Appropriation Act.

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Ammunition.

8. Proposed expenditure under Votes for Artillery and Small Arm Ammunition; Warlike Stores; and Camps and Schools of Instruction shall be submitted to the Minister.

Approval of Military Board.

9. The payment of grants and band allowance shall be subject to the approval of the Military Board and provision being made by Parliament.

10. All powers vested under these Regulations in Formation, &c., Commanders or District Finance Officers may also be exercised by the Military Board.

11. (1) The Military Board may approve of the sale or writing off of condemned, unfit, damaged, or deficient stores, the original value of which does not exceed £100.

(2) The Military Board may also approve of the taking on charge of excess stores.

Persons Ineligible to Hold Appointments.

12. No person holding a contract with the Defence Department shall be eligible to hold a permanent appointment in the Defence Department.

Aides-de-Camp to the Governor-General, State Governors, &c.

13. An appointment as Aide-de-Camp to a Governor-General or to a Governor of a State or an appointment as Honorary Physician or Honorary Surgeon to the Governor-General shall not entitle an officer to any pay or allowances.

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PART III.—DUTIES OF DISTRICT FINANCE OFFICERS.

15. Each District Finance Officer is authorized:—

(a) To approve of all requisitions for supplies within the votes on the Estimates which are governed by regulations.

(b) To approve of expenditure under the divisions or subdivisions of any votes for contingencies, general services, maintenance of existing arms and equipment, and Expeditionary Forces, provided that he has satisfied himself that funds are available; that the requirements of the remaining period of the financial year will not involve the necessity for applying for additional funds on any vote concerned; that there is nothing irregular in the character of the expenditure; and that it is not an allowance or payment to any member of the Forces, except such as is governed by regulations and does not require Ministerial approval. No new Vote or Item shall be operated upon or expenditure incurred in connexion therewith without approval from Head-Quarters, until such Vote or Item has been passed by Parliament.

(c) To approve of the employment of casual labour and temporary clerical assistance, provided that funds are available; but no person shall be employed under this regulation for a longer period than six months in any financial year without the approval of the Military Board.

(d) To approve—in accordance with regulation 166—of compensation for injuries received, or disease contracted, on duty.

(e) To approve—in accordance with, regulation 184—of compensation for injury to, or loss of, a horse.

(f) To approve—in accordance with Australian Military Regulations—of the striking off charge of stores damaged or deficient, provided that the original value of such stores did not exceed £20.

(g) To approve of payment of claims for overtime, and Sunday pay, provided that such are in order, and correct in every particular.

16. (a) The District Finance Officer shall, in the event of receiving any claim which appears to him not authorized by regulations or instructions, or in regard to which there is doubt as to the admissibility of any charge, point out the same, in writing, to the Formation, &c., Commander. Should the Formation, &c., Commander consider that, on the contrary, such claim is covered by regulations or authority, and that the charges are admissible, an immediate report as to the circumstances of the case shall be forwarded by him to the Military Board, together with all relating papers. The account in dispute shall not be paid without the approval of the Military Board, whose decision shall be passed without delay to the District Finance Officer and the Formation, &c., Commander concerned.

(b) The District Finance Officer shall also represent in writing to the Formation, &c., Commander any matter which comes to his knowledge wherein he considers that savings of expenditure could be effected. A copy of every such representation and of the Formation, &c., Commander’s remarks shall be immediately forwarded to the Finance Member.

17. He shall not apply public moneys to any purpose not authorized by regulations, nor shall he advance (except as hereinafter provided), lend, or exchange any sums for which he is accountable, nor shall he exchange private cheques out of public funds. In the case of members of the Forces travelling on duty, where extended absence is probable, and cash payments have to be made, an advance may be made up to 75 per cent. of the maximum allowance that can be claimed.

Married Warrant and Non-Commissioned Officers who are frequently required to travel on duty may be granted a small standing advance at the discretion of the District Finance Officer, which must be adjusted on or before the 31st May of the financial year in which the advance is made.

18. He shall be liable for the amount of disallowances arising from errors or over-issues made by him in disregard of regulations or in the absence of proper authority.

19. Excepting as provided in these Regulations regarding the disposal of surplus funds of Military Institutes being closed and excepting as may be necessary for the distribution of profit from temporary Military Institutes in camps, he shall not take charge of any Regimental or other similar funds or act on the Committee controlling such funds.

20. Should difficulty be experienced in recovering vouchers supporting receipts, statements, &c., or money due from officers or others, he shall at once represent the circumstances in writing to the Formation, &c., Commander concerned, who shall, if necessary, refer the matter to the Military Board.

Upon receipt from the Senior Ordnance Officer of a claim for damages or deficiencies against a Corps or Unit of the Citizen Forces, or against a Rifle Club, the District Finance Officer shall demand payment from the Commanding Officer or other officer responsible, and, in the event of such claim not being satisfied within thirty days of such demand, the District Finance Officer shall report the fact to the Formation, &c., Commander concerned, who shall immediately take such action as may be necessary to obtain immediate payment, and shall furnish to the Secretary, within twenty days of the taking of such action, a report if the claim be then unsatisfied.

Instruction as to Payments.

21. (a) An amount provided on the Appropriation Act as salary for one appointment shall not be utilized for the payment of the salaries or portions thereof of two persons for the same period.

(b) No officer shall be paid the salary of any position to which he has not been appointed by Order in Council.

(c) In no case, unless governed by regulation, shall an allowance be paid to any member of the Forces, unless such allowance be authorized by the Minister, or by the Military Board.

(d) Subject to regulations 6 and 15, any expenditure provided for by a Parliamentary Appropriation and not covered by regulations must be approved by the Minister in accordance with regulation 2.

(e) Salaries must not be paid from any Vote other than a Pay Vote.

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PART IV.—PAY OF PERMANENT FORCES.

Conditions.

24. (a) All persona on first appointment to the Permanent Forces shall draw pay and allowances from the date on which they commence duty only, and not from any earlier date.

(b) All appointments shall be at the minimum rate of pay for the respective rank, class, grade, or position to which appointed except with the approval of the Minister on the recommendation of the Military Board.

Increments.

25. All increments provided in these Regulations shall be subject to provision being made by Parliament and to such conditions as may be prescribed. In the case of officers no increment may be paid unless

approved by the Military Board, and in the case of other ranks unless approved by the Formation, &c., Commander. The right to receive an increment in any year shall depend upon good and diligent conduct and efficiency.

26. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Regulation 37 an officer who is due to receive an increment in pay on or prior to the 1st January, 1922, and who held higher substantive rank in the Australian Imperial Force, shall be eligible to receive an increment irrespective of whether the prescribed examination has or has not been passed, but every officer who is due for increment subsequent to the 1st January, 1922, shall be required to pass the prescribed examination for promotion.

Establishments.

27. Officers and others in excess of the authorized number of any rank may be carried on the strength, provided that there are vacancies in higher ranks, and that the total Establishment be not exceeded.

28. All persons whose pay is governed by these Regulations shall, on promotion to a rank or position carrying a higher rate or improved conditions of pay, draw such pay from the date of promotion, provided that if the duties of the higher rank or position are not taken up within one month from the date of promotion the higher rate of pay shall only be drawn from the date of actually taking up duty or from such date as the Minister may direct.

29. Officers returning to their Regiment or Corps after holding a position for which they were paid at a higher rate than the regimental pay of their rank, shall revert to the regimental pay.

30. (a) Members holding Brevet, Honorary, or Acting rank or appointment shall receive the rates of pay fixed for their substantive rank or permanent appointment.

(b) Members temporarily holding higher rank after a period of one month in such rank shall in the case of officers, on the approval of the Minister, and in the case of warrant and non-commissioned officers and men, on the approval of the Formation, &c., Commander, be paid the minimum pay of their temporary rank, provided that a vacancy exists on the establishment of the unit concerned for such higher rank.

(c) A member granted the temporary rank of Warrant Officer, Class II., or of Warrant Officer of any higher grade who holds such rank or grade for a continuous period, shall be entitled to consideration for increments as though he had been permanently promoted to such rank or grade, provided, that the first increment shall not be granted until after twelve months from the date on which the temporary higher rank or grade took effect.

(d) In the event of a Warrant Officer holding temporary rank or grade as such being permanently promoted to that rank or grade, he shall not suffer any reduction in salary or increments and shall receive increments in the same manner as he would have received them had his temporary rank or grade been permanent.

(e) Travelling allowance to a member receiving pay under this regulation shall be payable as though the temporary rank or grade were permanent.

(f) The provisions of this regulation shall have effect from the 1st July, 1926, provided that service as a temporary Warrant Officer since the 1st July, 1921, shall be taken into consideration as from the 1st July, 1926, for purposes of determining eligibility to receive incremental advancement under the provision of sub-paragraph (c) of this regulation.

Pay.

31. The prescribed rates of pay shall include all allowances except where otherwise provided for in these Regulations.

32. Daily rates of pay shall be calculated at one-seventh of the weekly rate, or one three hundred and sixty-fifth of the yearly rate.

33. Under no circumstances shall a member be granted pay for any period after the date on which he was, in the ordinary course, due for retirement, unless authority for the extension of his services has first been obtained.

Deferred Pay.

34. (i) The sum of 7s. per week shall be withheld from soldiers of the Permanent Military Forces during the first thirteen weeks’ service, and shall be payable as arrears after the expiration of the said thirteen weeks if the soldier is still serving. Soldiers who are discharged or who have deserted prior to the completion of thirteen weeks’ service shall forfeit such arrears. The foregoing portion of this regulation will, however, not apply to a person who has previously served in the Permanent Forces (including the Expeditionary Forces raised under the Defence Act 1903-17) and who was discharged from such service with not less than a good character, provided that the re-enlistment is within two years of such discharge; nor shall it have application to the members referred to in sub-paragraph (ii) of this regulation.

(ii) The sum of seven shillings per week shall be withheld from the pay of men enlisted in Australian Instructional Corps who on enlistment undergo a course of training at the Central Training Depôt. This deduction shall continue for the period of the Course. Sums so deducted shall be payable as arrears on the conclusion of the Course, but a soldier who deserts or is discharged prior to the completion of the Course shall forfeit such arrears unless otherwise approved by the Military Board.

This deduction shall not be made in the case of members of other units of the Permanent Forces attending the Course mentioned preparatory to transfer to the Australian Instructional Corps.

(iii) A soldier who is granted—

(a) A free discharge within three months of date of his enlistment, or

(b) his discharge on purchase in accordance with the conditions prescribed in Australian Military Regulations,

shall pay the unexpired value of the free issue of uniform and necessaries received by him.

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2. Rates of Pay.

Officers.

37. Staff Appointments.—The rates of pay for Officers holding the undermentioned appointments shall, unless otherwise prescribed, be as follows, but Staff or Command Pay shall not be payable in addition:—

38. Staff Corps.—The annual rates of pay and of incremental advancement by subdivisions for officers of the Staff Corps other than those holding appointments included in regulation 37 shall be in accordance with the following table:—

Rates of Pay—continued.

Staff or Command Pay.

39. (a) Appointments to Staffs or Commands are graded for Staff or Command pay as set out hereunder, and officers of the Staff Corps formally appointed thereto, whether temporarily or otherwise, may, whilst holding the appointment, and subject to the necessary provision being made by Parliament, be paid the rates shown in addition to pay of rank as authorized in Regulation 38:—

(b) Appointments of Colonels on the Staff and Colonels to General and Administrative Staffs shall be subject to the approval of the Governor-General in Council and shall be notified in the Commonwealth Gazette. Appointments of other Staff Officers shall be subject to the approval of the Military Board and shall be notified in Australian Army Orders.

(c) An officer of the. Staff Corps who was graded as a Staff Officer and was in receipt of Staff Pay on the 31st March, 1926, under the provisions of the regulations then in force but whose appointment is not graded as a Staff appointment by this regulation, shall continue to receive such Staff Pay for the remainder of the tenure of his present appointment.

(d) In addition to the provision of Staff Pay in paragraph (a) above, officers of the Staff Corps holding appointments of Brigade Major may from 1st April, 1926, be graded as Staff Officers, Grade 3b, and may receive Staff Pay accordingly at the rate of £40 per annum, provided, however, that such officers shall not be so graded and paid unless and until vacancies exist and funds become available upon the authorized establishment of such grading, and such officers will be appointed to such grading in the order of seniority.

Australian Army Veterinary Corps (Permanent).

40. The annual rates of pay and of incremental advancement by subdivisions for Officers of the Australian Army Veterinary Corps (Permanent) shall be—

Survey Section, R.A.E.

41. The annual rates of pay and of incremental advancement by subdivisions for officers of the Survey Section, R.A.E., shall be—

Inspection of Ordnance Machinery.

42. The annual rates of pay and of incremental advancement by subdivisions for Inspectors of Ordnance Machinery shall be—

Quartermasters.

43. The annual rates of pay and of incremental advancement by subdivisions for Quartermasters shall be—

Pay of Warrant Officers of the Australian Instructional Corps, &c.

44. Except as otherwise prescribed the rates of pay and of incremental advancement by sub-divisions for Warrant Officers of the Permanent Military Forces shall be in accordance with the following table:—

(i) A Warrant Officer, Class II., before advancement to the second subdivision will be required to obtain—

(a) A “qualified” certificate at a “Rifle and Bayonet Course” at the Small Arms School, Randwick; and before advancement to the fifth subdivision will be required to obtain the following additional certificates:—

(b) “Qualified” in Vickers Gun Course at Small Arms School.

(c) “Qualified” in Light Gun Course at Small Arms School.

Provided that qualifying certificates equivalent to (a), (b), and (c) above as authorized by the Chief of the General Staff and promulgated in Australian Army Orders will be obtained by Warrant Officers, Class II., of or attached to the Field Artillery, Garrison Artillery, Field and Fortress Engineers, Signals, A.S.C., A.M.C., and A.V.C. before advancement to the subdivisions mentioned.

(ii) Provided further that in any case in which the opportunity is not afforded to a Warrant Officer to obtain the prescribed qualification before the date on which the increment is due, the increment will be antedated to the date on which it was originally due, should he qualify at the first opportunity granted to him, but if he then fails to qualify, the increment shall have effect only from the date on which the necessary qualification is obtained.

(iii) Should a Warrant Officer, Class II., fail on two successive occasions to qualify for any of the prescribed certificates, the question of his retention in the Service shall be a matter for consideration and decision by the Military Board.

(iv) Warrant Officers, Class II., borne on the strength on the 1st July, 1924, will have their pay adjusted in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 51, and will be granted one increment on the date subsequent to the 1st July, 1924, on which it becomes due, but will be required to obtain the certificates above, provided for before a further increment is approved or before being promoted to Warrant Officer, Class I.

(v) Warrant Officers, Class II., who have qualified for advancement to either the second or fifth subdivision or for promotion whilst allotted to one arm will not be required to further qualify for purpose of advancement to either the second or 5th subdivision or for promotion, as the case may be, when transferred to another arm.

Pay of Non-Commissioned Officers and Men.

45. Except where otherwise prescribed, the rates of pay of non-commissioned officers and men of the Permanent Military Forces shall be—

Rates of Pay—continued.

Warrant Officers and Non-Commissioned Officers of the Survey Section, R.A.E.

46. The rates of pay and of incremental advancement by subdivisions for Warrant Officers and Non-Commissioned Officers of the Survey Section, R.A.E., shall be—

Draughtsmen in Works Section, R.A.E.

47. The rates of pay and of incremental advancement by subdivisions for Warrant Officers who are Draughtsmen in the Works Section, R.A.E., shall be—

Provost Staff.

48. The rates of pay for the Provost Staff shall be—

Chief Armourer.

48A. The rates of pay for Chief Armourers who are members of the the Permanent Military Forces in the Ordnance Department shall be as determined from time to time by the Minister on the recommendation of the Military Board.

Armament Artificers.

49. The rates of pay and of incremental advancement by subdivisions for Senior Armament Artificers shall be—

The rates of pay for Armament Artificers and Assistant Armament Artificers shall be as determined from time to time by the Minister on the recommendation of the Military Board.

Special Schools of Instruction.

49a. Persons appointed to a Special School of Instruction under section 21b of the Defence Act for the training of an Instructional Staff of non-commissioned officers may be granted pay at the rate prescribed for a Provisional Instructor.

Child Endowment.

50. (a) Child Endowment shall not be payable to members who are paid on the basis of wages paid for similar classes of employment in outside trade establishments.

(b) Child Endowment shall be payable to members of other arms of the Service in addition to the pay prescribed by these regulations under the following conditions:—

(i) To each member who is married or a widower and who is the father or stepfather of dependent children under the age of fourteen years, and who is in receipt of pay at a rate less than £500 per annum, the sum of £13 per annum in respect of each such child so dependent.

(ii) A similar allowance as in (a) may, on the approval of the Military Board be granted for any member in respect of orphan or adopted children under the age of fourteen years who are dependent on and maintained by the member.

(iii) It shall be the duty of each member who is in receipt of allowance under this regulation immediately to notify his Commanding Officer in the event of his becoming ineligible under the prescribed conditions for the payment of allowance or any portion thereof.

(iv) The annual amount paid to any member shall not exceed the amount by which the pay, together with any of the following allowances per annum, falls short of £500:—

(a) Staff and Command pay.

(b) Allowances payable under F.R. 228 (e).

(c) Value of free quarters other than when granted to a member temporarily absent on duty from his usual residence.

(d) Such allowances in the nature of pay as are determined by the Military Board.

(v) Child Endowment shall not be regarded as pay for the purpose calculating payments in lieu of long leave or furlough or for payments of compensation for injuries or disease contracted on duty.

(vi) The allowance shall not be reduced by any absence from duty on reduced pay, but during absence on leave of any kind without pay the allowance shall cease to operate. When a member elects to take his furlough on half pay, payment of the allowance shall be made at half rates during the period on half pay.

(vii) In the case of members who were serving on the 22nd November, 1923, payment of High Cost of Living Allowance at the rates and under the conditions then in operation may be continued for the following classes of dependants:—

(a) Dependent children between fourteen and sixteen years of age (including adopted children and step-children);

(b) Dependent brothers and sisters under sixteen years of age;

(c) An adult dependant for whom payment of high cost of living allowance was paid at the rate of 3s. 6d. per week.

Payments under the provisions of this sub-paragraph shall cease on the 31st December, 1924, or in the case of children, on the child reaching the age of sixteen years, should such occur prior to the 31st December, 1924. In the event of a child for whom child endowment is paid under the provisions of sub-paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this regulation reaching the age of fourteen years prior to the 31st December, 1924, payment may be made at the rate of 3s. 6d. per week until the 31st December, 1924, for each such child who continues to be dependent on the member.

Operation of New Regulations.

51. The rate of pay which a member shall receive from the 1st July, 1924, under these regulations shall, subject to a satisfactory report, be the rate which he would have received had these regulations been in operation at the date of appointment or promotion to the rank held by him on the 30th June, 1924, provided that a member who, prior to the 30th June, 1924, was receiving a higher rate of pay and allowances than the pay appertaining to his rank under these regulations may continue to receive such higher rate; provided also that the effect of any periods of deferment approved before 1st July, 1924, of increments except those relating to failure to pass an examination for promotion shall be included in reckoning service for the purposes of this regulation.

Deduction for Rations.

52. (a) A member of the Permanent Forces who is issued with rations under the provisions of Part XII. of these Regulations shall, unless otherwise prescribed in these Regulations, have deductions mentioned hereunder made from his pay for each week of seven days for which rations are issued, a proportionate deduction being made when rations are issued for a portion of a week only:—

(i) for a cooked ration—15s.

(ii) for an uncooked ration—the cost of same at the contract rates in force at the time, provided that no amount in excess of the rate of 15s. per week shall be deducted.

(b) When rations are issued at Camps, or meals are provided at Schools or Courses of Instruction, deductions as under shall be made from the pay of members concerned:—

(i) Members of Units in which arrangements are ordinarily made for the issue of rations.

Single Members.—Deductions shall be made in accordance with sub-paragraph (a) of this regulation.

Married Members.—The pay of a married member shall not be subject to deduction on account of the issue of rations.

(ii) Members of Units in which arrangements are not ordinarily made for the issue of rations.

Single Members.—Where attendance at Camp or School does not exceed a period of 28 days’ continuous absence from usual place of residence, no deduction for rations shall be made, but where rations are issued for any period in excess of 28 days, deduction in accordance with sub-paragraph (a) of this regulation shall be made for such period in excess of 28 days.

Married Members.—Provided that absence overnight of the member from his usual place of residence is necessitated, he shall be eligible for a free issue of rations during his attendance at the Camp or School.

(c) An allowance in lieu of rations shall not be payable when rations at a Camp or School are not availed of.

Clothing.

53. (i) Unless otherwise prescribed, initial issues of clothing shall be provided at public expense for Warrant Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers, and men, on first appointment to the Permanent Forces.

(ii) All subsequent requirements of clothing shall be provided by such members at their own expense.

(iii) The cost of repairs to service boots or for washing or maintenance of clothing shall not be a charge against the public.

Deduction for Quarters.

54. (1) When Government quarters are occupied by a member of the Permanent Military Forces, the following deduction shall be made from his pay irrespective of the number of rooms that may be available for allotment being less than under the scale prescribed by Regulation 62:—

Provided that no deduction shall be made for tentage or hutments in Camps or Schools, and that the scale of deductions may be varied by the Military Board or as elsewhere prescribed, when quarters are occupied at Camps or Schools of Instruction.

(2) For the purpose of the above deductions Staff or Command Pay as prescribed by these regulations shall be considered as portion of the member’s pay. No deduction for quarters shall, however, be made from Child Endowment, or from District Allowance, or from any other allowance, unless otherwise approved by the Military Board.

3. Forfeiture of Pay.

55. A member of the Military Forces shall not, except as provided in the Australian Military Regulations, receive any pay or allowances—

(a) For any day of absence from duty on desertion, or without leave.

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(b) For any day whilst under a charge of which he is afterwards convicted by a Civil Court, Court Martial, or by his Commanding Officer as provided in Australian Military Regulation 563.

(c) For any day whilst under arrest or in confinement in consequence of his having confessed to having been guilty of desertion or fraudulent enlistment, if the forfeiture has been ordered by the authority competent to dispense with his trial.

(d) For any day whilst under sentence of penal servitude, imprisonment or detention awarded by a Civil Court or Court Martial or by his Commanding Officer.

(e) For any day whilst in custody while under sentence of field punishment awarded by a Court Martial or by his Commanding Officer

(f) For any period whilst on active service during which forfeiture of pay has been awarded by a Court Martial or by his Commanding Officer.

(g) For any day whilst absent from his ordinary military duty on account of any illness certified by the medical officer attending him to have been caused by an offence committed by him against the Defence Act or the regulations made thereunder, or the Army Act.

56. For the purpose of regulation 55, a member of the Military Forces shall be regarded as absent, under arrest, in custody, in confinement, under a charge, or under sentence for one day when—

(a) he has been absent, under arrest, in custody, in confinement, under a charge, or under sentence for six consecutive hours, whether wholly in one day, or partly in one day and partly in another; or

(b) owing to his absence or to his being under arrest, in custody, in confinement, under a charge, or under sentence, he has been prevented from performing some military duty which was thereby thrown on some other person.

57. If a member of the Military Forces has been absent, under arrest, in custody, in confinement, under a charge, or under sentence for one day as defined in regulation 56, and remains so absent, under arrest, in custody, in confinement, under a charge or under sentence, he shall be regarded as absent, under arrest, in custody, in confinement, under a charge or under sentence for one day for every period of 24 hours, or part of such period, reckoned from the time of its commencement, but no period of less than 24 hours shall be reckoned as more than one day.

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4. Allotment and Occupation of Quarters.

62. Where rooms are available, quarters shall be allotted to officers in accordance with the following scale:—

63. (a) When married officers are not available for vacant married quarters, such quarters, as far as possible, shall be allotted to single officers in accordance with the scale laid down in regulation 62.

(b) Warrant Officers, Non-commissioned Officers and men of the Permanent Forces shall be allotted public quarters where such are available.

(c) The deduction from pay in respect of such quarters shall be as laid down in regulation 45.

64. A married soldier stationed at Thursday Island or Townsville, compulsorily separated from his wife and family, on account of the ill health of his wife, may be permitted to occupy quarters, as for an unmarried soldier, in Barracks, without any deduction from pay, provided that in such cases a medical certificate is given—

(i) By the Medical Officer in charge of troops at the place at which the soldier was stationed on transfer, that the wife of such soldier is unable, on account of ill health, to proceed to Thursday Island or Townsville (as the case may be); or,

(ii) By the Medical Officer in charge of troops at Thursday Island or Townsville, that on account of ill health the wife of the soldier is unable to remain at Thursday Island or Townsville (as the case may be).

The foregoing shall also apply to a married soldier stationed at Thursday Island or Townsville who is separated from his wife and family for satisfactory reasons other than the ill health of his wife, with the exception that, in lieu of a medical certificate, the approval of the Military Board must first be obtained.

65. When quarters are compulsorily vacated, for sanitary or other authorized reasons, deduction for quarters shall cease to be made, and travelling allowance of rank, not exceeding seven days, may be paid, provided the member has been unable to secure accommodation elsewhere. One month’s notice to vacate quarters to be given where practicable. Cases in which special circumstances arise shall be referred to Head-Quarters.

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5. Permanent Forces: Allowances.

Outfit Allowance—Uniform.

68. (i) An allowance in lieu of uniform not exceeding the amounts herein prescribed, may be paid to members on first appointment to the following positions:—

(a) Non-Commissioned Officer of the Instructional Staff, £10.

(b) Topographer of the Australian Survey Corps, £10.

(c) Member of the Armament Artificers Corps, £5.

(ii) Members in receipt of this allowance shall be required to provide and maintain themselves with such articles of uniform as may be prescribed by the Military Board.

(iii) Members of the forces who receive an allowance under this regulation on first appointment, and are discharged at their own request, within twelve months of such appointment under the provisions of Australian Military Regulations, shall be required to refund a sum equal to the amount of the allowance so received less one-twelfth thereof for each completed period of service of one month.

Allowance while Steamers are in Dock.

69. An allowance of 2s. per diem, to cover increased cost of living, may be paid to members of crews of military steamers for each night required to live ashore while vessels are undergoing periodical overhaul in dock; provided it is necessary to vacate quarters on the vessels, and it is not possible to provide Government quarters ashore.

Flying Allowances.

70. Members of the Permanent Military Forces who as part of duly approved military duty are detailed to perform flying duties for instructional or other purposes, may be paid an allowance of 3s. per diem for each day of actual ascent.

71.

6. Provision of Horses for Members of the Permanent Forces.

72. (a) If Government horses are not available, officers and warrant officers of the Permanent Forces when required to be mounted for military duty may be permitted to make their own arrangements for hiring suitable horses and may upon production of receipt recover a sum not exceeding 10s. for each half-day and 15s. for each whole day for which such hiring is authorized.

(b) The horse hire shall be recovered from the Department only for such military duties as in the opinion of the Formation, &c., Commander concerned necessitate the member being mounted when attending camps of training, field manœuvres, staff tours, inspection, schools, mounted parades of mounted units, and special parades such as reviews.

(c) Veterinary and shoeing charges shall not be paid by the Department.

73. (a) An officer or warrant officer of the Permanent Forces who owns and uses a horse suitable for military purposes may draw the allowance of 10s. or 15s. referred to in Regulation 72 subject to the conditions therein set out and subject to the approval of the Formation, &c., Commander being obtained and forwarded to the District Finance Officer, provided that the maximum amount that may be paid to an officer or warrant officer under this regulation shall not exceed £30 per annum.

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7. District Allowances.

77. (i) District Allowance may be paid to members of the Permanent Military Forces in accordance with this regulation.

(ii) The scale and conditions of payment of District Allowance payable to members of the. Permanent Military Forces shall be the scale and conditions of payment of District Allowance payable to officers of the Commonwealth Public Service under the Commonwealth Public Service Regulations for the time being in force and the practice in the Commonwealth Public Service.

77a. In the cases of members of the Permanent Forces stationed in localities classified, for the purpose of District Allowances, in pursuance of regulation 77, partial reimbursement of fares paid by those members, their wives, and families, when travelling on recreation leave, may be approved by the Formation, &c., Commander subject to the following conditions:—

(a) A married member whose family resides with him at his station may, provided his wife and children (if any) under fourteen years of age travel with him on his recreation leave, be granted an amount equal to the excess beyond £15 on first class return fares between his station and the nearest capital city or other destination of less distance.

(b) A married member travelling alone or an unmarried member (other than members under eighteen years of age residing with their parents or guardians) journeying on recreation leave, may be granted an amount equal to the excess beyond £10 on first class return fares between his station and the nearest capital city or other destination of less distance.

(c) A member who elects to travel while on recreation leave a greater distance than is represented by the distance between his station and the nearest capital city may be granted the amount which would have been allowed him had he elected to travel only to the capital city.

(d) Partial reimbursement of fares under this regulation shall not be granted to a member more than once in every three years, and, notwithstanding anything contained in the Australian Military Regulations, members desiring to avail themselves of the concession under this regulation may be permitted to accumulate recreation leave for a period of three years.

(e) Members who at the date of commencement of this regulation, have served for a period of at least three years in localities in respect of which district allowances are payable, without having had recreation leave, may be permitted to avail themselves of the concession granted by this regulation.

Royal Military College.

78. Allowances at the rates shown hereunder may be paid to members of the Permanent Military Forces stationed at the Royal Military College of Australia—

8. Allowances—Survey Section, R.A.E.

Field Allowance.

79. (a) Field allowance at the rate of £130 per annum may be paid monthly in arrear to officers of the Survey Sub-section, R.A.E,

(b) This allowance shall cover all expenses other than train, steamer, or coach fares, and may be drawn during periods of sick leave not exceeding one month in each year, and during recreation leave.

80. (a) A field allowance may be paid monthly in arrear to Topographers of the Survey Section, R.A.E., at the following rates:—

(b) The above allowance shall cover all expenses other than train, steamer, or coach fares, also the provision and transport of a personally-owned bicycle for the use of the topographer in the performance of his duty. This allowance may be drawn for periods of sick leave not exceeding one month in each year.

Transport Allowance.

(c) Transport allowance as under may be paid to topographers of the Survey Section, R.A.E., from the 1st May, 1920, on the distinct understanding that the certificate of the Officer Commanding the Section as to the necessity for the expenditure in each case shall be furnished to the District Finance Officer:—

(i) Motor cycle allowance of £1 per week to topographers owning same may be paid when used on military duty only; and then on the certificate of the Commanding Officer.

(ii) Horse allowance of 15s. per week to cover hire and feed of horse when motor cycles cannot be used or are not available.

9. Medical Attendance—Permanent Forces.

81. (a) Members of the Permanent Military Forces shall be granted medical attendance under the regulations and conditions hereafter defined. The term “medical attendance” throughout these Regulations means—

(i) The professional advice and care during sickness or injury by medical officers appointed for the duty and the supply of medicines and dressings prescribed by the medical officer in charge of the case, and includes surgical operations of a minor nature which do not involve the administration of an anæsthetic;

(ii) The admission to a public or departmental hospital approved by the Director-General of Medical Services of a member of the Permanent Military Forces requiring hospital treatment.

(b) Medical attendance shall be provided as under:—

(i) Within a radius of two miles of District Base Head-Quarters —by the representative of the. Director-General of Medical Services;

(ii) Within a radius of two miles of sub-District stations—by a Military Medical Officer or civilian practitioner appointed as Medical Officer in charge of Permanent Troops, at a rate approved by the Military Board.

(iii) At other localities within a radius of two miles from the Area Medical Officer’s residence—by the Area Medical Officer.

(iv) Members of the Permanent Forces who reside outside the radius of two miles from District Base Head-Quarters, sub-District stations, or the Area Medical Officer’s residence, may be paid an allowance equivalent to the rate paid by local friendly societies for medical attendance.

In cases where the Area Medical Officer does not reside within the Area, the radius of two miles shall be from the Head-Quarters of the Training Area.

(c) Medicines and dressings prescribed by the Medical Officer in charge of the case shall be obtained either from a military dispensary or dispensary controlled by the Department of Repatriation, but in cases where, in the opinion of the representative of the Director-General of Medical Services this is not practicable, the representative of the Director-General of Medical Services may arrange for supply of medicines at rates not exceeding the following scale, payable half-yearly in arrear, or failing such arrangements the amount authorized may be paid direct to the member:—

(d) Members of the Permanent Forces may be treated in a private hospital, but the Department will only be liable for payment of fees which would have been charged had the patient been treated in a public or departmental hospital, except under special circumstances, such as serious injury in the performance of military duty necessitating immediate admission to a hospital.

The circumstances surrounding the admission of a member to a private hospital under the special circumstance herein referred to, or any other cases which in the opinion of the representative of the Director-General of Medical Services require special consideration, should be immediately reported to Army Head-Quarters.

82. Wives and children (children up to 14 years of age) of members of the Permanent Military Forces may receive medical attendance as specified in regulation 81 (a) (i) provided that no extra expense to the public is incurred.

83. (1) Medical attendance cannot be claimed for confinements or miscarriages.

(2) Regulation 81 shall not apply to members who are on leave of absence without pay other than sick leave nor shall regulation 82 apply to the wives and children of such members.

84. Discharged members who, on account of illness, are unable to proceed to their homes may be subsisted in hospital at the discretion of the representative of the Director-General of Medical Services. In such cases it will not be necessary to cancel the member’s discharge.

85. Members of the Permanent Military Forces who are admitted to hospital as provided for in these Regulations shall be subject to such deductions in pay as may be prescribed by the Military Board, but in no case shall the deduction exceed the rates prescribed in regulations 52 and 54.

9a. Dental Attendance—Permanent Forces.

86. Members of the Permanent Forces will be afforded dental treatment in accordance with the conditions specified below:—

(i) Treatment necessary to maintain dental efficiency will be allowed at the public expense, and will be of a conservative nature directed towards the prevention of the necessity for artificial dentures.

The treatment will be limited to—

(a) Extraction.

(b) Prophylaxis.

(c) Fillings (root, and amalgam and cement).

(d) Porcelain crowns which may, subject to the approval of the Senior Dental Officer, be fitted in suitable cases of fracture or extensive decay of incisor or canine teeth, except in cases where the loss of teeth necessitates the provision of an artificial denture.

(e) Dentures—vulcanite—as prescribed in paragraph (ii).

(ii) Dentures will be supplied only under the following conditions:—

(a) A member of the Permanent Forces who, with not less than five years’ continuous service, incurs such loss of teeth as would cause his discharge as an invalid, may be provided with an initial supply of artificial dentures at the public expense if, in the opinion of the Senior Dental Officer, he will thereby be rendered efficient. Except as indicated below, any renewals or repairs which may subsequently become necessary will be provided at the member’s own expense.

(b) A member who, as the result of—

(i) injury received whilst on duty, otherwise than through his own fault, or

(ii) disease directly attributable to military service,

incurs loss of teeth, may be provided at the public expense with artificial teeth and such subsequent renewals or repairs thereto as may be necessary. Where, however, the damage to or loss of a denture originally supplied to such a member from public funds is due to culpable neglect on his part, he will be placed under stoppages for the cost of the repairs or of the new denture with which it is necessary to supply him.

(iii) Dental treatment at the public expense does not include treatment involving precious metals.

(iv) Dental treatment specified herein will be provided by officers of the Australian Army Medical Corps and Australian Army Medical Corps Reserve (Dental Service), in accordance with scale of fees approved by the Military Board, provided that the Military Board may approve of a dental centre being established wherever practicable.

(v) In localities where no dental officer is available civilian practitioners may be employed on the recommendation of the Senior Dental Officer and approval of the representative of the Director-General of Medical Services in accordance with scale of fees applicable to dental officers.

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10. Leave of Absence on Ground of Illness—Permanent Forces.

89. Absence from regular duty on account of sickness or injury, whether in hospital or otherwise, shall be considered leave of absence within the meaning of these Regulations.

All cases of leave of absence granted on the grounds of illness shall be at once notified to the District Finance Officer.

90. In case of sickness or ill-health the Formation, &c., Commander may, on production of satisfactory evidence, grant leave, not exceeding three months, in accordance with the following schedule:—

91. In exceptional cases the Military Board may take any special circumstances into consideration, and may vary the scale of payments; provided that in no case shall the leave granted exceed three months on full pay.

92. Where in case of illness an Officer or soldier who has received leave of absence for three months is not so far recovered as to be able to resume his duties, further extensions of leave may be granted with the approval of the Governor-General, in accordance with the following schedule, provided that on each extension of leave the applicant shall

be subjected to an examination by the Medical Officer in charge of troops, or by a Medical Officer, or by a Medical Board approved by the Military Board:—

93. In exceptional cases, special circumstances may be taken into consideration, e.g., where a member in discharge of his duty sustains injuries of such a nature as to incapacitate him for all duty, this scale may be varied; provided that in no case shall full pay be allowed for a period exceeding nine months in addition to leave granted by the Military Board under regulation 91.

94. Leave of absence on account of injuries sustained when in discharge of military duty shall be dealt with as prescribed in these Regulations, but such leave shall not be counted as a portion of the leave which may, under these Regulations, be granted to an Officer or soldier on account of illness.

95. A member of the Permanent Forces who is absent from his ordinary duty while suffering from Venereal Disease may receive payment at a rate not exceeding two-thirds of that which would have been payable under regulation 90 had his absence been due to ordinary sickness. Any absence due to Venereal Disease will count as portion of the leave of absence on the grounds of illness which may be granted under these Regulations.

96. If any member is absent from duty on account of illness, and such absence has extended beyond three months, he shall not be permitted to return to duty unless and until the representative in the District of the Director-General of Medical Services, or some other medical practitioner approved by the Military Board, or a Medical Board, has certified that he is fit to resume work.

Extended Leave.—Sunday Pay.

97. When extended leave is granted other than on full pay, the rate paid for Sundays and holidays shall be the same as that allowed for the period of leave.

11. Miscellaneous—Funeral Expenses.

98. An expenditure not exceeding £10 may be authorized by District Finance Officers for funerals of members of the Permanent Military Forces. Where it is proved to the satisfaction of the Military Board that the actual necessary expenses incurred on the burial were in excess of £10, the Military Board may approve of payment of such further sums as may be considered reasonable.

The relatives may have the body conveyed at their own expense from the place of death to the deceased’s home for burial or may be issued with two second class railway warrants at Government expense to enable the nearest relative and one other to proceed to and return home from

the military funeral, providing that the journey between the place of interment and the home of the relatives will occupy not more than 24 hours.

Plain Clothes Allowance.

99. Commanding Officers may, in any case of necessity, provide a soldier of the Permanent Forces, on discharge, with plain clothes, at a cost not exceeding £1 10s.

PART V.—MILITIA FORCES.

100. (1) The rates of pay for Officers of the Militia Forces holding appointments as shown hereunder shall be:—

(2) The pay of the above officers shall be issued subject to—

(i) In the cases of Divisional and Mixed Brigade Commanders —The issue of a certificate by the Chief of the General Staff that the duties of the appointment have been efficiently performed for the period claimed for.

(ii) In the cases of Brigade Commanders and Divisional Artillery Commanders—The issue of a certificate by the Divisional Commander that the duties of the appointment have been efficiently performed for the period claimed for.

(iii) In the case of the Judge Advocate General and Deputy Judge Advocate General—The issue of a certificate by the Adjutant-General that the duties allotted or required to be performed during the period claimed for have been satisfactory performed.

(iv) In the case of Officers holding the other appointments referred to in sub-paragraph (1)—

(a) The maintenance of a diary setting forth the hours of employment, the place, and the nature of the duty;

(b) A certificate from their immediate Commander that they have efficiently performed the duties allotted to them and are entitled to pay for the periods named;

(c) Approval of the Formation, &c., Commander concerned.

(3) (a) Officers of the Australian Army Legal Department holding appointments on the staff of a formation or other command shall be paid at the following rates, irrespective of rank, according to the grade, notified in Military Orders, of the appointment to which they are allotted and on the certificate of the officer commanding the formation or command to the staff of which they are attached that they are entitled to pay for the period claimed for:—

(b) Officers of the Australian Army Legal Department who are not appointed to the staff of a formation or command will receive the pay of their substantive rank when required to perform duty.

(4) The periods laid down in this regulation include any camp training attended, but the provisions of regulations 111 and 121 shall not have application to officers referred to herein. Payment shall be made quarterly in arrear in the months of September, December, March, and June.

(5) Members who are on leave of absence for more than one month shall have a proportionate part of their annual pay deducted for the period of such absence, computed on the basis of one-twelfth of the annual rate for each month of absence.

101. The rates of pay for personnel of the Militia Forces other than those holding the appointments mentioned in Regulation 100 shall be as under:—

Half-day parades may be paid for at one-half, and night drills at one-quarter, of the above rates.

102. In the case of the Army Service Corps allotted for duty with Artillery and Engineer Units, vide section 127 of the Defence Act, payment may be made at the rates prescribes by regulation 101 for 25 days per annum, of which not less than 17 days shall be in Camps of Continuous Training.

Recruits.

103. The rate of pay for all trainees during the first year of their service ending 30th June shall be as prescribed for recruits, and from the 1st July next following the first year for which he has been classified as efficient shall be at the rate for “Trained Soldiers.”

Provided that any trainee promoted to a rank higher than that of private, gunner, driver, lance-corporal, acting bombardier, &c., during his first year of training may be paid at the rate prescribed for the rank to which promoted.

Specialists’ Pay.

104. Specialists’ pay of £2 per annum may be paid—

(a) To each qualified Signaller below the rank of 2nd Corporal borne on the authorized establishment of a Signal Unit, or as Regimental Signaller of Light Horse and Infantry Units.

(b) To each qualified Specialist of the Field or Garrison Artillery in accordance with the numbers in the authorized establishments.

A Specialist becoming non-effective during a financial year shall not draw Specialists’ pay for that year.

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.

Motor Cycles and Bicycles.

106. Payment for the provision of motor cycles and bicycles may be made annually in accordance with the following scale to members borne on the authorized establishment of a Signal Unit or as Regimental Signallers of Light Horse and Infantry Units using privately owned machines in the Government Service, the owners of such machines to be responsible for all damages and-repairs, and that machines are kept in good order and fit for service at all times.

Motor Cycles.—At the rate of 5s. per diem for each day on which the motor cycle (within the approved establishment of such machines) is used in the Government Service, provided that the total amount paid for each motor cycle does not exceed £5 per annum, except on the approval of the Minister, when annual training exceeds 16 days.

Bicycles.—At the rate of 2s. per diem for each day on which the bicycle (within the approved establishment of such machines) is used in the Government Service, provided that the total amount paid for each bicycle does not exceed £2 per annum, except on the approval of the Minister, when annual training exceeds 16 days.

Separation Allowance.

107. (i) An additional allowance may be paid to a married member receiving less than 8s. per diem for each day’s attendance at the Annual Camp of Training as follows:—

(ii) A similar allowance as in (a) may be paid to a soldier who is the sole support of a widowed mother or of a mother who is entirely dependent upon his earnings, provided that the allowance shall not be payable in respect of more than one adult dependant.

(iii) The allowance under (b) shall be limited to each child under fourteen years of age who is dependent upon his father for support.

(iv) Separation allowance at the rate of 7½d. per diem shall also be payable to a soldier for each brother and sister under fourteen years of age solely dependent on him for support.

(v) The allowance prescribed by this regulation shall only be payable for wives, children, and the other approved dependants who are resident within the Commonwealth.

(vi) The allowances provided for in sub-paragraphs (i) to (iv) inclusive of this regulation shall not be granted to a soldier who does not complete the period of continuous training as prescribed in the approved syllabus of training for each financial year, provided that payment may be made for each day of attendance at a camp of continuous training to a member who is granted leave by the proper authority on account of illness or urgent business to proceed from camp before completion of the full period of training.

(vii) A declaration setting out the facts establishing eligibility for Separation Allowance under this regulation shall be furnished with each claim made for the allowance. The declaration shall be made and signed by the claimant before a commissioned officer of the unit to which the claimant is attached and shall be endorsed by the officer commanding the unit in camp.

(viii) The total separation allowance payable under this regulation shall not exceed—

In the case of members whose daily rate of pay is 3s.—5s. per day.

In the case of members whose daily rate of pay is 4s.—4s. per day.

In the case of members whose daily rate of pay is 5s.—3s. per day.

Detention.

108. No pay shall be granted to members for periods during which they are detained under section 135 of the Act.

Equivalent Additional Training.

109. (a) Subject to this regulation no pay or allowances shall be payable to any person in respect of any equivalent additional training required of him under the provisions of section 133 of the Act and the regulations made thereunder.

(b) An allowance at the rates prescribed by sub-paragraph (i) of regulation 107 may be paid to a person in respect of each whole day of equivalent additional training referred to in sub-regulation (a) of this regulation performed at a camp of continuous training.

Provided that the dependants shall only be such as are provided for in sub-paragraphs (i) to (v) inclusive of regulation 107 and subject to the conditions laid down in sub-paragraph (vii) of the same regulation.

Provided further that the total allowance payable to any person under this regulation shall not exceed 8s. per day.

No allowance shall be granted under this regulation to any person who has not completed the whole period of continuous training which he was called upon to attend for the purpose of performing the equivalent additional training required of him.

Pay for Prescribed Periods Only.

110. Except as provided by regulations 102, 112, and 113, pay shall not be issuable in any year in excess of the total amount per annum set out in regulation 101, unless in very exceptional circumstances, which must be approved by the Military Board.

111. (a) Except as provided in these Regulations, the pay for the number of days prescribed for the Annual Camp of Continuous Training shall be set aside from the total amount provided, and shall not be available for any parade or drill other than continuous training. This amount shall be issuable only for attendance at the camp of training for the unit to which the officer or soldier belongs, or for attendance at another camp within the year to make good absence with leave from the ordinary camp, and shall not be issuable for any camp attended to make good absence without leave.

(b) The remaining portion of the total amount shall only be available for compulsory or alternative parades attended, but pay shall not be issuable for any other parade attended to make good deficiencies caused by absence without leave.

112. Notwithstanding anything contained in these Regulations, the Military Board may approve of payment of Militia pay for any number of days in excess of the number prescribed in regulation 101, at the daily rates specified therein, subject to the necessary provision being made by Parliament.

Guards of Honour.

113. Payment in addition to the annual maximum amount laid down in regulation 101 for the respective arms and ranks may be made in respect of the following occasions at the rates respectively indicated:—

(a) For attendance at Guards of Honour or Escorts for the Governor-General, or for the Governor of a State, or in connexion with the opening or prorogation of Parliament— payment may be made at the rates provided in regulation 101 for the respective ranks—provided that members of the Militia Forces entitled to the rates of Militia pay less than 8s. 6d. per diem may be paid for each of the proceeding occasions as for a whole day.

Bands.

(b) When the voluntary services of members of a Militia Band have been authorized by the Military Board for special occasions, upon which no other part of the Militia Unit to which they belong, or of any other Militia Unit, is paraded, payment may be made for such services at the rates ruling locally for musicians.

Courses of Training Abroad.

114. An officer of the Citizen Military Forces who, with the approval of the Military Board, proceeds abroad to undergo a course of military instruction or training, or a member of any unit or of the Unattached List of the Citizen Military Forces who, while temporarily absent abroad is permitted to attend for training with other units of the British Dominions, as arranged by the Military Board, may be granted for each day during which he undergoes such training but not exceeding the maximum period prescribed in F.R. 101—

(a) the daily pay of his rank under F.R. 101.

(b) Field allowance of rank under F.R. 235,

(c) Rations under the scale in force for the unit with which he undergoes training,

provided that Field Allowance and Rations shall be authorized only when such are drawn by members of the Unit with which the member is training.”

Officers—Unattached List.

115. Officers on the Unattached List when called upon in accordance with Australian Military Regulation 145 to perform Military duty, may receive the pay (as prescribed for Militia) of the rank they held in the regiment or corps from which they were transferred to the Unattached List, but the total number of days for which pay may be drawn shall not exceed four in one year, without the approval of the Military Board.

Reserve of Officers.

115a. Officers on the Reserve of Officers who may be called upon in accordance with the Australian Military Regulations to do duty in Camps of Continuous Training may, with the approval of the Military Board, receive the pay of their rank at the rates prescribed for the active Citizen Military Forces for the period of their attendance at camps, but not exceeding the period of continuous training prescribed in the approved Syllabus of Training for the financial year.

Army Reserve.

116. The pay and allowances of all ranks of the Australian Army Reserve, other than Class C, during their annual period of training as prescribed by Australian Military Regulation 1371, shall be at the same daily rates as for the corresponding ranks of the Militia Forces.

Officers Provisionally Appointed.

117. Any person provisionally appointed to commissioned rank in the Citizen Forces other than to the rank of Lieutenant, or any officer provisionally promoted in commissioned rank in the Citizen Forces shall (with the exception of officers of the Australian Army Legal Department), be granted only the pay prescribed for the next lower rank until he passes the final examination for the rank to which he has been provisionally appointed or promoted. From that date if it occurs within

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the current financial year (failing which it shall begin on the first day of the current financial year) he shall be eligible for the pay of the higher rank after notification of the confirmation of his provisional rank has appeared in the Commonwealth Gazette.

Miscellaneous.

118. The higher rates of pay allotted to Officers, Warrant and Non-commissioned Officers, although calculated on the number of Parades attended, are intended to include remuneration for the duties of the rank, varying from year to year, in connexion with attendance at Schools of Instruction, Staff or Regimental Tours, Classes, and Administrative Work of Units.

Establishments.

119. (1) Subject to the provisions of sub-paragraph (3), and notwithstanding the issue of any “Establishments” of units, all members of the Militia Forces may be paid according to their rank in cases where such establishment is exceeded, but, in the case of ranks higher than that of Private, no further promotion to such rank shall be made until such Supernumeraries are absorbed, and if the excess be—

(2) Subject to sub-paragraph (1) of this regulation, Officers and others in excess of the authorized number of any rank may be carried on the strength, provided that there are vacancies in higher ranks, and that the total establishment will not be exceeded.

(3) An Officer of the A.A.M.C. who is appointed supernumerary to the establishment shall not be eligible to receive pay for such appointment for any period during which he is supernumerary to the establishment, except in cases where he is detailed for duty at a Camp of Continuous Training in lieu of a medical officer on the authorized establishment who is unable to attend camp, in which case he may be granted the pay and allowances of his rank for the period of the camp.

(4) Acting Ranks and Acting or Temporary Appointments shall not carry any increase of pay, except in the case of Militia Adjutants, for whom a special rate is provided in regulation 126. Lance Ranks shall not carry an increase in pay unless such are authorised as “paid Lance Ranks” in the “Annual Training Establishments.”

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Payment to be made in Arrear.

121. Except as provided in these Regulations the payment of pay of Militia Forces shall be made in arrear and as follows:—

On the last day of Camp of Continuous Training, the amount of pay earned at such camp, provided that for camps of seventeen days an interim payment may be made, and in the month of June the remainder of the amount earned during the financial year, provided further that in the case of Camps of Continuous Training payment may be made either in camp or on return to stations, at the discretion of the Formation, &c., Commander.

Militia Staffs.

122. (a) The pay, other than for Camps of Continuous Training, of members of Militia Staffs, excluding those holding the appointments referred to in Regulation 100, shall be issued subject to—

(i) A certificate from their Commanding Officers that their duties have been efficiently performed, and that they are entitled to pay for the period claimed.

(ii) Approval of the Formation, &c., Commander concerned.

(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.

(iii) Commanding Officer, Australian Garrison Artillery, whose command consists of two or more batteries.

(c)

(d) Senior Dental and Senior Pharmaceutical officers may be paid for such periods as may be authorized, not exceeding sixteen days in any one financial year, notwithstanding that such officers have not attended the Camp training prescribed for the year. Payment will be made on the certificate of the D.G.M.S., that the officer is entitled to pay for the period claimed for.

(e) Members who are on leave of absence for more than one month shall have a proportionate part of their annual pay deducted for the period of such absence computed on the basis of one-twelfth of the annual rate for each month of absence, provided that the pay allocated for the period of continuous training shall first be deducted.

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125.

Citizen Force Officers Holding Appointments as Militia Adjutants (Excluding the Australian Army Medical Corps).

126. (a) The pay of Citizen Force Officers holding appointments as Militia Adjutants shall be at the rate of £60 per annum, beyond which rate no further Militia pay shall be drawn by such officers.

(b) An officer of the Citizen Forces holding appointment of Militia Adjutant who attends a School of Instruction for which an allowance may be granted under regulation 223 may, subject to the conditions of such regulation, be paid the allowance prescribed therein according to his rank. Provided that during any period for which such allowance is drawn, Adjutant’s pay prescribed in sub-paragraph (a) of this regulation shall not be payable.

(c) The rate of pay prescribed by sub-paragraph (a) of this regulation shall include horse allowance and all other allowances except travelling and field or camp allowance.

(d) The pay of Citizen Force officers holding appointment as Militia Adjutants shall be issued quarterly in arrear in the months of September, December, March, and June, and shall be subject to the certificate of Commanding Officers that their duties have been efficiently performed and to the approval of the Formation, &c., Commander.

Cable Guards.

127. Notwithstanding anything contained in these Regulations, the Military Board may approve of payment not exceeding £1 per annum to each member of an approved Cable Guard, subject to necessary provision being made by Parliament and to the provisions of The Australian Rifle Club Regulations.

128.

129.

130.

131.

132.

5. Horse Allowance—Militia Forces.

133. Horse allowance as under may be issued to members of the Militia Forces in consideration of their providing horses suitable for the Service, provided that in cases where required by the Formation, &c., Commander to be mounted for any period in excess of that therein provided for, such case shall be submitted to Head-Quarters for decision.

(a) Officers and soldiers of Light Horse units may be granted Horse Allowance at the rate of 5s. per diem for each mounted parade attended, provided that the total amount paid to an Officer or soldier in any one year shall not exceed £4, except on the approval of the Military Board

when annual training exceeds sixteen days. Horse Allowance for Light Horse units shall be paid at the same time as Militia Pay and shall be subject to the same conditions as prescribed for pay in Regulation 111.

(b) Non-commissioned officers and men of other than Light Horse units who are required to be mounted and who provide their own horses for mounted parades may be paid horse allowance on the approval of the Formation &c., Commander, in accordance with the rates and conditions laid down for members of the Light Horse in sub-paragraph (a) of this regulation.

(e) If Government horses are not available an officer of the Militia Forces (but not officers of the Light Horse units) when required by the Formation, &c., Commander to be mounted for military duty may be paid an allowance for the provision of a horse of ten shillings for each whole day or six shillings for each half day. Payment of the allowance shall be dependent on the certificate of the Commanding Officer that a suitable horse has been supplied and used by the officer for authorized military duty. In cases in which the officer would be eligible for this allowance but in which the hiring of a suitable horse has involved payment greater than the amount of the allowance he may upon production of receipts for the hiring be reimbursed the actual cost thereof not exceeding the rates of fifteen shillings for a whole day or ten shillings for a half day. The total amount payable to an officer in any one financial year under the provisions of this sub-regulation shall not exceed £12 per annum except on the approval of the Military Board when the annual training exceeds sixteen days.

6. Special Allowances—Militia Forces.

Members of Courts Martial.

134. (1) An allowance in accordance with the provisions of this regulation may be made to a member of the Citizen Forces for services herein referred to, provided that no allowance shall be drawn for such duties when the member is in attendance with his unit at a parade or encampment:—

(2) A member with substantive rank higher than that of Colonel may be paid an allowance not exceeding £2 10s. per diem or £1 5s. per half day.

(3) Travelling allowance shall not be payable in addition to the allowance authorized in sub-paragraph (1) of this regulation.

(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of this regulation, the Minister may, in special cases, approve of special rates of payment.

135.

136. In cases where it may be necessary to employ a Non-commissioned Officer of the Militia to act as an escort of a soldier in connexion with a court martial, such Non-commissioned Officer may be granted an allowance equal to his daily rate of Militia pay.

Medical and Veterinary Attendance at Camps.

137. Medical and Veterinary Officers in civil practice may be paid an allowance of £1 for each day of authorized attendance at Annual Camp, not exceeding the period of continuous training prescribed for the financial year. This allowance is intended to meet part of the cost of providing a locum tenens and is to be additional to the ordinary pay and allowance of rank. Before payment of this allowance is made a certificate should be furnished in all cases by the officer claiming the allowance to the effect that a locum tenens was employed by him during his absence at Camp.

Medical Officers—Special Duties.

138. (1) Payment in accordance with the following table may be made to officers of the Australian Army Medical Corps for medical services rendered which do not form part of the authorized duties of their appointment:—

(2) When an officer of the Australian Army Medical Corps is not available to perform the services mentioned in paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of the last preceding sub-regulation, qualified civilians may be employed and paid at the rates therein authorized for officers of the Australian Army Medical Corps, provided that qualified civilians who are employed on duties enumerated in sub-regulation (c) shall be paid at the rate prescribed for Captain.

Civilian medical practitioners may be paid the rate of Field Allowance as prescribed for Captain in Regulation 235 for such periods as they are employed in Camps or Schools and mess in the Officers’ Mess under circumstances which involve the payment of Field Allowance.

(3) Officers of the Australian Army Medical Corps (Dental Service) and Australian Army Medical Corps Reserve (Dental Service) where employed on dental duty which does not form part of the authorized duties of their appointment, may be paid:—

Veterinary Officers.

139. (1) An officer of the A.A.V.C. (Militia), when called up for casual duties, may receive pay therefor in accordance with the following scale independently of and in addition to the pay earned by him in the performance of the ordinary duties of his militia appointment:—

Provided that in cases where the total distance required to be travelled is in excess of twenty miles, and in the opinion of the Military Board the rate of pay herein authorized would not adequately remunerate the officer for the services required of him, payment of an amount not exceeding £2 2s. may be authorized by the Military Board.

(2) When an officer of the Australian Army Veterinary Corps is not available to perform the services mentioned in sub-para. (1) of this regulation, qualified civilians may be employed and paid under the conditions therein stipulated at the rate prescribed for Captain.

7. Corps Contingent Allowance.

140 (1) Subject to provision being made by Parliament, Corps Contingent Allowance may be credited in the District Accounts Office

to Commanding Officers of Militia, Regiments or Corps (excluding Divisional Staffs and Head-Quarters of Light Horse and Infantry Brigades) at the following rates or such less amount as may be approved by the Minister:—

(a) Five shillings per head of the full establishment of the Citizen Forces of their respective units approved by the Minister for the year in which the payment is made, excluding Officers receiving special rates of pay, i.e., other than the militia rates of pay of their rank.

(b) In the case of units having many detachments, or for other reasons, specially recommended by the Military Board, such allowance may be increased to a sum not exceeding 10s. per head, subject to the necessity for such payment being proved to the satisfaction of the Minister.

(c) Three shillings per head of Senior Cadets actually in training on the 1st day of August of the financial year in which payment is made, provided that in the case of Senior Cadet detachments formed at educational institutions, the strength shall be taken as on Tuesday of the week following the commencement of studies after the winter vacation.

(2) District Finance Officers shall deduct from the Corps Contingent Allowance due to a Regiment or Corps the amount of any claims for damages to, or for loss or deterioration of, stores, equipment, or Government property of any kind, which have been approved by the competent authority to be a charge against such Regiment or Corps.

141. The following expenditure shall be charged to Corps Contingent Allowance:—

(a) Items as under incurred in respect of both Citizen Force and Senior Cadet units:—

(i) Orderly Room expenses—

Cleaning and care of Orderly Rooms and grounds. (The expenditure on the cleaning of Orderly Room or Drill Hall shall not, without the approval of the District Finance Officer, exceed £2 per quarter.)

Lighting and fuel, not including apparatus for lighting or heating, without the approval of the District Finance Officer.

Sanitation and water.

Telephone.

(ii) Cleaning and care of arms. The expenditure on the cleaning of arms in store, together with other equipment of a Squadron, Battery, or Company shall not, without the approval of the District Finance Officer exceed £1 10s. per quarter.

(iii) Care and protection of stores on charge of Corps and in the case of Light Horse, repairs to saddlery on issue to Corps. (In cases where saddlery has not been issued, Commanding Officers are permitted to debit Corps funds with the cost of repairs effected to saddlery, the property of members other than officers, provided that the damage was due to military duty.)

(iv) Replacing losses or damage to stores and equipment which cannot be traced to individuals and are not chargeable otherwise,

(v) Band expenses and upkeep of instruments. Sums in excess of amount voted by Parliament as Band Allowance must first be submitted for approval of the Military Board.

(vi) Other incidental expenses. Where more than £5 on any one item is involved the special approval of the District Finance Officer shall first be obtained.

(b) Items as under incurred in respect of Citizen Force units only:—

(i) Advertising and postage.

(ii) Expenses incidental to Home Training Parades, Inspections, and to the repair of targets on charge to military units.

(iii) Prizes for Gunnery, Musketry, Skill-at-arms, Signalling, &c., if funds are available, and the approval of the Commanding Officer is given. The total amount paid from Corps Funds under this paragraph shall not exceed 5 per cent. of the total Corps Contingent Allowance authorized for the year in which the expenditure is incurred in respect of Citizen Force units only.

(iv) Payments in special cases, to members of the Citizen Forces for services rendered in connexion with the administration of Corps, subject to the approval of the District Finance Officer.

(v) Travelling allowances at rates laid down in regulation 196 to officers of the Militia Forces, provided that, having in view the financial requirements of the Corps, the Commanding Officer certifies that the duty is one for which travelling allowance should be paid, and that funds are available, and that “route” has been approved by the Formation, &c., Commander or the Senior Administrative Officer of the Formation.

142. Notwithstanding anything contained in regulations 140 and 141, the Minister may approve of any other services or supplies being charged to “Corps Contingent Allowance” upon the recommendation of the Commanding Officer, and indorsed by the Formation, &c., Commander.

143. Payment for hire of motor cars or any expense in connexion therewith shall not be charged to Corps Contingent Allowance without the special approval of the Minister.

144. Commanding Officers of Regiments or Corps shall be held responsible that the expenditure of the Corps Contingent Allowance is strictly in accordance with conditions provided in regulation 141. No advance for personal purposes, i.e., purchase of uniform, &c., shall be made from Regimental or Corps Funds.

145. Commanding Officers shall be held personally responsible for any liabilities in excess of Corps Contingent Allowance.

C. 17553.—4

Record of Receipts and Expenditure.

145a. A proper record of all receipts and payments shall be kept in the authorized Cash Book.

Vouchers.

146. All vouchers should be personally certified by the Commanding Officer before payment, provided that upon occasions of the Commanding Officer’s absence owing to sickness or upon leave or military duty the vouchers may be certified by the officer temporarily administering the Command, of whose temporary appointment or assumption of office the District Finance Officer should be notified in writing by the Commanding Officer or by an officer superior to the Commanding Officer.

Books and Accounts.

147. All books and accounts shall be produced by Commanding Officers when required at inspections or for purpose of audit.

8. Financial Administration by Commanding Officers. Banking Arrangements.

148. (a) All public moneys, except where otherwise stated, (e.g., Camp Pay, payable in camp, vide regulation 121), shall be immediately paid into one banking account to the credit of the Regiment or Corps, in such banks as may be approved by the Secretary as Deputy for the Treasurer, on the recommendation of the District Finance Officer. Any change in signatures to cheques on accounts so opened is to be approved by the District Finance Officer, who will notify the Bank concerned.

(b) No moneys other than public moneys shall be dealt with under such account.

(c) The account shall be operated on by the respective Commanding Officers, and under no circumstances is it to be overdrawn.

(d)

(e) If a Commanding Officer considers that, in the interests of the service, a subsidiary banking account is necessary for any Squadron, Troop, Battery, Company or outlying Detachment, he shall apply in the usual way for authority to open same, and state his reasons for so doing. The responsibility of the Commanding Officer of the Regiment or Corps as regards the funds of the Regiment or Corps as a whole shall remain unaffected.

149. (a) Payments shall in all cases be made by cheque signed by the Commanding Officer, the Regiment or Corps, and countersigned by the second in command, or by the Adjutant or other member approved by the District Finance Officer.

(b) Cheques shall be drawn only for specific amounts in respect of certified accounts authorized for payment. The counter-signature may then be affixed, but cheques shall not be signed by the Signing Officer until the claimants apply or cheque is to be posted or delivered. Neither signature nor countersignature shall be affixed on any blank cheque forms.

Responsibility for Financial Administration and Accounting.

150. The financial administration and accounting of a unit is a responsibility of the Commanding Officer, who will ensure by supervision and cheek, that any accounting work performed on his behalf is correctly done. Sections 42 and 43 of the Audit Act 1901-1920 govern the surcharging of accounting officers and the recovery of the amounts of surcharges.

Unclaimed Militia Pay.

151. In accordance with the provisions of section 29 of the Audit Act all unclaimed militia pay left in the hands of the Commanding Officers must, after a period of three months, be forwarded to the Receiver of Public Moneys, together with a statement showing the full names, ranks, and numbers of the persons to whom the amounts are due. The sums so returned shall be repaid to the credit of the vote for “Universal Military Training—Pay, Citizen Forces,” and refunds can be made therefrom when claimed on properly certified voucher.

152. In the case of the disbandment of a unit, any balance of the Commanding Officer’s Petty Cash Advance or any other public money shall be forwarded to the Receiver of Public Moneys to be paid to the credit of the vote or to revenue, as the case may be.

Fines and Stoppages.

153. Fines and stoppages against members or payments in respect of damage or deterioration or loss of Government property and any public moneys received other than pay shall be forwarded not later than one month from date of receipt of same to the Receiver of Public Moneys for payment into revenue.

154. Military clothing shall remain Government property, and not become the property of the soldier at any time. Members on discharge are permitted to retain, for use if subsequently called up for service, the military uniform in their possession, except greatcoats. Any member who does not return his greatcoat, or any articles of equipment and saddlery, on discharge shall be required to pay the unexpired value thereof. Stoppages on this account may be made from any money due to the soldier, or action may be taken under section 79 of the Defence Act.

Fines.

155. All fines and stoppages shall be noted in the Returns of Pay or in Stoppage Sheet, A.M. Form, B.10.

Discharge Fees.

156. Moneys received for purchase of Discharges shall be forwarded to the Receiver of Public Moneys for payment into Defence Revenue.

Audit and Inspection of Unit Accounts.

157. The audit of all official accounts of Commanding Officers or other persons in Military employ will be carried out periodically by such officers as may be appointed for the purpose by the Auditor-General.

Except where the Auditor-General arranges for the audit to be made by one of his officers, the audit will be conducted by the District Finance Officer or his representative.

158. (a) When requested to do so, a Commanding Officer of a Citizen Force unit will forward to the District Finance Officer, each financial year, for audit, his Cash Book, Bank Pass Book, Cheque Book, and buts of Official Receipt Books.

(b) When a change in the command of a Citizen Force unit takes place, the officer vacating the command will immediately forward to the District Finance Officer, for audit, the books mentioned in paragraph (a). In addition, the officer vacating the command will complete, in quadruplicate, A.M. Form B.33 which will then be checked in every particular by the officer assuming the command. The four copies of

A.M. Form B.33 duly signed by each of the officers mentioned will then be despatched to the District Finance Officer by the officer vacating the command.

Moneys other than Public Moneys.

159. (a) All moneys which may come into the possession of a Commanding Officer and which do not belong to the Public Moneys Account as laid down in these Regulations, shall be paid into a separate Banking Account under arrangements to be made by the Commanding Officer, who shall advise the Bank concerned of the names of the officers authorized to operate on such account, and shall at the same time furnish the bank with the necessary specimen signatures.

(b) In connexion with the certification of accounts and the obtaining of proper acquittances, the Commanding Officer shall be guided by the regulations and instructions governing payment from the ordinary Public Moneys Account.

(c) The Commanding Officer shall arrange for the separate account referred to in sub-paragraph (a) of this regulation, to be audited at least once annually.

(d) Any bank charges or other expenses in connexion with the separate account referred to in this regulation, shall be defrayed from the funds contained in such account.

(e) When the audit of unit accounts is being made in accordance with F. & A. regulation 157, the District Finance Officer or his representative will ascertain the titles of the separate accounts which have been opened under this regulation and will include in his report a statement as to the date of the last audit thereof and whether such accounts are still operative.”

160.

PART VI—VOLUNTEER FORCES.

Australian Army Nursing Service.

161. Subject to provision being made by Parliament, the pay and allowances of the Australian Army Nursing Services shall be at the following rates:—

(a) A capitation allowance of £1 per annum to each efficient member during the financial year in which the payment is made.

(b) When employed on continuous military duty with approval of the Military Board—

(ii) Quarters with fuel and light may be provided, or where such are not available, an allowance of 1s. per diem may be payable in lieu.

(iii) Rations shall be issued in accordance with the provisions of Part XII. of these regulations, but when rations are not available a commuted allowance approved by the District Finance Officer, based on the local contract price of the ration, may be drawn.

(iv) A clothing maintenance allowance may be paid at the rate of 2s. per week.

(c) When employed with the approval of the Military Board on administrative duties not entailing continuous attendance, a full day’s pay for attendance exceeding three hours in any one day and a half day’s pay for attendance less than three hours in any one day may be paid at the rates provided in sub-paragraph (i) of paragraph (b) of this regulation, but no allowances shall be payable in addition. The total amount payable under this sub-paragraph in any financial year shall not exceed the equivalent of sixteen days’ pay according to Grade.

PART VII.—COMPENSATION FOR INJURIES RECEIVED OR DISEASE CONTRACTED ON DUTY.

161a. All amounts payable under this Part shall be calculated in accordance with the regulations therein, but no amount shall be paid in respect of any member who is a contributor to the Commonwealth Superannuation Fund in excess of the maximum amount payable in respect of that member under the provisions of the Commonwealth Workmen’s Compensation Act 1912, if that Act applied; provided that receipt of pay exceeding £500 a year shall not operate to disentitle a member from receiving any compensation under this Part.

1. Permanent Forces.

162. (a) Compensation may be recommended by a Medical Board appointed to inquire into the case of any member of the Permanent Forces who is retired or discharged on account of wounds or injuries received, or disease contracted while in the performance of military duty, provided the wound, injury, or disease was not due to the member’s default.

(b) The proceedings of the Court of Inquiry assembled under Australian Military Regulation 727, shall be placed at the disposal of the Medical Board.

163. (a) The maximum amount of compensation payable shall be a sum equivalent to three years’ pay at the rate the member received at the time of his retirement or discharge.

(b) The maximum amount shall only be awarded in case of total disability to earn a livelihood. In case of partial disability the compensation shall be less than the maximum amount and shall be payable on a basis of from ten to one hundred per cent of the maximum amount, so that the amount awarded shall be proportionate to the degree of disability of the member to earn a livelihood.

Widows and Families.

164. (a) Compensation may be recommended by a Medical Board appointed to inquire into the case, to the widow and family of any member of the Permanent Forces who is killed when, on duty, or dies

of any disease contracted while in the performance of military duty if the death or disease were not due to the member’s default. The amount of compensation awarded shall not exceed three years’ pay at the rate the member received at the date of his death.

(b) No claim for compensation shall be considered unless it be made within twelve months after the death of the member.

165.

2. Active Citizen Military Forces.

166. Sums not exceeding 10s. per diem to an Officer, and 6s. per diem to a Warrant Officer, Non-commissioned Officer or man of the Active Citizen Military Forces, may be approved for payment, for a period not exceeding six months, out of any moneys which may be voted by Parliament for that purpose, to compensate for loss of salary or wages such Officers, Warrant Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers, or men who may be injured in the performance of military duty and temporarily incapacitated from resuming their calling or trade in consequence of such injury.

167. (a) Full particulars as to any injury should be communicated to the Formation, &c., Commander within forty-eight (48) hours after its occurrence, and the Formation, &c., Commander shall thereupon direct a Medical Officer of the Army Medical Corps, if possible, to report on the case.

168. The proceedings of the Court shall be transmitted by the Formation, &c., Commander with his recommendation to the District Finance Officer.

169. The compensation shall be limited to the period during which the officer or man shall be shown to have been wholly unable to follow his occupation, and shall not be issuable for the day of the accident or any Sunday, or for any period during which he shall have been in camp, and have drawn pay of his rank.

170. Compensation shall not be allowed to a member in respect of any injury sustained by him whilst proceeding to the place of assembly or whilst returning home after the dismissal of the Corps from duty.

171. In cases in which an Officer or soldier has not recovered from his injury sufficiently to enable him to resume his ordinary occupation within the period of six months as provided in regulation 166, and has not been permanently disabled, compensation at rates not exceeding those provided in regulation 166 may be continued for such further period as may be approved by the Military Board.

172. In these Regulations the term “Injury” will be held to include “illness” should such be contracted whilst on duty and be ascribable to conditions of service.

Permanent Injuries.

173. (a) If, in the opinion of the Medical Officer attending the individual, the injury is of a permanent nature, a, report shall be forwarded to the Formation, &c., Commander, who shall convene a Medical Board to inquire into the case, which may recommend an amount of compensation, if any, in accordance with the following scale: —Permanent disability shall be classified on a percentage basis of from 5 to 100 per cent.

(b) The maximum grant for total disability shall not exceed three years’ pay of the member’s rank in the same branch of the Permanent Forces, or, if there be no such branch of the Permanent Forces, of an equivalent rank in the Royal Australian Artillery. The proceedings of the Court of Inquiry assembled under regulation 168 shall be placed at the disposal of the Medical Board.

Charges not Admissible.

Certificates.

174. Payment shall not be made for any fees for certificates necessary to support claims for compensation under these Regulations.

Medical Attendance.

174a. Charges for Medical Attendance shall not be admissible in excess of the recognised rates in each District.

175. Members of the Citizen Forces may be treated in a private hospital on the distinct understanding that the Department shall not be liable for the payment of fees in excess of those which would have been charged had the patient been treated in an approved General Hospital, except under very special circumstances, which must be approved by the Minister.

176. An officer or soldier may be required by the representative in the District of the Director-General of Medical Services to go into a Military or Public Hospital for treatment. Should such officer or soldier refuse to do so, the medical expenses otherwise incurred shall not be defrayed by the Government.

Widows and Children.

177. (a) Compensation may be recommended by a Medical Board appointed to inquire into the case of the widow and children of any member of the Active Citizen Military Forces who is killed when on duty, or dies of any injury received or disease contracted while in the performance of military duty, if the death, injury, or disease were not due to the member’s default.

(b) The proceedings of the Court of Inquiry assembled under A.M. regulation 727 shall be placed at the disposal of the Medical Board.

(c) The compensation awarded shall not exceed three years’ pay of the member’s rank in the same branch of the Permanent Forces, or if there be no such branch of the Permanent Forces, of an equivalent rank in the Royal Australian Artillery.

(d) No claim for compensation shall be considered unless it be made within twelve months after the death of the member.

3. Compensation—General.

178. (a) All applications for compensation under these Regulations, except as provided for in regulation 15 (d), both in regard to members of the Permanent Forces and Active Citizen Military Forces, shall be forwarded to Head-Quarters. The approval of the Military Board shall be necessary in all such cases before any payments are made.

(b) The whole of the supporting documents shall be submitted with each case, together with a certificate from the District Finance Officer that same are in order.

179. The Director-General of Medical Services shall report on each case submitted to Head-Quarters. The representative in the District of the Director-General of Medical Services shall report upon cases covered by regulation 15 (d).

180. The evidence taken before a Court of Inquiry appointed to inquire in to any case under Part VII. of these Regulations shall be on oath, and the Court shall administer the same oath or solemn declaration to witnesses as if the Court were a Court Martial.

Compensation to Minors.

181. Compensation payable in respect of any injury received or disease contracted by a member of the Permanent Forces or Active Citizen Military Forces who is under the age of twenty-one years, may, in the discretion of the Minister, be paid either to a member himself, or, on his behalf, to a person or persons approved by the Minister.

Compensation to Dependants who are Minors.

182. Compensation payable in respect of the death of a member of the Permanent Forces or Active Citizen Military Forces who leaves dependants, all or any of whom are under the age of twenty-one years, may, in the discretion of the Minister, be paid on their behalf, or on behalf of such of them as are under the age of twenty-one years, to a person or persons approved by the Minister.

183.

PART VIII.—COMPENSATION FOR INJURY TO OR LOSS OF HORSE—PERMANENT AND CITIZEN FORCES.

184. Compensation not exceeding £35 may be granted under the following conditions for the death or loss of, and not exceeding £15 (including veterinary and all other expenses, other than freight) for injury or disease of a privately owned horse used by a member of the Permanent or Citizen Forces:—

(a) That the cause of death, loss, injury or disease occurred in the actual performance of duty in the field (including subject to para, (d) of Regulation 185, authorized “sports”) or while on duty in the field, or while on duty with a detachment in military formation and under the command of an officer, warrant or non-commissioned officer.

(b) That the death, loss, injury or disease was not occasioned by any fault or want of due care, by the member.

(c) That the death, loss, injury or disease was wholly occasioned on duty.

(d) Compensation is not intended to make good the full amount of loss sustained, but the value of the horse, to be supported by a sworn affidavit or statutory declaration, not exceeding £35, may be granted upon application through the Commanding Officer of the regiment or corps in accordance with the above conditions.

(e) Before any approval is given for any compensation for the death, loss, injury or disease of a horse, the District Finance Officer shall ensure that the documents are in order.

(f) Notwithstanding this regulation the Military Board may, in very exceptional cases, approve of payment of an amount in excess of the amounts herein specified.

185. Compensation for horses shall not be allowed in the following cases, viz.:—

(a) Death, loss, injury or disease when the animal is being taken to the place of assembly for duty or returning home after the dismissal of the Corps from duty.

(b) Lameness due to ring bone, side bone, spavin, splint, osteoporosis, quitter, corn, thrush, canker, seedy toe, navicular disease, defective hoof, or the recurrence of old sprains.

(c) Loss resulting from diseases of the uterus—parturition— abortion—mastitis, nymphomania—tumor, oxaema roaring, disease of the heart, cystic calculus, schirrous cord, entozoa.

(d) Accidents sustained by horses of members of the Permanent or Citizen Forces whilst taking part in any games or sports, which do not form part of the approved training performed on authorized parades.

(e) No claim for compensation for loss of service of a horse will be entertained, except under very special circumstances, which may be approved by the Military Board.

186. Where it can clearly be shown that the death, injury or disease of a horse is actually occasioned by its being necessarily subjected to severe or extraordinary exertion or climatic conditions, while on military service, the Military Board may take into consideration such cases upon the recommendation of the Formation, &c., Commander.

Injuries must be reported.

187. Full particulars as to any death, loss or injury, or any disease (likely to entail compensation) should be communicated to the Formation, &c., Commander within forty-eight (48) hours after its occurrence.

188. (a) Except as provided under Regulation 15 (e) all applications for compensation shall be forwarded for consideration of the Military Board.

(b) The whole of the supporting documents shall be submitted with each case, together with a certificate from the District Finance Officer that same is in order.

189. Whenever the services of a civilian Veterinary Surgeon are required, the Commanding Officer shall inform such practiitioner that in case of objections being raised to the charges he may make for his professional attendance, they shall be submitted for examination and decision of the Assistant Director of Veterinary Services, in conference with the District Finance Officer, and that their award must be considered as final to the practitioner.

The practitioner shall only be employed if he makes an agreement to this effect, and the Commanding Officer shall be held responsible that such agreements are duly made.

190. Privately-owned horses injured when in the actual performance of duty in the field or while on duty with a detachment in Military formation shall not be sent at public expense into private veterinary hospitals. They should usually be treated by the Officer in Veterinary Charge of Army Remounts, and may be placed in the care of the Remount Section, except in such cases where it would be more economical to employ a civilian veterinary surgeon, or make use of a private veterinary hospital.

191.

192.

193.

PART IX—(1.) TRAVELLING ALLOWANCES.

194. Claims for increased rate of travelling or other allowances consequent upon the granting of a higher rate of pay shall not be admitted for any period prior to the date of gazettal or notification of the increase of pay.

195. (i) Except where otherwise provided, travelling allowance shall not apply to members of the Citizen or Cadet Forces, or to the Topographers of the Survey Corps.

(ii) In special cases where members of the Militia Forces may be directed by the Formation, &c., Commander or Military Board to proceed upon some special duty outside of their ordinary duties at Inspection Parades, Drills, or Encampments, travelling allowance may be paid.

(iii) Subject to the provisions of this regulation, the travelling allowance that may be paid to members of the Militia Forces shall be as laid down in regulation 196. In determining the rate of travelling allowance payable under this regulation, the substantive rank only of the member shall be taken into consideration.

Rates.

196. (i) 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:—