STATUTORY RULES.
1923. No. 95.
REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1918.
I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Defence Act 1903-1918, to come into operation forthwith unless otherwise specified.
Dated this eleventh day of July, 1923.
FORSTER,
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
E. K. BOWDEN,
Minister of State for Defence.
Financial and Allowance Regulations for the Australian Military Forces and Senior Cadets, 1921.
Amendments.
A. Regulation 37a.—For the figures “£350” occurring in the third line of the regulation, insert the figures “£375”.
To take effect as from 1st July, 1923.
B. Regulation 70 and heading, thereto are repealed as from 1st July, 1923.
C. Regulations 72 to 74 and heading thereto are cancelled, and the following substituted therefor:—
“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 receipts recover a sum not exceeding Ten shillings for each half day and Fifteen shillings 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 Commander of the Formation concerned necessitate the member being mounted when attending camps of training, field manœuvres, staff tours, inspections, schools, mounted parades of mounted units, and special parades such as reviews.
(c) Veterinary and shoeing charges shall not be paid by the Department.
C.9848.—Price 3d.
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 Ten shillings or Fifteen shillings referred to in regulation 72 subject to the conditions therein set out and subject to the approval of the Commander of the Formation 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 Thirty pounds per annum."
To take effect as from 1st July, 1923.
D. Regulation 122.—Present sub-paragraph (d) is numbered (e) and the following new sub-paragraph inserted:—
“(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.”
To take effect as from 1st July, 1923.
E. Regulation 326 is cancelled, and the following regulations substituted therefor:—
“326. Subject to provision being made by Parliament a sum not exceeding £85 will be allowed annually for each training area for the following medical services:—
(i) All medical examinations for Australian Military and Cadet Forces within the training area, except medical examinations of candidates for the Royal Military College of Australia and for enlistment in the Permanent Military Forces.
(ii) Medical attendance on members of the Permanent Forces and their wives and families in accordance with regulations for “medical attendance” excepting those attended by a Medical Officer in charge of Permanent Troops and members of the Permanent Forces residing outside the 2-mile radius referred to in Regulation 81 (b.iv.).
(iii) Attendance of the Area Medical Officer as a member of any Medical Board on numbers of Militia Forces or Cadets within the training area.
(iv) Attendance on members of the Militia Forces or Cadets residing in the training area, when such members are suffering from injuries contracted in the performance of military duty. Any case, however, extending ever five visits may be dealt with as a special case and treated in a general hospital where available. In cases, however, where this is not practicable, a fee at the rate of One guinea for every three visits may be allowed for visits in excess of five.”
“327. When medical examinations necessitate the absence of the Area Medical Officer from his head-quarters overnight, travelling allowance at the rates and under the conditions prescribed in these
Regulations may be paid to him and, in addition, necessary rail or steamer warrants may be supplied, provided that local practitioners may be engaged by the representative in the District of the Director-General of Medical Services to carry out such medical examinations at a rate not exceeding 2s. 6d. for each examination if such would be more economical to the Department.
In all other instances when the Area Medical Officer fails to examine any of those allotted to him local medical practitioners may be employed to make such examinations at a rate not exceeding 2s. 6d. for each examination and any sums so paid shall be deducted from the Area Medical Officer’s allowance.”
“328. The medical examination of recruits of units of the Militia Forces raised at localities which are not places appointed for training under Australian Military regulation 773 may be carried out by a local civilian medical practitioner appointed by the representative in the District of the Director-General of Medical Services, and a payment of 2s. 6d. for each recruit so examined may be made.”
“329. Any officer of the Australian Army Medical Corps may be appointed to the position of Medical Officer of a Training Area (or of part of a training area) and be paid the amount, or proportion of the amount provided in regulation 326, in addition to that allowed for other duties.”
“330. When more than one Area Medical Officer is appointed to a training area under regulation 329, the amount allotted to the training area will be divided between the Area Medical Officers so appointed in the proportion the number allotted to each medical officer for examination bears to the total number liable for examination in the training area, provided that where a medical officer fails to examine the whole or those allotted to him, thus necessitating examination by another medical practitioner, there shall be deducted from such proportionate amount the sum of 2s. 6d. for each member so examined by that other medical practitioner.”
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