STATUTORY RULES.
1925. No. 149.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1918.
I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Defence Act 1903-1918, to come into operation forthwith unless otherwise specified herein.
Dated this second day of September, 1925.
FORSTER,
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
NEVILLE HOWSE,
Minister of State for Defence.
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Financial and Allowance Regulations for the Australian Military Forces and Senior Cadets.
(Statutory Rules 1921, No. 82, as amended to this date.)
Amendments.
A. Regulation 42 is amended by deleting the designations “Chief Inspector of Ordnance Machinery”, “Inspector of Ordnance Machinery”, and “Assistant Inspector of Ordnance Machinery”, and substituting therefor the following designations “Ordnance Mechanical Engineer, 1st Class”, “Ordnance Mechanical Engineer”, and “Assistant Ordnance Mechanical Engineer” respectively.
B. Sub-regulation (a) of regulation 50 is cancelled and the following substituted therefor:—
“(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”.
(To have effect as from 1st July, 1924)
C. Regulation 151 is amended by deleting the last sentence and substituting the following:—
“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”.
(To have effect as from 1st July, 1925.)
C. 12839.—Price 3d.
D. Regulation 200 is amended—
(i) by deleting the heading “Cabs, Trams and Porterage” and substituting the Heading “Cabs and Trams”;
(ii) by deleting from sub-regulation (a), the words “and also cartage or porterage”; and
(iii) by deleting from sub-regulation (c), the words “except that porterage may be allowed under the conditions laid down in sub-paragraph (a) of this regulation”.
(To have effect as from 1st July, 1925.)
E. Regulation 219 (a) is amended by adding after the proviso which reads—
“Provided that an additional batman may be employed where the number of officers is in excess of six or a multiple of six”, the following new proviso—
“Provided further that a batman may be employed at a dismounted school if less than six officers are in attendance or at a mounted school if one officer only is in attendance.”
F. Regulation 240 is amended by deleting the words “The services of a batman shall not be admissible for a lesser number of officers” and substituting the words “A batman may also be employed where one officer only is in attendance at the camp”.
G. Sub-regulation (a) of Regulation 173 is amended by deleting the words “from 10 to 100 per cent.” and substituting in lieu the words “from five to one hundred per cent.”.
H. Regulation 207 is amended:—
(i) by deleting the words “(not including Survey Section, R.A.E.) not in receipt of horse allowance”; and
(ii) by adding the following sub-regulation at the end of the regulation:—
“(f) This regulation shall be applicable to members of the Military Forces who are in receipt of horse or motor cycle allowance only in cases where journeys for such members have been approved by the Formation, &c., Commander involving otherwise the use of other means of transport at public expense, and provided that the horse or motor cycle allowance is not drawn for the same occasion.”
I. Sub-regulation (e) of regulation 21 is amended by deleting the following sentence.—
“Temporary assistance, casual labour, and special services are chargeable to items under contingency votes, where provision exists”.
J. Regulation 101 is amended by deleting the words “Shoeing Smith” wherever occurring and substituting therefor the word “Farrier”.
K. Regulation 212 is amended by deleting the words “Shoeing Smith” and substituting therefor the word “Farrier”.
L. Regulation 135 is repealed.
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STATUTORY RULES 1925 No. 149.
FINANCIAL & ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS FOR THE AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES
A. Reg. 42 This amendment refers to alteration of designations of Chief Inspector of Ordnance Machinery and others.
B. Reg. 50 Approval having been given that Senior Armament Artificers are to be regarded as eligible for Child Endowment, this amendment gives effect to the approval.
C. Reg. 151 This amendment provides for unclaimed militia pay being repaid to the credit of the Vote instead of to a Trust Fund as formerly.
D. Reg. 200 In connection with claims for travelling allowance of members of the permanent Forces, provision was made for the payment of porterage. This has now been deleted by this amendment, following the practice laid down by the Commonwealth public Service.
E. Reg. 219 This amendment refers to the employment of batmen
F. Reg.240 at Schools of Instruction.
G. Reg. 173 In cases of claims for compensation for Injuries sustained on duty the present Regulation provides that the minimum permanent disability in respect of which compensation is payable 1s 10 per cent. Thin has now been amended to read 5%.
H. Reg. 207 This amendment enables members of the Survey Section to participate in the benefits of this Regulation relating to payment of allowances to members who use their own motor cars on military duty.
I. Reg. 21 This amendment provides for items against temporary assistance &c. being charged to the pay votes of the Branch concerned.
J. Reg. 101 The designation of “Shoeing Smith” in the permanent
K. Reg. 212 Military forces has been changed to “Farrier”.
L. Reg. 135 The provision of this Regulation are contained
In Reg. 211 at seq. recently revised.