Financial and Allowance Regulations for the Military Forces of the Commonwealth (Amendment) (Provisional)

STATUTORY RULES.

1905. No. 27.

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PROVISIONAL REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACTS 1903-1904.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby certify that, on account of urgency, the following Regulations under the Defence Acts 1903-1904 should come into immediate operation, and make the Regulations to come into operation forthwith as Provisional Regulations.

Dated this 5th day of April, One thousand nine hundred and five.

NORTHCOTE,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

J. W. McCAY.

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Financial and Allowance Regulations for the Military Forces of the Commonwealth, 1904.

The above Regulations are amended as follows:—

Part I.—Section IV.

In paragraph 42 (Rates or Taxes), insert after the word “consumed” at the end of the paragraph, the following words:—

Accounts in connexion with such supplies should show that the charges are for services rendered, i.e., water supplied, claims for “water rates” not being admissible.

Part II.—Pay of Permanent Forces.

After Section VI., insert the following regulation as Section VIa.:—

V1a.—Military Clerks.

75a. The following shall be the scale of pay, inclusive of all allowances other than travelling allowances, for Military Clerks, on and from the 1st July, 1905:—

* No addition to pay provided for in these cases. Salaries between the minimum and maximum will be fixed by the Minister from time to time, in accordance with the work performed.

† These increments will not be automatic, but will depend upon the Clerk being duly recommended, the approval of the Minister, and the necessary provision being made by Parliament.

Part IV.—Compensation for Injuries received on Duty—Militia and Volunteer Forces.

Insert after paragraph 113, the following paragraph:—

113a. An officer or soldier may be required by the Principal Medical Officer of a Military District to go into a Public Hospital for treatment. Should such officer or soldier refuse to do so, the medical expenses (if any) otherwise incurred will not be defrayed by the Government.

Part VI., Section I., Paragraph 122.—Travelling Allowances.

(1) Scale of Travelling Allowances.

Insert at the end of sub-paragraph (c), the following words:—

In any case where a member unnecessarily, or for private reasons, breaks his journey, he will be entitled to the increased rate only up to the time when the journey is broken.

(4) Transfers and Removals.

Cancel sub-paragraph (g), and insert the following sub-paragraph in lieu thereof:—

(g) Before removal is undertaken, the Deputy Assistant Quartermaster-General shall, where practicable, obtain offers from two or more carriers, and will make such arrangements as may be necessary for the most economical conveyance within the amount allowed under these Regulations.

By Authority: Robt. S. Brain, Government Printer, Melbourne.