STATUTORY RULES
1969 No. 199
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1966.*
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 1903-1966.
Dated this eighth day of December, 1969.
Paul Hasluck
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
Minister of State for the Army.
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Amendments of the Military Financial (Pacific Islanders) Regulations†
Parts.
1. Regulation 2 of the Military Financial (Pacific Islanders) Regulations is amended by inserting after the words—
“Part IV.—Training at Civilian Establishments (Regulations 44-47).”
the words—
“Part IVa.—Papua and New Guinea Volunteer Rifles (Regulations 47a-47c).”.
Pay.
2. Regulation 9 of the Military Financial (Pacific Islanders) Regulations is amended by inserting after sub-regulation (1.) the following sub-regulations:—
“(1a.) The rate of pay of a member who is a medical officer or a dental officer is the rate of pay specified in relation to his rank and, where specified, his length of service in his rank, in the following table:—
Rank and length of service in the rank, where relevant | Rate per day |
| $ |
Captain.......................................................... | 5.42 |
Lieutenant......................................................... | 5.21 |
Second Lieutenant— |
|
With less than one year’s service in the rank................................. | 4.80 |
With not less than one year’s service in the rank.............................. | 5.01 |
* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 1969.
† Statutory Rules 1966, No. 105, as amended by Statutory Rules 1966, No. 162; 1967, No. 124; and 1968, No. 61.
21736/63—Price 8c 10/31.10.1969
“(1b.) The rate of pay of a member who is a chaplain is the rate per day specified in relation to his classification and length of service in his classification in the following table:—
Classification and length of service in the classification | Rate per day |
| $ |
Chaplain, Third Class (Major)— |
|
With less than one year’s service in the classification......................... | 5.86 |
With not less than one year’s service in the classification...................... | 6.08 |
Chaplain, Fourth Class (Captain)— |
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With less than one year’s service in the classification........................ | 5.42 |
With not less than one year’s service in the classification...................... | 5.64”. |
Chaplains’ allowance.
3. After regulation 19a of the Military Financial (Pacific Islanders) Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—
“19b.—(1.) Subject to such conditions as the Military Board determines, an allowance, called ‘chaplains’ allowance’, is payable, at such times as the Military Board determines, to a member who is a chaplain for the provision and maintenance of his equipment and vestments.
“(2.) The amount of chaplains’ allowance payable under the last preceding sub-regulation is an amount determined by the Military Board.”.
4.—(1.) After Part IV. of the Military Financial (Pacific Islandera) Regulations the following Part is inserted:—
“Part IVa.—Papua and New Guinea Volunteer Rifles.
Definitions.
“47a. In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears, ‘member’ means a member of the Papua and New Guinea Volunteer Rifles who is a Pacific Islander.
Efficiency grant.
“47b.—(1.) Subject to the succeeding sub-regulations of this regulation and to such conditions as the Military Board determines, an efficiency grant is payable to a member, as follows:—
(a) on completion of two years’ efficient service in the Papua and New Guinea Volunteer Rifles—Eight dollars;
(b) on completion of three years’ efficient service in the Papua and New Guinea Volunteer Rifles—Forty dollars;
(c) on completion of each year’s efficient service in the Papua and New Guinea Volunteer Rifles after completing three years’ efficient service in that unit—Sixteen dollars.
“(2.) The Military Board shall determine the conditions to be complied with by a member in respect of his service in a training year in order that he may count his service in that training year as a year’s efficient service for the purpose of this regulation.
“(3.) For the purpose of this regulation, a member completes one year’s efficient service in the Papua and New Guinea Volunteer Rifles upon the completion of each training year in respect of which he has complied with the conditions with which he is required to comply during that training year in accordance with a determination under the last preceding sub-regulation.
“(4.) Where a member who was serving in the Papua and New Guinea Volunteer Rifles on the thirtieth day of June, 1969, had completed satisfactorily the service that he was required to perform as a member of that unit during the period of two years ended on that date, the member shall, for the purpose of this regulation, be taken to have completed two years’ efficient service in that unit upon the expiration of that day.
“(5.) Where a member who was serving in the Papua and New Guinea Volunteer Rifles on the thirtieth day of June, 1969, had completed satisfactorily the service that he was required to perform as a member of that unit during the period of twelve months ended on the thirtieth day of June, 1968, or in the period of twelve months ended on the thirtieth day of June, 1969, but not in respect of both of those periods, the member shall be deemed, for the purpose of this regulation, to have completed one year’s efficient service in that unit upon the expiration of the thirtieth day of June, 1969.
“(6.) Where—
(a) a member, being an officer, is transferred to the Reserve of Officers or is retired; or
(b) a member, not being an officer, is discharged,
after serving in the Papua and New Guinea Volunteer Rifles for part only of a training year and the member has, during that part of that training year, complied with all the conditions with which he is required to comply during that training year in accordance with the determination of the Military Board under sub-regulation (2.) of this regulation, the member shall be deemed to have completed one year’s efficient service in the Papua and New Guinea Volunteer Rifles in respect of that training year upon the expiration of the day on which he is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, retired or discharged, as the case may be.
“(7.) In this regulation, a reference to a training year shall be read as a reference to—
(a) the period of twelve months that commenced on the first day of July, 1967;
(b) the period of twelve months that commenced on the first day of July, 1968; or
(c) each period, subsequent to the first day of July, 1969, that is, in accordance with a determination of the Military Board that is for the time being in force, a training year in respect of the Papua and New Guinea Volunteer Rifles.
Chaplains’ allowance.
“47c.—(1.) Subject to sub-regulation (3.) of this regulation and to such conditions as the Military Board determines, an allowance, called ‘chaplains’ allowance’, is payable, at such times as the Military Board determines, to a member who is a chaplain for the provision and maintenance of his equipment and vestments.
“(2.) The amount of chaplains’ allowance payable under the last preceding sub-regulation is an amount determined by the Military Board.
“(3.) Where a member has received an amount of chaplains’ allowance before ‘being transferred to the Reserve Citizen Military Forces, his period of service in the Papua and New Guinea Volunteer Rifles does not count towards determining the times at which he is to become entitled to further amounts of chaplains’ allowance in respect of his service in the Reserve Citizen Military Forces.”.
(2.) Efficiency grant is payable in accordance with the provisions of the Military Financial (Pacific Islanders) Regulations as amended by these Regulations as if the amendments of those Regulations effected by the last preceding sub-regulation had come into force on the thirtieth day of June, 1969.
5. The Schedule to the Military Financial (Pacific Islanders) Regulations is The Schedule amended by inserting after the word and figures—
“Regulation 42”
the word and figures—
“Regulation 42a”.
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