STATUTORY RULES.
1938. No. 15.
REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1934.*
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 1903-1934.
Dated this third day of February, 1938.
(SGD.) GOWRIE.
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
Minister of State for Defence.
Amendments of the Military Financial Regulations.†
Militia rates of pay.
1. Regulation 134 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended—
(a) by omitting the word and figures—
“Adjutant............................60 0 0”; and
(b) by inserting before the words “Assistant Adjutant” the word “Adjutant,”.
Certain officers to receive sixteen days’ pay per annum.
2. Regulation 137 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by inserting after paragraph (c) of sub-regulation (ii) the following paragraph:—
“(d) Militia Adjutants or Assistant Adjutants.”.
3. Regulation 146 of the Military Financial Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—
Militia Adjutants.
“146. (i) Subject to this regulation, an officer holding the appointment of Militia Adjutant shall be paid an allowance at the rate of £60 per annum.
(ii) An officer holding an appointment of Militia Adjutant who attends a school of instruction for which an allowance may be granted under regulation 193 of these Regulations may, subject to that regulation, be paid the allowance prescribed therein according to his rank.
(iii) An allowance shall not be payable under sub-regulation (i) of this regulation in respect of any period for which an allowance is paid under regulation 193 of these Regulations.
(iv) The allowance prescribed by sub-regulation (i) of this regulation shall include horse allowance and all other allowances except travelling and field or camp allowance.
(v) The allowance prescribed by sub-regulation (i) of this regulation shall be paid quarterly in the months of September, December,
* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1938.
† Statutory Rules 1935, No. 83, as amended by Statutory Rules 1935, Nos. 102 and 123; 1936, Nos. 1, 32, 62, 75, 98, 111, 122, 144 and 158; and 1937, Nos. 1, 22, 29, 42, 71, 76, 96 and 113.
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March and June and shall be subject to the officer obtaining a certificate from his Commanding Officer that his duties have been performed efficiently and to the approval of the formation, &c., commander.
(vi) An Assistant Adjutant, who (owing to a vacancy in the appointment, or because of the absence of the Adjutant or Militia Adjutant) performs the duties of Militia Adjutant for a continuous period exceeding one month, may, for the period of that performance of duty, be paid the allowance prescribed by sub-regulation (i) of this regulation and, for that period, the Militia Adjutant (if any) shall not be entitled to the allowance.”.
Hire of motor vehicles, motor cycles and bicycles.
4. Regulation 157 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended—
(a) by omitting from the third column of the table contained in sub-regulation (ii) the word “Nil” and inserting in its stead the figure “1”; and
(b) by omitting paragraph (b)from the fourth column of that table and inserting in its stead the following paragraph:—
“(b) Subject to such limitations as are imposed by the Military Board, mileage shall include the distance travelled to and from the place of assembly for training and also the distance travelled whilst on duty at camps of continuous training, bivouacs, home training parades or approved schools or courses of instruction. In respect of a bicycle the mileage rate shall be payable only for the distance travelled to and from the place of assembly for training and shall not exceed two shillings on any one occasion.”.
Civilian labour.
5. Regulation 190 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by inserting in sub-regulation (i), after the word “training”, the words “, and at bivouacs held in conjunction therewith,”.
6. Regulation 191 of the Military Financial Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—
Batmen.
“191. Formation, &c., commanders may approve of the employment, at camps of continuous training and bivouacs held in conjunction therewith, of civilian labour as batmen to—
(a) officers of the Permanent Forces;
(b) chaplains; and
(c) officers of the Militia Forces who are appointed to the head-quarters of a Cavalry Division, Division, Cavalry Brigade, Infantry Brigade, or Divisional Artillery,
in the proportion of one batman to every four dismounted officers, and one batman to every two mounted officers whose duties at the camp and bivouac require them to be mounted and for whom horses are on strength at the camp and bivouac:
Provided that one batman may be employed when less than four dismounted or two mounted officers are in attendance.”.
By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.