Statutory Rules
1976 No. 102
REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1975.*
I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Defence Act 1903-1975.
Dated this twenty-seventh day of May, 1976.
JOHN R. KERR
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
D. J. KILLEN
Minister of State for Defence.
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Amendments of the Military Financial Regulations†
Vehicle allowance.
1. Regulation 108 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting the table in sub-regulation (2) and substituting the following table:—
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |
Item | Type of vehicle | Rate of payment per kilometre in cents for each kilometre in the first 12,000 kilometres in any period of 12 months | Rate of payment per kilometre in cents for each kilometre subsequent to the first 12,000 kilometres in any period of 12 months |
1 | Motor truck having a carrying capacity of 1 tonne or over | 13.3 | 9.3 |
2 | Motor car, or motor truck having a carrying capacity of less than 1 tonne, the engine of which has more than 6 cylinders | 12.9 | 8.8 |
3 | Motor car, or motor truck having a carrying capacity of less than 1 tonne, the engine of which has 5 or 6 cylinders | 10.0 | 7.0 |
4 | Motor car, or motor truck having a carrying capacity of less than 1 tonne, the engine of which has 4 cylinders or less | 9.0 | 6.3 |
5 | Motor cycle the engine capacity of which is, or is greater than, 250 cubic centimetres | 6.6 | 4.7 |
6 | Any other motor cycle.................... | 3.2 | 2.5 |
* Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 28 May 1976.
† Statutory Rules 1966, No. 35, as amended to date. For previous amendments of the Military Financial Regulations see footnote † to Statutory Rules 1976, No. 5 and see also Statutory Rules 1976, Nos. 5, 7, 11, 58, 66 and 80.
Further amendments.
2. The Military Financial Regulations are further amended as set out in the Schedule.
Application of amendments.
3. The Military Financial Regulations as amended by these Regulations apply in relation to travel by a member on or after 26 November 1974.
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SCHEDULE Regulation 2
Amendments
1. The following provisions of the Military Financial Regulations are amended by omitting the words “ mileage allowance ” (whenever occurring) and substituting the words “ vehicle allowance ”:—
Sub-regulations 108 (1), (2), (3), (4) and (7). regulations 134, 167a and 214, sub-regulations 215 (2) and (3), and sub-regulation 222 (1).
2. The Military Financial Regulations are amended as set out in the following table:—
Provision | Amendment |
Sub-regulation 108 (2)................ | Omit “ mile ”, substitute “ kilometre ”. |
Paragraph 108 (3) (a)................. | Omit “ mile ”, substitute “ kilometre ”. |
| Omit “ miles ”, substitute “ kilometres ”. |
Sub-regulation 108 (5)................ | Omit “ mile ” (wherever occurring), substitute “ kilometre ”. |
| Omit “ 6,000 miles ”, substitute “ 12,000 kilometres ”, |
Sub-regulation 108 (6)................ | Omit “ one cent per mile ”, substitute “ 0.63 cents per kilometre ”. |
Sub-regulation 214 (1)................ | Omit “ mile ”, substitute “ kilometre ”. |
| Omit “ 6.000 miles ”, substitute “ 12,000 kilometres ”. |
| Omit “ One cent per mile ”, substitute “ 0.63 cents per kilometre ”. |