STATUTORY RULES.
1944. No. 89.
REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1941.*
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 1903-1941.
Dated this thirty-first day of May , 1944.
(SGD.) GOWRIE.
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
Acting Minister of State for the Army.
Amendments of the Military Financial Regulations.†
Variations in cost of living.
1. Regulation 27 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended—
(a) by omitting the word “July” (wherever occurring) and inserting in its stead the word “May”; and
(b) by omitting the word “January” (wherever occurring) and inserting in its stead the word “November”.
Rates of pay.
2. Regulations 28, 29, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 40, 41 and 42 of the Military Financial Regulations are amended by omitting each of the rates of pay specified therein (other than the rates prescribed in respect of workshop apprentices by regulation 41 of those Regulations) and respectively inserting in their stead a rate ascertained by adding £12 to each of the rates so omitted.
Pay and incremental advancement of certain members appointed or promoted to temporary commissioned rank in time of war.
3. Regulation 29a of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (i) the words “the Australian Army Ordnance Corps” and inserting in their stead the words “the Australian Army Ordnance Corps to whom regulation 33 of these Regulations applies”.
Amendment of Statutory Rules 1942, No. 84.
4. Regulation 3 of Statutory Rules 1942, No. 84, is amended by omitting the words “the Australian Army Ordnance Corps” and inserting in their stead the words “the Australian Army Ordnance Corps to whom regulation 33 of the Military Financial Regulations applies”.
* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1944.
† 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; 1937, Nos. 1, 22, 29, 42, 71, 76, 96 and 113; 1938, Nos. 11, 15, 45, 76, 89, 96, 98 and 122; 1939, Nos. 82, 132, 133, 135 and 159; 1940, Nos. 39, 68, 76, 204, 211 and 253; 1941, Nos. 13, 30, 50, 109, 154, 216 and 306; 1942, Nos. 84 and 507; and 1943, Nos. 152 and 157.
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Amendment of regulations 31, 34, 37 and 40.
5. Regulations 31, 34, 37, 40 and 42 of the Military Financial Regulations are amended by inserting, after the words “shall be”, the words “in accordance with the following table:—”.
Australian Army Ordnance Corps.
6. Regulation 41 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting the words “as follows” and inserting in their stead the words “in accordance with the following tables”.
Repeal of regulation 50.
7. Regulation 50 of the Military Financial Regulations is repealed.
Uniform maintenance allowance.
8. Regulation 56 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting paragraph (c) of sub-regulation (iv).
Mileage allowances.
9. Regulation 77 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting from the table in sub-regulation (iv) each of the rates specified in items (a) to (f) (both inclusive) and respectively inserting in their stead a rate ascertained by adding one penny to each of the rates so omitted.
10. Regulation 131 of the Military Financial Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—
Voluntary Aid Detachments.
“131. A grant of two shillings and three pence per annum for each enrolled efficient member within the approved establishments may be paid to the Joint Central Council of Voluntary Aid Detachments for distribution to Joint State Councils of Voluntary Aid Detachments towards expenses connected with the registration of members and other administrative expenses.”.
Adjustment of pay.
11.—(1.) Any payment made to a member of the Permanent Military Forces in accordance with regulations 28, 29, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41 or 42 of the Military Financial Regulations in respect of the member’s service from and including the thirtieth day of October, 1941, shall, subject to sub-regulation (2.) of this regulation, be adjusted to accord with the rate payable under the Military Financial Regulations, as amended by regulations 2 and 7 of these Regulations.
(2.) Payments made in accordance with the Military Financial Regulations from and including the commencement of the first pay-period which began in the month of May, 1942, shall be adjusted to accord with the rates payable under the Military Financial Regulations, as amended by regulations 2 and 7 of these Regulations, and varied in pursuance of regulation 27 of the Military Financial Regulations, as amended by regulation 1 of these Regulations.
By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.