Military Financial Regulations (Amendment)

STATUTORY RULES.

1965. No. 52

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1964*

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 1903-1964.

Dated this 29th day of April, 1965.

DE L’ISLE

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for the Army.

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Amendments of the Military Financial Regulations †.

Parachutists’ allowance.

1. Regulation 30 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (3.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulations:—

“(3.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, parachutists’ allowance is not payable to a member referred to in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation in respect of a day—

(a) for which the member is in hospital as a result of illness or injury caused by his own default;

(b) that is more than six months after the day on which the member last made a parachute descent; or

(c) for which the member is borne on the strength of a unit other than a parachute unit or parachute training unit.

“(3a.) Where the Military Board approves, for the purposes of this sub-regulation, payment of parachutists’ allowance to members included in a class of members specified in the instrument of approval in respect of a period so specified (which may be a period commencing before the commencement of this sub-regulation), parachute allowance is payable to a member included in that class of members in respect of a day included in that period notwithstanding that the day is more than six months after the day on which the member last made a parachute

2.—(1.) Regulation 118 of the Military Financial Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Accommodation allowance.

118.—(1.) An allowance, called ‘accommodation allowance’, is payable to a member in such circumstances, subject to such conditions and at such rate as the Military Board determines.

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 30 April, 1965

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“(2.) In the last preceding sub-regulation, ‘member’ means a member who would be eligible for separation allowance if he were living in.”.

(2.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, accommodation allowance is payable under the regulation inserted in the Military Financial Regulations by the last preceding sub-regulation, in accordance with the first determination made by the Military Board for the purpose of that regulation, as if that regulation and that determination had come into operation on the first day of March, 1965.

(3.) A member who has been paid, or is entitled to be paid, accommodation allowance in respect of a day in the period from and including the first day of March, 1965, to and including the day immediately before the commencement of this regulation under regulation 118 of the Military Financial Regulations as in force on that day is not entitled to payment of accommodation allowance in respect of that day by virtue of the last preceding sub-regulation.

Rental allowance.

3.—(1.) Regulation 120 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (1.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

“(1.) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this regulation and to such conditions as the Military Board determines, an allowance, called ‘rental allowance’, is payable—

(a) to a member who is removed to a locality at the expense of the Department under Division 11 of this Part and occupies premises, other than suitable premises, in that locality; and

(b) to a member—

(i) who is included in a class of members approved by the Military Board for the purposes of this paragraph;

(ii) who is entitled to be removed to a locality at the expense of the Department under Division 11 of this Part; and

(iii) whose family occupy premises, other than suitable premises, in another locality, being a locality approved by the Military Board as a locality to which this paragraph applies in the case of members included in that class.”.

(2.) Rental allowance is payable to a member included in a class of members specified in the first approval given by the Military Board for the purposes of paragraph (b) of the sub-regulation inserted in regulation 120 of the Military Financial Regulations by the last preceding sub-regulation as if that sub-regulation and that approval had come into operation on the first day of March, 1965, and as if the conditions relating to the payment of rental allowance in force on that date applied to payment of rental allowance payable by virtue of this sub-regulation.

First Schedule.

4. The First Schedule to the Military Financial Regulations is amended by inserting after the words—

“Sub-regulation (1.) of Regulation 24.”

the words—

“Sub-regulation (3a.) of Regulation 30.”.

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By Authority: A. J. Arthur, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.