Statutory Rules
1973 No. 255
REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1970.*
I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Defence Act 1903-1970.
Dated this fourth day of December, 1973.
PAUL HASLUCK
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
LANCE BARNARD
Minister of State for Defence.
Amendments of the Military Financial Regulations†
Mileage allowance.
1. Regulation 108 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended—
(a) by omitting the table in sub-regulation (2) and substituting the following table:—
Type of vehicle | Rate of payment per mile in cents for each mile in the first 6,000 miles travelled in the prescribed period | Rate of payment per mile in cents for every other mile travelled in the prescribed period |
Motor truck having a carrying capacity of 1 ton or over ..................... | 17.9 | 12.4 |
Motor car, or motor truck having a carrying capacity of less than 1 ton, the engine of which has 8 cylinders | 17.5 | 12.1 |
Motor car, or motor truck having a carrying capacity of less than 1 ton, the engine of which has 6 cylinders | 13.3 | 8.9 |
Motor car, or motor truck having a carrying capacity of less than 1 ton, the engine of which has 4 cylinders or less | 12.7 | 8.3 |
Motor cycle the engine capacity of which is, or is greater than, 250 cubic centimetres . | 10.0 | 7.1 |
Any other motor cycle .......................................... | 4.5 | 3.3 |
and
(b) by omitting sub-regulation (3c).
* Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 13 December 1973.
† Statutory Rules 1966, No. 35, as amended to date. For previous amendments or the Military Financial Regulations see footnote † to Statutory Rules 1973, No. 88, and see also Statutory Rules 1973, Nos. 88, 160, 171 and 204. See also the Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations (Statutory Rules 1973, No. 100, as amended by Statutory Rules 1973, Nos. 132, 201, 203 and 249).
2. After regulation 108 of the Military Financial Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—
Rotary engines.
“ 108aa. (1) In this regulation—
(a) a reference to a rotary engine shall be read as a reference to an internal combustion engine in which fuel is ignited by means of a spark and in the combustion chamber, or each combustion chamber, of which a single central rotating member performs the function performed by a piston in a combustion chamber of a reciprocating internal combustion engine in which fuel is so ignited; and
(b) subject to sub-regulation (2), the displacement of the rotary engine that drives a motor vehicle shall be taken to be the displacement of the engine according to the specifications of the engine issued by the manufacturer of the motor vehicle.
“ (2) Where the specifications issued by the manufacturer of a vehicle that is driven by a rotary engine do not state the displacement of the engine but state the displacement of the rotor or rotors comprising the engine, the displacement of the engine shall be taken to be equal to the displacement, according to those specifications, of the rotor that comprises the engine or the sum of the displacements, according to those specifications, of the rotors that comprise the engine.
“ (3) Regulation 108 applies to and in relation to a motor vehicle that is driven by a rotary engine—
(a) if the displacement of the engine is not less than 2,000 cubic centimetres—as if it were driven by an engine that has eight cylinders;
(b) if the displacement of the engine is not less than 1,000 cubic centimetres but is less than 2,000 cubic centimetres—as if it were driven by an engine that has six cylinders; and
(c) if the displacement of the engine is less than 1,000 cubic centimetres—as if it were driven by an engine that has four cylinders.”.
Senior appointments.
3. Regulation 189 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting the table in sub-regulation (1) and substituting the following table:—
Appointment | Rate per annum |
| $ |
Citizen Military Forces Member of the Military Board ........................ | 5,202 |
Commander of a Division .......................................... | 4,947 |
Commander of a Communication Zone ................................. | 4,179 |
Commander of a Task Force ........................................ | 4,179 |
Chief of Staff, Headquarters, Northern Command .. ......................... | 4,179 |
Commander of an Officer Training Group— |
|
(a) if the rank for the appointment according to the Establishment of the Military Forces is a Brigadier | 4,179 |
(b) in any other case ............................................ | 3,032 |
Commander, Royal Artillery in a Command— |
|
(a) if the rank for the appointment according to the Establishment of the Military Forces is a Brigadier | 4,179 |
(b) in any other case ............................................ | 3,032 |
Commander of a Support Group ...................................... | 3,032 |
Deputy Director of Medical Services— |
|
Eastern Command ............................................. | 4,092 |
Southern Command ............................................ | 4,092 |
Northern Command ............................................ | 4,092 |
Chaplain-General— |
|
Church of England ............................................ | 2,867 |
Roman Catholic .............................................. | 2,867 |
Presbyterian ................................................. | 2,319 |
Methodist .................................................. | 2,319 |
United Churches .............................................. | 2,319 |
Senior Jewish Chaplain ......................................... | 1,498 |
Rata of pay for members other than senior appointments.
4. Regulation 190 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended—
(a) by omitting the table in sub-regulation (1) and substituting the following table:—
Rank | Rate per day |
| $ |
Major-General .................................................. | 53.44 |
Brigadier ..................................................... | 45.02 |
Colonel ...................................................... | 32.46 |
Lieutenant-Colonel ............................................... | 29.11 |
Major ....................................................... | 23.80 |
Captain ...................................................... | 17.65 |
Lieutenant .................................................... | 13.95 |
Second Lieutenant ............................................... | 13.04 |
Warrant Officer, Class 1 ........................................... | 19.06 |
Warrant Officer, Class 2 ........................................... | 17.17 |
Staff Sergeant (or relative rank) ...................................... | 14.45 |
Sergeant ...................................................... | 10.85 |
Corporal (or relative rank) .......................................... | 8.41 |
Lance Corporal (or relative rank) ..................................... | 7.83 |
Private (or relative rank) ........................................... | 7.50 |
(b) by omitting the table in sub-regulation (2) and substituting the following table:—
Rank | Rate per day |
| $ |
Brigadier ................................................... | 49.23 |
Colonel .................................................... | 44.06 |
Lieutenant-Colonel ............................................. | 40.79 |
Major ..................................................... | 28.74 |
Captain .................................................... | 22.60 |
(c) by omitting the table in sub-regulation (3) and substituting the following table:—
Classification | Rate per day |
| $ |
Chaplain Second Class (Lieutenant-Colonel) ............................ | 26.12 |
Chaplain Third Class (Major)...................................... | 21.56 |
Chaplain Fourth Class (Captain) .................................... | 17.65 |
(d) by omitting the table in sub-regulation (5) and substituting the following table:—
Rank | Rate per day |
| $ |
Colonel .................................................... | 25.97 |
Lieutenant-Colonel ............................................. | 23.28 |
Major ..................................................... | 19.04 |
Captain .................................................... | 14.12 |
Lieutenant .................................................. | 11.15 |
Second Lieutenant ............................................. | 10.43 |
Warrant Officer, Class 1 ......................................... | 17.82 |
Warrant Officer, Class 2 ......................................... | 16.31 |
Staff Sergeant ................................................ | 14.13 |
Sergeant .................................................... | 10.53 |
Corporal .................................................... | 8.23 |
Lance Corporal ............................................... | 7.77 |
Private ..................................................... | 7.50 |
and
(e) by omitting from sub-regulation (13) the words “ Six dollars seventy-five cents ” and substituting the words “ Seven dollars twenty-five cents ”.
Application.
5. (1) The amendments effected by regulations 1 and 2 apply to and in relation to travel by a member on or after 2 April 1973.
(2) The rates of pay specified in the table in sub-regulation (1) of regulation 189 of the Military Financial Regulations as amended by these Regulations apply in respect of service in an appointment specified in that table on and after 1 June 1973.
(3) The rates of pay specified in regulation 190 of the Military Financial Regulations as amended by these Regulations apply in respect of service by a member in the Citizen Military Forces on and after 1 June 1973.