Military Financial Regulations (Amendment)

STATUTORY RULES.

1940. No. 39.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1939.*

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 1903-1939.

Dated this Twenty Eighth day of February, 1940.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for the Army.

Amendments of the Military Financial Regulations. †

Definitions.

1. Regulation 3 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting from the definition of “Secretary” the word “Defence” and inserting in its stead the words “the Army”.

2. Regulation 27 of the Military Financial Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

“Variations in cost of living.

27. (i) For the purposes of this regulation the term ‘index number’ means the weighted average retail price index number for the six State capital cities of the Commonwealth, as shown in the ‘Court’ series of retail price index numbers published from time to time by, or at the direction of, the Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration.

(ii) Where the index number for the six months ending on the thirty-first day of March or the thirtieth day of September in any year is less than 79.4, the annual rates of pay payable to members of the Permanent Military Forces in pursuance of regulations 28, 29 and 31 to 42 (both inclusive) of these Regulations shall, as from the commencement of the first pay-period beginning in the month of July or

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1940.

† 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; and 1939, Nos. 82, 132, 133, 135 and 159.

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the month of January (as the case may be) next following, he reduced by the appropriate amount shown in the following Table opposite the index number group within which the said index number falls:—

(iii) If the index number falls below 61.0 the annual rates of pay of members of the Permanent Military Forces shall be further reduced on the basis indicated in the last preceding sub-regulation, that is to say, for each fall of 2.3 points in the index number rates of pay shall be reduced by £6 per annum in the case of members of the Permanent Military Forces (other than workshop apprentices), and £3 per annum in the case of workshop apprentices.

(iv) Where the index number for the six months ending on the thirty-first day of March or the thirtieth day of September in any year exceeds 79.3, the annual rates of pay payable to members of the Permanent Military Forces in pursuance of regulations 28, 29 and 31 to 42 (both inclusive) of these Regulations shall, as from the commencement of the first pay-period beginning in the month of July or the month of January (as the case may be) next following, be increased by the appropriate amount shown in the following Table opposite the index number group within which the said index number falls:

(v) If the index number rises above 97.7 the annual rates of pay of members of the Permanent Military Forces shall be further increased

on the basis indicated in the last preceding sub-regulation, that is to say, for every rise of 2.3 points in the index number rates of pay shall be increased by £6 per annum in the case of members of the Permanent Military Forces (other than workshop apprentices), and £3 per annum in the case of workshop apprentices.

(vi) The amount of £16 per annum in the case of members of the Permanent Military Forces (other than workshop apprentices) and £8 per annum in the case of workshop apprentices shall be added to the annual rates of pay payable in pursuance of regulations 28, 29 and 31 to 42 (both inclusive) of these Regulations after variation has been made in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this regulation.

(vii) The amounts referred to in sub-regulation (vi) of this regulation shall be deemed for all purposes to be pay.”.

Australian Army Ordnance Corps.

3. Regulation 41 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by adding at the end thereof the following Table:—

“Workshop Apprentice.

4. After Regulation 62 of the Military Financial Regulations the following sub-heading and regulation are inserted:—

“Australian Army Ordnance Corps (Workshop Section).

Courses of instruction for workshop apprentices.

62a. (i) A workshop apprentice shall be required to undertake an approved trade course of instruction at a technical school.

(ii) A workshop apprentice shall pay the fees for his trade course, but the total amount involved may be refunded to him at the conclusion of each school term, if his attendance and progress have been satisfactory during the term.

(iii) A workshop apprentice may be paid from time to time sums equivalent to the sums which he necessarily expends on fares in travelling from his residence to the technical school for the purpose of attending, in accordance with sub-regulation (i) of this regulation, a course of instruction:

Provided that on any occasion when he travels from his residence to the technical school when otherwise he would have proceeded to his usual head-quarters, he shall be paid only such sum as is equivalent to the amount of additional expense (if any) involved by his travelling to the technical school.”.

Rates.

5. Regulation 65 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting, from the Table in sub-regulation (i), the words and figures—

and inserting in their stead the words and figures—

Messing and quarters.

6. Regulation 198 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (vii) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

“(vii) Members of the Permanent Forces, except married members of the staff of a school or course of instruction who are required to live at the place where the school or course is conducted and for whom married quarters at that place are not provided, shall be liable to the deductions prescribed in sub-regulation (i) of regulation 44 of these Regulations.”.

By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.