EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1983 No. 333
ISSUED BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE MINISTER FOR DEFENCE
AMENDMENT OF THE MILITARY FINANCIAL REGULATIONS
Section 12 of the Defence Amendment Act 1979 allows the Minister to make interim determinations amending or repealing regulations. The Act also deems such interim determinations to be Statutory Rules.
Regulations 151 and 152 of the Military Financial Regulations provide for the payment of shipboard allowance and short term duty allowance, respectively, to members of the Army who are serving on continuous full-time duty and who proceed overseas on duty.
Regulation 246 of the Military Financial Regulations provides for reimbursement of an amount necessarily spent on rations by a member of a survey party when required to camp out.
These Statutory Rules amend regulations 151 and 152 to allow payment of those allowances to members of the Reserve, and repeal regulation 246 because the costs are closely allied to the performance of the member’s duties and can be reimbursed administratively from funds appropriated for the purpose.