STATUTORY RULES.
1940. No. 254.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1939 AND THE NAVAL DEFENCE ACT 1910-1934.*
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 and the Naval Defence Act 1910-1934.
Dated this twentieth day of November, 1940.
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
Minister of State for the Navy.
Amendments of the Naval Financial Regulations.†
Active pay.
1. Regulation 23a of the Naval Financial Regulations is amended—
(a) by omitting from the table therein the words and figures— | ||
“Chief Mechanician— |
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2nd Class............................................. | 14 | 0 |
1st Class.............................................. | 15 | 0 |
and inserting in their stead the words and figures— |
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“Chief Mechanician......................................... | 14 | 0 |
After three years’ service as such.............................. | 14 | 6 |
After six years’ service as such............................... | 15 | 0”; |
(b) by omitting from that table the words and figures— |
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“Chief— |
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2nd Class............................................. | 14 | 0 |
1st Class.............................................. | 15 | 0” |
and inserting in their stead the words and figures— |
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“Chief Engine Room Artificer, Chief Electrical Artificer |
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and Chief Ordnance Artificer.................................. | 14 | 0 |
After three years’ service as such.............................. After six years’ service as such............................... | 14 | 6 |
15 | 0”; | |
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(c) by omitting from that table the words and figures— |
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“Chief Shipwright— |
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2nd Class............................................. | 14 | 0 |
1st Class.............................................. | 15 | 0” |
and inserting in their stead the words and figures— |
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“Chief Shipwright.......................................... | 14 | 0 |
After three years’ service as such.............................. | 14 | 6 |
After six years’ service as such............................... | 15 | 0”. |
* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1940.
† Statutory Rules 1926, No. 198, as amended by Statutory Rules 1927, Nos. 23, 59 and 102; 1928, Nos. 18, 49, 87 and 138; 1929, Nos. 35, 64, 90 and 136; 1930, Nos. 30, 88 and 153; 1931, Nos. 52 and 97; 1932, Nos. 32, 33, 78 and 89; 1933, Nos. 5, 50, 100 and 130; 1934, Nos. 32, 44, 58, 108 and 118; 1935, Nos. 6, 27, 86, 110 and 135; 1936, Nos. 40, 70, 77, 118 and 159; 1937, Nos. 5, 51 and 80; 1938, Nos. 17, 47, 66, 92, 116 and 121; 1939, Nos. 28, 53, 70, 71 and 131; and 1940, Nos. 3, 124, 209 and 225.
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2. After regulation 34 of the Naval Financial Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—
Turret kit allowance.
“34a. A rating regularly employed in an oil-operated gun turret may, subject to the approval of the Naval Board, be paid an allowance at a rate not exceeding the following rates:—
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To an Ordnance Artificer....................... | 20 | 0 | .. | 5 | 0 |
To a rating other than an Ordnance................ |
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Artificer.................................. | 12 | 0 | .. | 3 | 0”. |
Outfit gratuities on charge of Class of uniform.
3. Regulation 35 of the Naval Financial Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1) the symbols and figures “£15 7 0”, “£13 4 0”, “£12 8 0”, and “£10 8 0” and inserting in their stead the symbols and figures “£11 13 0”, “£10 15 6”, “£10 4 0” and” £6 17 3”, respectively.
Special allowances.
4. Regulation 48 of the Naval Financial Regulations is amended by omitting the words—
“ | Writer (or supply rating performing dual duties of Writer and Supply rating)— | , | ||
and sub-regulations 63, 64 and 64a, and inserting in their stead the following words and sub-regulations:— | ||||
“Writer duties :— Writer (or Supply rating performing dual duties of Writer and Supply rating)— | ||||
(63) | Captain’s Writer’s Allowance........................ | 1 | 0 | |
(64) | Charge Allowance................................ | 1 | 0 | |
(64a) | Commander’s Office Writer......................... | 0 | 3 | |
| Ratings (other than Writer or Supply ratings)— |
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(64b) | Captain’s Writer’s Allowance........................ | 0 | 6”. | |
Victualling allowance.
5. Regulation 76 of the Naval Financial Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1) the figures and letters “1s. 8d.” and inserting in their stead the figures and letters “1s. 9d”.
Messing allowance.
6. Regulation 78 of the Naval Financial Regulations is amended by omitting the figure and letter “9d.” and inserting in their stead the figures and letter “9½d.”.
Leave allowance.
7. Regulation 79 of the Naval Financial Regulations is amended by omitting from the table in sub-regulation (1) the figures “2 10” and inserting in their stead the figures “3 0”.
Provision allowance.
8. Regulation 80 of the Naval Financial Regulations is amended by omitting the figures and letters “2s. 10d.” and inserting in their stead the figures and letters “3s. 0d.”.
Adjustments of payments on account of victualling, messing, leave and provision allowances.
9. If, in respect of the period from and including the first day of October, 1940, to the date upon which these Regulations came into operation, an allowance has been paid or is payable under regulation 76, 78, 79 or 80 of the Naval Financial Regulations, at a rate which is less than the rate prescribed by that regulation, as amended by these Regulations, the officer or man concerned shall be paid an amount equal to the difference between the rate paid or payable under that regulation and the rate prescribed by that regulation, as amended by these Regulations.
By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.