EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1990 NO. 94
ISSUED BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE
MINISTER FOR DEFENCE SCIENCE AND PERSONNEL
NAVAL FINANCIAL REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT)
The Naval Financial Regulations (“the Regulations”) made under the Naval Defence Act 1910 prescribe certain financial conditions of service for members of the Navy.
Regulations 88 and 88A of the Regulations dealt with some aspects of the allotment of the salary of members of the Navy. These provisions dealt with the temporary continued payment of allotments where members died on active service, and for compulsory deductions to satisfy maintenance orders.
The provision that dealt with compulsory deductions has been superseded by other legislation (including the maintenance provisions in the Family Law Act 1975 and Child Support Act 1988). The provision that dealt with members of the Defence Force who die on active service has also been superseded, by the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973, which ensures payment of pension to dependants once death is established. (Full salary accrues until death is established.)
The Statutory Rule repeals Division 1B of Part II of the Regulations, which contains only the unnecessary regulations 88 and 88A. However, a savings provision ensures that the repeals do not affect the ability of members to make voluntary allotments, and that existing allotments will not have to be remade.
The Statutory Rule comes into operation on the date of gazettal.