EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1983 NO. 201
ISSUED BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE MINISTER FOR DEFENCE
AMENDMENT OF THE NAVAL 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.
Sub-regulation 31(8) of the Naval Financial Regulations provides entitlement for sailors holding the rank of Leading Seaman to retain the higher salary on transfer to another Branch or category for which a lower rate would otherwise apply.
These Statutory Rules amend the Naval Financial Regulations by omitting sub-regulation 31(8), thus aligning the conditions applying to a Leading Seaman with those applying to other members of the Defence Force in the same circumstance.
Regulation 122A of the Naval Financial Regulations provides for the payment of an allowance to officers of the Chaplains’ Branch in the Permanent Naval Forces for the purchase and maintenance of ecclesiastical items. Sub-paragraph 122A(2)(a)(i) makes reference to paragraph 288(2)(a) of the regulations, whereby Chaplains who are appointed to the Permanent Naval Forces directly from the Citizen Naval Forces receive a lesser amount than in other cases of appointment.
Naval Financial Regulation 288 has been repealed and replaced by Determination 0699, Chaplain’s (Reserves) Equipment Allowance made under section 58B of the Defence Act 1903.
These Statutory Rules amend regulation 122A by adding to subparagraph 122A(2)(a)(i) a reference to the appropriate clause in Determination 0699.