EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1982 NO. 184
ISSUED BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE MINISTER FOR DEFENCE AMENDMENT OF THE NAVAL FINANCIAL REGULATIONS
Section 12 of the Defence Amendment Act 1979 provides that the Minister may make interim determinations amending or repealing regulations. The Act also deems such interim determinations to be Statutory Rules.
Regulation 21 of the Naval Financial Regulations, which provides for the payment of an Entertaining Allowance to officers of the Navy who hold certain appointments, has been replaced by Determination 0212, Entertainment Allowance, a determination made under section 58B of the Defence Act 1903. These Statutory Rules repeal regulation 21.
Regulation 287 of the Naval Financial Regulations provides for the payment of a retaining fee to a medical officer holding an appointment as District Naval Medical Officer or Port Division Medical Officer. These Statutory Rules repeal regulation 287 because payments of this kind are considered to be management expenses for which authority exists provided that funds have been appropriated by the Parliament for the purpose.
The opportunity has been taken to make a minor text amendment to Part II of the Naval Financial Regulations.