STATUTORY RULES.
1961. No. 39
REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1956.*
I, THE ADMINISTRATOR of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Defence Act 1903-1956.
Dated this 9th
day of March, 1961.
DALLAS BROOKS
Administrator.
By His Excellency’s Command,
Minister of State for the Army.
MILITARY FINANCIAL REGULATIONS.
Part I.—Preliminary.
Citation.
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Military Financial Regulations.
Commencement.
2. These Regulations shall come into operation on the fifteenth day of March, 1961.
Repeal.
3. The Financial (Military) Regulations (comprising Statutory Rules 1947, Nos. 110, 166 and 167; Statutory Rules 1952, No. 31; Statutory Rules 1955, No. 56; Statutory Rules 1960, Nos. 51 and 98; and Statutory Rules 1961, Nos. 2, 4 and 25 are repealed.
Parts.
4. These Regulations are divided in Parts, as follows:—
Part I.—Preliminary (Regulations 1-8).
Part II.—Permanent Military Forces.
Division 1.—Preliminary (Regulation 9).
Division 2.—Pay (Regulations 10-14).
Division 3.—Marriage, Separation and Provision Allowances (Regulations 15-23).
Division 4.—Higher Duties Allowance (Regulations 24-25).
Division 5.—Allowances for Special Qualifications and Duties (Regulations 26-34).
Division 6.—Allowances by Reason of Service in Certain Areas in Australia (Regulations 35-41).
Division 7.—Allotments (Regulations 42-54).
Division 8.—Gratuities (Regulations 55-68).
Division 9.—Travel in Australia at Departmental Expense (Regulations 69-86).
Division 10.—Allowances payable in respect of Travel on Duty in Australia (Regulations 87-100).
* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on, 10th March, 1961.
10540/60.—Price 4s. 3d. 9/14.2.1961.
Division 11.—Removal of Families, Furniture and Effects in Australia (Regulations 101-115).
Division 12.—Allowances payable on a Removal in Australia or on Return from Oversea (Regulations 116-126).
Division 13.—Travel Oversea at Departmental Expense and Allowances payable in respect of Duty Oversea (Regulations 127-159).
Division 14.—Training at Civil Establishments (Regulations 160-164).
Division 15.—Miscellaneous Allowances and Payments (Regulations 165-169).
Part III.—Citizen Military Forces.
Division 1.—Preliminary (Regulation 170).
Division 2.—Pay (Regulations 171-176).
Division 3.—Personal Allowances and Grants (Regulations 177-190).
Division 4.—Travel at Departmental Expense and Allowances payable in respect of Travel on Duty (Regulations 191-194).
Division 5.—Miscellaneous Allowances (Regulations 195198).
Division 6.—Members attached to the Permanent Military Forces (Regulation 199).
Part IV.—-Australian Cadet Corps (Regulations 200-210).
Part V.—Uniforms, Clothing and Clothing Allowances (Regulations 211-216).
Part VI.—Rations, Quarters, Fuel and Light, Expense Stores and Supplies (Regulations 217-234).
Part VII.—Medical and Dental Treatment (Regulations 235-238).
Part VIII.—Miscellaneous (Regulations 239-252).
Interpretation.
5.—(1.) In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears—
“army apprentice” means a member serving in the Australian Regular Army as an apprentice tradesman, an apprentice musician or an apprentice clerk;
“cadet” means a student enrolled in a school unit;
“cadet under-officer” means a cadet appointed to the rank of cadet under-officer;
“child”, in relation to a member, means—
(a) the child (not being an ex-nuptial child) or the stepchild of the member; or
(b) the legally adopted child of the member,
who is under the age of sixteen years;
“commanding officer” means the officer to whom the expression is applicable according to the custom of the Military Forces;
“Command Paymaster” means the person performing the duties of Paymaster for a Command;
“Command Secretary” means the person representing the Secretary in a Command;
“consolidated rate of pay” means a rate of pay under regulation 10 of these Regulations;
“court order allotment” means an allotment referred to in sub-regulation (3.) or sub-regulation (5.) of regulation 15 of these Regulations;
“dental officer” means a dental practitioner serving in the Royal Australian Army Dental Corps;
“dental practitioner” means a person registered or licensed as a dental practitioner under a law of a State or a Territory of the Commonwealth which provides for the registration or licensing of dental practitioners;
“first appointment or enlistment” means an appointment or enlistment other than an appointment or enlistment which follows immediately after a period of service in the Permanent Military Forces;
“formation, &c.” means a command, army, corps, division, or such other portion of the Military Forces as is, from time to time, appointed a formation, &c., by the Military Board;
“formation, &c., commander” means the commander of a formation, &c., and includes the Commandant of the Royal Military College of Australia;
“full rate”, in relation to marriage allowance, means the rate prescribed by sub-regulation (1.) of regulation 15 of these Regulations and payable under sub-regulation (2.) of that regulation;
“home” means—
(a) in relation to marriage allowance, separation allowance or provision allowance—a house, including a section of a house, or a fiat, occupied by a member as a place of residence for himself and his children, and does not include a boarding house or a lodging house, or an establishment that, in the opinion of the Military Board, is similar to a boarding house or a lodging house; or
(b) in relation to any other allowance payable to a married member—the residence in which the wife or children of the member in respect of whom marriage allowance is payable are established by the member during the currency of the member’s posting;
“intended”, in relation to the period of a posting, means intended by the Military Board;
“leave” means leave of absence with pay;
“living in”, in relation to a member, means that the member is provided with rations and quarters by the Department, and “live in” has a corresponding meaning;
“living out”, in relation to a member, means that the member has permission to provide his own meals or accommodation, or both, or to reside in married quarters, and “live out” has a corresponding meaning;
“lodgings” means accommodation other than accommodation provided by the Department;
“married member” means—
(a) a member eligible for the full rate of marriage allowance; or
(b) a member in receipt of a consolidated rate of pay—
(i) who is married, is not separated from his wife and maintains his wife;
(ii) who is widowed, or deserted by his wife, and voluntarily maintains his children; or
(iii) who is separated or divorced from his wife, or whose marriage has been annulled, and who has the custody of, and voluntarily maintains, his children;
“married quarters” means quarters owned or controlled by the Department which are provided by or for the Department for the use of a member and his family as a residence;
“medical officer” means a medical practitioner serving in the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps;
“medical practitioner” means a person registered or licensed as a medical practitioner under a law of a State or Territory of the Commonwealth which provides for the registration or licensing of medical practitioners;
“member” means a member of the Military Forces;
“military school or course” means a military school or course other than a voluntary class of instruction held by a unit in the nature of a bivouac or a temporary camp;
“native member” means an aboriginal inhabitant of the New Guinea area serving in the Australian Regular Army in the New Guinea area;
“normal meal period”, in relation to a member, means—
(a) in the case of a member living out—a period between the hours of—
(i) 8 a.m. and 9 a.m.;
(ii) 1 p.m. and 2 p.m.; or
(iii) 6 p.m. and 7 p.m.; and
(b) in the case of a member living in—the regular meal periods laid down in unit standing orders;
“normal method of public transport”, in relation to travel or the fare for travel, means transport by rail where that method of transport is available for the travel;
“officer of cadets” means—
(a) a member of the staff of an educational establishment at which a school unit is maintained who holds an appointment as an officer in the Australian Cadet Corps; or
(b) an officer of the Defence Force appointed to fill a vacancy within the establishment of a school unit;
“oversea” means outside Australia;
“pharmaceutical chemist” means a person registered or licensed as a pharmaceutical chemist under a law of a State or Territory of the Commonwealth which provides for the registration or licensing of pharmaceutical chemists;
“pharmaceutical officer” means a pharmaceutical chemist serving in the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps;
“prescribed authority” means the Minister or a person appointed by the Minister in writing to be a prescribed authority;
“proper military authority” has the same meaning as in the Australian Military Regulations;
“public holiday” means a day observed as a public holiday by the Military Forces;
“qualifying allotment” means an allotment made under sub-regulation (1.) of regulation 18 of these Regulations;
“Quartermaster” means an officer appointed as a Quartermaster officer under section 148 of the Act;
“quarters” includes tent accommodation;
“remote locality” means a locality determined by the Military Board in accordance with regulation 469 of the Australian Military Regulations;
“retiring age for his rank”, in relation to a member, means the age for his compulsory retirement as prescribed under the Act or, where that age has been extended under the Act, that age as so extended;
“school unit” means a unit of the Australian Cadet Corps at a secondary educational establishment;
“separation”, in relation to a member, means—
(a) a legal separation effected by a judgment, order or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction; and
(b) any marital relationship in respect of which an order for maintenance is made by a court of competent jurisdiction, other than a divorce or an annulment of marriage,
and “separated” has a corresponding meaning;
“termination”, in relation to the service of a member, means—
(a) in the case of an officer—the termination of his appointment (except where he continues to serve as a soldier), his resignation, retirement or his transfer to the reserve of officers; and
(b) in the case of a soldier—the discharge of the member except for the purpose of being appointed to commissioned rank,
and “terminated” has a corresponding meaning;
“the Act” means the Defence Act 1903-1956.
“the Department” means the Department of the Army, and “departmental” has a corresponding meaning;
“the Military Board” means the Board of Administration for the Military Forces constituted under section 28 of the Act;
“the New Guinea area” means the Territory of New Guinea as described in the Second Schedule to the Papua and New Guinea Act 1949-1960 and the Territory of Papua as described in the Third Schedule to that Act.
(2.) Subject to these Regulations, a reference in these Regulations to a rank, appointment or classification includes a reference to a provisional, probationary, temporary or acting rank, appointment or classification but not to a local, honorary or brevet rank.
Delegations.
6.—(1.) The Minister may, in relation to a matter or a class of matters, or to a State, a part of the Commonwealth, or a formation, &c., by writing under his hand, delegate any of his powers and functions under these Regulations (except this power of delegation).
(2.) The Military Board may, in relation to a matter or a class of matters, or to a State, a part of the Commonwealth, or a formation, &c., delegate any of the Military Board’s powers and functions under these Regulations (except this power of delegation).
(3.) A power or function delegated by the Minister or the Military Board under this regulation may be exercised or performed by the delegate with respect to the matter or to the matters included in the class of matters, or with respect to the State, the part of the Commonwealth, the Command or the formation, &c., specified in the instrument of delegation.
(4.) A delegation under this regulation is revocable at will and does not prevent the exercise of a power or the performance of a function by the Minister or the Military Board, as the case may be.
(5.) A delegation under this regulation remains in force unless revoked by the Minister or the Military Board, as the case may be.
Powers of the Military Board.
7. Any power or function which by these Regulations is conferred upon a formation, &c., commander, a Command Secretary or a Command Paymaster may be exercised by the Military Board.
Certain determinations, &c., subject to the approval of Treasurer.
8.—(1.) Where by the provisions of the regulations specified in the First Schedule to these Regulations it is provided that a matter may be determined, directed or approved by the Minister or the Military Board, the determination, direction or approval of the Minister or the Military Board, as the case requires, is subject to the approval of the Treasurer.
(2.) For the purposes of this regulation, “the approval of the Treasurer” includes an approval by such officer as the Treasurer authorizes for the purpose of giving or withholding such an approval.
Part II.—Permanent Military Forces.
Division 1.—Preliminary.
Definition.
9. In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears, “member” means—
(a) a male member of the Australian Regular Army or the Regular Army Special Reserve, other than a person enrolled in the Corps of Staff Cadets; or
(b) a member of the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps or the Women’s Royal Australian Army Corps.
Division 2.—Pay.
General Officers.
10.—(1.) The Chief of the General Staff shall be paid a consolidated rate of pay of Six thousand one hundred and fifty pounds per annum.
(2.) A lieutenant-general, other than the Chief of the General Staff, shall be paid a consolidated rate of pay of Five thousand four hundred pounds per annum.
(3.) A major-general, shall be paid a consolidated rate of pay of Four thousand seven hundred and seventy-seven pounds per annum.
Members other than General Officers,
11.—(1.) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this regulation and to the next succeeding regulation, the rate of pay of a male member, other than a member referred to in the last preceding regulation, is the rate per day specified in relation to his rank and, where specified, his classification, length of service in the rank, in Table 1.
(2.) The rate of pay of a chaplain is the rate per day specified in relation to his classification and length of service in the classification in Table 2.
(3.) The rate of pay of a Quartermaster is the rate per day specified in relation to his rank and length of service in the rank in Table 3.
(4.) The rate of pay of a member who is appointed as a lieutenant while undergoing a medical course at a University is One pound twelve shillings and elevenpence per day from and including the date of commencement of his service in accordance with sub-regulation (2.) of regulation 13 of these Regulations until his appointment as a captain in the Regular Army Special Reserve.
(5.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, the rate of pay of a member who is appointed a lieutenant while undergoing a course other than a medical course at a University or Technical College is the rate per day, from and including the date of the commencement of his service in accordance with sub-regulation (3.) of regulation 13 of these Regulations, specified in relation to the nature of his course of studies and his stage of training in Table 4.
(6.) A member referred to in the last preceding sub-regulation becomes eligible for the rate of pay of a lieutenant from and including the first day of March which next occurs after he has successfully completed his course of studies.
(7.) The rate of pay of a warrant officer Class 1 of the Royal Australian Survey Corps who possesses such technical qualifications as are determined by the Military Board is the rate per day specified in relation to his rank and length of service in the rank in Table 5.
(8.) The rate of pay of a student at the Officer Cadet School is, in lieu of the rate prescribed for his rank, the rate per day specified in relation to the rank of corporal group one in Table 1 but, if immediately prior to his attendance at the school he is in receipt of a rate of pay in relation to a higher substantive rank or classification, that rate shall continue to be payable to him whilst a student at the school.
(9.) Subject to the next two succeeding sub-regulations, the rate of pay and deferred pay of an army apprentice during his apprentice training is the rate per day or per week, as the case may be, specified in relation to his classification, length of service, or age, in Table 6.
(10.) The rate of pay of an apprentice tradesman in his fourth year of apprentice training is the rate applicable to a private of such classification as the Military Board determines.
(11.) The deferred pay of an army apprentice shall be retained as an accumulating credit in his pay account and is payable—
(a) in the case of an apprentice tradesman—on completion of his third year of apprentice training;
(b) in any other case—on completion of his apprentice training; or
(c) on termination of his service,
whichever is the earlier.
(12.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, the rate of pay of a native member is the rate per month specified in relation to his rank and, where specified, his classification and length of service in the rank in Table 7.
(13.) Twenty-five per centum of the pay payable to a native member shall be retained as an accumulating credit in his pay account and is payable to him on completion of his engagement, re-engagement or on termination of his service, whichever is the earlier.
(14.) Subject to the next succeeding regulation, the rate of pay of a female member is the rate per day specified in relation to her rank and length of service in the rank and, where specified, her corps, classification or age, in Table 8.
(15.) For the purposes of this regulation—
(a) a warrant officer appointed to a commissioned rank shall be deemed to have remained a warrant officer during any period for which he holds the commissioned rank if the rate of pay applicable to him as a warrant officer would be higher than the rate of pay applicable to the commissioned rank;
(b) an incremental advancement in the rate of pay of a member in respect of length of service in a rank or classification is subject to such conditions as are approved by the Military Board; and
(c) a rate of pay prescribed in relation to a classification applies to such members as the Military Board designates as holding that classification for the purposes of this regulation.
(16.) In this regulation, a reference to a Table by number is a reference to the Table so numbered in the Second Schedule to these Regulations.
Good conduct increments.
12.—(1.) Subject to such conditions as are approved by the Military Board, the rate of pay of a member of, or below, the rank of bombardier or corporal shall be increased by a good conduct increment after the completion of five years’ service and by a further good conduct increment after the completion of ten years’ service.
(2.) A good conduct increment under this regulation—
(a) in the case of a male member—is One shilling and three pence per day; and
(b) in the case of a female member—is Ten pence per day.
(3.) The service of a member for the purposes of this regulation means such service as the Military Board determines.
(4.) A good conduct increment is not payable to a native member.
Calculation of pay.
13.—(1.) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this regulation, the service of a member for the purposes of pay commences on the day on which he commences duty.
(2.) The service of a member referred to in sub-regulation (4.) of regulation 11 of these Regulations commences—
(a) on the first day of January which next occurs after he has successfully completed the third year of his medical course; or
(b) on the date of his application for appointment as a lieutenant,
whichever last occurs.
(3.) The service of a member referred to in sub-regulation (5.) of regulation 11 of these Regulations commences—
(a) if undergoing a course other than a dental course—on the commencement of the academic year in which he is appointed as a lieutenant or the first day of March in that year, whichever is the earlier;
(b) if undergoing a dental course—on the first day of February which next occurs after he has successfully completed a year of his dental course; or
(c) on the date of his application for appointment as a lieutenant,
whichever last occurs.
(4.) The service of a person who is an applicant for appointment to commissioned rank in, or for enlistment in the Permanent Military Forces and who attends an enlistment centre of the Military Forces in the Command in which his place of residence is situated and is enlisted in consequence of that attendance commences on the day on which he necessarily leaves his place of residence to attend the enlistment centre.
(5.) The rate of pay of a person referred to in the last preceding sub-regulation in the period before he commences duty is, unless the Military Board otherwise determines, the rate of pay applicable to a private recruit.
(6.) The service of a member for the purposes of pay ceases at midnight on—
(a) the day recorded in the Department as—
(i) the day on which he died;
(ii) the day on or after which he died;
(iii) the day on or before which he died;
(iv) the day on which he became missing and is for official purposes presumed to be dead, unless he is subsequently found to be alive; or
(b) the day of termination of his service.
(7.) An incremental advancement in the rate of pay of a member in respect of length of service in a rank or classification, and a good conduct increment in the rate of pay of a member, is payable from and including the day after the day upon which the member completes the period of service for which the increased rate or increment is specified.
Pay and advances against pay where pay forfeited or pay account overdrawn.
14.—(1.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, where a member’s pay account is without credit balance—
(a) because the member’s pay has been forfeited or stopped; or
(b) because of the deduction from the member’s pay of—
(i) a fine inflicted upon or a sum of money ordered to be paid by, or stopped from the pay of, the member;
(ii) a amount equivalent to an amount overpaid in respect of an allotment by the member; or
(iii) an amount agreed to be paid by the member in respect or loss or damage to departmental property issued to the member,
the member may, subject to such conditions as are approved by the Military Board, draw in respect of each day that his pay account is without a credit balance, as an advance against his future pay and allowances, an amount equivalent to one-tenth of his daily rate of pay.
(2.) A member is not eligible for an advance against future pay and allowances where he is undergoing a sentence of imprisonment, detention or field punishment in custody, or is absent without leave, but where a member is serving in stage three of a sentence of detention in a military corrective establishment he may, subject to such conditions as are approved by the Military Board, be paid a sum not exceeding Two shillings per day.
Division 3.—Marriage, Separation and Provision Allowances.
Marriage allowance.
15.—(1.) Subject to this Division, an allowance, called “marriage allowance”, is payable at the rate of Eight shillings per day to male members in accordance with the succeeding provisions of this regulation.
(2.) Marriage allowance is payable at the full rate to a member—
(a) who is married, is not separated from his wife and maintains his wife;
(b) who is widowed, or deserted by his wife, and voluntarily maintains his children; or
(c) who is separated or divorced from his wife, or whose marriage has been annulled, and who has the custody of, and voluntarily maintains his children.
(3.) Where—
(a) a member is separated from his wife;
(b) there is an order of a court against the member for the maintenance of his wife or children at a rate exceeding Thirteen shillings and sixpence per day; and
(c) an allotment in satisfaction of the court order has been made by the member and is in force,
marriage allowance is payable to the member at a rate equivalent to—
(d) the amount by which the rate of the court order exceeds Thirteen shillings and sixpence per day; or
(e) the full rate of marriage allowance,
whichever is the less.
(4.) Where the marriage of a member has been terminated by divorce or has been annulled and there are no children of the marriage or the annulled marriage, marriage allowance is not payable to the member.
(5.) Where—
(a) the marriage of a member has been terminated by divorce or has been annulled;
(b) the member’s former wife has custody of the children of the marriage or the annulled marriage;
(c) there is an order of a court against the member for the maintenance of his former wife and the children of the marriage or the annulled marriage or the maintenance of those children at a rate exceeding Thirteen shillings and sixpence per day; and
(d) an allotment in satisfaction of the court order has been made by the member and is in force,
marriage allowance is payable to the member at a rate equivalent to—
(e) the amount by which the rate of the court order exceeds Thirteen shillings and sixpence per day; or
(f) the full rate of marriage allowance,
whichever is the less.
(6.) Where a member has married more than once, the provisions of this regulation authorize payment of marriage allowance only in respect of the last marriage in respect of which he is eligible for an allowance in accordance with the preceding provisions of this regulation.
(7.) For the purposes of this regulation, where a member has custody of a child of his marriage (including a marriage which has been terminated by divorce or which has been annulled), he shall be deemed to have the custody of his children.
(8.) Marriage allowance is not payable to a member in receipt of a consolidated rate of pay or to a native member.
Maximum marriage allowance payable.
16. Nothing in this Division shall be deemed to entitle a member to payment of marriage allowance at more than the full rate prescribed by the last preceding regulation.
Commencement of payment of marriage allowance.
17.—(1.) Where a member is married at the time of commencement of his service and, on appointment or enlistment, authorizes payment of a qualifying allotment or a court order allotment, marriage allowance is payable from and including the date of his appointment or enlistment.
(2.) Where a member marries after the commencement of his service and authorizes payment of a qualifying allotment, marriage allowance shall, subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, be paid from and including such date, not being earlier than the date of marriage or a later date not more than three months before the date in respect of which he authorized payment of the allotment, as a prescribed authority approves.
(3.) Payment of arrears of marriage allowance under the last preceding sub-regulation shall not be made unless the member authorizes payment of the amount of those arrears direct to his wife.
Qualifying allotment for payment of full rate of marriage allowance.
18.—(1.) Except as otherwise expressly provided by this Division, the full rate of marriage allowance is not payable unless the member authorizes payment to his wife, or to an appropriate person approved by a prescribed authority, of an allotment of—
(a) not less than a rate of One pound one shilling and sixpence per day in the case of a member to whom, while living in, separation allowance is not payable; or
(b) not less than a rate of One pound eight shillings and sixpence per day in the case of a member to whom, while living in, separation allowance is payable.
(2.) A person shall not be deemed to be an appropriate person for the purposes of the last preceding sub-regulation unless that person has the care of the member’s children or there are circumstances that, in the opinion of the prescribed authority, justify that person being considered an appropriate person.
(3.) A prescribed authority may approve of the member’s wife and one or more appropriate persons, or of more than one appropriate person, for the purposes of an allotment under sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation, and the qualifying allotment may be made up by the sum of the allotments made to the respective approved persons.
(4.) Where, in the opinion of the prescribed authority, there is no appropriate person to whom a member should make a qualifying allotment and the member is making adequate provision for the maintenance of his children, the prescribed authority may waive the obligation of the member, either wholly or in part, to make the allotment.
(5.) Where the obligation of a member to make a qualifying allotment is waived either wholly or in part, in pursuance of the last preceding sub-regulation, his failure to make the allotment or the full allotment does not affect his eligibility for payment of marriage allowance.
Separation allowance.
19.—(1.) Subject to this Division, a member to whom the full rate of marriage allowance is payable shall be paid an allowance, called “separation allowance”, at the rate of Seven shillings per day, in respect of any period for which the member by reason of his military duties lives away from his home or does not qualify for provision allowance.
(2.) Separation allowance is not payable to a member who is a widower or is deserted by, or separated or divorced from, his wife or whose marriage has been annulled, unless the member has children and maintains a home for them.
(3.) For the purpose of the last preceding sub-regulation, a member shall not be deemed to be deserted by his wife while he makes an allotment to her at a rate not less than the rate specified in paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (1.) of the last preceding regulation.
(4.) Separation allowance is not payable in respect of a period of leave other than—
(a) a period of leave of less than seventy-two hours granted to the member while he is living in; or
(b) a period of leave not exceeding seven days granted to the member while he is living out and in receipt of living out away from home allowance where the member does not return to his home.
(5.) Separation allowance is not payable to a member in receipt of a consolidated rate of pay or to a native member.
Provision allowance.
20.—(1.) Subject to this Division, a member to whom the full rate of marriage allowance is payable shall be paid an allowance, called “provision allowance”, at the rate of Seven shillings per day, in respect of—
(a) a period of living out of not less than seventy-two consecutive hours where the member is not in receipt of living out away from home allowance;
(b) a period of leave of not less than seventy-two consecutive hours granted to the member while he is living in; and
(c) a period of leave granted to the member while he is living out and in receipt of living out away from home allowance where—
(i) the leave exceeds seven days; or
(ii) the member returns to his home.
(2.) Provision allowance is not payable to a member where separation allowance is payable to the member.
(3.) Provision allowance is not payable to a member in receipt of a consolidated rate of pay or to a native member.
Allowances for applicants for appointment or enlistment.
21. An applicant for appointment to commissioned rank in. or for enlistment in, the Permanent Military Forces, shall, in respect of any period for which he is eligible for pay under Division 2 of this Part, be paid marriage allowance and separation or provision allowance if he is eligible for marriage allowance on appointment or enlistment as if he were serving as a member during that period.
Member under arrest or undergoing imprisonment.
22.—(1.) The Military Board may approve of payment of an allowance to a member while he is under close arrest or is undergoing a period of imprisonment or detention.
(2.) An allowance under the last preceding sub-regulation is subject to such conditions as the Military Board determines and shall not exceed the sum of the rates of marriage allowance and separation allowance for which the member would otherwise be eligible under these Regulations when by reason of his military duties he lives away from home.
(3.) An allowance under sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation is not payable—
(a) to a member who has not married; or
(b) after the termination of the service of the member.
(4.) Nothing in these Regulations shall be deemed to prevent the Military Board directing a payment in the nature of an allotment by a member as a condition for payment of an allowance to the member under this regulation.
General provisions relating to eligibility for certain allowances.
23.—(1.) Where marriage allowance is payable under sub-regulation (3.) or sub-regulation (5.) of regulation 15 of these Regulations, the total of marriage allowance and living out allowance shall not exceed the sum of
marriage allowance and provision allowance and, for that purpose, the rate of living out allowance shall be reduced to such an extent as is necessary.
(2.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, where a member is absent from duty on account of sickness or injury and forfeits pay in accordance with regulation 293 of the Australian Military Regulations, the full rate of marriage allowance is payable for the period during which pay is forfeited.
(3.) The full rate of marriage allowance is not payable unless the member authorizes payment to his wife, or to an appropriate person approved by a prescribed authority, of an allotment of—
(a) where he forfeits one-half of his rate of pay—
(i) not less than a rate of Fourteen shillings and ninepence per day in the case of a member to whom, while living in, separation allowance is not payable; or
(ii) not less than a rate of One pound one shilling and ninepence per day in the case of a member to whom, while living in, separation allowance is payable; or
(b) where he forfeits the whole of his rate of pay—
(i) not less than a rate of Eight shillings per day in the case of a member to whom, while living in, separation allowance is not payable; or
(ii) not less than a rate of Fifteen shillings per day in the case of a member to whom, while living in, separation allowance is payable.
(4.) Provision allowance is not payable to a married member in respect of any period for which he is paid living out away from home allowance under Part VI. of these Regulations, but, subject to sub-regulation (2.) of regulation 19 of these Regulations, he shall be paid separation allowance in respect of that period.
(5.) Where travelling allowance, shipboard allowance or oversea living out allowance is payable under these Regulations to a married member, provision allowance is payable concurrently, except that if the member is not accompanied by his wife, or his children, in respect of whom marriage allowance is payable, separation allowance, subject to sub-regulation (2.) of regulation 19 of these Regulations, is payable in lieu of provision allowance.
(6.) Separation allowance is not payable to a married member in respect of a period for which he is paid retention of lodgings allowance under Part VI. of these Regulations but he shall be paid provision allowance in respect of that period.
Division 4.—Higher Duties Allowance.
Higher duties allowance.
24.—(1.) Where a member—
(a) is posted to an establishment and performs the full duties of a position in the establishment, but is not promoted to the rank for the position; or
(b) performs the full duties of a position in an establishment which is temporarily vacant because of—
(i) the absence of a member on leave or furlough or on account of sickness, disciplinary reasons or any other reason not connected with the performance of the normal duties of the position of the absent member; or
(ii) delay in posting a member to the position,
an allowance, called “higher duties allowance”, is, subject to such conditions as are approved by the Military Board and to the succeeding provisions of this regulation, payable to the acting member.
(2.) Higher duties allowance is not payable unless the period for which the acting member performs the duties of the position is for six or more consecutive working days.
(3.) A day for which the member is absent from duty on a unit rest day or a public holiday does not count as a working day for the purpose of the qualifying period referred to in the last preceding sub-regulation, but shall not be deemed to interrupt the continuity of that qualifying period.
(4.) Higher duties allowance is not payable in respect of a period for which the acting member is absent from duty on recreation leave during the period of his acting in the position.
(5.) Higher duties allowance is payable in respect of any period for which the acting member is absent from duty on a unit rest day or public holiday, or on emergency leave or while sick not exceeding a total of three days during the period of his acting in the position if, immediately after the absence from duty, the member continues to perform the duties of the position.
(6.) Higher duties allowance is payable from and including the day on which the acting member performs the duties of the position.
(7.) Higher duties allowance is not payable unless the approving authority is satisfied that—
(a) the duties of the position cannot be distributed among other personnel;
(b) the acting member is performing competently the full duties of the position; and
(c) real and definite responsibilities are involved in that performance.
(8.) The Military Board may appoint an officer to be an approving authority for the purposes of the last preceding sub-regulation.
(9.) In this regulation, “promoted” includes promoted to a provisional, probationary, temporary or acting rank.
Rates of higher duties allowance.
25.—(1.) Where, under the last preceding regulation, higher duties allowance is payable to a member, the rate of allowance is the rate payable in accordance with the provisions of this regulation that is applicable to the circumstances.
(2.) The rate of higher duties allowance is a rate per day equal to the amount of the difference between the rate of active pay per day payable to the acting member in respect of the rank that he holds and the rate of active pay per day payable to a member on promotion to the rank for the position.
(3.) Where—
(a) a consolidated rate of pay is prescribed by these Regulations for the holder of the rank for the position; and
(b) the acting officer holds a rank for the holder of which a rate of active pay per day is prescribed by these Regulations,
the higher duties allowance is a rate per day equal to the amount of the difference between—
(c) the sum of the rate of active pay per day payable to the acting officer in respect of the rank that he holds and such allowances as are payable to him under this Part and which would not be payable to an officer holding the rank for the position; and
(d) one-three hundred and sixty-fifth of the consolidated rate of pay payable to an officer holding the rank for the position.
(4.) Where—
(a) a consolidated rate of pay is prescribed by these Regulations for the holder of the rank for the position; and
(b) the acting officer holds a rank for the holder of which a consolidated rate of pay is prescribed by these Regulations,
the higher duties allowance is a rate per day equal to the amount of the difference between one-three hundred and sixty-fifth of each of the consolidated rates of pay.
(5.) Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this regulation, where the rank for the position is more than one rank higher than that held by the acting member, the rate of allowance is equal to the amount of the difference between the rate of active pay payable to the acting member and—
(a) the rate of active pay payable to a member on promotion to the rank immediately higher than that held by the acting member; or
(b) if the Military Board considers that exceptional circumstances exist, such rate, being the rate of active pay payable to a member on promotion to a rank higher than that held by the acting member, but not higher than the lowest rank for the position, as the Military Board determines.
(6.) In this regulation—
“active pay”, in relation to a medical officer or a dental officer, includes a special allowance under the next succeeding regulation;
“rank for the position” means—
(a) in relation to a position in an establishment which is normally filled by a civilian, the rank shown in the establishment as appropriate to the position;
(b) in relation to an acting member who performs the duties of a position but who could not be promoted because of a restriction placed upon the rank to which he may be promoted, the highest rank to which he may be promoted; and
(c) in relation to a position for which two ranks are provided in the establishment, the lower rank so provided.
Division 5.—Allowances for Special Duties and Qualifications.
Special allowance for medical officers and dental officers.
26.—(1.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, a special allowance is payable to a medical officer or a dental officer—
(a) where the officer holds the rank of brigadier—at the rate of One pound seven shillings and six pence per day;
(b) where the officer holds the rank of colonel or lieutenant-colonel —at the rate of One pound thirteen shillings and three pence per day; and
(c) where the officer holds the rank of major or captain—at the rate of One pound thirteen shillings and six pence per day.
(2.) An allowance under the preceding sub-regulation is not payable to a medical officer appointed as a captain in the Regular Army Special Reserve who holds a position as a resident medical officer at a hospital where prior to that appointment he was a member referred to in sub-regulation (4.) of regulation 11 of these Regulations.
Entertainment allowance.
27.—(1.) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this regulation, an allowance called “entertainment allowance” is payable at the rate of Ten shillings per day to the officer who holds the appointment of Commandant, Royal Military College.
(2.) Entertainment allowance under the last preceding sub-regulation is payable from and including the day upon which the Commandant, Royal Military College assumes command, to and including the day upon which he relinquishes that command.
(3.) Where the Commandant, Royal Military College is absent from duty on leave or while sick, entertainment allowance continues to be payable during that period of absence if—
(a) during that period another officer is not appointed to the command; and
(b) he resumes duty in the appointment on the expiration of the period of leave or sickness.
Chaplains’ allowance.
28.—(1.) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this regulation, an allowance called “chaplains’ allowance” is payable to a chaplain for the provision and maintenance of equipment and vestments.
(2.) The chaplains’ allowance is—
(a) on appointment—
(i) if appointed from the Active Citizen Military Forces —Forty pounds; and
(ii) in any other case—Fifty pounds; and
(b) on completion of each continuous period of twelve months’ service after appointment—Five pounds.
(3.) Where a chaplain receives an allowance in accordance with the last preceding sub-regulation and does not complete a period of four years’ continuous service, the Military Board may require the chaplain to pay to the Department an amount of Ten pounds for each year or part thereof that he failed to complete such service.
(4.) Without prejudice to the right of the Commonwealth to recover by other means any amount payable by a member to the Department under the last preceding sub-regulation, that amount may be deducted from the pay and allowances that are or become payable to him under these regulations.
Flying allowance.
29.—(1.) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this regulation an allowance, called “flying allowance”, is payable to a member in respect of a period for which—
(a) he undergoes a course of air pilot training; or
(b) after qualifying at a course of air pilot training—
(i) he undergoes instruction, including flying instruction, at a more advanced course;
(ii) he serves on flying duties as a pilot with an Army aviation unit;
(iii) as a qualified instructor he trains air pilots; or
(iv) he serves in an air staff appointment.
(2.) A flying allowance is not payable under paragraph (a) of the last preceding sub-regulation in respect of a period before the member commences the flying portion of the course.
(3.) The flying allowance is—
(a) where the member is eligible for the allowance under paragraph (a) of sub-regulation (1) of this regulation—at the rate of Three shillings and sixpence per day; or
(b) in any other case—
(i) where the member is an officer of the rank of colonel or lieutenant-colonel—at the rate of Seven shillings per day;
(ii) where the member is an officer of the rank of major or lower rank—at the rate of Ten shillings and sixpence per day; or
(iii) where the member is a soldier—at the rate of Seven shillings per day.
(4.) A flying allowance is not payable to a member holding an air staff appointment in respect of a period of three consecutive months during which the member does not complete at least six hours’ flying time in command of an aircraft.
Parachutists’ allowance.
30.—(1.) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this regulation an allowance, called “parachutists’ allowance”, is payable to a member in respect of a period for which—
(a) he undergoes a course of military training as a parachutist in which, he qualifies as a parachutist;
(b) he serves as a parachutist with an army parachute unit;
(c) he serves as a parachute training instructor at the School of Land/ Air Warfare; or
(d) as a qualified parachutist not serving with an army parachutist unit—
(i) is required to make a parachute descent from an aircraft in the course of his duties; or
(ii) undergoes a refresher training course.
(2.) The parachutists’ allowance is—
(a) where the member is entitled to the allowance under paragraph
(a) of the last preceding sub-regulation—at the rate of Five shillings per day;
(b) where the member is entitled to the allowance under paragraph
(b) of the last preceding sub-regulation—at the rate of Seven shillings and sixpence per day;
(c) where the member is entitled to the allowance under paragraph
(c) of the last preceding sub-regulation—at the rate of Eight shillings and sixpence per day; and
(d) in any other case—
(i) if required to make a parachute descent from an aircraft in the course of his duties—at the rate of Seven shillings and sixpence for each day that a parachute descent is made; or
(ii) where the member undergoes a refresher training course—at the rate of Seven shillings and sixpence for each day of the course.
(3.) A parachutist’s allowance is not payable to a member referred to in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation—
(a) while the member is in hospital—unless the illness or injury of the member was caused other than by his own default;
(b) in respect of a day which is more than six months after the last parachute descent by the member; or
(c) unless the member is on the strength of a parachute unit or a parachute training unit.
(4.) In this regulation, “parachute unit” and “parachute training unit” mean units so designated by the Military Board.
Hard-lying allowance.
31.—(1.) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this regulation, an allowance, called “hard-lying allowance”, is payable—
(a) to a soldier who is posted to and living on board a ship employed on sea service; and
(b) to an officer who is posted to and living on board a ship employed on sea service—
(i) in which the living conditions, in the opinion of the Military Board, are markedly inferior to those experienced by officers of the Royal Australian Navy serving in the type of ship described by the Royal Australian Navy as the “Destroyer” class, on normal service; or
(ii) in which the accommodation provided for him in the opinion of the Military Board is not superior to that provided for a senior soldier posted to and serving on that ship.
(2.) In this regulation—
“employed on sea service” includes such time spent in port as the Military Board determines;
“ship” means such sea-going vessel as the Military Board determines.
(3.) The rate at which “hard-lying allowance” is payable is Two shillings and sixpence per day or One shilling and threepence per day, as the Military Board determines.
Survey party allowance.
32.—(1.) Where a member serves with a survey party and is required to camp out in the course of his duties, an allowance called “survey party allowance”, is payable to him subject to such conditions as the Military Board determines.
(2.) The survey party allowance is—
(a) where a cook is provided by the Department for the survey party—at the rate of Two shillings and sixpence per day; or
(b) in any other case—at the rate of Four shillings and sixpence per day.
(3.) Where a member serving with a survey party camps out in an isolated district referred to in sub-regulation (1.) of regulation 35 of these Regulations, an allowance equivalent to the rate specified in the table in sub-regulation (4.) of that regulation in relation to a member living in, is also payable to him in respect of each day of service in an isolated district.
Linguists bounty.
33.—(1.) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this regulation, an allowance, called “linguists bounty”, is payable to a member who qualifies at the Royal Australian Air Force School of Languages in a foreign language approved by the Military Board.
(2.) The linguists bounty is—
(a) if qualified in one foreign language—at the rate of Fifty pounds per annum; or
(b) if qualified in more than one foreign language—at the rate of One hundred pounds per annum.
(3.) Linguists bounty ceases to be payable to a member if he does not maintain such standard of efficiency and qualification as the Military Board requires.
Special allowances.
34.—(1.) The Minister may, having regard to the special nature of the member’s duties, appointment or any other circumstances, authorize the payment to the member of a special allowance where no other allowance is payable in respect of the duties, appointment or circumstances under these Regulations.
(2.) An allowance under the last preceding sub-regulation is payable at such rates, for such periods and subject to such conditions, as are determined by the Minister.
Division 6.—Allowances by Reason of Service in Certain Areas in Australia.
District allowance.
35.—(1.) In this regulation, “isolated district” means—
(a) a locality in respect of which a district allowance is payable to officers of the Commonwealth Public Service under regulation 101 of the Public Service Regulations; or
(b) a locality that is determined to be an isolated district in pursuance of sub-regulation (3.) of this regulation.
(2.) The grade in which an isolated district, being a locality referred to in paragraph (a) of the last preceding sub-regulation, is classified in pursuance of regulation 102 of the Public Service Regulations for the purpose of payment of district allowance under those Regulations shall be deemed to be the grade in which that isolated district is classified for the purpose of this regulation.
(3.) Where, in the opinion of the Military Board, residence in a locality involves disadvantage or hardship owing to the distance of the locality from a centre of urban population, the severity of its climate or the cost of living in that locality, the Military Board may—
(a) determine that that locality is an isolated district for the purpose of this regulation; and
(b) classify that isolated district in a grade corresponding with a classified grade referred to in the last preceding sub-regulation.
(4.) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this regulation, where a member is posted for service in, and resides in, an isolated district, an allowance, called “district allowance”, is payable to the member, from and including the day upon which he arrives in that district to and including the day before the day he ceased to reside in that district, at the rate per day specified, according to the grade of the isolated district and his marital and living conditions, in the following table:—
| Member Living Out. | ||||||
Grade of Isolated District. | Married Member. | Member than a Married Member. | Member Living In. | ||||
| s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | |
I. | ......................... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
II. | ......................... | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
III. | ......................... | 4 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 11 |
IV. | ......................... | 6 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 8 |
V. | ......................... | 8 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 5 |
VI. | ......................... | 11 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 7 |
VII. | ......................... | 15 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 |
(5.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, where a married member is eligible for payment of district allowance under this regulation while living out and his wife is employed in an isolated district by the Commonwealth or an authority of the Commonwealth, the rate of district allowance payable to the member is the rate specified in the table in the last preceding sub-regulation in relation to a member other than a married member.
(6.) Where the wife of a member referred to in the last preceding sub-regulation has been granted leave without pay for a period of not less than seven consecutive days, the rate of district allowance payable to the member while his wife is on that leave is the rate specified in the table in sub-regulation (4.) of this regulation in relation to a married member.
(7.) Where a member, while posted for service in an isolated district, departs from that district on furlough, district allowance is not payable unless the member’s family is residing in the isolated district; in that case the allowance continues, subject to sub-regulation (10.) of this regulation, to be payable while the family so resides.
(8.) Where a member, while posted for service in an isolated district, departs from that district—
(a) on leave;
(b) for admission to hospital; or
(c) on duty,
and is intended to resume duty in the isolated district, district allowance continues to be payable, subject to sub-regulations (9.) and (10.) of this regulation, in respect of the period of his temporary absence from the isolated district at the rate that would have been payable to him if he had not departed from the district.
(9.) If, during a period of a member’s duty referred to in paragraph (c) of the last preceding sub-regulation, the member serves for a continuous period of more than thirty days in a locality other than an isolated district, district allowance ceases to be payable after the expiration of the first thirty days of that period, unless the member’s family is residing in tile isolated district; in that case the allowance continues, subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, to be payable while the family so resides.
(10.) If, during a period of a member’s absence from an isolated district referred to in sub-regulation (7.) or (8.) of this regulation, it is decided by the Military Board that the member shall not return to that district, district allowance at the rate payable to the member in respect of that isolated district ceases, subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, to be payable from and including the day upon which the notification of that decision is given to the member.
(11.) Where the family of a member to or in relation to whom the last preceding sub-regulation applies is compelled by circumstances to remain in the isolated district after the notification referred to in that sub-regulation is given to the member, the Military Board may approve of continuation of the allowance while the member’s family is compelled to remain in that district.
(12.) Where a member serving in an isolated district is posted to another isolated district, district allowance at the rate payable to him in respect of his residence in the isolated district from which he is transferred remains payable to him to and including the day immediately before the day from and including which district allowance is payable in respect of the isolated district to which he is transferred.
(13.) Where a member lives out in an isolated district and is required to live in temporarily in that district, he shall, while he so lives in, be paid the rate of district allowance payable to him under this regulation while living out, but that rate of allowance ceases to be payable—
(a) in the case of a married member whose family resides in the district—if and when his family leaves the district; and
(b) in the case of any other member—after thirty days.
(14.) Notwithstanding anything in this regulation, where a member is eligible under the preceding provisions of this regulation for more than one rate of district allowance in respect of his and his family’s residence in different isolated districts at the same time, the higher rate of allowance only is payable.
(15.) District allowance is not payable to a native member or in respect of service in an isolated district where the member is in the locality for the purpose of a visit, tour, inspection or for any other temporary purpose.
Woomera allowance.
36.—(1.) An allowance, called “Woomera allowance”, is payable to—
(a) a member who, having been posted for service at the Weapons Research Establishment, Woomera, serves at that Establishment; or
(b) a member who, not having been so posted, serves at the Establishment for a continuous period exceeding thirty days,
at the rate of Five shillings and sixpence per day.
(2.) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this regulation, Woomera allowance is payable from and including the day of the member’s arrival at the Establishment to and including the day before the day on which he ceases duty at the Establishment.
(3.) Where a member to and in relation to whom sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation applies is absent from the Establishment on recreation or emergency leave and is intended to resume duty at the Establishment on the completion of the leave, the allowance is payable in respect of the period of that absence.
(4.) Where a member to and in relation to whom sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation applies is absent from the Establishment on duty or on leave granted to him because he is sick and is intended to resume duty at the Establishment on the completion of the duty or leave, the allowance is payable in respect of—
(a) the period of that absence; or
(b) the first thirty consecutive days of that period, whichever is the less.
(5.) Where a member to and in relation to whom sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation applies is absent from duty at the Establishment while receiving treatment in hospital and is intended to resume duty at the Establishment on the completion of the treatment, the allowance is payable in respect of the period for which he is in hospital, unless the hospital is outside the Establishment and the period for which he is in hospital exceeds thirty consecutive days; in that case, the allowance is payable only in respect of the first thirty days of that period.
(6.) Notwithstanding anything in sub-regulations (3.), (4.) and (5.) of this regulation, if, during a period of a member’s absence referred to in any of those sub-regulations, it is decided by the Military Board that the member is not to return to the Establishment, the allowance ceases to be payable from and including the day upon which notification of that decision is given to the member.
(7.) Woomera allowance is not payable to a member where the member is living out unless the member is a married member and lives out with his family.
Maralinga allowance.
37.—(1.) An allowance called “Maralinga allowance” is payable to—
(a) a member who, having been posted for service to the Army Establishment at Maralinga, serves at that Establishment—
(i) if allotted for duty only in Maralinga Village or for service on a caretaker and maintenance basis—at the rate of Eight shillings and threepence per day; or
(ii) if allotted for other duty—at the rate of Eleven shillings and ninepence per day; or
(b) a member who, not having been posted for service with the Establishment, serves on temporary duty for a continuous period exceeding thirty days—at the rate of Eight shillings and threepence per day.
(2.) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this regulation, Maralinga allowance is payable from and including the day of the member’s arrival at the Establishment to and including the day before the day on which he ceases duty at the Establishment.
(3.) Where a member to and in relation to whom paragraph (a) of sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation applies is absent from the Establishment on recreation or emergency leave and is intended to resume duty at the Establishment on completion of the leave, the allowance is payable in respect of the period of that absence.
(4.) Where a member to and in relation to whom paragraph (a) of sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation applies is absent from the Establishment on duty, on leave granted to him because he is sick or while receiving treatment in hospital and is intended to resume duty at the Establishment on completion of the duty, leave or hospital treatment, the allowance is payable in respect of—
(a) the period of that absence; or
(b) the first thirty consecutive days of that period,
whichever is the less.
(5.) Notwithstanding anything in the last two preceding sub-regulations, if during a period of a member’s absence referred to in either of those sub-regulations, it is decided by the Military Board that the member is not to return to the Establishment the allowance ceases to be payable from and including the day upon which notification of that decision is given to the member.
(6.) Maralinga allowance is not payable to a member where the member is living out unless the member is a married member and lives out with his family.
One allowance payable.
38. Where a member is eligible under the last two preceding regulations for either Woomera allowance or Maralinga allowance in circumstances in which he is also eligible for district allowance under regulation 35 of these Regulations, the member shall not be paid both allowances but shall be paid whichever of the allowances is payable at the higher rate.
Continuation of allowances on reposting.
39.—(1.) Subject to this Regulation and to such conditions as the Military Board determines, where a member is posted from a locality at which an allowance under regulation 35, 36 or 37 of these Regulations is payable, and on conclusion of service in that locality is granted recreation
leave or leave because he is sick, the allowance shall continue, subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, for the period of recreation leave or absence while sick.
(2.) The allowance shall not be payable—
(a) for any period of absence because he is sick, in excess of the period of recreation leave due to the member at the conclusion of his service in the locality at which the allowance is payable; and
(b) unless the absence on recreation leave or leave because he is sick immediately follows the conclusion of service in the locality at which the allowance is payable.
Broken Hill allowance.
40. Subject to such conditions as the Military Board determines an allowance called “Broken Hill allowance”, is payable to a member who has been posted to a unit in Broken Hill and is living out, at the rate of—
(a) Five shillings and threepence per day for a married member; or
(b) Three shillings and ten pence per day for a member other than a married member.
Special area allowance.
41. A member who is serving in a remote area in Australia and is not eligible for an allowance under this Division may, if the Military Board determines that the conditions of service in that area so warrant, be paid a special area allowance at such rate and subject to such conditions as the Military Board determines.
Division 7.—Allotments.
Voluntary allotment.
42. Subject to regulation 45 of these Regulations, a member may make an allotment from his pay and allowances to or for the benefit of such person, institution or corporation or to the credit of such bank account as is approved by a prescribed authority.
Compulsory deductions.
43. Subject to regulation 45 of these Regulations, where the Minister is of opinion that a person is wholly or partly dependent upon, or has a claim for maintenance against, a member, the Minister may direct that such reasonable sum. as the Minister thinks fit for the support of that person be deducted from the pay of the member and paid to, or for the benefit of, that person.
Compulsory deductions deemed to be allotment.
44. A deduction from the pay of a member directed by the Minister under the last preceding regulation shall, for the purposes of these Regulations, be deemed to be an allotment made by the member.
Limit on amount which may be allotted.
45. An allotment shall not exceed such amount as would leave less than ten per centum of the member’s pay and allowances available to the member and shall not include the amount of a clothing maintenance allowance, and the amount of such other allowance (if any) as the Military Board determines, payable to the member under these Regulations.
Suspension, variation or cancellation of allotment.
46.—(1.) A prescribed authority may, where in his opinion circumstances justify that course of action—
(a) suspend payment of an allotment or part of an allotment;
(b) vary an allotment; or
(c) cancel an allotment.
(2.) A prescribed authority shall not suspend the payment of an allotment or part of an allotment, or vary or cancel an allotment, under the last preceding sub-regulation, unless he has first given notice in writing to the member of the intention to suspend, vary or cancel.
(3.) Where an allotment is made by a member under regulation 42 of these Regulations, the member may vary or cancel the allotment.
(4.) An allotment by a member shall be deemed to be cancelled—
(a) from and including the day after the day on which the service of the member is terminated;
(b) from and including the day after the day on which the member dies;
(c) from and including the day after the day on which the person to or for whose benefit the allotment was made dies; and
(d) subject to regulation 48 of these Regulations, from and including the day after the day on which the member becomes missing on war service.
(5.) An allotment by a member is not payable in respect of a period for which the member is not eligible for pay under these Regulations.
Payment in lieu of allotment where member dies on war service.
47.—(1.) Where a member dies on war service, an amount equivalent to an allotment made by the member—
(a) to or for the benefit of a person in respect of whom the member is eligible for marriage allowance; or
(b) in satisfaction of an order by a court of competent jurisdiction for the maintenance of the member’s wife or children,
is payable in lieu of the allotment until thirty days after the Department notifies the Repatriation Commission of the member’s death.
(2.) If, at the time payment of an amount under the last preceding sub-regulation ceases, a claim for a pension under the Repatriation Act 1920-960 by the person to or for whose benefit the payment was made has not been determined by the Repatriation Commission and the delay is not caused by the neglect or default of that person, payment of a similar amount or of such lesser amount as is determined by a prescribed authority shall be made until the claim is determined.
(3.) Where a member reported or presumed to be dead on war service is subsequently found not to have died, the amount of any payment under sub-regulation (1.) or (2.) of this regulation made on account of the reported or presumed death of the member shall be deemed to have been made by way of payment or part payment, as the case may be, of his allotment.
Payment in lieu of allotment where member missing on war service.
48.—(1.) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this regulation, where a member becomes missing on war service—
(a) an allotment made by the member—
(i) to or for the benefit of a person in respect of whom the member is eligible for marriage allowance; or
(ii) in satisfaction of an order by a court of competent jurisdiction for the maintenance of the member’s wife or children, continues to be payable as if the member had not become missing on war service;
(b) an allotment made by the member to the credit of his personal bank account ceases to be payable from and including the day after the day on which notification that the member is missing on war service is received by the Department; and
(c) an allotment, other than an allotment referred to in the last two preceding paragraphs, continues to be payable until thirty days after the day upon which the member became missing on war service or, if a prescribed authority considers that the allotment should be continued—
(i) in order to safeguard the member’s rights under a life assurance policy or under any other personal commitment; or
(ii) because the person to or for whose benefit the allotment is paid is wholly or partly dependent upon the allotment, the allotment, or an allotment at such reduced rate as the prescribed authority determines, is payable as if the member had not become missing on war service.
(2.) Where a member is reported missing on war service and is subsequently found to have died or is presumed to have died and a pension is not granted under the Repatriation Act 1920-1960 to the person to or for whose benefit an allotment by the member was made, an amount paid under the last preceding sub-regulation in respect of the period before the member’s death or presumed death shall be deducted from the pay and allowances due to the member as at the date of his death or presumed death.
(3.) To the extent that an amount referred to in the last preceding sub-regulation is not recoverable by deduction from the pay and allowances due to the member as at the day of his death or presumed death, it shall be deemed to be a debt owed to the Commonwealth by the person to or for whose benefit it was paid and, without prejudice to any other means of recovery, may be recovered by suit in a court of competent jurisdiction.
(4.) Where a member becoming missing on war service is subsequently found to be alive, an allotment by the member shall be payable as if the member had not become missing on war service and, for this purpose, any amount of allotment withheld as a result of the member becoming missing on war service shall become payable.
Meaning of war service.
49. For the purposes of the last three preceding regulations, “war service” means Malayan service as in section 3 of the Repatriation (Far East Strategic Reserve) Act 1956.
Payment of allotment.
50.—(1.) An allotment is payable, in fortnightly instalments, either into a bank account approved by a prescribed authority or by cheque, money order, bank draft or in currency directly to the person, institution or corporation to whom it is payable.
(2.) For the purpose of payment of instalments of an allotment in currency, the Military Board may authorize payments of the instalments through a postal officer.
(3.) A postal officer through whom payments of instalments of an allotment is authorized under the last preceding sub-regulation—
(a) shall, where a prescribed authority so directs in writing, vary or withhold payment of an instalment; and
(b) shall not pay an instalment—
(i) except to the person to whom the allotment is payable, or to a person authorized to receive payment of the allotment by the person to whom the allotment is payable in accordance with a form approved by the Military Board; and
(ii) unless the person to whom the allotment is payable gives a receipt for the instalment in accordance with a form approved by the Military Board or, in the case of a person authorized to receive payment of the allotment, unless the person so authorized signs a declaration, in accordance with a form approved by the Military Board, that he is not receiving payment of the instalment for the benefit of a person entitled to the instalment in consequence of an assignment of the instalment by the person to whom it is payable.
(4.) In this regulation, “postal officer” means a person in charge of a post office or an officer of the Postmaster-General’s Department authorized by the Department of the Army to pay instalments of allotments.
False statement.
51.—(1.) A person shall not procure payment of an instalment of an allotment under the last preceding regulation by means of a false statement in an authorization, receipt or declaration.
Penalty: Twenty pounds or imprisonment for three months.
(2.) In addition to imposing a penalty, a court before whom a person is convicted under the last preceding sub-regulation may order the payment to the Commonwealth or to the person to whom the allotment is payable, as the case requires, of an amount equivalent to any moneys received by the person convicted in consequence of the false statement.
Payment of allotment outside the Commonwealth.
52.—(1.) An allotment is not payable without the approval of a prescribed authority to or for the benefit of a person who resides oversea.
(2.) An allotment to a person who resides oversea is payable in Australian currency, or its equivalent after conversion at the prevailing rate of exchange, in the currency of the country in which the person resides.
Death of allottee.
53. Where a person to or for whose benefit an allotment is payable dies, the amount of allotment accrued and unpaid at the date of the person’s death is payable for the benefit of the estate of that person.
Overpayment of allotment.
54. An overpayment of an amount by way of allotment under these Regulations may be deducted from the pay and allowances that are or become payable to the member.
Division 8.—Gratuities.
Interpretation.
55. In this Division, unless the contrary intention appears—
“incapacity” means mental or physical incapacity in relation to civil employment;
“period of engagement for service” in relation to a member means the period for which he was appointed, enlisted or re-engaged or in respect of an appointment includes any period for which that appointment was extended;
“short service commission” in relation to an officer means a period of engagement for service—
(a) in the case of a medical officer—of one year, two years or four years;
(b) in the case of a dental officer—of two years or four years;
(c) in the case of a chaplain—of four years;
(d) in the case of a female officer—of two years or four years; and
(e) in the case of any other officer—of five years.
Gratuity— Medical officers.
56.—(1.) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this regulation, a gratuity is payable on the termination of service of a medical officer serving under a short service commission.
(2.) The rate of gratuity is—
(a) One hundred and twenty-five pounds per annum in respect of service prior to the fourteenth day of December, 1959; and
(b) Two hundred pounds per annum in respect of service on and after that date.
(3.) The gratuity on completion of a period of engagement for service is payable in respect of each completed period of one year’s service.
(4.) The gratuity on the termination of service, other than on the completion of a period of engagement for service, where the service is terminated on the grounds of invalidity with an incapacity of sixty per centum or more or, in the case of a married member, by reason of his death, is—
(a) where the period of engagement for service is for one year, or for one year with a right to serve for a further period of one or more years—the amount he would receive in accordance with this regulation had he completed the year of service current at the date of termination of service;
(b) where the period of engagement for service is for two years, or for two years with a right to serve for a further period of two years—
(i) if the service is terminated at any time before the completion of two years’ service—the amount he would receive in accordance with this regulation had he completed the period of two years’ service current at the date of termination of service; or
(ii) if the service is terminated at any time after the completion of two years’ service—the amount he would receive in accordance with this regulation had the period of engagement for service been for four years and he had completed that engagement for service; or
(c) where the period of engagement for service is for four years with a right to resign at any time after two years’ service—
(i) if the service is terminated at any time before the completion of two years’ service—the amount he would receive in accordance with this regulation had the period of engagement for service been for two years and he had completed that engagement for service; or
(ii) if the service is terminated at any time after completion of two years’ service—the amount payable to him in accordance with this regulation for a period of engagement for service for two years and an additional amount of Sixteen pounds thirteen shillings and four pence for each completed month of service served after completion of two years’ service.
(5.) The gratuity on termination of service, other than on the completion of a period of engagement for service, where the service is terminated on the grounds of invalidity with an incapacity of less than sixty per centum is—an amount calculated at one-twelfth of the amounts specified in sub-regulation (2.) of this regulation, as applicable, for each completed month of service.
(6.) The gratuity on the termination of service, other than on completion of a period of engagement for service, where the service is terminated in circumstances other than those specified in the last two preceding sub-regulations, is an amount calculated at one-twelfth of the amounts specified in sub-regulation (2.) of this regulation, as applicable, for each completed month of service, if—
(a) the officer has completed at least two years’ service; and
(b) the Military Board approves the payment of the gratuity.
(7.) A gratuity under this regulation shall not be payable in respect of any service after completion of a period of eight years’ continuous service.
Gratuity— Dental officers.
57.—(1.) A gratuity is payable on the termination of service of a dental officer serving under a short service commission in accordance with this regulation.
(2.) The gratuity on completion of a period of engagement for service is One hundred and twenty-five pounds for each completed period of one year’s service.
(3.) The gratuity on the termination of service other than on the completion of a period of engagement for service, where the service is terminated on the grounds of invalidity with an incapacity exceeding sixty per centum, or in the case of a married member, by reason of his death, is—
(a) where the period of engagement for service is two years—Two hundred and fifty pounds, and if the engagement gave the right to serve for a further period of two years, an additional Two hundred and fifty pounds for any period of service served after the completion of two years’ service; or
(b) where the period of engagement for service is four years with a right to resign after two years’ service—Two hundred and fifty pounds plus an additional Ten pounds eight shillings and four pence for each month of service served after the completion of two years’ service.
(4.) The gratuity on the termination of service other than on the completion of a period of engagement for service, where the service is terminated on the grounds of invalidity with an incapacity of less than sixty per centum is Ten pounds eight shillings and four pence for each completed month of service.
(5.) The gratuity on the termination of service, other than on completion of a period of engagement for service, where the service is terminated in circumstances other than those specified in the last two preceding sub-regulations is Ten pounds eight shillings and fourpence for each completed month of service, if—
(a) the officer has completed two years’ service; and
(b) the Military Board approves the payment of the gratuity.
(6.) A gratuity under this regulation shall not exceed One thousand pounds.
Gratuity— Other officers.
58.—(1.) A gratuity is payable on the termination of service of a male officer other than a medical officer or a dental officer serving under a short service commission in accordance with this regulation.
(2.) The gratuity on completion of a period of engagement for service is—
(a) where the officer does not agree to serve in the Reserve of Officers if so requested—Thirty pounds for each completed period of one year’s service; and
(b) in any other case—Fifty pounds for each completed period of one year’s service.
(3.) The gratuity on the termination of service other than on the completion of a period of engagement for service, where the service is terminated on the grounds of invalidity with an incapacity of sixty per centum or more, or in the case of a married member, by reason of his death, is Fifty pounds for each completed period of one year’s service, or Two hundred pounds, whichever is the greater.
(4.) The gratuity on the termination of service, other than on the completion of a period of engagement for service, where the service is terminated on the grounds of invalidity with an incapacity of less than sixty per centum is Fifty pounds for each completed period of one year’s service.
(5.) The gratuity on the termination of service, other than on the completion of a period of engagement for service, where the service is terminated in circumstances other than those specified in the last two preceding sub-regulations is—
(a) in the case of an officer appointed or re-appointed prior to the second day of August, 1955—
(i) where the officer does not agree to serve in the Reserve of Officers if so requested—Two pounds ten shillings for each month of service; and
(ii) in any case—Four pounds three shillings and fourpence for each month of service; and
(b) in respect of an officer appointed or re-appointed on or after the second day of August, 1955—
(i) where the officer does not agree to serve in the Reserve of Officers if so requested—Thirty pounds for each completed period of one year’s service; and
(ii) in any other case—Fifty pounds for each completed period of one year’s service.
(6.) A gratuity under the preceding sub-regulation is not payable—
(a) unless the officer has completed two years’ service; and
(b) unless the Military Board approves the payment of the gratuity.
Gratuity— Female officers.
59.—(1.) A gratuity is payable on the termination of service of an officer of the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps or the Women’s Royal Australian Army Corps serving under a short service commission in accordance with this regulation.
(2.) The rate of gratuity is—
(a) Ten pence per day in respect of service prior to the fourteenth day of December, 1959, where the officer was not a contributor under the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1948 or of that Act as amended from time to time; and
(b) Twenty five pounds per annum in respect of service on and after that date.
(3.) The gratuity on completion of a period of engagement for service is payable in respect of each completed period of one year’s service of the officer.
(4.) The gratuity on the termination of service other than on completion of a period of engagement for service is—
(a) where the service is terminated on the grounds of invalidity with an incapacity of sixty per centum or more—an amount calculated in accordance with sub-regulation (2.) of this regulation that the officer would receive had she completed her period of engagement for service or attained the retiring age of her rank, whichever would first occur.
(b) where the service is terminated—
(i) on the grounds of invalidity with an incapacity of less than sixty per centum; or
(ii) by reason of retrenchment in the Australian Military Forces,
an amount calculated in accordance with sub-regulation (2.) of this regulation for each completed period of one year’s service.
(c) where the service is terminated at the request of the officer and with the approval of the Military Board after completion of a period of at least two years’ service—an amount calculated in accordance with sub-regulation (2.) of this regulation for each completed period of one year’s service.
(5.) The gratuity payable to an officer who was serving on, the fourteenth day of December, 1959, and who becomes a contributor under the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1948-1959 and—
(a) elects not to purchase former service as service for pension; or
(b) elects to purchase former service as service for pension but on termination of her service is not entitled to a pension or other benefit (other than a refund of contributions) under the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1948-1959,
is an amount calculated in accordance with sub-regulation (2.) of this regulation in respect of the period of her service prior to becoming a contributor under the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1948-1959.
Gratuity— Soldiers— A.R.A.
60.—(1.) A gratuity is payable, in accordance with this regulation, on the termination of service of a male soldier who enlisted in the Australian Regular Army on or after the first day of July, 1947, and before the second day of July, 1948, and elected not to become a contributor under the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1948 or of that Act as amended from time to time.
(2.) Subject to this regulation, the gratuity is—
(a) where the member has completed twelve years’ service—
(i) if the member does not agree to serve in the Regular Army Reserve if so requested—One hundred and sixty pounds; or
(ii) in any other case—Three hundred and sixty pounds;
(b) where the member completes one or more further engagements following completion of twelve years’ service—the gratuity payable under the last preceding paragraph and in addition, gratuity at the rate of Thirty pounds per annum in respect of service prior to the fourteenth day of December, 1959, and at the rate of Fifty pounds per annum in respect of service on and after that date.
(3.) The gratuity where the service is terminated on the grounds of invalidity with an incapacity of sixty per centum or more, or in the case of a married member, by reason of his death, is an amount calculated in accordance with the last preceding sub-regulation that the member would receive had he completed his period of engagement for service or attained the retiring age of his rank, whichever would first occur.
(4.) The gratuity where the service is terminated—
(a) on the grounds of invalidity with an incapacity of less than sixty per centum; or
(b) on attaining the retiring age of his rank,
is an amount calculated in accordance with sub-regulation (2.) of this regulation for each completed period of one year’s service.
(5.) The gratuity where the service is terminated—
(a) for the purpose of appointing a member to a permanent commission in the Australian Regular Army; or
(b) by reason of retrenchment in the Australian Military Forces,
is an amount calculated in accordance with sub-regulation (2.) of this regulation in respect of the period up to the date of termination of service.
(6.) The gratuity where the service is terminated—
(a) for disciplinary reasons;
(b) at the request of the member; or
(c) in the case of a married member, on the member’s death, or incapacity, where the death or incapacity occurred during a period of absence without leave of more than twenty-one days,
is an amount that would have been payable to him under sub-regulation (2.) of this regulation if he had been discharged on completion of the engagement for service which terminated immediately prior to the commencement of his current engagement for service.
Gratuity— Soldiers— A.R.A. and R.A.S.R.
61.—(1.) A gratuity is payable to a soldier of the Australian Regular Army serving under an initial engagement for a period of less than six years or a soldier of the Regular Army Special Reserve in accordance with this regulation.
(2.) The rate of gratuity is Twenty pounds per annum for the first twelve years’ service, and Fifty pounds per annum following completion of the first twelve years’ service.
(3.) The gratuity on completion of a period of engagement for service is payable in respect of each completed period of one year’s service.
(4.) The gratuity where the service is terminated on the grounds of invalidity with an incapacity of sixty per centum or more, or in the case of a married member, by reason of his death, is—
(a) where the member has not completed twelve years’ service— Twenty pounds; or
(b) where the member is serving under an engagement for service following completion of a period of twelve years’ service— the sum of Two hundred and forty pounds and, in addition, Fifty pounds,
for each completed period of one year’s service he would receive had he completed his period of engagement for service or attained the retiring age for his rank, whichever would first occur.
(5.) The gratuity where the service is terminated on the grounds of invalidity with an incapacity of less than sixty per centum is Twenty pounds for each completed period of one year’s service for the first twelve years’ service and Fifty pounds for each completed period of one year’s service in excess of a period of twelve years’ service.
(6.) The gratuity where the service is terminated—
(a) in order that the member may be appointed to a permanent commission in the Australian Regular Army; or
(b) by reason of retrenchment in the Australian Military Forces,
is an amount calculated in accordance with sub-regulation (2.) of this regulation in respect of the member’s service to the termination of his service.
(7.) The gratuity where the service is terminated—
(a) for disciplinary reasons;
(b) at the member’s own request; or
(c) in the case of a married member, on the member’s death, or incapacity, where the death or incapacity occurred during a period of absence without leave of more than twenty-one days,
is that which would have been payable under this regulation to the member had he been discharged on completion of the engagement for service which terminated immediately prior to the commencement of his current engagement for service.
(8.) The gratuity payable to a member who becomes a contributor under the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1948-1959 as a member, not being an officer, and—
(a) elects not to purchase former service as service for pension; or
(b) elects to purchase former service as service for pension but on termination of his service is not entitled to a pension or other benefit (other than a refund of contributions) under the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1948-1959,
is an amount calculated in accordance with sub-regulation (2.) of this regulation in respect of the period of his service prior to becoming a contributor under the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1948-1959.
(9.) A gratuity under this regulation is payable to a member—
(a) on termination of his service; or
(b) if desired by him, on completion of each period of engagement for service.
Gratuity— Female members other than officers.
62.—(1.) A gratuity is payable on the termination of service of a member, other than an officer, of the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps and the Women’s Royal Australian Army Corps in accordance with this regulation.
(2.) The gratuity on completion of a period of engagement for service is Fifteen pounds for each completed period of one year’s service for the first twelve years’ service and Twenty-five pounds for each completed period of one year’s service in excess of a period of twelve years’ service.
(3.) The gratuity on the termination (other than for disciplinary reasons or at the request of the member) of service other than on completion of a period of engagement for service is—
(a) where the service is terminated on the grounds of invalidity with an incapacity of sixty per centum or more—an amount calculated in accordance with the last preceding sub-regulation that the member would receive had she completed her period of engagement for service or attained the retiring age of her rank, whichever first occurred;
(b) where the service is terminated on the grounds of invalidity with an incapacity of less than sixty per centum—an amount calculated in accordance with the last preceding sub-regulation for each completed period of one year’s service; or
(c) where the service is terminated—
(i) for the purpose of appointing the member to a permanent commission; or
(ii) by reason of retrenchment in the Australian Military Forces,
an amount calculated in accordance with the last preceding sub-regulation in respect of the member’s service to the termination of her service.
(4.) The gratuity on the termination of service for disciplinary reasons or at the request of the member is an amount calculated in accordance with sub-regulation (2.) of this regulation that would have been payable to the member had she been discharged on completion of the engagement for service which terminated immediately prior to the commencement of her current engagement for service.
(5.) The gratuity payable to a member who was serving on the fourteenth day of December 1959 and who becomes a contributor under the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1948-1959 and—
(a) elects not to purchase former service as service for pension; or
(b) elects to purchase former service as service for pension but on termination of her service is not entitled to a pension or other benefit (other than a refund of contributions) under the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1948-1959,
is an amount calculated in accordance with sub-regulation (2.) of this regulation in respect of the period of her service prior to becoming a contributor under the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1948-1959.
Gratuity payable to certain officers serving under short service commissions.
63.—(1.) Where a soldier who is not a contributor under the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1948-1959—
(a) is appointed to a short service commission;
(b) completes a period of not less than six years’ continuous service as a soldier and as an officer; and
(c) on termination of his short service commission is not entitled to a pension or other benefit (other than a refund of contributions) under the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1948-1959;
a gratuity is payable to him on termination of his service in accordance with this regulation.
(2.) The gratuity on termination of service where the period of engagement for service under the short service commission is completed is an amount equivalent to the sum that would be paid to him under this Division in respect of his service under a short service commission, and in respect of his service as a soldier as if he had been appointed to a permanent commission.
(3.) The gratuity on termination of service where the period of engagement for service under the short service commission is not completed is—
(a) the amount that would be paid to him under this Division if he had remained as a soldier for the full period of his service and his service had been terminated at his own request; or
(b) the amount payable to him in respect of his service under the short service commission,
whichever is the greater.
Gratuity not payable in certain cases.
64. A gratuity under the last eight preceding regulations is not payable—
(a) in respect of a period of service of a member which is service for pension under the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1948-1959 and in respect of which a pension or other benefit other than a refund of contributions is payable under that Act;
(b) in respect of a period of service of an officer serving under a short service commission who is appointed to a permanent commission or to a further short service commission and on termination of the short service commission elects under section 56 of the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1948-1959 not to be paid the gratuity;
(c) in respect of a period of service of a member where, on completion of a period of engagement for service, he is appointed to the Commonwealth Public Service and elects under section 74b of the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1948-1959 to transfer to the Commonwealth Superannuation Fund his contributions to the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Fund;
(d) in respect of a period of service of a medical officer serving under a short service commission while undertaking a refresher course of training in accordance with regulation 162 of these Regulations prior to termination of his appointment;
(e) in respect of service as an officer in the Regular Army Special Reserve;
(f) in respect of a period of engagement for service which has been terminated for disciplinary reasons;
(g) in respect of service which has been terminated on the grounds of invalidity or by the death of the member, if the invalidity or death was due to the member’s own default during his service or the invalidity or death resulted from a disability which was present at the commencement of his service and was not aggravated by his service;
(h) in respect of service of more than twenty-one consecutive days for which a member is not credited with pay; and
(i) in respect of a period of engagement for service of a member, not being a married member, who dies while serving.
Person to whom gratuity payable on death of married member.
65.—(1.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, a gratuity payable under regulations 56, 57, 58, 60, 61 or 63 of these Regulations on the death of a married member is payable to the dependant in respect of whom the member was eligible for the full rate of marriage allowance.
(2.) Where there is more than one dependant, the Military Board may authorize payment to, and may apportion the payment of the gratuity among, the dependants of the member.
Gratuities for gallantry.
66.—(1.) A soldier who has been awarded the Victoria Cross shall be paid as from the date of the act of bravery leading to the award an annuity of Ten pounds per year and an additional Five pounds for each bar added to the award.
(2.) Where a member in receipt of an annuity under the last preceding sub-regulation dies before he has received a total of Fifty pounds, an amount equal to the difference between the amount received by him and the sum of Fifty pounds shall be credited to his estate.
(3.) Where the Victoria Cross has been awarded posthumously to a soldier, an amount of Fifty pounds shall be credited to his estate.
(4.) A soldier who has been awarded the Military Cross, the Distinguished Conduct Medal, the Conspicuous Gallantry Medal, the Distinguished Service Medal, the Military Medal or the Distinguished Flying Medal shall be paid a gratuity of Twenty pounds and an additional Twenty pounds for each bar added to the award.
(5.) Payment under the last preceding sub-regulation shall be made to a member—
(a) on termination of his service; or
(b) on his appointment to commissioned rank.
(6.) Where a member entitled to a gratuity under the last preceding sub-regulation dies before the gratuity has been paid to him, it shall be credited to his estate.
(7.) Credits to a member’s estate under this regulation shall be made without deduction of any military debt.
Gratuity— Long Service and Good Conduct.
67.—(1.) A soldier who has been awarded the Australian Long Service and Good Conduct Medal shall be paid a gratuity of Five pounds—
(a) on promotion to the substantive rank of Warrant Officer, Class 1;
(b) on appointment to commissioned rank; or
(c) on honorable termination of his service.
(2.) Where a member entitled to a gratuity under this regulation dies before the gratuity has been paid to him, it shall be credited to his estate without deduction of any military debt.
Forfeiture of gratuity.
68.—(1.) Where a member forfeits an award he shall also forfeit any annuity or gratuity payable to and not received by him in respect of the award under the last two preceding regulations.
(2.) Where the award having been forfeited is subsequently restored, any annuity or gratuity in respect of the award shall be payable as from the date of the restoration.
Travel at Departmental expense.
Division 9.—Travel in Australia at Departmental Expense.
69.—(1.) The cost (including any reservation fee) of a member’s travelling—
(a) on duty or for the purpose of leave;
(b) on the termination of his service; and
(c) in such other circumstances as the Military Board, in a special case, approves,
shall, subject to and in accordance with this Division, be borne by the Department.
(2.) For the purpose of this regulation, the cost of the member’s travel includes the cost of freight of so much of his baggage as the Military Board approves.
Method of travel.
70.—(1.) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this regulation, a member who travels on duty shall travel, and so much of his baggage as is approved by the Military Board shall be conveyed, by rail where that method of travel is available.
(2.) Between such places and in such circumstances as are determined by the Military Board, a member who travels on duty shall travel by public transport motor service, by sea or by air.
(3.) Subject to this Division, a member may, with the approval of the Military Board, be permitted to use a motor vehicle in his possession for the purpose of travelling on duty.
Travel by rail.
71.—(1.) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this regulation, when travelling at the expense of the Department by rail, other than in a troop train, an officer or a member holding the rank of warrant officer shall be allowed first class accommodation, and a member holding a rank lower than warrant officer shall be allowed second class accommodation.
(2.) A female member, other than an officer or a warrant officer, shall, except when travelling as a member of a party, be allowed first class accommodation.
(3.) A member holding a rank lower than warrant officer may, when travelling at the expense of the Department by rail, other than in a troop train, on a journey by a narrow gauge line be allowed—
(a) first class sitting accommodation; or
(b) where the fare does not exceed the fare for first class sitting accommodation, second class sleeper accommodation.
(4.) When travelling on duty by rail an officer shall be allowed sleeping berth accommodation when it is available.
(5.) When a journey by rail necessitates travel for two or more consecutive nights, a warrant officer travelling at the expense of the Department shall be allowed sleeping berth accommodation, when it is available, for each night of the journey.
(6.) The Military Board or a medical officer may allow a wounded or invalid member a superior class of accommodation to that which he would otherwise be allowed, including, where overnight travel is involved, sleeping berth accommodation.
(7.) In this regulation, “a journey by a narrow gauge line” means a journey of more than fifty miles by a railway line in Australia where the gauge is three feet six inches or less.
Travel by sea.
72.—(1.) Subject to the next two succeeding sub-regulations, when travelling at the expense of the Department by sea from a place within Australia to another place within Australia, other than in a troopship—
(a) an officer or a member holding the rank of warrant officer shall be allowed first class accommodation;
(b) a non-commissioned officer above the rank of bombardier or corporal shall be allowed second class accommodation, or, in a ship which provides first and third class accommodation only, first class accommodation; and
(c) other members shall be allowed third class accommodation, or, in a ship which provides first and second class accommodation only, second class accommodation.
(2.) In such circumstances as are approved by the Military Board, a formation, &c., commander may, in the case of a member referred to in paragraph (c) of the last preceding sub-regulation who is not travelling as
a member of an organized body of troops, allow the member to travel in a higher class than that specified in relation to the member in that paragraph.
(3.) The Military Board or a medical officer may allow a wounded or invalid member travelling at the expense of the Department by sea from a place within Australia to another place within Australia a superior class of accommodation to that which he would otherwise be allowed.
Travel by air.
73. Where an officer travels on duty by air and the duration of the travel extends to the major portion of the night or after midnight, he may be allowed sleeping accommodation if it is available.
Travel on termination of service.
74.—(1.) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this regulation, a member may on the termination of his service, otherwise than at his own request having completed less than twenty years continuous service, on disciplinary grounds or for medical reasons occasioned by his own default, be transported at the expense of the Department—
(a) where the member resided in Australia at the time of his appointment or enlistment—to the place at which he so resided; or
(b) where the member resided outside Australia at the time of his appointment or enlistment—to the capital city nearest to the place at which he was serving immediately prior to commencement of the proceedings for the termination of his service.
(2.) A member other than a married member eligible to be transported at the expense of the Department to a place in Australia under the last preceding sub-regulation may elect to travel to any other place in Australia, but, on the member so electing, the Department shall bear only so much of the cost of his fare to that other place as does not exceed the cost of his fare to the first-mentioned place.
(3.) Where the Military Board is satisfied that a married member has established or intends to establish a permanent home for his family at some place in Australia other than a place specified in sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation, he may be transported to that place at the expense of the Department.
(4.) Nothing in this regulation authorizes travel oversea at the expense of the Department.
Applicants for appointment or enlistment.
75.—(1.) When an applicant for appointment to commissioned rank in, or for enlistment in, the Permanent Military Forces makes a journey to the place of his interview and medical examination or for the purposes of attending at the place at which he is directed to take up duty on his appointment or enlistment, the cost of his transport from his residence to that place shall, subject to such conditions as are approved by the Military Board, be borne by the Department.
(2.) If an applicant for appointment to commissioned rank in, or for enlistment in, the Permanent Military Forces is not directed to take up duty immediately after his interview and medical examination and returns to his place of residence to await further instructions from the Department, the cost of his transport from the place of interview and examination to his place of residence shall, subject to such conditions as are approved by the Military Board, be borne by the Department.
(3.) The method of travel under this regulation shall, wherever practicable, be by rail and—
(a) an applicant for appointment to commissioned rank shall be allowed first-class accommodation; and
(b) an applicant for enlistment shall be allowed second-class accommodation.
Leave travel.
76.—(1.) This regulation applies to and in relation to a member who, having been granted recreation or emergency leave, travels from the locality in which he is serving to another locality for the purpose of spending the period, or part of the period, of leave in the last-mentioned locality.
(2.) The fares of the member other than a member serving in a remote locality shall, subject to this regulation and to such conditions as the Military Board determines, be paid by the Department on one occasion in each financial year to enable him to visit his home or, with the approval of the Commander of a Command, to a place not further distant by rail than the member’s home.
(3.) Where in a financial year, a member, other than a member serving in a remote locality—
(a) is granted emergency leave; or
(b) is recalled from leave before the expiration of the full period of the leave.
the Military Board may, if it considers that the circumstances so warrant, allow the member to travel at the expense of the Department on one additional occasion in the same financial year.
(4.) The fares of a member serving in a remote locality who is granted recreation leave or emergency leave shall be paid by the Department on such occasions and subject to such conditions as are determined by the Military Board.
(5.) In this regulation, “home”, in relation to a member, means such place as is determined by the Military Board to be the member’s home.
Leave travel— New Guinea area.
77.—(1.) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this regulation, where a member serving in the New Guinea area is granted recreation leave and travels to and from the Wau Leave Centre, the travel fare of the member and of any member of his family who travels with him, may, subject to such conditions as the Military Board determines, be paid by the Department.
(2.) A travel fare is not payable by the Department under this regulation unless the member makes a contribution to the Department of—
(a) in a case where only the member travels, Seven pounds ten shillings; or
(b) in a case where a member of his family also travels, Ten pounds.
(3.) The travel fare of a member and of any member of his family is not payable by the Department under this regulation more than once in any period of two years.
Married member serving in a remote locality and travelling on leave.
78.—(1.) This regulation applies to and in relation to a married member who—
(a) is serving and residing with his family in a remote locality;
(b) has completed a period of two years’ residence in that locality;
(c) has volunteered to serve for a further period of not less than one year in that locality; and
(d) having been granted recreation leave, travels from that locality to another locality for the purpose of spending the period, or part of the period, of leave in the last-mentioned locality.
(2.) The fare of a member to and from the nearest capital city and of any member of his family who travels with him shall, subject to the succeeding provisions of this regulation, be paid by the Department.
(3.) Where the further period for which the member has volunteered to serve is less than two years, the fare is not payable by the Department unless the member makes a contribution to the Department of—
(a) in a case where only a member travels, Seven pounds ten shillings; or
(b) in a case where a member of his family also travels, Ten pounds.
(4.) Where the further period for which the member has volunteered to serve is not less than two years, the fare of the member and of any member of his family who travels with him is payable by the Department without any contribution by the member.
Married member serving in a remote locality and travelling on furlough.
79. Where a married member, while serving and residing with members of his family in a remote locality is granted furlough and travels from that locality to another locality for the purpose of spending the period, or part of the period, of furlough in the last-mentioned locality, the fare of the member to’ the nearest capital city and of any member of his family who travels with him shall be paid by the Department.
Alternative travel.
80.—(1.) Where a member is eligible under the last two preceding regulations for payment of the fares of the member and members of his family to the nearest capital city, he may elect to travel to any other place in Australia, but, on the member so electing, the Department shall pay only so much of the cost of the fares to that other place as does not exceed the cost of the fares to the nearest capital city.
(2.) Where the Military Board is sati fied that any member of a member’s family to and in relation to whom the provisions of the last two preceding regulations apply requires medical treatment, the Military Board may approve of payment of the fares of that person and any other member of the member’s family who travels with that person for the purpose of the medical treatment in lieu of payment of the fares in the circumstances in respect of which those provisions apply.
Interpretation.
81. For the purposes of the last three preceding regulations—
(a) “child”, in relation to a member, means—
(i) the child (not being an ex-nuptial child) or the stepchild of the member; or
(ii) the legally adopted child of the member, who is—
(iii) under the age of eighteen years; or
(iv) certified by a medical practitioner to be a permanent invalid,
and who is dependent upon the member;
(b) “member of family”, in relation to a member, means such of the persons who ordinarily reside with the member who would be removed at the expense of the Department if the member were posted to a new locality;
(c) “the nearest capital city” means the capital city of Australia nearest to the remote locality where the member is serving, except that, if that locality is in the New Guinea area, Sydney shall be deemed to be the nearest capital city and, if that locality is Darwin, whichever of the cities of Perth, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne or Adelaide that the member nominates shall be deemed to be the nearest capital city; and
(d) a member of his family shall be deemed to travel with the member if the member of his family travels at the same time as the member or within the period of three months immediately before or after the commencement of the member’s journey.
Leave travel concessions.
82. Portion of the fares of a member travelling on leave, other than recreation or emergency leave, shall be paid by the Department on such occasions and subject to such conditions as are determined by the Military Board.
Reimbursement of fares.
83.—(1.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation and to such conditions as are approved by the Military Board, a member shall be reimbursed by the Department in respect of any fares incurred by him while travelling on duty.
(2.) Reimbursement of a fare is not payable under the last preceding sub-regulation—
(a) where the fare, including any return fare, exceeds an amount of Ten shillings—unless the member produces to his commanding officer a receipt for the payment of the fare; and
(b) where the fare, including any return fare, exceeds an amount of One pound—unless the Command Paymaster certifies that special circumstances warrant the reimbursement.
Tickets, &c., improperly used.
84.—(1.) In the event of a ticket, a warrant or another document authorizing the provision of transport at the expense of the Department under this Division being used for a purpose other than the transport of the person to or in respect of whom the ticket, warrant or other document was issued, that person shall be liable to pay to the Department the amount of the value of the transport.
(2.) Where, under the last preceding sub-regulation, a person is liable to pay an amount to the Department, that amount may be deducted from any moneys that are or become payable to that person or may be recovered by suit in a court of competent jurisdiction.
Payments for use of motor vehicles not deemed hire or reward.
85. An allowance or other payment, made by the Department to a member under these Regulations in respect of the use of a motor vehicle, shall not be deemed to be hire, reward or other consideration within the meaning of a State law relating to motor vehicles, transport or traffic, and the member shall not be required to obtain a licence or permission or to pay a fee or tax under a State law by reason of the fact that he receives, or is entitled to receive, that allowance or other payment.
Damage to vehicle used for travel.
86. Where a member is permitted, under these Regulations, to use a vehicle in his possession, other than a Commonwealth vehicle, for the purpose of travel, nothing in these Regulations shall be deemed to impose any liability upon the Department in respect of damage to the vehicle caused by the negligence of the member.
Division 10.—Allowances Payable in Respect of Travel on Duty in Australia.
Travelling allowance.
87. An allowance, called “travelling allowance”, is payable in accordance with the provisions of this Division.
Members visiting another place in the course of their duty.
88.—(1.) Where, in accordance with a direction given by the proper military authority, a member visits a place within Australia other than his normal place of duty for the purpose of performing duty at that other place and that visit involves his absence over night from his normal place of residence, travelling allowance is, subject to this Division, payable in respect of the period of the visit, that is to say, from the time of the member’s departure from his normal place of duty to the time of his return to that place.
(2.) For the purposes of this regulation, a married member shall not be deemed to be absent from his normal place of residence in respect of any period for which he is able to live at his home.
Members posted for duty at another place.
89. Where a member serving at a place within Australia is posted for: duty to another place within Australia and the time necessarily involved in travelling from the first mentioned place to that other place for the purpose of taking up duty extends overnight, travelling allowance is payable in respect of the period of travel.
Rates of travelling allowance.
90.—(1.) Subject to this Division, the rate of travelling allowance for the first twenty-one days in the one Capital City or place within Australia is that specified, according to the rank of the member and the place of residence of the member in the following table:—
Rank. | Rate per day for residence in a Capital City. | Rate per day for residence in a place other than a Capital City. | ||||
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Major-General | ||||||
| 4 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Colonel | ||||||
Lieutenant-Colonel ............................... | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Major ........................................ | 3 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Captain ...................................... | 3 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 |
| 3 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
Second Lieutenant | ||||||
Warrant Officer and soldier of lower rank ................ | 3 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
(2.) The rate of travelling allowance payable to the Chief of the General Staff is Six pounds six shillings per day.
(3.) The rate of travelling allowance payable to a chaplain is—
(a) in the case of the Chaplain-General or a Chaplain First Class— the rate prescribed for a colonel;
(b) in the case of a Chaplain Second Class—the rate prescribed for a lieutenant-colonel;
(c) in the case of a Chaplain Third Class—the rate prescribed for a major; and
(d) in the case of a Chaplain Fourth Class—the rate prescribed for a captain.
(4.) If a member resides continuously for twenty-one days in any one place travelling allowance is not payable after the conclusion of that period except with the approval of the Military Board and at such rates and subject to such conditions as the Military Board determines.
(5.) For the purposes of this Division—
(a) a place in the New Guinea area shall be deemed to be a Capital City;
(b) a reference to the rank of a member is a reference to the rank held by the member during the period in respect of which travelling allowance is payable.
(6.) Where a member is promoted, travelling allowance is not payable at a higher rate (if any) prescribed by this Division in respect of the rank to which the member is promoted for any period before the date on which notification of the promotion is published in the Gazette.
Rate of allowance for journey.
91.—(1.) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this regulation, the rate of travelling allowance payable in respect of the period of an unbroken journey by the normal method of public transport within Australia from one Capital City to another, or, where at the outset of the journey a return trip is intended, from any place to a Capital City and from that Capital City back to the place at which the journey commenced, is the same rate as that prescribed by the last preceding regulation for residence in a Capital City.
(2.) The rate of travelling allowance payable in respect of any journey within Australia other than a journey referred to in the last preceding sub-regulation is the same rate as that prescribed by the last preceding regulation in respect of residence in a place other than a Capital City.
(3.) The preceding provisions of this regulation do not apply to or in relation to a member referred to in sub-regulation (2.) of the last preceding regulation.
(4.) Where a member unnecessarily or for private reasons breaks his journey, travelling allowance is not payable in respect of the period of the break.
(5.) For the purposes of this regulation, a journey shall not be deemed to be broken at any point if the member travels from that point by the next available scheduled means of transport by which he is required to travel.
Reduction of allowance where rations or quarters are provided or fare includes subsistence.
92.—(1.) Where a member to whom travelling allowance is payable under this Division is provided with rations by the Commonwealth without charge, the member shall be paid—
(a) an amount equal to the amount paid by him for quarters, or if in the opinion of the Military Board, the amount so paid by him is not reasonable, such amount as the Military Board considers to be reasonable; and
(b) an allowance to cover incidental expenses at the rate applicable to the member under this regulation.
(2.) Where a member to whom travelling allowance is payable under this Division is provided with quarters by the Commonwealth without charge, the member shall be paid—
(a) an amount equal to the amount paid by him for rations or if, in the opinion of the Military Board the amount so paid by him is not reasonable, such amount as the Military Board considers to be reasonable; and
(b) an allowance to cover incidental expenses at the rate applicable to the member under this regulation.
(3.) Where a member to whom travelling allowance is payable under this Division travels by rail or sea and the fare paid includes all necessary subsistence during the course of the journey, the member shall be paid an allowance to cover incidental expenses at the rate applicable to the member under this regulation.
(4.) Where a member to whom travelling allowance is payable under this Division travels by civil aircraft on a journey involving a stop overnight en route and the fare paid includes all necessary subsistence and accommodation during the journey, the member shall be paid an allowance to cover incidental expenses at the rate applicable to the member under this regulation.
(5.) Nothing in this regulation affects the rate of travelling allowance payable under regulation 90 of these Regulations to a member who travels on a civil aircraft on a journey that does not involve a stop overnight en route.
(6.) The rate of travelling allowance payable to a member under this regulation to cover incidental expenses is that specified, according to the rank of the member in the following table:—
Rank. | Rate per day for residence in a Capital City. | Rate per day for residence in other than a Capital City. | ||
| s. | d. | s. | d. |
| 15 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
Colonel |
|
|
|
|
Lieutenant-Colonel ............................... | 14 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
Major ........................................ | 13 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
Captain ...................................... | 13 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 13 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Second Lieutenant |
|
|
|
|
Warrant Officer and soldier of lower rank ................ | 13 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Cases in which travelling allowance is not payable.
93. Travelling allowance is not payable under this Division to a member—
(a) for any period during which the member is provided with rations and quarters by the Commonwealth without charge to the member;
(b) if the member travels as a member of an organized body of troops, in a troop-train, in a naval vessel, in a Defence Force aircraft or in a vessel or aircraft specially chartered or requisitioned for the carriage of troops; or
(c) in respect of a period of travel while the member is on leave of absence from duty.
Mess fees allowance for service at Woomera and Maralinga.
94. Where a member visits the Weapons Research Establishment at Woomera or the Army Establishment at Maralinga and is provided with rations and quarters at a mess, an allowance of an amount equivalent to the amount of any obligatory mess fees incurred by the member during that visit is payable to him, subject to such conditions as are approved by the Military Board.
Alteration of travelling allowance.
95.—(1.) Where the amount of the expenses reasonably incurred by a member for accommodation and subsistence in respect of any one period of absence exceeds the amount ascertained by deducting, from the amount payable to the member under this Division in respect of that period, an amount equal to the amount deemed to be payable under this Division to the member to cover incidental expenses in that period, the Military Board or, if the amount of the excess does not exceed Three pounds ten shillings, the Command Secretary may authorize payment to the member of an amount equal to the excess.
(2.) For the purposes of the last preceding sub-regulation, the amount deemed to be payable to the member to cover incidental expenses in the period is the sum of—
(a) where the member is, in the period, entitled to travelling allowance at the Capital City rate specified in regulation 90 of these Regulations—an amount ascertained by multiplying the rate specified in regulation 92 of these Regulations as the rate applicable to the member under that regulation for residence in a Capital City by the number that is equal to the number of days (including, where necessary, a fraction of a day) for which the member is in the period, entitled to the Capital City rate specified in regulation 90 of these Regulations;
(b) where the member is, in the period, entitled to travelling allowance at the other than Capital City rate specified in regulation 90 of these Regulations—an amount ascertained by multiplying the rate specified in regulation 92 of these Regulations as the rate applicable to the member under that regulation for residence in a place other than a Capital City by the number that is equal to the number of days (including, where necessary, a fraction of a day) for which the member is, in the period, entitled to the other than Capital City rate; and
(c) where the member is paid an allowance under paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (1.), or paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (2.), sub-regulation (3.), or sub-regulation (4.) of regulation 92 of these Regulations—the amount so paid to the member.
(3.) The Military Board, after having regard to the expenses reasonably incurred by a member for a period in which travelling allowance is payable to him, may authorize payment of a less amount than the amount prescribed by this Division to be payable or may disallow payment of a member’s claim for travelling allowance.
Calculation of allowance for part of day.
96. Where the time in respect of which an allowance under this Division is payable consists of, or includes, part of a day, the member shall, in respect of that part of a day, be paid a proportionate part of the amount of the allowance payable in respect of a complete day of twenty-four hours, calculated to the nearest hour.
Meal vouchers.
97. Where, in accordance with a direction given by a proper military authority, a member travels on duty by rail, in circumstances in which an allowance under the preceding provisions of this Division is not payable to him and he is not provided with rations, he may, if the proper military authority so directs and subject to such conditions as are approved by the Military Board, be issued with a meal voucher entitling him to debit the cost of the meal to the Department.
Meal allowance.
98.—(1.) Where, in accordance with a direction given by a proper military authority, a member travels on duty and that travel extends over a normal meal period but does not involve his absence overnight from his normal place of residence in circumstances in which a meal voucher under the last preceding regulation is not issuable to him, an allowance, called “meal allowance” is, subject to such conditions as the Military Board determines, payable to the member.
(2.) The rate of meal allowance payable is—
(a) if absence extends over morning meal period—Five shillings and sixpence;
(b) if absence extends over mid-day meal period—Five shillings and sixpence; and
(c) if absence extends over evening meal period—Nine shillings.
Mileage allowance.
99.—(1.) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this regulation, where a member has been permitted under sub-regulation (3.) of regulation 70 of these Regulations to use a motor vehicle in his possession for the purpose of travelling on duty, an allowance, called “mileage allowance”, is payable to the member.
(2.) Where permission has been granted to a member because—
(a) there is no normal method of public transport available to the destination at which the duty is to be performed; or
(b) greater efficiency and saving to the Department would result from the use of the motor vehicle in his possession than would be the case if other means of transport were used,
the rate of mileage allowance is that specified according to the type of motor vehicle in the following table:—
Type of Vehicle. | Rate of Payment. |
Motor truck of 1 ton capacity or over | One shilling and a half-penny per mile up to 5,000 miles in any twelve months, and tenpence per mile for each mile over 5,000 miles in that period of twelve months |
Motor truck of less than 1 ton capacity | The rate specified in this table for a motor car of the same horse-power plus three farthings per mile |
Motor car of 23 horse-power and over | Elevenpence half-penny per mile up to 5,000 miles in any twelve months, and ninepence per mile for each mile over 5,000 miles in that period of twelve months |
Motor car of 15 horse-power and over but under 23 horse-power | Tenpence half-penny per mile up to 5,000 miles in any twelve months, and eightpence per mile for each mile over 5,000 miles in that period of twelve months |
Motor car of 101 horse-power and over but under 15 horsepower | Tenpence per mile up to 5,000 miles in any twelve months, and sevenpence half-penny per mile for each mile over 5,000 miles in that period of twelve months |
Motor car under 10½ horse-power | Ninepence per mile up to 5,000 miles in any twelve months and sixpence half-penny for each mile over 5,000 miles in that period of twelve months |
Motor cycle with side car........ | Fivepence half-penny per mile up to 5,000 miles in any twelve months and fourpence one farthing for each mile over 5,000 miles in that period of twelve months |
Motor cycle................. | Fourpence half-penny per mile up to 5,000 miles in any twelve months and threepence three farthings for each mile over 5,000 miles in that period of twelve months |
(3.) Where permission has been granted to a member to use a motor vehicle in his possession instead of travelling by the normal method of public transport and it is not to the disadvantage of the department, mileage allowance is—
(a) at the rate specified in the table in the immediately preceding sub-regulation, together with the amount of travelling allowance that would be payable under this Division for the actual period of his journey to his destination; or
(b) at the rate based on the cost of the fare and the amount of travelling allowance that would be payable under this Division if he had travelled to his destination by the normal method of public transport,
whichever is the less.
(4.) Where a member, to and in relation to whom this regulation applies, is granted permission—
(a) to carry as a passenger one or more members whose fares by public transport would otherwise have been a charge to the Department;
(b) to carry departmental stores or equipment, the weight of which is not less than two hundredweights; or
(c) to attach for departmental use to his motor vehicle a trailer or caravan the weight of which in hundredweights exceeds the rated horsepower units of his motor vehicle,
he may be paid, subject to such conditions as the Military Board determines, an allowance not exceeding one penny per mile in addition to the rate specified in the table in sub-regulation (2.) of this regulation.
Applicants for appointment or enlistment.
100.—(1.) Subject to such conditions as are approved by the Military Board, an applicant for appointment to commissioned rank in, or for enlistment in, the Permanent Military Forces, who makes a journey referred to in regulation 75 of these Regulations necessitating his absence from his normal place of residence over night shall, in respect of expenses necessarily incidental to, and incurred by him in the course of that journey, be paid—
(a) an amount equivalent to the amount of the expenses that he actually incurs; or
(b) an amount equivalent to the amount of travelling allowance that would have been payable under this Division in respect of a similar journey by a member holding the same rank as that to be held by the applicant upon appointment or enlistment,
whichever is the less.
(2.) An amount is not payable under the last preceding sub-regulation in respect of a period of a journey during which—
(a) rations and quarters are provided in pursuance of Part VI. of these Regulations; or
(b) the fare paid includes the provision of meals en route.
(3.) Where an applicant for appointment to commissioned rank in, or for enlistment in, the Permanent Military Forces makes a journey referred to in regulation 75 of these Regulations which does not necessitate his absence from his normal place of residence over night and, during the course of the journey, necessarily purchases a midday meal, he may be paid in respect of the cost to him of that meal such amount as the Military Board determines.
Division 11.—Removal of Families. Furniture and Effects in Australia.
Interpretation
101.—(1.) In this Division, unless the contrary intention appears—
“child”, in relation to a member, means —
(a) the child (not being an ex-nuptial child) or the stepchild of the member; or
(b) the legally adopted child of the member;
“family”, in relation to a member, means the persons who ordinarily reside with the member, being—
(a) his wife;
(b) his child under the age of twenty-one years;
(c) a child of the member who has attained the age of twenty-one years but is, through illness or infirmity, dependent upon the member;
(d) a dependent mother of the member or of his wife; or
(e) a dependent father of the member or of his wife, if dependent upon the member through illness or infirmity,
and, in the case of a member who is widowed, divorced or separated from his wife, and has children under the age of twenty-one years, includes a person residing in a home maintained by the member for his children and acting as housekeeper or guardian of the children;
“removal”, in relation to a member, means the transport within Australia of the member’s family and any furniture and effects of the member and the members of his family, including, where necessary, the packing or unpacking of the furniture and effects, and “removed” has a corresponding meaning;
“separated”, in relation to a member, means where the member lives apart from his wife for reasons other than reasons connected with his military duties.
(2.) Where a member requests that his daughter, although she has attained the age of twenty-one years, should be regarded as a member of his family for the purposes of this Division—
(a) because she is performing essential domestic duties in his household; or
(b) for other special reasons,
the Military Board may approve of her being so regarded.
(3.) Although a person is one of a member’s family as defined in sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation, he shall be deemed not to be included in the member’s family for the purpose of this regulation if the Military Board is not satisfied that the circumstances of the member’s family justify that person being provided, at the expense of the Department, with a removal.
(4.) A person specified in paragraph (c), (d), or (e) of the definition of “family” in sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation shall not be deemed to be dependent upon the member unless—
(a) that person is wholly dependent upon the member; or
(b) the Military Board determines that in the circumstances of the case, the person, being partially dependent, should be regarded as dependent upon the member.
(5.) A reference in a provision in this Division to the furniture or effects of a member is a reference to such items of household furniture or other chattels of the member and the members of his family as the Military Board determines to be furniture or effects to and in relation to which that provision applies.
Application.
102. The provisions of this Division do not apply to or in relation to—
(a) a member of the Australian Regular Army serving under an initial engagement for a period of less than six years, a member of the Regular Army Special Reserve or a member who is not a married member, unless the Military Board approves of the application of the provisions to and in relation to the member;
(b) a recruit with less than three months’ service;
(c) a student attending the Officer Cadet School;
(d) an army apprentice; or
(e) a female member.
Removal where member posted to new locality.
103.—(1.) Subject to this Division and to such conditions as are approved by the Military Board, where a member is posted to a locality in Australia other than the locality in which his family resides and the posting is intended to be for a period of not less than twelve months, the member may be removed at the expense of the Department to the locality to which he is posted.
(2.) Where a member stationed in a capital city is posted to another part of the capital city, the Military Board may, in special circumstances, approve of his removal at the expense of the Department in order to allow the member’s family to take up residence nearer to the member’s new station.
(3.) A member is not eligible for removal under this regulation—
(a) on appointment or enlistment after a break in service where less than twelve months have elapsed since his last removal; or
(b) on a posting at his own request where less than twelve months have elapsed since his last removal, unless the Military Board so approves.
(4.) Except with the approval of the Military Board, a member is not eligible for removal under this regulation—
(a) within the period of twelve months immediately preceding the date of his attaining the retiring age for his rank; or
(b) within the period of twelve months immediately preceding the date of completion of his period of engagement for service unless the member enters into a further period of engagement for service with the Permanent Military Forces; and
(c) unless his family would have at least twelve months residence in the locality to which the member is posted during the currency of the posting.
(5.) Where a member is posted to a locality within Australia and he is not accompanied by his family—
(a) because there is no suitable accommodation available at that locality; or
(b) for domestic or medical reasons,
the member may if—
(c) his family subsequently joins him at the locality and would have at least six months’ residence there; and
(d) he is not entitled to a removal under this regulation,
be paid the cost of transport of his family and personal effects to that locality.
Election for removal to proximate destination and other localities.
104.—(1.) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this regulation, where a member is eligible for a removal under the last preceding regulation and suitable accommodation for his family is not available at the locality to which he is posted, he may be granted a removal to any other place in Australia elected by him.
(2.) Where the place elected by the member under the last preceding sub-regulation is within a distance of one hundred miles from the locality to which he is posted, the removal shall be at the expense of the Department.
(3.) Where the place elected by the member under sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation is not within a distance of one hundred miles from the locality to which he is posted—
(a) so much of the cost of removal as does not exceed the cost of removal to that locality shall be at the expense of the Department; and
(b) the expense to the Department in respect of the next subsequent removal to a new locality to which the member is posted shall be limited to the cost of—
(i) removal from the place elected by the member under this regulation; or
(ii) removal from the locality to which he was previously posted, whichever is the less.
(4.) Where a member has been granted a removal under this regulation, he shall not be eligible for a further removal at the expense of the Department during the currency of his posting.
Removal to elected destination of personnel posted to particular localities.
105.—(1.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation and to such conditions as are approved by the Military Board, where a member eligible for a removal under regulation 103 of these Regulations is posted to a unit at Canungra, Wagga Wagga or in the New Guinea area he may, if he so elects, be granted a removal to any other place in Australia.
(2.) Where a member has been granted a removal under this regulation he shall not be eligible for a further removal at the expense of the Department during the currency of his posting.
Removal of member who marries.
106.—(1.) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this regulation and to such conditions as are approved by the Military Board, where a member marries in a locality other than that in which he is posted, the cost of travel of his wife from the place of marriage to the locality in which he is posted may be at the expense of the Department.
(2.) The cost of travel under this regulation shall not be at the expense of the Department unless—
(a) it is expected that the member will remain in the locality in which he is posted for a period of not less than six months as from the date of his marriage;
(b) the member has not less than twelve months to serve under his current engagement for service or the member enters into a further engagement for service with the Permanent Military Forces; and
(c) the member is serving in a posting which would have made him eligible for removal had he been married at the time of posting.
(3.) In this regulation, “cost of travel” means the fare of the wife and the cost of freight on her personal effects and wedding gifts but excludes freight on furniture and such other articles as the Military Board determines.
Removal on termination of service.
107.—(1.) Subject to this Division, a member may be removed at the expense of the Department on the termination of his service, or during furlough or leave which immediately precedes that termination, in order to enable his family to take up residence—
(a) at the place at which the member resided immediately before commencing his service;
(b) where the expense incurred by the Department on his removal would not exceed that of his removal to the place at which he resided immediately before commencing his service—at any other place; or
(c) at any other place in Australia if the Military Board is satisfied that the member has established or intends to establish a permanent home at that other place.
(2.) A member is not eligible for removal under this regulation where his service is terminated—
(a) at his own request—except where the member has completed twenty years’ continuous service, or, the request is made as a result of the re-organization of a formation or unit or in order to have his service terminated at the commencement of a period of furlough which he is eligible to take immediately prior to attaining the retiring age for his rank;
(b) upon disciplinary grounds; or
(c) upon the grounds of invalidity, where the invalidity was due to the member’s own default.
(3.) A member is not eligible for removal under this regulation within the period of twelve months immediately following the date of his last removal unless the Military Board approves of his removal.
(4.) Where a member’s removal under this regulation is approved, the member shall retain his eligibility for removal—
(a) if the Military Board is satisfied that a housing shortage exists in the locality to which removal is approved for a period not exceeding twelve consecutive months from the date of termination of his service; and
(b) in any other case—for a period not exceeding six consecutive months from the date of termination of his service.
Removal on death of member.
108.—(1.) Subject to this Division and to such conditions as are approved by the Military Board, where a member dies, the family of the deceased member may be removed at the expense of the Department in order to allow his family to take up residence—
(a) at the place at which the deceased member resided immediately before commencing his service as a member;
(b) where the expense incurred by the Department on the removal would not exceed that of a removal to the place at which the deceased member resided immediately before commencing his service as a member—at any other place; or
(c) at any other place in Australia if the Military Board is satisfied that the family has established or intends to establish a permanent home at that other place.
(2.) The family of a deceased member ceases to be eligible for removal under this regulation at the expiration of a period of six consecutive months after the date of the member’s death.
Member posted oversea.
109. Subject to this Division and to such conditions as are approved by the Military Board, where a member is posted oversea and passages are not provided for his family to the oversea destination of the member at the expense of the Department under regulation 130 of these Regulations, the member may be removed at the expense of the Department—
(a) to the capital city nearest to the place where his family resides at the time of his posting oversea or to the locality of his next posting after his oversea posting, if known, where—
(i) his family is required to vacate married quarters; or
(ii) his family resides with him in a remote locality; or
(b) to such locality as the Military Board determines, where, in the opinion of the Military Board, the removal is necessary on compassionate grounds because of the ill health of the member’s wife or in the interests of the care of children of tender years.
Storage of furniture and effects.
110.—(1.) Subject to such conditions as are approved by the Military Board—
(a) where furniture and effects are to be removed at the expense of the Department under regulation 103 of these Regulations and—
(i) a residence for the member’s family is not immediately available at or in the vicinity of his new station; or
(ii) the accommodation for the member’s family at his new station is not of a size suitable for the whole of the furniture and effects; or
(b) where a member is posted oversea and passages are provided for his family to the oversea destination of the member at the expense of the Department under regulation 130 of these Regulations;
(c) where personal effects of a member’s family are transported at the expense of the Department under sub-regulation (5.) of regulation 103 of these Regulations; or
(d) where furnished married quarters as a residence for the member’s family are available at or in the vicinity of the new station,
the furniture and effects of the member, or part of the furniture and effects, as the case requires, may be stored at the expense of the Department (including packing and transport at the expense of the Department to and from the store) until a residence or suitable accommodation is obtained, the member returns from his tour of duty oversea, or until the member is posted to a new locality or until the member vacates the furnished married quarters, as the case may be.
(2.) Where the furniture and effects of a member are to be removed at the expense of the Department under regulation 107, 108 or 109 of these Regulations, the furniture and effects may, if the Military Board so approves, be removed at the expense of the Department to a store in lieu of that removal.
(3.) Where a member is required to vacate married quarters in circumstances not entitling him to removal, the furniture and effects of the member may, if the Military Board so approves, be removed at the expense of the Department to the nearest available store or to premises in the locality of the married quarters.
(4.) The Department shall not be responsible for the cost of storage or of transport from the store of furniture and effects stored under this regulation—
(a) on the termination of a member’s service;
(b) within the period of twelve months immediately preceding the date of termination of a member’s service;
(c) on the death of a member; or
(d) where the furniture and effects are removed from the store for the purposes of sale.
Arrangements for removal.
111.—(1.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, a member is not eligible for removal at the expense of the Department under this Division unless he allows the Department to make the arrangements for his removal.
(2.) Where a member elects to make his own arrangements for removal and obtains three quotes for the cost of removal, the Department may pay the amount quoted in the lowest of the quotes obtained by the member or the amount which would have been incurred by the Department if the Department had made the arrangements for the transport, whichever is the less.
Reimbursement for loss or damage to furniture and effects.
112.—(1.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, where the furniture and effects of a member are removed or stored at the expense of the Department under this Division, the member shall be reimbursed for any loss or damage to the furniture and effects incurred by reasons of that removal or storage.
(2.) A member shall not be reimbursed under this regulation—
(a) where he elects to make his own arrangements for removal;
(b) where the removal or storage is covered by an insurance policy held by the member, except in respect of any amount for loss or damage not recoverable under that policy for which reimbursement is authorized under this regulation;
(c) in respect of loss or damage amounting to less than One pound;
(d) in respect of loss or damage occasioned by the inclusion in the furniture and effects of foodstuffs, liquids or highly inflammable materials;
(e) in respect of loss or damage not notified by the member in writing to the head-quarters of his new station within twenty-eight days of discovery of the loss or damage or of the delivery of the furniture and effects to the member, whichever is the earlier; or
(f) to the extent that the amount of the reimbursement would exceed One thousand one hundred pounds.
Method of travel on a removal.
113.—(1.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, the method of travel for a member’s family under this Division shall be—
(a) by rail; or
(b) if rail travel is not practicable, by such other method as is approved by the Military Board.
(2.) The Military Board may allow the whole, or such part of the travel as is specified by the Military Board, to be by air where—
(a) travel to or from Darwin or the New Guinea area is involved;
(b) travel for a long distance by a child of tender years is involved; or
(c) travel by air is desirable for medical or compassionate reasons.
(3.) Where the method of travel under this Division is by air, the amount of baggage which may be transported by air at the expense of the Department in addition to the baggage which the airline carries free of extra charge—
(a) in the case of travel to Darwin or the New Guinea area—is eighty pounds weight or, if the member is a married member accompanied by his family, one hundred and sixty pounds weight; and
(b) in any other case—is twenty-five pounds weight in respect of each person who has attained the age of twenty-one years.
(4.) Notwithstanding anything contained in the last preceding sub-regulation, where additional baggage is transported by air, the Department shall be responsible for so much of the cost of transport as is equivalent to the cost which would be incurred by the Department if the transport were by rail or, if rail transport is not practicable, by such other method as the Military Board determines.
(5.) Where additional baggage is transported otherwise than by air, the Department shall be responsible for so much of the cost of the transport as the Military Board determines.
Class of travel.
114. The family of a member travelling in the course of his removal is eligible for the class of travel, including sleeping berth accommodation where specified in the case of rail travel, specified in relation to the rank of the member in Division 9 of this Part.
Motor vehicles.
115. Nothing in this Division authorizes the transport at the expense of the Department of a motor vehicle in the possession of a member or his family, except that a motor vehicle in the possession of the member or, in the case of a deceased member or a member serving oversea, of his family in Australia, may be transported at the expense of the Department where—
(a) sea transport is unavoidable or it is otherwise not practicable for the vehicle to be driven on the journey;
(b) the route is such that the vehicle is likely to be damaged on the journey; or
(c) the vehicle cannot be driven on the journey due to ill health, lack of a competent driver or for any other adequate reason.
Division 12.—Allowances Payable on a Removal in Australia or on Return from Overseas.
Interpretation.
116.—(1.) In this Division, unless the contrary intention appears—
“removal” means a removal at the expense of the Department under Division 11 of this Part;
“suitable premises” means—
(a) unfurnished premises; or
(b) if unfurnished premises are not available—furnished premises,
which would provide a reasonable residence for the member and his family having regard to the member’s rank or appointment and the size and nature of his family.
(2.) In this Division, a reference to “family”, in relation to a member, is a reference to such of the persons who are eligible to travel on removal of the member as the Military Board determines.
Accommodation expenses en route.
117. Where the family of a member travels on a removal by a normal method of public transport and owing to the schedules of that method of public transport, or because of an interruption to the schedules, incurs expense for board and lodging over night, an allowance is payable to the member of an amount equal to half the cost of the expense so incurred.
Accommodation allowances on a removal or on return from oversea.
118.— (1.) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this regulation, an allowance, called “accommodation allowance”, is payable—
(a) to a member whose removal is effected—where the member pays for board and lodging for himself and for his family in the locality to which he is removed because suitable premises are not available or because the member’s furniture and effects have not arrived;
(b) to a member whose removal is effected—where the member pays for board and lodging for himself and his family in the locality from which he is removed because of circumstances associated with his posting;
(c) to a member who is posted oversea and passages for his family are provided at the expense of the Department—where the member closes his home and pays for board and lodging for himself and for his family during the period immediately prior to his departure from Australia; and
(d) to a member who has returned to Australia from a tour of duty oversea—where the member pays for board and lodging for himself and for his family during a period of temporary attachment for special duty before taking up a permanent posting.
(2.) Accommodation allowance is the amount (if any) by which the cost of the board and lodging paid by the member in the period for which the allowance is claimed exceeds such amount as the Military Board determines as being appropriate for the ordinary household expenditure, including rent, of the member in that period, except that—
(a) the accommodation allowance shall not exceed half the cost of the board and lodging in the period for which the allowance is claimed unless the Military Board so approves;
(b) where service accommodation is available for the member and the member lives out—the accommodation allowance payable in respect of each day for which the member so lives out shall be reduced by such amount as the Military Board determines; and
(c) if—
(i) the Military Board in approving an accommodation allowance under sub-regulation (4.) of this regulation in the case of a member who is eligible for a travelling allowance or a district allowance under these Regulations, is on leave or is absent from the locality on duty; or
(ii) the Military Board in approving the continuation of an accommodation allowance under sub-regulation (4.) of this regulation,
specifies that the allowance shall be paid at a lower rate— the allowance is payable at the rate so specified.
(3.) For the purposes of this regulation, where a member obtains bed and breakfast accommodation for himself or for a member of his family and is required to purchase additional meals, the cost paid by the member for board and lodging shall be deemed to be—
(a) such amount as would be necessary to pay for full board and lodging; or
(b) the amount paid for bed and breakfast accommodation plus Thirteen shillings and sixpence per day per person or, in the case of a child, such amount per day in addition to the amount for bed and breakfast accommodation, as the Military Board determines,
whichever is the less.
(4.) An accommodation allowance is not payable—
(a) unless the Military Board is satisfied that the member would occupy suitable premises which are unfurnished, if such premises were available;
(b) in respect of a period in excess of one day before the member attends for duty at the locality to which he is removed or before his family takes up residence in the locality;
(c) in respect of a period in excess of fourteen days that a member remains in the locality from which he is removed because of circumstances associated with his posting;
(d) in respect of a period in excess of fourteen days that the member posted oversea is awaiting departure from Australia;
(e) in respect of a member whose removal has been effected to a locality in accordance with sub-regulation (5.) of regulation 103, regulations 104, 105 or 106 of these Regulations;
(f) in respect of a period for which the member is on furlough;
(g) in respect of a period for which the member—
(i) is eligible for travelling allowance or district allowance under these Regulations; or
(ii) is on leave or is absent on duty from the locality to which he is removed,
unless the member is required to continue payment for board and lodging and the Military Board approves payment of the allowance;
(h) for more than two months in any one period unless the Command Secretary approves the continuation of the allowance; or
(i) for more than twelve months in any one period unless the Military Board approves the continuation of the allowance.
(5.) In this regulation, “member” means a member who, if he were living in, would be eligible for separation allowance.
Rental allowance prior to occupying suitable premises.
119.—(1.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, where a member whose removal is effected pays rent for suitable premises in the locality to which he is removed in respect of a period prior to occupying those premises and is unable for departmental reasons to occupy them immediately, he may be paid an allowance equal to the amount of rent so paid for that period or such part of that period as the Military Board determines.
(2.) An allowance is not payable under the last preceding sub-regulation unless the Military Board is satisfied that the securing of the suitable premises by the payment of rent in respect of a period prior to occupying the premises would result in a saving on the amount which would otherwise be payable by the Department as a result of the removal of the member.
Rental allowance on occupying furnished premises in new locality.
120.—(1.) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this regulation and to such conditions as are determined by the Military Board, an allowance, called “rental allowance”, is payable to a member whose removal is effected and who occupies premises other than suitable premises in the locality to which he is removed.
(2.) The rental allowance is the amount (if any) by which a rent which the Military Board considers to be fair and reasonable rent for the premises exceeds the rent the member would be required to pay under regulation 229 of these Regulations if he occupied married quarters, except that—
(a) the rental allowance shall not exceed Five pounds per week without the approval of the Military Board;
(b) where a member sub-lets a portion of the premises (including a garage)—the rent which he pays shall be reduced by the amount received by him from the sub-letting for the purpose of calculating the allowance payable; and
(c) if—
(i) the Military Board in approving a rental allowance under the next succeeding sub-regulation, where the member is eligible for a travelling allowance or a district allowance under these Regulations, is on leave or is absent from the locality on duty; or
(ii) the Command Secretary or the Military Board in approving the continuation of a rental allowance under the next succeeding sub-regulation,
specifies that the allowance shall be paid at a lower rate—the allowance is payable at the rate so specified.
(3.) A rental allowance is not payable—
(a) unless the member ordinarily occupies unfurnished premises and the Military Board is satisfied that the member would occupy suitable premises which are unfurnished, if such premises were available;
(b) in respect of a period in excess of one day before the member attends for duty at the locality to which he is removed or before his family takes up residence in the locality;
(c) in respect of a period for which the member is on furlough;
(d) in respect of a period for which the member—
(i) is eligible for travelling allowance or district allowance under these Regulations;
(ii) is on leave or is absent on duty from the locality to which he is removed, unless the member is required to continue payment of rent and the Military Board approves payment of the allowance;
(e) for more than two months in any one period unless the Command Secretary approves the continuation of the allowance;
(f) for more than twelve months in any one period unless the Military Board approves the continuation of the allowance; or
(g) in respect of a member whose removal has been effected in accordance with sub-regulation (5.) of regulation 103 or regulations 104, 105 or 106 of these Regulations.
(4.) In this regulation, “member” means a member who, if he were living in, would be eligible for separation allowance.
Transfer allowance, unmarried members.
121—(1.) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this regulation, where a member other than a married member is posted to a new locality and is required to live out and the cost of full board and lodging exceeds a reasonable rate, an allowance, called “transfer allowance”, at a rate not exceeding Five pounds per week is payable to the member while occupying the particular premises.
(2.) An allowance is not payable—
(a) unless the Military Board is satisfied that the member is actively and genuinely attempting to obtain cheaper lodgings; or
(b) in excess of a period of sixty days from the time of arrival at the new locality.
(3.) In this regulation “reasonable rate” is the weekly rate for full board and lodging of a member in relation to his rank—
Brigadier or Colonel—Nine pounds.
Lieutenant-Colonel or Major—Eight pounds.
Captain or officer of lower rank—Seven pounds.
Soldier—Five pounds ten shillings.
Disturbance allowance on removal.
122.—(1.) An allowance, called “disturbance allowance”, is payable to a member on removal, other than a removal on his first posting after commencing his service or a removal on the termination of his service, where the furniture and effects of the member transported on the removal are of a value of not less than Five hundred pounds and, in the opinion of the Military Board, constitute a substantial portion of the member’s normal furniture and effects.
(2.) The disturbance allowance is—
(a) For the first and second removals—Twenty pounds.
(b) For the third and fourth removals—Thirty pounds.
(c) For the fifth and subsequent removals—Forty pounds.
(3.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, for the purpose of determining the amount of allowance payable under this regulation, removals of a member on and after the first day of January, 1948, shall be taken into account.
(4.) Where a member has disposed of part or all of his furniture and effects and has been paid an allowance under regulation 124 of these Regulations, removals prior to the date of sale shall not be taken into account in determining the amount of allowance under the last preceding sub-regulation.
Education allowance.
123.—(1.) Subject to such conditions as are approved by the Military Board, where a member has been granted a removal and it is necessary for him to arrange full time secondary education for his child at the locality from which he is posted to avoid serious interference to the continuity of the child’s education, he may be paid an allowance called “education allowance”, at the rate of Eighty pounds per year.
(2.) The allowance is not payable—
(a) if the wife does not accompany the member to the new locality to which he is posted;
(b) if the child—
(i) was not living with his parents at the locality from which the member is removed;
(ii) has not commenced or was not about to commence a full time course at a recognized secondary school;
(iii) has attained the age of eighteen years; or
(iv) has completed the matriculation or equivalent examination; and
(c) to the extent that assistance is made available from the Government of a State or Territory or from a Government assisted or subsidized hostel or other institution.
(3.) Where an allowance under this regulation is payable to a member over a full school year, a travel warrant may be issued to enable the child to visit his parents.
Allowance for sale of furniture in lieu of a removal.
124.—(1.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, a member whose removal is approved other than a removal on termination of his service and who elects to sell his furniture and effects in lieu of having the furniture and effects transported on the removal may be paid an allowance equal to—
(a) the amount (if any) by which the amount received on the sale is less than the current market value of the furniture and effects; or
(b) the amount which would have been incurred by the Department on the removal of the furniture and effects after deducting, where the furniture and effects were stored at the expense of the Department prior to the sale, the cost of the storage,
whichever is the less.
(2.) An allowance under the last preceding sub-regulation—
(a) where the furniture and effects are sold while stored at the expense of the Department—is subject to the approval of the Military Board; and
(b) in any other case—is subject to the approval of the Command Secretary.
Allowance for sale of motor vehicle.
125. Subject to the approval of the Command Secretary a member whose removal is approved other than a removal on termination of service and who elects to sell his motor vehicle in lieu of having the motor vehicle transported on the removal in accordance with the provisions of regulation 115 of these Regulations may be paid an allowance equal to—
(a) the amount (if any) by which the amount received on the sale is less than the current market value of the motor vehicle; or
(b) the amount which would have been incurred by the Department on the transportion of the motor vehicle,
whichever is the less.
Mileage allowance on a removal.
126.—(1.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, when the removal of a member is approved and he elects to transport himself or his family in his own vehicle, an allowance, called “mileage allowance”, is payable to the member at such rates and subject to such conditions as the Military Board determines.
(2.) Mileage allowance is not payable to a member under the last preceding sub-regulation unless the Military Board approves of the travel in the member’s vehicle.
Division 13.—Oversea Travel and Allowances.
Interpretation.
127.—(1.) In this Division unless the contrary intention appears—
“child”, in relation to a member, means—
(a) the child (not being an ex-nuptial child) or the stepchild of the member; or
(b) the legally adopted child of the member;
“family”, in relation to a member, means the persons who ordinarily reside with the member, being—
(a) his wife;
(b) his child under the age of twenty-one years;
(c) a child of the member who has attained the age of twenty-one years but is, through illness or infirmity, dependent upon the member;
(d) a dependent mother of the member or of his wife; or
(e) a dependent father of the member or of his wife, if dependent upon the member through illness or infirmity,
and in the case of a member who is widowed, divorced or separated from his wife and has children under the age of twenty-one years, includes a person residing in a home maintained by the member for his children and acting as housekeeper or guardian of the children;
“intermediate term duty”, in relation to a member, means duty where the duration of the posting in an oversea country is for a period of more than six months but less than twelve months;
“junior officer” means an officer of the rank of major or lower rank;
“long term duty”, in relation to a member, means duty where the duration of the posting in an oversea country is for a period of twelve months or more;
“permanent accommodation”, in relation to a member, means accommodation that the Senior Australian Representative in the oversea country considers suitable for the member to occupy during the period of the member’s duty oversea;
“senior officer” means an officer of the rank of lieutenant-colonel or higher rank;
“separated”, in relation to a member, means where the member lives apart from his wife for reasons other than reasons connected with his military duties;
“short term duty”, in relation to a member, means absence from Australia on duty for a period not exceeding six months;
(2.) Where a member requests that his daughter, although she has attained the age of twenty-one years, should be regarded as a member of his family for the purposes of this Division—
(a) because she is performing essential domestic duties in his household; or
(b) for other special reasons, the Military Board may approve of her being so regarded.
(3.) Although a person is one of a member’s family as defined in sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation, he shall be deemed not to be included in the member’s family for the purpose of this regulation if the Military Board is not satisfied that the circumstances of the member’s family justify that person being provided, at the expense of the Department, with a passage to an oversea destination.
(4.) A person specified in paragraph (c), (d) or (e) of the definition of “family” in sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation shall not be deemed to be dependent upon the member unless—
(a) that person is wholly dependent upon the member; or
(b) the Military Board determines that in the circumstances of the case, the person, being partially dependent, should be regarded as dependent upon the member.
Travel by sea.
128.—(1.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, when a member travels by sea on duty at the expense of the Department to or from a place oversea, otherwise than as a member of an organized body of troops, he shall travel by such route as the Military Board directs and shall be allowed the class and grade (if any) of accommodation specified, in relation to the rank that he holds, in the following table:—
Rank. | Class of Accommodation. | Grade of Accommodation. |
Colonel or higher rank ........................ | First ............ | A |
Lieutenant-colonel or major ..................... | First ............ | B |
Captain or lieutenant .......................... | First ............ | C |
Soldier ................................... | Highest tourist class.. | .. |
(2.) Where the grade of accommodation which a member is allowed under the last preceding sub-regulation is not available in the ship in which the member is directed to travel, he shall be allowed—
(a) the next lower grade than that for which he is eligible under that sub-regulation; or
(b) where that lower grade is not available, the next higher grade than that for which he is eligible under that sub-regulation.
(3.) The classes and grades specified in the table in sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation are those of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company and the accommodation provided by those classes and grades shall be deemed to be standard for determining the class and grade of accommodation to be allotted in a ship of another line.
(4.) Accommodation including a private bath room or lavatory for which an additional charge is made shall not be allowed to an officer travelling on duty by sea to or from a place oversea unless it is necessary for his journey to be made in a ship in which cabin accommodation of the appropriate grade, not including those facilities, is not available.
(5.) A member may, with the approval of the Military Board, travel by a route other than that directed by the Military Board and by a class of accommodation other than that allowed to him under sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation, or by air, and, in that event, he shall be responsible for payment of the additional cost (if any) of the travel.
Travel by air.
129.—(1.) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this regulation, when a member travels by air at the expense of the Department to or from a place oversea, other than as a member of an organized body of troops, an officer or a warrant officer shall be allowed first class accommodation, and a member holding a rank lower than warrant officer shall be allowed tourist class accommodation.
(2.) Where tourist class accommodation is not available in the aircraft in which a member holding a rank lower than warrant officer is directed to travel, he shall be allowed, subject to the approval of the Military Board, first class accommodation.
(3.) Where a member travels on duty by air to and from a place oversea and his wife travels with him at his own expense, he may, with the approval of the Military Board, travel by tourist class accommodation, and in that event he shall be credited with the amount of the difference between the cost of the first class fare and the cost of the tourist class fare for the journey.
Passages of families oversea.
130.—(1.) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this Division, where a married member is posted oversea on long term duty, his family may be provided, at the expense of the Department, with passages to and from the oversea destination of the member.
(2.) Where a passage to an oversea destination has been provided for a member’s child at the expense of the Department and the child attains the age of twenty-one years, that child shall, if the Military Board so approves, be deemed to be a member of the member’s family for the purpose of a return passage to Australia.
Family to accompany member on forward journey.
131.—(1.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, passages for the family of a member to his oversea destination shall not, except with the approval of the Minister, be provided at the expense of the Department unless the members of the family accompany the member on the journey.
(2.) Where a married member proceeds oversea on short or intermediate term duty, and after his departure from Australia, the period of oversea service is extended to long term duty, the Minister may approve of the provision of passages, at the expense of the Department, for the family of the member to and from the oversea destination, if it is expected that the members of the family will be able to spend not less than twelve months with the member at the place of his oversea posting.
(3.) Passages shall not be provided under the last preceding sub-regulation until the member has paid to the Department any amount that he is liable to refund under sub-regulation (3.) of regulation 153 of these Regulations.
Reimbursement of fares of family of member.
132. Where the period for which a married member is posted oversea is extended as described in sub-regulation (2.) of the last preceding regulation and the member has taken his family to his oversea destination at his own expense, the Military Board may approve of payment to the member of an amount equivalent to—
(a) the amount of the expense so incurred by the member; or
(b) the amount of the cost that would have been incurred by the Department if the passages had been arranged by the Department,
whichever is the less.
Family to accompany member on return journey.
133.—(1.) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this regulation, return passages to Australia shall not be provided at the expense of the Department unless the members of the family accompany the member on the journey.
(2.) Where the member is prevented by Service reasons from accompanying his family, return passages to Australia may be provided for his family at the expense of the Department if the members of the family travel to Australia by the next available passenger ship after departure of the member for Australia.
(3.) Where the member is unable to accompany his family for other than Service reasons, the Military Board may approve of passages to Australia for his family at the expense of the Department, if the Military Board considers that the circumstances justify that approval.
Return passages to be provided only where forward passages provided.
134.—(1.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, return passages to Australia for a member’s family shall not be provided at the expense of the Department unless passages to the oversea destination of the member were provided for the family at the expense of the Department, or the member was reimbursed, under regulation 132 of these Regulations, in respect of their passages to the oversea destination.
(2.) Where a member marries while posted oversea and the member’s family would have been eligible under these Regulations for passages to and from his oversea destination if he had been a married member before his departure from Australia for that destination, the Military Board may approve of passages to Australia at the expense of the Department for the member’s wife and child (if any).
(3.) In addition to the members of a member’s family specified in the last preceding sub-regulation, a passage to Australia at the expense of the Department may also be provided for any other member of his family approved by the Military Board if it considers that special circumstances justify such approval.
(4.) Where the passages for a member’s family were not provided at the expense of the Department because the member’s family travelled to the oversea destination before the member, sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation does not prevent passages to Australia being provided for the member’s family at the expense of the Department.
Return passages not to be provided before completion of duty.
135. Passages to Australia shall not be provided at the expense of the Department for a member’s family before the member has completed his period of long term duty oversea unless the Minister otherwise approves on compassionate grounds or because he considers that other special circumstances justify such an approval.
Transport of families.
136. Where under this Division the family of a member is transported at the expense of the Department—
(a) members of his family shall be transported at the expense of the Department from their place of residence in Australia to the place of embarkation in Australia and from the oversea place of disembarkation to the place of their residence oversea;
(b) Members of his family shall, wherever possible, be provided with the same class of accommodation as that provided for the member when travelling on duty; and
(c) the cost of passports, visas (if required) and immunization at such rates as are approved by the Military Board shall be at the expense of the Department.
Removal whilst oversea.
137. Where a member whose family has been transported under this Division at the expense of the Department is transferred to another posting while oversea, his family and such items of the member’s and his family’s effects as the Military Board approves may be removed at the expense of the Department to the locality of that other posting.
(2.) For the purposes of this regulation a member who marries whilst on long term duty oversea and is entitled to a passage to Australia for his family under regulation 134 of these Regulations shall be deemed to be a member whose family has been transported under this Division at the expense of the Department.
(3.) The reference to removal in this regulation includes necessary packing and unpacking.
Inclusion of certain members as married members.
138. Where a member is a widower or a person against whom a court order for the maintenance of his wife is in existence who voluntarily maintains his children, though not in his own home, his family shall not be provided with passages at the expense of the Department under this Division except with the approval of the Military Board.
Baggage entitlement.
139. The quantity, of such items as the Military Board approves, of the effects of a member and his family whose passages are provided at the expense of the Department, which may be transported to and from his oversea destination, inclusive of the quantity which the transport agency carries free of extra charge—
(a) in the case of travel by sea—is eighty cubic feet measurement for each adult person and forty cubic feet measurement for each child; and
(b) in the case of travel by air—is such quantity as the Military Board determines.
Transport of furniture to Australia.
140.—(1.) Where a member whose family was provided with passages to an oversea destination at the expense of the Department maintained a domestic establishment oversea and purchased additional necessary furniture while oversea, he shall be reimbursed the cost of transport to Australia of so much of that furniture as does not exceed two shipping tons.
(2.) Subject to the approval of the Military Board, where a member who married while serving oversea maintained a domestic establishment oversea and purchased necessary furniture while oversea, he shall be reimbursed the cost of transport to Australia of so much of that furniture as does not exceed two shipping tons.
(3.) In this regulation, “domestic establishment” means a house including a section of a house, or a flat, occupied by the member as a place of residence for himself and his family, but does not include a boarding house, hotel or a lodging house at which meals were provided in addition to accommodation.
Insurance of baggage and effects.
141.—(1.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, where a member travels on duty by air, land or sea to and from an oversea destination he shall be reimbursed the cost of insuring his baggage and effects during the travel.
(2.) An amount of reimbursement under this regulation shall not exceed—
(a) in the case of a member who travels oversea on short term duty—insurance for an amount of Two hundred pounds;
(b) in the case of a member who travels oversea on long term duty and is accompanied by his family at the expense of the Department—such amount and subject to such conditions as the Military Board determines; or
(c) in any other case—insurance for an amount of Two hundred and fifty pounds.
Oversea outfit allowance.
142.—(1.) Where a member is posted oversea on duty and it is necessary for him to purchase travelling equipment or additional clothing for himself and, where members of his family have been granted passages to the oversea destination at the expense of the Department under regulations 130 and 131 of these Regulations, for those members of his family, he may, subject to the approval of the Military Board, be paid an allowance called “oversea outfit allowance”, of such amount as the Military Board determines for the purpose of partially reimbursing him for the expense so incurred.
(2.) An amount expended by a member in the purchase of travelling equipment, or an article of clothing, that would have been equally required in Australia by the member or the members of his family concerned shall not be taken into account for the purposes of an oversea outfit allowance under the last preceding sub-regulation.
Shipboard allowance.
143.—(1.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, where a member travels on duty by air, land or sea to or from an oversea destination, and—
(a) the fare paid for him includes subsistence; and
(b) he travels under normal civilian passenger conditions,
he shall be paid, in respect of the period of the journey from embarkation to disembarkation, an allowance, called “shipboard allowance”, at the rate of Ten shillings (sterling) per day, or in the case of travel between Australia and North America, at the rate of One dollar fifty cents per day as the case requires.
(2.) Shipboard allowance is not payable—
(a) to a member travelling as a member of an organized body of troops;
(b) to a member to whom an allowance is payable under regulation 157 of these Regulations; or
(c) to a member where he travels to Australia under an immigration scheme of the Commonwealth.
Allowance— short term duty.
144.—(1.) Where a member proceeds oversea on short term duty, he shall in respect of such period of his stay in the place of destination as the Military Board approves, be paid an allowance, called “short term oversea allowance”.
(2.) Short term oversea allowance is payable at such rate and subject to such conditions as the Military Board determines.
(3.) Where the member incurs hotel expenses, the Military Board may take the amount of those expenses into account in determining the rate of allowance payable to the member or may approve of his being reimbursed that amount in addition to such allowance (if any) as the Military Board determines to be otherwise payable.
(4.) In this regulation, “hotel expenses” means expenses reasonably incurred for accommodation or accommodation and meals, as the case may be, at a hotel or other house of accommodation.
(5.) For the purposes of the last preceding sub-regulation, if the accounts for hotel expenses do not specify the respective charges for accommodation and meals, the cost of meals shall be deemed to be such amount as the Military Board determines.
(6.) Where the member lives in at a Service establishment, the amount of the charges paid by him for messing and accommodation shall, for the purpose of this regulation, be deemed to be the amount of hotel expenses incurred by him.
Oversea transit allowance.
145. Where a member proceeds oversea on intermediate or long term duty and because of unavoidable breaks in journeys whilst proceeding to or returning from the place of destination incurs expense for accommodation and meals for himself, or for himself and his family where he is on long term duty, an allowance called “oversea transit allowance” may be paid at such rate for such periods and in accordance with such conditions as the Military Board determines.
Oversea settling-in allowance.
146.—(1.) Where a member proceeds oversea on intermediate or long term duty and on arrival at the place of destination lives out in temporary accommodation whilst seeking permanent accommodation for himself, or for himself and his family where he is on long term duty, an allowance, called “oversea settling-in allowance” may be paid at such rate for such periods and in accordance with such conditions as the Military Board determines.
(2.) Oversea settling-in allowance may also be paid for such periods as the Military Board approves after a member and his family have necessarily Vacated permanent accommodation prior to departure for Australia.
Outlay allowance.
147.—(1.) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this regulation, an allowance called “outlay allowance” is payable to a member on arrival at the place of oversea posting on long term duty in an oversea country.
(2.) Subject to the two next succeeding sub-regulations, the amount of the allowance payable to a member posted to the United Kingdom, according to the duration of his posting and to his marital and living conditions, is as specified in the following table:—
Where the Period of the Member’s Posting is— | Married Member Accompanied by His Family at the Expense of the Department, who is— | Member, other than a Married Member Accompanied by His Family at the Expense of the Department, who is— | ||
Living Out. | Living In. | Living Out. | Living In. | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ |
For less than two years ..... | 76 | 30 | 25 | 10 |
For two years or more but less than three years | 153 | 60 | 50 | 20 |
For three years or more ..... | 183 | 90 | 60 | 30 |
(3.) For the purpose of determining an amount of allowance payable under the last preceding sub-regulation, a member shall be deemed to be living in unless it is anticipated that, after the completion of any period in respect of which an allowance under the last preceding regulation is payable, he will be living out for the major portion of the period of oversea posting.
(4.) Where, subsequent to the payment of an amount of allowance, the Military Board determines that that amount has been incorrectly assessed, the Military Board may direct that the member’s entitlement be re-assessed and his pay account adjusted accordingly.
(5.) Where a member is posted to an oversea country other than the United Kingdom, outlay allowance may be payable at such rates and subject to such conditions as the Military Board determines.
Oversea living out allowance.
148.—(1.) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this regulation, an allowance, called “oversea living out allowance”, is payable to a member on intermediate or long term duty in an oversea country in respect of a period for which he lives out in that country.
(2.) Where a member is on intermediate term duty in the United Kingdom, the allowance is the rate per annum specified for his rank according to his marital and living conditions in the following table:—
Marital and Living Conditions. | Rank. | |||||
Major-General. | Brigadier. | Colonel. | Lieutenant-Colonel. | Major | Captain and Lower Rank. | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ |
Married member occupying a house or flat | 1,213 | 1,113 | 991 | 896 | 865 | 837 |
Unmarried member occupying a flat in London or Manchester | 673 | 846 | 821 | 698 | 648 | 625 |
Unmarried member occupying a flat elsewhere than in London or Manchester | 429 | 602 | 577 | 564 | 564 | 495 |
(3.) Where a member is on intermediate term duty in North America the allowance is—
(i) in respect of a married member—Twelve dollars per day for a senior officer or Ten dollars per day for a junior officer or soldier; and
(ii) in respect of a member other than a married member—at the rate specified for his rank in the table in paragraph (c) of sub-regulation (5.) of this regulation that would be payable to him if he was in North America on long term duty.
(4.) Where a member is on intermediate term duty in an oversea country other than the United Kingdom or North America, the allowance is at such rate and subject to such conditions as the Military Board from time to time determines.
(5.) Where a member is on long term duty and, if married, is accompanied by his family at the expense of the Department—
(a) if—
(i) the member is serving at a place in the United Kingdom and arrived in the United Kingdom before the fourth day of June, 1959; or
(ii) the member is serving in an oversea country other than the United Kingdom or North America, the allowance is at such rate and subject to such conditions as the Military Board from time to time determines;
(b) where the member is serving at a place in the United Kingdom and arrived in the United Kingdom on or after the fourth day of June, 1959, the allowance is the rate specified for his rank according to his marital and living conditions in the following table:—
Marital and Living Conditions. | Rank. | |||||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ |
Married member occupying a house or flat in London or Manchester | 1,137 | 1,037 | 915 | 820 | 789 | 761 |
Married member occupying a house or flat elsewhere than in London or Manchester | 795 | 795 | 712 | 602 | 556 | 522 |
Married member occupying married quarters located on the station at which he is serving in London or Manchester | .. | 431 | 393 | 369 | 344 | 323 |
Married member occupying married quarters not located on the station at which he is serving in London or Manchester | .. | 447 | 417 | 400 | 375 | 367 |
Married member occupying married quarters elsewhere than in London or Manchester | .. | 431 | 393 | 369 | 344 | 323 |
Member other than a married member occupying a flat in London or Manchester | 648 | 821 | 796 | 673 | 623 | 600 |
Member other than a married member occupying a flat elsewhere than in London or Manchester | 404 | 577 | 552 | 539 | 539 | 470 |
(c) where the member is serving at a place in North America, the allowance is the rate specified for his rank according to his marital condition, in the following table:—
Rank. | Married Member. | Member Other Than a Married Member. |
| $ | $ |
Major-General ............ | 5,140 | 2,615 |
Brigadier ................ | 5,140 | 3,001 |
Colonel ................. | 4,930 | 2,886 |
Lieutenant-Colonel ......... | 4,710 | 2,781 |
Major .................. | 4,500 | 2,666 |
Officer of lower rank ........ | 4,290 | 2,561 |
Warrant Officer or lower rank .. | 4,290 | 2,561 |
(6.) Where a married member on long term duty lives out and passages for his family in respect of that period of long term duty have not been granted under these Regulations, the rate of allowance payable to him shall be at such rate and subject to such conditions as the Military Board determines.
(7.) Where a member referred to in the last five preceding sub-regulations—
(a) is temporarily absent on duty from the place to which he is posted;
(b) is in hospital; or
(c) is temporarily living in at a Service establishment,
he may be paid oversea living out allowance at such rate, not exceeding the appropriate rate specified in the last five preceding sub-regulations, for such period and subject to such conditions as the Military Board determines.
(8.) Where a member referred to in sub-regulation (5.) of this regulation is occupying married quarters in the United Kingdom and is provided with domestic assistance by or at the expense of the Department or on behalf of the Department, the amount of such allowance shall be reduced by an amount calculated at the rate of Fifty pounds per annum in respect of the period that the domestic assistance is provided.
(9.) Oversea living out allowance is not payable—
(a) to a member appointed or enlisted oversea in respect of any period following appointment or enlistment for which—
(i) he remains on the staff of the Australian Army representative;
(ii) he is awaiting passage to Australia; or
(iii) he is undergoing a course of training before embarkation for Australia; or
(b) in respect of a period that a member is granted furlough or leave without pay under the Australian Military Regulations.
Oversea living in allowance.
149.—(1.) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this regulation, an allowance, called “oversea living in allowance”, is payable to a member who is on intermediate or long term duty and lives in at a Service establishment and is not a member to whom sub-regulation (4.) of this regulation applies, in respect of the period for which he so lives in.
(2.) Oversea living in allowance is—
(a) where the member is serving in the United Kingdom and arrived in the United Kingdom on or after the fourth day of June, 1959, the rate per annum specified for his rank according to his marital condition, in the following table:—
Rank. | Married Member. | Member Other Than a Married Member. |
| £ | £ |
Brigadier ................ | 351 | 237 |
Colonel ................. | 326 | 212 |
Lieutenant-Colonel ......... | 309 | 195 |
Major .................. | 293 | 179 |
Captain or Officer of lower rank | 276 | 162 |
Warrant Officer or lower rank .. | 276 | 162 |
(b) where the member is serving in North America—Five dollars per day and in addition the amount of the charge as represents the compulsory messing charges for the member; and
(c) in any other case—at such rate and subject to such conditions as the Military Board from time to time, determines.
(3.) Where a married member on long term duty in the United Kingdom lives in at a Service establishment, and passages for his family have been granted under these Regulations or he married after his embarkation in Australia and a passage to Australia for his wife has been approved under regulation 134 of these Regulations the rate of allowance payable to him under this regulation, in respect of the period for which his family resides in the United Kingdom while he is so living in, is the same as the rate of oversea living out allowance that would be payable to him under sub-regulation (5.) of the last preceding regulation if he were living out.
(4.) Where a member referred to in sub-regulation (2.) or sub-regulation (5.) of the last preceding regulation is temporarily living in at a Service establishment in the United Kingdom, he may be paid oversea living in allowance at such rate, not exceeding the appropriate rate specified in sub-regulation (2.) of this regulation, for such period and subject to such conditions as the Military Board determines, and this allowance may be in addition to any oversea living out allowance paid to him under sub-regulation (2.) or (5.) of the last preceding regulation.
(5.) Where a member referred to in sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation—
(a) is eligible for travelling allowance under this Division;
(b) is in hospital; or
(c) is on recreation leave for a period of not less than seventy-two consecutive hours,
oversea living in allowance is payable to him for such period and at such rate as the Military Board determines.
(6.) Where a member lives in at a Service establishment in the United Kingdom during a course of training and a charge against the Department is made in respect of the course, so much (if any) of the amount of the charge as represents his messing charge shall be deducted from the amount of the allowance otherwise payable to the member under this regulation.
(7.) Oversea living in allowance is not payable—
(a) to a member appointed or enlisted in the United Kingdom in respect of a period following appointment or enlistment or which—
(i) he is on the staff of the Australian Army Representative, London;
(ii) he is awaiting passage to Australia; or
(iii) he is undergoing a course of training before embarkation for Australia; or
(b) in respect of a period for which a member is granted furlough or leave without pay under the Australian Military Regulations.
Child allowance.
150.—(l.) A married member on long term duty in receipt of either oversea living out allowance or oversea living in allowance under this Division shall be paid in respect of the period for which the allowance is payable to him, an allowance, called “child allowance”, for each child who is maintained by him in the oversea country during that period.
(2.) The child allowance is—
(a) where the member is in the United Kingdom—at the rate of Ninety pounds per annum;
(b) where the member is in North America—at the rate of Six hundred dollars per annum; or
(c) in any other case—at such rate as the Military Board determines.
(3.) Child allowance is not payable unless the child is dependent upon the member and—
(a) is under the age of sixteen years; or
(b) being under the age of eighteen years, is an invalid or is undergoing full time education and is approved by the Military Board for the purpose of this regulation.
Child education allowance.
151—(1.) Where a married member is posted oversea on long term duty to a country where a suitable English speaking education is not available for his child or children, as determined by the Military Board, he may, subject to such conditions as the Military Board determines, be paid an allowance, called “child education allowance”, of Two hundred and fifty pounds per annum in respect of each child who—
(a) does not accompany the member oversea and who continues with continuous full time education in Australia; or
(b) accompanies the member oversea but is subsequently returned to Australia at the expense of the Department during the currency of the member’s posting.
(2.) The allowance shall not be payable—
(a) to a member who was not accompanied by his wife to the place of oversea posting; or
(b) in respect of a period after the member or his wife returns to Australia.
(3.) For the purposes of this regulation, “child” does not include a child who—
(a) is under the age of nine years or over the age of eighteen years; or
(b) has passed a matriculation examination.
Continuation of oversea living allowance after return of certain members to Australia.
152.—(1.) Where—
(a) a member is on long term duty in the United Kingdom and his family is eligible to be provided with a passage to Australia at the expense of the Department;
(b) he returns to Australia;
(c) his family does not accompany him to Australia; and
(d) immediately before his return, an allowance was payable to him under sub-regulation (5.) of regulation 148, sub-regulation (3.) of regulation 149 or regulation 150 of these Regulations,
the allowance remains, subject to the succeeding provisions of this regulation, payable to him, at the rate that would have been payable to him if he had remained oversea, until the date of the earliest passage of his family to Australia that can be arranged.
(2.) The allowance under sub-regulation (3.) of regulation 149 of these Regulations remaining payable to a member by virtue of the last preceding sub-regulation remains payable at the rate by which the rate prescribed by sub-regulation (3.) of regulation 149 of these Regulations exceeds the rate prescribed by sub-regulation (2.) of that regulation.
(3.) Payment of allowance under sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation shall not be made—
(a) after twenty-eight days after the departure of the member for Australia unless the Senior Australian Army Representative otherwise approves; and
(b) unless the member authorizes payment of the amount of the allowance to his wife or an appropriate person approved by a prescribed authority.
(4.) Where the reasons for which the family of the member do not accompany the member on his return to Australia are other than Service reasons, an allowance does not remain payable under sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation, but the Military Board may approve of payment to the member of an oversea living allowance at such rate and for such period as the Military Board determines.
Additional United Kingdom allowance.
153.—(1.) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this regulation, where a married member has been posted on intermediate term duty in the United Kingdom and lives in, an allowance called “additional United Kingdom allowance” is payable, in respect of the period of the member’s service in the United Kingdom, at the rate of Six shillings and three pence per day.
(2.) This regulation does not apply to or in relation to a member who marries after his embarkation in Australia for the United Kingdom.
(3.) Where, after a married member has taken up duty in the United Kingdom, a passage at the expense of the Department is provided for his family under sub-regulation (2.) of regulation 131 of these Regulations or he is reimbursed under regulation 132 of these Regulations in respect of the cost of such passage, he is liable to refund to the Department the amount of additional United Kingdom allowance paid to him before the provision of, or reimbursement in respect of, the passage.
Oversea rental allowance.
154. Where a member oversea on long term duty rents permanent accommodation for himself and family in an oversea country, an allowance called “oversea rental allowance” may be paid at such rate, for such periods in respect of such countries and in accordance with such conditions as are determined by the Military Board.
Representation allowance.
155. Where oversea living out allowance is payable to a member under regulation 148 of these Regulations, he may be paid an allowance, called “representation allowance”, at such rate for such period and subject to such conditions as the Military Board determines.
Supplementary allowance.
156.—(1.) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this regulation, where a member who, having been appointed or enlisted in the United Kingdom, proceeds to Australia for his first period of service, an allowance, called “supplementary allowance”, may be paid to him for the period that he is awaiting passage to Australia.
(2.) The rate of supplementary allowance is the rate per day specified according to the rank of the member in the following table:—
Rank. | Rate. | |
| s. | d. |
Brigadier and higher rank .......................................... | 15 | 1 |
Colonel ...................................................... | 12 | 7 |
Lieutenant-Colonel .............................................. | 11 | 0 |
Major ....................................................... | 9 | 4 |
Captain and officers of lower rank .................................... | 8 | 3 |
Warrant Officer and soldiers of lower rank ............................... | 8 | 3 |
(3.) Where a member in receipt of supplementary allowance is married and his family is unable to travel to Australia with the member owing to passage difficulties, the allowance remains, subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, payable to him until the day prior to the date of departure of his family to Australia.
(4.) Payment of allowance in pursuance of the last preceding sub-regulation shall not be made—
(a) where the member’s family does not intend to proceed to Australia; or
(b) after eighteen months after the date of the member’s arrival in Australia, unless the Military Board otherwise approves; and
(c) unless the member authorizes payment of the amount of the allowance to his wife or an appropriate person approved by a prescribed authority.
(5.) In this regulation, “family” in relation to a member means his wife or children in respect of whom marriage allowance is payable.
Travelling and meal allowance.
157. Where a member oversea on intermediate or long term duty—
(a) visits a place in the oversea country other than his normal place of duty for the purpose of performing duty at that other place; or
(b) on being posted for duty to a place within the oversea country, travels to that place for the purpose of taking up duty from the place at which he was serving,
he may be paid a travelling allowance or a meal allowance at such rate and subject to such conditions as the Military Board approves.
Dates of payment of oversea allowances.
158. An allowance payable to a member under regulations 148, 149, 150, 153 and 155 of these Regulations is payable in respect of the day on which the member—
(a) arrives at his place of duty in North America; or
(b) arrives in the oversea country in any other case,
but is not payable in respect of the day on which the member—
(c) departs from his normal place of duty in North America; or
(d) departs from the oversea country in any other case,
for return to Australia.
Currency of payments oversea.
159. Where a member is serving oversea, the pay and allowances payable to him oversea shall be paid in such currency and at such rate of exchange as the Military Board determines.
Division 14.—Training at Civilian Establishments.
Courses of study.
160.—(1.) The Military Board may approve of a member undertaking at the expense of the Department a course of study or training at a civil training establishment as an official training requirement.
(2.) In this regulation, “official training requirement” means a training requirement approved by the Minister.
Payment of fees for courses of study.
161.—Where approval is given for a member to undertake a course of study or training at a civil training establishment, the Department shall pay such fees and charges payable in respect of that course as the Military Board approves.
(2.) Where a university undergraduate or technical college student is appointed an officer, the Department shall, subject to such conditions as the Military Board determines, pay the fees in respect of the completion of his course.
(3.) Where fees are payable by the Department under this regulation and the member is remunerated for any civil employment associated with the course of study in which he is engaged during the period in which fees are payable, he is liable to pay to the Department so much of the amount of that remuneration as does not exceed the amount of active pay and allowances payable to him under these Regulations in respect of that period.
(4.) Without prejudice to the right of the Commonwealth to recover by other means any amount payable by a member to the Department under the last preceding sub-regulation, that amount may be deducted from the pay and allowances that are or become payable to him under these regulations.
Post-graduate and refresher courses— medical officers.
162.—(1.) The Military Board may approve of a medical officer appointed to a long service commission undertaking at the expense of the Department a post-graduate course of study of not more than twelve months after each completed six years of his service.
(2.) The Military Board may approve of a medical officer appointed to a short service commission within two years of the date of his graduation undertaking a refresher course of training for a period not exceeding three months, immediately prior to the termination of his appointment after completion of four years’ continuous service in a short service commission.
(3.) Where a medical officer is remunerated for any civil employment associated with a post-graduate course of study or a refresher course of training he is liable to pay to the Department so much of the amount of that remuneration as the Military Board determines.
(4.) Without prejudice to the right of the Commonwealth to recover by other means any amount payable by a member to the Department under the last preceding sub-regulation, that amount may be deducted from the pay and allowances that are or become payable to him under these regulations.
Books and instruments on loan.
163. Where a member, other than a member to whom sub-regulation (2.) of the last preceding regulation refers, is undergoing a course of training or study at the expense of the Department, he may, subject to the approval of the Military Board, be supplied with necessary books and instruments on loan from the Department.
Vocational and educational training.
164.—(1.) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this regulation and to such conditions as the Military Board approves, a member shall be reimbursed by the Department in respect of fees paid by him for vocational or educational training courses approved by the Military Board.
(2.) The amount payable to a member eligible to be reimbursed under the preceding sub-regulation is—
(a) where the member has completed fifteen years’ continuous service—an amount equal to the total cost of the fees.
(b) in any other case—seventy-five per centum of the total cost of the fees.
(3.) In this regulation, “fees” shall include all compulsory fees, including examination fees (if any) levied by the training institution or examining authority, but does not include the cost of books and instruments or out of pocket expenses associated with the vocational or educational training course.
Division 15.—Miscellaneous Allowances and Payments.
Necessaries allowance— trade apprentices.
165. Subject to such conditions as are approved by the Military Board an allowance, called “necessaries allowance”, is payable at the rate of Ten pence per day to an army trade apprentice in his first, second and third years of apprentice training.
Prizes— students and apprentices.
166.—(1.) Prizes of such value as the Military Board determines shall be awarded each year to the students who respectively qualify for prizes in competition at the passing out examinations of the Officer Cadet School and the Women’s Royal Australian Army Corps School.
(2.) Prizes of such value as the Military Board determines shall be awarded each year to the apprentices who respectively qualify for prizes in competition during their apprentice training at the Australian Army Apprentices School and the Army School of Music.
Prizes for encouragement of skill at arms.
167.—(1.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation and to such conditions as are approved by the Military Board, each unit of the Australian Regular Army shall be credited each financial year with an amount of Three shillings in respect of each male member on the strength of the unit.
(2.) Amounts shall not be credited under the last preceding sub-regulation in any financial year in respect of—
(a) members who are officers or are in excess of the strength allowed for in the establishment of the unit; or
(b) members of units formed during the financial year, or included in an increase in the strength allowed for in the establishment of a unit authorized during the financial year.
(3.) Amounts credited to a unit under sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation shall, subject to such conditions as the Military Board approves, be used for the provision of prizes and for other purposes connected with the encouragement of skill at arms.
(4.) In this regulation, “the strength of the unit” means the strength of the unit on the thirtieth day of June immediately preceding the financial year in which the amounts are credited to the unit.
Band allowances— A.R.A.
168. Subject to such conditions as are approved: by the Military Board, an amount not exceeding Eighty-five pounds may be expended in a financial year for the provision of band music in respect of each approved band in the Permanent Military Forces and in addition each Command band may be granted an amount of Two hundred and sixty pounds in a financial year for the provision of equipment and uniforms.
Payment to dependants.
169. Where payment of a sum of money to a dependant of a member has been authorized under regulation 478 or regulation 479 of the Australian Military Regulations or regulation 65 of these Regulations and the dependant is under a legal disability, payment may be made to such trustee or trustees as the Military Board appoints upon such trusts as the Military Board approves.
Part III.—Citizen Military Forces.
Division 1 .—Preliminary.
Interpretation.
170. In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears—
“major-general” means a major-general commanding a division or the equivalent of a division;
“member” means—
(a) a male member of the Active Citizen Military Forces;
(b) a member of the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps or the Women’s Royal Australian Army Corps; or
(c) an officer of the Reserve Citizen Military Forces who performs military duties in accordance with regulation 121a of the Australian Military Regulations, but does not include a member of the Citizen Military Forces who is attached for full-time duty with the Permanent Military Forces or an officer of cadets;
“staff officer” means an officer holding a staff appointment on a formation head-quarters and includes a service representative or an arms representative attached to those head-quarters.
Division 2.—Pay.
Senior appointments.
171.—(1.) The rate of pay of a member performing duty in an appointment specified in the first column of Table I is the rate specified opposite to the appointment in the second column of that Table.
(2.) The Chaplain-General who acts as Secretary to the Conference of Chaplains-General shall be paid, in addition to the rate of pay specified in Table I of the Third Schedule to these Regulations, an allowance at the rate of Seven hundred and thirty-five pounds per annum.
Members other than members holding senior appointments.
172.—(1.) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this regulation, the rate of pay of a male member other than a member referred to in the last preceding regulation, is the rate per day specified in relation to his rank or classification in Table 2.
(2.) The rate of pay of a Chaplain is the rate per day specified in relation to his classification in Table 3.
(3.) The rate of pay of a female member is the rate per day specified in relation to her rank or classification and, where specified, her corps and age, in Table 4,
(4.) The rate of pay of a member, who, not being a member referred to in the last preceding regulation—
(a) is a staff officer; or
(b) holds an appointment designated as a part time appointment in a Permanent Military Force establishment,
is the rate per day specified in relation to his rank, or the rate specified in relation to the rank for the appointment, in Table 2, 3 or 4 as the case may be, whichever is the less.
(5.) The rate of pay of a medical officer or a dental officer who holds an honorary rank but not a substantive rank, is the rate per day specified in relation to the rank of captain in Table 2, irrespective of his honorary rank.
(6.) The rate of pay of a member in respect of an attendance at a parade designated as an attendance at a half-day parade under the Australian Military Regulations is one-half of the rate otherwise applicable under this regulation.
(7.) The rate of pay of a member in respect of an attendance at a parade designated as an attendance at a night parade under the Australian Military Regulations is one-third of the rate otherwise applicable under this regulation.
(8.) Where, during the period of a programme of training prepared in accordance with regulation 488 of the Australian Military Regulations, a member is promoted and after his promotion the member attends a number of home-training parades equal to the number of obligatory home-training parades in the period of the programme of training, the rate of pay applicable to the member in respect of his attendance at the home-training parades in that period is the rate applicable to his rank on promotion.
(9.) In this regulation, a reference to a Table by number is a reference to the Table so numbered in the Third Schedule to these Regulations.
Calculation of pay in the case of senior appointments.
173.—(1.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, the service of a member referred to in regulation 171 of these Regulations for the purposes of pay consists of the period for which he holds his appointment.
(2.) Where a member is absent from his duties for a period exceeding one month in a financial year, his period of service for the purposes of pay shall be deemed to be reduced by one-twelfth for each month, or part of a month, of absence, except that his service shall not be deemed to be reduced in respect of the first month of absence unless another officer performs the duties of the absent officer at the absent officer’s rate of pay for that month.
Calculation of pay in other cases.
174.—(1.) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this regulation, the service of a member, other than a member referred to in regulation 171 of these Regulations, for the purposes of pay consists of the periods for which—
(a) he attends (otherwise than as a member of an advance party or a rear party) at a camp of continuous training, a bivouac or a home-training parade (including parades of a unit or sub-unit other than his own in a locality in which he is temporarily resident);
(b) he attends for a period of training at a military school or course in Australia or, with the approval of the Military Board, oversea (including any portion of a day between nine o’clock in the morning and five o’clock in the afternoon spent travelling to and from the military school or course) to the extent that such attendances do not, without the approval of the Military Board, in any one financial year, exceed twenty days and subject, in the case of military schools and courses held otherwise than in one continuous period, to the issue of a certificate by the formation, &c., commander certifying—
(i) that it was necessary to hold the military school or course otherwise than in one continuous period; and
(ii) that the member attended for the number of days authorized for the military school or course; or
(c) he performs staff or other military duties.
(2.) The service of a member for the purposes of pay in any financial year includes—
(a) in the case of a commanding officer and a regimental tailor— all home-training parades of his unit in the period of training determined by the Military Board under regulation 486 of the Australian Military Regulations, irrespective of whether the member actually attends all such parades; and
(b) in the case of a member evacuated to hospital whilst attending at a camp of continuous training or at a military school or course—the full period of the camp or school or course or the period until his discharge from hospital to his home, whichever is the less.
(3.) Notwithstanding anything contained in paragraph (a) of the last preceding sub-regulation, where a commanding officer is absent from home-training parades of his unit for a period exceeding one month in a financial year, his period of service for the purposes of pay shall be deemed to be reduced by one-twelfth for each month, or part of a month, of absence, except that his service shall not be deemed to be reduced in respect of the first month of absence unless another officer performs the duties of the absent officer at the absent officer’s rate of pay for that month.
(4.) The service for the purposes of pay of—
(a) a staff officer;
(b) an officer of the Reserve Citizen Military Forces; or
(c) a member holding an appointment designated as a part time appointment in a Permanent Military Force establishment,
does not include service in any financial year in excess of such period as the Military Board determines, except that where the member is required to attend at a camp of continuous training in the course of his duties, that attendance shall, subject to such conditions as are approved by the Military Board, count as service for the purposes of pay.
(5.) The service of a member, other than a member referred to in regulation 171 of these Regulations, for the purposes of pay does not include—
(a) a period of duty whether in Australia or oversea which is in excess of the period of training for the member determined by the Military Board under regulation 486 of the Australian Military Regulations;
(b) the period of attendance at a military school or course which is less than the period of training determined by the Military Board under regulation 486 of the Australian Military Regulations unless the member submits satisfactory evidence of the cause of his absence;
(c) the period of an attendance at a parade marked in a programme of training prepared under regulation 488 of the Australian Military Regulations as an alternative or a voluntary parade, unless the commanding officer of the member certifies that it was attended in lieu of an obligatory parade;
(d) the period of an attendance at a parade designated as a half-day parade or as a night parade under the Australian Military Regulations where the member has on the same day attended a parade designated as a whole day parade; or
(e) the period of attendance at a church parade or funeral.
When pay issuable.
175.—(1.) The pay in respect of service of—
(a) a member referred to in regulation 171 of these Regulations; or
(b) a staff officer, other than for an attendance at a camp of continuous training or at a military school or course,
is issuable, after it has accrued, in the months of September, December, March and June unless the Military Board otherwise determines.
(2.) The pay in respect of service, other than an attendance at a camp of continuous training or at a military school or course, of other members is issuable at such times as the Military Board determines.
(3.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, the pay of a member in respect of attendance at a camp of continuous training or at a military school or course is issuable at the conclusion of the camp, school or course, but where the period of the camp, school or course exceeds six days the formation, &c., commander may approve of an interim payment being made.
(4.) The pay of a member who, with the approval of the Military Board, attends at a military school or course oversea, or for training oversea with a military unit other than an Australian unit, is issuable at such times as the Military Board determines.
Issue of pay subject to conditions in certain cases.
176.—(1.) The issue of pay—
(a) in the case of a member referred to in regulation 171 of these Regulations—is subject to the issue of a certificate by the Commander of the Command, the formation, &c., commander or the head of the branch concerned at Army Head-quarters, as the case may be, that the duties of the appointment have been efficiently performed by the member in the period for which pay is claimed;
(b) in the case of a commanding officer—is subject to the issue of a certificate by the formation, &c., commander that the duties of the appointment have been efficiently performed by the officer in the period for which pay is claimed;
(c) in the case of a staff officer or a member who holds an appointment designated as a part time appointment in a Permanent Military Force establishment—is subject to—
(i) the maintenance by the member of a diary recording the hours of his duty, the place and the nature of his duty and the authority for its performance;
(ii) the issue of a certificate by the member’s immediate commander that the member has efficiently performed the duties allotted to the member in the period for which pay is claimed and that the member is eligible for pay in respect of that period;
(iii) except in the case of a member who holds an appointment at Army Head-quarters the approval of the formation, &c., commander or area commander, as the case may be;
(iv) in the case of a member who holds an appointment at Army Head-quarters the approval of the head of the branch to which he is appointed; and
(d) in the case of a regimental tailor—the issue of a certificate by the commanding officer of the member that the member has efficiently performed his duties in the period for which pay is claimed and that the member is eligible for pay in respect of that period.
(2.) The pay in respect of service issuable to—
(a) a member referred to in regulation 171 of these Regulations; or
(b) a staff officer, for other than an attendance at a camp of continuous training or at a military school or course,
during a period of three months in any financial year shall not exceed one quarter of the maximum amount of pay allowable under these Regulations to the member in the financial year for that service.
Division 3.—Personal Allowances and Grants.
Marriage allowance.
177.—(1.) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this regulation and to such conditions as are approved by the Military Board, an allowance, called “marriage allowance”, is payable at the rate of Eight shillings per day to such members as the Military Board determines in respect of an attendance at a camp of continuous training, or at a military school or course.
(2.) Marriage allowance is not payable to a member in respect of an attendance at a camp of continuous training, or at a military school or course, unless that attendance is for a period of not less than four consecutive days.
(3.) Marriage allowance is not payable to a member in respect of a day for which the member is not eligible for pay under Division 2 of this Part.
(4.) Marriage allowance is not payable to a member referred to in regulation 171 of these Regulations or to a female member.
Separation allowance.
178.—(1.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation and to such conditions as are approved by the Military Board, an allowance, called “separation allowance”, is payable at the rate of Seven shillings per day to a member in respect of an attendance at a camp of continuous training, or at a military school or course, for which the member is eligible for marriage allowance.
(2.) Separation allowance is not payable to a member in respect of an attendance at a camp of continuous training, or at a military school or course, unless that attendance is for a period of not less than ten consecutive days and includes at least two Saturdays and two Sundays.
Efficiency grant.
179.—(1.) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this regulation, an efficiency grant of Ten pounds is payable each financial year to a member referred to in regulation 172 of these Regulations.
(2.) An efficiency grant is not payable to a member in any financial year unless—
(a) during the financial year the member—
(i) has attended at a camp of continuous training for a period of not less than fourteen days and has attended home-training parades (including parades of a unit or sub-unit other than his own in a locality in which he is temporarily resident) amounting to not less than twelve days or, in the case of a member of the Papua and New Guinea Volunteer Rifles, has attended home-training parades amounting to not less than twenty-six days; and
(ii) has successfully completed a course in small arms approved by the Military Board for his corps or other arm of the Military Forces and has attained a standard of efficiency approved by the Military Board in the use of a small arms weapon or is included in a category of personnel exempted by the Military Board from completing annual courses of training in the use of small arms;
(b) the member has volunteered for oversea service; and
(c) the commanding officer of the member has certified that, having regard to the member’s length of service, the member is proficient in his appointment, rank or posting.
(3.) Where a member has been granted leave from a camp of continuous training in a period for which he would but for that leave have qualified for an efficiency grant, his attendance in that period at a military school or course for a period of continuous training of not less than six days shall for the purposes of qualifying for an efficiency grant be deemed to be part of a period of training at a camp of continuous training.
(4.) An attendance at a voluntary home training parade shall not, without the approval of the member’s commanding officer, count for the purpose of qualifying for an efficiency grant.
(5.) An efficiency grant is not payable to a female member.
Special allowance for medical officers and dental officers.
180.—(1.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, a special allowance is payable to a medical officer or a dental officer of the Citizen Military Forces—
(a) where the officer holds the rank of brigadier—at the rate of One pound seven shillings and sixpence per day;
(b) where the officer holds the rank of colonel or lieutenant colonel —at the rate of One pound thirteen shillings and threepence per day; and
(c) where the officer holds the rank of major or captain—at the rate of One pound thirteen shillings and sixpence per day, for each day that he is eligible for pay under Division 2 of this Part.
(2.) An allowance under this regulation is not payable to a member referred to in regulation 171 of these Regulations.
Locum tenens allowance.
181.—(1.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, where the Command Paymaster is satisfied that a medical officer, a dental officer or a pharmaceutical officer is required to pay for a locum tenens while the officer is attending at a camp of continuous training, at a military school or course or at a bivouac, an allowance called “locum tenens allowance”, is payable to the officer—
(a) in the case of a medical officer or a dental officer—at the rate of Three pounds three shillings per day; and
(b) in the case of a pharmaceutical officer—at the rate of Two pounds two shillings per day.
(2.) Locum tenens allowance is not payable in respect of attendances at a military school or course, or at a bivouac, which are in excess of a total of ten days in any financial year.
Chaplains allowance.
182.—(1.) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this regulation, an allowance, called “chaplains allowance”, is payable on the recommendation of his senior chaplain, to a chaplain on his first appointment in the Active Citizen Military Forces for the provision and maintenance of equipment and vestments.
(2.) The chaplains allowance is—
(a) on appointment—Ten pounds; and
(b) on completion of each period of twelve months service—Five pounds.
(3.) Where a chaplain, having received an allowance under the last preceding sub-regulation, is transferred to the Reserve Citizen Military Forces, the period of service in those Forces shall not count towards the period of twelve months’ service mentioned in paragraph (b) of that sub-regulation, if he later resumes duty in the Active Citizen Military Forces.
Parachutists allowance.
183.—(1.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation an allowance, called “parachutists allowance”, is payable to a member in respect of a period for which—
(a) he undergoes a course of military training as a parachutist in which he qualifies as a parachutist; or
(b) as a qualified parachutist—
(i) he is required to make a parachute descent from an aircraft in the course of his duties; or
(ii) he undergoes a refresher training course.
(2.) Parachutists allowance is—
(a) where the member is entitled to the allowance under paragraph
(a) of the last preceding sub-regulation—at the rate of Five shillings per day; or
(b) in any other case—
(i) if he is required to make a parachute descent from an aircraft in the course of his duties—at the rate of Seven shillings and sixpence for each day that a parachute descent is made; or
(ii) where he undergoes a refresher training course—at the rate of Seven shillings and sixpence for each day of the course.
Hard-lying allowance.
184.—(1.) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this regulation, an allowance, called “hard-lying allowance” is payable—
(a) to a soldier who is posted to and living on board a ship employed on sea service; and
(b) to an officer who is posted to and living on board a ship employed on sea service—
(i) in which the living conditions, in the opinion of the Military Board, are markedly inferior to those experienced by officers of the Royal Australian Navy serving in the type of ship described by the Royal Australian Navy as the “Destroyer” class on normal service; or
(ii) in which accommodation provided for him, in the opinion of the Military Board, is not superior to that provided for a senior soldier posted to and serving on that ship.
(2.) In this regulation—
“employed on sea service” includes such time spent in port as the Military Board determines; and
“ship” means such sea-going vessel as the Military Board determines.
(3.) The rate at which hard-lying allowance is payable is Two shillings and sixpence per day or One shilling and threepence per day, as the Military Board determines.
Allowance for members of advance or rear parties.
185.—(1.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, an allowance is payable to a member in respect of a day on which he performs duty as a member of an advance party or a rear party at a camp of continuous training equivalent to the pay which would have been payable to him if that day had been a day on which he was attending at a camp of continuous training.
(2.) An allowance under the last preceding sub-regulation is not payable to a member in respect of a day for which the member is eligible for pay under Division 2 of this Part.
Allowance for a legal officer.
186.—(1.) An allowance is payable to an officer of the Reserve of Officers, Australian Army Legal Corps, for duties performed in connexion with his service in accordance with this regulation.
(2.) The allowance for a legal officer—
(a) in respect of a day on which the officer performs the duties away from his civilian office in a civilian court or as a judge advocate, prosecutor or defending officer at a court-martial— is Two pounds twelve shillings and sixpence for the first hour, or for part of the first hour, and Fifteen shillings and nine-pence for each additional half-hour or part of a half-hour in excess of fourteen minutes, after the first hour; and
(b) in respect of a day on which the officer performs the duties at his civilian office is—
(i) Fifteen shillings and ninepence for each half-hour; or
(ii) Ten pounds ten shillings,
whichever is the less.
(3.) An allowance for a legal officer is not payable in respect of time spent in travelling or for meal breaks.
(4.) An allowance for a legal officer is not payable in respect of a day for which the member is eligible for pay under Division 2 of this Part.
Allowance for ceremonial duties.
187.—(1.) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this regulation, an allowance for ceremonial duties is payable to a member for duties performed—
(a) as member of—
(i) a firing party for ceremonial salutes;
(ii) a guard of honour; or
(iii) an escort for the Governor-General or a State Governor; and
(b) on such occasions as are approved for the purpose by the Military Board.
(2.) The allowance for ceremonial duties is—
(a) in respect of a day on which the duties are not performed within a period of three hours—an amount equivalent to the pay which would have been payable to the member if that day had been a day for which a rate of pay is prescribed for the member under Division 2 of this Part; and
(b) in any other case—one-half the amount payable under the last preceding paragraph.
(3.) An allowance for ceremonial duties is not payable to a member—
(a) where the member is a member referred to in regulation 171 of these Regulations; or
(b) in respect of a day for which the member is eligible for pay under Division 2 of this Part.
Attendance allowance for member of court martial, &c.
188.—(1.) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this regulation, an allowance, called “attendance allowance”, is payable to a member of the Active Citizen Military Forces in respect of an attendance—
(a) as president, member, judge advocate, defending officer or prosecuting officer at a court martial;
(b) as a member of a military court of inquiry, board or committee appointed with the approval of the Military Board; or
(c) at a meeting of the Military Board.
(2.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, the attendance allowance is—
(a) in respect of a day on which the attendance exceeds a period of three hours, including travelling time to and from the place of the attendance—an amount equivalent to the pay which would have been payable to the member if that day had been a day for which a rate of pay is prescribed for the member by Division 2 of this Part; and
(b) in any other case;—one-half the amount payable under the last preceding paragraph.
(3.) For the purposes of this regulation, a member above the rank of colonel shall be deemed to be eligible for the rate of pay prescribed by Division 2 of this Part for a colonel.
(4.) Where the Minister considers that there are exceptional circumstances, he may approve of payment of attendance allowance of such amount as he thinks appropriate in the circumstances of the case.
(5.) An attendance allowance is not payable to a member—
(a) where the member is a member referred to in regulation 171 of these Regulations; or
(b) in respect of a day for which the member is eligible for pay under Division 2 of this Part.
Allowance for out of pocket expenses.
189.—(1). Subject to the succeeding provisions of this regulation and to such conditions as are approved by the Military Board, an allowance, called “out of pocket expenses allowance”, is payable to a member at the rate of—
(a) One shilling and sixpence per day for each day in respect of which he is eligible for full pay;
(b) Ninepence per day for each day in respect of which he is eligible for pay equivalent to one-half of the day’s pay; and
(c) Sixpence per day for each day in respect of which he is eligible for pay equivalent to one-third of a day’s pay.
(2.) Out of pocket expenses is issuable, after it has accrued, when pay is issuable in accordance with regulation 175 of these Regulations.
(3.) An allowance under this regulation is not payable to a member referred to in regulation 171 of these Regulations.
Special allowances.
190.—(1.) The Minister may, having regard to the special nature of the member’s duties, appointment or any other circumstances, authorize the payment to the member of a special allowance where no other allowance is payable in respect of the duties, appointment or circumstances under these Regulations.
(2.) An allowance under the last preceding sub-regulation is payable at such rates, for such periods and subject to such conditions, as are determined by the Minister.
Division 4.—Travel at Departmental Expense and Allowances Payable in Respect of Travel on Duty.
Travel on duty.
191.—(1.) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this regulation, the provisions of Divisions 9 and 10 of Part II. of these Regulations apply, with such modifications, adaptations and exceptions as the Military Board determines, in respect of the travel on duty of a member, as if the member were a member of the Permanent Military Forces.
(2.) Travelling allowance is not payable under this regulation to—
(a) an officer in respect of an attendance referred to in paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (4.) of this regulation unless the Commander of a Command approves of payment of the allowance;
(b) a member in respect of a period for which he is eligible for an attendance allowance under regulation 188 of these Regulations or a bivouac allowance under regulation 219 of these Regulations; or
(c) a member in respect of an attendance at a camp of continuous training.
(3.) Meal allowance is not payable under this regulation to a member in respect of a period for which he is eligible for a bivouac allowance under regulation 219 of these Regulations.
(4.) In this regulation, “travel on duty” includes a period of absence over night from the member’s normal place of residence where—
(a) on being summoned as a witness, he attends before a court martial or a military court of inquiry or a board; or
(b) being an officer, he attends a home training parade of his unit or a part of his unit in a locality other than the locality in which he resides.
Travel for the purpose of attending parades.
192.—(1.) Subject to such conditions as the Military Board approves, a member shall be reimbursed the cost of fares incurred in travelling by a normal method of public transport to and from his place of parade when the cost of the return fare is not less than Three shillings.
(2.) Where a member, other than a member eligible for a mileage allowance under the next succeeding regulation, travels to and from his place of parade in his own vehicle and the return fare for the travel by a normal method of public transport is not less than Three shillings, the member shall, subject to such conditions as the Military Board approves, be paid an amount equivalent to the amount of that return fare.
(3.) For the purposes of the last two preceding sub-regulations, a member is eligible for the class of travel allowed under these Regulations to a member holding the same rank in the Australian Regular Army when travelling on duty.
Mileage allowance.
193.—(1.) Subject to such conditions as the Military Board determines, where a member uses a motor vehicle for the purpose of travelling to and from his place of parade because the normal method of public transport is not available, an allowance, called “mileage allowance” is payable to the member at the rate per mile specified in sub-regulation (2.) of regulation 99 of these Regulations for a member of the Permanent Military Forces in relation to a motor vehicle after 5000 miles in any one year and an additional One penny per mile if the member is accompanied by one or more members whose fare would otherwise be at the expense of the Department.
(2.) Where a medical officer or a dental officer uses a motor vehicle for the purpose of travelling to and from his place of parade and the return fare for the travel by a normal method of public transport is not less than Three shillings, he may be paid mileage allowance in accordance with the preceding sub-regulation.
Oversea allowances.
194.—(1.) A member who is required to travel over a meal period on a day on which he is performing full time duty, may be paid an allowance, called “meal allowance” at such rates and subject to such conditions as the Military Board approves.
(2.) A member who uses a vehicle in his possession for the purpose of transport to or from his training centre may, if he has not been issued with a rail warrant for the journey, be paid an allowance, called “mileage allowance”, at such rates as the Military Board approves.
(3.) Mileage allowance under the last preceding sub-regulation shall not exceed the cost of a rail warrant for the journey.
(4.) Payment of an allowance or reimbursement under this regulation is subject to the approval of the Military Board.
(5.) In this regulation “member” means a member who, with the approval of the Military Board, attends at a military school or course oversea or trains oversea with a unit other than an Australian unit.
Division 5.—Miscellaneous Allowances.
Band allowance.
195. Subject to such conditions as are approved by the Military Board, an amount of One hundred pounds may be expended each financial year in respect of the band of each unit.
Welfare and betterment allowance.
196.—(1.) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this regulation and to such conditions as are approved by the Military Board, each unit of the Citizen Military Forces shall be credited each financial year with an amount of Three shillings for each efficient member on the strength of the unit.
(2.) Amounts credited to a unit under the last preceding sub-regulation shall, subject to such conditions as the Military Board approves, be used for the provision of social, sporting and other facilities connected with the welfare and betterment of the unit as a whole but shall not be used for the purchase of alcoholic liquor or the purchase or repair of articles which are authorized military issues.
(3.) Amounts credited to a unit under sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation in any financial year which are not expended during that financial year shall not, unless the Military Board approves the retention of a credit for those amounts by the unit, be available for expenditure by the unit in any subsequent financial year.
(4.) In this regulation, “efficient member” means a member who has attained a standard of efficiency determined by the Military Board in relation to the rank of the member.
Prizes for encouragement of skill at arms.
197.—(1.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation and to such conditions as are approved by the Military Board, each unit of the Citizen Military Forces shall be credited each financial year with an amount of Three shillings for each male member on the strength of the unit.
(2.) Amounts shall not be credited under the last preceding sub-regulation in any financial year in respect of—
(a) members who are officers or are in excess of the strength allowed for in the establishment of a unit; or
(b) members of units formed during the financial year or included in an increase in the strength allowed for in the establishment of a unit which was authorized during the financial year.
(3.) Amounts credited to a unit under sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation shall, subject to such conditions as the Military Board approves, be used for the provision of prizes and for other purposes connected with the encouragement of skill at arms.
Definition.
198. In the last two preceding regulations, “the strength of the unit” means the strength of the unit on the thirtieth day of June immediately preceding the financial year in which the amounts are credited to the unit.
Division 6.—Members Attached to the Permanent Military Forces.
Members of Citizen Military Forces attached for full time duty with Permanent Military Forces.
199.—(1.) A member of the Citizen Military Forces attached for full time duty with the Permanent Military Forces shall be entitled to the same rate of pay as the minimum rate payable under these Regulations to a member of the Permanent Military Forces who holds the same rank as the first mentioned member.
(2.) The provisions of Divisions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 13 and 15 of Part II. of these Regulations apply with such modifications, adaptions and exceptions, as the Military Board determines, as if the member were a member of the Permanent Military Forces.
Part IV.—Australian Cadet Corps.
Interpretation.
200.—(1.) In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears, “member” means an officer of cadets or a cadet member of the Australian Cadet Corps.
(2.) In this Part, a reference to an attendance at a military school or course does not include a reference to an attendance at a military school or course held for members of the Citizen Military Forces unless the attendance was approved by the formation, &c., commander.
Officers of cadets—pay.
201.—(1.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation and to such conditions as the Military Board approves, an officer of cadets may, in respect of an attendance at the annual camp of continuous training of his unit, or at a military school or course, which is of a duration of not less than seven consecutive days, be paid at the rate specified in relation to his rank in Table 2 in the Third Schedule to these Regulations.
(2.) Pay is not payable to an officer of cadets under the last preceding sub-regulation unless the officer of cadets attends for the full period of the camp of continuous training of his unit or of the military school or course, except that, where an officer of cadets—
(a) is evacuated because of illness from the camp, school or course;
(b) is permitted to leave the camp, school or course for reasons of urgency arising while he was attending at the camp, school or course; or
(c) is unable to report at the commencement of the camp, school or course owing to reasons beyond his control,
the formation, &c., commander may, on the production of a medical certificate or other satisfactory evidence as to the reason for the absence, authorize payment of pay under the last preceding sub-regulation in respect of the period of actual attendance at the camp, school or course.
Officers of cadets— marriage allowance.
202.—(1.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation and to such conditions as are approved by the Military Board, an allowance, called “marriage allowance”, is payable at the rate of Eight shillings per day to such officers of cadets as the Military Board determines in respect of an attendance at the annual camp of continuous training of his unit, or at a military school or course.
(2.) Marriage allowance is not payable to an officer of cadets in respect of a day for which the officer of cadets is not eligible for pay under the last preceding regulation.
Issue of pay and marriage allowance.
203. Pay and marriage allowance payable to an officer of cadets in respect of an attendance at the annual camp of continuous training of his unit, or at a military school or course, is issuable at the conclusion of the camp, school or course.
Officers of cadets—service allowance.
204.—(1.) Subject to such conditions as are approved by the Military Board, an allowance, called “service allowance”, is payable to—
(a) an officer of cadets—
(i) in the case of a lieutenant-colonel—at the rate of Fifty pounds per annum;
(ii) in the case of a major—at the rate of Forty pounds per annum;
(iii) in the case of a captain—at the rate of Thirty pounds per annum;
(iv) in the case of a lieutenant—at the rate of Twenty-five pounds per annum; and
(b) a cadet under officer—at the rate of Five pounds per annum.
(2.) A service allowance under the last preceding sub-regulation—
(a) is payable in respect of each completed month of service; and
(b) is issuable—
(i) in respect of service in the period of six months ending on the thirty-first day of December—in the month of February next occurring; and
(ii) in respect of service in the period of six months ending on the thirtieth day of June—in the month of August next occurring.
Cadet under-officers—camp allowance.
205.—(1.) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this regulation, a cadet under-officer may, in respect of an attendance at the annual camp of continuous training of his unit, or at a military school or course, which is of a duration of not less than seven consecutive days, be paid an allowance, called “camp allowance”, at the rate of Three shillings per day.
(2.) Camp allowance is not payable to a cadet under-officer unless the cadet under-officer attends for the full period of the camp of continuous training of his unit or of the military school or course, except that, where a cadet under-officer—
(a) is evacuated because of illness from the camp, school or course;
(b) is permitted to leave the camp, school or course for reasons of urgency arising while he was attending at the camp, school or course; or
(c) is unable to report at the commencement of the camp, school or course owing to reasons beyond his control,
the formation, &c., commander may, on the production of a medical certificate or other satisfactory evidence as to the reason for the absence, authorize payment of camp allowance under the last preceding sub-regulation in respect of the period of actual attendance at the camp, school or course.
(3.) Camp allowance is not payable to a cadet under-officer unless a mess for cadet under-officers is established at the camp, school or course or he is required by his commanding officer to take his meals in an officers of cadets’ mess.
Payment of fares of members.
206.—(1.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation and to such conditions as are approved by the Military Board, the cost of a member’s travelling to and from the annual camp of continuous training of his unit or to and from a military school or course, bivouac, field day or parade shall be borne by the Department.
(2.) The cost of the fare of a member by air shall not be borne by the Department under the last preceding sub-regulation unless the Commander of a Command certifies that the circumstances justified that method of travel.
(3.) For the purposes of this regulation, a member is eligible for the class of travel allowed under these Regulations to a member holding the same rank in the Australian Regular Army when travelling on duty, and for this purpose a cadet under-officer shall be deemed to hold the rank of second lieutenant.
Travelling entitlements.
207.—(1.) Where an officer of cadets is required to travel in connexion with his military duties and that travel involves an absence overnight from his normal place of residence, an allowance, called “travelling allowance”, is payable to the officer at such rates and subject to such conditions as the Military Board approves.
(2.) Subject to such conditions as are approved by the Military Board, rations or a meal warrant for the purchase of a meal may be issued to a member where the member is required to travel over a meal period to or from the annual camp of continuous training of his unit or to or from a military school or course.
(3.) Where the Commander of a Command so approves, a member other than an officer of cadets, shall be reimbursed—
(a) the cost of accommodation; and
(b) if he has not been issued with rations or a meal warrant for the meal under the last preceding sub-regulation—the cost of a meal,
which he has necessarily incurred in the course of travelling to or from a military school or course where travel overnight is involved.
Efficiency allowance.
208.—(1.) Subject to such conditions as the Military Board approves, an allowance, called “efficiency allowance”, is payable each financial year in respect of each member who on the thirty-first day of December in that financial year attained a standard of efficiency determined by the Military Board in relation to the rank of the member.
(2.) The efficiency allowance—
(a) in respect of a member who is provided with a uniform at the expense of the Department is Five shillings; and
(b) in respect of any other member—is Three pounds fourteen shillings.
(3.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, where a school unit is formed, efficiency allowance is payable in advance after the expiration of one month from the date of formation of the school unit in respect of such members of the school unit as the formation, &c., commander approves.
(4.) An amount paid in advance under the last preceding sub-regulation shall not exceed three-quarters of the amount which would be payable if the efficiency allowance was payable in respect of each member on the strength of the school unit at the expiration of a period of one month from and including the date the school unit is formed.
(5.) Efficiency allowance is payable to the commanding officer of the school unit for expenditure on the following purposes:—
(a) the provision of uniforms for members of the school unit and for articles worn in connexion with those uniforms, where those uniforms or articles are not supplied at the expense of the Department and are approved by the formation &c., commander;
(b) the maintenance of uniforms;
(c) the care and preservation of the arms issued to the school unit;
(d) postage and stationery in connexion with the school unit;
(e) payment of the value of loss or damage to departmental stores for which the unit is held to be responsible;
(f) the construction and maintenance of miniature rifle ranges and associated buildings approved by the formation, &c., commander for use by the school unit; and
(g) the purchase of stores or services approved by the Military Board for the school unit, and such other stores and services, not exceeding Ten pounds in value in any one purchase, as are approved by the formation, &c., commander.
(6.) The commanding officer of a school unit—
(a) shall pay all amounts of efficiency allowance received by him into a bank account opened in the name of the school unit and kept distinct from any other bank account; and
(b) shall account for the amounts in such manner as is approved by the Military Board.
(7.) Amounts of efficiency allowance paid into the bank account of the school unit by a commanding officer under the last preceding sub-regulation shall not be withdrawn except under—
(a) the signature of the commanding officer; and
(b) the signature of the headmaster of the educational establishment or a member of its staff nominated by the headmaster.
(8.) Where a school unit is disbanded, the unexpended portion of the bank account of the school unit shall be withdrawn and paid to the Commonwealth through the Command Paymaster.
(9.) Where the Military Board so directs, the amount of efficiency allowance payable in respect of members of a school unit in any financial year shall be reduced by the amount of efficiency allowance paid in respect of the members of the school unit in previous financial years and not expended by the school unit.
Accommodation allowance.
209.—(1.) Subject to such conditions as the Military Board approves, an allowance called “accommodation allowance”, is payable each financial year to an educational establishment which has made available, without cost to the Department, storage accommodation for a school unit considered satisfactory for the purpose by the formation, &c., commander.
(2.) The allowance is payable at the rate of Five shillings for each member who on the thirty-first day of December in that financial year attained a standard of efficiency as determined by the Military Board in relation to the rank of the member.
(3.) Where during a financial year accommodation is made available for any period less than a full financial year, a proportionate allowance based on the period of occupancy in that year, shall be payable.
(4.) The allowance shall cease—
(a) on and from the day that the school unit is disbanded;
(b) on and from the day that the storage accommodation is considered unsatisfactory by the formation, &c., commander; or
(c) on and from the day that storage accommodation is provided by the Department.
Definition.
210. In the last two preceding regulations “member”, in relation to a school unit, means a member other than—
(a) an officer of cadets or a cadet under-officer; or
(b) a member in excess of the strength allowed for in the authorized establishment of the school unit.
Part V.—Uniforms, Clothing and Clothing Allowances.
Clothing and equipment— initial issue.
211—(1-) Subject to this Part, a member of the Military Forces or the Australian Cadet Corps shall, on the commencement of his service be supplied at the expense of the Department with clothing (including uniforms) and personal necessaries in accordance with such scale as is approved by the Minister.
(2.) A male officer or a male warrant officer of the Military Forces or an officer of cadets may elect to purchase such items of clothing (including uniforms) and personal necessaries as are approved by the Military Board instead of receiving an issue of the items at the expense of the Department under the last preceding sub-regulation.
(3.) An officer, warrant officer or an officer of cadets who makes an election under the last preceding sub-regulation may, in respect of an item so purchased, be paid an amount equivalent to—
(a) the actual cost of the item; or
(b) the price of the item as shown in a list of prices issued by the Military Board for the purposes of this regulation,
whichever is the less.
Replacement of clothing.
212.—(1.) Clothing (including uniforms) and personal necessaries shall be replaced at the expense of the Department in accordance with such scale of replacement as is approved by the Military Board in the case of—
(a) an apprentice tradesman in his first, second or third year of apprentice training;
(b) an apprentice musician or an apprentice clerk under the age of seventeen years;
(c) a member of the Citizen Military Forces;
(d) a member of the Australian Cadet Corps who is provided with a uniform at the expense of the Department; or
(e) a native member.
(2.) An apprentice tradesman on the commencement of his fourth year of apprentice training or an apprentice musician or apprentice clerk on completion of his apprentice training shall be supplied at the expense of the Department with additional clothing (including uniforms) and personal necessaries in accordance with such scale as is approved by the Military Board.
Items of initial issue property of the Commonwealth.
213.—(1.) Items of clothing (including uniforms) and personal necessaries issued at the expense of the Department or purchased under sub-regulation (2.) of regulation 211 of these Regulations shall at all times remain the property of the Commonwealth.
(2.) When the service of a member is terminated, he shall return to the Department such items of clothing (including uniforms) and personal necessaries which are the property of the Commonwealth as the Military Board so determines.
(3.) If the member does not return to the Department those items of clothing (including uniforms) and personal necessaries (if any) as he is required to return under the last preceding sub-regulation, he shall return to the Commonwealth the value of the property based on its value at the time of termination of service as the Military Board determines.
(4.) An amount which a person is liable to pay under the last preceding sub-regulation may, without prejudice to the right of the Commonwealth to recover by other means, be deducted from the pay and allowances that are or become payable to the member under these Regulations.
Clothing maintenance allowance.
214.—(1.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, an allowance called “clothing maintenance allowance”, is payable to a member of the Permanent Military Forces at the rate of Two shillings and sixpence per day.
(2.) An allowance under the last preceding sub-regulation is not payable to—
(a) a member in receipt of a consolidated rate of pay;
(b) an apprentice tradesman in his first, second or third year of apprentice training;
(c) an apprentice musician or an apprentice clerk under the age of seventeen years; or
(d) a native member.
Outfit allowance— female members.
215. An allowance called “initial outfit allowance” of Eighteen pounds is payable to a female member of the Permanent Military Forces upon successful completion of her recruit training immediately after the commencement of her service to enable her to obtain personal necessities not included in the scale approved in regulation 211 of these Regulations.
Compensation for loss of property of members in the performance of duty.
216.—(1.) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this regulation the Military Board may allow compensation where a member sustains loss of, or damage to his personal belongings not due to his own default, in the performance of military duty, in respect of—
(a) any article of approved clothing (including uniforms) or personal equipment of a member; or
(b) any book, instrument or other privately owned article necessary for the proper performance of the duty of the member.
(2.) Compensation is not payable—
(a) in excess of the value as determined at the time of damage or loss;
(b) in respect of any article which can be rendered serviceable;
(c) in respect of money or valuables or of articles which a member is not required to replace for the proper performance of his duty; and
(d) in respect of any article which is not replaced by a member.
(3.) Where replacement of an article can be made from Departmental stock, the issue shall be on repayment and compensation under this regulation credited to the member.
(4.) The cost of repair of any article to render it serviceable shall be at the expense of the Department.
Part VI—Rations, Quarters, Fuel and Light, Expense Stores and Supplies.
Rations.
217.—(1.) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this regulation—
(a) a member of the Permanent Military Forces who is not living out;
(b) an applicant for appointment to commissioned rank, or for enlistment, in the Permanent Military Forces;
(c) a member of the Citizen Military Forces or the Australian Cadet Corps attending at a camp of continuous training or at a military school or course,
shall, wherever practicable, be supplied with rations and quarters at the expense of the Department.
(2.) The Minister shall determine the scale of rations for the purpose of this regulation, and may approve of special scales—
(a) according to the requirements of local or operational conditions of service or climate;
(b) for members who are in hospital, are invalid or require special diets;
(c) for army apprentices;
(d) for use for instructional purposes by members attending schools of cookery; and
(e) subject to regulations 28 and 29 of the Australian Military (Places of Detention) Regulations, for members undergoing detention in a detention barracks or a military corrective establishment.
(3.) The Minister may, in determining a ration scale, allow for the issue of ice for the preservation of foodstuffs, but ice shall not be issued without the approval of the formation, &c., commander.
(4.) Rations shall be issued and accounted for in accordance with such conditions as are approved by the Military Board.
(5.) Where a member is confined to barracks or in a guard detention room, he shall be issued with rations or supplied with meals in accordance with the scale applicable to the unit having control of the barracks or guard detention room.
(6.) For the purposes of this regulation, rations issued in respect of a unit of the Citizen Military Forces or the Australian Cadet Corps shall be issued in respect of—
(a) each member on the effective ration strength of the unit;
(b) such other person or class of persons as the formation, &c., commander approves; and
(c) a full day, except for the first and last days of a camp of continuous training, unless the commanding officer of the unit so determines.
(7.) Where a member is maintained by a State in a State prison while he is—
(a) awaiting court-martial; or
(b) serving a sentence imposed by a court-martial,
the Department shall pay to the State in respect of his maintenance by the State, such amount as the Minister approves.
(8.) A person who is discharged from the Military Forces before the expiration of his imprisonment under a sentence referred to in the last preceding sub-regulation shall be deemed to be a member for the purpose of that sub-regulation.
Supplementary ration allowance.
218. Subject to such conditions as are approved by the Military Board, an amount not exceeding Fourpence halfpenny per day may be expended in the purchase of additional foodstuffs in respect of each member eligible for rations at the expense of the Department under the last preceding regulation.
Bivouac allowance.
219.—(1.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation and to such conditions as the Military Board approves, where a unit of the Citizen Military Forces or the Australian Cadet Corps holds a voluntary class of instruction in the nature of a bivouac or a temporary camp, an amount may be expended in the purchase of rations and supplies, in respect of each member of the unit and civilian employee attending the class of instruction, of—
(a) Four shillings and sixpence halfpenny on a day where the attendance extends over not more than one normal meal period; and
(b) Nine shillings and one penny a day where the attendance extends over two or more normal meal periods;
(c) Eight shillings and eight pence a day where the attendance is at the school premises and extends over two or more normal meal periods.
(2.) Bivouac allowance is not payable unless the attendance at the voluntary class of instruction involves an absence overnight from the member’s normal place of residence.
Meal allowance.
220. Where, in accordance with a direction given by a proper military authority—
(a) a member of the Permanent Military Forces who lives out is on duty with a unit where rations are not provided at the expense of the Department, and commences not less than three hours before, or ceases not less than three hours after the normal time for commencing or ceasing duty and incurs expense for the purchase of a meal;
(b) a member of the Permanent Military Forces who lives in—
(i) is absent from his unit over a normal meal period in circumstances in which an allowance or meal voucher under Division 10 of Part II. of these Regulations is not payable or issuable to him; or
(ii) is posted to a unit in a Capital City where rations are not provided at the expense of the Department and it is not practicable to provide him with lunch; or
(c) a member of the Citizen Military Forces or an officer of Cadets attends at a school or course of instruction held continuously or at intervals for an equivalent duration and necessarily incurs expense in the purchase of a meal,
an allowance called “meal allowance” is payable to the member at such rates and subject to such conditions as the Military Board determines.
Oversea ration allowance— Citizen Military Forces.
221. Where a member of the Citizen Military Forces who, with the approval of the Military Board, attends a military school or course oversea or trains oversea with a unit other than an Australian unit and is required to pay for service rations provided to him he may be reimbursed by the Department in respect of such payment.
Ration allowance— survey parties.
222. Where a member of a survey party is required to camp out in the course of his duty and rations are not wholly provided by the Department he may be reimbursed an amount as assessed by the Military Board in respect of the rations purchased by him.
Living out allowance— unmarried members.
223.—(1.) Subject to this Part, a member of the Permanent Military Forces who is not a married member shall, while serving in Australia, be paid an allowance, called “living out allowance”, at the rate of Nine shillings and sixpence per day in respect of any period during which he lives out and—
(a) he is supplied by the Department with neither rations nor quarters;
(b) he is supplied by the Department with quarters but not rations; or
(c) he is supplied by the Department with rations but not quarters.
(2.) Living out allowance is not payable in respect of a period of leave, other than a period of leave exceeding seventy-two consecutive hours or which includes nine normal meal periods.
(3.) Where a member is eligible for living out allowance in respect of a period of leave, the allowance is payable only in respect of each completed period of twenty-four hours’ leave.
(4.) Where a member to whom living out allowance is payable is provided with rations by the Department, such amounts as the Military Board determines shall be deducted from his pay account in respect of the rations so provided.
(5.) If a member to whom living out allowance is payable is directed to remain in a military establishment for duty and is provided with rations and quarters for a period of less than seventy-two consecutive hours, payment of the allowance shall be continued in respect of that period, but, if the period of duty is seventy-two or more consecutive hours, he shall be deemed to be living in and living out allowance is not payable in respect of any part of that period.
(6.) Living out allowance is not payable—
(a) to a member in receipt of a consolidated rate of pay or to a native member;
(b) to a member in respect of any day on which—
(i) the member is accommodated at public expense in a hospital, prison, detention barracks or mental institution;
(ii) retention of lodgings allowance is payable; or
(iii) except as provided in the next succeeding regulation, travelling allowance or meal allowance for three consecutive meals is payable to the member or the member is provided with meals at the expense of the Department on board a ship or on a train, aircraft or other conveyance.
Living out allowance where temporarily absent from normal place of duty.
224.—(1.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, where a member of the Permanent Military Forces who is not a married member is required to travel, or is absent on temporary duty, from his normal place of duty for a period extending overnight may be paid living out allowance in addition to any travelling allowance payable under Division 10 of Part II. of these Regulations, where the member—
(a) was living out at his normal place of duty; or
(b) was living in at his normal place of duty and lives out at the location of his temporary duty.
(2.) Living out allowance shall be payable for the period of the temporary duty except in respect of a member who was living out at his normal place of duty and lives in at the location of his temporary duty when the allowance shall be payable for the period of temporary duty or thirty consecutive days, whichever is the less.
Living out allowance— applicants for appointment or enlistment.
225. An applicant for appointment to commissioned rank in, or for enlistment in, the Permanent Military Forces, who is not a married applicant, shall, in respect of any period for which he is eligible for pay under Division 2 of Part II. of these Regulations and rations and quarters are not provided by the Department under this Part, be paid living out allowance as if he were a serving member during that period.
Living out away from home allowance— married members.
226.—(1.) Subject to this Part, a married member of the Permanent Military Forces who is living out for a period of not less than three consecutive days and is not living at his home shall, while serving in Australia, be paid an allowance called “living out away from home allowance”, at the rate per day specified in relation to his rank according to the circumstances of his case in the following table:—
Rank. | Rate per day where supplied by the Department with neither quarters nor rations for a period of seventy-two consecutive hours or more. | Rate per day where supplied by the Department with quarters but not rations for a period of seventy-two consecutive hours or more. | Rate per day where supplied by the Department with rations but not quarters for a period of seventy-two consecutive hours or more. | |||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | |||
| s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. |
Colonel or higher rank........ | 18 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
Lieutenant-colonel or major..... | 18 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Officer of lower rank......... | 17 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Warrant officer or lower rank | 16 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
(2.) If a member to whom living out away from home allowance is payable is directed to remain in a military establishment for duty and is provided with rations and quarters for a period of less than seventy-two consecutive hours, payment of the allowance shall be continued in respect of that period, but, if the period of duty is seventy-two or more consecutive hours, he shall be deemed to be living in and living out away from home allowance is not payable in respect of any part of that period.
(3.) Living out away from home allowance is not payable in respect of a period of leave, other than a period of leave not exceeding seven consecutive days when the member does not return to his home and continues to live out in the same locality immediately after the leave.
(4.) Where a member to whom living out away from home allowance is payable is provided with rations by the Department in circumstances other than those specified in sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation, such amount as the Military Board determines shall be deducted from his pay account in respect of the rations so provided.
(5.) Living-out away from home allowance is not payable to a member unless the member is unable, in the opinion of the Military Board, to reside at his home by reason of his military duties.
(6.) Except in such circumstances as the Military Board determines, living out away from home allowance is not payable to a member who is eligible under Division 11 of Part II. of these Regulations for a removal of his family to the locality in which he is serving.
(7.) Living out away from home allowance is not payable—
(a) to a member in receipt of a consolidated rate of pay or to a native member;
(b) to a member whose removal is effected under regulation 104, 105 or 106 of these Regulations; or
(c) to a member in respect of any day on which—
(i) the member is accommodated at public expense in a hospital, prison, detention barracks or mental institution;
(ii) retention of lodgings allowance is payable; or
(iii) travelling allowance or meal allowance for three consecutive meals is payable to the member or the member is provided with meals at the expense of the Department on board a ship or on a train, aircraft or other conveyance.
(8.) In this regulation, “married member” does not include a member to whom separation allowance is not payable by virtue of sub-regulation (2.) of regulation 19 of these Regulations.
Retention of lodgings allowance— P.M.F.
227.—(1.) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this regulation, an allowance, called “retention of lodgings allowance”, is payable to a member of the Permanent Military Forces to and in relation to whom this regulation applies.
(2.) Where—
(a) a member other than a married member in receipt of living out allowance under regulation 223 of these Regulations; or
(b) a married member in receipt of an allowance under the last preceding regulation,
is absent from his lodgings while accommodated in hospital, or, if a married member, is on temporary duty at a place other than his normal place of duty and pays for the retention of his lodgings for the period of that absence, he shall be paid retention of lodgings allowance in respect of the period of that absence or thirty consecutive days, whichever is the less.
(3.) Where a married member who is occupying lodgings away from his home—
(a) is absent from his lodgings while on leave for a period exceeding seven consecutive days or, in a case when he proceeds on leave to his home, for any period; and
(b) pays for the retention of his lodgings for the period of that absence,
he shall be paid retention of lodgings allowance in respect of the period of that absence, if, immediately prior to proceeding on leave, he was in receipt of living out away from home allowance.
(4.) Retention of lodgings allowance is payable at the rate of—
(a) in the case of other than a married member—Nine shillings and sixpence per day; or
(b) in the case of a married member—Two-thirds of the rate of living out away from home allowance payable to him under the last preceding regulation,
or the same rate as the payments made by the member for retention of his lodgings, whichever is the less.
(5.) Retention of lodgings allowance is not payable unless the member produces to his commanding officer receipts for the payments made by him for the retention of his lodgings in respect of which the allowance is claimed.
(6.) Retention of lodgings allowance is not payable to a member where living out allowance or living out away from home allowance is payable to the member.
Retention of lodgings allowance— C.M.F.
228.—(1.) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this regulation and to such conditions as are approved by the Military Board, where a member; of the Citizen Military Forces pays for the retention of his lodgings while attending at a camp of continuous training, or at a military school or course for not less than four consecutive days, an allowance, called “Citizen Forces retention of lodgings allowance”, is payable to the member at the rate of Nine shillings and sixpence per day or at the same rate as the payments made by the member, whichever is the less.
(2.) Retention of lodgings allowance is payable in respect of the period for which the member pays for the retention of his lodgings or for a period of thirty consecutive days, whichever is the less.
(3.) Retention of lodgings allowance is not payable unless the member produces to his commanding officer receipts for payments made by him for the retention of his lodgings in respect of which the allowance is claimed.
(4.) Retention of lodgings allowance is not payable to—
(a) a member referred to in regulation 171 of these Regulations; or
(b) a member in receipt of marriage allowance under these Regulations or in receipt of salary, wages or other payment from his civilian employer in respect of the period of the camp, school or course.
Rent—married quarters.
229.—(1.) Where married quarters are provided for a member, the rental shall be such amount as the Minister directs.
(2.) Without prejudice to the right of the Commonwealth to recover by other means, the amount of the rental of married quarters occupied by a member shall be deducted from the pay and allowances that are or become payable to him under these Regulations.
(3.) A member who is in occupation of married quarters shall not be provided with fuel, gas, light or power at the expense of the Department.
Married quarters— Housing Agreement Act.
230. Where a member occupies married quarters provided by a State under the Housing Agreement Act 1956 and the rental charged is in excess of the rental determined in accordance with the last preceding regulation, the excess amount shall be payable by the Department.
Rent—furnished married quarters.
231.—(1.) Residential furniture and equipment may be supplied for use in married quarters under such conditions as, subject to this regulation, are approved by the Military Board.
(2.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, an annual charge at such percentages of the departmental valuation of the articles supplied as the Military Board determines, shall be made against the occupant of married quarters in respect of the furniture and equipment supplied for use in those quarters.
(3.) The Military Board may waive payment of a charge referred to in the last preceding sub-regulation either in whole or part, if it considers that the circumstances justify such waiver.
(4.) Without prejudice to the right of the Commonwealth to recover by other means a charge payable under this regulation by a member to the Department that charge may be deducted from the pay and allowances that are, or become payable to the member under these Regulations.
Fuel, light expense stores and supplies.
232.—(l.) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this regulation, fuel and light, expense stores and expense supplies shall be issued in kind in all hutted and tented camps, barracks, administrative offices, schools of instruction, single quarters and other military establishments.
(2.) The Military Board shall determine the general scale of issue of fuel and light, expense stores and expense supplies for the purpose of this regulation and may approve of special scales—
(a) according to the requirements of local or operational conditions of service or climate;
(b) in areas where a shortage of fuel exists or a temporary dislocation of supply exists;
(c) for use for instructional purposes at schools of cookery; or
(d) for equipment and appurtenances in military establishments.
(3.) Where fuel and light in excess of the authorized scales is consumed by an officers’ or sergeants’ mess, the cost of the excess consumption may be charged against and recovered from that mess.
(4.) Fuel and light, expense stores and expense supplies shall be accounted for in accordance with such conditions as are approved by the Military Board.
Food and forage.
233.—(1.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, food and forage may be issued in accordance with such scale as is approved by the Military Board for the maintenance of an animal or bird employed for military purposes or under the control of a military authority.
(2.) Food or forage shall not be issued in respect of an animal or bird, unless it is—
(a) the property of the Commonwealth; or
(b) on hire or on loan to the Commonwealth upon conditions requiring it to be fed or foraged by the Commonwealth.
Recovery of amounts owing for rations, &c.
234. Subject to the approval of the Military Board, the amount of any debt owed by a member to the Department in respect of rations or commodities (including fuel, gas, light or power) supplied to him by the Department may be deducted from the pay and allowances that are to become payable to him under these Regulations.
Part VII.—Medical and Dental Treatment.
Interpretation.
235. In this Part unless the contrary intention appears—
“dental treatment” means professional advice or treatment by a dental officer or a dental practitioner including extractions, prophylaxis, fillings (amalgam, synthetic, porcelain, base metal inlays, cement and root), treatment of gingivitis and the supply of vulcanite or acrylic resin dentures, but does not include the supply of precious metals;
“medical treatment” means professional advice or medical or surgical treatment, including vaccination and inoculation by a medical officer or a medical practitioner, treatment by a registered physiotherapist or a registered masseur, the provision of surgical appliances and spectacles, treatment and maintenance as a patient at a hospital, convalescent treatment, and the supply of medicines, medical and surgical supplies supplied or provided in a hospital or otherwise;
“restricted dental treatment” means treatment for relief of pain, extractions, temporary fillings and minor repairs to dentures.
Entitlement.
236.—(1.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, medical, dental and restricted dental treatment of such nature and in such cases as the Military Board approves shall, subject to such conditions as the Military Board determines, be provided for members by or at the expense of the Department.
(2.) Treatment shall not be provided at the expense of the Department under this regulation—
(a) in the case of a member of the Citizen Military Forces or Australian Cadet Corps—
(i) after the termination of a camp of continuous training or military school or course; and
(ii) in respect of an illness or injury occurring while he is on leave or absent without leave; or
(b) in the case of a member while he is in the custody of civil authorities in respect of any offence or alleged offence against naval, military, air force or civil law.
Recovery of cost where member has enforceable claim.
237.—(1.) Where a member has been provided with medical or dental treatment at the expense of the Department under this Part and the Military’ Board determines—
(a) that the member has an enforceable claim against any person for damages in respect of the illness or injury for which the medical or dental treatment was provided; or
(b) that the expense of the treatment should not be borne by the Department for any other reason,
the Military Board may require the member to pay to the Department such amount, not exceeding the expense incurred by the Department, as the Military Board determines.
(2.) Without prejudice to the right of the Commonwealth to recover by other means an amount payable under the last preceding sub-regulation by a member to the Department, that amount may be deducted from the pay and allowances that are or become payable to the member under these Regulations.
Rates of payment to medical and dental officers.
238.—(1.) Where a medical officer or a dental officer, as the case requires, is not available to render a medical or a dental service to a member as part of his military duties, the appropriate officer may engage a civilian practitioner to render the service.
(2.) The fees payable to a civilian practitioner engaged to render a medical or a dental service under the last preceding sub-regulation shall be in accordance with such scale of fees as the Military Board determines.
(3.) In addition to a fee, a civilian practitioner engaged to render a medical or a dental service under sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation may, in respect of any necessary journey made by him for the purpose of rendering that service, be paid an allowance at such rates and subject to such conditions as the Military Board determines.
(4.) In this regulation—
“civilian practitioner” means a medical officer or a dental officer, as the case requires, who is not at the relevant time performing military duties, or, if such an officer is not available, a medical practitioner or a dental practitioner who is not a member;
“the appropriate officer” means—
(a) in relation to a medical service—the Director-General of Medical Services or an officer authorized by the Director-General; and
(b) in relation to a dental service—the Director of Dental Services or an officer authorized by the Director.
Part VIII.—Miscellaneous.
No deductions other than those authorized.
239. The pay and allowances of a member shall be paid without any deduction other than such deductions as are authorized by the Act, any other Act or any regulations made under an Act.
Over-payments during prior service.
240.—(1.) This regulation applies to and in relation to a member who, before the commencement of his current period of service in the Military Forces, had served in a part of the Defence Force for any period after the sixth day of October, 1939, and in respect of that previous period of service was paid a sum of money greater than the sum properly payable to him in respect of that service.
(2.) If the over-payment was caused by an error of the Department by which the over-payment was made, no deduction in respect of that over-payment shall be made from any amount of pay and allowances payable to the member under these Regulations.
(3.) If the over-payment was caused by an act or omission of the member, an amount equal to the amount of the over-payment may be deducted, in such instalments as the Military Board directs, from the pay and allowances that are or become payable to the member under these Regulations.
Stoppages of pay and allowances.
241.—(1.) A member shall not, by virtue of the forfeiture or stoppage of his pay and allowances, be disqualified for—
(a) payment under sub-regulation (2.) of regulation 14 of these Regulations;
(b) an allowance under regulation 22 of these Regulations; or
(c) unless the Military Board so directs—an allowance under regulation 214 of these Regulations.
(2.) Subject to the last preceding sub-regulation, nothing in these Regulations affects the operation of section 119 of the Act in its application to and in relation to a member.
Deduction from pay and allowances when pension paid on reported death, &c., of member.
242. Where a member who has been reported dead or missing is subsequently found to be alive, an amount equivalent to the amount of any pension or allowance paid under an Act to a person as a result of the member having been reported dead or missing may, if not repaid, be deducted from any pay and allowances that are or become payable to the member under these Regulations.
Restriction on pay which may be drawn by member in hospital.
243. Where the commanding officer of a military hospital or convalescent establishment so directs, the amount of pay which may be drawn by a member who is a patient in the hospital or establishment shall be restricted to such amounts as the commanding officer determines.
Assignment of pay void.
244. Any assignment or charge, other than an assignment or charge under these Regulations, in respect of pay or allowances of a member, and every agreement to make such a charge or assignment is void.
Funerals.
245.—(1.) The Department may authorize a military funeral and the expenditure of such amount as the Military Board approves for carrying out the funeral of—
(a) a deceased member of the Permanent Military Forces;
(b) a deceased member of the Citizen Military Forces whose death occurred while on duty or as the result of illness or injuries contracted or sustained on duty; and
(c) where the death occurred in Australia—
(i) a deceased officer of the Citizen Military Forces who held the rank of or took precedence as major-general or a higher rank and such other deceased officers of the Citizen Military Forces as the Military Board approves;
(ii) a deceased person on a retired list who held the military title of major-general or higher military title and such other deceased persons on a retired list as the Military Board approves; and
(iii) a deceased winner of the Victoria Cross who had served in any of Her Majesty’s military forces.
(2.) For the purposes of this regulation, a member shall be deemed to be on duty—
(a) while attending at a camp of continuous training or at a military school or course;
(b) while attending at a parade or bivouac;
(c) while performing full-time military service; or
(d) while travelling to or from an authorized parade or assembly, except during or after a substantial interruption or deviation from the route made for a reason unconnected with the member’s attendance at the parade or assembly and which materially affected the risk of illness or injury.
Private funerals.
246. Where the widow or other relative of the deceased member is permitted by the Military Board to make arrangements for the funeral in Australia of a deceased member referred to in the last preceding regulation, the person who makes those arrangements may be reimbursed so much of the actual expense incurred in connexion with the funeral as does not exceed Sixty pounds.
Transport of relatives to and from funeral.
247.—(1.) Subject to such conditions as are approved by the Military Board, return first-class rail fares and sleeper accommodation, whenever necessary, may be provided at the expense of the Department for the nearest relative of a deceased member and one other person to accompany that relative to attend a military funeral provided for the deceased member under regulation 245 of these Regulations.
(2.) If travel by air is necessary to enable the persons eligible to travel at the expense of the Department under the last preceding sub-regulation to arrive in time for the funeral, fares for travel by air on the forward journey may be provided at the expense of the Department.
(3.) In sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation, “nearest relative” means the widow or such other relative of the deceased member, being the son, daughter, father, mother, brother or sister of the deceased member, as the Military Board approves.
Transport and accommodation for relatives of seriously ill members.
248.—(1.) Where a member is very seriously ill in Australia, or such place outside Australia as the Military Board determines to be a place to which this regulation applies, such persons as are approved by the Military Board may be transported at the expense of the Department to and from the place where the member is lying ill.
(2.) A person is not eligible to be transported at the expense of the Department under this regulation unless he is—
(a) a relative of the member; or
(b) a person accompanying an invalid or infirm relative of the member.
(3.) Where a person is transported at the expense of the Department under this regulation, he shall, subject to this regulation, be provided at the place of destination with military rations and quarters or, in exceptional circumstances, hotel accommodation, at the expense of the Department.
(4.) Where a person is transported at the expense of the Department under this regulation, the cost of any necessary passport, vise or photograph shall be borne by the Department.
(5.) The grant of transport, rations and quarters under this regulation shall be subject to such conditions as are approved by the Military Board.
Regimental funds.
249.—(1.) Regimental funds shall be administered by a unit committee of management appointed by the commanding officer of the unit who shall be responsible for the proper conduct by the unit committee of management of all matters relating to the administration of regimental funds.
(2.) Regimental funds shall not be expended except with the approval of the unit committee of management of the unit or in any case where the commanding officer of the unit forbids the expenditure.
(3.) The commanding officer of a unit shall appoint a regimental audit board consisting of two or three members who shall be officers, but, in the event of an insufficiency of eligible officers, the formation, &c., commander may approve of the appointment of warrant officers, non-commissioned officers or qualified civilian auditors.
(4.) A member is not eligible for appointment to a regimental audit board unless he is fitted by experinc or qualification to conduct an audit, and is not directly engaged in the management of the unit funds.
(5.) The regimental audit board of a unit other than a unit approved by the Military Board under the next succeeding sub-regulation shall be assembled by the commanding officer of the unit in the months of January and July in each financial year to conduct an audit of the books and accounts of the regimental funds, unit canteen funds and mess funds of the unit.
(6.) The regimental audit board of such units of the Citizen Military Forces as the Military Board approves shall be assembled by the commanding officer as soon as is practicable after the annual camp of continuous training of the unit to conduct an audit of the books and accounts of the regimental funds, unit canteen and mess funds of the unit.
(7.) In this regulation, “regimental funds” means funds in the possession of the unit other than public funds, mess funds, welfare and betterment funds and unit canteen funds in a unit canteen account.
250.—(1.) There shall be a Unit War History Trust Fund.
Unit War History Trust Fund.
(2.) The moneys which, immediately before the commencement of these Regulations, stood to the credit of the Unit War History Trust Fund established under the Regulations repealed by regulation 3 of these Regulations shall be credited to the Fund.
(3.) Income received from the investment of moneys standing to the credit of the Unit War History Trust Fund forms part of the Fund.
(4.) The Unit War History Trust Fund shall be administered by the Military Board or by trustees appointed for the purpose by the Military Board and, subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, moneys from the Fund shall be applied in such amounts as the Military Board approves for the purpose of assisting in the publication of the war histories of disbanded war-time units of the Australian Military Forces.
(5.) Any moneys in the Unit War History Trust Fund which, in the opinion of the Military Board, are not required for the purpose of assisting in the publication of unit war histories may be expended, in such amounts and in such manner as the Military Board approves, for the benefit of members, or former members, or their dependants.
(6.) The accounts of the Unit War History Trust Fund shall be audited at least once each financial year by an officer appointed by the Military Board for that purpose.
(7.) In this regulation, “disbanded war-time units” has the same meaning as in Part III. of the Services Trust Funds Act 1947-1950.
Approved philanthropic organizations.
251.—(1.) The Military Board may approve of the Salvation Army, the Young Men’s Christian Association, the Young Women’s Christian Association, the Australian Red Cross Society, the Campaigners for Christ and such other organizations as it thinks fit as approved philanthropic organizations.
(2.) Subject to such conditions as the Military Board approves, an accredited member of an approved philanthropic organization may—
(a) travel by rail, ship, aircraft or other means of conveyance at the expense of the Department; and
(b) be provided with rations and quarters at the expense of the Department,
when performing philanthropic services in connexion with the Military Forces.
(3.) Equipment and stores of an approved philanthropic organization may be transported at the expense of the Department when such transportation is necessary in order to provide philanthropic services in connection with the Military Forces.
(4.) Except in such circumstances as the Military Board determines, the vehicles of an approved philanthropic organization shall not be supplied with petrol, oil and lubricants, or be repaired, at the expense of the Department when used for the purpose of the performance of philanthropic services in connection with the Military Forces.
Telephones.
252. Subject to such conditions as are approved by the Military Board, telephone facilities may be provided at the expense of the Department at premises occupied for military purposes or at the private residence of a member.
THE SCHEDULES.
Regulation 8.
First Schedule
Provisions of Regulations to which Regulation 8 Applies.
Paragraph (6) of sub-regulation 15 of Regulation 11. |
Regulation 12. |
Sub-regulation (2.) of Regulation 22. |
Sub-regulation (1.) of Regulation 24. |
Sub-regulation (1.) of Regulation 32. |
Sub-regulation (1.) of Regulation 33. |
Regulation 34. |
Sub-regulation (3.) of Regulation 35. |
Regulation 40. |
Regulation 41. |
Sub-regulation (2.) of Regulation 69. |
Sub-regulation (1.) of Regulation 70. |
Regulation 75. |
Sub-regulations (2.), (4.) and (5.) of Regulation 76. |
Sub-regulation (1.) of Regulation 77. |
Regulation 82. |
Sub-regulation (4.) of Regulation 90. |
Regulation 97. |
Regulation 98. |
Regulation 99. |
Regulation 100. |
Regulation 102. |
Sub-regulation (1.) of Regulation 103. |
Regulation 105. |
Regulation 106. |
Regulation 109. |
Regulation 110. |
Regulation 118. |
Regulation 120. |
Regulation 123. |
Sub-regulation (1.) of Regulation 126. |
Paragraph (6) of sub-regulation (4.) of Regulation 127. |
Sub-regulation (3.) of Regulation 134. |
Regulation 137. |
Regulation 139. |
Regulation 141. |
Regulation 142. |
Regulation 144. |
Regulation 145. |
Regulation 146. |
Sub-regulations (4.) and (5.) of Regulation 147. |
Sub-regulations (4.), (5.) and (6.) of Regulation 148. |
Sub-regulations (2.), (4.) and (6.) of Regulation 149. |
Sub-regulations (2.) and (3.) of Regulation 150. |
Sub-regulation (1.) of Regulation 151. |
Sub-regulation (4.) of Regulation 152. |
Regulation 154. |
Regulation 155. |
First Schedule—continued.
Paragraph (6) of sub-regulation (4.) of Regulation 156. |
Regulation 157. |
Regulation 159. |
Sub-regulation (2.) of Regulation 160. |
Sub-regulations (1.) and (2.) of Regulation 161. |
Sub-regulation (3.) of Regulation 162. |
Sub-regulation (1.) of Regulation 164. |
Regulation 165. |
Regulation 166. |
Regulation 167. |
Regulation 168. |
Regulation 177. |
Regulation 178. |
Sub-regulation (4.) of Regulation 188. |
Regulation 189. |
Regulation 190. |
Regulation 191. |
Regulation 192. |
Regulation 193. |
Sub-regulations (1.) and (2.) of Regulation 194. |
Regulation 195. |
Sub-regulation (1.) of Regulation 196. |
Regulation 197. |
Sub-regulation (2.) of Regulation 199. |
Regulation 201. |
Regulation 202. |
Regulation 204. |
Regulation 206. |
Regulation 207. |
Sub-regulation (1.) of Regulation 208. |
Sub-regulation (1.) of Regulation 209. |
Sub-regulation (1.) of Regulation 211. |
Regulation 212. |
Sub-regulation (2.) of Regulation 217. |
Regulation 218. |
Regulation 220. |
Sub-regulation (4.) of Regulation 223. |
Sub-regulation (4.) of Regulation 226. |
Regulation 228. |
Regulation 229. |
Sub-regulation (2.) of Regulation 231. |
Regulation 232. |
Regulation 236. |
Regulation 237. |
Regulation 238. |
Regulation 245. |
Sub-regulation (1.) of Regulation 247. |
Regulation 248. |
Regulation 251. |
SECOND SCHEDULE.
Regulation 11.
Rates of Pay—Members of the Permanent Military Forces.
Table 1—Male Members.
A—Officers.
Rank, Classification and Length of Service. | Rate per Day. | ||
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Brigadier .................................................. | 9 | 14 | 6 |
Colonel— |
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With less than two years’ service in the rank ......................... | 7 | 17 | 2 |
With not less than two years’ service in the rank but less than four years’ service in the rank | 8 | 2 | 6 |
With not less than four years’ service in the rank but less than six years’ service in the rank | 8 | 7 | 10 |
With not less than six years’ service in the rank but less than eight years’ service in the rank | 8 | 13 | 2 |
With not less than eight years’ service in the rank ...................... | 8 | 18 | 6 |
Lieutenant-Colonel— |
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With less than two years’ service in the rank ......................... | 6 | 7 | 6 |
With not less than two years’ service in the rank but less than four years’ service in the rank | 6 | 11 | 9 |
With not less than four years’ service in the rank but less than six years’ service in the rank | 6 | 16 | 0 |
With not less than six years’ service in the rank but less than eight years’ service in the rank | 7 | 0 | 3 |
With not less than eight years’ service in the rank but less than ten years’ service in the rank | 7 | 4 | 6 |
With not less than ten years’ service in the rank ....................... | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Major— |
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With less than two years’ service in the rank ......................... | 4 | 18 | 3 |
With not less than two years’ service in the rank but less than four years’ service in the rank | 5 | 2 | 6 |
With not less than four years’ service in the rank but less than six years’ service in the rank | 5 | 6 | 9 |
With not less than six years’ service in the rank but less than eight years’ service in the rank | 5 | 11 | 0 |
With not less than eight years’ service in the rank but less than ten years’ service in the rank | 5 | 15 | 3 |
With not less than ten years’ service in the rank ....................... | 5 | 19 | 6 |
Captain— |
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With less than two years’ service in the rank ......................... | 3 | 16 | 6 |
With not less than two years’ service in the rank but less than four years’ service in the rank | 4 | 3 | 4 |
With not less than four years’ service in the rank ...................... | 4 | 10 | 2 |
Lieutenant— |
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With less than two years’ service in the rank ......................... | 3 | 3 | 7 |
With not less than two years’ service in the rank ....................... | 3 | 8 | 1 |
Second Lieutenant— |
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With less than two years’ service in the rank ......................... | 2 | 17 | 3 |
With not less than two years’ service in the rank ....................... | 3 | 0 | 5 |
Second Schedule—continued.
B—Soldiers.
Rank, Classification and Length of Service. | Rate per Day. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Group 1. | Group 2. | Group 3. | Group 4. | Group 5. | Group 6. | Group 7. | |||||||||||||||
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
Warrant Officer, Class I.— |
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With less than two years’ service in the rank | 2 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 1 |
With not less than two years’ service in the rank | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 4 |
Warrant Officer, Class II.— |
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With less than two years’ service in the rank | 2 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
With not less than two years’ service in the rank | 2 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 6 |
Staff Sergeant— |
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With less than two years’ service in the rank | 2 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
With not less than two years’ service in the rank but less than four years’ service in the rank | 2 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
With not less than four years’ service in the rank | 2 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
Sergeant— |
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With less than two years’ service in the rank | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
With not less than two years’ service in the rank but less than four years’ service in the rank | 2 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
With not less than four years’ service in the rank | 2 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
Corporal .................. | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 1 |
Lance Corporal ............. | 1 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 2 |
Private ................... | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 6 |
Private (Recruit) ............ | 1 | 12 | 11 |
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Second Schedule—continued.
Table 2—Chaplains.
Classification and Length of Service. | Rate per Day. | ||
Chaplain, First Class (Colonel)— | £ | s. | d. |
With less than two years’ service in the classification ...................... | 6 | 8 | 1 |
With not less than two years’ service in the classification but less than four years’ service in the classification | 6 | 12 | 11 |
With not less than four years’ service in the classification ................... | 6 | 17 | 9 |
Chaplain, Second Class (Lieutenant-Colonel)— |
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With less than two years’ service in the classification ...................... | 5 | 15 | 3 |
With not less than two years’ service in the classification but less than four years’ service in the classification | 5 | 19 | 10 |
With not less than four years’ service in the classification ................... | 6 | 4 | 5 |
Chaplain, Third Class (Major)— |
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With less than two years’ service in the classification ...................... | 4 | 10 | 2 |
With not less than two years’ service in the classification but less than four years’ service in the classification | 4 | 15 | 0 |
With not less than four years’ service in the classification but less than six years’ service in the classification | 4 | 19 | 10 |
With not less than six years’ service in the classification .................... | 5 | 4 | 8 |
Chaplain, Fourth Class (Captain)— |
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With less than two years’ service in the classification ...................... | 3 | 18 | 9 |
With not less than two years’ service in the classification ................... | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Table 3—Quartermasters.
Rank and Length of Service. | Rate per Day. | ||
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Major (Quartermaster)— |
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With less than two years’ service in the rank ............................ | 5 | 4 | 8 |
With not less than two years’ service in the rank ......................... | 5 | 11 | 0 |
Captain (Quartermaster)— |
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With less than two years’ service in the rank ............................ | 4 | 11 | 1 |
With not less than two years’ service in the rank ......................... | 4 | 16 | 7 |
Lieutenant (Quartermaster)— |
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With less than two years’ service in the rank ............................ | 4 | 2 | 1 |
With not less than two years’ service in the rank ......................... | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Table 4—Lieutenant Undergraduates.
Nature of Course of Studies and Stage of Training. | Rate per Day. | ||
Member undergoing a three-year course at a University— | £ | s. | d. |
(a) During the second year of the course ............................. | 1 | 1 | 4 |
(b) During the third year of the course .............................. | 1 | 12 | 11 |
Member undergoing a four-year course at a University— |
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(a) During the second year of the course ............................. | 1 | 1 | 4 |
(b) During the third year of the course .............................. | 1 | 6 | 0 |
(c) During the fourth year of the course ............................. | 1 | 12 | 11 |
Member undergoing a five-year course at a University— |
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(a) During the third year of the course .............................. | 1 | 1 | 4 |
(b) During the fourth year of the course ............................. | 1 | 6 | 0 |
(c) During the fifth year of the course .............................. | 1 | 12 | 11 |
Member undergoing the final year of a course at a Technical College ............ | 1 | 12 | 11 |
Member who has successfully completed his course at a University or Technical College
| 1 | 12 | 11 |
Second Schedule—continued.
Table 5—Warrant Officers Class 1 of the Royal Australian Survey Corps.
Rank and Length of Service. | Rate per Day. | ||
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Warrant Officer, Class I.— |
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With less than two years’ service in the rank ............................ | 3 | 15 | 7 |
With not less than two years’ service in the rank but less than four years’ service in the rank | 3 | 18 | 1 |
With not less than four years’ service in the rank ......................... | 4 | 0 | 7 |
Table 6—Army Apprentices.
Classification, Length of Service and Age. | Gross Pay. | Deferred Pay. | Net Pay. | ||||||
| Rate per week. | ||||||||
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(a) Apprentice Tradesman— |
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First Year ............................ | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Second Year— |
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Not less than 16 years of age and not more than 18 years of age | 4 | 16 | 1 |
| 5 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
At 18 years of age ..................... | 4 | 19 | 7 |
| 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 7 |
Third Year— |
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Not less than 17 years of age and not more than 18 years of age | 5 | 8 | 7 |
| 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
At 18 years of age ..................... | 5 | 12 | 1 |
| 5 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
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(b) Apprentice Musicians and Apprentice Clerks— |
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First year of training— |
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Under 16 years of age .................. |
| 10 | 0 |
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| 10 | 0 |
At 16 years and not more than 17 years of age .. |
| 15 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 |
| 10 | 0 |
At 17 years and not more than 18 years of age .. | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 16 | 6 |
| 11 | 4 |
At 18 years of age ..................... | 1 | 12 | 11 |
| 19 | 4 |
| 13 | 7 |
Second year of training— |
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Under 16 years of age .................. |
| 10 | 0 |
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At 16 years and not more than 17 years of age .. |
| 15 | 0 |
| 1 | 10 |
| 13 | 2 |
At 17 years and not more than 18 years of age .. | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 12 | 10 |
| 15 | 0 |
At 18 years of age ..................... | 1 | 12 | 11 |
| 16 | 2 |
| 16 | 9 |
Second Schedule—continued.
Table 7.
Monthly Rates of Pay—Native Members.
Rank, Classification and Length of Service. | Rate per Month. | ||||||||||||||
Group 1. | Group 2. | Group 3. | Group 4. | Group 5. | |||||||||||
Sergeant— | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
With less than one year’s service in rank | 25 | 0 | 0 |
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With not less than one year’s service in rank but less than two years’ service in rank | 25 | 16 | 8 |
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With not less than two years’ service in rank | 26 | 13 | 4 |
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Corporal— |
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With less than one year’s service in rank | 20 | 16 | 8 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 1 | 8 |
With not less than one year’s service in rank but less than two years’ service in rank | 21 | 13 | 4 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 4 |
With not less than two years’ service in rank | 22 | 10 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 23 | 15 | 0 |
Lance Corporal— |
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With less than one year’s service in rank | 17 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 9 |
With not less than one year’s service in rank but less than two years’ service in rank | 18 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 9 |
With not less than two years’ service in rank | 19 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 6 |
Private— |
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With less than one year’s service in rank | 7 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 3 |
With not less than one year’s service in rank but less than two years’ service in rank | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 5 |
With not less than two years’ service in rank but less than three years’ service in rank | 9 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 0 |
With not less than three years’ service in rank but less than four years’ service in rank | 10 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 10 |
With not less than four years’ service in rank but less than five years’ service in rank | 11 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 11 |
With not less than five years’ service in rank but less than six years’ service in rank | 13 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 9 |
With not less than six years’ service in rank but less than seven years’ service in rank | 14 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 9 |
With not less than seven years’ service in rank | 15 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 11 |
Second Schedule—continued.
Table 8—Female Members.
A—Officers.
Rank, Classification and Length of Service or Corps. | Rate per Day. | ||
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Colonel— |
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With less than two years’ service in the rank ............................ | 5 | 5 | 11 |
With not less than two years’ service in the rank but less than four years’ service in the rank | 5 | 9 | 6 |
With not less than four years’ service in the rank ......................... | 5 | 13 | 1 |
Lieutenant-Colonel— |
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With less than two years’ service in the rank ............................ | 4 | 6 | 2 |
With not less than two years’ service in the rank but less than four years’ service in the rank | 4 | 9 | 0 |
With not less than four years’ service in the rank ......................... | 4 | 11 | 10 |
Major— |
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With less than two years’ service in the rank ............................ | 3 | 6 | 8 |
With not less than two years’ service in the rank but less than four years’ service in the rank | 3 | 9 | 6 |
With not less than four years’ service in the rank but less than six years service in the rank | 3 | 12 | 4 |
With not less than six years’ service in the rank but less than eight years service in the rank | 3 | 15 | 2 |
With not less than eight years’ service in the rank ........................ | 3 | 18 | 0 |
Captain (Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps)— |
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With less than two years’ service in the rank ............................ | 2 | 16 | 8 |
With not less than two years’ service in the rank ......................... | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Captain (Women’s Royal Australian Army Corps)— |
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With less than two years’ service in the rank ............................ | 2 | 12 | 1 |
With not less than two years’ service in the rank but less than four years’ service in the rank | 2 | 16 | 8 |
With not less than four years’ service in the rank ......................... | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Lieutenant (Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps)— |
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With less than two years’ service in the rank ............................ | 2 | 3 | 6 |
With not less than two years’ service in the rank but less than four years’ service in the rank | 2 | 6 | 3 |
With not less than four years’ service in the rank ......................... | 2 | 12 | 1 |
Lieutenant (Women’s Royal Australian Army Corps)— |
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With less than two years’ service in the rank ............................ | 2 | 3 | 6 |
With not less than two years’ service in the rank ......................... | 2 | 6 | 3 |
