Division 12.—Allowances Payable on a Removal in Australia or on Return from Overseas.
124.—(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.
Accommodations expenses en route.
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 allowance.
126.—(1.) An allowance, called “accommodation allowance” is payable to a member in such circumstances, subject to such conditions and at such rate as the Military Board determines.
(2.) In the last preceding sub-regulation, “member” means a member who would be eligible for separation allowance if he were living in.
Rental allowance prior to occupying suitable premises.
127.—(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.
128.—(1.) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this regulation and to such conditions as the Military Board determines, an allowance, called “rental allowance”, is payable—
(a) to a member who is removed to a locality at the expense of the Department under Division 11 of this Part and occupies premises, other than suitable premises, in that locality; and
(b) to a member—
(i) who is included in a class of members approved by the Military Board for the purposes of this paragraph;
(ii) who is entitled to be removed to a locality at the expense of the Department under Division 11 of this Part; and
(iii) whose family occupy premises, other than suitable premises, in another locality, being a locality approved by the Military Board as a locality to which this paragraph applies in the case of members included in that class.
(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 253 of these Regulations if he occupied married quarters, except that—
(a) the rental allowance shall not exceed Ten dollars 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 Paymaster 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.) In this regulation, “member” means a member who, if he were living in would be eligible for separation allowance.
Transfer allowance, unmarried members.
129.—(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 Ten dollars 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—Eighteen dollars.
Lieutenant-Colonel or Major—Sixteen dollars.
Captain or officer of lower rank—Fourteen dollars.
Soldier—Eleven dollars.
Disturbance allowance on removal.
130.—(1.) An allowance, called “disturbance allowance”, is payable—
(a) to a member on the removal of the member, or
(b) to the widow or another member of the family of a deceased member on the removal of the family of the deceased member,
if the furniture and effects of the member or deceased member transported on the removal are of a value of not less than One thousand dollars and constitute, in the opinion of the Military Board, a substantial part of the furniture and effects of the member or deceased member.
(2.) The disturbance allowance is—
(a) For the first and second removals—Fifty dollars.
(b) For the third and fourth removals—Seventy-five dollars.
(c) For the fifth and subsequent removals—One hundred dollars.
(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 132 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.
(5.) In this regulation, references to the furniture and effects of a member or deceased member include references to the furniture and effects of the members of the family of the member or deceased member but do not include references to the clothing or personal effects of the member or of the members of the family of the member or deceased member.
Education allowance.
131.—(1.) Where a member has been removed at the expense of the Department under Division 11 of this Part and, as a result of that removal, the member arranges for his child to receive full time education at a recognized secondary school in the locality from which he was so removed, an allowance, called “education allowance”, is payable to the member, subject to this regulation and to such conditions as the Military Board determines, in respect of the attendance of the child at the school.
(2.) The amount of education allowance payable to a member in respect of the attendance of his child at a school is—
(a) for each complete school year or for a part of a school year for which the child attends the school as a boarder—such amount, not exceeding Eight hundred and sixty dollars, as the Military Board considers reasonable having regard to the expenses incurred by the member in respect of or incidental to the attendance of the child at the school during the period and the other circumstances of the particular case;
(b) for each complete school term that the child attends the school otherwise than as a boarder—an amount of One hundred and forty-six dollars and sixty-seven cents; or
(c) for a period less than a complete school term that the child attends the school otherwise than as a boarder—such amount, not exceeding One hundred and forty-six dollars and sixty-seven cents, as the Military Board considers reasonable having regard to the circumstances of the particular case.
(3.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, education allowance ceases to be payable to a member in respect of the attendance of his child at a school upon the member taking up duty, or his family taking up residence, in the locality in which the school is situated.
(a) education allowance is payable to a member in respect of the attendance of his child at a school as a boarder;
(b) the member takes up duty in the locality in which the school is situated after the commencement of a school year; and
(c) the child continues to attend the school as a boarder after the member so takes up duty,
education allowance continues to be payable to the member in respect of the attendance of the child at the school until the child ceases to attend the school as a boarder or until the end of that school year, whichever first occurs.
(5.) 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.
(6.) Where—
(a) education allowance is payable in respect of the attendance of a child at a school; and
(b) the child attains the age of eighteen years after the commencement of a school year but before the end of that school year,
the child shall, for the purposes of this regulation, be deemed to be under the age of eighteen years during the whole of that school year.
(7.) 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.
132.—(1.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, a member whose removal is approved 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,
(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—subject to the approval of the Command Secretary.
(3.) This regulation does not apply to or in relation to the removal of a member by virtue of the provisions of regulation 115 of these Regulations.
Allowance for sale of motor vehicle.
133.—(1.) Subject to the approval of the Command Secretary a member whose removal is approved 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 123 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 transportation of the motor vehicle,
(2.) This regulation does not apply to or in relation to the removal of a member by virtue of the provisions of regulation 115 of these Regulations.
Mileage allowance on a removal.
134.—(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.