Division 15.—Miscellaneous Allowances and Payments.
Necessaries allowance—trade apprentices.
Subject to such conditions as are approved by the Military Board an allowance, called “necessaries allowance”, is payable at the rate of Eight cents per day to an army trade apprentice in his first, second and third year of apprentice training.
Prizes—students and apprentices.
176.—(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.
177.—(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 Thirty cents 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.
Subject to such conditions as are approved by the Military Board, an amount not exceeding One hundred and seventy dollars 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 Five hundred and twenty dollars in a financial year for the provision of equipment and uniforms.
Payment to dependants.
Where payment of a sum of money to a dependent of a member has been authorized under regulation 478 or regulation 479 of the Australian Military Regulations or regulation 71 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.
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Part III.—Regular Army Emergency Reserve.
180.—(1.) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this regulation, the rate of pay of a member of the Regular Army Emergency Reserve in respect of military service rendered in accordance with the Act is the rate of pay specified, in relation to a member of the Australian Regular Army having the like rank, classification and service in the rank as the member has in the table in sub-regulation (1.) of regulation 12 of these Regulations.
(2.) Incremental advancement in the rate of pay of a member of the Regular Army Emergency Reserve, in respect of length of service in a rank or classification, is subject to the like conditions as are approved by the Military Board for the purposes of regulation 11 of these Regulations.
(3.) For the purposes of sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation, the Military Board may designate the classification, if any, held by a member of the Regular Army Emergency Reserve.
(4.) The service of a member of the Regular Army Emergency Reserve for the purposes of pay shall be deemed to include—
(a) the whole of the day on which the member is directed under the Act to commence a period of military service or, if the member does not commence military service until after that day, the whole of the day on which he does commence a period of military service in pursuance of such a direction, whichever is the later day; and
(b) the whole of the last day of a period of military service.
(5.) The length of service of a member of the Regular Army Emergency Reserve in a rank, for the purposes of pay, shall be calculated in the manner determined by the Military Board, and may include a period of service in the like rank in a force other than the Regular Army Emergency Reserve.
Allowances.
181.—(1.) Except as expressly provided by this Part, where a member of the Regular Army Emergency Reserve is serving on continuous full time military service, the allowances provided for in Part II. of these Regulations for a member of the Australian Regular Army having the like rank are payable to him subject to the like conditions.
(2) Where a member of the Regular Army Emergency Reserve is rendering continuous full time military service under sub-section (4.) of section 45 of the Act and the period for which he is bound to serve is less than twelve months, the member is entitled to be paid the following allowances in respect of that service at such rates and subject to such conditions as the Military Board determines:—
(a) marriage allowance;
(b) separation allowance; and
(c) provision allowance.
(3.) A member of the Regular Army Emergency Reserve may be paid, in respect of military service rendered under sub-section (3.) of section 45 of the Act, marriage allowance, separation allowance and provision allowance at such rates and in accordance with such conditions as the Military Board determines.
Absence on account of illness or injury.
Where a member of the Regular Army Emergency Reserve who is rendering continuous full time military service under sub-section (4.) of section 45 of the Act and is bound to serve for a period of less than twelve months is absent from duty on account of illness or injury, the member is entitled to pay and allowances in respect of such period of the absence, and subject to such conditions, as the Military Board determines/?/ and not otherwise.
Linguists bounty.
183.—(1.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, an allowance, called “linguists bounty”, is payable to a member of the Regular Army Emergency Reserve who has attained the approved standard of proficiency in an approved foreign language.
(2.) Linguists bounty is not payable to a member in respect of an approved foreign language unless he maintains such a standard of proficiency in the language as the Miiltary Board approves.
(3.) The amount of linguists bounty payable to a member in respect of each year of service in the Regular Army Emergency Reserve after he attains the approved standard of proficiency in an approved foreign language is—
(a) if the member has attained the approved standard of proficiency in one approved foreign language—One hundred dollars; or
(b) if the member has attained the approved standard of proficiency in more than one approved foreign language—Two hundred dollars.
(4.) Where a member has served in the Australian Regular Army or in the Regular Army Supplement for a period in respect of which linguists bounty would have been payable to him but for the fact that it was a period of less than one year, that period shall be taken to be a period of service in the Regular Army Emergency Reserve for the purposes of this regulation.
(5.) In this regulation, references to a year of a service, in relation to a member, shall be read as references to a period of twelve consecutive months’ full time military service in the Regular Army Emergency Reserve rendered by the member under the Act or to periods of such military service so rendered amounting in the aggregate to a period of three hundred and sixty-five days.
(6.) Linguists bounty is not payable to a member of the Regular Army Emergency Reserve under regulation 38 of these Regulations.
(7.) In this regulation—
“approved foreign language” means a language other than the English language approved by the Military Board for the purposes of regulation 38 of these Regulations;
“approved standard of proficiency”, in relation to an approved foreign language, means such a standard of proficiency in the language as the Military Board approves.
Locum tenens allowance.
184.—(1.) Where a medical officer, a dental officer or a pharmaceutical officer of the Regular Army Emergency Reserve employs a locum tenens during a period during which the officer is rendering military service under the Act, an allowance, called “locum tenens allowance”, is payable to the officer—
(a) if the officer is a medical officer or a dental officer—at the rate of Fourteen dollars and seventy cents per day; or
(b) if the officer is a pharmaceutical officer—at the rate of Ten dollars and fifty cents per day.
(2.) Where, in a financial year, an officer referred to in the last preceding sub-regulation has attended a military school or course or a bivouac for a period of, or for periods amounting in the aggregate to, ten days or more, locum tenens allowance is not payable to the officer in respect of any further attendance at such a school, course or bivouac during the financial year
Bounty payable to members of Regular Army Emergency Reserve.
185.—(1.) Subject to such conditions as the Military Board determines, a bounty is payable to a member of the Regular Army Emergency Reserve, in accordance with the following scale, in respect of his service in that force:—
On completion of one year’s service—Two hundred dollars.
On completion of two years’ service—Two hundred and fifty dollars.
On completion of three years’ service—Three hundred dollars.
On completion of four years’ service—Three hundred and fifty dollars.
On completion of each year’s service subsequent to four years’ service—Three hundred and fifty dollars.
(2.) Where a member of the Regular Army Emergency Reserve ceases to be such a member upon the completion of—
(a) a period of service that is less than one year;
(b) one year’s service and a further period of service that is less than one year; or
(c) two or more years’ service and a further period of service that is less than one year,
the member may be paid a bounty, in respect of the period or further period of that service that is less than one year, in such circumstances, subject to such conditions, and of such amount as the Military Board determines.
(3.) For the purpose of calculating the bounty payable to a member of the Regular Army Emergency Reserve under this regulation, the service of a member in that force commences on the day on which he becomes a member of that force, or, if he becomes a member of that force on two or more occasions, on the day on which he last becomes such a member.
(4.) Where a person who has previously been a member of the Regular Army Emergency Reserve again becomes such a member on the day immediately following the day on which he ceased to be such a member, the person is not, by reason only of those facts, a person who becomes a member of that force on two occasions.
Gratuity for members of Regular Army Emergency Reserve.
Where a member of the Regular Army Emergency Reserve commences to render continuous full time military service by reason of that force or a part of that force having been called out for continuous service under section 46 of the Act, a gratuity of One hundred and ten dollars is payable to the member.
Application of certain provisions of Part II.
The provisions of Division 4 and Divisions 9 to 15 (inclusive) of Part II. of these Regulations apply, except to the extent to which they are inconsistent with the preceding provisions of this Part, to and in relation to the service of a member of the Regular Army Emergency Reserve under the Act as if that service were service of a member of the Australian Regular Army having the like rank or classification, and service in the rank or classification, as the member has.
Part IV.—Citizen Military Forces.
Division 1.—Preliminary.
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 appointed or enlisted for service in the Active Citizen Military Forces; or
(c) an officer of the Reserve Citizen Miitary Forces who performs military duties in accordance with regulation 121a of the Australian Military Regulations,
but does not include—
(d) a member of the Citizen Military Forces who is attached for continuous full-time military service, to the Permanent Military Forces; or
(e) 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.
189.—(1.) The rate of pay of a member performing duty in an appointment specified in the first column of the following table is the rate specified opposite to the appointment in the second column of that table:—
Appointment
Rate per annum
$
Citizen Military Forces Member of the Military Board......................
2,030
Divisional Commander or Commander of a Communication Zone..............
(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 the table in sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation, an allowance at the rate of Sixteen hundred and eighty dollars per annum.
Rates of pay for members other than senior appointment.
190.—(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 in respect of a period of service in the Citizen Military Forces other than a period of continuous full-time military service in relation to which the next succeeding regulation applies, is the rate per day specified in relation to his rank or classification in the following table:—
(2.) The rate of pay of a male member who is a medical officer or a dental officer (other than a member holding, or performing the duties of an appointment specified in the table in sub-regulation (1.) of regulation 189 of these Regulations) is the rate per day specified in relation to his rank in the following table:—
(3.) The rate of pay of a Chaplain is the rate per day specified in relation to his classification in the following table:—
Classification
Rate per day
$
Chaplain, First Class (Colonel).....................................
16.62
Chaplain, Second Class (Lieutenant-Colonel)...........................
14.81
Chaplain, Third Class (Major).....................................
11.76
Chaplain, Fourth Class (Captain)...................................
10.54
(4.) The rate of pay of a member serving in the Papua and New Guinea Volunteer Rifles, being a member of the rank of sergeant or lower rank, is the rate per day specified in relation to his rank in the following table:—
(5.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation 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 the following table:—
Less than twenty-one years of age—................................
(i) Where she has completed six months service and has failed to qualify as a private due to a cause outside her own control
2.67
(ii) In any other case.........................................
2.17
Not less than twenty-one years of age.................................
2.67
(6.) The rate per day of a female member who is a medical officer or a dental officer is the rate per day specified in relation to her rank in the following table:—
(7.) 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 desginated 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 the tables in sub-regulations (1.), (3.) or (5.) of this regulation as the case may be, whichever is the less.
(8.) 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 the table in sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation, irrespective of his honorary rank.
(9.) 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.
(10.) 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.
(11.) 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.
Special increase in pay.
191.—(1.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, the rate of pay of a male member of the rank of Warrant Officer, Class 1 or of a lower rank is, by virtue of this regulation, increased by Forty cents per day.
(2.) The last preceding sub-regulation does not apply to a member of the Papua and New Guinea Volunteer Rifles who is not included in a class of such members determined by the Military Board to be a class to which regulation 198 of these Regulations applies.
Calculation of pay in the case of senior appointments.
192.—(1.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, the service of a member referred to in regulation 189 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.
193.—(1.) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this regulation, the service of a member, other than a member referred to in regulation 189 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 exceding 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 189 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.
194.—(1.) The pay in respect of service of—
(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.
195.—(1.) The issue of pay—
(a) in the case of a member referred to in regulation 189 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—
(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.
196.—(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 Ninety-five cents 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 189 of these Regulations or to a female member.
Separation allowance.
197.—(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 Seventy cents 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 involves the member being absent from his home for a period of not less than ten consecutive days and includes at least two Saturdays and two Sundays.
Expatriate allowance.
198.—(1.) An allowance, called “expatriate allowance”, is payable subject to such conditions as the Military Board determines, to a member serving in the Papua and New Guinea Volunteer Rifles whose rank is specified in the table in sub-regulation (4.) of regulation 190 of these Regulations and who is included in a class of such members determined by the Military Board to be a class to which this regulation applies.
(2.) The rate per day at which expatriate allowance is payable to a member under the last preceding sub-regulation is an amount equal to the amount by which the rate specified in relation to the rank of the member in the table in sub-regulation (1.) of regulation 190 of these Regulations exceeds the rate specified in relation to the like rank in the table in sub-regulation (4.) of regulation 190 of these Regulations.
Efficiency grant.
199.—(1.) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this regulation, an efficiency grant of Twenty dollars is payable each financial year to a member referred to in regulation 190 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 purpose 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 or a member serving in the Papua and New Guinea Volunteer Rifles who is not entitled to expatriate allowance under regulations 198 of these Regulations.
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Gratuity in respect of the continuous full-time military service.
200.—(1.) Subject to such conditions as the Military Board determines, a gratuity is payable to a member of the Citizen Military Forces who renders continuous full-time military service for a period of not less than 1 year under sub-section (3.) of section 50 of the Defence Act 1903-1965 at the rate of—
(a) if the member holds the Tank of Second Lieutenant or a higher rank—One hundred dollars per annum; or
(b) in any other case—Forty dollars per annum.
(2.) In the last preceding sub-regulation, “member of the Citizen Military Forces” has the same meaning as in regulation 220 of these Regulations.
Locum tenens allowance.
201.—(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 Fourteen dollars and seventy cents per day; and
(b) in the case of a pharmaceutical officer—at the rate of Ten dollars and fifty cents 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.
202.—(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—Twenty dollars;
(b) on completion of each period of twelve months service—Ten dollars.
(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.
203.—(1.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation an allowance, called “parachutist 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 Fifty cents 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 Seventy-five cents for each day that a parachute descent is made; or
(ii) where he undergoes a refresher training course—at the rate of Seventy-five cents for each day of the course.
Hard-lying allowance.
204.—(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 Thirty-two cents per day or Eighteen cents per day, as the Military Board determines.
Diving allowance.
An allowance, called “diving allowance”, is payable to a member who has the qualifications approved by the Military Board for the purposes of sub-regulation (5.) of regulation 39 of these Regulations in like circumstances as diving allowance is payable to a diver under that regulation and as if references in that regulation to a diver included references to a member who has those qualifications.
Allowance for members of advance or rear parties.
206.—(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 ben 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.
207.—(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 Five dollars and twenty-five cents for the first hour, or for part of the first hour, and One dollar and fifty-eight cents 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) One dollar and fifty-eight cents for each half-hour; or
(ii) Twenty-one dollars, 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.
208.—(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 189 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 of member of court martial &c.
209.—(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 189 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.
210.—(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) Fifteen cents per day for each day in respect of which he is eligible for full pay;
(b) Eight cents 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) Five cents 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 194 of these Regulations.
(3.) An allowance under this regulation is not payable to a member referred to in regulation 189 of these Regulations or to a member serving in the Papua and New Guinea Volunteer Rifles who is not entitled to expatriate allowance under regulation 198 of these Regulations.
Special allowances.
211.—(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.
212.—(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 209 of these Regulations or a bivouac allowance under regulation 243 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 243 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.
213.—(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 Thirty cents.
(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 Thirty cents, 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.
214.—(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 108 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 cent 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 Thirty cents, he may be paid mileage allowance in accordance with the preceding sub-regulation.
Oversea allowance.
215.—(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.
216.—(1.) Subject to such conditions as are approved by the Military Board, an amount determined by the Military Board, being an amount not exceeding Two hundred dollars, may be expended each financial year in respect of the band of a unit.
(2.) The Military Board may, for the purposes of the last preceding sub-regulation, determine different amounts in respect of bands included in different classes of bands.
Welfare and betterment allowance.
217.—(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 Thirty cents 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.
218.—(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 Thirty cents 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.
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.
220.—(1.) The rate of pay, in the case of a member of the Citizen Military Forces who is attached, for continuous full time military service, to the Permanent Military Forces, is the appropriate rate of pay provided for under regulation 190 of these Regulations having regard to his rank or classification and, where applicable, his corps and age.
(2.) The provisions of Divisions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 15 of Part II., and of Parts VIII., IX. and X., of these Regulations apply, with such modifications, adaptions and exceptions as the Military Board determines, to and in relation to a member of the Citizen Military Forces who is attached, for continuous full time military service, to the Permanent Military Forces as if the member were a member of the Permanent Military Forces.
(3.) In this regulation, “member of the Citizen Military Forces” means—
(a) a male member of the Active Citizen Military Forces; or
(b) a member of the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps or the Women’s Royal Australian Army Corps appointed or enlisted for service in the Active Citizen Military Forces,
but does not include an officer of cadets.
Part IV.—Judge Advocate General.
Rate of pay.
The rate of pay payable to the Judge Advocate General is Three thousand dollars per year.
Allowances.
222.—(1.) Where the Judge Advocate General makes a journey in the course of his duties, travelling allowance, meal allowance and mileage allowance are payable to him as if he was a member holding the rank of Major-General and was travelling in the course of his duties as such a member.
(2.) In the application of these Regulations to and in relation to the Judge Advocate General for the purposes of the last preceding sub-regulation, references to the normal place of duty of the Judge Advocate General shall be read as references to the place determined by the Military Board to be the normal place of duty of the Judge Advocate General.
Part V.—Australian Cadet Corps.
223.—(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.
224.—(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 the table in sub-regulation (1.) of regulation 190 of 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.
225.—(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 Ninety-five cents 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.
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.
227.—(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 One hundred dollars per annum;
(ii) in the case of a major—at the rate of Eighty dollars per annum;
(iii) in the case of a captain—at the rate of Sixty dollars per annum;
(iv) in the case of a lieutenant—at the rate of Fifty dollars per annum; and
(b) a cadet under officer—at the rate of Ten dollars 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.
228.—(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 of course, which is of a duration of not less than seven consecutive days, be paid an allowance, called “camp allowance”, at the rate of Ninety-five cents 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.
229.—(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.
230.—(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.
231.—(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 Fifty cents; and
(b) in respect of any other member—is Seven dollars and forty cents.
(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.
(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.
232.—(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 Fifty cents 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.
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 VII.—Uniforms, Clothing and Clothing Allowances.
Clothing and equipment—initial issue.
234.—(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,
Replacement of clothing.
235.—(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 Regular Army Emergency Reserve;
(d) a member of the Citizen Military Forces;
(e) a member of the Australian Cadet Corps who is provided with a uniform at the expense of the Department; or
(f) 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 completition 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.
236.—(1.) Items of clothing (including uniforms) and personal necessaries issued at the expense of the Department or purchased under sub-regulation (2.) of regulation 234 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.
237.—(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 Twenty-eight cents 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) a member of the Regular Army Emergency Reserve;
(d) an apprentice musician or an apprentice clerk under the age of seventeen years; or
(e) a native member.
Aide-de-camp’s outfit allowance.
238.—(1.) An allowance, called “aide-de-camp outfit allowance”, of such amount as the Military Board determines is, subject to such conditions as the Military Board determines, payable to an officer who is appointed aide-de-camp to the Governor-General.
(2.) Aide-de-camp outfit allowance is not payable to an officer who is appointed honorary aide-de-camp to the Governor-General.
Outfit allowance—female members.
An allowance called “initial outfit allowance” of Forty-two dollars 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 234 of these Regulations.
Compensation for loss of property of members in the performance of duty.
240.—(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 duties; 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 VIII.—Rations, Quarters, Fuel and Light, Expense Stores and Supplies.
Rations.
241.—(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 person 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.
Subject to such conditions as are approved by the Military Board, an amount not exceeding 4.38 cents 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.
243.—(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) Fifty-eight cents on a day where the attendance extends over not more than one normal meal period; and
(b) One dollar and eighteen cents a day where the attendance extends over two or more normal meal periods;
(c) One dollar and eleven cents 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.
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.
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.
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.
247.—(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 One dollar and two cents 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 he 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.
248.—(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.
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.
250.—(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 not supplied with service accommodation or rations for a period of seventy-two consecutive hours or more
Rate per day where supplied with service accommodation but not rations for a period of seventy-two consecutive hours or more
Rate per day where supplied with rations but not service accommodation for a period of seventy-two consecutive hours or more
$
$
$
Colonel.........................
3.33
1.61
2.34
Lieutenant-Colonel or Major...........
2.68
1.61
1.58
Captain, Lieutenant or Second Lieutenant
2.42
1.61
1.26
Warrant Officer or lower rank..........
2.15
1.61
0.94
(2.) Where the Military Board is satisfied that any living out away from home allowance payable to a married member under the last preceding sub-regulation is insufficient to meet the expenses that have been or may be incurred by the member in respect of the matters to which the allowance relates, the Military Board may authorize payment to the member of living out away from home allowance at such rate as it considers necessary to meet those expenses.
(3.) 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.
(4.) 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.
(5.) 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.
(6.) 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.
(7.) 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.
(8.) 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 113, 114 or 117 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.
(9.) 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 23 of these Regulations.
Retention of lodgings allowance—P.M.F.
251.—(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.
(a) a member, other than a married member in receipt of living out allowance under regulation 247 of these Regulations, is absent from his lodgings—
(i) while accommodated in hospital; or
(ii) while required, for service reasons, to live in at his normal place of duty; or
(b) a married member in receipt of an allowance under the last preceding regulation is absent from his lodgings—
(i) while accommodated in hospital; or
(ii) while on temporary duty at a place other than his normal place of duty,
and the member pays for the retention of his lodgings for the period of that absence, retention of lodgings allowance is payable to the member 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—One dollar and two cents 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.) This regulation applies to a member of the Permanent Military Forces other than—
(a) a member to whom living out allowance or living away from home allowance is payable; or
(b) a member of the Regular Army Emergency Reserve.
Retention of lodgings allowance—Regular Army Emergency Reserve and Citizen Military Forces.
252.—(1.) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this regulation and to such conditions as the Military Board determines, where a member of the Regular Army Emergency Reserve or of the Citizen Military Forces is absent from his lodgings while rendering continuous full time military service or any other military service for a period in excess of twenty-four hours and pays for the retention of his lodgings for the period of that absence, an allowance, called retention of lodgings allowance, is payable to the member at the rate of One dollar and two cents per day or at the rate per day at which the member is required to pay for the retention of the lodgings, 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—
(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.
253.—(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.
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.
255.—(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.
256.—(1.) 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.
257.—(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.
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 IX.—Medical and Dental Treatment.
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.
260.—(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.) For the purposes of this regulation, “member” includes a member of the Australian Cadet Corps.
Discharged member may be retained in hospital.
Where a person ceases by retirement, termination of appointment or discharge to be a member while undergoing treatment in accordance with the last preceding regulation in a hospital as an in-patient, the Director-General of Medical Services may, if satisfied that the person is so ill that his removal from hospital might have a seriously adverse effect on his health, authorize his continued treatment in the hospital for such period as the Director-General of Medical Services thinks fit.
Recovery of costs where member has enforceable claim.
262.—(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.
263.—(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 X.—Miscellaneous.
No deductions other than those authorized.
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.
265.—(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 overpayment 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.
266.—(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 18 of these Regulations;
(b) an allowance under regulation 26 of these Regulations; or
(c) unless the Military Board so directs—an allowance under regulation 237 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.
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.
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.
269.—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.
270.—(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, other man a member of the Regular Army Emergency Reserve;
(b) a deceased member of the Citizen Military Forces or of the Regular Army Emergency Reserve 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 continuous 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.
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 One hundred and twenty dollars.
Transport of relatives to and from funeral.
272.—(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 270 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.
273.—(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.
274.—(1.) Regimental funds shall be administerd by a unit committee of management oppointed 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 as a member of a regimental audit board unless he is fitted either by training or by experience to audit accounts and is not directly engaged in the management of any of the funds of the unit to be audited by the board.
(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 called together by the commanding officer of the unit twice in each financial year and shall, when so called together, audit 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 posession of the unit other than public funds, mess funds, welfare and betterment funds and unit canteen funds in a unit canteen account.
Unit War History Trust Fund.
275.—(1.) There shall be a 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.
276.—(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.
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 SCHEDULE.
Regulation 9.
PROVISIONS OF REGULATIONS TO WHICH REGULATION 9 APPLIES.
Paragraphs (b) and (d) of sub-regulation (20.) of Regulation 12
Regulation 13
Sub-regulation (2.) of Regulation 26
Sub-regulation (1.) of Regulation 28
Sub-regulation (4.) of regulation 34
Sub-regulation (2.) of regulation 36
Sub-regulation (1.) of Regulation 37
Regulation 38
Regulation 40
Sub-regulation (3.) of Regulation 41
Regulation 46
Regulation 47
Sub-regulation (2.) of Regulation 75
Sub-regulation (1.) of Regulation 76
Regulation 82
Regulation 83
Sub-regulations (2.), (4.) and (5.) of Regulation 84
Sub-regulation (1.) of Regulation 85
Regulation 91
Sub-regulation (4.) of Regulation 99
Regulation 106
Regulation 107
Regulation 108
Regulation 109
Regulation 111
Sub-regulation (1.) of Regulation 112
Regulation 114
Regulation 117
Regulation 118
Regulation 126
Regulation 128
Regulation 131
Sub-regulation (1.) of Regulation 134
Paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (4.) of Regulation 135
Sub-regulation (3.) of Regulation 142
Regulation 145
Regulation 147
Regulation 149
Regulation 150
Regulation 152
Regulation 153
Regulation 154
Regulation 155
Regulation 156
Regulation 157
Sub-regulations (2.) and (3.) of Regulation 158
Regulation 159
Regulation 160
Regulation 161
Sub-regulation (4.) of Regulation 162
Regulation 163
Regulation 164
Regulation 165
Paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (4.) of Regulation 166
Regulation 167
Regulation 169
Sub-regulation (2.) of Regulation 170
Sub-regulations (1.) and (2.) of Regulation 171
Sub-regulation (3.) of Regulation 172
Sub-regulation (1.) of Regulation 174
Regulation 175
Regulation 176
Regulation 177
Regulation 178
The Schedule—continued.
Sub-regulation (2.) and (3.) of Regulation 181
Regulation 182
Sub-regulation (1.) of Regulation 183
Regulation 185
Regulation 196
Regulation 197
Sub-regulation (1.) of Regulation 200
Sub-regulation (4.) of Regulation 209
Regulation 210
Regulation 211
Regulation 212
Regulation 213
Regulation 214
Sub-regulations (1.) and (2.) of Regulation 215
Regulation 216
Sub-regulation (1.) of Regulation 217
Regulation 218
Sub-regulation (2.) of Regulation 220
Regulation 224
Regulation 225
Regulation 227
Regulation 229
Regulation 230
Sub-regulation (1.) of Regulation 231
Sub-regulation (1.) of Regulation 232
Sub-regulation (1.) of Regulation 234
Regulation 235
Regulation 238
Sub-regulation (2.) of Regulation 241
Regulation 242
Regulation 244
Sub-regulation (4.) of Regulation 247
Sub-regulation (4.) of Regulation 250
Regulation 252
Regulation 253
Sub-regulation (2.) of Regulation 255
Regulation 256
Regulation 260
Regulation 263
Regulation 270
Sub-regulation (1.) of Regulation 272
Regulation 273
Regulation 276
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By Authority: A. J. Arthur, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.