Division 5.—Allowances for Special Duties and Qualifications.
Special allowance for Brigadier who is a medical or dental officer.
A Brigadier who is a medical or dental officer may be paid an allowance at the rate of Four hundred and eighty-eight dollars per annum.
Entertainment allowance.
31.—(1.) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this regulation, an allowance called “entertainment allowance” is payable at the rate of One dollar per day to the officer who holds the appointment of Commandant, Royal Military College.
(2.) Entertainment allowance under the last preceding sub-regulation is payable from and including the day upon which the Commandant, Royal Military College assumes command, to and including the day upon which he relinquishes that command.
(3.) Where the Commandant, Royal Military College is absent from duty on leave or while sick, entertainment allowance continues to be payable during that period of absence if—
(a) during that period another officer is not appointed to the command; and
(b) he resumes duty in the appointment on the expiration of the period of leave or sickness.
Chaplains’ allowance.
32.—(1.) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this regulation, an allowance called “chaplains’ allowance” is payable to a chaplain for the provision and maintenance of equipment and vestments.
(2.) The chaplains’ allowance is—
(a) on appointment—
(i) if appointed from the Active Citizen Military Forces—Eighty dollars; and
(ii) in any other case—One hundred dollars; and
(b) on completion of each continuous period of twelve months’ service after appointment—Ten dollars.
(3.) Where a chaplain receives an allowance in accordance with the last preceding sub-regulation and does not complete a period of four years’ continuous service, the Military Board may require the chaplain to pay to the Department an amount of Twenty dollars for each year or part thereof that he failed to complete such service.
(4.) Without prejudice to the right of the Commonwealth to recover by other means any amount payable by a member to the Department under the last preceding sub-regulation, that amount may be deducted from the pay and allowances that are or become payable to him under these Regulations.
Flying allowance.
33.—(1.) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this regulation an allowance, called “flying allowance”, is payable to a member in respect of a period for which—
(a) he undergoes a course of air pilot training; or
(b) after qualifying at a course of air pilot training—
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(i) he undergoes instruction, including flying instruction, at a more advanced course;
(ii) he serves on flying duties as a pilot with an Army aviation unit;
(iii) as a qualified instructor he trains air pilots;
(iv) he serves in an air staff appointment; or
(v) with the approval of the Military Board, he serves on flying duties as a pilot otherwise than with an Army aviation unit.
(2.) Flying allowance is not payable—
(a) to a member referred to in paragraph (a) of the last preceding sub-regulation in respect of a period before the member commences the flying portion of his course; or
(b) to a member referred to in sub-paragraph (iv) or (v) of paragraph (b) of the last preceding sub-regulation in respect of the period of three consecutive months commencing on the day on which he commenced to serve in his air staff appointment or on flying duties as a pilot, as the case may be, or in
respect of a subsequent period of three consecutive months, unless the member has, during the period, completed at least six hours’ flying time as a pilot in command of an aircraft.
(3.) The flying allowance is—
(a) where the member is eligible for the allowance under paragraph (a) of sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation—at the rate of Thirty-five cents per day; or
(b) where the member is eligible for the allowance under paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation—at the rate per day specified in relation to his rank and, where specified, his length of service in the rank, in the following table:—
Rank
Rats per day
$
Colonel—
With less than 8 years’ service in the rank......................
0.95
With not less than 8 years’ service in the rank....................
34.—(1.) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this regulation an allowance, called “parachutists’ allowance”, is payable to a member in respect of a period for which—
(a) he undergoes a course of military training as a parachutist in which he qualifies as a parachutist;
(b) he serves as a parachutist with an army parachute unit;
(c) he serves as a parachute training instructor at the School of Land/Air Warfare; or
(d) as a qualified parachutist not serving with an army parachutist unit—
(i) is required to make a parachute descent from an aircraft in the course of his duties; or
(ii) undergoes a refresher training course.
(2.) The parachutists’ allowance is—
(a) where the member is entitled to the allowance under paragraph (a) of the last preceding sub-regulation—at the rate of Fifty-five cents per day;
(b) where the member is entitled to the allowance under paragraph (b) of the last preceding sub-regulation—at the rate of Eighty-three cents per day;
(c) where the member is entitled to the allowance under paragraph (c) of the last preceding sub-regulation—at the rate of Ninety-four cents per day; and
(d) in any other case—
(i) if required to make a parachute descent from an aircraft in the course of his duties—at the rate of Eighty-three cents for each day that a parachute descent is made; or
(ii) where the member undergoes a refresher training course—at the rate of Eighty-three cents for each day of the course.
(3.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, parachutists’ allowance is not payable to a member referred to in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation in respect of a day—
(a) for which the member is in hospital as a result of illness or injury caused by his own default;
(b) that is more than six months after the day on which the member last made a parachute descent; or
(c) for which the member is borne on the strength of a unit other than a parachute unit or parachute training unit.
(4.) Where the Military Board approves, for the purposes of this sub-regulation, payment of parachutists’ allowance to members included in a class of members specified in the instrument of approval in respect of a period so specified (which may be a period commencing before the commencement of this sub-regulation), parachute allowance is payable to a member included in that class of members in respect of a day included in that period notwithstanding that the day is more than six months after the day on which the member last made a parachute descent.
(5.) In this regulation, “parachute unit” and “parachute training unit” mean units so designated by the Military Board.
Hard-lying allowance.
35.—(1.) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this regulation, an allowance, called “hard-lying allowance”, is payable—
(a) to a soldier who is posted to and living on board a ship employed on sea service; and
(b) to an officer who is posted to and living on board a ship employed on sea service—
(i) in which the living conditions, in the opinion of the Military Board, are markedly inferior to those experienced by officers of the Royal Australian Navy serving in the type of ship described by the Royal Australian Navy as the “Destroyer” class, on normal service; or
(ii) in which the accommodation provided for him in the opinion of the Military Board is not superior to that provided for a senior soldier posted to and serving on that ship.
(2.) In this regulation—
“employed on sea service” includes such time spent in port as the Military Board determines;
“ship” means such sea-going vessel as the Military Board determines.
(3.) The rate at which “hard-lying allowance” is payable is Thirty-two cents per day or Eighteen cents per day, as the Military Board determines.
Tropical allowance.
36.—(1.) An allowance, called “tropical allowance”, is payable, at the rate of Fifteen cents per day, to a soldier who is posted to, and is living on board, a ship employed on sea service in respect of any period during which he is engaged on duty on the ship, either at sea or in port, within the tropics.
(2.) In this regulation, “duty” means employment or duty included in a class of employment or duty determined by the Military Board to be duty for the purposes of this regulation.
Survey party allowance.
37.—(1.) Where a member serves with a survey party and is required to camp out in the course of his duties, an allowance called “survey party allowance”, is payable to him subject to such conditions as the Military Board determines.
(2.) The survey party allowance is—
(a) where a cook is provided by the Department for the survey party—at the rate of Thirty-two cents per day; or
(b) in any other case—at the rate of Fifty-two cents per day.
(3.) Where a member serving with a survey party camps out in an isolated district referred to in sub-regulation (1.) of regulation 41 of these Regulations, an allowance equivalent to the rate specified in the table in sub-regulation (4.) of that regulation in relation to a member living in, is also payable to him in respect of each day of service in an isolated district.
Linguists bounty.
38.—(1.) Subject to such conditions as the Military Board determines, an allowance, called “linguists bounty”, is payable, at such rate as the Military Board determines, to a member who attains an approved standard of proficiency in an approved foreign language.
(2.) In the last preceding sub-regulation—
“approved foreign language” means a language other than the English language approved by the Military Board for the purposes of this regulation;
“approved standard of proficiency”, in relation to an approved foreign language, means a standard of proficiency in the language approved by the Military Board.
Diving allowance.
39.—(1.) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this regulation, an allowance, called “diving allowance”, is payable to a diver, in respect of the time during which he is under water or under compression in the course of a diving operation authorized by his commanding officer, at the rate specified, according to the depth of the diving operation, in the following table:—
Depth of Diving Operation in Fathoms
Rate per minute
Cents
20 or less.....................................................
1
Over 20 but not more than 30.......................................
2
Over 30 but not more than 40.......................................
3
Over 40 but not more than 50.......................................
4
Over 50 but not more than 55.......................................
5
Over 55 but not more than 60.......................................
6
(2.) For the purpose of the last preceding sub-regulation, all time from the time at which the diver enters the water or goes under compression to the time at which he emerges from the water or ceases to be under compression shall be regarded as time under water at the greatest depth reached in the course of the diving operation.
(3.) Where a diver attends another diver during a diving operation, the attendant shall be paid—
(a) diving allowance of an amount equal to one-fifth of the amount of diving allowance paid to the diver, calculated to the nearest cent; or
(b) if the attendant is employed in a compression chamber—diving allowance at a rate equal to the rate of diving allowance payable to the diver,
but if he is attending on more than one diver at the same time, the diving allowance is payable only in respect of one diver.
(4.) If, in the opinion of the commanding officer, any work performed by a diver in the course of a diving operation has not been performed satisfactorily, the whole or any portion of the diving allowance payable under the preceding provisions of this regulation to that diver in respect of the diving operation may be disallowed by the commanding officer.
(5.) In this regulation, “diver” means a member who has the qualifications approved by the Military Board as the qualifications that a member must possess before he is classified as a diver.
Special allowance.
40.—(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.