STATUTORY RULES.

1919. No. 208.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1918.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Defence Act 1903-1918, to come into operation, forthwith.

Dated this fourteenth day of August, 1919.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

E. J. RUSSELL,

Acting Minister of State for Defence.

Amendment of War Financial Regulations.

War Financial Regulations are amended as follows:—

(1) Regulation 81 is amended by adding the following sub-regulations:—

(c) For a widower munition worker’s only child under 16 years of age in the care of a non-dependant guardian, an allowance of 15s. per week for a period of eight weeks on and from the date of embarkation (or where the voyage exceeds 8 weeks, for the period of the voyage plus one week) and 2s. per week thereafter may be paid.

To take effect from 1st October, 1917.

(d) For a widower munition worker’s children in the care of a non-dependant guardian, allowances of 20s. per week for the eldest child under 16 years and 2s. per week for each younger child may be paid during the term of the agreement.

To take effect from 1st September, 1917.

(e) For a munition worker’s “unmarried wife” wholly dependent upon the worker, dependants’ allowance as for a wife may be paid.

To take effect from 1st March, 1918.

(2) Regulation 83 is amended by deleting sub-regulations (d) and (f), and inserting the following in lieu of sub-regulation (d):—

(d) Separation Allowance may be paid to the dependants of a navvy under the same conditions as to the dependants of a private in the A.I.F. and for all dependants for whom Separation Allowance is paid on account of a private in the A.I.F., provided, however, Separation Allowance shall not be paid to a navvy’s dependants who are living in the United Kingdom.

To take effect from 1st November, 1917.

(3) The following regulation is inserted next after regulation 93:—

93a. For a navvy’s illegitimate child for which a Court Order has been made and when the navvy has declared himself to be without dependants, the Commandant may approve of a deduction from special allowance of not more than 1s. per diem.

To take effect from 1st July, 1918.

(4) The following regulation is inserted next after regulation 86:—

86a. (1) A navvy who is under treatment in hospital in the United Kingdom before beginning work may receive an allowance of 1s. per diem and the cost of treatment may be borne by the Commonwealth.

(2) A navvy not able to begin work in the United Kingdom owing to illness and not in hospital may receive an allowance of 4s. per diem.

(3) The dependants of a navvy who is delayed by illness in beginning work in the United Kingdom, shall receive without charge to the navvy an allowance of 1s. 6d. per diem during the period of such delay.

To take effect from 1st September, 1916.

The following regulation are inserted next after regulation 94:—

95. Funeral expenses not exceeding £10 may be paid on account of a munition worker or navvy who dies abroad or in Australia before discharge.

To take effect from 1st September, 1918.

96. When munition workers or navvies return to Australia after the signing of the Armistice, allowance to dependants shall continue to be paid for one week after arrival in their home State.

To take effect from 1st January, 1919.

97. Munition workers and navvies who have made their own arrangements for return to Australia may be paid a contribution from the Department, towards the cost of passage as follows:—

Munition Workers.—The rate at the time of their return payable by the Department for a sergeant’s passage per transport.

Navvies.—The rate at the time of their return payable by the Department for a private’s passage per transport.

98. Payment may be made as a charge against Public Funds in settlement of debts on account of board and lodging contracted by Munition Workers or Navvies who died in indigent circumstances during the course of their agreement provided that the amount so paid shall not in any case exceed £5.

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