STATUTORY RULES.
1944. No. 180.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1941.*
I, THE ADMINISTRATOR of the Government the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Defence Act 1903-1941.
Dated this fifth day of December, 1944.
W. DUGAN
Administrator.
By His Excellency’s Command,
Acting Minister of State for the Army.
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Amendment of the War Financial (Military Forces)
Regulations.†
Command and responsibility allowance.
1. Regulation 20 of the War Financial (Military Forces) Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (4.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—
“(4.) A member, while not entitled to an allowance under the provisions of sub-regulations (1.), (2.) or (3.) of this regulation, may be paid an allowance of £150 per annum (in Australian currency) in respect of any period—
(a) after the first day of November, 1943, during which he holds or held the rank of Lieutenant-General; or
(b) during which he holds the rank of Major-General, if the Minister is of the opinion that payment of the allowance is justified by the responsibility of the member’s appointment”.
Persons to whom dependants allowance payable and apportionment of allowance.
2. Regulation 36 of the War Financial (Military Forces) Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (13.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—
“(13.) Any payment of dependants allowance made to any person in pursuance of these Regulations shall, if that person has a claim for maintenance against the member who made the allotment in respect of which the dependants allowance is payable, or if a maintenance or affiliation order or an order for the payment of alimony has been made against the member in favour of that person, be deemed to be a payment made to that person on behalf of the member”.
* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1944.
† Statutory Rules 1941, No. 218, as amended by Statutory Rules 1942, Nos. 136 and 347; 1943, No. 287; and 1944, Nos. 65, 82, 111 and 123.
6757.—Price 3d. 10/7.11.1944.
First Schedule.
3. The First Schedule to the War Financial (Military Forces) Regulations is amended by omitting the words and figures—
| “Brigadier....................................................... | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0” |
appearing in Part 4 under the heading “Members other than Members of the Women’s Services”, and inserting in their stead the words and figures—
| “Brigadier— |
| Up to and including the sixth day of December, 1942..................................... | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| On and from the seventh day of December, 1942— | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| If such rate is approved by the Military Board............................... | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| All others................................ | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0”. |
Third Schedule.
4. The Third Schedule to the War Financial (Military Forces) Regulations is amended—
| (a) by omitting from Part 2 the words and figures— | |
| “Brigadier......................................................................... | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0” | |
| appearing under the heading “Members other than Members of the Women’s Services” and inserting in their stead the words and figures— | |
| “Brigadier— | | | | | |
| Up to and including the sixth day of | | | | | |
| December, 1942.................................................. | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | |
| On and from the seventh day of December, 1942— | | | | | |
| If such rate is approved by the | | | | | |
| Military Board.............................................. | 4 | 6 | 4 | 10 | |
| All others............................................................... | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0”; | |
| and | |
| (b) by omitting from Part 2 the words and figures— | |
| “Lance Corporal or Lance Bombardier (not classed as a tradesman or specialist) | 0 | 6” | |
| and inserting in their stead the words and figures— “Lance Corporal or Lance Bombardier (not classed as a tradesman or specialist)— | | |
|
| Up to and including the thirtieth day of June, 1943................ | 0 | 6 | |
| On and from the first day of July, 1943................................. | 0 | 7”. | |
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By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.