STATUTORY RULES.

1938. No. 13.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE AIR FORCE ACT 1923.*

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 Air Force Act 1923.

Dated this Second day of February, 1938.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for Defence.

Amendment of the Air Force Regulations.†

Regulation 546a of the Air Force Regulations is repealed and the following regulation is inserted in its stead:—

Pay and allowances subject to adjustment according to cost of living.

“546a.—(1.) For the purposes of this regulation—

(a) the term “index number” means the weighted average retail price index number for the six State capital cities of the Commonwealth, as shown in the “Court” series of retail price index numbers published from time to time by, or at the direction of, the Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration; and

(b) the term “pay and allowances” means the total annual amount of pay and allowances payable to any member in pursuance of regulations 547, 553, 557, 558, 559 and 566 of these Regulations, and, where the said regulations prescribe daily rates of pay or allowance, the said total annual amount shall be ascertained by multiplying by 365 the sum of the daily rates.

(2.) Where the index number for the six months ending on the thirty-first day of March or the thirtieth day of September in any year is less than 79.4, the pay and allowances of members shall, as from the commencement of the first fortnightly pay-period beginning in the

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1938.

† Statutory Rules 1927, No. 161, as amended by Statutory Rules 1928, Nos. 52 and 109; 1929, Nos. 75 and 114; 1930, Nos. 77, 94 and 135; 1931, Nos. 3, 78 and 115; 1932, Nos. 9, 63 and 133; 1933, Nos. 16, 46, 58, 82, 89 and 117; 1934, Nos. 25, 51, 74, 81, 122 and 125; 1935, Nos. 32 and 98; 1936, No. 17; 1937, No. 21; and 1938, No.              .—Thirty-first amendment.

96.—7/17.1.1938.—Price 3d.

month of July or the month of January (as the case may be) next following, be reduced by the appropriate amount shown in the following table opposite the index number group within which the said index number falls:—

(3.) If the index number falls below 61.0 the pay and allowances of members shall be further reduced on the basis indicated in the last preceding sub-regulation, that is to say, for each fall of 2.3 points in the index number, pay and allowances shall be reduced by £6 per annum in the case of a member other than an aircraftman, class II, or £3 per annum in the case of an aircraftman, class II.

(4.) Where the index number for the six months ending on the thirty-first day of March or the thirtieth day of September in any year exceeds 79.3, the pay and allowances of members shall, as from the commencement of the first fortnightly pay-period beginning in the month of July or the month of January (as the case may be) next following, be increased by the appropriate amount shown in the following table opposite the index number group within which the said index number falls:—

(5.) If the index number rises above 97.7 the pay and allowances of members shall be further increased on the basis indicated in the last preceding sub-regulation, that is to say, for every rise of 2.3 points in the index number, pay and allowances shall be increased by £6 per annum in the case of a member other than an aircraftman, class II, or £3 per annum in the case of an aircraftman, class II.

(6.) The following amounts shall be added to the pay and allowances of each member after variation has been made in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this regulation:—

Per annum.

£

All ranks except aircraftman class II........................16

Aircraftman class II ....................................8

(7.) The amounts referred to in the last preceding sub-regulation shall be deemed for all purposes to be part of pay and allowances.

(8.) For the purpose of ascertaining the daily rates payable under regulations 547, 553, 557, 558, 559 and 566 of these Regulations after variation has been made in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this regulation, pay and allowances as increased or reduced in pursuance of the said provisions shall be divided by 365 and the quotient shall be deemed to be the daily rate. In this calculation fractions of less than one half of a penny shall be disregarded and one half of a penny and above shall be regarded as the next higher penny. The allocation of the daily rate of pay and allowances between active pay and allowances shall be as determined by the Air Board.

(9.) The first adjustment of pay and allowances under this regulation shall be made as from the commencement of the first fortnightly pay period beginning in January, 1938, and shall be based on the index number for the six months ended on the thirtieth day of September, 1937, which shall be deemed to be 70.6.

By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.