Air Force Regulations 1922 (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1926. No. 49.

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE AIR FORCE ACT, 1923, AND 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 Air Force Act, 1923, and the Defence Act, 1903-1918, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this sixteenth day of April, 1926.

STONEHAVEN,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

NEVILLE HOWSE,

Minister of State for Defence.

 

Amendments.

Air Force Regulations 1922.

Regulation 6 of the Air Force Regulations, 1922, is amended as follows:—

In sub-paragraph (a), after “31” insert “113”.

After sub-paragraph (c) add—

“(d) Division 5 of Part XIV.”

After regulation 21 of the Air Force Regulations 1922, the following regulations are added:—

Air Force not subject to State laws.

22. “A member of the Air Force shall not be required under, or by reason of, any law of a State,

(a) to obtain or have any licence or permission for doing any act or thing in performance of his duties as a member of the Air Force; or

(b) to register any animal, vehicle, vessel or article belonging to the Commonwealth and appropriated to the use of the Air Force.”

Prescribed training.

23. (1) “The prescribed training in the Citizen Air Force shall be, in each year ending the thirtieth day of June, twenty-five whole-day parades, or their equivalent, of which not less than eighteen shall be in camps of continuous training.

Provided that the duration of a whole-day parade shall be not less than six hours, of a half-day parade not less than three hours, and a night parade not less than one hour and a half.

(2) Whole-day parades in camps include the whole of the twenty-four hours.

(3) The length of parades is determined by Commanding Officers, but must not be less than the period set out above, excluding any time allowed for meals.”

Compulsory parades, how called.

24. (1) “Compulsory parades not exceeding in total duration the training prescribed by regulation 23, will be notified bynotices posted at the places appointed for training or by notices posted to the last known postal address of those concerned.

(2) Commanding Officers ortheir representatives will issue such notices half-yearly. Half-yearly programmes will be submitted to the Air Board for approval.”

 

Attendance at compulsory parades.

25. “Attendance shall be compulsory at parades which are specified in the programme of parades as compulsory and any member of the Citizen Air Force who, being a person liable to be trained under Part XII. of the Defence Act, fails without lawful excuse to attend a compulsory parade called for the unit to which he belongs shall be liable to the penalty set forth in section 135 (ia) of the Defence Act.”

Attendance at camp compulsory.

26. “Attendance at the annual camp of continuous training shall be compulsory, and any member of the Citizen Air Force who, being a person liable to be trained under Part XII. of the Defence Act, fails without lawful excuse to attend the camp of continuous training for the full period prescribed by regulation 23, shall be liable to the penalty set forth in section 135 (ia) of the Defence Act.”

Lawful excuse for absence.

27. “In order that a member of the Citizen Air Force may be considered to have a lawful excuse for absence from a compulsory parade, it shall be necessary for him to make representation to his Commanding Officer and obtain leave of absence.”

Alternative parades.

28. (1) “During each year alternative parades, not exceeding five whole days or their equivalent, may be called and attendance at such parades will count for pay and efficiency in the same manner as compulsory parades, provided that pay shall not be drawn for a greater number of days per annum than are prescribed by regulation 23.

(2) Notwithstanding that alternative parades are allowed to count in lieu of compulsory parades for the purposes of pay and efficiency, attendance at such parades shall not relieve a member of the Citizen Air Force from liability under section 135 (ia) of the Defence Act for absence without lawful excuse from a compulsory parade.

(3) The compulsory and alternative parades will be equally distributed as far as possible throughout the year.”

Voluntary parades.

29. “Extra voluntary parades for special reasons may be called by Commanding Officers, but such parades will not count for the purposes of pay.”

  

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