Air Force Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1954. No. 132.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE AIR FORCE ACT 1923-1952.*

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 1923-1952.

Dated this fifteenth day of December, 1954.

W. J. Slim

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for Air.

 

Amendments of the Air Force Regulations. 

1. Regulation 7 of the Air Force Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Delegation of powers by Minister, Air Board and members of Air Board.

“7.—(1.) The Minister may, by writing under his hand, delegate a power, duty or function conferred or imposed on, or vested in, him by these Regulations.

“(2.) The Air Board or a member of the Board may delegate a power, duty or function conferred or imposed on, or vested in, it or him by these Regulations.

“(3.) A delegation under this regulation is revocable at will and does not prevent the exercise or performance of a power, duty or function by the Minister, the Air Board or a member of the Board, as the case may be.

“(4.) A delegation under this regulation by the Minister or a member of the Air Board shall, until expressly revoked, be deemed to be a delegation by each successor in office of the Minister or member, as the case may be, and the delegated powers and functions may be exercised by the delegate during a vacancy in the office that was held by the Minister or member, as the case may be, whether arising by reason of death or otherwise.

“(5.) A delegation under this regulation by the Air Board continues in force, until expressly revoked, notwithstanding a change or vacancy in the membership of the Board.”.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1954.

  Statutory Rules 1927, No. 161, as amended to date. For previous amendments of the Air Force Regulations see footnote   to Statutory Rules 1954, No. 30.

4804.—Price 3d. 15/30.11.1954.

 

Members of Air Board.

2. Regulation 25 of the Air Force Regulations is amended—

(a)by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the words “The Finance Member.” and inserting in their stead the words “The Secretary to the Department of Air.”; and

(b) by omitting sub-regulation (3.).

Meetings of Board; Secretary.

3. Regulation 28 of the Air Force Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (5.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

“(5.) The Secretary to the Department of Air shall be the Secretary of the Air Board.”.

Rules for business.

4. Regulation 29 of the Air Force Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from paragraph (a)the words “who, if he thinks fit, may delegate such duties to such subordinates as he decides”;

(b) by omitting from paragraph (c) the words “Secretary to the Board” and inserting in their stead the words “Secretary of the Air Board”; and

(c) by omitting from paragraph (f) the words “and the Secretary of the Department of Air”.

5. Regulation 30 of the Air Force Regulations is amended by omitting paragraph (e) of sub-regulation (2.) and inserting in its stead the following paragraph:—

Distribution of duties.

“(e) the Secretary to the Department of Air, concurrently with his responsibility as Permanent Head of the Department of Air for the general working and business of the Department, to be in general responsible for co-ordination of the business of the Air Board, for financial administration and control of expenditure of the Air Force and for civil personnel.”.

Approval of expenditure by Air Board.

6. Regulation 513 of the Air Force Regulations is repealed.

Powers of Finance member.

7. Regulation 516 of the Air Force Regulations is repealed.

Production of official documents.

8. Regulation 518 of the Air Force Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (5.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

“(5.) For the purpose of this regulation, ‘authorizing officer’ means—

(a) the Secretary to the Department of Air;

(b) the Air Member for Personnel; or

(c) an officer appointed for that purpose by the Minister or by the Secretary to the Department of Air.”.

 

Printed for the Government of the Commonwealth by A. J. Arthur at the Government Printing Office, Canberra.