Air Force Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1929. No. 75.

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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 AirForceAct 1923, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this fourth day of July, 1929.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for Defence.

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Amendment of Air Force Regulations.

(Statutory Rules 1927, No. 161, as amended to this date.)

(ThirdAmendment)

1. Regulation 4 is amended by omitting from the definition of the term “air or other officer commanding” the word “and”.

2. Regulation 52 is amended by omitting the words “shall be confirmed” (where occurring) and inserting in their stead the words “may be confirmed”.

3. Regulation 53 is amended by omitting from paragraph (b)the words “shall be confirmed” and inserting in their stead the words “may be confirmed”.

4. Regulation 54 is amended by omitting—

(a)the words “Graduates from a university” and inserting in their stead the words “Persons registered under the Medical or Dental Acts in force in the Commonwealth”; and

(b) from paragraph (b)the words “shall be confirmed” and inserting in their stead the, words “may be confirmed”.

5. Regulation 69 is amended by omitting the words “in which he is in receipt” and inserting in their stead the words “of which he is in receipt”.

6. Regulation 73 is amended by inserting in sub-regulation (1) after the word “war” the words “and except as otherwise prescribed”.

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7. Regulation 74 is amended by omitting sub-regulations (1) and (2) and inserting in their stead the following sub-regulations: —

“(1) An officer, who has been selected for training as a pilot and whose training as such has commenced, or a person, who has been trained as a pilot in the Air Force and is subsequently appointed to be an officer, shall not be entitled to resign his commission except with the special approval of the Air Board.

(2) An officer on completion of his flying training, or a person referred to in sub-regulation (1) of this regulation on his being appointed to be an officer, shall be liable for eight years’ service, four of which he may be required to serve in that part of the Active Force to which he is appointed, and the remainder in the Reserve.”

8. Regulation 75 is amended by omitting the figure “1” appearing in brackets.

9. Regulation 85 is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (2) the words “the Reserve being deducted from the seniority accrued to them in the Reserve” and inserting in their stead the words “their appointment to the Reserve being deducted from the seniority accorded to them in the Reserve”.

10. Regulation 97 is amended by omitting sub-regulation (1) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

“(1) Air cadets may be enlisted for flying training

(a) in the Citizen Air Force for a period of four years in the case of air cadets selected for subsequent appointment to commissions in the Citizen Air Force or the Royal Air Force; or

(b) in the Permanent Air Force for a period of six years in the case of all other air cadets.”.

11. Regulation 99 is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1) the words “in which he is in receipt” and inserting in their stead the words “of which he is in receipt”.

12. Regulation 104 is repealed and the following regulation is inserted in its stead:—

“104. The Air Board may, for any reason, remuster or reclassify an airman, or reduce a warrant office or non-commissioned officer in seniority of rank, or to any inferior rank or grade, or to the ranks.”.

13. Regulation 113 is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (2) the words “the Active Force” and inserting in their stead the words “that part of the Active Force to which he is appointed or in which he is enlisted”.

14. Regulation 118 is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1) the word and letters “W.O.’s and N.C.O.’s” and inserting in their stead the words “Warrant officers and non-commissioned officers”.

15. Regulation 150 is amended by inserting in sub-regulation (1) after the words “service is less than twenty years, but” the word “who”.

 

16. Regulation 151 is amended by omitting the words “separation allowances” and inserting in their stead the words “separation allowance”.

17. Regulation 163 is amended—

(a) by omitting from paragraph (a)of sub-regulation (2) the words “than one day; or” and inserting in their stead the words “than one day;”;

(b) by omitting from paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (2) the words “as one day” and inserting in their stead the words “as one day; or”; and

(c) by inserting in sub-regulation (2) after paragraph (b)the following new paragraph:—

“(c) continues for more than twenty-four hours, it shall not be counted as more days than the number of periods of twenty-four hours of its continuance, plus one day for any additional period of less than twenty-four hours.”.

18. Regulation 190 is amended —

(a) by omitting from paragraph (xliv) the words “to take” and inserting in their stead the words “or take”; and

(b) by omitting from paragraph (lvii) the words “Having made” and inserting in their stead the word “Makes”.

19. Regulation 208 is amended by omitting the words “to deliver” and inserting in their stead the words “shall deliver”.

20. Regulation 209 is amended by omitting from paragraph (a) of sub-regulation (7) the word “drills” and inserting in its stead the word “parades”.

21. Regulation 218 is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (5) the words “or had by reason” and inserting in their stead the words “or had not by reason”.

22. Regulation 234 is amended by omitting sub-regulation (4) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

“(4) Under a summary award—

(a) an airman shall not be kept in detention for more than seven consecutive days when not on war service, or for more than 21 days when on war service; and

(b) a continuous punishment of detention and confinement to barracks or camp shall not exceed 21 days when not on war service, or 42 days when on war service.”.

23. Regulation 237 is amended by inserting in sub-regulation (1) after words “squadron leader” the words “or a warrant officer”.

 

24. Regulation 252 is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (1) the words “committed on war service” and inserting in their stead the words “committed on active service”, and

(b) by inserting in sub-regulation (2) before the words “An airman” the words “For the purposes of this regulation”.

25. Regulation 260 is amended by inserting after the word “may” the words “except as provided by regulation 252”.

26. Regulation 299 is amended by omitting the word “like” and inserting in its stead the word “lie”.

27. Regulation 307 is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (2) the words “and these steps shall be taken accordingly”.

28. Regulation 364 is amended—

(a) by omitting paragraph (j) from sub-regulation (1); and

(b) by inserting in sub-regulation (2) after paragraph (i) the following new paragraph:

“(j) the penalty of such forfeiture of seniority of rank or reduction in rank or grade or discharge or dismissal as is mentioned in sub-regulation (1) of this regulation shall not be inflicted by a civil court”.

29. Regulation 426 is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1)—

(a) the word “an” (first occurring) and inserting in its stead the word “the”; and

(b)the words “and the airman” and inserting in their stead the words “or an airman”.

30. Regulation 434 is amended by omitting sub-regulation (1) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

“(1) A commanding officer may authorize the forfeiture of not exceeding fourteen days’ pay and allowances of a member for the amount of damage to a building or damage to or loss of works and buildings fixtures where it is proved to the satisfaction of the commanding officer that such damage or loss was caused by the wilful act or neglect of such member,”.

31. Regulation 441 is amended by inserting after the word “aircraft,” (first occurring) the words “aircraft material,”.

32. Regulation 442 is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (1) the words “of Defence”; and

(b) by inserting in sub-regulation (1) after the word “aircraft,” the words “aircraft material,”.

33. Regulation 453 is amended by omitting the figure “1” appearing in brackets.

 

34. Regulation 485 is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (3) the figures “460” and inserting in their stead the figures “461.”

35. The Schedule is amended—

(a) by omitting Form 9 and inserting in its stead the following Form: —

“Form 9.

AIR FORCE REGULATIONS.

Form of Order for the Assembly of a General or District Court-Martial.

Orders by (Authority)

(Place, Date)

Regulation 258

The detail of officers as mentioned, below shall assemble at................on the................day of................, 19……for the purpose of trying by a.................court-martial the accused person (persons) named in the margin (and such other person or persons as may be brought before them):—

President

is appointed President.

Members

are appointed Members.

Waiting Members

are appointed Waiting Members.

Judge-Advocate

has been (or where the convening officer has the appointment of a Judge-Advocate, is hereby) appointed Judge-Advocate.

The accused shall be warned and all witnesses duly required to attend.

The proceedings shall be forwarded to............................................

Signed this.................day of..............................,19.....

(Signature of convening authority.)”; and

(b) by omitting from Form 37 all the words and signs after the words “the said offender” and before the words “and the said court” and inserting in their stead the following words and signs:—

“ be	with	hard	hours
imprisoned	without	labour	for...........	days
undergo detention

 

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By Authority: H. J. Green, Government Printer, Canberra.