Air Force Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES

1970 No. 2

REGULATIONS UNDER THE AIR FORCE ACT 1923-1965.*

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 1923-1965.

Dated this fifteenth day of January, 1970.

Paul Hasluck

Governor-General.

By His Excellency's Command,

Minister of State for Air.

Amendments of the Air Force Regulations 

Application of King's Regulations and Air Council Instructions.

1. Regulation 13b of the Air Force Regulations is amended by omitting the word and figures " paragraph 1230 " and inserting in their stead the words and figures " paragraphs 1230, 1280 and 1281 ".

Execution of sentence of imprisonment or detention.

2. Regulation 421 of the Air Force Regulations is amended by inserting after sub-regulation (6.) the following sub-regulation:—

" (6a.) A warrant shall not be issued by a competent air-force authority for the commitment of an airman apprentice under sentence of detention to a place of detention otherwise than at the airman apprentice's unit or base.".

Third Schedule.

3.—(1.) The Third Schedule to the Air Force Regulations is amended by inserting in the table headed " (i) Modifications.", after item (aa), the following item:—

“(aaa) 6 Omit from paragraph (a) all the words from and including the words 'when the airman sentenced' to the end of the paragraph and insert in their stead the words 'of the award.';".

 

(2.) The amendment of the Third Schedule to the Air Force Regulations effected by the last preceding sub-regulation does not apply to or in relation to a term of detention awarded by a Commanding Officer before the commencement of these Regulations.

Fourth Schedule.

4. The Fourth Schedule to the Air Force Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting the third paragraph in the fourth column of the table headed " (i) Modifications."opposite to the figures " XV./IV./1138 " and inserting in its stead the following paragraph:—

" Add at the end of sub-clause (a) of clause 2 the following words:—

' Where a C.O. is dealing with an offence under a section of the Defence Act, or an offence committed by an airman apprentice, he shall not award detention for a period exceeding 168 hours.'."; and

*Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 1970

  Statutory Rules 1927, No. 161 as amended to date. For previous amendments of the Air Force Regulations, see footnote   to Statutory Rules 1969, No. 3, and see also Statutory Rules 1969, Nos. 3, 116, 117, 148 and

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(b)by omitting the first paragraph in the fourth column of that table opposite to the figures " XV./IV./1147 " and inserting in its stead the following paragraph:—

" Omit sub-clause (c) of clause 5 and insert in its stead the following sub-clause:—

' (c) will, if awarded in hours, begin at the hour of the award.'.".

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