STATUTORY RULES.
1951. No. .
REGULATIONS UNDER THE
AIR FORCE ACT 1923-1950.*
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 1923-1950.
Dated this fifteenth
day of ,
March, 1951.
W.J. McKELL
Governor-General.
By His Excellency's Command,
Minister of
State for Air.
Amendments of the Air Force (Women's Services) Regulations
Parts.
1. Regulation 2 of the Air Force (Women's Services) Regulations is
amended by omitting the words and figures—
" Part III-Women's
Auxiliary Australian Air Force."
and inserting in their stead the words and
figures—
" Part III.
Women's Royal Australian Air Force.".
Women's Services
2. Regulation 4 of the Air Force (Women's Services) Regulations is
amended by omitting the word " Auxiliary " and inserting in its stead
the word “ Royal ”.
Members of existing organizations
3. Regulation 6 of the Air Force (Women's Services) Regulations is
repealed.
Applications of Air Force Regulations
4. Regulation 7 of the Air Force (Women's Services) Regulations is
amended by omitting all the words from and including the words Air Force
Regulations ", but, in the application " to the end of that regulation.
Part III.
5.The heading to Part III. of the Air Force (Women's Services)
Regulations is amended by omitting the word " Auxiliary " and
inserting in its stead the word “ Royal ”.
Constitution.
6. Regulation 12 of the Air Force (Women's Services) Regulations is
amended by omitting the word " Auxiliary " (wherever occurring) and inserting
in its stead the word “ Royal ”.
Ranks of officers.
7. Regulation 13 of the Air Force (Women's Services) Regulations is
amended by omitting the word " Auxiliary " and inserting in its stead the word “ Royal ”.
8. Regulation 14 of the Air Force (Women's Services) Regulations is
repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead :—
Period of enlistment
" 14.—(1.) A woman
who enlists in the Women's Royal Australian Air Force may be required to engage
to serve for a period of four years.
*
Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on
, 1951.
Statutory Rules
1943, No. 69, as amended by Statutory Rules 1945, No. 117.—Second amendment.
5798.—Price 3D. 15/18.12.1950.
" (2.) A person who, prior to the commencement of this
regulation, has engaged to serve for the period specified in this regulation
shall be bound to serve in accordance with the tenor of her oath of enlistment
until she is discharged, dismissed or removed from the Air Force.",
9. Regulation
15 of the Air Force (Women's Services) Regulations is repealed and the
following regulation inserted in its stead :—
Ranks of Airwomen.
" 15. The ranks of airwomen shall be those set out in the
first column of the following table, and, for the purpose of determining
relative rank, they shall correspond with the ranks of airmen specified opposite
thereto in the second column of that table :—
Warrant Officers.
Warrant Officer.................................................................... Warrant
Officer
Non-commissioned
Officers.
Flight Sergeant ........................................
| Flight Sergeant
|
Sergeant ....................................................
| Sergeant
|
Corporal ...................................................
| Corporal
|
Other Ranks.
Leading Aircraftwoman ...........................
| Leading Aircraftwoman
|
Aircraftwoman .........................................
| Aircraftwoman
|
Aircraftwoman (Recruit) ..........................
| Aircraftwoman
(Recruit)".
|
Authority to command and subordination of members.
10. Regulation
16 of the Air Force (Women's Services) Regulations is amended by omitting the
word " Auxiliary " (wherever occurring) and inserting in its stead
the word “ Royal ”.
Superior
Officer-in relation to male members.
11. Regulation
18 of the Air Force (Women's Services) Regulations is amended by omitting the
word “ under-officer ” and inserting in its stead the words “ warrant officer ”.
Superior Officer-in relation to airwomen.
12. Regulation
19 of the Air Force (Women's Services) Regulations is amended by omitting the
words “ an under-officer ” and inserting in their stead the words “ a warrant
officer ”.
Powers of Commanding Officer.
13. Regulation
21 of the Air Force (Women's Services) Regulations is amended by omitting from
sub-regulation (2.) the words " an under-officer " (wherever
occurring) and inserting in their stead the words “ a warrant officer ”.
Delegation to subordinate commander.
14. Regulation
22 of the Air Force (Women's Services) Regulations is amended by omitting from
sub-regulation (2.) the words “ an under-officer ” (wherever occurring) and
inserting in their stead the words " a warrant officer ".
By Authority
: L, F. Johnston, Commonwealth
Government Printer, Canberra.