Statutory
Rules
1976 No. 204
REGULATIONS
UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903.*
I, THE
GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of
the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under theDefence
Act 1903.
Dated this twenty-second
day of September, 1976.
JOHN
R. KERR
Governor-General.
By
His Excellency’s Command,
D.
J. KILLEN
Minister
of State for Defence.
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AUSTRALIAN CADET CORPS
REGULATIONS
Citation.
1. These Regulations may be
cited as the Australian Cadet Corps Regulations.
Definitions.
2. In these Regulations,
unless the contrary intention appears—
“ the Act ” means the Defence Act 1903;
“ unit commanding
officer ” means a person so designated under regulation 6.
Minimum age of cadet.
3. For the purposes of
paragraph 62 (5) (a) of the Act, a person is not entitled to volunteer, or to
be accepted, as a cadet unless he has attained the age of 13 years.
Maximum age of cadet.
4. For the purposes of
sub-section 62 (6) of the Act, a person ceases to be a cadet when he attains
the age of 20 years.
Appointment of officers.
5. (1) The Chief of the
General Staff, or an officer of the Army authorized by him for the purpose, may
appoint a person to be an officer in the Australian Cadet Corps.
(2)
A person shall not be appointed under sub-regulation (1) unless he has attained the age of 19 years.
Unit commanding officers.
6. A person appointed under
sub-regulation 5 (1) may be designated unit commanding officer by the Chief of
the General Staff or an officer of the Army authorized by him for that purpose.
Volunteering, and acceptance, as a cadet.
7. (1) A person may
volunteer as a cadet in the Australian Cadet Corps by furnishing to a unit
commanding officer an application in accordance with a form made available by
the Chief of the General Staff.
(2)
A unit commanding officer may accept as a cadet in the Australian Cadet Corps a
person who furnishes to him an application under sub-regulation (1).
* Notified in the Australian Government Gazette