STATUTORY RULES.
1927. No. 138.
REGULATIONS
UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1927.
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 Act
1903-1927 to come into operation forthwith.
Dated this thirtieth day of November,
1927.
STONEHAVEN
Governor-General.
By
His Excellency’s Command,
T. W. GLASGOW
Minister of State for Defence.
AUSTRALIAN JUNIOR CADET REGULATIONS
1927.
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PART I: PRELIMINARY.
Short
title.
1. These Regulations
may be cited as the Australian Junior Cadet Regulations 1927.
Repeal.
2. The
Australian Junior Cadet Regulations 1925 are hereby repealed, save as to any
right, privilege, obligation, or liability acquired, accrued, or incurred thereunder.
Parts.
3. These
Regulations are divided into Parts, as follows:—
Part
| I
| Preliminary.
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Part
| II
| Inspection
and Medical Examination
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Part
| III
| Training;
Inspection; Delegation of Duties—
|
Division 1.—Training.
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Division 2.—Inspection.
|
Division 3.—Delegation of Duties.
|
Part
| IV
| Discipline;
Prescribed Authorities—
|
Division 1.—Discipline.
|
Division 2.—Prescribed Authorities.
|
Part
| V
| Schools
of Instruction.
|
PART II:
INSPECTION AND MEDICAL EXAMINATION.
Notice
at time and place.
4. The
times and places for inspection and medical examination shall be notified by
the Area Officer of each Training Area, by means of notices exhibited at the
Post Offices or other authorized places, and posted to the Headmasters of the
schools at which Junior Cadet Training is authorized.
Examination
from Inspection or medical examination.
5. Junior
Cadets residing at a distance of over 5 miles from any place appointed for
training, and not attending a school at which Junior Cadet Training is
authorized, may be temporarily exempted by the District Base Commandant or an
Officer appointed by him, or an Area Officer, from attending for inspection or
medical examination.
1275.—Price 3d.
Persons
unlit for service
6. Persons
who are blind, deaf, dumb, maimed, insane, or otherwise obviously permanently
unfit for any physical training, may be exempted from inspection and medical
examination and training, and certificates of exemption from training in the
Junior Cadets may be issued to such persons by the Area Officer under section
138 (1) (a) of the Act. For the
purpose of this regulation, the Area Officer or Headmaster of a school shall be
deemed to be the prescribed medical authority referred to in section 138 (1) (a)
of the Act.
Record
of examination
7. The
prescribed medical authority will cause to be entered, in the authorized form,
the result of the medical examination, and will certify that the person
examined is either—
(a) Fit for
Junior Cadet Training;
(b) Fit for
Junior Cadet Training excepting such part thereof as is specified by him;
(c) Unfit
for Junior Cadet Training.
Medical authority
8. The
prescribed medical authority referred to in section 138 (2) of the Act in
respect to Junior Cadet Training shall be an officer of the Australian Army Medical
Corps, or such other qualified medical practitioner as the District Base
Commandant approves, or the Headmaster of a school. Provided, however, that as
regards the operation of paragraph (c) of regulation 7 the Area Officer or Headmaster
of a school shall be deemed to be the proscribed medical authority as referred
to in section 138 (1) (a)
of the Act.
Form of
record.
9. (1)
All persons liable to be trained shall give to the Area Officer, or the
Headmasters of schools at which Junior Cadet Training is authorized, the
following information:—
Name in full.
Date of birth.
(2) The
information specified in sub-regulation (1) of this regulation, together with
the results of the medical examinations, exemptions (if any), and certificate
as to annual training performed, shall be entered on the authorized form.
PART III:
TRAINING, INSPECTION, DELEGATION OF DUTIES.
Division 1.—Training.
Prescribed
training.
10. (1)
The prescribed training for Junior Cadets shall be as follows:—
(a) Physical
Training—to be carried out on each school day for not less than 15 minutes, and
the attainment of a certain standard of efficiency.
(b) Marching
drill, elementary, and the attainment of a certain standard of efficiency
therein,
and the
attainment of a certain standard of efficiency in at least one of the following
subjects:—
(c) Swimming.
(d)
Running exercises in organized games.
(e)
First aid.
(f)
Mariner’s compass and elementary signalling (in certain specified State Schools
in Naval Training Areas only).
(2) The details of
the subjects (a) to (f) specified in sub-regulation (1) of this
regulation and the standard of efficiency required therein shall be laid down
from time to time in Australian Army Orders.
(3) The degree of
efficiency to be required of each Junior Cadet shall depend upon the length of
time during which he has been liable to training, such time as any Junior Cadet
may have been exempted not being taken into account.”
Training
by whom carried out.
11. The
training of Junior Cadets shall be carried out by:—
(a) the masters of schools, wherein the
training is conducted in accordance with the Regulations, and to the
satisfaction of the District Base Commandant, or
(b) The
members of the Australian Instructional Corps and Area Officer.
Persons
liable not attending school
12. Those
liable to training as Junior Cadets, who are not attending schools at which the
prescribed training is authorized, will be required to attend for training
under the military instructors at such times and places as are appointed by the
Area Officers, and notified at the authorized places.
Division 2.—Inspection.
AnnualInspection
13. (1) All
Junior Cadets shall be inspected, not less than once, in each year of training
by the District Base Commandant or officers representing him. Such officers may
be Officers of the Australian Military Forces or Inspectors appointed or
authorized by the Governments of the States in connexion with public education
to inspect and report upon Government or other schools.
(2) At the end of each year of
training, in the month of June, each District Base Commandant shall notify to
the Military Board the names of those schools in which the training given is
not considered by him to be “sufficient.”
Division 3.—Delegation of Duties.
Delegationofduties.
14. Headmasters
or headmistresses may delegate to a teacher the duties prescribed.
PART IV:
DISCIPLINE, PRESCRIBED AUTHORITIES.
Division 1.—Discipline.
Discipline.
15. Serious
breaches of discipline shall be dealt with under section one hundred and
thirty-five of the Act.
Division 2.—Prescribed Authorities.
Prescribed
authorities &c.
16. (1) The
following are the prescribed authorities and persons referred to in sections
135 and 135a of
the Act:—
Under sub-section (2) of section
135—
“The Commanding
Officer, Adjutant, Area Officer or other Officer appointed by the District Base
Commandant.”
Under sub-sections (4), (5), (7),
of section 135 and section 135a—
“Any member of the
Permanent Military Forces or any Area Officer.”
The following
shall be the prescribed “institution” or “place” referred to
in section 135, sub-sections (5) and (7) of the Act:—
“Any place kept or
used for military purposes, or any other institution or place approved by the
Minister.”
(2) The prescribed
officer referred to in section 110 (5) of the and authorized by that section to
bring a prosecution in any court of summary jurisdiction against a soldier or
person liable to render personal service under the provisions of Part XII. of
the Act, shall be:—
“Any Officer of
the Provost Staff or other, officer appointed by the District Base Commandant.”
PART V:
SCHOOLS OF INSTRUCTION.
Schools of Instruction.
School
of instruction
17. (1) Schools of Instruction may be held
from time to time for the instruction of masters
and mistresses of schools in the courses of training prescribed for Junior
Cadets.
(2) The
syllabus and method of conducting these schools shall be as authorized by the
Military Board.
Issue
of certificates
18.
Certificates as specified in Australian Army Orders will be issued to those who
pass the tests authorized by the Military Board, whether they have attended a
School of Instruction or prepared themselves by other means.
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Authority: H. J. Green,
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