Australian Military Regulations 1916 (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1920. No. 207.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1918.

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 Defence Act 1903-1918, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this twenty-seventh day of October, 1920.

FORSTER,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. F. PEARCE,

Minister of State for Defence.

 

Amendment of the Australian Military Regulations 1916.

The Australian Military Regulations 1916 are amended as follow:—

(1) Regulation 31 is repealed and the following substituted therefor:—

“31. The ranks set forth in the second and third columns of the following table shall correspond respectively to these ranks of the Military Forces which are set forth in the first column of the table:—

Military Forces.	Naval Forces.
1. Field Marshal	Admiral of the Fleet
2. General...............	Admiral
3. Lieutenant. General	Vice-Admiral..........	Engineer-in-Chief, if Engineer Vice-Admiral
4. Major-General.	Rear-Admiral..........	Engineer in Chief, if Engineer Rear-Admiral Engineer Rear-Admiral Inspector-General of Hospitals and Fleets
	5. Brigadier-General.			Commodore, 1st and 2nd Class
	6. Colonel ..............			Captain of 3 years seniority	Staff Captain of 4 years’ seniority Engineer Captain of 3 years’ seniority in that rank Deputy Inspector-General of Hospitals and Fleets Secretary to Admiral of the Fleet Paymaster-in-Chief
7. Lieutenant-Colonel	Captain under 3 years seniority	Staff Captain under 4 years seniority Engineer Captain under 3 years’ seniority in that rank  Secretary to Commander-in-Chief, of 5 years service as such
	Commander, but junior of the Army rank	Engineer Commander.................... Fleet Surgeon................................ Secretary to Commander-in-Chief under 5 years service Fleet Paymaster............................. Naval Instructor of 15 years seniority	but. junior of the Army rank

 

Military Regulation 1916—continued.

Military Forces	Naval Force.
8. Major.........................	Lieutenant of 8 years’ seniority.......................................	Engineer Lieutenant of 8 years’ seniority qualified and selected Staff Surgeon Secretary to Junior Flag Officer, Commodore 1st Class Staff Paymaster and Paymaster Naval Instructors of 8 years’ seniority Carpenter Lieutenant of 8 years’ seniority
9. Captain......................	Lieutenant under 8 years’ seniority........................	Engineer Lieutenant under 8 years’ seniority, or over that seniority out not duly qualified and selected Surgeon Secretary to Commodore, 2nd Class Assistant Paymaster of 4 years’ seniority Naval Instructor under 8 years seniority Carpenter Lieutenant under 8 years’ seniority
10. Lieutenant	Sub-Lieutenant...............	Engineer Sub-Lieutenant Assistant Paymaster under 4 years’ seniority
11. Second Lieutenant	Chief Gunner Chief Boatswain Chief Signal Boatswain Commissioned Telegraphist Commissioned Master-at-Arms Commissioned Shipwright Chief Artificer Engineer Commissioned Mechanician Commissioned Armourer Commissioned Electrician Chief Schoolmaster Commissioned Ward-master Commissioned Writer Commissioned Victualling Officer Commissioned Instructor in Cookery Chief R.M Gunner”

(2) Next after Regulation 31 insert the following Regulation:—

“31a. Officers of the Consular Service will rank with Officers of the Military Forces as follows—

Agents and Consuls-General with, but after Major-Generals.
Consuls-General	..........	„	„	Brigadier-Generals
Consuls	..........	„	„	Colonels.
Vice-Consuls	..........	„	„	Majors
Consular Agents	..........	„	„	Captains.

 

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