Australian Military Regulations 1916 (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1920. No. 195.

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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-first day of October, 1920.

FORSTER,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

GRANVILLE RYRIE,

for Minister of State for Defence.

 

The Australian Military Regulations 1916.

Regulation 154 of the Australian Military Regulations 1916 is amended as follows:—

Sub-regulation (i)—Delete the words:—

“With step of honorary rank on retirement” and substitute—“with one step of honorary rank above the substantive or brevet rank held on retirement”.

Sub-regulation (iv) is deleted and the following sub-regulation substituted therefor:—

(iv) (a)Officers holding honorary rank higher than their substantive or brevet rank will not be granted a step in honorary rank on retirement.

(b)Officers holding temporary rank will relinquish their temporary rank on retirement and, except as prescribed by sub-regulations (ii) and (iii) above, temporary rank will not be considered for the purposes of this regulation.

 

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