Australian Military Regulations 1916 (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1920. No. 159.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1918.

I, SIR WILLIAM HILL IRVINE, Deputy of 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 eighth day of September, 1920.

W. H. IRVINE,

Deputy of the Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. F. PEARCE,

Minister of State for Defence.

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Amendment of Australian Military Regulations 1916.

The Australian Military Regulations 1916 are amended as follows:—

(1) The words “Adjutants and Quartermasters” in the heading of “Division 6” next following regulation 58 are cancelled and the words “Appointment to commissioned rank for the position of Quartermaster of Warrant and Non-Commissioned Officers of the Permanent Forces who are not graduates of the Royal Military College” are substituted therefor.

(2) Regulation 59 is cancelled and the following regulation substituted therefor:—

59. (1) Warrant and Non-commissioned Officers of the Permanent Military Forces may be appointed temporarily to commissioned rank in those Forces for the position of Quartermaster to units of the Australian Military Forces.

(2) A temporary appointment under sub-regulation (1) above may be terminated at any time, but if on such termination a member of the Permanent Military Forces continues to serve in those Forces as a Warrant or Non-Commissioned Officer the period of his service in commissioned rank in the Permanent Military Forces shall be reckoned as service in warrant or non-commissioned rank for the purpose of all privileges accruing to such service.

(3) Regulation 97 shall not apply to members of the Permanent Military Forces who on account of their war service have been granted the honorary rank of Captain or Major on appointment to commissioned rank in those Forces for the position of Quartermaster.

(4) Warrant and Non-commissioned Officers of the Permanent Military Forces appointed to commissioned rank in those Forces for the position of Quartermaster may be required to perform in addition to the duties of Quartermaster such other duties as may be ordered by the Military Board.

    

(3) Regulation 159 is repealed and the following regulation made in lieu thereof:—

159. An Officer of the Unattached, Reserve, or Retired List shall report himself in writing during the months of January or February of each year to the Commandant of the District in which he is residing. When so reporting himself an Officer will notify his address for the current year. Any intermediate changes of address except those of a temporary nature will also be notified to the Commandant concerned as they occur.

An Officer who fails to report himself in accordance with this regulation is liable to have his name removed from the List.

(4) Regulation 660 is amended by deleting the words “upon payment for the same at the prescribed rate, not exceeding twopence for every folio of seventy-two words;” and substituting therefor the words “upon payment of the actual cost of the copying;”

 

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