Australian Military Regulations 1916 (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1919. No. 33.

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1918.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the 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 twelfth day of February, 1919.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

E. J. RUSSELL,

Acting Minister of State for Defence.

 

Amendment of the Australian Military Regulations 1916.

The Australian Military Regulations 1916 are amended as follows:—

(1) Regulation 1012 is amended by inserting next after the word “age” where first occurring the words “or length of service” and by adding the following sub-regulation:—

“(2) Any officer who has been retired under the provisions of sub-regulation (1) of this regulation may be granted honorary rank on the retired list equivalent to the rank held by him in the Engineers and Railway Staff Corps at the date of his retirement”.

To take effect as from 1st January, 1919.

(2) Regulation 1019c is amended by deleting the words—

“(i) Masseurs—Senior Masseur in each Military District—Honorary rank of Lieutenant,”

and inserting in lieu thereof the words—

“Masseurs—Honorary rank of Lieutenant or Captain.”

 

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