Australian Military Regulations 1916 (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1919. No. 23.

 

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-ninth day of January, 1919.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

E. J. RUSSELL,

For Minister of State for Defence.

 

Amendment of the Australian Military Regulations 1916.

The Australian Military Regulations 1916 are amended as follows, to take effect as from 1st January, 1919:—

(1) Regulation 97 is repealed and the following regulation made in lieu thereof:—

“97. Quartermasters not liable for service under Part XII. of the Act after five years’ service as Lieutenants or Honorary Lieutenants may be granted the rank of Captain, and after ten years of commissioned service, during which period they have held the rank of Captain or Honorary Captain for five years, may be promoted to the rank of Major.”

(2) Regulation 98 is repealed.

(3) Next after regulation 851 the following regulation is inserted:—

“851a. (1) In this regulation ‘authorizing officer’ means the Minister, a District Commandant, or the Officer-in-charge of Base Records.

(2) An authorizing officer may, on the application of any person—

(a) who is the father, mother, or wife of a soldier; or

(b) who satisfies the authorizing officer that he has a bonâ fide interest in ascertaining any facts or particulars regarding the military history of a soldier,

authorize information as to the medical or other military history of the soldier being given to the person.

 

(3) Every application under this regulation shall be in writing, and shall contain such particulars as are required by an authorizing officer.

(4) An authorizing officer may require any applicant to support his application by such evidence of good character or otherwise as the authorizing officer considers necessary.

(5) An authorizing officer may authorize information to be given to an applicant either unconditionally or subject to such conditions as the authorizing office specifies.

(6) Any person who makes any untrue statement in any application under this regulation or in any statement or declaration in support of any application or who having received information subject to any condition fails to comply with that condition (whether such condition is by way of promise or otherwise) shall be guilty of an offence.

Penalty: Twenty pounds.

(7) No action or proceeding, civil or criminal, shall lie against any member of the Defence Force nor against any person employed by the Defence Department by reason of the fact that he has in pursuance of this regulation disclosed information by authority of an authorizing officer.”

 

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