Australian Military Regulations 1916 (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1918. No. 115.

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REGULATION UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1917

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulation under the Defence Act 1903-1917 to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this eighth day of May, 1918.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. F. PEARCE,

Minister of State for Defence.

  

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Amendment of the Australian Military Regulations 1916.

After Regulation 788 the following regulation is inserted:—

788a.—(1) It is provided by sub-section (3a) of section 138 of the Act that—

“Persons who have served on war service may be exempted from the prescribed training for such period and under such conditions as are prescribed.”

(2) Subject to this regulation—

(a) any person who has, beyond the limits of the Commonwealth, served on war service in connexion with the present war, shall be exempt from the training prescribed by Part XII. of the Act during the period of the war and during the period of twelve months ending on the 30th June next following the day on which the war ceases; and

(b) any person who has, within the limits of the Commonwealth, served on war service in connexion with the present war for a period of three calendar months or more in any year ending on the 30th June, shall be exempt from the training prescribed by Part XII. of the Act for that year; and any person who has so served for a period of less than three calendar months shall be exempt from any training required under Part XII. of the Act which has been performed during that period by the unit of which he is a member.

(3) The exemption granted under this regulation shall not extend to the exemption of the persons specified therein from notifying their change of address, but every person to whom paragraphs (a) and (b) of sub-regulation (2) apply shall notify every change of address as required by regulation 778, and failure to comply with this regulation will render the person liable to the penalty provided by section 85 of the Act.

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