Australian Military Regulations 1916 (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1918. No. 8.

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REGULATIONS 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 the tenth day of January, 1918.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. F. PEARCE,

Minister of State for Defence.

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The Australian Military Regulations 1916 are amended as follows:—

Regulation 37 is repealed and the following substituted therefor:—

“The Governor-General may, for distinguished service in time of war, or for exceptional gallantry on active service, appoint any person to be an officer or non-commissioned officer, or promote an officer or non-commissioned officer in the Citizen Military Forces without his passing the prescribed examination.” (Section 22 (1) D.A.)

Regulation 103 is repealed.

Regulation 105 is amended as follows:—

“The words ‘as provided in Regulation 103’ are cancelled, and the following substituted therefor —‘as otherwise provided in the Act and these Regulations.’”

The words “(Sec. 21(1) D.A,)” are cancelled

Regulation 190.—The table of ranks and precedence is cancelled and the following substituted therefor:—

Class	Rate of Pay.	Rank.
III	£114 per annum and less...............................	Corporal
Above £114 and less than £156 per Annum...	Sergeant
£156 and less than £186 per annum...............	Company Sergeant Major (Warrant officer class II)
£186 to £210 per annum...............................	Regimental Quartermaster-Sergeant (Warrant Officer, Class II.)
II.	£220 to 310 per annum.................................	Warrant Officer, Class I.
I.	£320 to less than £350 per annum................. .	Honorary Lieutenant
£360 to £400 per annum...............................	Honorary Captain

Regulation 376.—In table under heading “Height (B) without boots”

Cancel—

“5 ft. 4 in.”

and substitute—

“5 ft. 2 in.”

Add—

“In special cases Senior Cadets measuring 5 ft. 1 in. (without boots) may be accepted.”

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