Australian Military Regulations 1916 (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1917. No. 312.

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1917.

I, SIR ARTHUR LYULPH STANLEY, Governor of the State of Victoria and its Dependencies, acting as the Deputy of the Governor-General in accordance with the provisions, of the Constitution, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Defence Act 1903-1917 to come into operation forthwith.

Dated the 27th day of November, 1917.

A. L. STANLEY.

Deputy of the Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. F. PEARCE,

Minister of State for Defence.

 

The Australian Military Regulations 1916 are amended as follows:—

(1) Regulation 788 is repealed and the following new Regulation made in lieu thereof:—

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

‘Persons who are students at a Theological College as defined by the Regulations, or theological students as prescribed, may while they remain such students, on application be exempted by any prescribed authority from the prescribed training, but shall on ceasing to be such students undergo such equivalent training, as prescribed, unless exempted by some provision of this Act.’

(2) For the purpose of sub-section 3 of section 138 of the Act and of this Regulation, the term ‘theological students’ means students whose time is wholly or substantially devoted to instruction in duties as a minister of religion, whether at a Theological College or not, or to such duties combined with that of school teaching; and the term ‘Theological College’ is defined as any institution maintained solely for the instruction of such students in duties of a minister of religion.

(3) Temporary exemptions not exceeding one year from training mentioned in Part XII. of the Act may, on application made in writing to the area officer, be granted by District Commandants to persons who are students of a Theological College or theological students, from time to time, while they remain such students, but on ceasing to be students, they shall, unless otherwise exempt and unless they have become ministers

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of religion (in which case they shall be exempt from undergoing equivalent training), be required to undergo training equivalent to that from which they have been exempted, in addition to any training which they are otherwise liable to undergo.

(4) The District Commandant may require a certificate in writing from the head of the theological institution or religious denomination before granting exemption.”

(2) After Regulation 1208 a new Regulation is inserted as follows:—

“1208a. (1) A quarter-day drill as mentioned in this Regulation shall be of a duration of not less than one hour and may be held during the hours of day-light.

(2) In any area or locality the number of night drills prescribed by section 127 (1) (b)of the Act may be varied by the substitution of an equivalent number of quarter-day drills for any number of night drills as may be directed by the Military Board or a District Commandant.”

 

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