Australian Military Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1945. No. 68.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1941.*

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 1903-1941.

 

Dated this second day of May, 1945.

HENRY

Governor-General.

By His Royal Highness’s Command,

D. CAMERON

for Minister of State for the Army.

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Amendments of the Australian Military Regulations. 

Business Adviser.

1. Regulation 30a of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting from paragraph (b)of sub-regulation (3) the words “Lieutenant-General in Charge of Administration” and inserting in their stead the words “Chief of the General Staff”.

Signature of documents on behalf of officers commanding Military Forces in time of war.

2. Regulation 32of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (2)the words “Lieutenant-General in charge of Administration” and inserting in their stead the words “Deputy Chief of the General Staff”.

Chaplains.

3. Regulation 127 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by adding at the end of sub-regulation (1) the following proviso:—

“Provided that a chaplain placed on the Retired List may, with the approval of the Military Board, be granted a classification not higher than the highest classification held by him for a period of not less than six months during his service on the Active List.”.

4. After regulation 548 of the Australian Military Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

Women who are officers.

“548a. The provisions of Part VI. of the Military Forces (Women’s Services) Regulations shall apply to any woman who is an officer of the Australian Army Medical Corps in the same manner as if she were a member of the Australian Army Nursing Service.”.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 11th May, 1945.

  Statutory Rules 1927, No. 14, as amended by Statutory Rules 1928, Nos. 23, 28 and 126; 1929, No. 123; 1930, Nos. 26, 67 and 92; 1931, No. 13; 1932, Nos. 80, 87 and 125; 1933, Nos. 49 and 77; 1934, Nos. 26 and 80; 1935, Nos. 99 and 100; 1936, Nos. 21, 44 and 100; 1937, No. 46; 1938, Nos. 75, 90 and 93; 1939, Nos. 31, 51, 58, 115, 123, 134, 160 and 173; 1940, Nos. 2, 16, 20, 50, 150, 183, 184, 185, 186, 199, 287, 252, 272 and 278; 1941, Nos. 3, 4, 14, 43, 135, 153, 155, 205, 245, 246, 200 and 311; 1942, Nos. 35, 50, 60, 85, 114, 166, 170, 211, 231, 280, 333, 334, 350, 417, 477, 506, 508, 521, 522, 555 and 556; 1943, Nos. 17, 72, 126, 174, 199, 200, 219, 244, 245, 246, 249 and 258; and 1944, Nos. 1, 39, 69, 71, 72, 114, 120, 122, 154 and 164; and 1945, Nos. 6 and 19.

2047— Price 3d.

5. Regulation 592 of the Australian Military Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Status, precedence and command.

“592 (1) A chaplain shall be a commissioned officer of the Military Forces and shall wear badges of rank appropriate to his precedence as provided by these Regulations, but shall not hold any rank other than that of chaplain.

(2) Subject to sub-regulation (5) of regulation 595, sub-regulation (2) of regulation 595a, sub-regulation (2) of regulation 595b and sub-regulation 596 of these Regulations, chaplains shall have precedence and command in accordance with A.M.R. 53.”.

Classes of Chaplains. Command and precedence.

6. Regulation 594 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1) the words “, other than chaplains-general and the Senior Jewish Chaplain,”.

Chaplains-General.

7. Regulation 595 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (5) and inserting the following sub-regulation in its stead:—

“(5) A chaplain-general shall take precedence as a Major-General.”.

Deputy Chaplains-general.

8. Regulation 595a of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (2) and inserting the following sub-regulation in its stead:—

“(2) A deputy chaplain-general shall take precedence as a Major-General.”.

9. Regulation 595b of the Australian Military Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Senior Jewish Chaplain.

“595b. (1) The Governor-General may appoint a minister or chaplain of the Jewish faith to be Senior Jewish Chaplain.

(2) The Senior Jewish Chaplain shall take precedence as a Colonel.”.

10. After Australian Military Regulation 595b the following regulation is inserted:—

Chaplains, 1st Class.

“595c. A minister of religion or a chaplain appointed to be a chaplain-general or a deputy chaplain-general or the Senior Jewish Chaplain may be appointed a chaplain, 1st class.”.

Senior chaplains and deputy senior chaplains.

11. Regulation 596 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (3) and inserting the following sub-regulation in its stead:—

“(3) A deputy senior chaplain shall take precedence as a major.”.

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By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.