Australian Military Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1945. No. 6.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1941.*

I, THE ADMINISTRATOR of the Government of 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 seventeenth day of January, 1945.

W. DUGAN

Administrator.

By His Excellency’s Command,

J. M. FRASER

Acting Minister of State for the Army.

 

Amendment of the Australian Military Regulations.  

Subdivision of Regulations.

1. Regulation 2 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended—

(a)by omitting the words and figures “Division 7.—Furlough—Permanent Force…478-481” and inserting in their stead the words and figures “Division 7.—Furlough— Permanent Forces…477a-481a”; and

(b)by omitting the words and figures “Division 5—Leave of absence on ground of illness, Permanent Forces…820-831” and inserting in their stead the words and figures “Division 5.—Leave of absence on ground of illness, Permanent Forces…819a-831”.

Discharge of soldiers enlisted under the D.A.

2. Regulation 184aof the Australian Military Regulations is amended by inserting in sub-regulation (1) after paragraph (m) the following paragraph:—

“(mm) that he has been sentenced during his service to detention for a period of not less than six months; or”.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 18th January, 1945.

  Statutory Rules 1927, No. 149, 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. 20 and 80; 1935, Nos. 99 and 109; 1936, Nos. 21, 44 and 100; 1937, No. 45; 1938, Nos. 75, 90 and 93; 1939, Nos. 31, 51, 58, 115, 123, 134, 160 and 173; 1940, Nos. 2, 16, 29, 59, 150, 183, 184, 185, 186, 199, 237, 252, 272 and 273; 1941, Nos. 3, 4, 14, 43, 135, 153, 155, 205, 245, 246, 260 and 311; 1942, Nos. 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.

7306.—Price 3d.

3. The Australian Military Regulations are amended by inserting in Division 7 of Part VI. immediately before regulation 478 the following regulation:—

“Certain officers and soldiers not “members” for purposes of this Division.

477a. For the purposes of this Division—

(i) an officer other than a graduate of the Royal Military College who graduated on or after the sixth day of October, 1939, or a soldier appointed or enlisted—

(a)for service in a Garrison Battalion, or

(b)on or after the third day of September, 1939, for service in a military force raised in time of war for war service, or

(c) on or after the sixth day of October, 1939, and before the termination of the time of war which commenced on the second day of September, 1939, or

(ii) a soldier enlisted on or after the third day of September, 1939, solely for service in time of war,

shall not, by reason only of such appointment or enlistment, be deemed to be a member.

4. The Australian Military Regulations are amended by inserting in Division 5 of Part XIII. immediately before regulation 820 the following regulation:—

“Certain officers and soldiers not “members” for purposes of this Division.

819a. For the purposes of this Division—

(i) an officer other than a graduate of the Royal Military College who graduated on or after the sixth day of October, 1939, or a soldier appointed or enlisted—

(a)for service in a Garrison Battalion, or

(b)on or after the third day of September, 1939, for service in a military force raised in time of war for war service, or

(c) on or after the sixth day of October, 1939, and before the termination of the time of war which commenced on the second day of September, 1939, or

(ii) a soldier enlisted on or after the third day of September, 1939, solely for service in time of war,

shall not, by reason only of such appointment or enlistment, be deemed to be a member.”.

 

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