Australian Military Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1944. No. 1.

 

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 thirty-first day of December, 1943.

GOWRE

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

F. M. FORDE

Minister of State for the Army.

 

Amendments of the Australian Military Regulations. 

Method of promotion in Citizen Forces.

1. Regulation 84 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1) the word “major” and inserting in its stead the word “captain”.

Who may arrest and be arrested. (Peace and war service.)

2. Regulation 222 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended—

(a) by inserting, after the words “triable by court martial” (wherever occurring), the words “or summarily”;

(b) by omitting from paragraph (a) of sub-regulation (2) the word “An” (first occurring) and inserting in its stead the words “Notwithstanding anything contained in these Regulations limiting the power of command of an officer, any”; and

(c) by omitting from paragraph (c) of sub-regulation (2) the word “An” and inserting in its stead the words “Notwithstanding anything contained in these Regulations limiting the power of command of an officer, any”.

Confession of desertion. (Peace and war service.)

3. Regulation 229 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by adding after the words “court martial” the words “or summarily”.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 6th January, 1944.

  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. 26 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, 155, 205, 245, 350, 417, 477, 506, 508, 521, 522, 555 and 1943, Nos.17, 126, 174, 199, 200, 219, 244, 245, 246, 249 and 258.

7164.—Price 3d.

 

4. After regulation 237 of the Australian Military Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

Camp Commandant at the Head-quarters of the Australian Military Forces, L.H.Q.

“237a. Notwithstanding anything contained in these Regulations, the person for the time being carrying out the duties of Camp Commandant at the Head-quarters of the Australian Military Forces L.H.Q. shall, in time of war, in relation to any officer of or below the rank of major on the strength of that Head-quarters, be entitled to exercise all or any of the powers and perform all or any of the functions of a C.O. in relation to the administration of discipline.”.

5. After regulation 377 of the Australian Military Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

Adaptation of a.a. 29.

“377a. For the purpose of its application to the Military Forces, section 29 of the Army Act shall be read as if, after the words ‘by this Act’ the words ‘or by the Defence Act of the Commonwealth or any regulations made thereunder’ were inserted.”.

Documentary evidence.

6. Regulation 388 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended—

(a) by inserting in paragraph (h), after the words “Provost Corps” (first occurring), the words “or a member of a Supervisory Personnel Section”; and

(b) by inserting in that paragraph, after the words “Provost Corps” (second occurring), the words “or Supervisory Personnel Section”.

Obligations to undergo medical or dental treatment.

7. Regulation 435 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (1) the words “and dental”;

(b) by inserting in that sub-regulation, after the words “medical officer” (first occurring), the words “, and such dental treatment as is deemed by a dental officer,”;

(c) by inserting in that sub-regulation, after the words medical officer” (second occurring), the words “or the dental officer”; and

(d) by adding at the end of sub-regulation (2) the words “, the fitting of artificial dentures and prophylactic treatment for the cure of pathogenic conditions of the gingivae.”.

 

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