Australian Military Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1943. No. 244

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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 Twenty ninth day of September, 1943.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for the Army.

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Amendments of the Australian Military Regulations.  

Corresponding ranks.

1. Regulation 69 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended—

(a)by omitting from sub-regulation (1) the word “The” (first occurring) and inserting in its stead the words “For the purposes of these Regulations, the”;

(b) by omitting from that, sub-regulation the word “officers”, wherever occurring, and inserting in its stead the word “members”;

(c)by inserting in that sub-regulation, after the words “Air Force”, second occurring, the words “of corresponding rank”;

(d)by adding at the end of the table in that sub-regulation the following words:—

“Conductor, A.A.O.C............................. Master Gunner, 1st Class........................ Staff Sergeant-Major, 1st Class All other Warrant Officers, Class I. Warrant Officer, Class II........................	Warrant  Officer   Midshipman...........	No equivalent
	No equivalent......	Warrant Officer

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1943.

  Statutory Rules 1927, No. 149, as amended by Statutory Rules 1928, Nos. 23, 28 and 120; 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, 153, 155, 205, 245, 246, 260 and 311; 1942, Nos. 35, 59, 60, 85, 114, 166, 179, 211, 231, 289, 333, 334, 350, 417, 477, 506, 508, 521, 522,. 555 and 556; and 1943, Nos. 17, 72 and 126.

4255.—Price 3d. 26/10.7.1943.

 

Squadron, Battery or Company Quartermaster Sergeant	Chief Petty Officer	Flight Sergeant
Colour Sergeant...............................................
Staff Sergeant.................................................. Sergeant..........................................................	Petty Officer	Sergeant
Corporal..........................................................	Leading Seaman	Corporal”;

(c) by inserting, after that sub-regulation, the following sub-regulation:—

“(1a.) Where, in respect of any rank in one arm of the Defence Force, there is no corresponding rank in another arm of that Force specified in the table in the last preceding sub-regulation, then, for the purposes of A.M.R.’s 197a and 197d, the rank which corresponds with the next lower rank in the first-mentioned arm in respect of which there is a corresponding rank in the second-mentioned arm specified in the table shall be deemed to be the corresponding rank.”;

(f) by omitting from sub-regulation (2), the word “This” and. inserting in its stead the words “Subject to the provision of A.M.R. 197d, this”; and

(g)by omitting from that sub-regulation the word “officer”, wherever occurring, and inserting in its stead the word “member”.

2. After regulation 197 of the Australian Military Regulations the following regulations are inserted:—

Attachment, &c., to Air Force.

“197a. A member of the Military Forces may be attached to or seconded for service with the Air Force and, while so attached, or seconded, he shall be subject to air force law as if he were a member of the Air Force of corresponding rank.

Attachment, &c., of members of Air Force.

197b. Where a member of the Air Force who, pursuant to section 6 of the Air Force Act 1923-1941, is attached or loaned to, or seconded for service, with the Military Forces is placed, for that purpose, at the disposal of the Military Board or other military authority, he may be attached for service with regiment or corps of the Military Forces as is from time to time determined by the Military Board.

Condition of attachment, &c.

197c. The conditions upon which a member of the Air Force may be attached or loaned to, or seconded, for service with, the Military Forces, and the conditions upon which a member of the Military Forces may be attached, to, or seconded, for service with, the Royal Australian Air Force shall be such, subject to the Air Force Regulations in the first-mentioned case, and subject to these Regulations in the second-mentioned case, as are agreed to by the Military Board and the Air Board.

Relations of attached officer to members of Military forces.

197d. When amember of the Air Force, being an officer or non-commissioned officer, is attached for service with the Military Forces, then for the purpose of command and discipline and for the purposes of the provisions of the Army Act, the Rules of Procedure, the Defence Act and these Regulations relating to superior officers, the officer or non-commissioned officer so attached shall, in relation to members of the Military Forces, be treated and have all such powers (including powers of punishment) as if he were a military officer or non-commissioned officer, as the case may be, of corresponding rank.”.

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