Australian Military Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

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STATUTORY RULES.

1942. No. 85.

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 twentieth day of February, 1942.

GOWRIE

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

F. M. FORDE

Minister of State for the Army.

 

Amendments of the Australian Military Regulations. 

1. After regulation 457 of the Australian Military Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

Members of the Citizen Forces on continuous war service.

457a. The provisions of this Division shall not apply to such members of the Citizen Forces continuously employed on war service, but not on active service, as the Military Board directs, but the provisions of Division 6 of this Part, except regulation 472a, shall apply to those members in like manner as those provisions apply to members of the Permanent Forces.”.

Members of the Permanent Forces on active service.

2. Regulation 463 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by inserting, after the words “active service” (second and fourth occurring) the words “or, save as provided in this Division, to a member of any Expeditionary Force raised for service beyond the limits of the Commonwealth after his enlistment in, appointment or transfer to, or secondment for service with that Force”.

Annual recreation leave.

3. Regulation 465 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting the word “Every” and inserting in its stead the words “In time of peace, every”; and

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 26th February, 1942.

  Statutory Rules 1927, No. 149, as amended by Statutory Rules 1928, Nos. 23, 28 and 126; 1929, No. 123; 1930, Nos. 26, 67 and92; 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, 188, 184, 185, 186, 199, 237, 252, 272 and 273; and 1941, Nos. 3, 4, 14, 43, 135, 153, 155, 205, 245, 246, 260 and 311.

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(b) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulation:—

“(2.) In time of war, every member of the Permanent Forces whose services can be spared may, subject to the approval of his C.O., be granted leave of absence for recreation for six days, exclusive of Sundays and holidays, after each four months of his service”.

When leave should be carried forward.

4. Regulation 466 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulation:—

“(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in this regulation, if, in time of war, it is found impracticable in any year to grant to a member of the Permanent Forces any portion of the leave of absence for recreation for which under this Division he is eligible, the Military Board may permit that period of leave to be granted during the two years next following in addition to the leave of absence for recreation for which the member becomes eligible during those years”.

5. After regulation 472 of the Australian Military Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

Pay in lieu of recreation leave to a member of the Permanent Forces who Joins an Expeditionary Force.

472a.—(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Division, where a member of the Permanent Forces enlists in, is appointed or transferred to or seconded for service with any Expeditionary Force raised for service beyond the limits of the Commonwealth and it has been found impracticable, owing to the exigencies of the Service, to grant to him, prior to the commencement of his service with that Force, the recreation leave due to him, he shall be paid in lieu thereof.

(2) For the purposes of this regulation, “the recreation leave due” to a member means any portion of the leave of absence for recreation for which, under this Division, he was eligible on or after the thirtieth day of June, 1940, and which was not granted to him during the period from and including that date to the date of his enlistment in, appointment or transfer to or secondment for service with the Expeditionary Force.

(3) The amount which a member may be paid in pursuance of sub-regulation (1) of this regulation shall be an amount equal to the sum of the daily rate of pay and any allowances payable to him at the date immediately prior to the date of the commencement of his service with the Expeditionary Force for each day or portion thereof of the recreation leave due to him”.

 

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

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