Australian Military Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1942. No. 59.

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 eleventh 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. 

Documentary evidence.

1. Regulation 388 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by adding at the end thereof the following paragraph:—

“(l) The averment of the prosecution or prosecuting officer that any letter or writing purports to have been written by the member charged shall, on production of the letter or writing before any civil court or court-martial, be prima facie evidence that the letter or writing was written by that member.”.

Chaplains General.

2. Regulation 595 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulations:—

“(3) The classification of chaplains-general shall for precedence correspond with the rank of Major-General.

(4) Chaplains-general shall have precedence and command in accordance with A.M.R. 53”.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 12th 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, 183, 184, 185, 186, 199, 237, 252, 272 and 273; and 1941, Nos. 3, 4, 14, 43, 135, 153, 155, 205, 246, 260 and 311.

 

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

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