Australian Military Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1942. No. 60.

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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 fourth 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 190 of the Australian Military Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

Amendment of entry on certificate.

“190a. The Military Board may authorize a military authority to review at any time the statement of the reason for discharge and the particulars relating thereto entered on any certificate of discharge, and, if he is satisfied that there has been any error or omission in that statement or those particulars, or that that statement or those particulars require qualification, to vary or amend that statement or those particulars or to add any explanatory remarks thereto as the military authority thinks proper in the circumstances.”.

Rank on appointment and promotion.

2.Regulation 545 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting the letters and figures “A.M.R. 546” and inserting in their stead the letters, figures and word “A.M.R.’s 546 and 546b”.

3. After regulation 546a of the Australian Military Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

Persons with special qualification.

“546b. Persons who have special qualifications in any branch of scientific or medical knowledge which is ancillary to medical science may be appointed officers of the Australian Army Medical Corps (Citizen Forces) and be granted the rank of lieutenant, provisionally, on appointment.”.

 

* 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 and 92; 1931, No. 13; 1932, Nos. 80, 87 and 125; 1933, Nos. 49 and 77; 1934, Nos. 26 and 80; 1935, Nos. 90 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, and 205.

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

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