Australian Military Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1984 No. 3901

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Australian Military Regulations2

(Amendment)

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Defence Act 1903.

Dated 27 November 1984.

N. M. STEPHEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

(Sgd) K. C. Beazley

Minister of State for Aviation

for and on behalf of the

Minister of State for Defence

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Principal Regulations

1. In these Regulations, “Principal Regulations” means the Australian Military Regulations.

Transfer and secondment of officers

2. Regulation 76 of the Principal Regulations is amended

(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (1) “an officer authorized by the Governor-General by writing under his hand to do so, may” and substituting “the Chief of the General Staff, may, by instrument,”; and

(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (4) “an officer authorized by the Governor-General under sub-regulation (1)” and substituting “the Chief of the General Staff”.

Posting of officers

3. Regulation 77 of the Principal Regulations is amended

(a) by omitting sub-regulation (1); and

(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (2) “sub-regulation (1)” and substituting “section 9 of the Act”.

 

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4. Regulation 83 of the Principal Regulations is repealed and the following regulation substituted:

Honorary rank

“83. Notwithstanding the provisions of regulation 79

(a) an officer may be promoted to a rank to be held by him as an honorary rank; or

(b) a person who has special professional or technical qualifications may be appointed to be an officer in the Inactive Army Reserve with a rank to be held by him as an honorary rank.”.

Military title on discharge

5. Regulation 192 of the Principal Regulations is amended

(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (2) “and of the Chief of the General Staff”; and

(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (2) “Governor-General” and substituting “Chief of the General Staff”.

Withdrawal of privileges after retirement

6. Regulation 193 of the Principal Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting “, or, when the military title of lieutenant has been granted, the Governor-General”; and

(b) by omitting “or to the Governor-General, as the case requires”.

Principal chaplains

7. Regulation 595 of the Principal Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1) “Governor-General” and substituting “Chief of the General Staff”.

Saving

8. Notwithstanding the amendments effected by these Regulations—

(a) a transfer or secondment under regulation 76;

(b) a posting under regulation 77;

(c) a promotion or appointment under regulation 83;

(d) the grant of a title under regulation 192;

(e) a direction under regulation 193; and

(f) an appointment under regulation 595,

of the Principal Regulations, in force immediately before the commencement of these Regulations continues in force as if these Regulations had not been made.

 

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 5 December 1984.

2. Statutory Rules 1927 No. 149 as amended to date. For previous amendments see Note 2 to Statutory Rules 1984 No. 76 and see also Statutory Rules 1984 Nos. 76 and 378.

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