Australian Military Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1924. No. 120.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1918.

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 1903–1918 to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this fifteenth day of August, 1924.

FORSTER,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

E. K. BOWDEN,

Minister of State for Defence.

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Australian Military Regulations.

(Statutory Rules 1916, No. 166, as amended to this date.)

Amendments.

A. Regulation 30 is cancelled and the following substituted therefore:—

Departmental and other officers.

30. (1) A departmental officer serving in his own department whether on his combatant or other commission and a quartermaster holding commissioned rank shall, in virtue of his rank or of his position under regulation 120 (2), be entitled to precedence and, subject to the Regulations for pay and allowances, other advantages attached to the corresponding rank of combatant officers. Such rank or position will not, however, entitle the holder of it to the presidency of courts-martial or courts of inquiry or to military command of any kind except over such officers and men as are specially placed under his command.

Medical officers.

(2) Officers of the Australian Army Medical Corps shall not be entitled to the presidency of courts-martial or courts of inquiry nor shall they exercise any military command outside their service except over such officers and soldiers as are attached thereto for duty, or detailed for duty under their orders or specially placed under their command and over all officers and soldiers who are patients in military hospitals or are on the sick list and under their professional care in quarters or elsewhere.

Veterinary officers.

(3) Officers of the Australian Army Veterinary Corps shall not be entitled to the presidency of courts-martial or courts of inquiry nor shall they exercise any military command outside that service except over such officers and soldiers as are attached thereto for duty or specially placed under their command.

B. Regulation 81 is amended by deleting the word “three” and substituting, therefor the word “four”.

 

C. Regulation 91 is amended by repealing sub-paragraph (1) and substituting therefor the following:—

“(1) Officers of the Citizen Forces shall not, except with the approval of the Military Board, hold office in the Consular Service of any foreign country.”

D. Regulation 120 is amended as follows:—

Sub-paragraphs (3) to (6) are cancelled and the following sub paragraph substituted therefor :—

“(3) Chaplains shall have precedence and command in accordance with regulation 30.”

E. Regulation 135 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following paragraph:—

“(f) In the case of an officer of the Australian Army Medical Corps, from the date of his embarkation overseas for the purpose of post graduate study”.

F. Sub-paragraphs (2), (3) and (4) of regulation 324 are repealed.

G. Regulation 590 is amended by deleting in sub-regulation (3) thereof the word “thirty”, and substituting therefor the word “fifteen”.

H. The heading “Division 3—A.A.V.C., Horses, Forage, &c.” immediately preceding regulation 1020 is deleted, and regulations 1020 to 1057, both included are repealed.

 

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