Australian Military Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1923. No. 162.

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1918.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth 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 thirty-first day of October, 1923.

FORSTER,

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

E. K. BOWDEN,

Minister of Stale for Defence.

 

Australian Military Regulations 1916.

Amendments

A. Regulation 99 is amended by adding at the end thereof, the following paragraph:—

“The appointment of Honorary Colonel shall not be held by the same person in respect of more than two Regiments or Battalions.”

B. Regulation 224 is amended by deleting the lines:—

“George’s Heights.....................................................................	1‡	1‡
Queenscliff Fort......................................................................	1‡	1‡
Gellibrand Fort........................................................................	…	1
Barracks, Fremantle.................................................................	1‡	1‡”

and substituting therefor the following:—

“George’s Heights.....................................................................	1 ‡	1*
Quecnscliff Fort......................................................................	1 ‡	1*
Barracks, Fremantle.................................................................	1 ‡	1*”

C. Regulation 382 is amended by adding at the end of sub-regulation (1) thereof the following paragraph:—

“The prescribed person referred to in sub-section (7) of section 135 of the Act shall include any member of the Police Force of a State.”

D. Regulation 411 is amended by―

(a) inserting in sub-regulation (1) thereof immediately after the word “Sovereign” the words “The twenty-fifth day of April” and

(b) inserting in sub-regulation (2) thereof immediately after the words “these days” the words “except the twenty-fifth day of April.”

(c) deleting that portion of sub-paragraph (5) which reads as follows—“but in that case the member shall be granted in lieu a holiday or portion of a holiday on some other day.”

 

E. Insert new Regulation 412—

“412. When a member of the Military Forces is required by his C.O. or other superior authority to attend, other than on a Sunday, for duty on a day which is observed as a holiday under the last preceding Regulation he may be granted in lieu a holiday upon some other day on which his services can conveniently be spared.”

F. Regulation 647, sub-regulation (3) is amended by deleting the words “would have the same effect” and substituting therefor the words “shall have the same effect.”

 

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