Australian Military Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES

1969 No.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1966.*

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 1903-1966.

Dated this thirtieth day of June, 1969.

Paul Hasluck

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Sgd. Phillip Lynch

Minister of State for the Army.

Amendments of the Australian Military Regulations 

Commencement.

1. These Regulations shall come into operation on the first day of July, 1969.

Qualifications for appointment as officer.

2. Regulation 72 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting paragraph (b)of sub-regulation (1.) and inserting in its stead the following paragraph:—

“ (b)an officer of the Military Forces included on the Administrative and Technical Officers List of a Corps,”.

Administrative and Technical Officers List.

3. Regulation 73 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting the words “ the Quartermaster List ” and inserting in their stead the words “ the Administrative and Technical Officers List ”.

Promotion of officers.

4. Regulation 79 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended—

(a)by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) all the words before the word “ officer ” (first occurring) and inserting in their stead the words “ Except as provided by the next three succeeding regulations, where the Military Board determines that an ”;

(b) by omitting paragraphs (e) and (f) of sub-regulation (7.) and inserting in their stead the following paragraphs:—

“ (e) an officer serving in the Australian Engineer and Railway Staff Corps;

(f) an officer serving in the Australian Army Band Corps; or

(g)an officer included on the Administrative and Technical Officers List of a Corps.”; and

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on  1969.

  Statutory Rules 1927, No. 149 as amended to date. For previous amendments of the Australian Military Regulations, see footnote   Statutory Rules 1969, No. 76, and see also Statutory Rules 1969, Nos. 76.

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(c) by omitting sub-regulation (8.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

“ (8.) An officer—

(a) serving in the Australian Army Band Corps; or

(b) included on the Administrative and Technical Officers List of a Corps,

is not eligible for promotion to a higher rank unless he has been selected for promotion to that rank by the officers appointed by the Adjutant-General for the purpose of considering and selecting persons serving in that Corps or included on such a list for promotion.”.

Ages for retirement of officers.

5. Regulation 124 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (1.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulations:—

“ (1.) Subject to this regulation, the age for the compulsory retirement of an officer, for the purpose of section 27 of the Act, is the age set out in the following table in relation to his rank and the name of his corps, service or department:—

Corps, Service or Department.	Rank
	General or Lieutenant-General	Major-General	Brigadier	Colonel	Lieutenant-Colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant	Second-Lieutenant
The Australian Staff Corps...........................................	60	57	55	55	50	47	47	47	47
The Royal Australian Armoured Corps.........................	60	57	55	55	50	47	47	47	47
The Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery..................	60	57	55	55	50	47	47	47	47
The Royal Australian Engineers...................................	60	57	55	55	50	47	47	47	47
The Royal Australian Corps of Signals.........................	60	57	55	55	50	47	47	47	47
The Royal Australian Infantry Corps............................	60	57	55	55	50	47	47	47	47
The Australian Army Aviation Corps............................	60	57	55	55	50	47	47	47	47
The Australian Intelligence Corps.................................	60	57	55	55	50	47	47	47	47
The Royal Australian Army Service Corps (other than the Australian Army Canteen Service)................................	60	57	55	55	50	47	47	47	47
The Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps (other than the Australian Army Printing and Stationery Service)..........	..	..	57	57	53	50	50	50	50
The Royal Corps, of Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers...............................................................	..	..	57	57	53	50	50	50	50
The Royal Australian Army Provost Corps....................	..	..	57	57	53	50	50	50	50
The Royal Australian Survey Corps..............................	..	60	57	57	55	55	55	55	55
The Royal Australian Army Chaplains’ Department......	..	60	57	57	55	55	55	55	55
The Australian Army Canteen Service..........................	..	..	57	57	55	55	55	55	55
The Royal Australian Army Medical Corps...................	..	60	57	57	55	55	55	55	55
The Royal Australian Army Dental Corps.....................	..	..	57	57	55	55	55	55	55
The Royal Australian Army Educational Corps.............	..	..	57	57	55	55	55	55	55
The Australian Army Catering Corps............................	..	..	57	57	55	55	55	55	55
The Royal Australian Army Pay Corps.........................	..	..	57	57	35	55	55	55	55
The Australian Army Legal Corps................................	..	..	57	57	55	55	55	55	55
The Australian Army Printing and Stationery Service....	57	57	55	55	55	55	55
The Australian Army Psychology Corps.......................	57	57	55	55	55	55	55
The Australian Army Band Corps.................................	..	..	55	55	55	55	55	55	55
The Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps...................	..	..	55	55	55	55	55	55	55
The Women’s Royal Australian Army Corps................	..	..	55	55	55	55	50	50	50

“ (1a.) For the purpose of section 27 of the Act, the age for the compulsory retirement of an officer who is included on the Administrative and Technical Officers List of a Corps is, subject to the succeeding sub regulations of this regulation, the age of fifty-five years.”.

Transitional.

6. The Quartermaster List of a Corps kept immediately before the commencement of these Regulations shall be incorporated with, and shall be deemed to form part of, the Administrative and Technical Officers List of the Corps.

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