Australian Military Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1922. No 177.

 

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 twentieth day of December, 1922.

FORSTER,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

W. MASSY GREENE,

Minister of State for Defence.

 

Australian Military Regulations 1916.

Amendments.

A. Regulation 27 is amended by inserting the following sub-regulation at the end thereof:—

“(4) the ranks of Colonel in Command and Colonel on the Staff shall be temporary only. Officers holding the rank of Colonel in Command or Colonel on the Staff shall take precedence among themselves according to their permanent rank and shall have precedence and command over all Colonels.

B. Regulation 59f (5) is amended by inserting next after the word “Department” the words “whether belonging to the Active or Reserve Military Forces”.

C. Sub-regulations (1) and (2) of regulation 59h are repealed, and the following sub-regulations are inserted in their place:—

“(1) The legal staff officer, or the senior legal staff officer of a formation forming part of a larger formation or other command will communicate on questions of military law directly with the Deputy Judge Advocate General attached to, or if none, with the legal staff officer or senior legal staff officer of the next larger formation or command to which the officer communicating belongs. Other officers of the Australian Army Legal Department will communicate, on questions of military law, directly with the Judge Advocate-General, or during his absence or a vacancy in the office of Judge Advocate-General, with the Deputy Judge Advocate-General at the Head-quarters of the Military Forces.

(2) Legal staff officers shall be bound by the ruling, direction or opinion of the officer with whom they are directed by the last preceding sub-regulation to communicate, or in case of difference, by the ruling, direction or opinion of the legal staff officer or senior legal staff officer of the largest formation or other command to whom the question has been referred. Provided that, on the application of any legal staff officer, a question shall be referred to the Judge Advocate-General, or in his absence or if the office of Judge Advocate-General is vacant, to the Deputy Judge Advocate-General at the Head-quarters of the Military Forces.”

   

D. Regulation 154—Sub-regulation (1) is amended by inserting immediately below the heading “RETENTION OF RANK” the following sub-heading to the first and second columns respectively:—

—	—
Substantive, Brevet or Honorary rank on retirement	Service qualifications.

E. Regulation 195 is amended by—

(a) inserting the figure “1” next after the figures “195”.

(b) inserting an asterisk immediately before each of the following titles of appointments shown under the heading “Appointment” in sub-regulation (1) thereof:—

Draughtsman (1st Class).

Armament Sergeant-Major.

Armourer Sergeant-Major.

Bandmaster.

Farrier Sergeant-Major.

Foreman of Works Sergeant-Major.

Mechanist Sergeant-Major.

Sergeant-Major Artillery Clerk.

Engineer Clerk Sergeant-Major.

Master of Steamer (1st Class).

Armament Q.M.S.

Armourer Q.M.S.

Engineer Clerk Q.M.S.

Farrier Q.M.S.

Fitter Q.M.S.

Foreman of Works Q.M.S.

Mechanist Q.M.S.

Q.M.S. Artillery Clerk.

Draughtsman (2nd Class).

Saddler Q.M.S.

Smith Q.M.S.

Wheeler Q.M.S.

Master of Steamer (2nd Class).

Orderly Room Sergeant (when ranking as C.Q.M. Sergeant).

Armament Staff-Sergeant.

Armourer Staff-Sergeant.

Engineer Clerk Staff-Sergeant.

Farrier Staff-Sergeant.

Fitter Staff-Sergeant.

Foreman of Works Staff-Sergeant.

Mechanist Staff-Sergeant.

Saddler Staff-Sergeant.

Smith Staff-Sergeant.

 

Wheeler Staff-Sergeant.

Engineer Clerk Sergeant.

Engine-driver Sergeant.

Farrier Sergeant.

Orderly-room Sergeant.

Saddler Sergeant.

Sergeant Cook.

Fitter Sergeant.

Sergeant Orderly-room Clerk.

Sergeant Pay Clerk.

Smith Sergeant.

Wheeler Sergeant.

Artificer Corporal.

Corporal Orderly-room Clerk.

Corporal Pay Clerk.

Corporal Engine-driver.

Fitter Corporal.

Saddler Corporal.

Smith Corporal.

Engineer Clerk Corporal.

Wheeler Corporal.

Corporal Cook.

Bombardier Cook.

Engineer Clerk (2nd Corporal).

Acting Bombardier Artillery Clerk.

Engineer Clerk.

Engineer Ledgerkeeper and Storeman.

(c) deleting under the heading “Appointment” opposite the rank Corporal the words “Farrier Corporal”.

(d) deleting under the heading “Appointment” opposite the rank Corporal the words “Shoeing-smith Corporal” and substituting the words “Farrier Corporal”.

(e) deleting under the heading “Appointment” opposite the rank Trooper, &c., the words “Shoeing-smith” and substituting the word “Farrier”.

(f) adding at the end of sub-regulation (1) thereof the following sub-regulation:—

“(2) Warrant and Non-Commissioned Officers and men holding an appointment to the title of which an asterisk is prefixed in the last preceding sub-regulation shall not be entitled to exercise any command on parade or duty except over soldiers specially placed under their orders but in matters of discipline they shall at all times exercise the full authority of their rank or appointment”.

F. Regulation 210 is amended by adding at the end thereof the words “provided, as far as artillery salutes are concerned, the officer is not under the rank of Major-General”.

G. Regulation 240 is amended by inserting in the table therein immediately below—

“Brigadier General.............................. 11*............. 1 ,, ,, 2 „ ”

the following:—

“Colonel in Command or Colonel on the Staff..................... 1 Battalion”

 

H. The following new regulation is inserted next after regulation 451:—

“451a. Colonels in Command are not entitled to the compliment of the guard turning out, except in the case of those guards found by troops under their command and mounted under their immediate orders or under the orders of their Unit Commanders”.

I. In Part XVII. the headings “Division 1—Movements of Troops” and “Division 2. Transport of Baggage and Stores—Camps and Manœuvres” are deleted and regulations 1002 to 1011 inclusive and 1043 are repealed.

 

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