Australian Military Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

 

1923. No. 9.

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 unless otherwise specified.

Dated this thirty-first day of January, 1923.

FORSTER,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

GRANVILLE RYRIE,

For Minister of State for Defence.

 

Australian Military Regulations 1916.

Amendments.

A. Regulation 225 is amended by deleting the words “Barrack-square, Thursday Island” wherever they occur,

B. Regulation 505 is amended by—

(a) In sub-regulation (1) next after the words “Army Act” inserting the words “(in this regulation called a military offence)”, and

(b) In sub-regulation (3) omitting the words “ such offence as is mentioned in sub-regulation (1) of this regulation” and substituting the words “military offence”; omitting the words “proceedings are” and substituting the words “prosecution is”; and omitting the word “proceedings” where it last occurs and substituting the word “prosecution”.

(c) Inserting the following sub-regulation next after sub-regulation (3):—

“(3a) An officer or soldier under suspension shall be deemed to have been suspended in respect of every military offence which, before the suspension is removed, is alleged or suspected to have been committed before or after the suspension began and in respect of every prosecution which is commenced before the suspension is removed.”

C.593.—Price 3d.

 

C. Regulation 588a is amended by—

(a) in sub-regulation (1) thereof deleting the words “general or district”;

(b) repealing sub-regulation (2) thereof;

(c) in sub-regulation (3) thereof deleting the word “general”; and

(d) in sub-regulation (4) thereof deleting the word “general” the words “or is appointed to a district court martial ” and the words “or appointment.”

D. Regulations 717 to 726 inclusive are repealed.

E. Regulations 1112 to 1117 inclusive are repealed as from 5th December, 1922.

 

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