Australian Military Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)
STATUTORY RULES.
REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1918.
I, THE DEPUTY OF 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
Dated this ninth day of August, 1922.
STRADBROKE,
Deputy of the Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
W. MASSY GREENE,
Minister of State for Defence.
Australian Military Regulations 1916.
A. Regulation 8 is amended by adding the following new sub-regulation next after sub-regulation (1):—
“(1a) An officer who holds the office of Adjutant-General and the office of Quartermaster-General concurrently may exercise all the powers conferred upon and shall perform all the duties and functions assigned to the officer holding each such office, but shall not be entitled to exercise more than one vote at any meeting of the Military Board.”
B. Regulation 9 is amended by repealing sub-regulation (2) thereof and substituting the following:—
“(2) Three members of the Board shall constitute a quorum at an ordinary meeting or general meeting of the Military Board except that, when the office of Adjutant-General and the office of Quartermaster-General are held by the one officer, two members shall constitute a quorum.”
C. Regulation 11, paragraph (
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a ) inserting next after the words “War Establishments” in sub-paragraph (i) thereof, the words “Training Establishments for the Citizen Forces and Cadets”;(
b ) deleting the words “Principles of Mobilization” in subparagraph (i) thereof and substituting the words “Plans and Principles of Mobilization; Preparation and Issue of Standing Orders for Mobilization”;(
c ) deleting the words “issue of mobilization orders” in subparagraph (ii) thereof;(
d ) deleting the words “Allocation upon Peace Establishment” in sub-paragraph (ii) thereof and substituting the words “Administration of Military Areas; Training Localities; Allocation upon approved Training Establishments”;(
e ) deleting the word “Cadets” in sub-paragraph (ii) thereof.
The above amendments to take effect as from 1st August, 1922.D. Regulation. 83 is repealed.
E. Regulation 88 is repealed.
F. Regulations 87, 88, 89, and 90 are repealed and the following regulation substituted therefor:—
“87. (1). Officers of the Active Military Forces who hold substantive rank below that of Lieutenant-Colonel may, on the approval of the Governor-General, accept appointment as aides-de-camp on the personal staff of a Governor of a State.
(2) The number of officers permitted to accept appointment as aides-de-camp to a Governor of a State shall not exceed in any one State, two in number, of which one may be an officer of the Staff Corps.
(3) The period for which an officer may be permitted under this regulation to accept appointment as aide-de-camp to a Governor of a State shall be for three years, but may, on the approval of the Governor-General, be extended in special cases for an additional two years.
(4) An officer who subsequent to his appointment as aide-de-camp to a Governor of a State is promoted to a substantive rank higher than that of Major may continue to hold that appointment during the period of its currency.
(5) An officer of the Citizen Forces appointed an aide-de-camp to a Governor of a State will be placed ‘on command’ in his regiment or corps on occasions when the performance of his duties as aide-de-camp prevents him from carrying out his military duties in the regiment or corps.”
G. Regulation 402 is repealed and the following substituted therefor:—
“402. In case of great urgency, the Military Board may grant leave of absence without pay for a period not exceeding three months to any officer or soldier and such leave may be in addition to the leave for recreation.”
Printed and Published for the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia by Albert J. Mullett, Government Printer for the State of Victoria.
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