Australian Military Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1922. No. 17.

 

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 twenty-fourth day of January, 1922.

FORSTER,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

GRANVILLE RYRIE,

Minister of State for Defence.

 

Australian Military Regulations 1916.

Amendments.

Australian Military Regulations 1916 are amended as follows:—

(a) After regulation 40 add new regulation:—

“40a. An officer of the Staff Corps who has been superseded for promotion in consequence of not having passed the prescribed examination for promotion, shall, unless he qualifies within eighteen months of the date of his supersession, resign his commission or be retired from the service, provided that if an officer has been prevented from passing the prescribed examination by reason of circumstances which are extenuating in the opinion of the Military Board, an extension of time not exceeding twelve months may be granted to afford him an opportunity of passing the prescribed examination.”

(b) Regulation 61 is repealed.

Method of Promotion.

(c) Regulation 62 is repealed, and the following substituted therefor:—

“62. Promotion to the rank of Lieutenant in any unit shall be made from the most successful candidates at competitive examinations for promotion. All Warrant and Non-Commissioned Officers of and above the rank of Sergeant, including Lance-Sergeant, of a unit, and Officers of Senior Cadets who are eligible under section 62 (7) of the Act, shall be eligible to compete for promotion to the rank of Lieutenant in that unit.”

(d) Regulation 63 is repealed, and the following substituted therefor:—

“63. The syllabus and scope of the examinations of officers for first appointment to commissioned rank and promotion shall be as approved by the Military Board.”

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(e) Regulation 64 is repealed.

Officers of Senior Grade eligible.

(f) Regulation 65 is repealed, and the following substituted therefor:—

“65. (1) Officers of the Senior Grade only, in the ranks of Lieutenant and Captain, shall be eligible to sit for examination for promotion to the next higher rank.

(2) For the purposes of this regulation, officers in their respective ranks shall be graded as follows:—

Lieutenants	Senior Grade.............	Those having over one and a half years’ service as Lieutenants.
	Junior Grade	Those having less than one and a half years’ commissioned service.
Captains........	Senior Grade.............	Those having over one and a half years’ service as Captains.
	Junior Grade	Those having less than one and a half years’ service as Captains.

(3) An officer other than a Commanding Officer shall not be eligible to present himself for examination for promotion unless his Commanding Officer certifies in writing that the officer concerned is in other respects fitted for promotion.”

(g) Regulation 66 is repealed.

(h) Regulation 67 is repealed, and the following substituted therefor:—

“67. The conditions of appointment and promotion prescribed by Regulations 60, 62, 63 and 65 shall not at any time apply to officers of the Australian Army Medical Corps or of the Australian Army Veterinary Corps.”

(i) Regulation 71 is repealed.

(j) Regulation 105 is repealed.

(k) Regulation 106 is repealed.

(l) Regulation 107 is repealed, and the following substituted therefor:—

“107. The syllabus and scope of the Courses of Instruction held under section 21a (1) and (2) of the Act shall be as approved by the Military Board.”

(m) Regulation 108 is repealed.

(n) Regulation 110 is repealed and the following substituted therefor:—

“110. The syllabus and scope of the examinations for the promotion of officers of the Military Forces shall be as approved from time to time by the Military Board.”

(o) Regulation 134—add new sub-paragraph:—

“(4) When an officer is transferred from one arm of the service to another, or from one branch of the artillery to another, he shall, within eighteen (18) months of the date of his transfer, be required to

 

qualify in the examination applicable to his rank in the new arm or branch, and if he fails to do so shall be re-transferred to his previous Corps or be transferred to the Reserve of Officers, if he possesses the necessary qualifying service on the active list.”

 

Corrigendum.

The third and fourth lines of Statutory Rule No. 229/1921 are amended to read “Regulations 167 to 173 inclusive are repealed and the following heading and regulation substituted therefor.”

 

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