Australian Military Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1921. No. 164.

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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 thirteenth day of August, 1921.

FORSTER,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. F. PEARCE,

Minister of State for Defence.

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Australian Military Regulations.—Amendments.

Regulations Nos. 1312, 1313, 1314, 1315, 1315a, 1316, 1317, 1318, 1318a, and 1319 are repealed and the following Regulations made in lieu thereof:—

“1312. There shall be a Contract and Supply Board which shall exercise its powers and functions subject to the control of the Munitions Supply Board.

“1313. The Contract and Supply Board shall be constituted as follows:—

(a) The Chairman and members of the Munitions Supply Board shall be ex officio members of the Contract and Supply Board.

(b) The Munitions Supply Board may recommend, and the Minister may appoint, fit and proper persons to be members of the Contract and Supply Board, one of whom shall be an officer of the Department of the Quartermaster-General, and the Minister may appoint a Chairman, and a Deputy Chairman of the Contract and Supply Board.

1314. Meetings of the Contract and Supply Board shall be convened by the Chairman, or, in his absence, by the Deputy Chairman, or Secretary to the Contract and Supply Board. Two members shall constitute a quorum. Questions shall be decided by a majority of votes, and in the event of an equality of voting the presiding member shall have a casting vote, provided there shall be no casting vote when less than four members are present.

1315. The functions of the Contract and Supply Board shall be:—

(a) On receipt of a contract demand duly approved by the Minister or by the Secretary, Department of Defence, to arrange for the purchase of the supplies enumerated therein by inviting public tenders, or by quotation or otherwise.

(b) Subject to the approval of the Munitions Supply Board to direct District Contract and Supply Boards as to the manner and extent in, and to which supplies may be obtained and services arranged within the limits of their respective States.

(c) To arrange contracts or supplies for Government factories and the Royal Military College, when directed by the Munitions Supply Board.

 

Provided, however, that no tender or quotations shall be accepted nor purchase made by the Contract and Supply Board, the amount of which exceeds £500, unless the approval of the Munitions Supply Board be first obtained, save and except that in the case of contracts for provisions, forage, fuel and cartage, to be ordered as required during a specified period, the Contract and Supply Board may, without reference to the Munitions Supply Board, accept any tender or quotation, the value of the supplies to be obtained under which, based on the estimated requirements, does not exceed £2,500.

Provided further that the Munitions Supply Board shall not approve of purchases involving an expenditure exceeding £2,500 under any one contract without reference to the Minister.

1316. The Chairman of the Contract and Supply Board, or in his absence, the Deputy Chairman, shall, on behalf of the Commonwealth Government, enter into contracts approved by the Minister, the Munitions Supply Board, or the Contract and Supply Board.

1317. Questions connected with the acceptance of tenders or purchase of stores which affect the policy of the Government for the time being are to be referred to the Minister.

1318. There shall be a Secretary to the Contract and Supply Board, who shall keep minutes of the proceedings of the Contract and Supply Board, and perform such other duties as the Contract and Supply Board may direct.

1319. (1) The Minister may, on the recommendation of the Munitions Supply Board appoint in each Military District a District Contract and Supply Board, consisting of not less than three members one of whom shall be Chairman and another Deputy Chairman.

(2) The District Contract and Supply Board for any Military District or the Chairman thereof, or in his absence the Deputy Chairman thereof, may, on being authorized inwriting so to do by the Contract and Supply Board exercise in such Military District any of the powers and functions of the Contract and Supply Board or the Chairman thereof.

(3) Every authority under this Regulation shall be revocable at will, and shall not prevent the exercise by the Contract and Supply Board, or the Chairman or Deputy Chairman thereof, of any power or function under this regulation.”

    

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