Australian Military Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1921. No. 103.

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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 twelfth day of May, 1921.

FORSTER,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. F. PEARCE,

Minister of State for Defence.

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The Australian Military Regulations 1916.

Amendments.

1. Sub-regulation (3) of regulation 27 is repealed and the following substituted therefor:—

“(3) The rank of Brigadier-General shall be honorary only.”

2. Regulation 29 is amended by inserting the figure “1” immediately after the figures “29” and by adding the following sub-regulation at the end thereof:—

“(2) Officers holding the honorary rank of Brigadier-General will be entitled to the privileges they would have enjoyed if the rank of Brigadier-General had not been abolished.”

3. Regulation 154 is amended as follows:—

(a) In sub-regulation (i) the words “Brigadier-General” in the first column are deleted wherever occurring.

(b) In sub-regulation (i) the following is inserted immediately after the words “Military Board” first occurring:—

“but, on and from 1st July, 1921, an officer holding the substantive or brevet rank of Colonel on retirement shall not be granted the honorary rank of Major-General unless he has also held the substantive or brevet rank of Colonel for five years.”

(c) In sub-regulation (i) the word “rank” in the heading to the first column is deleted and the words “substantive or brevet rank on retirement” are substituted therefor.

(d) In sub-regulation (iii) the words “Brigadier-General or” wherever occurring and the word “respectively” are deleted.

(e) At the end of sub-regulation (iv) the following paragraph is added:—

“(c) The rank of Brigadier-General shall not be counted for the purpose of determining the step in rank above the rank of Colonel.”

    

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