Australian Military Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1921. No. 99.

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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 sixth 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. The following new regulation is inserted next after regulation 245:—

245a. The Governor-General or a Governor of a State or a Lieutenant-Governor administering the government of a State (whether a military officer or a civilian) who dies whilst in the exercise of his appointment, will be accorded the following military funeral where the necessary troops and guns are available:—

(i) Minute guns as in regulations 226 and 246.

(ii) Where the military rank of the deceased entitled him to an equal or greater number of guns than is allowable by his appointment, regulations 240, 241, 242 will apply.

(iii) The number of troops to attend will be governed by the salute of guns to which the deceased is entitled under (i) or (ii) at the rate laid down in the table in regulation 240.

2. Regulation 240 is amended by the insertion of the following in the table immediately under the respective headings in each column of that table:—

“Field Marshal	19	—	6 Battalions and 8 Squadrons.
General	17	—	4 Battalions and 6 Squadrons.”

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