Australian Military Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1921. No. 94.

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 on and from 1st May, 1921.

Dated this thirtieth day of April, 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.

(a) The following regulation is inserted next after regulation 5b:—

5c. (1) Every power conferred by these Regulations on a District Commandant may be exercised subject to the directions and restrictions if any given or imposed by the Military Board by any authority mentioned in sub-regulation (4) of this regulation.

(2) Each authority mentioned in sub-regulation (4) of this regulation shall perform within the limits of his command and subject to the directions and restrictions if any given or imposed by the Military Board the duties and functions required by these Regulations to be performed by a District Commandant.

(3) Every act by these Regulations required to be done to and every duty required by these Regulations to be observed in relation to a District Commandant shall and any act authorized by these Regulations to be done to a District Commandant may be done or observed by a person under the command of an authority mentioned in sub-regulation (4) of this regulation to or in relation to that authority.

(4) The following shall be the authorities referred to in sub-regulations (1), (2), and (3), of this regulation:—

(a) An Officer Commanding a cavalry or infantry Division.

(b) An Officer Commanding the field troops of the Military Forces in any Military District.

(c) An Officer Commanding any command which does not form part of a Division or Brigade who is appointed by the Military Board to be an authority for the purposes of this regulation.

(5) The powers and duties conferred and imposed on a District Commandant by these Regulations shall be exercised and performed by a District Commandant only to the extent directed by the Military Board.

(b) Sub-regulation (1) of regulation 21 is repealed.

(c) Regulation 248 is repealed.

 

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