Australian Military Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1954. No. 118.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1953.*

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 1903-1953.

Dated this thirteenth day of November, 1954.

W. J. SLIM

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

(Sgd) JOS FRANCIS

Minister of State for the Army.

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AMENDMENTS OF THE AUSTRALIAN MILITARY REGULATIONS .

Constitution of the Military Board.

1. Regulation 21 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the words—

“The Vice-Chief of the General Staff (Additional Military Member and Deputy Chairman);”;

(b) by omitting from that sub-regulation the words—

“The Citizen Forces Member; and

The Finance Member.”

and inserting in their stead the words—

“The Citizen Military Forces Member; and

The Secretary to the Department of the Army.”;

and

(c) by omitting sub-regulations (2.) and (3.) and inserting in their stead the following sub-regulation:—

“(2.) There shall be a Deputy Chief of the General Staff who, at the discretion of the Chief of the General Staff may attend any meeting of the Military Board and, in the absence of the Chief of the General Staff, may vote at the meeting.”.

Secretary to the Board.

2. Regulation 22 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (1.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

“(1.) The Secretary to the Department of the Army shall be the Secretary to the Military Board.”.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1954.

Statutory Rules 1927, No. 149, as amended to dale. For previous amendments to the Australian Military Regulations see footnote   to Statutory Rules 1953, No. 87.

4803.—Price 3D. 9/19.10.1954

 

3. Regulation 24 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulations (2.) and (3.) and inserting in their stead the following sub-regulations:—

Convening.

“(2.) An ordinary meeting of the Military Hoard may be convened by the First Military Member or, in his absence, by the senior military member available. A general meeting of the Military Board may be convened only by the Minister.

Chairman.

“(3.) At a general meeting of the Military Board the Minister shall take the chair. At an ordinary meeting of the Military Board the chair shall be taken by the First Military Member or, in his absence, by the senior military member present.”.

Attendance of technical or financial advisors.

4. Regulation 26 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting the words “The Finance Member” and inserting in their stead the words “The Secretary to the Department of the Army”.

Reference to the Board.

5. Regulation 27 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting from the second paragraph of sub-regulation (3.) the words “by the Deputy Chairman, or, in the absence of both,”.

Responsibilities of Members.

6. Regulation 30 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended—

(a) by inserting in paragraph (da) of sub-regulation (1.), after the word “Citizen” (wherever occurring), the word “Military”; and

(b) by omitting paragraph (e) of that sub-regulation and inserting in its stead the following paragraph:—

“(e) The Secretary to the Department of the Army, concurrently with his responsibility as Permanent Head of the Department of the Army for the general working and business of the Department, shall in general be responsible for co-ordination of the business of the Military Board, for financial administration and control of expenditure of the Army and for civil personnel.”.

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