Australian Military Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

 

STATUTORY RULES.

1951. No. 152.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1951.*

Ι, ΤHΕ ADMINISTRATOR of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Defence Act 1903-1951.

 

Dated this sixteenth day of November, 1951.

J. NORTHCOTT

Administrator.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for the Army.

AMENDMENTS OF THIS AUSTRALIAN MILITARY REGULATIONS.  

Definitions.

1. Regulation 3 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (1) the definition of “Non-commissioned officer” and inserting in its stead the following definition :—

“ ‘Non-commissioned officer’ means a non-commissioned officer of the Permanent Forces or Citizen Forces and includes a temporary, lance or acting non-commissioned officer, but does not include a non-commissioned officer of the Australian Cadet Corps or a warrant officer.”; and

(b) by omitting from that sub-regulation the definition of “Warrant officer” and inserting in its stead the following definition :—

“ ‘Warrant officer’ means a warrant officer or a temporary warrant officer of the Permanent Forces or Citizen Forces, but does not include a warrant officer of the Australian Cadet Corps.”.

Military districts.

2. Regulation 41. of the Australian Military Regulations is amended—

(a)by omitting from sub-regulation (1) the words “and together with that part of the Northern Territory of Australia south of the Tropic of Capricorn”; and

(b)by omitting from that sub-regulation the words “exclusive of that portion which is included in the 4th Military District”.

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on  , 1951.

  Statutory Rules 1927, No. 149, as amended to date. For previous amendments to the Australian Military Regulations see footnote   to Statutory Rules 1951, No. 20, and see also Statutory Rules 1951, No. 56.

4006.—PRICE 3D. 10/13.8.1951.

 

Veterinary Officers.

3. Regulation 55 of the Australian Military Regulations is repealed.

Precedence of corps.

4. Regulation 68 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting the words—

“The Royal Australian Army Nursing Service,

The Australian Women’s Army Service,

The Australian Army Medical Women’s Service,”

and inserting in their stead the words—

“The Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps,

The Women’s Royal Australian Army Corps,”.

Provisional promotion under D.A. 21.

5. Regulation 81 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting the words “eighteen months” (wherever occurring) and inserting in their stead the words “three years”.

Riding test.

6. Regulation 87 of the Australian Military Regulations is repealed.

7. After regulation 88 of the Australian Military Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

Officer not to be promoted after attaining the retiring age prescribed by regulation 124 (1).

“88A. An officer whose age for retirement has been extended under section 27 of the Act or whose services are retained under sub-regulation (2) of regulation 124 of these Regulations shall not be promoted to a higher substantive rank than that hold by him at the time when he attained the age for retirement applicable to him by virtue of the provisions of sub-regulation (1) of that regulation.”.

Ages for retirement except in time of war.

8. Regulation 124 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting paragraphs (a) and (b)of sub-regulation (1) and inserting in their stead the following paragraphs:—

“(a) officers of The Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps, The Royal Corps of Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers and The Royal Australian Army Provost Corps shall be retired at the ages shown in column 1 of the following table;

(b)officers of The Royal Australian Survey Corps, The Royal Australian Army Chaplains Department (except those specified in sub-regulation (4) of this regulation), The Australian Army Printing and Stationery Services, The Royal Australian Army Medical Corps, The Royal Australian Army Dental Corps, The Australian Army Educational Corps, The Australian Army Catering Corps, The Royal Australian Army Pay Corps, The Australian Army Legal Corps and The Army Labour Corps shall be retired at the ages shown in column 2 of that table; and”; and

(b)by omitting from sub-regulation (4) the words “the Engineer and Railway Staff Corps” and inserting in their stead the words “The Australian Engineer and Railway Staff Corps”.

 

Authority to appoint and promote W.O.’s.

9. Regulation 142 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended—

(a)by omitting from sub-regulation (1) the word “rank” (first occurring) and inserting in its stead the words “substantive or temporary rank”; and

(b)by omitting from sub-regulation (2) the word “rank” and inserting in its stead the words “substantive or temporary rank”.

Authority to appoint or promote N.C.O.’s.

10. Regulation 143 of The Australian Military Regulations is amended—

(a)by omitting from sub-regulation (1) the words “an acting” and inserting in their stead the words “a temporary, acting”; and

(b)by omitting from sub-regulation (2) the words “an acting” and inserting in their stead the words “a temporary, acting”.

11. After regulation 160 of the Australian Military Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

Soldiers not to be promoted after reaching age for discharge prescribed by regulation 191(1).

“160A. A soldier whose age for discharge has been extended under section 27 of the Act or whose services are retained under sub-regulation (2) or sub-regulation (4) of regulation 191 of these Regulations shall not be promoted to a higher substantive rank than that held by him at the time when he attained the age for discharge applicable to him by virtue of the provisions of sub-regulation (1) of that regulation.”.

12. After regulation 546B of the Australian Military Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

Psychologists.

“546C.—(1) A person who is a graduate of a University approved by the Military Board and who possesses such qualifications in psychology as are approved by the Military Board may be appointed an officer of the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps.

(2) An officer appointed to the Permanent Forces under sub-regulation (1) of this regulation may, on appointment, be granted the substantive rank of lieutenant with the temporary rank of captain and, on qualifying as prescribed for promotion to the substantive rank of captain, may, notwithstanding anything contained in regulation 85 of these Regulations, be promoted to the rank of captain after three years’ service in the rank of lieutenant.”.

Positions and ranks.

13. Regulation 549 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by inserting in the table, after the words—

“Senior specialists...................................................................................	Major.”
the words—
“Senior psychologist...............................................................................	Major.
Psychologist............................................................................................	Captain.”.

By Authority: L. F. JOHNSTON, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.