Australian Military Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1951. No..

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1951.*

I, THE 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 nineteenth day of October, 1951.

J. NORTHCOTT

Administrator.

By His Excellency’s Command,

(Sgd) JOS FRANCIS

Minister of State for the Army.

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Amendments of this Australian Military Regulations. 

Subdivision of Regulations.

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

(a) by omitting the figures “ 134-141 ” and inserting in their stead the figures “ 135-141 ”;

(b) by omitting the words and figures—

“ Division 22.—Proceedings under D.A.

141 before civil court................... 393—395 ”;

(c) by omitting all the words and figures from and including the words and figures—

“ Part VI.—Registration, medical examination, exemption, allotment, leave of absence, training, efficiency, absentees, non-effective lists, offences and penalties, and prescribed institutions under Part XII. of the Defence Act.”

to and including the words and figures—

“ Division 11.—Offences and penalties in relation to service under Part XII. of the D.A. and prescribed institutions under D.A. 135 and 135a.............................................................................. 524 — 534 ”

 

* 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, Nos. 56 and .

4150.—Price 8d. 10/23.8.1951.

 

and inserting in their stead the words and figures—

“ Part VI.—Medical examination, leave of absence, furlough and efficiency—
Division 2.—Medical examination and treatment	432 — 437a
Division 5.—Leave of absence—Citizen Forces and Australian Cadet Corps	457 — 462
Division 6.—Leave of absence and holidays—Permanent Forces........................	463 — 477
Division 7.—Furlough—Permanent Forces	477a — 481b
Division 8.—Organization and training—Citizen Forces.........................................	482 — 501
Division 9.—Efficiency— Citizen Forces...................................................	502 — 520 ”;

(d) by omitting the words and figures—

“ Part XI.—Military institutes, canteen services, messes quarters, and married soldiers—

Division 1.—Military Institutes........... 771 — 781 ”

and inserting in their stead, the words and figures—

“ Part XI.—Messes, quarters and married soldiers— ”;

and

(e) by omitting the words and figures—

“ Division 7.—Wills.......................................................... 834 ”.

Definitions.

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

(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the definition of “ Area Officer ”;

(b) by omitting from that sub-regulation the definition of “ Militia, &c., Forces ”;

(c) by omitting from that sub-regulation the definition of “ Personal service ”;

(d) by inserting in that sub-regulation, after the definition of “ The Military Forces ”, the following definition:—

“ ‘ The National Service Act ’ means the National Service Act 1951; ”; and

(e) by omitting from that sub-regulation the definition of “ Trainee ’.

Promotion to commissioned rank in Citizen Forces.

3. Regulation 76 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (4.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

“ (4.) A person whose probationary promotion is terminated under sub-regulation (3.) of this regulation shall, if he is a person rendering service under the National Service Act, revert to the rank which he held immediately prior to his probationary promotion.”.

Examination after change of arm in Citizen Forces.

4. Regulation 107 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting the words “ or Australian Army Ordnance Corps ”.

 

Supernumerary officers.

5. Regulation 108 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (2.) the words “ Australian Army Medical Corps and the Engineer and Railway  Staff Corps ” and inserting in their stead the words “ Royal Australian Army Medical Corps and the Australian Engineer and Railway Staff Corps ”.

When seconded.

6. Regulation 109 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (1.) the words “ Intelligence Corps ” and inserting in their stead the words “ Australian Intelligence Corps ”; and

(b) by omitting from paragraph (h) of that sub-regulation the words “ Australian Army Provost Corps ” and inserting in their stead the words “ Royal Australian Army Provost Corps ”.

Transfer to U.L.

7. Regulation 113 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (4.) the words “ Senior Cadets ” (wherever occurring) and inserting in their stead the words “ Australian Cadet Corps ”.

8. Regulation 114 of the Australian Military Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Officers liable to render service under the National Service Act.

“ 114.—(1.) An officer who is liable to render service under the National Service Act shall not, unless exempt from liability to render service under that Act, be transferred to the Unattached List.

“ (2.) An officer of the Unattached List who is liable to render service under the National Service Act and ceases to be exempt from liability to render service under that Act shall be transferred to a regiment or corps.”.

Period of service on U.L.

9. Regulation 115 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (2.) the words “ brigadier-general, or ”;

(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (2a.) the words “ Senior Cadets ” (wherever occurring) and inserting in their stead the words “ Australian Cadet Corps ”; and

(c) by omitting sub-regulation (3.).

Training.

10. Regulation 116 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the words “ training for that year under Part XII. of the D.A. ” and inserting in their stead the words “ the training for that year directed by the Military Board for a voluntarily enlisted soldier ”.

Transfer to R. of O.

11. Regulation 120 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (1.) and inserting in its stead the following paragraph:—

“ (b) is an officer of the Permanent Forces, the Royal Australian Army Chaplains’ Department, the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps, the Royal Australian Army Dental Corps, the Royal Australian Army Pay Corps or the Australian Army Legal Corps; or ”;

(b) by omitting paragraph (e) of that sub-regulation; and

 

(c) by omitting paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (2.) and inserting in its stead the following paragraph:—

“ (b) possesses the professional qualifications proscribed by these Regulations for appointment to commissioned rank in the Royal Australian Army Chaplains’ Department, the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps, the Royal Australian Army Dental Corps, the Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps or the Australian Army Legal Corps; or ”.

Counting of commissioned service.

12. Regulation 130 of the Australian Military Regulations is repealed.

Status of officers on resignation, &c.

13. Regulation 131 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting the letters “D.A.” and inserting in their stead the words “ the Defence Act or the National Service Act ”.

14. Regulation 133 of the Australian Military Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Retired officers.

“ 133. A person on a retired list shall report his address, in writing, during the month of January or February in each year—

(a) in the case of a person who holds the military title of major-general or a superior military title—to Army Headquarters; or

(b) in any other case—to the Commander of the Command in which he resides.”.

When enlistment of trainees permissible D.A. 122.

15. Regulation 134 of the Australian Military Regulations is repealed.

W.O. reduced to the ranks (Peace and War Service).

16. Regulation 165 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting paragraph (a) and inserting in its stead the following paragraph:—

“ (a) in the Citizen Forces unless he is liable to render service under the National Service Act; or ”.

Transfer in Citizen Forces owing to a change in residence.

17. Regulation 172 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting sub-regulation (1.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

“ (1.) Where, by reason of a change in his place of residence, a soldier of the Citizen Forces is unable to perform duty with his unit or corps, the soldier may, unless he is discharged from those; Forces or exempted from his liability to render service under the National Service Act, be transferred to a unit or corps in the area in which his new place of residence is situated.”; and

(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (2.) all the words after the word “ belongs ”.

W.O. or N.C.O. of Citizen Forces, on transfer not to supersede.

18. Regulation 173 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting the words and figures “ under D.A. 138 ” and inserting in their stead the words “ from liability to serve under the National Service Act ”.

 

10. Regulation 174 of the Australian Military Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Transfer to another unit or corps if unsuitable for his own unit or corps.

“ 174. A soldier of the Citizen Forces called, up for service under the National Service Act who has been allotted to a unit or corps may, if he is unsuitable for his duties in that unit or corps, be transferred to another unit or corps.”.

Sums to be paid on discharge from Militia under D.A. 40.

20. Regulation 177 of the Australian Military Regulations is repealed.

Authorization and confirmation of discharge.

21. Regulation 185 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the letters and figures “ or in consequence of a finding under D.A. 141 ”;

(b) by inserting in paragraph, (a) of sub-regulation (2.) after the words “ Citizen Forces ” the words “ (except where the soldier has been called up for service under the National Service Act)”;

(c) by omitting sub-paragraph (iii) of that paragraph and inserting in its stead the following sub-paragraph:—

“ (iii) a Commander of a Command or the Commandant of the Royal Military College, or ”;

(d) by omitting sub-paragraph (v) of that paragraph and inserting in its stead the following sub-paragraph:—

“ (v) an officer, not below the rank of lieutenant-colonel on the staff of a Commander of a Command empowered by that Commander, or ”;

(e) by omitting from paragraph (c) of sub-regulation (2.) the words “ by the C.O. of the soldier, or ” and inserting in their stead the words “ or, if the soldier has not been called up for service under the National Service Act, by—

(i) a formation, &c., commander;

(ii) an officer not below the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel on the staff of a formation, &c., commander empowered by that formation, &c., commander; or

(iii) the C.O. of the soldier; or ”; and

(f) by adding at the end of that sub-regulation the following paragraph:—

“ (e) from the Citizen Forces, if the soldier has been called up for service under the National Service Act, by—

(i) the Military Board;

(ii) the Adjutant-General;

(iii) a Commander of a Command;

(iv) an officer empowered by the Military Board; or

(v) an officer, not below the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, on the staff of a Commander of a Command empowered by that Commander.”.

Discharge of trainee.

22. Regulation 186 of the Australian Military Regulations is repealed.

 

Discharge under D.A. 141 to be carried out at once.

23. Regulation 189 of the Australian Military Regulations is repealed.

Meaning of “ on duty ”.

24. Regulation 197 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting from paragraph (g) of sub-regulation (2.) the words, letters and figures “ under D.A. 135 or 135a.” and inserting in their stead the words “ under section fifty-one of the National Service Act.”.

Repeal of regulations 100 and 200.

25. Regulations 199 and 200 of the Australian Military Regulations are repealed.

Offences by persona subject to military law (Peace).

26. Regulation 203 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (2.).

27. After regulation 203a of the Australian Military Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

Failure to attend obligatory parade an offence.

“ 203b. Every person subject to military law who fails, without lawful excuse, to attend training which he is required or ordered to attend under regulation 489 of these Regulations shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to penalties as prescribed by regulation 215 of these Regulations.”.

Repeal of regulation 208.

28. Regulation 208 of the Australian Military Regulations is repealed.

Penalties.

29. Regulation 215 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from paragraphs (iv), (viii) and (ix) of the proviso to sub-regulation (1.) the words “ belonging to a class of whom service is being demanded under Part XII. of the D.A.” and inserting in their stead the words “ rendering service under the National Service Act ”;

(b) by omitting from sub-paragraph (ii) of paragraph (a) of sub-regulation (2.) the words “belonging to a class of whom service is being demanded under Part XII. of the D.A.” and inserting in their stead the words “ called up for service under the National Service Act ”; and

(c) by committing from that sub-paragraph the words “, he belongs to a class of whom service is being demanded under Part XII. of the D.A.” and inserting in their stead the words “called up for service under the National Service Act ”.

Modification of A. A. 182 (War Service).

30. Regulation 217 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting from paragraph (b) the words “ belongs to a class of whom service is being demanded, under Part XII thereof” and inserting in their stead the words “is serving under the National Service Act ”.

Limits of power of C.O.

31. Regulation 249 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting from paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (1.) the figures and words “, 81, 135 (1a) (a), and (b), and 145 (1) ” and inserting in their stead the word and figures “ and 81 ”.

Discharge C.F. not on war service.

32. Regulation 256 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting from paragraph (c) of sub-regulation (2.) the words “ serving under Part XII. of the D.A., and not belonging to a

 

class of whom service under that Part is being demanded ” and inserting in their stead the words “called up for service under the National Service Act”.

Limitation of powers of summary punishment.

33. Regulation 209 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting from paragraph (b) the figures and words “, 81, 135 (1a) (a) and (b), and 145 (1) ” and inserting in their stead the word and figures “ and 81 ”.

Consideration of sentences by courts martial.

34. Regulation 321 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (10.) the words “ serving under Part XII. of the D. A. unless there is a finding under D.A. 141 ” and inserting in their stead the words “rendering service under the National Service Act”;

(b) by omitting sub-regulation (12.); and

(c) by omitting sub-regulation (17.).

Finding under D.A. 141 (Peace and war service).

35. Regulation 325 of the Australian Military Regulations is repealed.

When discharge or discharge with ignominy to be remitted.

36. Regulation 332 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (5.) the words “ serving under Part XII. of the D.A.” and inserting in their stead the words “rendering service under the National Service Act”.

Repeal of Division 22, Part IV.

37. Division 22 of Part IV. of the Australian Military Regulations is repealed.

Heading to Part VI.

38. The heading to Part VI. of the Australian Military Regulations is omitted and the following heading inserted in its stead:—

“ part vi.—medical examination, leave of absence, furlough, training and efficiency.”.

Repeal of Division 1, Part VI.

39. Division 1 of Part VI. of the Australian Military Regulations is repealed.

General instructions for medical examinations in Military Forces and Australian Cadet Forces.

40. Regulation 432 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting the words “Senior Cadets” and inserting in their stead the words “ Australian Cadet Corps ”.

Liability to be examined.

41. Regulation 433 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting the words “ Senior Cadets ” and inserting in their stead the words “ Australian Cadet Corps ”; and

(b) by omitting the words “ area officer ”.

Medical officers report on infectious diseases, &c.

42. Regulation 436 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting the words “ Australian Army Medical Corps ” (wherever occurring) and inserting in their stead the words “ Royal Australian Army Medical Corps ”; and

(b) by omitting the words “ Senior Cadets ” (wherever occurring) and inserting in their stead the words “ the Australian Cadet Corps ”.

 

Post-mortem examination.

43. Regulation 437a of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the words “ Australian Medical Corps ” and inserting in their stead the words “ Royal Australian Army Medical Corps ”.

Repeal of regulations 438 444.

44. The sub-heading immediately preceding regulation 438 and regulations 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443 and 444 of the Australian Military Regulations are repealed.

Repeal of Divisions 3 and 4, Part VI.

45. Divisions 3 and 4 of Part VI. of the Australian Military Regulations are repealed.

Heading to Division 5, Part VI.

46. The heading to Division 5 of Part VI. of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting the words “ Senior cadets ” and inserting in their stead the words “ AUSTRALIANcadet corps ”.

Grant of leave of absence.

47. Regulation 458 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the words “ or other military duty may be granted to members of the Citizen Forces or Senior Cadets ” and inserting in their stead the words “(not being full time training under regulation 485 of these Regulations) or from other military duty may be granted to members of the Citizen Forces or the Australian Cadet Corps ”;

(b) by omitting from paragraph (a) of that sub-regulation the words “ senior cadet ” (first and second occurring) and inserting in their stead the words “ member of the Australian Cadet Corps not being an officer ”;

(c) by omitting from sub-paragraph (i) of that paragraph the words “, or in addition in the case of a senior cadet, by the area officer ”; and

(d) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulation:—

“ (3.) Leave of absence from full time training may be granted to members of the Citizen Forces for such periods and on such conditions and by such authorities as may be determined by the Military Board.”.

Repeal of regulation 459.

48. Regulation 459 of the Australian Military Regulations is repealed.

Persons suffering from venereal disease.

49. Regulation 460 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (2.).

Repeal of regulation 461.

50. Regulation 461 of the Australian Military Regulations is repealed.

Heading to Division 8, Part VI.

51. The heading to Division 8, Part VI. of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting the words “ and senior cadets ”.

Territorial basis.

52. Regulation 482 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting the words “and Senior Cadets”.

Annual training.

53. Regulation 483 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting the words “and Senior Cadets”.

Extra-Territorial Units, Citizen forces.

54. Regulation 484 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting all the words after the words “ Military Board ”.

 

35. Regulations 485, 486, 487, 488, 489, 490 and 491 of the Australian Military Regulations are repealed and the following regulations inserted in their stead:—

Training of persons called up for service under the National Service Act.

“ 485. The service to be rendered by a person called up for service with the Citizen Forces in accordance with the National Service Act shall be as follows:—

(a) full time training at a camp of continuous training for ninety-eight consecutive days; and

(b) part-time training—

(i) at a camp or camps of continuous training for a total period of forty-two days; and

(ii) at parades, consisting of week-end bivouacs or courses, whole-day, half-day and night parades, for a total period of thirty-six days or at a camp or camps of continuous training for that period.

Period of training voluntarily enlisted members of Citizen Forces.

“ 486. The period of training and the nature of parades in each year for members of the Citizen Forces, not being persons called up for service in accordance with the National Service Act, shall be as determined by the Military Board.

Year of training.

“ 487. The year of training in the Citizen Forces shall commence on the first day of July of each year.

Programmes of parades.

“ 488.—(1.) The Commanding Officer of each unit or sub-unit in the Citizen Forces shall prepare, for each year of training or for such other period as the Miltary Board authorizes, a programme of training for the unit or sub-unit.

“ (2.) The programme shall specify—

(a) the date of commencement of each camp of continuous training and the period for which a member is required to attend at each camp; and

(b) the nature of the part-time training and the times and the places at which that part-time training is to be hold.

“ (3.) A parade shall be marked on the programme as an obligatory parade, an alternative parade or a voluntary parade.

“ (4.) Each member of the Citizen Forces shall be provided with a copy of the programme of training for his unit or sub-unit.

Obligatory attendance at training.

“ 489.—(1.) A member of the Citizen Forces shall attend each camp of continuous training specified in the programme of training for his unit or sub-unit and every parade marked on that programme as an obligatory parade.

“ (2.) A member of the Citizen Forces called up for service under the National Service Act who fails to attend any training referred to in the last preceding sub-regulation may be ordered by his Commanding Officer to attend a camp of continuous training or a parade of a duration equal to the duration of the training that he has failed to attend.

Alternative parades.

“ 490. Alternative parades may be held for a unit or sub-unit in a year of training for periods not exceeding the duration of the obligatory parades held in that year.”.

 

Voluntary parades.

56. Regulation 492 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting the word “ compulsory ” and inserting in its stead the word “ obligatory ”;

(b) by omitting the word “ drills ” (wherever occurring) and inserting in its stead the word “parades”;

(c) by omitting the words “ or Senior Cadets ”; and

(d) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulation:—

“ (2.) A voluntary parade may be marked as an alternative parade on the programme of training.”.

Duration of parades.

57. Regulation 493 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting sub-regulation (1.);

(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (2.) the word “ drill ” (wherever occurring) and the word “ drills ” and inserting in their stead the word “ parade ” and the word “ parades ”, respectively;

(c) by omitting from sub-regulation (3.) the word “ drill ” and inserting in its stead the word “parade”; and

(d) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulations:—

“ (4.) A half-day parade may be conducted during the hours of darkness and a night parade during the hours of daylight.

“ (5.) For counting of parades (not being parades held during a camp of continuous training) for the purpose of pay, two half-day parades or three night parades shall be the equivalent of one whole-day parade.”.

Duration of drills in Senior Cadets.

58. Regulation 494 of the Australian Military Regulations is repealed.

Prevention of training by inclemency of weather and counting of attendances.

59. Regulation 495 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting the word “ drill ” (wherever occurring) and inserting in its stead the word “parade”; and

(b) by omitting the words “ or Senior Cadets ”.

Repeal of regulation 496.

60. Regulation 496 of the Australian Military Regulations is repealed.

61. Regulation 497 of the Australian Military Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Parades which count for purposes of pay.

“ 497. Subject to the Financial (Military) Regulations, attendance of a member of the Citizen Forces in any year of training at obligatory parades or at alternative parades attended in lieu of obligatory parades, or at voluntary parades, not being in excess of the total required of him in that year of training, shall count for pay.”.

Church parades and funerals.

62. Regulation 498 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting the word “voluntary” and inserting in its stead the word “ optional ”.

Parades attended with other units, &c.

63. Regulation 499 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting the words “ or Senior Cadets at a drill of a unit ” and inserting in their stead the words “ at a parade of a unit or sub-unit ”; and

(b) by omitting the words “ in the Citizen Forces for ”.

 

Programme of parades.

64. Regulation 500 of the Australian Military Regulations is repealed.

Obligatory parade for inspection of unit.

65. Regulation 501 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting the words “ a compulsory ” and inserting in their stead the words “ an obligatory ”.

Heading to Division 9, Part VI.

66. The heading to Division 9 of Part VI. of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting the words “ and senior cadets ”.

67. Regulation 502 of the Australian Military Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Application of Division.

“ 502.—(1.) This Division shall not apply to officers on the Unattached List or to a member appointed to or enlisted in the Citizen Forces who, in a year of training, has been employed on war service for not less than, the period, which he would have been required to serve under the last preceding Division during that year if he had not been employed on war service.

“ (2.) A member who is appointed to or enlisted in the Citizen Forces and who, in a year of training, has been called out and employed on war service for not less than the period which he would have been required to serve under the last preceding Division during that year if he had not been employed on war service, shall be classified ‘efficient’.”.

Annual classification.

68. Regulation 503 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the words “ or Senior Cadets ”;

(b) by omitting from that sub-regulation the words “ a cavalry ” and inserting in their stead the words “ an armoured ”;

(c) by omitting from sub-regulation (2.) the words “ a cavalry ” and inserting in their stead the words “ an armoured ”;

(d) by omitting from sub-regulation (3.) the words “ or Senior Cadets ”;

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

“ (a) attended such training as is required of him under the last preceding Division during that year;”;

(f) by omitting from that sub-regulation the words “ a cavalry ” and inserting in their stead the words “ an armoured ”; and

(g) by omitting from sub-regulation (4.) the words “ or Senior Cadets ”.

Efficiency of C.O.’s and officers above major.

69. Regulation 504 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting the words “ or Senior Cadets ” (wherever occurring).

Cancellation of commission for non-efficiency.

70. Regulation 505 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting the words “ or Senior Cadets ”.

Sub-heading.

71. The sub-heading immediately preceding regulation 506 is amended by omitting the word “VOLUNTARILY”.

Annual classification.

72. Regulation 506 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting the word “voluntarily”.

 

Requirement for efficiency.

73. Regulation 507 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the words “ a voluntarily ” (wherever occurring) and inserting in their stead the word “ an ”;

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

“ (a) attended such training as is required of him under the last preceding Division during that year; and

(c) by omitting from sub-regulation (2.) the words “ A voluntarily ” and inserting their stead the word “ An ”.

74. The heading immediately preceding regulation 508 and regulations 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514 and 515 of the Australian Military Regulations are repealed and the following regulation is inserted in its stead:—

Obligatory portions of training not required for efficiency.

“ 508. When in this Division it is provided that to be classified ‘efficient’ in respect of any year of training, an officer or soldier of the Citizen Forces shall have attended such training as is required of him by the last preceding Division during that year, the failure of the officer or soldier to have attended the obligatory portion of that training held—

(a) during his absence, where the period of absence exceeds one month and in respect of which leave has been granted on account of sickness or other unavoidable cause;

(b) before his appointment as an officer, unless immediately prior to that appointment he was a soldier; or

(c) before his enlistment,

shall not disentitle that officer or soldier to be classified ‘efficient’ in respect of that year of training.”.

When small arms training not required for efficiency.

75. Regulation 516 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting the words “ or Senior Cadets ”.

Repeal of regulations 517-519.

76. Regulation 517, 518 and 519 of the Australian Military Regulations are repealed.

Training abroad.

77. Regulation 520 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting the words “ or Senior Cadets ”; and

(b) by inserting after the word “ year ” (first occurring) the words “ of training ”.

Repeal of Divisions 10 and 11, Part VI.

78. Divisions 10 and 11 of Part VI. of the Australian Military Regulations are repealed.

Heading to Part XI.

79. The heading to Part XI. of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting the words “ military institutes, ”.

Repeal of Division 1, Part XI.

80. Division 1 of Part XI. of the Australian Military Regulations is repealed.

 

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