Australian Military Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1950 No. .

REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1949*

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 1903-1949.

Dated this fifth day of October, 1950.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for the Army.

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Amendments of the Australian Military Regulations. 

1. Regulation 83 of the Australian Military Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Promotion of officers in the Permanent Military Forces.

“ 83.—(1.) Subject to the requirements of sections 21 and 21a of the Act and A.M.R. 85, promotion of officers of the Permanent Forces shall be made in accordance with this regulation.

(2.) Promotion of officers of the Permanent Forces (other than Quartermasters) up to and including the rank of major shall be according to seniority and to ranks above the rank of major by selection, unless the Military Board in exceptional circumstances otherwise recommends.

(3.) Promotion of Quartermasters of the Permanent Forces to ranks above the rank of lieutenant shall be by selection.”.

2. Regulation 85 of the Australian Military Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Service before promotion of officers in the Permanent Military Forces.

“ 85.—(1.) Unless the Military Board in exceptional circumstances otherwise recommends—

(a) a lieutenant of the Permanent Forces shall not be promoted to the rank of captain until he has served for four years as an officer of the Permanent Forces; and

(b) a captain of the Permanent Forces shall not be promoted to the rank of major until he has served for ten years as an officer of the Permanent Forces.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1950.

Statutory Rules 1927, No. 149, as amended to date. For previous amendments of the Australian Military Regulation, see footnote to Statutory Rules 1950, No. 29.

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(2.) For the purposes of this regulation—

(a) when an officer is appointed to the Permanent Forces in the rank of lieutenant, his service as an officer of the Permanent Forces shall be reckoned to commence from the date specified in the Gazette for the purpose of fixing his regimental seniority in that rank;

(b) when an officer is appointed to the Permanent Forces in the rank of captain, his service as an officer of the Permanent Forces shall be reckoned to commence from the date four years prior to the date specified in the Gazette for the purpose of fixing his regimental seniority in the rank of captain;

(c) the Permanent Forces does not include any part of those Forces raised in time of war for war service or the Interim Army; and

(d) service as an officer of the Permanent Forces includes any period during which an officer of the Permanent Forces is seconded in his regiment or corps therein.

(3.) This regulation shall not apply to Quartermasters of the Permanent Forces.”.

3. Regulation 91 of the Australian Military Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

First appointment to commissioned rank as Quartermaster in the Permanent Military Forces.

“ 91. Subject to the requirement of section 14 of the Act, first appointment of W.O’s and N.C.O.’s of the Permanent Forces to commissioned rank for the position of Quartermaster, in pursuance of section 148 of the Act, shall be by selection.”.

 

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