Australian Military Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1950. No..

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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.

W. J. McKell

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. 

Commands.

1.—(1.) Regulation 41a of the Australian Military Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting all the words from and including the words “ 3rd, 4th and 6th Military Districts ” to and including the words “ Western Command.” and inserting in their stead the words—

“ 3rd Military District—Southern Command.

“ 4th Military District—Central Command.

“ 5th Military District—Western Command.

“ 6th Military District—Tasmania Command.”; and

(b) by adding at the end thereof the words—

“ 7th Military District—Northern Territory Command.”.

(2.) The amendment of regulation 41a of the Australian Military Regulations effected by paragraph (a) of sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation shall be deemed to have come into operation on the first day of January, 1950.

(3.) The amendment of regulation 41a of the Australian Military Regulations effected by paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation shall be deemed to have come into operation on the fifteenth day of May, 1950.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1950.

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

4528.—Price 3d.  10/5.9.1950.

2. Regulation 65 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulation:—

Seniority of W. O.’s in their corps.

“ (3.) Notwithstanding anything contained in the preceding provisions of this regulation, the Military Board may, by order, fix the seniority of a W.O. in his corps.”.

Command for purposes of discipline of the Permanent Forces.

3. Regulation 66 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended—

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

“ (a) in respect of a member allotted to a unit within the command of an armoured brigade, the artillery of a division or an infantry brigade—

(i) where the unit is commanded by an officer of the Permanent Forces—that officer; and

(ii) where the unit is not commanded by an officer of the Permanent Forces—the officer, not below the rank of major, holding the office or performing the duties of brigade major;”; and

(b) by inserting after sub-regulation (4.) the following sub-regulation:—

“ (4a.) The C.O. of members of the Permanent Forces serving within a formation, &c., in respect of whom no C.O. has been appointed shall be the formation, &c., commander, not below the rank of brigadier, or an officer of the Permanent Forces, not below the rank of major, appointed by the formation, &c., commander for that purpose, either generally or in respect of any particular class or classes of members:

Provided that nothing in this sub-regulation shall restrict the exercise by a formation, &c., commander of the powers conferred on him by sub-regulation (5.) of A.M.R. 237.”.

4. Regulation 121aof the Australian Military Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Attendance at parades, &c.

“ 121a. Subject to such conditions as the Military Board determines, an officer of the Reserve of Officers may, with the approval of the formation, &c., commander concerned, attend parades, camps, schools or courses of instruction or perform such other military duties as the proper military authority requires.”.

Definition of detachment.

5. Regulation 237 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by inserting in sub-regulation (4.), after the word “ regulation ”, the words “ any unit to which no C.O. has been appointed or ”.

Wills of members of the Forces.

6. Regulation 834 of the Australian Military Regulations is repealed.

 

By Authority: L. F.