Australian Military Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1947. No..

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1945.*

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 1903-1945.

Dated this twenty-first day of May, 1947.

W. J. McKell

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for the Army.

 

Amendments of the Australian Military Regulations. 

Constitution of Military Board.

1. Regulation 21 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulations (1) and (2) and inserting in their stead the following sub-regulations:—

“(1) The Military Board shall be composed of the Minister, as President, and the following members:—

The Chief of the General Staff (First Military Member and Chairman);

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

The Adjutant-General (Second Military Member);

The Quartermaster-General (Third Military Member);

The Master-General of the Ordnance (Fourth Military Member);

The Business Member; and

The Finance Member.

(1a) In the absence of the Chief of the General Staff, the Vice Chief of the General Staff shall exercise the powers of, and perform the duties assigned to, the Chief of the General Staff and First Military Member by these Regulations.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on  , 1947.

  Statutory Rules 1927, No. 149, as amended by Statutory Rules 1928, Nos. 23, 28 and 126; 1929, No. 123; 1930, Nos. 26, 67, and 92; 1931, No. 13; 1932, Nos. 80, 87 and 125; 1933, Nos. 49 and 77; 1934, Nos. 26 and 80; 1935, Nos. 135, Nos. 99 and 109; 1936, Nos. 21, 44, and 100; 1937, No. 45; 1938, Nos. 75, 90, and 93; 1939, Nos. 31, 51, 58, 115, 123, 134, 160, and 173; 1940, Nos. 2, 16, 29, 59, 150, 183, 184, 185, 186, 199, 237, 252, 272, and 273; 1941, Nos. 3, 4, 14, 43, 135, 153, 155, 205, 245, 246, 260, and 311; 1942, Nos. 35, 59, 60, 85, 114, 166, 179, 211, 231, 289, 333, 334, 350, 417, 477, 506, 508, 521, 522, 555, and 556; 1943, Nos. 17, 72, 126, 174, 199, 200, 219, 244, 245, 246, 249 and 258; 1944, Nos. 1, 39, 69, 71, 72, 114, 120, 122, 154 and 164; 1945, Nos. 6, 19, 38, 42, 68, 94, 111, 141, and 195; 1946, Nos. 72, 113, 114, 116 and 150; and 1947, No. 25.

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(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 either the Chief of the General Staff or the Vice Chief of the General Staff, may vote at any such meeting.”.

Meetings.

2. Regulation 24 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended—

Convening.

(a) by inserting in sub-regulation (2), after the words “First Military Member “, the words “, or, in his absence, by the Deputy Chairman”; and

Chairman.

(b) by inserting in sub-regulation (3), after the words “in his absence,”, the words “by the Deputy Chairman, or, in the absence of both,”.

Reference to the Board.

3. Regulation 27 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by inserting in sub-regulation (3), after the words “performed and exercised”, the words “by the Deputy Chairman, or, in the absence of both,”.

Recommendations and dicisions of Military Board.

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

(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (2) the words “regulation 30a of these Regulations” and inserting in their stead the words “sub-regulation (2) of the next succeeding regulation “; and

(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (5) the words “and associate member”.

Responsibilities of members.

5. Regulation 30 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulation:—

“(2.) The Business Member shall be consulted by any other member or members of the Military Board concerned upon all subjects included within the general description of the following matters, and action contrary to his written advice on any such matter shall not be taken by the Military Board or any member thereof without the approval in writing of the Minister:—

Provision, Inspection, Custody, Accounting for and Disposal of war material and ordnance and general stores, equipment, clothing and supplies (including requirements for medical services but excluding the inspection of ammunition, explosives and ordnance stores); Military Workshop and Repair Establishments; Military Transport Services (excluding overseas transportation of troops); Quartering, Engineer Services, Engineer Stores and Army Works; and all matters specified in sub-regulation (1) of this regulation as being within the sphere of responsibility of the Finance Member.”.

Business Adviser.

6. Regulation 30a of the Australian Military Regulations is repealed.

Aides-de-Camp to the Governor of a State.

7. Regulation 96 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1) the words “inferior to” and inserting in their stead the words “not higher than”.

 

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