Australian Military Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1946. No. 114.

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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 tenth day of July, 1946.

HENRY

Governor-General.

By His Royal Highness’s Command,

F. M. FORDE

Minister of State for the Army.

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amendments of the Australian Military Regulations. 

Summary punishments.

1. Regulation 256 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended—

(a) by inserting in paragraph (g) of sub-regulation (2.), after the word “exceeding”, the words in the case of loss of or damage or destruction done by him to any arms, ammunition, equipment, clothing, instruments or regimental necessaries on issue to him, the sum of Twenty pounds, or, in any other case.”;

(b) by inserting in paragraph (a) of sub-regulation (7.), after the words “ordinary pay”, the words “not exceeding the sum of Five pounds”; and

(c) by inserting in sub-paragraph (i) of paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (7.), after the words “Deduction from ordinary pay”, the words “not exceeding the sum of Five pounds”.

Rules for messes.

2. Regulation 783 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulation:—

“(3.) Notwithstanding anything contained in any rules approved in pursuance of this regulation—

(a) except in the ordinary course of trading or with the permission of the Military Board, any property of any officers’

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 11th July, 1946.

  Statutory Rules 1927, No. 149, as amended by Statutory Rules 1928, Nos. 23, 28 and 126; 1929, No. 128; 1930, Nos. 26, 67 and 92; 1931, No. 13; 1932, Nos. 80, 87 and 125; 1983, Nos. 49 and 77; 1934, Nos. 26 and 80; 1935, Nos. 99 and 109; 1930, Nos. 21, 44 and 100; 1937, No. 45; 1938, Nos. 75, 90 and 93; 1939, Nos. 31, 51, 58, 115, 128, 134, 160 and 178; 1940, Nos. 2, 10, 29, 50, 150, 183, 184, 185, 186, 190, 287, 252, 272 and 273; 1941, Nos. 3, 4, 14, 43, 135, 153, 155, 205, 243. 246, 260 and 311; 1942, Nos. 35, 59, 60, 85, 114, 106, 179, 211, 231, 289, 333. 334, 350, 417, 477, 506, 508, 521, 522, 555 and 556; 1943, Nos. 17, 72, 120, 174, 199, 200, 219, 244, 245, 246, 249 and 258; 1944, Nos. 1, 30, 69, 71, 72, 114, 120, 122, 154 and 164; 1945, Nos. 6, 19, 38, 42, 68. 94, 111, 141 and 193; and 1940, Nos. 72 and 113.

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or sergeants’ mess shall not be sold, distributed or in any way disposed of to or among members of the mess prior to its dissolution, disbandment or closing down; and

(b) on the dissolution, disbandment or closing down of any officers’ or sergeants’ mess, all property of the mess shall be realized as directed by the Military Board and, after payment of all liabilities of the mess, the net proceeds of such realization, if any, shall be disposed of in accordance with such recommendation as is made by a general meeting of the mess held immediately prior to the dissolution, disbandment or closing down of the mess and approved by the Formation, &c., commander.”

3. Appendix I. to the Australian Military Regulations is amended by adding at the end of Part I. the following paragraph:—

Offences by persons subject to A.A. while serving sentence.

“7. For the trial of a person who has ceased to be amember of the Military Forces, for an offence committed by him while serving a sentence awarded by a court-martial and liable to be tried by virtue of A.A. 158 (2)—

The accused [name] being a person serving a sentence of {penal servitude/imprisonment/im-detention} imposed on him by court martial while a member of the Military Forces of the Commonwealth of Australia on war service is having during the term of such {penal servitude/ imprisonment/detention} committed the following {offence/offences}*—.”.

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