Australian Military Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1945. No. 195.

 

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 twelfth day of December, 1945.

HENRY

Governor-General.

By His Royal Highness’s Command,

F. M. FORDE

Minister of State for the Army.

 

Amendment of the Australian Military Regulations. 

Precedence of Corps.

1. Regulation 68 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by inserting in sub-regulation (1), after the words “The Australian Army Service Corps,”, the following words:—“The Australian Army Transportation Corps,”.

Scale of punishments for purpose of commutation.

2. Regulation 254 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended—

(a) by inserting in paragraph (a), after the words “Reduction in rank.”, the words “Reversion to permanent rank.”; and

(b) by inserting in paragraph (b), after the words “Reduction to the ranks.”, the words “Reversion to permanent rank.”.

  

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 20th December, 1945.

  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. 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, 20, 59, 150, 183, 184, 185, 186, 199, 237, 252, 272 and 273; 1941, Nos. 3, 4, 14, 48, 135, 153, 155, 205, 245, 246, 260 and 311, 1942, Nos. 35, 59, 60, 85, 114, 106, 179, 211, 231, 289, 333, 384, 350, 417, 477, 500, 508, 521, 522, 555 and 550; 1943, Nos. 17, 72, 126, 174, 199, 200, 210, 244, 245, 246, 249 and 258: 1944, Nos. 1, 39, 69, 71, 72, 114, 120, 122, 154 and 164; and 1945, Nos. 6, 19, 38, 42, 68, 94, 111 and 141.

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3. Regulation 256 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting paragraph (da)from sub-regulation (2) and inserting in its stead the following paragraph:—

“Reversion or reduction—whether on war service or not.

(da) For an offence committed whether on war service or not by a N.C.O. of the Permanent Forces or Citizen Forces:—

(i) Reversion to permanent rank, or

(ii) In the case of a N.C.O. of the rank of Corporal or Bombardier, reduction to the ranks,

or, where applicable, both.”.

Restriction on summary punishment of W.O.’s and N.C.O.’s.

4. Regulation 262 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (3).

 

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