Australian Military Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1945. No. 94.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1941.*

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 1903-1941.

Dated this thirteenth day of June, 1945.

HENRY

Governor-General.

By His Royal Highness’s Command,

J. M. FRASER

Acting Minister of State for the Army.

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Amendment of the Australian Military Regulations. 

Transfer to R. of O.

1. Regulation 120 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by inserting after sub-regulation (2) the following sub-regulation:—

“(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in any regulation made under the D.A., an officer transferred or appointed to the Reserve of Officers with honorary rank shall cease to hold such honorary rank if appointed to the Active List.”.

Modifications and adaptations of A.A.

2.Regulation 202 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended—

(a) by inserting after paragraph (b) the following paragraph:—

“(ba)A.A. 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 19, 21, 22, 26, 28, 30, 31, 35, 36, 38, 39 and 40, as if the words ‘, if an officer, to be cashiered, or to suffer such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned, and if a soldier,’ (wherever occurring) were omitted; and ”; and

(b) by inserting after paragraph (f) the following paragraph:—

“(g)A.A. 37, as if the words ‘, if an officer, to be cashiered, or to suffer such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned, and if a non-commissioned officer,’ were omitted.”.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 14th June, 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; 193, 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 98; 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 and 273; 1941, Nos. 3, 4, 14, 43, 135, 158, 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, 89, 89, 71, 72, 114, 120, 122, 154 and 164; and 1945, Nos. 6, 19, 38 and 42.

2800.—Price 3d.

Modifications of A.A. 182.

3. Regulation 217 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting paragraph (b)and inserting in its stead the following paragraph:—

“(b) As if sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (2) were omitted and the following sub-paragraph were inserted in its stead:—

‘(a) by a district court-martial to any one or more of the following punishments:—

(i) to be severely reprimanded or reprimanded;

(ii) to such forfeitures, fines and stoppages as are allowed by this Act or the Defence Act of the Commonwealth of Australia or any regulations made thereunder;

(iii) to be dismissed from the service, or, if he was originally enlisted as a soldier or he is serving or immediately liable to serve, under Part IV. of the Defence Act of the Commonwealth of Australia, or being a member of the Citizen Forces under that Act, he belongs to a class of whom service is being demanded under Part XII. thereof but not otherwise, to be reduced to the ranks or, in any case, to be reduced to a lower grade, or to an inferior class of warrant officer (if any), or to the bottom or any other place in the list of the rank which he holds; or’.”.

4. Regulation 269 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by inserting in paragraph (a), after the figures “22,”, the figures “24,”.

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