58 VICTORLE. No. 2
The Defence Forces Act, 1894
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
ANNO QUINQUAGESIMO OCTAVO
VICTORI1E REGINA
The Defence Forces Act, 1894
(58 Vic., No. 2)
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
| 1. Short title and Divisions. | 16. Governor may make regulations. |
| 2. Repeal 47 Vic. 7; 49 Vic. 12; 56 | Punishment, dismissal. |
| Vie. 18. | 17. Existing regulations to remain in |
| 3. Interpretation. | force until new regulations made |
| Governor. | under this Act. |
| Minister. | 18. The Governor may proclaim mili- |
| Commandant. | tary districts and sub-districts. |
| Commanding officer. | 19. Corps to be formed by voluntary |
| Officer. | enlistment. |
| Forces. | 20. (1) Forces may be called out for |
| Permanent Force. | actual service. |
| Regular. | (2) Assembly. |
| Militia. | (3) Application of Laws &c. |
| Militiamen. | (4) Where required to serve. |
| Volunteer Force. | (5) Governor may order Forces to |
| Volunteer. | serve under certain Com- |
| Corps. | manders. |
| Army Act. | 21. Remuneration when called out. |
| Regulations. | 22. Penalties for refusing or neglecting |
| Prescribed. | to obey the call for actual ser- 23. Members of Defence Force may |
| District or Sub-District. | vice. |
| volunteer for foreign service. |
24. Command and discipline of any Of
| PART I | the Forces serving out of the 25. Provision for families of men killed |
| GENERAL PROVISIONS | Colony. |
| 4. Governor to be Commander-in- | on actual service. |
| Chief. | 26. Privileges of the Forces. |
| 5. Commandant to command the | 27. Courts-martial and Courts of In- |
| Forces. | quiry. |
| 6. Defence Force. | 28. (1) Composition and powers of |
| 7. Governor to regulate strength of | Courts.martial and Courts of |
| each Regiment, &c. | Inquiry. |
| 8. Corps, where established. | (2) Witnesses may be summoned. |
| 9. Precedence of Forces. | (3) Offences by witnesses. |
| 10. Appointment of of ficers and non- | 29. Civil affairs. |
| commissioned officers. | 30. Licenses of land for rifle and |
| 11. Rank and precedence of officers | artillery ranges and drill. |
| and non.commissioned officers. | 31. Provision for ceaser of license. |
| 12. Medical. Department. | 32. Governor may make regulations. |
| 13. Retirement of officers. | stopping traffic, and for the |
| 14. Officers on the retired list. | safety of the public during rifle |
| 15. Officers on the unattached list. | or artillery practice or drill. |
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Tire Defence Forces Act, 1894
| PART II | 60. Disposal of corps funds on dis- |
| PERMANENT FORCE AND MILITIA FORCE | bandment. |
61. (1) Cesser of membership.
| 33. (1) The Governor may raise a | (2) Cases in which members may |
| Permanent Force and a Militia | be struck off. |
| Force. | 02. Uniform, rifle, ammunition, and |
| (2) Period of engagement. | Corps property. |
| 34. Age for enlistment. | 63. Surrender of arms and ammunition. |
| 35. Governor may appoint enrolling | 64. Government property may be lent |
| officers. 36. Every person engaging to serve in | to Corps subject to regulations. |
65. Standard of efficiency.
| the permanent Force or Militia | 66. Offences dealt with by regulation. |
| must take an oath. | 67. Commandant to determine and |
| 37. Oath of allegiance. | superintend details. |
| 38. Payment, clothing, and equipment. | To grant leave. |
| 39. Drill exercise and training of Mi- | 68. Commanding Officer may place |
| litia. 40. Discipline, measures for. | under arrest while Corps is under |
| arms, &c. |