STATUTORY RULES.
1907. No. 34.
(Issued
provisionally as Statutory Rule No. 34 of. 1905.)
REGULATIONS
UNDER THE DEFENCE ACTS 1903–1904.
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 Acts 1903–1904, to come into operation from the date hereof.
Dated this 25th day of April, One
thousand nine hundred and seven.
NORTHCOTE,
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s
Command.
THOS.
EWING.
Regulations for the Military Forces of the
Commonwealth.
Additions.
After
Regulation 562, the following Regulations are added:—
inspector of ordnance machinery.
563. I.O.M.
available for Expert Duty.—The Inspector of Ordnance Machinery will be
available for expert duty with the Military Board and the Commandants of the
several districts. All reports will pass direct between the officers concerned.
564. Discipline.—The
Inspector of Ordnance Machinery will be Officer Commanding the Armament
Artificers of the Commonwealth Military Forces, and will exercise all
disciplinary powers as prescribed in the Regulations for the Commonwealth
Military Forces, but during his absence the Armament Artificers in a Military
District will be under the Commanding Officer, Royal Australian Artillery, for
discipline.
565. Establishment.—
For the
Commonwealth—
Inspector of Ordnance Machinery.....................................
| 1 |
Military Staff Clerk..........................................................
| 1 |
2 |
For
districts—
Artificers. | Assistants | Total. |
New
South Wales
| … | 5 | … | 4 | … | 9 |
Victoria....................................
| … | 5 | … | 6 | … | 11 |
Queensland
| … | 1 | … | 2 | … | 3 |
South
Australia
| … | 1 | … | Nil | … | 1 |
West
Australia
| … | 1 | … | Nil | … | 1 |
Tasmania.................................
| … | Nil | … | 1 | … | 1 |
13 | 13 | 26 |
566.Military Staff Clerk to I.O.M.—The
Military Staff Clerk to the Inspector of Ordnance Machinery will carry out all
clerical duties under the Inspector of Ordnance Machinery.
ARMAMENT ARTIFICERS.
567. Pay.—Armament Artificers and Assistants
are attached to the Royal Australian Artillery for pay. The rates of pay are
given in the Financial and Allowance
Regulations.
568. Uniform.—
Blue serge
coat, badge as per rank.
Blue serge
vest.
Blue serge
trousers.
Blue cloth
cap (peak), with gold lace band as per rank.
Great coat
(universal pattern).
Buttons
(universal pattern).
Working
Dress.—
Blue
dungaree coat, badge as per rank.
Blue
dungaree trousers.
Khaki felt
hat.
Blue cloth
cap (peak).
569. Enlistment.—Armament Artificers and
Assistants will be enlisted in the Military Forces of the Commonwealth, and
will be under the Inspector of Ordnance Machinery for discipline, work, and
duties.
570. Qualifications far Appointment.—Vacancies
for Armament Artificers will be filled by specially enlisted men, or by the
appointment of men already serving, who—
(a)are thorough and competent tradesmen and possess a knowledge of mechanical
drawing;
(b) are not more than thirty nor less
than twenty-one years of age;
(c) can produce satisfactory references as to character.
All applicants will furthermore be
required to pass the usual Military medical examination, and also examinations
of a practical nature, and in mechanical drawing.
571. Rank.—Candidates will receive the rank
of Sergeant on attestation.
572. Promotion.—Armament Artificers may be
promoted to Staff Sergeant after three years’ service as Sergeant, and to
Quartermaster-Sergeant after four years’ service as Staff Sergeant.
assistant armament artificers.
573. Assistant Armament Artificers.—Assistant
Armament Artificers will be selected from members of the Royal Australian
Artillery or other branches of the Permanent Forces who are well recommended by
their Commanding Officer.
They will be enlisted as Assistant Armament
Artificers.
574. Promotion.—Ássistant Armament Artificers
may be promoted to Bombardier after three years’ service as private, to
Corporal after four years’ service as Bombardier, and to Sergeant after ten
years’ service as Corporal, but junior to Armament Artificers of that rank.
575. Increments and Promotions—All increments
to and promotions of Armament Artificers and Assistant Armament Artificers will
be subject to the approval of the Commandant, on the recommendation of the
Inspector of Ordnance Machinery.
576. Working Hours.—The working hours will be
forty-eight hours each week. When on special duty, and it is found impossible
to work the regular hours appointed, the best arrangement for carrying out the
necessary work is to be made. The actual time worked on each job to be recorded
on the time-sheet daily. The Senior Artificer must be on duty at each
commencement of work to see that all Artificers and Assistants are punctual in
attendance, and he will be responsible that the whole of their time is employed
on departmental work to the best advantage of the service. He will also give
the signal for cessation of work.
577. Workshops under the I.O.M.—The workshops
in each State are under the supervision of the Inspector of Ordnance Machinery,
and all machines, tools, and stores therein are under his charge.
578. Requisitions.—Requisitions in duplicate
for ordinary repairs will be forwarded direct to the Inspector of Ordnance
Machinery. Requisitions in triplicate for the manufacture, repair, or
alteration of ordnance machinery or stores, involving expenditure) alteration
to existing patterns or considerable working time, will be submitted to the
Commandant by the Inspector of Ordnance Machinery, before being passed for
execution in the workshops.
579. Work done by one State for another.—In
the case of work for a district being carried out in another district, all
expenditure in connexion with same shall be charggd to the district for which
the work is performed.
580. Day-book of Workshops, entries in.—Upon
receipt at the workshops, requisitions will be entered in the workshops’
day-book, and a consecutive number given to each order. The Inspector of
Ordnance Machinery will cause a record to be kept of the material and labour
expended on the service requisitioned for.
armament.
581. Guns, Mountings, &c., Examination of.—Guns, mountings, and
machinery on Artillery charge will be examined as frequently as possible by the
Inspector of Ordnance Machinery.
582. Trials of Guns and Mountings.—All trials
of guns and mountings will, if possible, be attended by the Inspector of
Ordnance Machinery.
583. Heavy Gun Practice.—Practice with heavy
guns will, as far as possible, be attended by the Inspector of Ordnance
Machinery, and it will be his duty to assist the Commanding Officer at the
practice in every point connected with the gear or machinery in use, calling
attention to any points that may occur to him in the use of the gear, and
advising as to the continuance of practice in case of the suspected or apparent
development of defects in any portion of the ordnance, mountings, or machinery.
584. Armament Officer to communicate with I.O.M.—The
Officer in Charge of Armament will communicate direct with the Inspector of
Ordnance Machinery, in the event of any defect or break-down occurring which
requires to be attended to with greater rapidity than would be obtained by the
usual channel.
585. I.O.M. to Supervise and Order Repairs.—All
repairs or adjustments to ordnance, mountings, machinery, or engines, belonging
to the armament, will be executed under the orders of the Inspector of Ordnance
Machinery.
586. Fittings, Alteration of—No alteration to
any existing fitting is on any account to be made without written authority
from the Inspector of Ordnance Machinery.
587. Weekly Reports.—The weekly reports of
work performed by the several parties of Armament Artificers and other working
parties employed under the orders of the Inspector of Ordnance Machinery, will
be filed for reference in his office. Copies to be also filed in the district
work-shops.
588. Notes on Repair kept b y I.O.M.—The Inspector of Ordnance
Machinery will keep a record of the different repairs and adjustments, with
notes on all important matters in connexion with the armament in each State.
589. Work of Armament Artificers an Armament.—Armament
Artificers will execute any work necessary for the repair or alteration of
armament, carriages, slides with their parts and appurtenances, hydraulic
jacks, and mechanism of disappearing carriages, and all ordinary operations for
the repair of ordnance, and the adjustment of guns and their fittings,
including the hydraulic mountings, steam engines, and the machinery used in the
service of heavy ordnance.
590. Land Armament Works.—It must be
understood that the services of the Armament Artificers are to be considered of
the first importance in connexion with land armament works, which may
necessarily place guns out of action; their employment must be regulated
accordingly.
591. Damaged Fittings at Gun Practice.—An
Armament Artificer will be present during practice, in order to adjust or
repair any fittings that may become damaged.
By Authority: J. Kemp, Acting Government Printer,
Melbourne.