Military Forces of the Commonwealth Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1905. No. 50.

 

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 as from the first day of July, 1905.

Dated this 10th day of August, One thousand nine hundred and five.

NORTHCOTE,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s command—

T. PLAYFORD.

 

AMENDMENT OF THE REGULATIONS FOR THE MILITARY FORCES.

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PART VIII.—MILITIA FORCES.

Requirements for Efficiency.

Paragraphs 37 and 46 are cancelled and the following are substituted:—

37. Officers and soldiers serving under the Militia system, except those enumerated in paragraph 38, shall not be entitled to be classified as efficient on the 1st July of any year unless during the previous twelve months they have attended as under:—

Light Horse, Field Artillery, Garrison Artillery, Infantry, and Departmental Corps.

An equivalent of twelve days made up as under:—

(a)Continuous training and exercise for not less than four or more than eight days in camp or bivouac at such time and place as may be ordered.

(b) Whole-day, half-day, and night parades as ordered to make up twelve days, but not more than sixteen night parades to be allowed to count. District Commandants will determine the allotment of parades under this sub-section.

(c)Course of Gunnery or Musketry as prescribed by Regulations from time to time.

(d) Annual Inspection by Commandant or his representative, which will be carried out at any parades mentioned in (a) or (b).

 

Corps of Australian Engineers.

Field Engineers and Electrical Engineers.

An equivalent of fourteen days made up as under:—

(a)Continuous training and exercise for not less than four or more than eight days in camp or bivouac at such time and place as may be ordered.

(b) Whole-day, half-day, and night parades as ordered to make up fourteen days, but not more than sixteen night parades to be allowed to count. District Commandants will determine the allotment of parades under this sub-section.

(c) Annual Inspection by Commandant or his representative, whichwill be carried out at any parades mentioned in (a) or (b).

Submarine Miners.

(a) Continuous training and exercise for fourteen days at such time and place as may be ordered. (Vide para. 39.)

(b) Two out of four whole-day parades for training, exercise, and instruction at such times and places as may be ordered.

(c) Eight out of twelve or more half-day parades for training, exercise, and instruction, at such times and places, in any part of the district to which the corps belong, as may be ordered.

(d) Two out of four or more night parades, as in (c).

(e) Annual Inspection by Commandant or his representative, which will be carried out at a Camp of Training, or upon any whole of half day parade.

46. Commanding Officers, in calculating attendances for “efficiency,” are permitted the following alternatives only to the provisions of para. 37, viz.:—

One whole day will be equal to two half-day or four night parades.

Two half-days will count as one whole-day parade, or four night parades.

Night parades will not be allowed to count for daylight parades, except that where special facilities exist the District Commandant may allow night parades not exceeding twenty-four in one year to count towards pay, of which not more than sixteen will be permitted to count towards efficiency, as the equivalent for whole or half-day parades in the prescribed ratio.

 

By Authority: Robt. S. Brain, Government Printer, Melbourne.