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

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1915. No. 155.

 

PROVISIONAL REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1915.

Regulations for the Military Forces of the Commonwealth of Australia.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby certify that, on account of urgency, the following Regulations under the Defence Act 1903-1915 should come into immediate operation, and make the Regulations to come into operation forthwith as Provisional Regulations.

Dated this first day of September, One thousand nine hundred and fifteen.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. F. PEARCE.

 

Regulations for the Military Forces of the Commonwealth of Australia.

Amendments.

Regulation 67 and the heading preceding it are amended to read as follow:—

“Appointments to First Commissions in the Royal Australian Artillery, Royal Australian Engineers and Australian Survey Corps.

67. Notice of vacancies in the Royal Australian Artillery, Royal Australian Engineers and Australian Survey Corps will be given by advertisement in all the States, and by notice in Military and District Orders.

Applications from candidates, in accordance with paragraph 68, will be received by District Commandants, who will forward the same to the Military Board. When forwarding applications, District Commandants will state their opinion of the fitness of each candidate for appointment.

Candidates will be informed of the Military Board’s approval of their nomination or otherwise to undergo the examination prescribed.”

The following new Regulation is added after Regulation 68:—

“68a. Subject to passing the prescribed examination, candidates who—

(a) are between the ages of 20 and 45 years;

(b) are certified by a Medical Board to be physically qualified;

(c) have had two years’ experience as a topographer in the field; and

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(d)have had two years’ experience in triangulation, either in the Australian Survey Corps or in a similar Corps in another part of the Empire, or as a surveyor or assistant to a surveyor

will be eligible for appointment as Lieutenant to the Australian Survey Corps.

Regulation 70 is amended by inserting at the end the words—

“and Australian Survey Corps.”

Regulation 121b is amended by inserting in paragraph (4), after the words “Royal Australian Engineers,” the words—

“or Australian Survey Corps.”

The following new Regulation is added after Regulation 121d:—

“121e. To be eligible for transfer or appointment to commissioned rank in the Australian Survey Corps, under the provisions of Regulation 121a or 121b, candidates will, in addition to the conditions therein prescribed, be required to have fulfilled the conditions for appointment to the Corps prescribed in Regulation 68a.”

 

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