Military Forces of the Commonwealth Regulations (Amendment) (Provisional) (Cth)
STATUTORY RULES.
PROVISIONAL REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1910.
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
Dated this third day of April, One thousand nine hundred and eleven.
DUDLEY,
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command.
G. F. PEARCE
REGULATIONS (PROVISIONAL) FOR THE MILITARY FORCES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
Amendments.
Regulation 2 is cancelled and the following substituted:—
“2. The Military Board consists of the Minister (President), and the following members:—
The Chief of the General Staff (1st Military Member),
The Adjutant General (2nd Military Member),
The Quartermaster General (3rd Military Member),
The Chief of Ordnance (4th Military Member),
The Finance Member.
The designation of these officers shall not thereby confer any seniority on the holders thereof.
The Military Board, subject to the control of the Minister, is charged with the administration of all matters relating to the Military Forces.
The Minister will assign their duties to the various members of the Board. Each member will be primarily and directly responsible to the Minister for the proper execution of the duties assigned to him.
Unless otherwise directed, each member of the Board will be responsible to the Minister the drafting for submission of the Regulations dealing with his branch.
The members of the Board will allot the duties of their directors.
Meetings are to be convened by the President, and, in his absence, by the Secretary for Defence.
In the absence of the President, the senior military officer present will preside.
Three members of the Board shall constitute a quorum.
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There will be a secretary to the Board, who will be an officer of the Department of the Secretary for Defence, and who will keep and distribute, as directed by the Minister, all minutes, and recommendations of the Military Board.
The Military Board will refer all matters in connexion with the appointments of Commandants and Officers of the District Head Quarters Staffs and the appointments of officers to command of regiments and corps to the Inspector-General for his advice and recommendation.”
Regulation 2a is cancelled, and the following substituted:—
“2a. The Chief of the General Staff is the Chief of the Commonwealth section of the Imperial General Staff”
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“2b. Rules of business for Military Board.—The following rules will govern the conduct of the business of administration:—
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a )Matters of routine are to be decided by, and dealt with, in the name of the responsible member of the Military Board, who, if he thinks fit, may delegate this duty to his directors.(
b ) Questions of principle will be decided by—(i) The member of the Board responsible.
(ii) The Minister.
(iii) The Minister, after obtaining the advice of the full Military Board in session, according to their importance.
In the case of (iii)
précis of the questions are to be prepared and laid before the Board for discussion and decision.(
c )A session of the Military Board will be convened by the Minister when necessary.Four days before a meeting each Member will submit to the Minister the agenda of the subjects proposed by him for discussion, together with his recommendation thereon.
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d ) The recommendation on each subject discussed will be recorded and forwarded by the Secretary, Military Board, to the Secretary for Defence, for submission to the Minister, and the recommendation before submission to the Minister shall be initialed by each Member of the Board present at the meeting with a note signifying his concurrence or dissent.(
e ) Copies of the decisions and recommendations of the Board will be furnished to the Minister, each Member, the Secretary, and the Inspector-General, directly after the meeting.(
f ) The Secretary for Defence will arrange to circulate weekly to the above officers all agenda decisions and orders issued by the Minister, and the Members of the Board, either on their own or Ministerial authority.The duties assigned to each member shall be—
The Chief of the General Staff is charged with all preparations for war, as follows:—
Organization for war, training, and instruction other than that allotted to the Adjutant-General. Education and examination for first appointment and promotion of officers. Field operations and promulgation of operation orders. Schemes for manœuvres, including concentration. Allocation of funds for manœuvres, and training. Plans of concentration for war. Preparation and maintenance of Defence schemes. Military libraries. Intelligence. Drill books and manuals dealing with training, and military instruction and war organization. Censorship.
Under the Chief of the General Staff will be one Director of operations, one Director of Training, and one Director of Intelligence.
The Adjutant-General is charged with the enrolment, organization, and mobilization of the troops, as follows:—
Registration, exemptions, medical inspection, organization, peace establishments, recruiting and recruit training, musketry, discipline, medical services and sanitation, distribution of units, editing and issuing orders other than operation orders and military books of regulations, editing and issuing mobilization orders, administration of and questions relating to administrative and instructional staff, military clerks, personnel, education and examination of soldiers; appointments, promotion, retirement, posting, exchange and transfer of officers; mobilization of personnel, military prisons and police and detention barracks, military and martial law, duties in aid of the civil power, casualties, discharges, desertion and fraudulent enlistment, medals, ceremonial, rifle clubs and reserves, cadets, chaplains.
Under the Adjutant-General there will be one Director of Personnel, one Director of Rifle Clubs and Reserves, and one Director of Medical Services and Cadets.
The Quartermaster-General is charged with the equipment and maintenance of the troops, as follows:—
Preparation of regulations for universal training in consultation with the Adjutant-General, dress, transport and remounts, veterinary services, movements by land and sea, conveyance of stores, railways, appropriation, occupation, and equipment of barracks; supply of food, forage, clothing, arms, ammunition, stores, and equipment. Mobilization arrangements connected with the above services. Postal services. Administration of corps dealing with the above services.
Under the Quartermaster-General there will be one Director of Equipment.
The Chief of Ordnance is charged with the questions relating to armaments, fixed defences, and engineer services, as follows:—
Arrangements for the constructions and maintenance of fortifications, barracks, store buildings, and ranges. Patterns, provision, inspection, and maintenance of armaments and vehicles. Patents and inventions. Administration of the staff and permanent force connected with the above. Technical instruction of artillery and engineers, including schools. Promulgation of changes in war materiel.
Under the Chief of Ordnance there will be a Director of Artillery, a Director of Works, an Inspector of Ordnance and Ammunition, and an Inspector of Ordnance Machinery.
The Finance Member will be charged with Military Finance, as follows:—
Consideration and compilation of Parliamentary Estimates. Review of proposals for new expenditure, or the re-distribution of the sums allotted to the different sub-heads of Defence votes. Financial advice. Treasury requirements. Claims, compensation—death or injury.
The Members of the Board will assign in detail the duties of the Directors.”
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“2c. The Secretary for Defence is the Permanent Head of the Defence Department.”
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