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

STATUTORY RULES.

1911. No. 1.

 

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 Defence Act 1903-1910 should come into immediate operation, and, further, should be taken to have come into operation on the first day of January, 1911, and make the Regulations to come into operation accordingly as Provisional Regulations.

Dated this 13th day of January, 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.

Additions.

At end of Regulation 104 add the following new Regulations:—

104A.—No Officer will be promoted, except probationally, to any rank above that of Captain until he has passed, in accordance with section 21a (1) of the Defence Act, one of the Schools of Instruction described in Standing Orders as may be determined by the Chief of the General Staff.

104B.—No Officer will be promoted to any rank higher than that of Major until he has passed, in accordance with section 21a (2) a School of Instruction, as described in Standing Orders as may be determined by the Chief of the General Staff.

104C.—The above Regulations 104a and 104b shall not apply to Officers of the Medical, Veterinary, Ordnance, and other de­partmental services.

At end of Regulation 106a add—

(h)—All Arms (except Medical, Veterinary, Ordnance, and other departmental services). A “good” certificate obtained within five years of the date of examination at a School of Instruction in duties in the Field or Coast Defence, instead of examination in subject d (iv.).

(i)—All Arms (except Medical, Veterinary, Ordnance, and other departmental services). A “good” certificate obtained within five years of the date of examination at a School of Instruction in Tactical Fitness to command, instead of examination in Part I.—Theoretical—for promotion to the rank of Lieut.-Colonel.

 

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