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

STATUTORY RULES.

1914. No. 181.

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PROVISIONAL REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903–1912.

Regulations for the Military Forces of Australia—Regulation 350—Amendment.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, do hereby certify that, or account of urgency, the following Regulation under the Defence Act 1903–1912 should come into immediate operation, and make the Regulation to come into operation forthwith as a Provisional Regulation.

Dated this fourteenth day of December, One thousand nine hundred and fourteen.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General,

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. F. PEARCE.

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regulations forthe military forces of Commonwealth of Australia.

Amendment.

Regulation 350—Paragraph (d) which reads—

“The charge sheet must be signed by the officer in actual command of the unit to which the accused belongs,”

is cancelled, and the following substituted therefor:—

“The charge sheet should be signed by the officer in actual command of the unit to which the accused belongs.

Provided however that when, in the opinion of a District Commandant, such opinion to be expressed in writing and to be conclusive, it is impracticable, having due regard to the public service, to obtain the signature of the officer in actual command of any unit, to any charge sheet, such District Commandant may either sign the charge sheet himself or by order under his hand authorize any other officer to sign the charge sheet.”

 

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