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

STATUTORY RULES.

1912. No. 183.

PROVISIONAL REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1911.

Regulations (Provisional) for the Military Forces of the Commonwealth—Regulation 1, Council of Defence—Amendment.

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 Regulation under the Defence Act 1903-1911 should come into immediate operation, and make the Regulation to come into operation forthwith as a Provisional Regulation.

Dated this eleventh day of September, One thousand nine hundred and twelve.

DENMAN,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. F. PEARCE.

 

REGULATIONS (PROVISIONAL) FOR THE MILITARY FORCES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.

Amendment.

Regulation 1 is cancelled and the following substituted therefore:—

The Council of Defence.

Constitution.—1. The Council of Defence consists of regular members and consultative members.

Regular Members.—The regular members shall be the Minister of State for Defence (President), the Treasurer, the 1st and 2nd Member  of the Naval Board, the Inspector-General of the Military Forces, the Chief of the General Staff, and the Consulting Military Engineer.

Consultative Members.—The consultative members, at a meeting of the Council, are such officers of the Citizen Forces and expert advisers as are summoned by the President to that meeting.

Meetings.—Members of the Council shall be convened by the President. If the President is not present at a meeting, the Treasurer, if present, shall preside, and if neither the President nor the Treasurer is present, the senior officer present shall preside.

Quorums,—Three regular members constitute a quorum of the Council.

   

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Secretary.—The Permanent Head of the Department of Defence is the Secretary to the Council.

Minutes.—Minutes are kept of the proceedings of all meetings of the Council.

Powers and Function of the Council of Defence.

The Council of Defence inquires into, discusses, and records opinions upon matters submitted to it by the, Minister affecting—

(a) The general policy of the Naval and Military Defence of the Commonwealth.

(b) Measures necessary for the defence of the Commonwealth in time of war.

(c) The total expenditure on Defence, and its distribution.

 

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