Military Forces (Women's Services) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1946. No. 7.

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REGULATION UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1945.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL, in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulation under the Defence Act 1903-1945.

Dated this eleventh day of January, 1946.

HENRY

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

F. M. FORDE

Minister of State for the Army.

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Amendment of the Military Forces (Women’s Services) Regulations.

Authority to discharge and confirm discharges.

Regulation 24 of the Military Forces (Women's Services) Regulations is amended—

(a) by inserting after sub-paragraph (v) of paragraph (a) of sub-regulation (1.) the following sub-paragraph :—

“(vi) the Commanding Officer of the soldier; or”; and

(b) by inserting after sub-paragraph (iv) of paragraph (a.) of sub-regulation (2.) the following sub-paragraph:—

“(v) any officer of the Australian Women’s Army Service or the Australian Army Medical Women’s Service empowered, with the concurrence of the senior officers of such Services in the Command or the Lines of Communication Area in which the soldier is serving, by the Commander of that Command or Area; or”.

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* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 17th January, 1946.

  Statutory Rules 1948, No. 68, as amended by Statutory Rules 1943, No. 243; 1944, Nos. 22, 119 and 135; and 1945, No. 86.

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By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.

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