STATUTORY RULES.
1919.
No. 267.
REGULATIONS
UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1918.
I,
THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the
advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations
under the Defence Act 1903-1918, to
come into operation forthwith.
Dated this twenty-fourth day of
November, 1919.
R. M. FERGUSON,
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s
Command,
E. J. RUSSELL,
Acting Minister of State for Defence.
Amendment of Regulations for the Royal Military
College of Australia.
Regulations for the Royal Military College
of Australia, 1916, are amended by adding the following Part:—
XV.—Special Candidates and Special Cadets.
86.
The following provisional and temporary regulations are framed to meet the
special entry to the Royal Military College of candidates over the age of 19
years under regulation 6(ii) who have
gained commissions in the Australian Imperial Force or the Australian Naval and
Military Expeditionary Force.
87.
Subject to the following modifications the regulations at present in force will
apply equally to special candidates and special cadets:—
Regulation
2.—In
the case of special cadets the last sentence will be deleted, and the following
substituted—“special cadets cannot therefore withdraw from the course at will”.
Regulation
4.—The
period of the course for special cadets will normally be two years.
Regulation
6(i) (b)
—The provision of paragraph 6(i) (b) will not apply to special candidates.
Regulation
6(i) (e)
—Special candidates from the Warrant Officer and Non-Commissioned ranks of the
Permanent Forces must be under the age of 36 years at the date of examination
for entrance to the College—that is, 35 last birthday.
Special candidates from others of
the commissioned ranks of the Australian Imperial Force must be under the age
of 28 years at the date of the examination for entrance to the College—that is,
27 last birthday.
Regulation
7(b) and
(c).—In lieu of the requirements
of paragraph 7(b) and (c) Districts Commandants will support
nominations by recommendations from Unit, Brigade, and Divisional Commanders of
the Australian Imperial Force or the Naval and Military Expeditionary Force
concerned.
District Commandants will also
certify that those whom they nominate comply with the regulations as to age.
Regulation
7(d).—Paragraph 7(d) will not apply to special candidates.
Regulation
8(i).—Vacancies for special candidates
will be competed for throughout the Commonwealth as a whole, and the number
available will be published in the Commonwealth
Gazette.
Regulation
10(i) and
(ii) .—The provisions of
paragraph 10(i) will not apply to
special candidates, and, as regards paragraph 10(ii) the Military Board will make the selection of candidates after
such report and inquiry as may be deemed necessary.
Regulation
11.—In
the case of special candidates the number of vacancies will be notified in the Commonwealth Gazette, and successful
candidates will join at such times as may be determined.
Regulation
25.—
(i) On joining the College, special
cadets will be merged into the class to which they are admitted by the
Commandant. They will be junior to ordinary cadets of that class, and their
seniority amongst themselves will be in accordance with their position on the
entrance list.
(ii) The seniority of special cadets
after joining will be determined by the Commandant in the spirit of Regulation
25(a), (b) and (c).
Regulation
35.—Special
cadets will be placed on the same financial basis as other cadets.
Warrant and Non-Commissioned
Officers of the Permanent Forces selected for Royal Military College Cadetships
will be required to resign the ranks held by them at date of selection and
assume the status of Staff Cadets.
While attending the Royal Military
College these Staff Cadets will be considered eligible for any increments that
would have accrued to them from corresponding service in their former Units.
The expenses provided in
sub-paragraph (a) of regulation 35
will be allowed in the case of special candidates.
Allowances as provided in
sub-paragraph (b), (c) and (d) of regulation 35 will be payable.
In addition the difference between
the allowance received under subparagraph (c)
of regulation 35, and the rates of pay that would have been received by these
Staff Cadets in their former Units will be paid as under:—
In the case of men with dependants
payment of the difference will be made in the form of sustenance allowance to
or on behalf of dependants.
In
the case of single men without dependants payment of the difference will be
deferred until graduation, or the termination of attendance at the College,
provided that they may be granted a sum for such periods as they are on leave
calculated at the rate of pay that would have been received by these Staff
Cadets as members of their former Units.
Regulation
36.—The
accounts of special cadets will be adjusted once a quarter. The amount, if any,
by which a special cadet has exceeded his allowance must be made good by him.
If this payment is thirty days overdue, the special cadet may be removed from
the College. In the case of “Warrant and Non-Commissioned Officers of the
Permanent Forces the amount in excess will be charged against their pay. No
special cadet is entitled to receive any balance which may be due to him until
he has been discharged. In the event of a special cadet being discharged during
his first year of service the amount of the unexpended portion of his outfit
allowance, as determined by the Commandant, may be deducted from the balance to
his credit.
Regulation
60.—The
provisions of regulation 60 will apply equally to special cadets. In the case
of Warrant and Non-Commissioned Officers of the Permanent Forces a Board shall
be assembled to determine whether or not a special cadet removed under this
regulation shall be retained in the Permanent Forces as a Warrant or
Non-Commissioned Officer.
Regulation
61.—The
provisions of regulation 61 will not apply to special cadets who have joined
from the ranks of Warrant Officers and Non-Commissioned Officers of the
Permanent Forces; and in the case of other special cadets the payments required
upon resignation, which will only be accepted in special circumstances, will be
£50 in the first year, and £75 in the second year.
Regulation
62.—The
normal length of the course of instruction for special cadets will be two
years.
Regulation
64.—In
the case of special cadets such part of the subjects in the civil departments
as may be necessary may be excluded at the discretion of the Commandant.
Regulation
65.—Special
cadets will normally, and, if the Commandant so approves, join the second
class.
Regulation
68.—In
the case of special candidates the examination shall be a qualifying test, and
shall be conducted in such manner and by such person as the Military Board may
determine.
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