Royal Military College of Australia Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1918. No. 120.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1917

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 1903-1917 to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this fifteenth day of May, 1918.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. F. PEARCE,

Minister of State for Defence.

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Amendment of Regulations for the Royal Military College of Australia.

Regulations for the Royal Military College of Australia are amended as follows:—

Regulation 7—Add:—

“(d)Parents or guardians of a candidate for a Commonwealth vacancy open only to sons of persons who have been on active service abroad in the Royal Australian Navy, the Australian Imperial Force, or the Naval and Military Expeditionary Force in the present war, must furnish a certificate that the candidate is competing for such a vacancy”.

Regulation 8—Insert “(i)” after “8”.

Add:—

“(ii) Provided that notwithstanding anything in this regulation, six of the vacancies allotted annually for candidates under nineteen years of age will be set apart irrespective of the State of residence for the sons of persons who have been on active service abroad in the Royal Australia Navy, the Australian Imperial. Force, or the Naval and Military Expeditionary Force during the present war, with the condition that no such candidate will be admitted who receives less than half-marks in the aggregate of the subjects in the examination. Should less than six candidates qualify under this provision, the vacancies remaining will be offered to other candidates who have qualified at the same examination in order of merit. The order of merit will be determined by adding together the whole of the marks obtained by each candidate in the examination.”

   

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