Universal Training Regulations (Amendment) (Provisional) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1915. No. 210.

PROVISIONAL REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1915.

Regulations for Universal Training—Part V.—Citizen Forces—Regulations 99, 100, 101, 103, 122 (1), (2), (3).—Amendments.

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 Regulations under the Defence Act 1903-1915 should come into immediate operation, and make the Regulations to come into operation forthwith as Provisional Regulations.

Dated this twenty-seventh day of October, One thousand nine hundred and fifteen.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. F. PEARCE.

 

Regulations for Universal Training—Part V.—Citizen Forces.

Amendments.

Regulation 99 is cancelled, and the following substituted therefor:—

99. Area Officers may give certificates of exemption to persons residing within their areas who are exempt for any of the prescribed reasons, provided that no certificates of exemption will be given to persons who are not required to register.

Regulation 100 is cancelled, and the following substituted therefor:—

100. District Commandants or Officers appointed by them may give certificates of exemption from training to persons who have registered, but do not continue to reside in training areas.

Regulation 101 is cancelled, and the following substituted therefor:—

101. Any person exempt from training on account of residing more than 5 miles from the nearest place appointed for training is required, in the event of his moving to a place where he is bonâ fide resident within 5 miles of a place appointed for training, to report himself within 30 days of such removal to the Area Officer in charge of the area, who will thereupon cancel any certificate of exemption which may have been granted, and such person will be required to attend for training as directed by the Area Officer.

Regulation 103 is cancelled, and the following substituted therefor:—

103. Exemptions shall be entered in the Record Books of the persons exempted, and shall be signed by the authorities referred to in U.T. Regulation 22.

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Regulation 122 is cancelled, and the following substituted therefor:—

122. (1) The following shall be the prescribed authorities and persons referred to in sections 135 and 135(a) of the Act.

Under section 135 (2)—

The Commanding Officer, Adjutant or other Officer appointed by the District Commandant.

Under sections 135 (4), 135 (5), 135 (7), and 135 (a)—

Any member of the Permanent Military Forces or any Area Officer.

The following shall be the prescribed “Institution or place” referred to in section 135 sub-section 5 of the Act:—

“Any place kept or used for military purposes or any other institution or place approved by the Minister.”

(2) The prescribed officer referred to in section 110 (5) of the Act, and authorized by that section to bring a prosecution in any Court of Summary Jurisdiction against a soldier or person liable to render personal service under the provisions of Part XII. of the Act, shall be—

“Any officer of the Provost Staff or any other officer appointed by the District Commandant.”

(3) When a person liable to be trained under the provisions of Part XII. of the Act has been committed by a Court to the custody of the officer commanding a place of detention, the Court may empower a member of the Permanent Forces to take such person into custody for the purpose of conducting him to the place of detention to which he has been committed.

 

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