STATUTORY RULES.
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1958. No. 62.
REGULATIONS UNDER THE AIR FORCE ACT 1923-1956.*
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 Air Force Act 1923-1956.
Dated this twenty fifth day of September, 1958.
W. J. Slim
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
Minister of State for Air.
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Amendments of the Air Force Regulations.†
Interpretation.
1. Regulation 4 of the Air Force Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the definition of “equipment”.
Distribution of duties.
2. Regulation 30 of the Air Force Regulations is amended by omitting paragraphs (c) and (d) of sub-regulation (2.) and inserting in their stead the following paragraphs:—
“(c) The Air Member for Technical Services to be responsible for the administration of business relating to the specification, development and technical maintenance of all technical equipment and of all articles intended to be used as technical equipment, and the inspection of all equipment;
(d) The Air Member for Supply and Equipment to be responsible for the administration of business relating to the supply of all articles the use of which has been approved as technical equipment, the specification, supply and maintenance of all non-technical equipment and of all articles intended to be used as non-technical equipment, and the works, transportation and supplies services of the Air Force;”.
* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 2nd October, 1958.
† Statutory Rules 1927, No. 161, as amended by Statutory Rules 1928, Nos. 52 and 109; 1929, Nos. 75 and 114; 1930, Nos. 77, 94 and 135; 1931, Nos. 3, 78 and 115; 1932, Nos. 9, 63 and 133; 1933, Nos. 16, 46, 58, 82, 89 and 117; 1934, Nos. 25, 51, 74, 81, 122 and 125; 1935, Nos. 32 and 98; 1936, No. 17; 1937, No. 21; 1938, Nos. 12, 13, 22, 48, 77, 97 and 120; 1939, Nos. 21, 64 and 142; 1940, Nos. 31, 53, 75, 114, 125, 140, 220, 241 and 279; 1941, Nos. 68, 106, 137, 181 and 228; 1942, Nos. 29, 158, 232, 254, 346, 383, 416, 440, 441, 476 and 543; 1943, Nos. 119 and 198; 1944, Nos. 34, 50, 64, 75, 146 and 153; 1945, Nos. 49, 79, 95, 105, 196 and 201; 1946, Nos. 40, 111, 145 and 162; 1947, No. 22; 1948, Nos. 34, 51, 67, 86 and 152; 1949, Nos. 82, 86 and 115; 1950, No. 66; 1952, Nos. 14, 34, 49 and 86; 1954, Nos. 30 and 132; 1955, Nos. 36, 41 and 92; and 1956, Nos. 19 and 43.
2021/85.—Price 3d. 15/24.3.1958.
3. After regulation 426 of the Air Force Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—
Remission of portion of sentence when undergoing detention at a unit.
“426a. Where a member has been sentenced to, or awarded, a period of detention exceeding twenty-seven days and is undergoing that detention in a place of detention at a unit, the commanding officer of the unit may, for good conduct on the part of the airman while undergoing that detention, remit—
(a) if the airman has not previously been sentenced to, or awarded, a period of detention exceeding twenty-seven days—one-fourth of the period of detention that he is serving;
(b) if the airman has on one previous occasion been sentenced to, or awarded, a period of detention exceeding twenty-seven days—one-fifth of the period of detention that he is serving; and
(c) if the airman has on more than one previous occasion been sentenced to, or awarded, a period of detention exceeding twenty-seven days—one-sixth of the period of detention that he is serving.”.
Stoppages for deficiencies.
4. Regulation 436 of the Air Force Regulations is amended by adding at the end of sub-regulation (1.) the words “or entrusted to his care in connexion with his duties as a member”.
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By Authority: A. J. Arthur, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.