STATUTORY RULES.
1940. No. 53.
REGULATIONS UNDER THE AIR FORCE ACT 1923–1939.*
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 1923–1939.
Dated this thirteenth day of March, 1940.
GOWRIE
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
J. V. FAIRBAIRN
Minister of State for Air.
Amendments of the Air Force Regulations.†
Operation of amendments.
1. These Regulations shall be deemed to have come into operation on the eleventh day of March, 1940.
Air Board.
2. Regulation 24 of the Air Force Regulations is amended by adding at the end thereof the words “, to be called the Air Board”.
3. Regulation 25 of the Air Force Regulations is repealed and the following regulation is inserted in its stead:—
Members of Air Board.
“25.—(1.) The Air Board shall be composed of the following members:—
The Chief of the Air Staff,
The Air Member for Organization and Equipment,
The Air Member for Personnel,
The Director-General of Supply and Production,
The Finance Member.
(2.) The Chief of the Air Staff, the Air Member for Organization and Equipment and the Air Member for Personnel shall be officers of the General Duties Branch, with practical flying experience.”.
Meetings of Board; Secretary.
4. Regulation 28 of the Air Force Regulations is amended—
(a) by inserting in sub-regulation (2.) after the word “members” the words “(including two Air Members)”; and
(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (5.) the word “Defence” and inserting in its stead the word “Air”.
* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 14th March, 1940.
† 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; and 1940, No. 31.—Forty-first amendment.
1572.—Price 3d.
Rules for business.
5. Regulation 29 of the Air Force Regulations is amended—
(a) by omitting paragraph (d); and
(b) by omitting from paragraph (f) the word “Defence” and inserting in its stead the word “Air”.
Distribution of duties.
6. Regulation 30 of the Air Force Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (2.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—
“(2.) In assigning duties to the members of the Air Board the Minister shall have regard to the following principles:—
(a) The Chief of the Air Staff to be the senior Air Member of the Air Board, and to be responsible for the administration of business of the Air Board relating to the disposition, command, employment, righting efficiency, collective training and communications of the Air Force;
(b) The Air Member for Organization and Equipment to be responsible for the administration of business relating to the organization, works services, equipment, armament, maintenance and transport of the Air Force;
(c) The Air Member for Personnel to be responsible for the administration of business relating to the personnel, discipline and individual training of the Air Force;
(d) The Director-General of Supply and Production to be responsible for business relating to the production and supply of equipment by establishments other than air-force establishments, the repair and overhaul of air-force equipment by establishments other than air-force establishments, and the inspection of equipment supplied to the Air Force;
(e) The Finance Member to be responsible for the control of the expenditure of Air Force votes, and for business relating to pay, compensation, compilation of parliamentary estimates, review of proposals for new expenditure, and for the redistribution of funds allotted under different subjects of Air Force votes.”.
By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.