STATUTORY RULES.
1940. No. 150.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1939.*
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 Defence Act 1903-1939.
Dated this Thirty first day of July, 1940.
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
Minister of State for the Army.
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Amendments of the Australian Military Regulations.†
Military districts.
1. Regulation 41 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by adding at the end thereof the following words and sub-regulation:—
“8th Military District—
The Territory of Papua.
“(2) Subject to the limitations imposed by D.A. 5a (2.), the Territory of New Guinea shall, for the purposes of these Regulations, be deemed to be within the 8th Military District, and the 8th Military District deemed to include the Territory of New Guinea.”.
Commands.
2. Regulation 41a of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting the words “1st Military District” and inserting in their stead the words “1st and 8th Military Districts”.
Flag stations.
3. Regulation 708 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by inserting in the table in sub-regulation (1), after the words “Larrakeyah Barracks, Darwin” and the particulars relating thereto, the following sub-heading, words and particulars:—
“8th Military District.
Murray Barracks, Port Moresby............| 1* | 1†”.
Saluting stations.
4. Regulation 709 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by inserting in the table in sub-regulation (1), after the figure and words—
“7th.| Larrakeyah Barracks, Darwin.......| Darwin”,
the figure and words—
“8th.| Murray Barracks, Port Moresby.....| Port Moresby”.
* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1940.
† Statutory Rules 1927, No. 149, as amended by Statutory Rules 1928, Nos. 23, 28 and 126; 1929, No. 123; 1930, Nos. 26, 67 and 92; 1931, No. 13; 1932, Nos. 80, 87 and 125; 1933, Nos. 49 and 77; 1934, Nos. 26 and 80; 1935, Nos. 99 and 109; 1936, Nos. 21, 44 and 100; 1937, No. 45; 1938, Nos. 75, 90 and 93; 1939, Nos. 31, 51, 58, 115, 134, 160 and 173; and 1940, Nos. 2, 16, 29, 59.
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By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.
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