Statutory Rules 1948, No. 79.(g)
Regulation 191 of the Australian Military Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead :—
Age for discharge.
“ 191.—(1) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, soldiers of all ranks of the Permanent forces shall be discharged on their attaining the age of fifty-five years and soldiers of all ranks of the Citizen Forces shall be discharged on their attaining the age of forty years.
“ (2) Where the Adjutant-General considers that the services of a soldier of any rank should be retained because of his special qualifications, the Adjutant-General may approve of that soldier’s re-engagement, notwithstanding that the soldier has attained the age specified in sub-regulation (1) of this regulation or will attain that age during the term of his re-engagement, and the age for the compulsory discharge of that soldier shall be sixty years.”.
(g) Made under Defence Act 1903-1947 on 23rd June, 1948 ; notified in Gazette on 25th June, 1948.