STATUTORY RULES.
1951. No. .
REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1950.*
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 1903-1950.
Dated this fifteenth day of March, 1951.
W. J. McKell
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
Minister of State for the Army.
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Amendments of the Australian Military Regulations.†
Subdivision of Regulations.
1. Regulation 2 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by inserting after the words and figures—
“ Division 6.—Transfer of W.O.’s, N.C.O.’s, and
Men ...................................168-174”
the words and figures—
“ Division 6a.—Secondment of W.O.’s, N.C.O.’s, and
Men ...................................174a-174d”.
2. After Division 6 of Part III. of the Australian Military Regulations the following Division is inserted:—
“ division 6a.—secondment of w.o.’s, n.c.o.’ s and men.
Secondment for duty outside corps.
“ 174a. A soldier may, with the approval of the Military Board, be seconded in his corps whenever he is required or permitted to perform full time duty, either military or civil, outside his own corps.
Period of secondment.
“ 174b. Unless the Military Board otherwise approves, the period for which a soldier may remain seconded shall not, except in time of war, exceed five years.
Filling of vacancies.
“ 174c.—(1.) Subject to sub-regulation (2.) of this regulation, any vacancy in a corps caused by the secondment of a soldier shall be filled in such manner as the Military Board directs.
“ (2.) When a vacancy occurs in any warrant or non-commissioned rank in a corps and there is a seconded soldier of that rank who will revert to that corps within three months after the occurrence of the vacancy, the vacancy may remain unfilled until the reversion of that soldier to that corps.
* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1951.
† Statutory Rules 1927, No. 149, as amended to date. For previous amendments of the Australian Military Regulations, see footnote † to Statutory Rules 1950, No. 29.
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Seniority and rank on reversion.
“ 174d.—(1.) When a soldier who has been seconded in his corps reverts to the corps, he shall, subject to sub-regulation (2.) of this regulation, retain his corps seniority, but shall not retain any rank (other than substantive rank) conferred on him during the period of his secondment.
“ (2.) Whenever a soldier is promoted in substantive rank during the period of his secondment, his seniority in his corps shall be determined according to the date of that promotion.”.
By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.