STATUTORY RULES.
1941. No. 260.
REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1941.*
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 1903-1941.
Dated this twelfth day of November, 1941.
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
Minister of State for the Army.
Amendments of the Australian Military Regulations.†
Military districts.
1. Regulation 41 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended—
(a) by adding at the end of the description of the 4th Military District the words “and that portion of the Northern Territory of Australia situated south of a line fifteen degrees forty-five minutes of south latitude”; and
(b) by omitting the description of the 7th Military District and inserting in its stead the following description:—
“That portion of the Northern Territory of Australia situated north of a line fifteen degrees forty-five minutes of south latitude”.
Commands.
2. Regulation 41a of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting the words “and 8th Military Districts” and inserting in their stead the words “Military District”.
Command.
3. Regulation 93 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting the word “An” and inserting in its stead the words “Except in time of war, an”.
Staff.
4. Regulation 94 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting the word “An” and inserting in its stead the words “Except in time of war, an”.
* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 1941.
† 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, 123, 134, 100 and 173: 1940, Nos. 2, 16, 29, 59, 150, 188, 184, 185, 186, 199, 237, 252, 272 and 273; and 1941, Nos. 3, 4, 14, 43, 135, 153, 155, 205 and .
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Tenure of appointments.
5. Regulation 100 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (1.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—
“(1.) Except in time of war, an appointment as Honorary Colonel of a regiment, battalion, or corps, shall not be held for a longer period than five years, unless the appointment is renewed from time to time upon the application of the formation, &c., commander”.
Period of appointment of Quartermaster in the Citizen Forces.
6. Regulation 104 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting the word “The” (first occurring) and inserting in its stead the words “Except in time of war, the”.
Birth certificate to be submitted on enlistment in Permanent Forces.
7. Regulation 138a of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by inserting in sub-regulation (1.) after the word “shall” (first occurring) the words “, unless the proposed enlistment is for service in time of war in a Garrison Battalion or in an Expeditionary Force raised or being raised for service beyond the limits of the Commonwealth,”.
Age for discharge.
8. Regulation 191 on the Australian Military Regulations is amended—
(a) by inserting, after sub-regulation (1a.), the following sub-regulation:—
“(1b.) In time of war the provisions of sub-regulations (1.) and (1a.) of this regulation shall be read and construed as if for the figures ‘48’ (wherever occurring) and ‘55’ there were substituted the figures ‘60’.”; and
(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (2.) the words and figures “shown in sub-regulation (1.) or (1a.) of” and inserting in their stead the words “prescribed by”.
Who may arrest and be arrested (Peace and war service.)
9. Regulation 222 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting from paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (2.) the words “of inferior rank”.
Tenure of appointment.
10. Regulation 539 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended—
(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the word “An” (first occurring) and inserting in its stead the words “Except in time of war, an”; and
(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (2.) the word “An” and inserting in its stead the words “Except in time of war, an”.
Judge Advocate General and Deputies.
11. Regulation 585 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (3.) the word “No” and inserting in its stead the words “Except in time of war, no”.
Period of appointment.
12. Regulation 611 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting the word “No” and inserting in its stead the words “Except in time of war, no”.
By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.