STATUTORY RULES.
1936. No. 100.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903‑1934.*
I, THE Deputy of 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 1903‑1934.
Dated this twenty‑ninth day of July
Deputy of the Governor‑General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
Ministry of State for Defence.
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Amendment of Australian Military Regulations. †
Military Board Duties assigned to members.
1. Regulation 30 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended in sub‑paragraph (b) by—
(a) omitting the words “A.M.R and O. and other”; and
(b) inserting, next after the word “Ceremonial;” the word “Bands;”.
Rank and appointments of soldiers.
2. Regulation 64 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting, wherever occurring, the words “Foreman of works” and “Foreman of work” and inserting in their stead the words “Foreman of engineer services”.
Seniority of W.O’s.
3. Regulation 65 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting sub‑regulation (2) and inserting in its stead the following sub‑regulation:
“(2) AW.O. of the Permanent Forces shall take seniority in his corps among W.O.’s of his class according to the date of his appointment or promotion to that class: Provided that a W.O. holding an appointment graded class 1A, for purposes of pay, shall take seniority in his corps according to the date of that appointment but above every W.O. not holding such an appointment.”
Command for purposes of discipline.
4. Regulation 66 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended in sub‑regulation (4) by omitting the words “of the Australian Army Service Corps (including the Australian Army Remount Service)”.
* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on .
† Statutory Rules 1927, No. 149 as amended by Statutory Rules 1928, Nos. 23, 28 and 126; 1929, No. 23; 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 and 44.
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5. Regulation 466 of the Australian Military Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—
When leave should be carried forward.
“466.— (1) If in any year it is found impracticable to grant leave of absence under A.M.R. 465 to a member of the Permanent Forces, or for any other reason which he thinks sufficient, a formation, &c., commander may permit the member to take that leave in the year next following, in addition to the leave accruing for that year.
(2) Leave which is permitted by a formation, &c., commander to be taken in the year next following that in which it accrues shall, unless otherwise approved by the Military Board, be commenced before the thirty‑first day of December.”
Reserve of officers, Australian Army Ordnance Corps.
6. Division 4 of Part VII. of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting the sub‑heading “Reserve of Officers, Australian Army Ordnance Corps.”, and inserting in its stead the following sub‑heading: “Reserve of Officers, Australian Army Ordnance Corps.”
Gradings and ranks.
7. Regulations 560 and 561 of the Australian Military Regulations are repealed and the following regulations inserted in their stead:
“560.— (1) Any qualified person who, in the opinion of the Military Board, is competent to perform the duties of a grading mentioned in the following table may be appointed an officer of the Reserve of Officers, Australian Army Ordnance Corps, and may be granted the honorary rank shown in the table opposite that
Grading of Officer in Australian Army Ordinance Corps. | Honorary rank |
Ordnance Mechanical Engineer, 2nd Class.................. | Major |
Ordnance Mechanical Engineer, 3rd Class.................. | Captain |
Ordnance Mechanical Engineer, 4th Class.................. | Lieutenant |
(2) In this regulation the words “qualified person” mean a person up on whom a university has conferred an appropriate engineering degree, or a corporate or junior member of an Institute of Engineers to which admission is by qualifying examination.
Training.
561. Officers of the Reserve of Officers, Australian Army Ordnance Corps, may be called upon to perform training at schools or courses of instruction, in camps of training, or in ordnance workshops.”
Attendance on colours.
8. After regulation 673 of the Australian Military Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—
“673a. W.O.’s (class II.) and N.C.O.’s not below the rank of colour‑sergeant or equivalent rank shall have the honourable distinction of attending the standards and colours: Provided that when W.O.’s and N.C.O.’s of these ranks are not available the honourable distinction may be allowed to N.C.O.’s of lower rank or selected private soldiers.”
Regimental Conduct Sheets. Entries to be made.
9. Regulation 751 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended in sub‑paragraph (iii) of paragraph (n) of sub‑regulation (1) by omitting the words “authority has been given under this division for an entry of the conviction not to” and inserting in their stead the words “ the C.O. has directed, under A.M.R. 753, that an entry shall not”.
Entry of civil convictions.
10. Regulation 753 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting the words “may, if he thinks that a regimental entry should not be made, represent the case to the formation, &c., commander, who”.
Company conduct sheets Entries to be made.
11. Regulation 759 of the Australian Military Regulations is Company amended:—
(a) in sub‑regulation (1) by inserting, next after the word “made” where it first occurs, the words “and not withstanding any direction given by the C.O. under A.M.R. 753”; and
(b) by omitting sub‑regulation (4).
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By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.