Australian Military Regulations (Amendment)

STATUTORY RULES.

1939. No. 173.

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 fourteenth day of December, 1939.

GOWRIE

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. A. STREET,

for Minister of State for Defence Co-ordination.

Amendments of the Australian Military Regulations.†

Discharge of a trainee.

1. Regulation 186 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended:—

(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (1) the word “and that his service has been satisfactory or unsatisfactory”; and

(b) by omitting sub-regulations (2), (3), (4) and (5).

Manner of registration.

2. Regulation 416 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting from paragraph (a) the words “prescribed by A.M.R. 420” and inserting in their stead the words “in accordance with Form M.3 in Appendix IIIa to these Regulations”.

3. After regulation 416 of the Australian Military Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

Extension of time for registration.

“416a. A person required to register himself or be registered under D.A. 142 who, on the first day of January, 1940, is not registered, may registered himself during the months of January and February, 1940, by filling in a registration form in accordance with Form M.3, in Appendix IIIa to these Regulations, and sending it by post or delivering it to the area officer of the area in which the person registering resides, or delivering it to a postmaster.”.

Repeal of regulation 420.

4. Regulation 420 of the Australian Military Regulations is repealed.

Recording of exemption when absent from greater portion of annual training.

5. Regulation 451 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting the words “Table XIV. or XV. of”.

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 14th December, 1939.

† Statutory Rules 1927, No. 149, as amended by Statutory Rules, 1928, Nos. 23, 28 and 126; 1929, No. 123; 1930, Nos. 26, 67 and 82; 1931, No. 18; 1932, Nos. 80, 87 and 123; 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; and 1939, Nos. 31, 51, 58, 115, 128, 134 and 160.

7463.—Price 3d.

Record of exemption prior to registration.

6. Regulation 452 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting the words “Table II. of”.

Entry in Record Book.

7. Regulation 523 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting the words “Table XV. of”.

Record Book.

8. Regulation 735 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (1) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

“(1) The record book issued under D.A. 146 shall be in accordance with Form M.7 in Appendix IIIa to these Regulations.”.

9. Regulation 736 of the Australian Military Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Persons authorized to make entries.

“736. Entries may be made in record books—

(a) in relation to exemptions from training—by any area officer or any officer of the Permanent Forces;

(b) in relation to efficiency—by any officer of the Permanent Forces, or, with respect to a person serving in his company, &c., by a company, &c., commander; and

(c) in relation to completion of service—by any C.O., area officer, or officer of the Permanent Forces.”.

Entry in record book when senior cadet not required to attend for training.

10. Regulation 738 of the Australian Military Regulations is amended by omitting the words “Table XIV. of”.

11. After Appendix III. to the Australian Military Regulations the following Appendix is inserted:—

“APPENDIX IIIa.

Regulation 416.

Form M.3.

Commonwealth of Australian.

Defence Act 1903-1939.

REGISTRATION FORM FOR NAVAL, MILITARY OR AIR FORCE TRAIN1NG.

Personal Information.

Name of person

to be  Surname (Block Letters)

Registered. Other Names (in full)

Date of Birth  day of  19

Town and Country of Birth

Nationality

Postal Address of Place of Abode

State

(Any subsequent Change of Address to be at once notified to the Officer in Charge of the Area.)

If serving in the Naval, Military or Air Force, state unit

Marital Condition (Married, Single or Widower)

Dependants (if any)

Information Relating to Employment.

Trade or Occupation (and Grade, if any)

Initials and Name of Employer

Postal Address of Employer

Information Relating to Parent or Guardian.

Nationality

Relationship to Person to be Registered

Occupation

Postal Address of Place of Abode

If exemption from training is claimed, state the reason below: —

Certificate.

I Certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the foregoing statements are true in every respect.

Dated  /  /19

(Signature of Person making the Registration.)

If you have any preference for any Service, arm or unit, state same.

(No guarantee can be given that allotment will be made to the Service, arm or unit desired, but individual preferences will be considered, where possible.)

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Regulation 735.

Form M.7.

Australian Military Forces.

RECORD BOOK.

Issued to: —

Surname

Other Names

Training Area

Year of Birth

Any person finding this book is requested to forward it to the nearest Area Officer.

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Registered on   /  /19  in Training Area

Signature of Area Officer.

Signature of Person to whom book is issued.

Exemptions from Training.

Note.—This book serves as proof of the fact that the bearer has performed the service required by the Defence Act or has been exempted from Training for the reason stated herein. The book should be kept as long as the liability to service continues.

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Efficiency.

Report on Completion of Term of Service Required under the Defence Act.

This is certify that

has completed the service required of him under the Defence Act.

Signature of Prescribed Authority.

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By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.