STATUTORY RULES.
1958. No. 38.
REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1956.*
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 1903-1956.
Dated this third day of June, 1958.
W. J. Slim
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
Minister of State for Defence.
Amendments of the Defence Force Regulations.†
Powers of Naval and Military officers when acting with Air Force.
1. Regulation 5 of the Defence Force Regulations is amended—
(a) by omitting the words “or petty officer” and inserting in their stead the words “,petty officer or leading seaman”; and
(b) by omitting the words “, not below the rank of sergeant,”.
Powers of Naval and Air Force officers when acting with Military Forces.
2. Regulation 6 of the Defence Force Regulations is amended—
(a) by omitting the words “or petty officer” and inserting in their stead the words “, petty officer or leading seaman”; and
(b) by omitting the words “, not below the rank of sergeant,”.
Powers of Military and Air Force officers when acting with Naval Forces.
3. Regulation 7 of the Defence Force Regulations is amended—
(a) by omitting the words “, not below the rank of sergeant,” (wherever occurring); and
(b) by omitting the words “or petty officer” and inserting in their stead the words “,petty officer or leading seaman”.
Relative ranks.
4. Regulation 8 of the Defence Force Regulations is amended by adding at the end of the table the words—
“Leading Seaman..... Corporal/Bombardier........ Corporal”.
* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 12th June, 1958.
† Statutory Rules 1952, No. 29, as amended by Statutory Rules; 1953, Nos. 61 and 62.
By Authority: A. J. Arthur, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.
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