STATUTORY RULES.
1919. No. 267.
REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1918.
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 1903-1918, to come into operation forthwith.
Dated this twenty-fourth day of November, 1919.
R. M. FERGUSON,
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
E. J. RUSSELL,
Acting Minister of State for Defence.
Amendment of Regulations for the Royal Military College of Australia.
Regulations for the Royal Military College of Australia, 1916, are amended by adding the following Part:—
XV.—Special Candidates and Special Cadets.
86. The following provisional and temporary regulations are framed to meet the special entry to the Royal Military College of candidates over the age of 19 years under regulation 6(ii) who have gained commissions in the Australian Imperial Force or the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force.
87. Subject to the following modifications the regulations at present in force will apply equally to special candidates and special cadets:—
Regulation 2.—In the case of special cadets the last sentence will be deleted, and the following substituted—“special cadets cannot therefore withdraw from the course at will”.
Regulation 4.—The period of the course for special cadets will normally be two years.
Regulation 6(i) (b) —The provision of paragraph 6(i) (b) will not apply to special candidates.
Regulation 6(i) (e) —Special candidates from the Warrant Officer and Non-Commissioned ranks of the Permanent Forces must be under the age of 36 years at the date of examination for entrance to the College—that is, 35 last birthday.
Special candidates from others of the commissioned ranks of the Australian Imperial Force must be under the age of 28 years at the date of the examination for entrance to the College—that is, 27 last birthday.
Regulation 7(b) and (c).—In lieu of the requirements of paragraph 7(b) and (c) Districts Commandants will support nominations by recommendations from Unit, Brigade, and Divisional Commanders of the Australian Imperial Force or the Naval and Military Expeditionary Force concerned.
District Commandants will also certify that those whom they nominate comply with the regulations as to age.
Regulation 7(d).—Paragraph 7(d) will not apply to special candidates.
Regulation 8(i).—Vacancies for special candidates will be competed for throughout the Commonwealth as a whole, and the number available will be published in the Commonwealth Gazette.
Regulation 10(i) and (ii) .—The provisions of paragraph 10(i) will not apply to special candidates, and, as regards paragraph 10(ii) the Military Board will make the selection of candidates after such report and inquiry as may be deemed necessary.
Regulation 11.—In the case of special candidates the number of vacancies will be notified in the Commonwealth Gazette, and successful candidates will join at such times as may be determined.
Regulation 25.—
(i) On joining the College, special cadets will be merged into the class to which they are admitted by the Commandant. They will be junior to ordinary cadets of that class, and their seniority amongst themselves will be in accordance with their position on the entrance list.
(ii) The seniority of special cadets after joining will be determined by the Commandant in the spirit of Regulation 25(a), (b) and (c).
Regulation 35.—Special cadets will be placed on the same financial basis as other cadets.
Warrant and Non-Commissioned Officers of the Permanent Forces selected for Royal Military College Cadetships will be required to resign the ranks held by them at date of selection and assume the status of Staff Cadets.
While attending the Royal Military College these Staff Cadets will be considered eligible for any increments that would have accrued to them from corresponding service in their former Units.
The expenses provided in sub-paragraph (a) of regulation 35 will be allowed in the case of special candidates.
Allowances as provided in sub-paragraph (b), (c) and (d) of regulation 35 will be payable.
In addition the difference between the allowance received under subparagraph (c) of regulation 35, and the rates of pay that would have been received by these Staff Cadets in their former Units will be paid as under:—
In the case of men with dependants payment of the difference will be made in the form of sustenance allowance to or on behalf of dependants.
In the case of single men without dependants payment of the difference will be deferred until graduation, or the termination of attendance at the College, provided that they may be granted a sum for such periods as they are on leave calculated at the rate of pay that would have been received by these Staff Cadets as members of their former Units.
Regulation 36.—The accounts of special cadets will be adjusted once a quarter. The amount, if any, by which a special cadet has exceeded his allowance must be made good by him. If this payment is thirty days overdue, the special cadet may be removed from the College. In the case of “Warrant and Non-Commissioned Officers of the Permanent Forces the amount in excess will be charged against their pay. No special cadet is entitled to receive any balance which may be due to him until he has been discharged. In the event of a special cadet being discharged during his first year of service the amount of the unexpended portion of his outfit allowance, as determined by the Commandant, may be deducted from the balance to his credit.
Regulation 60.—The provisions of regulation 60 will apply equally to special cadets. In the case of Warrant and Non-Commissioned Officers of the Permanent Forces a Board shall be assembled to determine whether or not a special cadet removed under this regulation shall be retained in the Permanent Forces as a Warrant or Non-Commissioned Officer.
Regulation 61.—The provisions of regulation 61 will not apply to special cadets who have joined from the ranks of Warrant Officers and Non-Commissioned Officers of the Permanent Forces; and in the case of other special cadets the payments required upon resignation, which will only be accepted in special circumstances, will be £50 in the first year, and £75 in the second year.
Regulation 62.—The normal length of the course of instruction for special cadets will be two years.
Regulation 64.—In the case of special cadets such part of the subjects in the civil departments as may be necessary may be excluded at the discretion of the Commandant.
Regulation 65.—Special cadets will normally, and, if the Commandant so approves, join the second class.
Regulation 68.—In the case of special candidates the examination shall be a qualifying test, and shall be conducted in such manner and by such person as the Military Board may determine.
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