STATUTORY RULES.
1911. No. 150.
PROVISIONAL REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1910.
Universal Training Regulation 16, Part II., Amendment.
I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby certify that, on account of urgency; the following Regulation under the Defence Act 1903-1910 should come into immediate operation, and, further, should be taken to have come into operation on and from the 1st July, 1911, and to make the Regulation to come into operation accordingly as a Provisional Regulation.
Dated this twenty-seventh day of September, One thousand nine hundred and eleven.
DENMAN,
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
G. F. PEARCE.
Regulations (Provisional) for Universal Training.
Part II.—Registration.
Regulation 16 is cancelled, and the following substituted therefor:—
16.—(1.) Subject to provision being made by Parliament a sum of £60 per annum will be allowed for each Training Area—
(a) For all medical examinations (excluding Permanent Forces) under the Defence Act within the Area, and which include:—
(i.) Medical examination of those liable for training in the Junior Cadets.
(ii.) Medical examination of boys liable for training in the Senior Cadets who, for local reasons, have not been previously medically examined for Senior Cadet Service.
(iii.) Medical examination of Junior Cadets on transfer to the Senior Cadets.
(iv.) Medical examination of officers for first commissions in existing Citizen Forces.
(v.) Medical examination of officers of the Citizen Forces for promotion.
(vi.) Medical examination of recruits for existing Citizen Forces.
(vii.) Medical examination of Senior Cadets on transfer to the Citizen Forces.
(viii.) Other medical examinations when specially required by the District Principal Medical Officer.
C.14324.—Price 3d.
(b) Medical attendance on members of the Administrative and Instructional Staff and their wives and families in accordance with Regulations for “Medical Attendance” excepting those attended by the Medical Officer in charge of Permanent Troops.
(c) Attendance as a member of any Medical Board on Citizen Troops or Cadets within the Battalion Area.
(d) Attendance on members of the Citizen Forces or Cadets residing in Area, suffering from injuries contracted in the performance of military duty, any cases, however, extending over five visits to be dealt with as special cases, and treated in a General Hospital where available. In cases, however, where this is not practicable, a fee at the rate of one guinea for every three visits to be allowed for visits in excess of five.
(2.) In cases where a Training Area includes a few small localities at such a distance as to involve considerable expense and loss of time in conducting the medical examinations there by the appointed Medical Officer, a civil medical practitioner may be employed at £2 2s. per diem, and travelling allowance for the rank of Captain, on the distinct understanding that if in any Area the appointed Area Medical Officer is unable to examine 10 per cent. or more of those allotted to him, the full allowance of £60 will not be paid.
Estimated expenditure under this paragraph to be submitted at the beginning of each quarter for special approval.
(3.) Any officer of the Australian Army Medical Corps will be eligible for appointment to the position of a “Medical Officer of a Training Area,” and to receive remuneration for same, in addition to that allowed for Australian Army Medical Corps duties.
(4.) Civilian medical practitioners appointed to the position of “Medical Officers of Training Areas” may be granted honorary rank in the Australian Army Medical Corps Reserve.
(5.) Medical Officers of Training Areas, holding honorary commissions as Captains, if they pass the qualifying examination and are within the age limits, may be granted substantive rank.
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