STATUTORY RULES.
1914. No. 167.
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PROVISIONAL REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1912.
Regulations for Universal Training—Part II.—Registration—Regulation 16—Amendment.
I, SIR ARTHUR STANLEY, Governor of the State of Victoria and its dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting as the Deputy of the Governor-General in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, do hereby certify that, on account of urgency, the following Regulation under the Defence Act 1903-1912 should come into immediate operation, and make the Regulation to come into operation forthwith as a Provisional Regulation.
Statutory Rules 1914, No. 134, are cancelled.
Dated this twenty-sixth day of November, One thousand nine hundred and fourteen.
A. L. STANLEY,
Deputy of the Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
G. F. PEARCE.
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Regulations for Universal Training—Part II.—Registration.
Amendment.
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 commission in existing Citizen Forces.
(v) Medical examination of officers of the Citizen Forces for promotion.
(vi) Medical examination of recruits for units of the Citizen Forces raised at places appointed for training under Regulation 3.
(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.
(b) Medical attendance on members of the Permanent Forces 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 the training area includes training localities at such a distance from the Area Medical Officer's place of residence as to involve considerable expense or loss of time in conducting the medical examinations there, by the Area Medical Officer, local civilian medical practitioners may be employed, and will be paid at the rate of 2s. 6d. for each examination.
If in any area the Area Medical Officer is unable to examine 90 per cent. of those allotted to him, and sums paid or payable under this paragraph shall be deducted from the Area Medical Officer's allowance, provided that no such deduction shall be made in respect to medical examinations conducted at places, the visiting of which would necessitate the absence of the Area Medical Officer from his station for over twenty-four hours, nor shall the person liable for training at such centres be considered to be portion of “those allotted” to the Area Medical Officer for examination.
(3.) In addition to the duties already specified, Area Medical Officers may be required to medically examine school teachers prior to commencing a special school of instruction in junior cadet training, for which service a payment of 2s. 6d. may be made.
In cases where it is not practicable for an Area Medical Officer to perform this duty, the examination may be conducted by a local civilian medical practitioner, provided that the cost does not exceed 2s. 6d. per head.
(3a.) The medical examination of recruits of units of the Citizen Forces raised at localities which are not places appointed for training under Regulation 3 may be carried out by a local civilian medical practitioner, appointed by the Commandant, and a payment of 2s. 6d. for each examination may be made.
(4.) 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 the same, in addition to that allowed for Australian Army Medical Corps duties.
(5.) 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.
(6.) 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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