STATUTORY RULES.

1916. No. 179.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1915.

Regulations for the Military Forces of the Commonwealth.

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, hereby make the following Regulation under the Defence Act 1903-1915 to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this seventh day of August, One thousand nine hundred and sixteen.

A. L. STANLEY,

Deputy of the Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. F. PEARCE,

Minister of State for Defence.

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Regulations for the Military Forces of the Commonwealth

Addition.

Regulation 235c—After Regulation 235b insert the following new Regulation:—

Power of Commanding officer to award punishment.

“235c. For offences against the Army Act committed on active service, within the meaning of the Defence Act, a Commanding Officer may award or order any punishment authorized by section 46 of the Army Act or may, within the limits of the Commonwealth in lieu of any such punishment, order the offender to pay a fine not exceeding Five pounds, provided, however, that for the offence of drunkenness a fine shall not exceed One pound, and further, that Commanding Officers shall observe the directions (except these relating to the amount and scale of fines for drunkenness) given by the King’s Regulations for the time being to Commanding Officers exercising the powers conferred by section 46 of the Army Act, and that nothing in this Regulation shall be taken to enlarge the powers of a District Commandant, conferred by these Regulations, of dealing summarily with a warrant officer, non-commissioned officer or man.”

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