Statutory Rules 1951, No. 40. (a)
Part I.—Preliminary.
Citation.
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Royal Military College Regulations.
Repeal.
2. The Statutory Rules specified in the First Schedule to these Regulations are repealed.
Parts.
3. These Regulations are divided into Parts, as follows:—
Part I.—Preliminary. (Regulations 1-4.)
Part II.—Eligibility and Selection of Candidates. (Regulations 5-10.)
Part III.—Admission of Candidates. (Regulations 11-14.)
Part IV.—Command, Organization and Establishment.(Regulations 15-20.)
Part V.—Staff. (Regulations 21-26.)
Part VI.—Course of Instruction. (Regulations 27-31.)
Part VII.—Expulsion, Removal, Resignation and Discharge.(Regulations 32-35.)
Part VIII.—Discipline. (Regulations 36-43.)
Part IX.—Leave of Absence. (Regulation 44.)
Part X.—Finance. (Regulations 45-59.)
Part XI.—Miscellaneous. (Regulations 60-61.)
Definition*.
4. In these Regulations unless the contrary intention appears—
“Administrative Staff” means members of the Staff of the College other than those posted to instructional duties;
“cadet” means a member of the Corps of Staff Cadets;
“Commonwealth cadet” means a cadet who was a Commonwealth candidate;
(o) Made under the Defence Act 1903-1950 on 16th May, 1951; notified in Gazette on 18th May, 1951.
“Commonwealth candidate” means a candidate for admission as a student who is a British subject substantially of European descent permanently resident in Australia;
“Formation, &c., Commander” means the commander, not below the rank of colonel, of a Command, Army Corps, Division, Military District, Brigade Group or such other portion of the Military Forces as is, from time to time, appointed a Formation, &c., by the Military Board, and includes the Commandant;
“New Zealand cadet” means a student who was a New Zealand candidate;
“New Zealand candidate” means a candidate for admission as a student who, being a British subject, is resident in the Dominion of New Zealand;
“non-commissioned officer” means a non-commissioned officer of the Corps of Staff Cadets, and includes a lance non-commissioned officer, but does not include a warrant officer;
“normal entry” means admission as a student of a Commonwealth candidate who is eligible for admission under sub-regulation (1.) of regulation 5 of these Regulations;
“service entry” means admission as a student of a Commonwealth candidate who is eligible for admission under sub regulation (2.) of regulation 5 of these Regulations;
“special entry” means admission as a student of a Commonwealth candidate who is eligible for admission under sub-regulation (3.) of regulation 5 of these Regulations;
“student” means a student at the College;
“the Act” means the Defence Act 1903-1950;
“the College” means the Royal Military College established in pursuance of section 147 of the Act;
“the Commandant” means the Commandant of the College, and includes any officer for the time being performing the duties of the Commandant;
“the Instructional Staff” means, members of the Staff of the College posted to instructional duties;
“the Military Board” means the Military Board constituted in pursuance of section 28 of the Act;
“the Selection Board” means the Selection Board appointed in pursuance of sub-regulation (5.) of regulation 8 of these Regulations;
“the Staff” means the Instructional and Administrative Staffs of the College, and includes military and civil members;
“under-officer” means a warrant officer who is appointed by the Commandant to be an under-officer;
“warrant officer” means a warrant officer of the Corps of Staff Cadets.
Part II. —Eligibility and Selection of Candidates.
conditions of eligibility of Commonwealth candidates.
5.— (1.) A Commonwealth candidate shall be eligible for admission as a student by way of normal entry if—
(a) he is medically fit in accordance with such standard of medical fitness as is approved by the Military Board;
(b) he is unmarried;
(c) on the second Saturday in February in the year in which he joins the College, he has attained the age of sixteen years but has not attained the age of twenty years;
(d) he has the educational qualifications specified in Table A or Table B in the Second Schedule to these Regulations;
(e) he is recommended by the Selection Board in accordance with sub-regulation (9.) of regulation 8 of those Regulations; and
(f) he is approved by the Minister.
(2.) A Commonwealth candidate shall be eligible for admission as a student by way of service entry if—
(a) he is a member of the Defence Force who has not attained the age of twenty-seven years;
(b) he has passed the examination specified in the Third Schedule to these Regulations in accordance with the terms and conditions specified therein;
(c) he is recommended by the Selection Board in accordance with sub-regulation (12.) of regulation 8 of these Regulations; and
(d) he is approved by the Governor-General.
(3.) A Commonwealth candidate shall be eligible for admission as a student by way of special entry if—
(a) he is medically fit in accordance with such standard of medical fitness as is approved by the Military Board;
(b) on the date on which he joins the College, he has not attained the age of twenty-seven years;
(c) he has obtained, at a public examination, the Leaving Certificate (or equivalent educational standard) including two mathematical subjects or, by reason of service in the Australian Regular Army, he is deemed by the Military Board to have attained an equivalent standard of education;
(d) he is recommended by the Military Board; and
(e) he is approved by the Minister, or, in the case of a member
of the Defence Force, by the Governor-General.
Method of application by Commonwealth candidates.
6.— (1.) Every application by a Commonwealth candidate for admission as a student shall be submitted on such form as is authorized by the Military Board.
(2.) A Commonwealth candidate for service entry shall submit his application for admission as a student to his commanding officer, who shall forward it, together with his recommendation and a confidential report on the candidate, to the District Commandant, for transmission to the Selection Board.
Documents to be furnished by Commonwealth candidates.
7.— (1.) A Commonwealth candidate shall submit with his application for admission as a student—
(a) a copy of the entry of registration of his birth certified by the proper official, if reasonably procurable, or, if not reasonably procurable, such other evidence of his parentage and place and date of birth as the Selection Board, or, in the case of a candidate for admission by way of special entry, the Military Board, deems satisfactory; and
(b) if the candidate has not attained the age of twenty-one years, a request and undertaking in accordance with the form contained in the Fourth Schedule to these Regulations, signed by the parent or guardian of the candidate, or a statutory declaration of the facts which prevent the submission of such a request and undertaking.
(2.) An application by a Commonwealth candidate who has not attained the age of twenty-one years which is not accompanied by a request and undertaking in accordance with sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation shall not be entertained unless the Minister otherwise approves.
(3.) In addition to the documents required by sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation—
(a) a Commonwealth candidate who belonged to a class of whom service was, or belongs to a class of whom service is, being demanded under Part XII. of the Act, shall submit with his application for admission as a student a certificate by his Formation, &c., Commander that the candidate has rendered the service demanded of him or has been exempted therefrom; and
(b) a Commonwealth candidate who is an applicant for a vacancy reserved in accordance with sub-regulation (2.) of regulation 8 of these Regulations shall submit with his application for admission as a student a statement that a parent of the applicant has been on such active service as is specified in that sub-regulation.
(4.) The statement of the performance of active service required by sub-regulation (3.) of this regulation shall be signed by the parent by whom the active service was performed, if available, or if not available, by some person having knowledge of the parent’s service, and shall state the unit in which, and the place at which, and the time during which, the active service was performed, and shall be accompanied by such corroborative documentary evidence as is available.
Selection of Commonwealth Candidates.
8.—(1.) The number of vacancies for Commonwealth cadets for normal entry and service entry shall be published annually in the Gazette.
(2.) One-fifth of the, vacancies allotted annually for Commonwealth candidates for normal entry shall be reserved for the sons of persons who have been on active service outside the mainland of Australia in the Royal Australian Navy, Australian Military Forces or Royal Australian Air Force.
(3.) If in any year the number of candidates who are accepted for reserved vacancies is less than the total number of reserved vacancies, the reserved vacancies remaining unfilled shall be allotted to other Qualified candidates,
(4.) Where a candidate for a reserved vacancy is not selected for such a vacancy, he shall be eligible for selection for one of the other vacancies.
(5.) The Military Board shall appoint a Selection Board consisting of three officers which shall, except as provided by sub-regulation (7.) of this regulation, interview Commonwealth candidates who—
(a) in the case of candidates for normal entry, have been found medically fit in accordance with such standard as is approved by the Military Board and either have the educational qualifications specified in Table A or Table B in the Second Schedule to these Regulations or were candidates at, or are candidates at, one of the examinations specified in that Schedule held or to be held immediately preceding the next date of entry to the College; or
(b) in the case of candidates for service entry, have qualified at, were candidates at, or are candidates at, the examination specified in the Third Schedule to these Regulations.
(6.) The Selection Board shall sit at such places as are determined by the Military Board.
(7.) In the case of candidates for normal entry, the Military Board may appoint a provisional committee in a State or Territory which is not included in the itinerary of the Selection Board for the purpose of interviewing candidates in that State or Territory and making a recommendation to the Military Board as to the suitability or otherwise of each candidate to appear before the Selection Board.
(8.) Upon receipt of a recommendation made in pursuance of the last preceding sub-regulation the Military Board shall determine the candidates to be interviewed by the Selection Board and shall make such arrangements as are necessary for the candidates to be interviewed.
(9.) The Selection Board shall present to the Chief of the General Staff, for submission to the Minister, the names of candidates for normal entry, arranged in order of merit, whom the Board recommends for admission as students.
(10.) In determining the order of merit referred to in the last preceding sub-regulation the Selection Board shall take into consideration—
(a) the results obtained by the candidates in obtaining the educational qualifications specified in the Second Schedule;
(b) the records and certificates submitted by schoolmasters or by the candidates;
(c) the results of psychological and psychiatric examinations; and
(d) the personal qualities revealed at the interview.
(11.) Subject to the provisions of sub-regulations (1.) and (2) of this regulation, the Minister may approve of the admission of the candidates recommended by the Selection Board for normal entry.
(12.) The Selection Board shall present to the Chief of the General Staff the names of candidates for service entry arranged in order of merit, together with a report in each case as to whether or not the Board recommends the candidate’s admission as a student.
(13.) In determining the order of merit referred to in the last preceding sub-regulation the Selection Board shall take into consideration—
(a) the results obtained by the candidates at the examination prescribed by paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (2.) of regulation 5 of these Regulations;
(b) the confidential reports on candidates by their commanding officers;
(c) the records and certificates submitted by schoolmasters or by the candidates;
(d) the results of psychological and psychiatric examinations;
(e) the personal qualities revealed at the interview; and
(f) testimonials as to character and ability submitted by the candidates.
(14.) The Chief of the General Staff shall forward to the Minister for submission to the Governor-General, the report and recommendations of the Selection Board on the candidates for service entry together with any remarks or recommendations he deems fit.
(15.) The Military Board shall determine the order of merit in which the names of candidates for special entry recommended by it shall be arranged.
(16.) The Chief of the General Staff shall forward to the Minister the list of candidates for special entry arranged in order of merit and shall specify the names of any candidates who are members of the Defence Force.
(17.) The Minister may, subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, approve of the admission of candidates for special entry.
(18.) The Minister shall, in the case of candidates who are members of the Defence Force, submit for the approval of the Governor-General the names of candidates who are members of the Defence Force.
Notification in Gazette.
9. The names of Commonwealth candidates who are selected for admission as students (shown in three lists—normal, service and special entry, respectively, and arranged, in each case, in order of merit) shall be published in the Gazette.
New Zealand candidates.
10. The Governor-General may approve of the admission to the College of a New Zealand candidate who is nominated by the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand.
Part III.—Admission of Candidates.
Dates of examinations and admissions.
11.— (1.) An entrance examination for Commonwealth candidates for service entry shall be held in each year in which there are vacancies, and shall begin on the last Monday in September, unless otherwise notified in the Gazette.
(2.) The syllabus of the examination and the requirements to be complied with shall be those set out in the Third Schedule to these Regulations.
(3.) Candidates for service entry who are selected for admission as students shall join the College at the beginning of the first term of each year.
(4). Candidates for normal entry who are selected for admission a students shall join the College on the second Saturday in February or on such other day as the Military Board directs.
Enlistment and attestation of cadets.
12.—(1.) A Commonwealth candidate selected for admission to the College shall be enlisted in accordance with this regulation.
(2.) The form of attestation shall be in the form in the Fifth Schedule to these Regulations and, on presenting himself for admission, the candidate shall answer truly the questions set out in that form and shall complete and sign a declaration in accordance with that form.
(3) A Commonwealth candidate for normal entry shall undertake to serve in the Australian Regular Army for a term of five years.
(4.) A Commonwealth candidate for service entry shall undertake to serve in the Australian Regular Army for a term of four years.
(5.) A Commonwealth candidate for special entry shall undertake to serve in the Australian Regular Army for a term of two years.
(6). A Commonwealth candidate who has signed the declaration in accordance with sub-regulation (2.) of this regulation, has given an undertaking in accordance with sub-regulation (3.), (4.) or (5.), as the case requires, of this regulation and has taken the oath in accordance with section 37 of the Act shall thereupon be enrolled in the Corps of Staff Cadets and, having been so enrolled, shall be admitted to attend as a student.
(7.) A Commonwealth cadet shall not be permitted to remain at the College for a longer term than that for which he has enlisted.
Appointment on graduation.
13. A Commonwealth cadet shall be eligible, on graduation, for appointment to the Australian Regular Army in the rank of Lieutenant.
New Zealand candidates.
14. A New Zealand candidate shall, on presenting himself for admission, give an undertaking in accordance with the form set out in the Sixth Schedule to these Regulations, and shall thereupon be enrolled in the Corps of Staff Cadets, and, having been so enrolled, shall be admitted to attend as a student.
Part IV.—Command, Organization and Establishment.
Command.
15.—(1.) The Commandant, who shall be an officer of the Australian Regular Army, shall be responsible to the Military Board for the command and administration of the College.
(2.) In the absence of the Commandant the senior combatant officer of the Staff present at the College shall perform the duties of the Commandant.
(3.) Subject to regulation 38 of these Regulations, a civil member of the Instructional Staff shall not exercise any military command.
(4.) Units of the Military Forces may be attached to, or detailed for duty at, the College, and shall be under the command of the Commandant while so attached or detailed.
Organization.
16.—(1.) The Corps consisting of cadets shall be designated “The Corps of Staff Cadets”.
(2.) The Corps of Staff Cadets shall be organized as an infantry unit.
(3.) The Commandant may allot military members of the Staff as officers for duty with the Corps of Staff Cadets.
Acting ranks.
17. The ranks held by warrant and non-commissioned officers of the Corps of Staff Cadets shall be acting only.
Establishment.
18. The establishment of the Corps of Staff Cadets and of the Staff of the College shall be such as is approved by the Military Board.
Classes.
19.—(1.) Cadets shall be organized into classes corresponding to the four years of instruction, that is to say—cadets undergoing the first year’s course shall form the Fourth Class, cadets undergoing the second year’s course shall form the Third Class, cadets undergoing the third year’s course shall form the Second Class, and cadets undergoing the fourth year’s course shall form the First Class.
(2.) The advancement of cadets from one class to another shall take place at the commencement of the first Term of each year.
Seniority of cadets.
20.—(1.) The seniority of cadets shall be determined as prescribed by this regulation, that is to say—
(a) Under-officers shall be senior to other warrant officers and shall have seniority in relation to each other in accordance with the dates of their respective appointments as under-officers;
(b) Warrant officers, not being under-officers, and non-commissioned officers shall be senior to other cadets and shall have seniority in relation to each other in accordance with their respective ranks, and, in relation to cadets of the same rank, in accordance with the respective dates of their promotions to that rank;
(c) Cadets, not being warrant or non-commissioned officers, shall have seniority, on joining, according to their places in the order of merit as published in the Gazette, and, subsequently, according to classes, a member of a higher class being senior to a member of a lower class, and, within a class, according to the aggregate of marks obtained from the date of joining to the termination of the last annual examination, the higher aggregate giving seniority over the lower;
(d) Commonwealth cadets not being cadets admitted by way of special entry shall, on graduation, be granted seniority in the Permanent Military Forces according to the aggregate of marks gained while at College, the higher aggregate giving seniority over the lower;
(e) the seniority, on joining, of New Zealand cadets shall be as determined by the Commandant;
(f) Cadets admitted by way of special entry, not being warrant or non-commissioned officers, shall have seniority in relation to each other according to their places in the order of merit as published in the Gazette, and, in relation to other cadets, as determined by the Commandant; and
(g) Cadets admitted by way of special entry shall, on appointment to the Australian Regular Army after graduation, be granted such seniority in the Permanent Military Forces, in relation to each other and to other Commonwealth cadets who graduate on the same date, as is determined by the Military Board on the recommendation of the Commandant.
(2.) For the purposes of the last preceding sub-regulation —
(a) marks gained by a cadet during a year at the end of which he was not advanced to a higher class; and
(b) marks gained by a cadet for specialist training, shall not be included in his aggregate of marks.
Part V.—Staff.
Duties.
21.—(1.) The duties of the Staff shall be as determined by the Commandant.
(2.) The Commandant may require a member of the Staff to assist in any department of instruction.
(3.) Military members of the Staff may, with the approval of the Military Board, be detailed for duty other than at the College.
(4.) Members of the Instructional Staff shall give instruction in their several departments, conduct such examinations as the Commandant directs and perform such administrative duties as the Commandant assigns to them.
Responsibilities.
22. A member of the Staff shall be responsible for—
(a) the regular and orderly conduct of any class or section under his immediate instruction; and
(b) for the safe keeping and good order of all books, instruments, apparatus, and other stores which are issued to him.
Preparation of candidates or instruction for payment. Boards.
23. A member of the Staff shall not prepare a candidate for admission as a student, or give private instruction, for payment, to any cadet.
24. Civil members of the Staff may be appointed members of Boards or Committees.
Commanding officers.
25. The Commandant may appoint officers of the Staff to be Commanding Officers, for purposes of discipline, of persons at the College who are subject to military law.
Precedence.
26.—(1.) Military members of the Staff shall have precedence according to their respective ranks.
(2.) Civil members of the Staff shall have precedence in relation to each other and to military members in accordance with this regulation.
(3.) Professors shall have precedence as Majors with seniority dating from the dates of their respective appointments as Professors.
(4.) Lecturers shall have precedence as Captains.
(5.) The Finance and Civil Secretary shall have precedence as a Major with seniority dating from the date of his appointment to the position.
(6.) The medical and dental officers of the Staff shall have precedence, if officers of the Military Forces, according to their ranks, and, if not officers of the Military Forces, as Captains dating from the dates of their respective appointments to the Staff.
(7.) Chaplains shall have precedence, if members of the Royal Australian Army Chaplains Department, according to their classification and, if not members of the Royal Australian Army Chaplains Department, as Chaplains, Fourth Class, dating from the dates of their respective appointments to the Staff.
PART VI.—Course of Instruction.
Length of course.
27.—(1.) The normal length of the course of instruction at the College shall be—
(a) for cadets admitted by way of normal entry—four years;
(b) for cadets admitted by way of service entry—three years; and
(c) for cadets admitted by way of special entry—one year.
(2.) The Military Board may, in exceptional circumstances, approve of the course being shortened by one or more terms.
The College year.
28.—(1.) The College year, unless otherwise approved by the Military Board, shall commence on the last Saturday in January and terminate on the Wednesday nearest to the fifteenth day of December.
(2.) The College year shall be divided into such terms as the Military Board directs.
Organization of course.
29.—(1.) The course of instruction shall be divided into an Arts course and a Science course and shall be organized in Department in accordance with the following table:—
| Military Departments. | Civil Departments. |
| 1. Military history, Imperial military geography and current affairs | 1. Mathematics, pure and applied, and astronomy |
| 2. Tactics of all Arms | 2. Physics |
| 3. Military engineering, including surveying and anti-gas measures | 3. Chemistry |
4. English |
| 4. Map reading, photo reading and field sketching | 5. Modern languages |
6. Descriptive geometry |
| 5. Armoured Corps | 7. Sanitation, hygiene, and first aid |
| 6. Artillery | 8. Book-keeping and accountancy |
| 7. Signals | 9. Economics |
| 8. Infantry | 10. Economic geography |
| 9. Administration and military law | 11. Economic history |
| 10. Small arms training | 12. History |
| 11. Physical training | |
| 12. Mechanized transport | |
| 13. Drill and ceremonial | |
| 14. Psychology and military leadership | |
(2.) A cadet shall be eligible for admission to the Science course if he has the educational qualifications specified in Table B of the Second Schedule to these Regulations or educational qualifications which, in the opinion of the Commandant, are their equivalent.
(3.) The syllabus of instruction in the subjects specified in sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation shall be as approved by the Commandant.
(4.) Cadets admitted by way of special entry shall receive instruction in such subjects as are determined by the Military Board.
Standing Committee to report on course of instruction.
30.—(1.) There shall be a standing committee which shall, subject to sub-regulation (7.) of this regulation, consist of a Chairman and five members to report to the Minister through the Military Board on the course of instruction at the College.
(2.) The Commandant shall be the Chairman of the Committee and the Director of the Commonwealth Office of Education shall be a member of the Committee.
(3.) The members of the Committee other than the Chairman and the Director of the Commonwealth Office of Education shall be appointed by, and shall hold office during the pleasure of, the Minister.
(4.) The following persons, if approved by the Minister, shall be members of the Committee:—
(a) one person nominated by the University of Sydney;
(b) one person nominated by the University of Melbourne; and
(b) two persons nominated by the Military Board.
(5.) The Committee shall examine the course of instruction and recommend such alterations to the course as it considers necessary having regard to current trends and developments.
(6.) The Committee shall submit its first report in the month of September, 1951, and thereafter in the month of September in each alternate year.
(7.) The Minister may, whenever he considers it necessary so to do, appoint additional persons to be members of the Committee.
Board of Studies.
31.—(1.) There shall be a Board of Studies to advise the Commandant, and, when so required by him, to report upon—
(a) the text-books for use in each Department, and the maps models, and apparatus, required for purposes of instruction;
(b) the syllabus of instruction;
(c) the time-table of studies;
(d) the marks to be allotted to each subject;
(e) the case of any cadet who has not made satisfactory progress; and
(f) such other matters as are referred to the Board of Studies by the Commandant.
(2.) The Board of Studies shall consist of the Commandant, the Director of Military Art, the officer commanding and company commanders of the Corps of Staff Cadets, all Professors and such Instructors and Lecturers as the Commandant appoints to be members of the Board.
(3.) The Commandant, or, in his absence, the senior military officer present, shall preside at a meeting of the Board of Studies.
(4.) There shall be a Secretary to the Board of Studies who shall be an officer of the Staff appointed by the Commandant.
Part VII.—Expulsion, removal, Resignation and Discharge.
Expansion.
32. A cadet reported by the Commandant to have been guilty of dishonourable or immoral conduct, or of a breach of discipline sufficiently serious, in the opinion of the Commandant, to justify expulsion, may, subject to the Minister’s approval, be expelled from the College by the Commandant.
Removal.
33. Subject to the approval of the Minister, the Commandant may direct that a cadet be removed from the College if any amount due by a parent or guardian under an undertaking given in pursuance of
regulation 7 of these Regulations remains unpaid at the expiration of thirty days after it becomes due, or if, in the opinion of the Commandant, the cadet—
(a) has been guilty of conduct indicating moral unfitness which, though not amounting to immoral conduct, renders it undesirable that the cadet should remain at the College;
(b) is physically unfit;
(c) has not made satisfactory progress in his studies or exercises;
(d) is unlikely to become an efficient officer; or
(e) has been absent from instruction for a prolonged period on account of sickness.
Resignation.
34. A Commonwealth cadet may be permitted to resign if he satisfies the Minister that circumstances exist which justify acceptance of his resignation and on payment by the cadet of—
Fifty pounds, if in his first year of service;
Seventy-five pounds, if in his second year of service;
One hundred pounds, if in his third year of service;
One hundred and twenty-five pounds, if in his fourth year of service; or
One hundred and fifty pounds, if in his fifth year of service.
Discharge.
35.—(1.) A cadet who marries or who is expelled, removed, or permitted to resign from the College shall be discharged from the Corps of Staff Cadets.
(2.) A cadet may be discharged for any of the reasons specified in paragraph (i), (viii), (ix), (x), (xi), (xii) and (xiii) of sub-regulation (1.) of regulation 184 of the Australian Military Regulations.
Part VIII.—Discipline.
Application of regulations made under Defence Act.
36. All regulations made under the Act shall, in so far as they are applicable and are not inconsistent with these Regulations, apply to and in relation to cadets.
Summary dealing with offences.
37.—(1.) For an offence against the Act or a regulation made thereunder, or for an offence against the Army Act committed on war service, the Commandant may, subject to this regulation, inflict on a cadet the following punishments:—
(a) Expulsion from the College (subject to the Minister’s approval);
(b) Loss of one or more places in seniority on graduation;
(c) Loss of marks;
(d) Reduction to a lower grade or to the ranks;
(e) Close custody not exceeding seven days;
(f) A fine not exceeding Five pounds, for the purpose of defraying the whole or part of any expenses caused by him, or any loss of, or damage or destruction done by him to, any arms, ammunition, equipment, clothing, regimental necessaries, decorations, or any building or property;
(g) Confinement to barracks not exceeding twenty-one days;
(h) Stoppage of leave not exceeding eighty-four days;
(i) Severe reprimand;
(j) Reprimand;
(k) Extra duty;
(l) Extra drills;
(m) Answering name at roll calls; and
(n) Admonition.
(2.) The punishment of severe reprimand or reprimand shall be inflicted only on a warrant or non-commissioned officer.
(3.) The punishment of close custody, confinement to barracks, extra drills, or answering name at roll calls shall not be inflicted on a warrant or non-commissioned officer.
(4.) The Commandant may, by writing under his hand, delegate to the officer commanding the Corps of Staff Cadets his powers under sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation (except the power to inflict the punishments specified in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of that sub-regulation), and may, in respect of any particular power so delegated, place such limitations on the exercise of that power by the delegate as are specified in the instrument of delegation.
(5.) A delegation made in pursuance of the last preceding sub-regulation shall be revocable at will and no delegation shall prevent the exercise of any power by the Commandant.
(6.) Subject to sub-regulations (2.) and (3.) of this regulation, all or any one or more of the punishments specified in paragraphs (b) to (n) (inclusive) of sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation may be inflicted in respect of any one offence.
(7.) In the exercise of any powers delegated to him under sub-regulation (4.) of this regulation the officer commanding the Corps of Staff Cadets may—
(a) adjourn the case for the purpose of having the evidence in respect of the offence reduced to writing;
(b) remand the case for trial by the Commandant; or
(c) if he thinks that the offence is not so serious as to warrant remanding the case for trial by the Commandant, dispose of the case summarily.
(8.) The procedure on the hearing of a charge under this regulation by the Commandant or an officer to whom the Commandant has delegated his powers under this regulation shall be the same as if he were a commanding officer.
Delegation of power to inflict minor punishment.
38.—(1) The Commandant may, by writing under his hand, delegate his powers to—
(a) company commanders and members of the Staff in respect of all or any of the punishments specified in paragraphs (f) to (n) (inclusive) of sub-regulation (1.) of the last preceding regulation; and
(b) warrant or non-commissioned officers of the Corps of Staff Cadets, when an officer, professor or lecturer is not present, in respect of the punishments specified in paragraphs (l) and (m) of that sub-regulation, or either of them,
and may place such limitation on the exercise of any powers so delegated as are specified in the instrument of delegation.
(2.) A delegation made in pursuance of the last preceding sub-regulation shall be revocable at will and no delegation shall prevent the exercise of any power by the Commandant.
Modification of Australian Military Regulations and Army Act.
39.—(1) A cadet shall not be entitled to elect under section 46 of the Army Act (whether applying by virtue of the Act or of the Australian Military Regulations) to be tried by court-martial and an officer having power to inflict punishment under regulation 37 or 38 of these Regulations shall not ask a cadet whether he desires to be dealt with summarily or to be tried by court-martial.
(2.) Regulations 256, 260 and 262 of the Australian Military Regulations and so much of section 46 of the Army Act as authorizes punishments not authorized by regulation 37 of these Regulations, shall not apply to cadets, and that section and all other provisions of the Army Act (whether applying by virtue of the Act or of the Australian Military Regulations) shall, for the purpose of their application to cadets, be read with such modifications (if any) as are necessary to make them consistent with these Regulations.
Presentations forbidden.
40.— (1.) A person residing or performing duty at, or being in any way connected with the administration of the College, shall not receive for his own benefit or the benefit of any other person any payment, reward, gift or loan, from a cadet or from a relation or friend of a cadet.
(2.) A cadet shall not make or offer any payment, gift or loan, to a person residing or performing duty at, or being in any way connected with the administration of the College, or to a near relation of such a person.
Saluting
41. Cadets shall salute all officers in uniform, officers not in uniform whom they know to be officers and the College professors and lecturers.
Intoxicating liquor.
42.— (1.) A cadet shall not bring or cause to be brought within the College, or have in his room, tent, or otherwise in his possession while subject to College control, any intoxicating liquor.
(2.) A cadet who contravenes the last preceding sub-regulation or consumes liquor brought within the College or in the possession of a cadet in contravention of that sub-regulation may, with the approval of the Minister, be expelled from the College.
Gambling forbidden.
43. A cadet shall not, while at the College, conduct or take part in gambling.
Part IX.—Leave of Absence.
Leave.
44. The Commandant may grant leave of absence—
(a) to any person on the establishment of the College at such times as, in the opinion of the Commandant, the good of the Service will permit;
(b) to members of the Staff of the College, whose services can, in the opinion of the Commandant, be spared, during any period in which academic studies are suspended; and
(c) to cadets between terms.
Part X.—Finance.
Cadets’ accounts.
45. There shall be an account for each cadet into which shall be paid the amounts to be credited to a cadet under this Part and from which shall be deducted the amounts to be debited under this Part.
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Pay.
46.—(1.) The account of a cadet admitted by way of normal entry or service entry shall be credited with pay at the rate specified in the following table according to the class in which the cadet is included:—
| Class. | Rate of pay per day. |
| Fourth Class...................................................................... | Nine shillings and ten pence |
| Third Class........................................................................ | Eleven shillings and one penny |
| Second Class..................................................................... | Thirteen shillings and four pence |
| First Class.......................................................................... | Fourteen shillings and seven pence |
(2.) The rate of pay to be credited, under the last preceding sub-regulation, to the account of a cadet who, at the date on which he joins the College, has attained the age of eighteen years or who attains the age of eighteen years after that date shall be increased by sixpence per day.
(3.) Payment of the sum of One shilling and sixpence for each day in respect of which a cadet receives pay under this regulation shall be deferred for payment until the cadet has graduated or is discharged.
(4.) A cadet who repeats a year of the course of instruction shall be credited with pay at the rate prescribed by this regulation in relation to the class in which he remains.
(5.) The rate of pay of a cadet admitted by way of special entry shall be determined by the Military Board.
Allowances.
47. The following allowances shall be credited to the account of a cadet admitted by way of normal or service entry:—
(a) uniform maintenance allowance at the rate of One shilling and sixpence per day;
(b) living-out allowance at the rate of Six shillings and six pence per day for each day the cadet is absent from the College on leave, in excess of seventy-two hours, granted under regulation 44 of these Regulations;
(c) an allowance of such amount, not exceeding the rate of travelling allowance payable to an officer holding the rank of lieutenant, as is necessary to cover expenses incurred by the cadet when travelling to and from an interview held under these Regulations or when travelling to the College for admission as a student; and
(d) travelling allowance at the rate payable to an officer holding the rank of lieutenant, when the cadet is travelling on duty.
Uniforms.
48. An initial issue of clothing shall be made at Commonwealth expense to a cadet in accordance with such scale as the Military Board authorizes.
Replacement of uniforms.
49. The cost of replacing a cadet’s uniform and clothing and the cost of his boot repairs shall be debited to his account.
Pocket money.
50. The Commandant may issue to a cadet pocket money at such rate, not exceeding one-quarter of the daily rate of pay prescribed by regulation 46 of these Regulations, as the Commandant determines and the amount of pocket money issued to a cadet shall be debited to his account.
Rations and medical &c. services.
51.— (1.) Rations, quarters, medical and dental services and hospital treatment shall be provided to cadets free of charge.
(2.) For the purposes of the last preceding sub-regulation, rations shall be issued according to such scale as the Military Board directs.
(3.) The cost of medical, dental or hospital treatment undergone by a cadet whilst absent from the College on leave shall not, except with the approval of the Military Board, be charged against the Commonwealth.
Books, Instruments and equipment.
52. Books, instruments and equipment shall be issued for the use of cadets during the course of instruction.
Sports funds.
53. The Commandant may require cadets to contribute to sports funds.
Presents forbidden.
54. A cadet shall not, except with the permission of the Commandant or an officer authorized in that behalf by the Commandant, receive from his parent, guardian or another person money or presents.
Amounts to be debited to cadets’ accounts.
55. The following shall be debited to a cadet’s account:—
(a) contributions to cover the cost of messing provided in excess of the normal ration scale;
(b) contributions towards the cost of providing mess stewards;
(c) contributions to sports funds;
(d) laundry charges; and
(e) such other expenditure, common to all cadets, and such personal expenditure as the Commandant approves.
Travelling warrants.
56.—(1.) Warrants for first-class fares and sleepers when available on railways, and for air fares or first-class steamer fares between Melbourne and Tasmania, may be issued at Commonwealth expense to cadets for use—
(a) when joining the College;
(b) when travelling on duty;
(c) when travelling to and from their homes on leave between the concluding term of any year and the first term of the next ensuing year;
(d) when travelling on sick leave with the approval of the Commandant; or
(e) when travelling to their homes after graduation.
(2.) The value of a warrant issued to a cadet, who is travelling to his home after having been expelled, removed, or permitted to resign shall be debited to the cadet’s account.
Loss, damages, &c., may be debited to cadet’s account.
57.— (1.) The Commandant may debit to the account of a cadet the amount of any expense to the Commonwealth caused by that cadet, or any loss of, or damage or destruction done by that cadet to, any arms, ammunition, equipment, clothing, books, instruments, regimental necessaries, or any building or other property belonging to the Commonwealth.
(2.) An officer authorized in that behalf by the Commandant may debit to the account of a cadet an amount (not exceeding Two pounds) in respect of any expense to the Commonwealth caused by that cadet or
any loss or destruction of, or damage by that cadet to, any arms, ammunition, equipment, clothing, hooks, instruments, regimental necessaries, or any building or other property belonging to the Commonwealth.
Payment to cadet on graduation or discharge.
58.—(1.) The amount standing to the credit of a cadet shall be paid to him on graduation or discharge.
(2.) Where a cadet is expelled, removed or permitted to resign, he shall return to store the initial outfit of uniform and clothing issued in pursuance of regulation 48 of these Regulations.
(3.) Where a cadet does not return an article of uniform or clothing in accordance with the last preceding sub-regulation, the value of the unexpired life of the article as determined by the Military Board shall be delated to his account.
Stoppage of pay and allowances.
59. A cadet who resigns while on leave from the College shall forfeit pay and allowances for the period of that leave.
PART XI.—Miscellaneous.
Annual report.
60. The Commandant shall, in February of each year, send to the Minister through the Military Board the report required to be furnished by section 147 of the Act.
Cadets may be detailed as Assistant Instructors.
61.— (1.) A cadet may, with the approval of the Military Board, be detailed as an Assistant Instructor or to perform duty with troops.
(2.) Where a cadet has been detailed in accordance with sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation—
(a) he shall be seconded to the Citizen Military Forces during the period for which he is so detailed;
(b) he may, on the recommendation of the Commandant, be granted a provisional commission as a lieutenant during that period; and
(c) his account shall not be credited with pay and allowances in accordance with Part X. of these Regulations during that period, but he shall be paid the rates of pay and pay allowances payable under the Financial (Military) Regulations to a Lieutenant.
THE SCHEDULES.
FIRST SCHEDULE.
Regulation 2.
Statutory Rules 1939, No. 7.
Statutory Rules 1939, No. 94.
Statutory Rules 1941, No. 24.
Statutory Rules 1943, No. 70.
Statutory Rules 1946, No. 160.
Statutory Rules 1948, No. 33.
Statutory Rules 1948, No. 144.
Statutory Rules 1949, No. 27.
Statutory Rules 1951, No. 12.
SECOND SCHEDULE.
Regulations 5 and 29.
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED OF COMMONWEALTH CANDIDATES FOR NORMAL ENTRY.
1. The Selection Board may accept any other Examination of a standard equivalent to or higher than the examinations specified in the following tables.
2. A candidate may be deemed by the Selection Board to have the educational qualifications specified in Table A if, having failed in one subject he has, in the opinion of the Board, passed at a sufficiently high standard in three subjects.
3. All subjects need not necessarily be passed in one year.
4. Where an educational requirement specified in Table B is a pass at a high standard or a reasonable attempt at passing the subject, the Selection Board may determine whether that requirement has been met by a candidate.
Table A.—Examinations and Subjects for Admission to the Arts Course.
| Queensland. | New South Wales. | Victoria. |
| A “Pass” or higher certificate at the Senior Public examination in— English and Mathematics A or Mathematics B and any other two subjects | A “Pass” or higher certificate at the examination for Leaving Certificate in— English and either General Mathematics. Mathematics I. or Mathematics II. and any other two subjects | A “Pass” or higher certificate at the School Leaving Examination in— English and either General Mathematics, Mathematics I. or Mathematics II. and any other two subjects |
| South Australia. | Western Australia. | Tasmania. |
| A “Pass” or higher certificate at the Leaving Examination in— English Literature and Mathematics I. or Mathematics II. and any other two subjects | A “Pass” or higher certificate at the Leaving Examination in— English and Mathematics A or Mathematics B and any other two subjects | A “Pass” or higher certificate in English Literature or English Expression at the Matriculation Examination or in English Literature and English Expression at the Schools’ Board Examination; and a “Pass” or higher certificate at the Matriculation Examination in— Mathematics A or Mathematics B and any other two subjects |
Table B.—Examinations and Subjects for Admission to the Science Course.
| Queensland. | New South Wales. | Victoria. |
| A “Pass” at the Senior Public Examination at a high standard in English and in three out of the following four subjects:— Mathematics A Mathematics B Physics and Chemistry and, where the subject in which a pass is not obtained is Mathematics A or Mathematics B, a pass in that subject at the Junior Public Examination | A “Pass” at the examination for the Leaving Certificate in English and in three out of the following four subjects:— Mathematics I. Mathematics II. Physics and Chemistry and, in addition, a reasonable attempt at passing the fourth subject | A “Pass” at the School Leaving Examination in English and in three out of the following four subjects:— Mathematics I. Mathematics II. Physics and Chemistry and, in addition, a reasonable attempt at passing the fourth subject |
Table: B.—Examinations and Subjects for Admission to the Science Course—continued.
| South Australia. | Western Australia. | Tasmania. |
| A “Pass” at the Leaving Certificate Examination in— English Literature Mathematics I Mathematics II. Physics and Chemistry | A “Pass” at the Leaving Examination at a high standard in English and in three out of the following four subjects: — Mathematics A Mathematics B Physics and Chemistry and, where the subject in which a pass is not obtained is Mathematics A or Mathematics B, a pass in that subject at the Junior Examination | A “Pass” at a high standard in English Literature or English Expression at the Matriculation Examination or in English Literature and English Expression at the Schools’ Board Examination; and a “Pass” at the Matriculation Examination in three out of the following four subjects:— Mathematics A Mathematics B Physics and Chemistry and, where the subject in which a pass is not obtained is Mathematics A or Mathematics B, a Pass in that subject at the Intermediate Examination |
THIRD SCHEDULE.
Regulations 5 and 11.
EXAMINATION OF COMMONWEALTH CANDIDATES FOR SERVICE ENTRY.
In order to qualify for a pass, a candidate must obtain not less than half marks in each subject in Division I., in Pure and Applied Mathematics and English, and in either Physics or Chemistry, in Division II.
A candidate will be exempted from taking an examination in Physics or Chemistry, if he can produce satisfactory evidence that he is eligible to study Economics at University standard. When applying for exemption an applicant shall set out his qualifications in Modern History (or other branches of History), Geography or Economics at either First Year University, Matriculation or Leaving Certificate Standard.
The examination in the military subjects specified in Division I. shall be set from the latest editions of the official manuals. The subject matter shall be that contained in the sections in the current editions of those manuals specified in the following syllabus.
| Syllabus. | |
| Subject. | Marks. |
| DIVISION I.—Military Subjects. | |
| 1. Infantry Field Training— | 200 |
| Fieldcraft and individual camouflage; | |
| Individual movement by day or night; | |
| Observation training; Field Signals; | |
| Selecting Lines of Advance; Keeping direction and memorizing a route; Duties of orderlies; | |
| Packing and wearing web equipment; Digging rifle and L.M.G. pits. (Infantry Training Part viii., 1944). | |
| Syllabus—continued. |
| Subject. | Marks |
| 2 Drill and Ceremonial— | 100 |
| (a) Squad drill without arms.; | |
| (b) Squad drill with arms; | |
| (c) Guards and sentries. | |
| (Military Training Pamphlet No. 18 (Aust.) 1944). | |
| 3. Small Arms Training— | 300 |
| The candidate shall attain the trained soldier standard in the following— | |
| The Rifle (Small Arms Training Vol. 1 Pamphlet 3 Rifle, 1946 Provisional), Lessons 1 to 15; Chapter 20, Serials 1 to 9; Classification Practice, Part II.; Progressive weapon training 1 to 9; Training tests 1 to 8. | |
| The Bayonet; lessons 1 to 4. | |
| Visual training lesson I; judging distance lessons 2, 3 and 4. (S.A.T., Vol. I, Pamphlet 2). | |
| Snipers Rifle (S.A.T., Vol. I., Pamphlet 3). | |
| 4. Hygiene and First Aid— | 50 |
| Personal (including dental) hygiene; First Aid to the injured. (Army Manual of Hygiene and Sanitation and Civil Defence Manual No. 3). | |
| 5. Physical Training— | 100 |
| The candidate will be examined in class arrangements and starting positions and will be required to show a fair standard of performance in trained soldiers tables, Ability to instruct will not be required. | |
| Division II.—Civil Subjects. | |
| 6. Pure and Applied Mathematics— | |
| (a) Pure Mathematics—one three hour paper— | 260 |
| (i) Vectors and Analytical Geometry.—Elementary vector algebra, with applications to plane and solid geometry, including specification of direction, the cartesian equations of straight line and plane, formulae for change of frame of reference, trigonometric addition theorems; curves and surfaces of second order; physical illustrations; formulae for tangent line, tangent plane and normal; elementary discussion of general second order equations; the most important properties of parabola, ellipse and hyperbola. Introduction to polar co-ordinates. | |
| (ii) Introductory Course, in Calculus.—Revision of algebraic principles and methods; the notions of differentiation and integration, with geometrical and physical applications depending on the simplest algebraic functions only. | |
| (iii) Calculus.—Systematic differentiation and integration, applied to standard elementary functions; elementary geometrical and physical applications, including areas, volumes, arcs, moments; curvature; approximations; introduction to differential equations. | |
| Textbook References—Bowman, “Elementary Calculus”, Osgood & Graustein, “Plans and Solid Analytical Geometry”, or any other similar books. | |
| (b) Applied Mathematics—one three hour paper— | 250 |
| (i) Kinematics.—Displacement, velocity, acceleration; their Specification and composition; plane motion of a particle and of a rigid body. | |
| Syllabus—continued. | Marks. |
| DIVISION II.—Civil. Subjects—continued. | |
| 6. Pure and Applied Mathematics—continued. (b) Applied Mathematics—continued. | |
| (ii) Dynamics.—Mass, momentum, force, energy, angular momentum; their specification and mutual interrelations as furnished by the Laws of Motion; simple practical applications of the equations or motion of particles and of rigid bodies in a plane. | |
| (iii) Statics.—Equilibrium of particles and of rigid bodies under coplanar forces; applications to simple frames, machines and other systems of rigid bodies. | |
| (iv) Hydrostatics.—Fundamental notions on the equilibrium of fluids; centre of pressure; equilibrium of floating bodies. | |
| Textbook References.—Loney, “Elements of Statics and Dynamics”. | |
| 7. English—one three hour paper — (a) English Expression.—Grammar, idiom, the use of words, sentence and paragraph construction, the planning and writing of papers, and the cultivation of a simple, unambiguous prose style. Textbook.—N. L. Clay, “Advanced English Series”. | 500 |
| (b) English Literature.—The course begins with Elizabethan drama and then covers selected authors of the seventeenth or eighteenth centuries. | |
| Prescribed Texts— | |
| Shakespeare, “The Taming of the Shrew”; “Romeo and Juliet”; “As You Like It”; “King Lear”  Etheredge, “The Man of Mode”
Congreve, “The Way of the World” “Restoration Plays” Farquhar, “The Beaux Stratagem” Everyman 604 Vanbrugh, “The Provoked Wife” Swift, “Gulliver’s Travels”; Tale of a Tub (Oxford Standard Authors) | |
| Defoe, “Moll Flanders” (Everyman 837) | |
| Richardson, “Pamela” (1st Volume) (Everyman 683) | |
| Fielding, “Torn Jones” (Everyman 355 and 356) | |
| Milton, “On the Morning of Christ’s Nativity”; “On Time”; “At a Solemn Musick”; “L’Allegre”; “II Penseroso”; “Comus”; “Lycidas” | |
| Pope, “Ode on Saint Cecilia’s Day”; “The Rape of the Lock”; “An Essay on Criticism”. | |
| 8. Physics—one three hour paper— | 600 |
| The elementary principles of Physics, including the following topics:— | |
| Physical quantities, units and measurement; | |
| Mechanics; | |
| Gravitation; | |
| Hydromechanics; | |
| Properties of matter; | |
| Descriptive account of the Kinetic theory of gases; | |
| Heat; | |
| Magnetism; | |
| Electrostatics; | |
| Electric currents, their chemical, heating and magnetic effects; | |
| Electrodynamics; | |
| Electromagnetic induction; | |
| Introduction to Cathode rays, Rontgen rays; | |
| Radioactivity, Isotopes, Atomic structure, Wave motion and sound; | |
Syllabus—continued.
| Subject. | Marks. |
| Division II. —Civil Subjects—continued. | |
| 8 Physics—continued. The elementary principles, &c.—continued. Geometrical Optics—Optical instruments including range finders, dial sights and periscopes. Textbook References.—Houston, “Intermediate Physics”; Smith, “Intermediate Physics”; Lemon & Ference, “Analytical Experimental Physics”; Adams, “The Student’s Guide”; Kitson, “How to use your Mind”; Champion, “University Physics”; Noakes, “Textbooks of Heat, Light, Electricity and Magnetism”. | |
| 9. Chemistry—one three hour paper— (a) General Principles.—Matter, mixtures, compounds, elements, atoms, molecules, atomic and molecular weights; Symbols, radicals, formulae, equations, combination, decomposition, dissociation, replacement, double decomposition, oxidation and reduction; Atomic number, periodic table, atomic structure—protons, neutrons and electrons, electronic configuration of the elements; Inert gas stability, the octet; Mechanism of combination and valency, electro or polar valency, covalency, co-ordinate covalency; Association through coordination, namely the hydrogenion, water, H2F2. acetic acid; Fajan’s principle: Hydrolysis. | 500 |
| (b) Inorganic Chemistry.—The occurrence, preparation and re-actions of the elements and compounds of:— Hydrogen, oxygen Group I. —Lithium, sodium and potassium; Copper, silver. Group II. —Beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium and barium; Zinc, cadmium, mercury Group III. —Boron, aluminium and scandium. | |
| (c) Organic Chemistry.—General principles, isomerism, stereoisomerism; cis-transisomerism, the asymmetric carbon atom and optical activity: Divisions of organic chemistry, characteristic groups, examples illustrating nomenclature; The preparation, properties and reactions of the following groups — paraffins, olefines, acetylenes, halogenated derivatives or alkyl halides, alcohols—mono, di-, and trihydric; the chlor- and cyanhydrins, aldehydes, ketones, acids (mono-, di- and tri- basic), hydroxy-, keto-, and other acid derivates, esters and ethers. Textbooks— Inorganic Chemistry— Mellor (revised by Parkes), “Modern Inorganic Chemistry” or Philbrick and Holmyard, “Textbook of Theoretical and Inorganic Chemistry” Organic Chemistry— 1st year—Saxton, “Aids to Organic Chemistry” 2nd year—Schmidt, “Organic Chemistry”; Bernthsen, “Textbook of Organic Chemistry” Physical Chemistry— Mee, “Physical Chemistry” Practical Organic Chemistry— Sudborough and James, “Practical Organic Chemistry”. | |
FOURTH SCHEDULE.
Regulation 7.
Commonwealth of Australia.
Royal Military College Regulations.
REQUEST BY PARENT OR GUARDIAN FOR THE ADMISSION TO THE ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF A COMMONWEALTH CANDIDATE UNDER THE AGE OF TWENTY-ONE YEARS AND UNDERTAKING 1N RESPECT OF THAT ADMISSION.
To the Minister of State for the Army.
(a) Here Insert full name, address and occupation.
(b) Here Insert full name of candidate.
* Strikeout which is inapplicable.
| 1.. I, (a) , | being | a* Parent* |
| the guardian |
of (b) request that he be admitted as a student at the Royal Military College of Australia, and I undertake, if he is so admitted—
(a) That I will pay from time to time to the Commonwealth on demand signed by the Commandant for the time being of the Royal Military College of Australia, and served on me personally or by post, the amount (if any) by which he has exceeded the pay and allowances which he will become entitled to receive, as a student at the College or member of the Corps of Staff Cadets, under any Act or Regulation for the time being in force;
(b) That, in the event of my being absent from Australia for any period during his attendance; as a student, I will appoint a resident of Australia as his guardian during the period of my absence, and I will notify the Commandant in writing of the name and address of that guardian and attach to that notification the written consent of that guardian.
* Strike out which is inapplicable.
| 2. If my | son* | is so admitted, and, while he is in attendance as a student, there arises, opinion of the |
| ward |
Commandant, urgent necessity for the administration of an anaesthetic to, or the performance of a surgical
| operationon, my | son* | I consent to the administration of the anaesthetic or performance of the surgical |
| ward |
operation, or both.
* Strike out which is Inapplicable.
| 3. I desire that my | son* | attend Divine Service according to the rites of |
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(c) Here insert denomination of Church.
* Strike out which is Inapplicable.
(c) Church, and, if such Service is not held, I have no objection to his attending the Service held in the College.
(d) Here Insert address.
| 4. I desire that all communications concerning my | son* | be addressed to me as follows: — (d) |
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and I undertake to inform the Commandant of the College whenever I change my address.
Dated the day of , 19 .
Witness—
Signature.
Address and occupation of Witness.
Note.—Paragraph 3 may be omitted or altered as desired by the parent or guardian.