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Title

AIR DEFENCE BILL

Database

Senate Hansard

Date

12-05-1921

Source

SENATE

Parl No.

8

Electorate

Western Australia

Interjector

 

Page

 

Role

 

Party

NAT

Presenter

 

Status

 

Question No.

 

Questioner

 

Responder

 

Speaker

PEARCE, George

Stage

 

Type

 

Context

 

System Id

hansard80/hansards80/1921-05-12/0213


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Thursday, 12 May 1921


Senator PEARCE (Western Australia) (Minister for Defence) . - An air pilot has to take care of not only his own life, but also that of his mechanic, and possibly that of an observer. It is essential to have the power given in the clause. A man's discharge might be perfectly justifiable for medical or temperamental reasons. However, this power will only be used in extreme cases.

Clause agreed to.

Clauses 43 and 44 agreed to.

Clause 45 (Command of Force in time of war).






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