by CollectinSteve Sun May 14, 2017 5:16 pm
This is more interesting than I thought it would be

I have a 1982 set and, as stated above, it is 4 pockets (pleated) with chest pockets slanted. No epaulets, pleated arm pocket on left arm with covered button.
I also have a 1989 set which is two pockets (not pleated) with straight chest pockets. It has epaulets and no arm pockets.
Gilles' jacket seems to be a bridge between the two designs. However, as James pointed out... there's some oddities:
1. Buttons are not the style used on the 1982 uniform or from 1989 and later.
2. Two British style exposed button arm pockets is not seen on any other Aussie uniform I have until Land 125
3. The military tag is not centered, but instead at the center is a white wash and care tag
4. The material is trouser type material, not the thin type consistent with every Aussie shirt from 1982 through Land 125.
5. The size on the tag is for "WAIST", which of course should not be on a shirt collar!
I'm going to go with James' guess that this could be a speculative submission in hopes of landing a shirt contract. I'll go a little further to say that the company making the submission might have been making trousers already, therefore it had the material and labels for trousers in hand.
It would have been very illegal for a military tag to be put on a commercial item, I should think, yet it doesn't look like the label was added after the fact. So I'm inclined to think it had some sort of connection to the military even if it was ultimately rejected.
Steve