Entry, Training, and Pay of Officers of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve (Sea-Going) Regulations (Amendment) (Provisional) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1916. No. 95.

 

PROVISIONAL REGULATIONS UNDER THE NAVAL DEFENCE ACT 1910–1912.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby certify that, on account of urgency, the following Regulations under the Naval Defence Act 1910–1912 should come into immediate operation, and further should be taken to have come into operation on and from the dates specified, and make the Regulations to come into operation accordingly as Provisional Regulations.

Dated this eighteenth day of May, One thousand nine hundred and sixteen.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

J. A. JENSEN.

 

REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE ENTRY, TRAINING, AND PAY OF OFFICERS OF THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVAL RESERVE (SEA-GOING).

Alterations and Additions.

Section 4.—Calling out by Proclamation.

Add new Regulation 30a, as from 4th August, 1914—

“30a. All time served as an Officer of one of H M A Ships during war shall reckon in lieu of and as equivalent to the following:—

Under Regulations 9, 10 and 45b, service as First Mate of a British Steamship of 3,000 tons.

Under Regulations 37, 38 and 43a, as ‘training’ qualifying for Training Fees and Retainers.

Under Regulations 45b and 46 as ‘training’ qualifying for promotion.

Under Regulation 62, as ‘training’ qualifying for the decoration.”

Section 6.—Pay and Allowances.

Regulation 32.—Cancel, as from 1st January, 1916, the following—

“Lieutenants, 15s. per diem and 1s. per diem uniform allowance,” and substitute in lieu thereof:—

“Lieutenants (over 4 years’ seniority), 17s. 6d. per diem and 1s. uniform allowance.

Lieutenants (under 4 years’ seniority), 15s. per diem and 1s. per diem uniform allowance.”

C.4485.—Price 3d.

Section 9.—Promotion.

Regulation 45b.—First paragraph, cancel (3), and substitute the following in lieu:—

“(2) Possesses a Master’s Certificate.”

Add new Section 11, as from 1st July, 1913:—

“Section 11.—Decoration for Commissioned Officers.

62. The Royal Naval Reserve Officers’ Decoration is granted subject to the following Regulations:—

(a) The Decoration may be conferred on Commissioned Officers of the Military Branch who have total Commissioned Service (Including Acting time) of at least 15 years. Time served in Honorary rank or as Midshipmen in the temporary rank of Active Sub-Lieutenant will not count.

(b) All services in the Royal Naval Reserve, the Royal Naval Reserve (Australian Branch), and the Royal Australian Naval Reserve (Sea-going) shall reckon equally towards the 15 years required.

(c) Officers must have gone through Naval Training in the Fleet for a period of 12 months and have attained the rank of Lieutenant.

(d) Officers otherwise qualified who have not undergone such training but who have performed especially good service, may be specially granted the Decoration.

63. The letters ‘R.D.’ will be inserted in the Navy List against the names of Officers on whom the Decoration is conferred.

64. Applications for the award of the Decoration should be addressed through the Officer’s Commanding Officer if serving at the time in one of H.M.A. Ships or Establishments, or through the Director of Naval Reserves if not so serving.”

 

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