Fleet Reserve Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1928. No. 31.

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE NAVAL DEFENCE ACT 1910-1918.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations, under the Naval DefenceAct 1910-1918, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this twenty-fourth day of April, 1928.

STONEHAVEN,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

T. W .GLASGOW,

Minister of State for Defence.

 

Amendment of Fleet Reserve Regulations.

(Statutory Rules 1926, No. 61, as amended to present date.),

(Second Amendment.)

After Regulation 64 the following regulations are added:—

Long Service and Good Conduct Medal.

“65. A member of the Fleet Reserve who was serving in the Reserve on or after 1st April, 1920, or who served in the Great War, and who has not been awarded the Royal Navy Long Service and Good Conduct Medal is eligible for the award of the Royal Australian Fleet Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal provided he—

(a) has completed at least 15 years’ service in His Majesty’s Fleet and Royal Australian Fleet Reserve combined or in His Majesty’s Fleet and both Royal Fleet Reserve and Royal Australian Fleet Reserve;

For the purposes of this paragraph H M. Fleet embraces Royal Navy, Royal Marines and Royal Australian Navy.

(b) has satisfactorily carried out the prescribed training;

(c) has obtained a character not below ‘V.G.’ during the 15 years preceding the award and not below ‘Good’ during any year of his service from the age of 18, except as prescribed in regulation 66.

519.—Price 3d.

 

(d) is in possession of the maximum number of good conduct badges for which he could have qualified during his period of active service; and

(e) is recommended for the award of the medal by the Registrar of the Royal Australian Fleet Reserve.

66.(1) A member whose character was assessed below ‘Good’ during the first five years of his active service from the age of 18 may be specially considered for the award of the Medal either:—

(a) on the ground of having displayed heroism or gallantly in action; or having rendered some special service in time of emergency; subsequent to the assessment of character below “Good” or

(b) on the ground of having 18 years’ service with continuous ‘V.G.’ character subsequent to that assessment.

(2) The conditions prescribed in paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (e) of regulation 65 shall apply to all members. Desertion at any time shall render a member ineligible for the award of the medal, except in special circumstances where a member can show the necessary period of service with continuous ‘V. G.’ character commencing from the date of recovery from desertion.

(3) The provisions of the King’s Regulations and Admiralty Instructions regarding the effect of reduction to the second class for conduct on eligibility for the award of the Active Service Good Conduct Medal shall also apply to the Royal Australian Fleet Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal;

67.(1) A member in possession of the Royal Australian Fleet Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal who subsequently re-enters the Royal Australian Navy and qualifies for the award of the Active Service Long Service and Good Conduct Medal shall be required to surrender the Reserve Medal on being awarded the Active Service Medal.

(2) This condition shall also apply to a man, formerly of the Royal Navy or Royal Marines, who subsequent to the award of the Royal Australian Fleet Reserve Long, Service and Good Conduct Medal rejoins the Royal Navy or Royal Marines and qualifies for the award of the Active Service Long Service and Good Conduct Medal.

68. When the conduct of any member after he has been awarded the Medal is considered to be such as to disqualify him from wearing it, he may be deprived of it by the Naval Board.

69. A minimum of three years’ ‘Very Good’ conduct shall be required before a member who has been deprived of the Medal may have it restored to him, and a Medal which has been forfeited for misconduct may be restored on the member’s discharge from the Reserve, at the discretion of the Naval Board, provided the above conditions have been fulfilled. Should the member, however, complete 5 years’ ‘Very Good’ conduct before he is discharged, the medal may be restored on completion of that period, at the discretion of the Naval Board.

 

70. When it is desired to replace a medal which has been accidently lost, the member to whom the medal belonged shall make a statutory declaration stating the circumstances in which the loss occurred, together with his name, rating, class, number in the Reserve and Royal Navy, Royal Marine, or Royal Australian Navy Official Number. This declaration shall be sent to the Naval Board through the Registrar of the Royal Australian Fleet Reserve and the medal will be replaced on payment if the explanation as to its loss is considered satisfactory.”

 

By Authority: H. J. Green, Government Printer, Canberra.