Fleet Reserve Regulations (Repeal) (Cth)

Fleet Reserve Regulations.

FLEET RESERVE REGULATIONS.

 

Statutory Rules 1923, No. 52. (a)

 

Repeal.

1. The Fleet Reserve Regulations (Statutory Rules 1919, No. 19) are hereby repealed, and the following regulations are made in their stead.

Definitions

2. In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears—

“Naval Board” means the Board of Administration for the Naval Forces.

“Registrar” means the officer appointed by the Naval Board to carry out the duties, specified in these Regulations, to be carried out by the Registrar of the Royal Australian Fleet Reserve.

“Fleet Reserve” means the Royal Australian Fleet Reserve.

“Member” means a member of the Royal Australian Fleet Reserve.

Constitution.

3. The Fleet Reserve is constituted under the Naval Defence Act as a section of the Citizen Naval Forces.

Eligibility for Enrolment.

4. A candidate (b) for enrolment in the Fleet Reserve shall—

Residential.

(a) be resident within two hundred (200) miles of a Sub-District Naval Office or be serving in a coastal or Australian-registered deep-sea vessel not trading outside the Indian or Pacific Oceans;

Age.

(b) be not less than twenty-five nor more than forty years of age on the date of his enrolment;

Service.

(c) have served in the Sea-going Forces of the Royal Navy or Royal Australian Navy, or both, for not less than five years’ “man’s time”;

Character.

(d) be in possession of one or more good conduct badges, or have borne a generally satisfactory character throughout his service, with an assessment of “Very Good” for character for at least two years, and of “Very Good” or “Good” for the remaining one year of the last three years of his service;

Health.

(e) must be physically fit for five years’ service and pass such medical examination as the Naval Board may approve;

Ability.

(f) must be assessed for ability at not less than “Satisfactory”.

Time to apply.

5. A member of the Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-going) may apply for enrolment in the Fleet Reserve at any time within the six months prior to the date of expiration of his final engagement.

(a) Made under the Naval Defence Act 1910–1918 on 10th May, 1923.

(b) This regulation has since been amended by S.R. 1923, No. 208, infra p. 69.

 

DEFENCE (NAVAL)—

Naval Board may refuse enrolment.

6. The Naval Board may decline to accept any man for enrolment in the Fleet Reserve, notwithstanding the fact that he may be a qualified candidate, and all enrolments shall be subject to recommendation and be dependent upon vacancies existing.

Liability for War Service.

Service under Proclamation.

7. A member shall be liable to be called upon to serve with the Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-going) upon the Fleet Reserve being called out by Proclamation in time of war or national emergency.

Voluntary service to continue under Proclamation.

8. A member who is performing voluntary service with the Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-going) under the provisions of regulation 65, shall, in the event of the Fleet Reserve being called out for service under Proclamation, be required to continue his sea-going service until discharged therefrom.

Rating on Entry.

First enrolment.

9. (1) An approved candidate shall be enrolled in the substantive rating, whether acting or confirmed, and non-substantive rating, and be credited with Good Conduct Badges last held by him in the Sea-going Forces of the Royal Navy or Royal Australian Navy, as the case may be.

Re-enrolment.

(2) On re-enrolment for a second or subsequent period of service in the Fleet Reserve, a member shall be granted the non-substantive rating for which he is reported as being qualified.

Engagement and Retirement.

Five years’ engagement.

10. A rating enrolling in the Fleet Reserve shall be required to execute an engagement to serve therein for a period of five years.

11. (1) A member who desires to re-enrol for a second or subsequent period of service in the Fleet Reserve shall personally apply to the Registrar when performing the final drill of his current engagement.

Period of re-enrolment.

(2) If a member is considered in all respects suitable, re-enrolment may be effected for the following periods:—

(i) if he be forty years of age or under, for five years;

(ii) if he be forty years of age or over, until he reaches the age of forty-five years.

Date of commencement of later engagements.

12. (1) The date of commencement of a second or subsequent engagement on the part of a member who failed to re-enrol before his previous engagement expired shall be the date upon which re-enrolment for the later engagement was actually effected.

Retainer not paid during period of non-enrolment.

(2) Such a member shall not be entitled to receive payment of his retainer for the period intervening between the date of expiration of his previous engagement and the commencing date of his subsequent period of re-enrolment.

Failure to re-enrol in three months.

13. If a member should not, within a period of three months from the date of expiration of each engagement, apply to be re-enrolled, his name shall be removed from the Register and he shall not be re-engaged without the special approval of the Naval Board.

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Discharge.

14. (1) A member of the Fleet Reserve shall be entitled to claim his discharge on the expiration of each successive engagement provided he is not required to serve in the Sea-going Forces under Proclamation as provided in regulation 7.

Retirement.

(2) Except in time of war a member shall be compulsorily retired from the Fleet Reserve on attaining the age of forty-five years.

Discharge by purchase.

15. A member may, if the exigencies of the service permit, be allowed to purchase his discharge on the following conditions:—

(a) During First Engagement—

(i) A man granted a free discharge from the Royal Australian Navy—£20.

(ii) A man discharged from the Royal Australian Navy by purchase on reduced terms, on condition of his enrolling in the Fleet Reserve, or a man in respect of whose enrolment a refund of purchase money has been made—£20, or the difference between the net amount of purchase money already paid and the full amount laid down in the Naval Financial Regulations, whichever is the greater.

(iii) A man granted a free discharge from the Royal Australian Navy on condition of his enrolling in the Fleet Reserve—The full amount of money prescribed in the Naval Financial Regulations for discharge from the Royal Australian Navy.

(iv) In any other case—£10, or the total amount of retainers received and due plus the cost of free clothing or allowances made in lieu, whichever is less, subject to a minimum of £2.

(b) During Second Period of Enrolment—

All men—£5, or the total amount of retainers received and due plus the cost of free clothing, or allowances issued in lieu during second period, whichever is less, subject to a minimum of £2.

(c) During any Subsequent Period of Enrolment—

All men—£1.

Discharge without purchase.

16. The Naval Board may, in exceptional circumstances, grant a member his discharge from the Fleet Reserve without payment of purchase money, provided the reasons for his application for discharge are found to be genuine and sufficient.

Dismissal.

17. (1) A member who so misconducts himself as to bring discredit upon the Fleet Reserve shall be liable to be dismissed, and if dismissed, shall, unless otherwise approved by the Naval Board, forfeit all claims to retainer and other moneys due to him under these Regulations.

(2) The case of a member who is at any time considered by the Registrar to be unfit for further service on account of character, inefficiency or for any other reason shall be reported to the Naval Board which may approve of his discharge from the Fleet Reserve.

DEFENCE (NAVAL)—

Organization.

Registrar.

18. (1) The Registrar of the Royal Australian Fleet Reserve shall be appointed by the Naval Board and shall be the Commanding Officer of one of His Majesty’s Australian Ships.

Maintenance of correct establishment.

(2) The Registrar shall be responsible to the Naval Board—

(a) that the officers authorized to enrol and re-enrol members in accordance with the provisions of regulation 19, are regularly advised, from time to time, of the number of ratings which may be enrolled or re-enrolled by them; and

(b) that the number of enrolments in each class of rating does not exceed the approved complement unless an increase or other variation shall have been authorized by the Naval Board prior to such increase or variation having been effected.

Responsibilities of Registrar.

(3) In addition to his responsibilities under the foregoing sub-regulation, the Registrar shall be responsible to the Naval Board for all arrangements in connexion with—

(a) training, inspection, and discipline;

(b) payments in respect of pay, retainer, victualling, clothing, and other allowances;

(c) mobilization; and

(d) discharge;

of members of the Fleet Reserve and for giving effect to instructions issued by the Naval Board in respect thereof.

C.O. Penguin responsible in New South Wales.

19. (1) The Commanding Officer of H.M.A.S. Penguin shall be responsible for carrying out the various orders issued by the Naval Board or the Registrar, in respect of the organization, training and enrolment of the Fleet Reserve in the Naval District of New South Wales.

D.N.O’s. responsible in other States.

(2) In all other Naval Districts, except that in which the Registrar is stationed, the District Naval Officer shall be responsible for these duties.

Establishment.

20. (1) The numbers to be borne in the Fleet Reserve shall not exceed the total number for which provision has been made on the Appropriation.

(2) The number which may be enrolled in each class of rating shall, subject to the provisions of sub-regulation (1) be determined by the Naval Board from time to time.

Training.

(a)

Annual Training.

21. (b) (1) A member of the Fleet Reserve shall perform one week’s training in each calendar year, from the time of enrolment or re-enrolment, except as provided in the following sub-regulations.

(2) Annual training shall commence on the Monday following the date of enrolment and shall be counted as the compulsory training for the calendar year, viz., 1st January to 31st December, in which enrolment is effected.

 

(a) Regulation 20a has since been inserted by S.R. 1923, No. 208, infra p. 69.

(b) This regulation has since been amended by S.R. 1923, No. 208. infra p. 69.

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(3) In a case where a break in membership has occurred, annual training shall commence on the Monday following the date of re-enrolment and be counted as the compulsory training for the calendar year in which re-enrolment is effected.

(4) A member shall not be required to perform any drill in respect of the year in which he is due for final retirement from the Fleet Reserve on account of age.

Drills at port of enrolment.

22. Annual training shall be carried out at the port of enrolment, but, in the case of a member living nearer to another naval port than that in which he was enrolled, the Registrar may grant permission for the drill to be performed at the nearer port.

Absentees.

23. A member in arrears with drill whose whereabouts cannot be ascertained shall be placed upon a list of absentees but shall not be discharged from the Fleet Reserve.

Duration of drills.

24. Annual training shall consist of six forenoon and five afternoon drills, and a member shall join his training class in proper uniform before the hour of commencement on Monday morning.

Leave to attend drills.

25. (1) A member employed in one of His Majesty’s Australian Naval Establishments or Offices shall be granted leave of absence to attend his annual training.

(2) Such leave may, at the option of the member, be deducted from any annual or accumulated leave to which he may be entitled, with pay at the rate he would have received when taking the leave in the ordinary way.

(3) In other cases, leave shall be granted without pay, provided that, in the event of the total amount of pay and allowances, excluding pay for Sundays and holidays, he receives as a member of the Fleet Reserve being less than the total amount he would have received had he remained on his usual duties, the difference between the two amounts shall be paid to him.

Absence from drill to be made good.

26. Any absence from drill during annual training on account of a member’s illness, disease or hurt, contracted on or off duty, or from any other cause, shall not count as portion of his annual training, but on the member again becoming fit for service, he shall be required to complete the unexpired portion of his period of training.

Retainer.

27. (1) A member of the Fleet Reserve shall receive a retainer quarterly in arrear at the rate of One pound (£1) per month. Payment of retainer for the preceding quarter shall become due on the first day of January, April, July, and October of each year, and shall be subject to compliance with the conditions prescribed in these Regulations.

(2) A member enrolled or re-enrolled at any time after the first day of a quarter shall receive payment of three months’ retainer for that particular quarter notwithstanding that he has been enrolled for portion of that quarter only.

(3) A member shall not be entitled to payment of any retainer in respect of the incomplete quarter at the expiration of his engagement or re-engagement in the Fleet Reserve, as the case may be.

 

DEFENCE (NAVAL)—

(4) Payments of retainer already made prior to promulgation of these Regulations shall be adjusted in accordance with the provisions of sub-regulations (2) and (3) of this regulation.

Life Certificate.

28. (1) On the first day of March, June, September, and December in each year, a member shall forward to the Registrar a life certificate on the prescribed form.

(2) Payment of retainer shall not be made until the life certificate has been received.

Absence abroad.

29. During such periods of absence abroad as may be authorized in accordance with regulation 63, payment of retainers due to a member shall be withheld until his return to Australia.

Retainer may be paid to wife.

30. A member may, whilst serving in an Australian merchant vessel under the provisions of regulation 4, clause (a), authorize payment of his retainer to his wife, but to no other person. In such a case, the life certificate shall not be completed before the last day of the quarter for which payment is to be made, and shall be attested by the master of the vessel.

Pay, Victualling, Clothing, and Travelling Expenses.

Pay.

31. (1) During training, a member of the Fleet Reserve shall, unless otherwise prescribed in these Regulations, receive pay and allowances at the rates prescribed in the Naval Financial Regulations for his corresponding rating in the Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-going), Deferred Pay being paid with Active Pay.

(2) Progressive rates of pay shall be determined by actual service of the member in the rating both in the Sea-going Forces before discharge and in the Fleet Reserve during annual drills and periods of mobilization. Periods of membership of the Fleet Reserve whilst not mobilized for active service, or undergoing training, shall not, however, count towards necessary qualifying service for the purposes of progressive pay and seniority in rating.

32. (1) On completion of a full week’s training as defined in regulation 24, a member shall be entitled to pay and allowances as for seven whole days calculated from the Sunday immediately preceding the drill.

(2) In exceptional circumstances, the Commanding Officer at the place of drill may approve of pay and allowances being granted for any period of less than one week’s training, and the reasons for such approval shall be stated on the voucher on which particulars of the payment are shown.

Hurt pay.

33. (1) A member placed on the sick list during the training period as the result of injury or hurt received on duty for which a Hurt Certificate has been granted shall, in addition to the pay and allowances to which he is entitled for the drills he has performed, receive pay and allowances for such period as is prescribed in the Naval Financial Regulations for a member of the Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-going) in similar circumstances.

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(2) If the member concerned is not received into an approved hospital or the sick quarters for treatment at Government expense, he may he paid Sick Allowance at the rate and under the conditions prescribed in the Naval Financial Regulations for his corresponding rating in the Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-going).

Absence through illness, &c.

34. (1) A member who, whilst undergoing his annual training, is absent from drill on account of ordinary illness, or of injury or hurt sustained whilst not on duty, shall not be entitled to pay and allowances during such absence, provided that, in exceptional circumstances, and with approval of the Naval Board, payment of his usual pay and allowances may be continued for the whole or portion of the period of duration of his incapacitation.

(2) Medical attendance, and, if necessary, treatment in an approved hospital, may be granted at Government expense in cases coming within the scope of the foregoing sub-regulation.

Married allowance.

35. (1) Married Allowance at the rate prescribed in the Naval Financial Regulations, shall be paid to a member who was in receipt of such allowance on the date of his discharge from the Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-going), upon his signing a statutory declaration that the circumstances of his marriage have not since altered and that he is maintaining his family.

(2) Married Allowance shall be paid to a member who marries after his discharge from the Permanent Naval Forces on his completing the usual form of application.

(3) The provisions of the Naval Financial Regulations in respect of the compulsory allotment of pay of a rating eligible for Married Allowance shall not apply to a member of the Fleet Reserve whilst undergoing annual training.

Dependant allowance.

36. (1) Dependant Allowance at the rate prescribed in the Naval Financial Regulations shall be paid to a member who was in receipt of such allowance on the date of his discharge from the Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-going), upon his signing a statutory declaration that the conditions of dependancy still exist.

(2) Dependant Allowance shall be paid to a member who was not in receipt of such on his discharge from the Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-going), but has since become eligible, upon his making the usual application, but such payment shall be subject to subsequent confirmation by the Naval Board and to deduction from retainers due of the amount so paid in the event of confirmation being withheld.

(3) The provisions of the Naval Financial Regulations in respect of the compulsory allotment of pay of a rating eligible for Dependant Allowance shall not apply to a member of the Fleet Reserve whilst undergoing annual training.

Victualling.

37. A member of the Fleet Reserve shall be victualled during periods of annual training on the scale for ratings of the Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-going).

Victualling and lodging allowances.

38. (1) A member when neither accommodated nor victualled during a period of annual training shall be paid victualling and lodging allowances at the rates prescribed for his corresponding rating in the Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-going), but a member who is victualled and not accommodated shall be paid lodging allowance only.

DEFENCE (NAVAL)—

(2) A member who, in travelling to his port for annual training, is compelled through limitations of transport facilities to arrive at the training port prior to the date upon which training is to commence, may be victualled and accommodated, or if no such facilities exist, may be paid allowances in lieu, as from the date of his arrival: provided that, if the member commenced the journey from his place of residence before it was necessary, to enable him to report for drill at the proper time, victualling and accommodation or allowances in lieu shall be received as from the date of commencement of training only.

(3) Similarly, a member who is compelled to remain at the place of drill after the date of expiration of his training, through ordinary transport facilities to his place of residence not being immediately available, may be victualled and accommodated, or paid allowances in lieu, until the date of his departure for home on the first possible occasion.

(4) Except in the case of one whose discharge, either at “own request”, free or by purchase, has been granted conditionally on his joining the Fleet Reserve, a member who joins direct from the Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-going) and elects to remain at the port of enrolment while waiting to commence his first annual drills may be victualled and accommodated or paid the allowances in lieu for the period between the date of enrolment and commencement of training: provided that the total cost which may be incurred under this sub-regulation shall not exceed the cost of travelling warrants for the journey from the port to the member’s place of residence and return to port.

(5) Under this regulation, where lodging allowance is paid owing to accommodation being unavailable, and the member is able to reside at his own home, the rate of lodging allowance shall be deducted from the daily rate of Married or Dependant Allowance if payable.

Clothing.

39. (1) A member shall, on enrolment or re-enrolment, be supplied with a reduced kit, provided there are at least five years to run before the expiration of his engagement, but a member who is already in possession of a reduced kit may be paid an allowance at the rate of Two pounds (£2) per annum in lieu thereof.

(2) Payment of the allowance prescribed in the foregoing sub-regulation shall be made with drill pay upon completion of annual training, or, in the case of a member’s exemption from annual training under sub-regulation (4) of regulation 21, with the final retainer in his last year of service in the Fleet Reserve.

(3) A fresh kit shall not be supplied to a member enrolled or re-enrolled for any period of less than five years, but the allowance in lieu at the rate prescribed in sub-regulation (1) above shall be payable in such a case.

(4) Kits shall be inspected on each occasion of performing drill or other service and all deficiencies shall be made good and the value charged against the member concerned.

Bedding.

40. A set of bedding shall be supplied on loan to a member on his embarking for service in the Fleet or on being accommodated on board ship or in barracks during his annual training.

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Travelling expenses of candidates.

41. (1) A candidate for enrolment in the Fleet Reserve who is considered by the Registrar to be suitable may, if he lives at a distance of more than 20 miles from a port of enrolment, be supplied with a travelling warrant to enable him to present himself and, with a second travelling warrant, when needed, to enable him to return to his home.

(2) A candidate whose journey while travelling to the port of enrolment and vice versâ occupies not less than six hours, shall be paid Travelling Allowance at the rate prescribed for his corresponding rating in the Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-going), for the duration of such journey.

Travelling expenses of members.

42. (1) When proceeding to and returning home from the place where annual training is performed, a member whose place of residence is distant not less than 10 miles shall be entitled to travelling warrants for each journey.

(2) A member whose journey under the foregoing sub-regulation occupies not less than six hours shall be paid Travelling Allowance at the rate prescribed for his corresponding rating in the Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-going), for the duration of such journey.

Members sick on arriving for training.

43. (1) A member who, on presenting himself for annual training is found to be medically unfit, and is returned to his home for private treatment, shall not be entitled to travelling expenses if the nature of his incapacity indicates that, by reasonable assumption, he was aware of it before leaving his home.

(2) Such a member presenting himself for annual training a second time under the provisions of regulation 59, shall be required to pay the cost of his own transit to and from the training port, provided that, in exceptional circumstances, the Naval Board may approve of such cost being borne by the Government.

Cost of travelling in time of emergency.

44. In the event of the Fleet Reserve being called out by Proclamation for service with the Seagoing Forces in time of war or emergency, the cost of a member’s rail or steamer fare to the port of enrolment shall be borne by the Government, subject to the provisions of the Naval Financial Regulations in respect of class of accommodation.

45. A member of the Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-going) whose discharge, either at “own request”, free or by purchase, has been granted conditionally on his joining the Fleet Reserve, shall be entitled to a passage at Government expense to his “Home Port” or the place where he was originally recruited, whichever he chooses, provided that he shall have performed his first year’s annual training immediately after his discharge from the Permanent Forces, but he shall not be entitled to rations and accommodation under regulation 38 (4) while awaiting commencement of training.

Pay and Allowances when Called out for Service.

Pay.

46. (1) When called out by Proclamation for service in time of war or emergency, a member of the Fleet Reserve shall receive pay and allowances at the rates and under the conditions prescribed in the Naval Financial Regulations for his corresponding rating in the Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-going), Deferred Pay being paid with Active Pay.

DEFENCE (NAVAL)—

Married and dependant allowances.

(2) Married and Dependant Allowances shall not be payable until the approved forms of application have been completed and the conditions prescribed in the Naval Financial Regulations in respect of allotment of pay have been complied with.

Kits.

47. (1) A member called out for service in time of war or emergency shall be required to bring his kit up to the approved standard and for this purpose may be supplied, free of cost, with the articles necessary to supplement his ordinary reduced kit referred to in regulation 39.

(2) A member whose reduced kit is found, on his being called out for service, to be below the approved standard, shall be supplied with the additional articles required and the cost of such issues shall be debited against his account in the ship’s ledger.

Retainers to cease on being called out.

48. (1) Payment of retainers shall cease as from the date upon which a member of the Fleet Reserve is called out for service by Proclamation.

(2) Payment of retainers for the quarter in which the calling out of the Fleet Reserve by Proclamation is effected, shall be calculated as for either one, two, or three months, an incompleted month being regarded as a full month for the purposes of this sub-regulation.

Clothing allowance to cease.

49. (1) A member who is in receipt of the annual rate of Clothing Allowance prescribed in regulation 39, shall cease to be entitled to payment of this allowance on his being called out for service by Proclamation.

(2) The amount due in respect of this allowance up to the date of his being called out for service shall be calculated on the basis of one-twelfth of the annual rate for each month elapsed since the date to which last annual payment was made, an incompleted month being regarded as a full month for the purposes of this sub-regulation.

Discipline.

Naval Discipline Act.

50. A member of the Fleet Reserve, whilst undergoing annual training or serving with the Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-going), either under Proclamation or voluntarily, shall be borne on a separate list in the books of one of H.M.A. Ships, and shall be subject to the Naval Discipline Act and in all respects to the regulations affecting the discipline of the Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-going).

Cells.

51. A member who is punished by confinement in cells during his period of annual training shall not be entitled to payment of retainer until, at his own expense, he has made good the time lost during confinement, but no member shall be retained at the training port under punishment after the date of expiration of the period for which he presented himself for drill.

Absence from drill without leave.

52. A member who, whilst undergoing annual training, absents himself without leave, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding Five pounds (£5) and to forfeiture of all claim to retainer for the current quarter.

Arrears of drill.

53. A member of the Fleet Reserve will be notified by the Registrar in writing when his annual training is in arrear, but the absence of such notification shall not be held to absolve a member in arrear from the penalties prescribed in these Regulations for non-performance of drill.

 

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Forfeiture of retainer.

54. (1) Payment of retainer to a member who has failed to perform the prescribed annual training before the 31st December in any year shall cease as from that date, except as provided in sub-regulation (2), and shall not again commence to accrue until—

(a) the first day of the quarter in which the arrears of training are performed; or

(b) until such date as may be determined by the Registrar having due regard to the circumstances of the case.

(2) In exceptional circumstances, where it is proved to the satisfaction of the Registrar that failure to perform the drill within the prescribed period was not due to the member’s default, the Registrar may grant permission for the arrears of drill to be performed, and on such being completed, the member shall be entitled to payment of any portion of the retainer which may have been stopped.

(3) Where failure to perform annual training is due to the member’s default, he shall, in addition to forfeiture of retainers as provided in sub-regulation (1) be liable to a penalty not exceeding Five pounds (£5).

Absentees under proclamation.

55. A member who fails to join his ship or depôt in the event of the Fleet Reserve being called out by Proclamation, or to notify the Registrar of his inability to attend, shall, unless the reasons for his non-attendance are considered satisfactory, be considered as a deserter from the Naval Forces, and be liable to all the penalties for desertion.

Medical.

Men invalided from Sea-going Forces to obtains certificate.

56. (1) A candidate for enrolment in the Fleet Reserve who has seen invalided from the Royal Navy or the Permanent. Naval Forces (Sea-going), and whose place of residence is distant more than 20 miles from the nearest port of enrolment, shall be required, before presenting himself for enrolment, to obtain a certificate that he is in good health and suffers from no serious physical defect, from either of the following:—

(a) The Sub-District Naval Medical Officer;

(b) Where there is no Naval Medical Officer, the Medical Officer of the local Military area;

(c) Where there is neither a Naval nor Military Medical Officer, a civilian medical practitioner.

(2) A candidate who has been invalided from the Royal Navy or the Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-going), and whose place of residence is distant 20 miles or less from the nearest port of enrolment may be furnished with a travelling warrant to enable him to present himself at the port for medical examination.

(3) The cost of a medical certificate supplied by a civilian medical practitioner shall, up to a limit of 10s. 6d., be refunded to a candidate on production of a supporting receipt.

(4) A Naval or Military Medical Officer supplying a candidate with a medical certificate shall be paid direct by the Government up to a limit of 10s. 6d. in accordance with the rates approved for examination of recruits for the Permanent Naval Forces.

Medical examination.

57. (1) Every candidate for enrolment or re-enrolment in the Fleet Reserve shall be medically examined by a Naval Medical Officer.

DEFENCE (NAVAL)—

(2) A member who, after completing the final drill of his current engagement, is medically examined for re-enrolment and certified to be fit for active service if called upon prior to the expiration of his engagement, although unfit for re-engagement, shall be allowed to complete his current engagement and to draw his retainer.

Discharge medically unfit.

58. A member who, on being medically examined at any time during his period of enrolment, is certified to be permanently unfit for active service shall be discharged as from the date of his being declared unfit.

59. (1) A member shall, on each occasion of his attending for annual training, be medically examined to ascertain his freedom from contagious disease or other serious disability.

(2) A member found to be suffering from a trivial ailment which would not interfere with his course of training shall be medically treated and allowed to drill.

(3) A member on reporting for annual training who is found to be unfit through illness or other physical disability to perform his training shall be directed to return to his home and to present himself for training after his recovery.

60. A member who, during annual training, is provisionally certified as medically unfit for further service in the Fleet Reserve, shall be retained at the port pending the final decision of the Naval Board as to his disposal, and be paid for a period not exceeding the normal period of training.

Compensation and Pensions.

Incapacitation.

61. (1) A member who is discharged on account of wound or injury received or of disease contracted during annual training shall be entitled to compensation under the same scale and conditions as are prescribed in the Naval Financial Regulations for his corresponding rating in the Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-going).

Death.

(2) Compensation may be granted to the widow and family of a member killed on duty during annual training or who dies of disease due to his service, under the same scale and conditions as are prescribed in the Naval Financial Regulations for similar cases in the Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-going).

(3) The provisions of the Naval Financial Regulations, in so far as they apply to compensation for minor injuries, shall apply to a member of the Fleet Reserve, but the amount approved shall not be payable until the member’s discharge.

War Service.

(4) Claims for compensation or war pension of members of the Fleet Reserve mobilized for service under Proclamation in time of war or emergency shall be dealt with in accordance with the conditions which may be approved for similar cases in the Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-going).

Miscellaneous.

Rejoining the Navy.

62. A member under the age of forty years may be permitted to re-enter the Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-going) if a vacancy exists, provided he is of good character, is in all respects fit, and has served continuously in the Fleet Reserve since the date of his discharge from the Sea-going Forces, provided that a member whose discharge from

 

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the Fleet Reserve may have been granted free or on reduced terms of purchase may be permitted to re-enter the Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-going) in exceptional circumstances.

Members may go abroad.

63. A member of the Fleet Reserve may be permitted to proceed abroad for periods not exceeding six months, providing the prior consent of the Registrar has been obtained.

Uniform.

64. The uniform of members of the Fleet Reserve shall be the same as that for corresponding ratings in the Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-going) except that the cap ribbon shall bear the words “Royal Australian Fleet Reserve.”

Voluntary service.

65. A member of the Fleet Reserve may be permitted to serve voluntarily in the Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-going) if his services are required and a vacancy exists, and while so serving he shall be entitled to the same privileges and rates of pay and allowances, and be subject to the same conditions, as are prescribed in these Regulations for members of the Fleet Reserve serving in the Permanent Naval Forces under Proclamation.