National Security (Naval Forces) Regulations (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1941. No. 293.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE NATIONAL SECURITY ACT 1939-1940.*

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 National Security Act 1939-1940.

Dated this sixteenth day of December, 1941

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

for and on behalf of the Minister of State for Defence Co-ordination.

 

National Security (Naval Forces) Regulations.

Citation,

1. These Regulations may be cited as the National Security (Naval Forces) Regulations.

Administration

2. These Regulations shall be administered by the Minister of State for the Navy.

Commencement

3. These Regulations shall be deemed to have come into operation on the ninth day of September, 1939.

Definition.

4. For the purpose of these Regulations, the expression “Citizen Naval Forces ”means the forces of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve (Sea-going), the Royal Australian Naval Reserve and the Royal Australian Naval Volunteer Reserve.

Retirements, appointments, promotions and transfers in time of war.

5. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Defence Act 1903 or under that Act as amended for the time being, the Naval Defence Act 1910-1934; the Naval Forces Regulations, the Naval Reserve

 

* Notified in tile Commonwealth Gazette on  , 1941.

7343.—21/5.12.1941.—Price 3d.

 

(Sea-going) Regulations, the Naval Reserve Regulations or the Naval Volunteer Reserve Regulations, the Governor-General may, during the present war—

(a) extend the age of retirement of any officer or man of the Naval Forces of the Commonwealth beyond the age prescribed under those Acts or by those Regulations for any particular rank or rating;

(b) appoint any person to be an officer in, or promote an officer of, the Naval Forces of the Commonwealth, if he considers that person or officer to be qualified for the appointment or promotion, although he has not passed such examination as is prescribed under any of those Acts or by any of those Regulations;

(c) appoint any person to be a temporary officer in the Naval Forces of the Commonwealth with the rank for which he considers such person to be suitably qualified, but the first appointment of any person as a temporary officer under this paragraph shall be on probation only; or

(d) transfer an officer of the Citizen Naval Forces of the Commonwealth from one section of those Forces to another.

Termination of appointment or promotion.

6. Any appointment or promotion made in pursuance of the powers conferred by these Regulations shall be held during the pleasure of the Governor-General:

Provided that any such appointment or promotion shall not continue to have any force or effect after the National Security Act 1939-1940 has ceased to be in operation.

Appointment or promotion not civil contract.

7. No appointment or promotion of an officer pursuant to these Regulations shall create a civil contract between the King or the Commonwealth and the person so appointed or promoted.

 

By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.