National Service Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1957. No. 23.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE NATIONAL SERVICE ACT 1951-1957.*

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 Service Act 1951-1957.

Dated this 7th day of June, 1957.

W. J. Slim

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

(sgd) William McMahon

Minister of State for Primary Industry for and on behalf of the Minister of State for Labour and National Service.

Amendments of the National Service Regulations.

Parts.

1. Regulation 2 of the National Service Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting the words—

“Part IV.—Obligation to Render National Service. (Regulations 21-22.)”

and inserting in their stead the words—

“Part IV.—Obligation to Render National Service. (Regulation 21.)”; and

(b) by omitting the words—

“Part VIII.—Fees. (Regulation 45.)”.

Interpretation.

2. Regulation 3 of the National Service Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from paragraph (a) of the definition of “registered person” in sub-regulation (1.) the word “and”; and

(b) by inserting in that definition, after paragraph (a), the following paragraph:—

“(aa) is not a person included in a class of persons prescribed for the purposes of sub-section (3.) of section seventeen of the Act; and”.

Service outside Australia.

3. Regulation 22 of the National Service Regulations is repealed.

Application for exemption on conscientious grounds.

4. Regulation 31 of the National Service Regulations is amended by omitting the words “naval, military or air force” (wherever occurring) and inserting in their stead the word “military”.

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 7th June, 1957.

  Statutory Rules 1951, No. 32, as amended by Statutory Rules 1951, No. 156; 1953, No. 48; 1954, No. 36; and 1956, No. 41.

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Order of the court.

5. Regulation 34 of the National Service Regulations is amended by omitting the words “naval, military or air force” (wherever occurring) and inserting in their stead the word “military”.

Duties of persons liable for non-combatant duties.

6. Regulation 37 of the National Service Regulations is amended by omitting the words “The Naval Board, the Military Board and the Air Board” and inserting in their stead the words “The Military Board”.

Fees and allowances.

7. Part VIII. of the National Service Regulations is repealed.

Volunteering for service under the Act.

8. Regulation 46 of the National Service Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

“46.—(1.) This regulation applies to a person—

(a) who is exempt from liability to register or to render service under the Act; or

(b) whose liability to render service under the Act is deferred under section 31 of the Act.

“(2.) A person to whom this regulation applies may request the Secretary to call him up for service limited to duties of a non-combatant nature only or for service not so limited.

“(3.) A person shall be deemed not to have made a request under this regulation unless the request is made in writing addressed to the Secretary and is posted or delivered to the Registrar at the National Service Registration Office from which the person’s certificate of registration was issued or, if the person is exempt from liability to register under the Act, to the Registrar at the National Service Registration Office for the State or Territory of the Commonwealth in which the person resides.

“(4.) Where the Secretary grants a request made by a person under this regulation, the person shall be deemed to have been accepted for service under the Act, and the Secretary shall notify the person accordingly.

“(5.) Where the Secretary grants a request made under this regulation by a person in respect of whom an order has been made exempting him from liability to serve under the Act, the person may, notwithstanding that order, be called up for service under the Act in accordance with his request.”.

Form 1.

9. Form 1 in the Schedule to the National Service Regulations is repealed and the following form inserted in its stead:—

Form 1.

Sections 13 and 16.

Regulation 7.

National Service Act 1951-19

REGISTRATION FORM.

Note.—You must answer each question: if it does not apply to you, write “Nil”.

1. Surname (in block letters)

2. Christian names (in full)

3. Usual place of living (in full) stating number and street, name of town or suburb and giving the name of the Local Government Area in which you live, e.g., name of Municipality, Shire, District Council or Roads Board District	Telephone No.
4. Present place of residence (if different from usual place of living as in 3 above) stating number and street, name of town or suburb	Telephone No.

5. Date of Birth—The day of , 19

6. Country of Birth (if Australia, give State or Territory and place of birth)

7. If not born in Australia, state date of arrival in Australia

8. Nationality

9. If you are a British subject state—

(i) whether natural born or naturalized

(ii) if naturalized, place and date of naturalization

10. If you are not a British subject, state number of your Alien Registration Certificate

11. If suffering from serious physical handicap, e.g., blind or crippled, or in receipt of an invalid pension, give particulars

12. If regularly employed or working, state—

(a) employer’s name

(b) address of place where you work

(c) kind of business or industry in which you work

(d) your usual occupation in that business or industry

(e) whether you are an apprentice

(f) (if temporarily unemployed) (i) the industry and (ii) the occupation in which you are regularly employed or work

(g) whether you are a part-time student

If “yes”, state particulars opposite items (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) of question 13(a).

(h) whether you intend to become a part-time student soon

If “yes”, state particulars opposite items (i), (ii) and (iii) of question 13(a).

13. If not regularly employed or not working—

(a) are you a student?

If “yes”, state—

(i) whether full-time or part-time day or evening

(ii) name of school, college or university

(iii) course of study

(iv) stage reached

(v) (if you intend to continue your studies after your present course) name of school, college or university and particulars of proposed course of study, including whether full-time or part-time day or evening

(b) if you are not at present a student do you intend to become one soon?

If “yes”, state particulars opposite items (a) (i), (ii) and (iii) immediately above.

(c) do you intend to commence work in the near future?

If “yes”, state particulars of proposed employment.

14. If you have good reasons for preferring any period or periods of the year in which to perform National Service, state which, and give reasons

15. To be completed only by those desiring to perform their National Service earlier than normal. I am seventeen years of age and wish to register for early National Service for the following reason:—

16. Next of kin—

Name (in full)

Relationship

Address (in full)

I certify that the above information is true and correct.

Usual Signature Date

Form 2.

10. Form 2 in the Schedule to the National Service Regulations is amended by omitting the word and figures “Section 14.” and inserting in their stead the word and figures “Section 15.”.

Form 3.

11. Form 3 in the Schedule to the National Service Regulations is repealed.

Form 4.

12. Form 4 in the Schedule to the National Service Regulations is repealed and the following form inserted in its stead:—

Form 4.

Section 29.

Regulation 26.

National Service Act 1951-19 .

APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF EXEMPTION.

To the Registrar at the National Service Registration Office at

or

To the Commanding Officer of

(a) Insert full name of applicant.

(b) Insert address and occupation of applicant.

I, (a) of (b) , in pursuance of regulation 25 of the National Service Regulations, hereby make application for a certificate of exemption from liability to render service under the National Service Act 1951-1957.

I intend to rely on the following matters in support of my application:—

Dated this day of , 19 .

Signature of Applicant.

Form 7.

13. Form 7 in the Schedule to the National Service Regulations is repealed and the following form inserted in its stead:—

Form 7.

Section 29a.

Regulation 32.

National Service Act 1951-19 .

APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION AS A CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR.

To the Registrar at the National Service Registration Office at ,

or

To the Commanding Officer of ,

(a) Insert full name of applicant.

(b) Insert address and occupation of applicant.

* Strike out (a) or (b), whichever is inapplicable.

I, (a) , of (b) , in pursuance of regulation 31 of the National Service Regulations, hereby apply—

*(a) to be registered as a person exempt from liability to render service under the National Service Act 1951-1957, on the ground that I hold a conscientious belief that does not allow me to engage in any form of military service, whether combatant or non-combatant;

*(b) to be registered as a person who is liable to be called up for service under the National Service Act 1951-1957 but who is not required to engage in duties of a combatant nature, on the ground that I hold a conscientious belief that does not allow me to engage in military duties of a combatant nature, but allows me to engage in military duties of a non-combatant nature,

and I submit the following facts in support of my application:—

Dated this day of , 19 .

Signature of Applicant.

Form 9.

14. Form 9 in the Schedule to the National Service Regulations is repealed and the following form inserted in its stead:—

Form 9.

Regulation 34.

National Service Act 1951-19 .

ORDER OF EXEMPTION FROM LIABILITY TO RENDER SERVICE ON THE GROUND OF CONSCIENTIOUS BELIEF.

(a) Insert full name of applicant.

(b) Insert address and occupation of applicant.

Upon hearing the application of (a) of (b) ,

I find that he holds a conscientious belief that does not allow him to engage in any form of military service and that he is, by virtue of the provisions of section 29a of the National Service Act 1951-1957, exempt from liability to render service under that Act.

Dated this day of , 19 .

Signature of Magistrate.

Name of Court.

Signature of person

named in this Order.

Form 10.

15. Form 10 in the Schedule to the National Service Regulations is amended by omitting the words “naval, military or air force” and inserting in their stead the word “military”.

Form 11.

16. Form 11 in the Schedule to the National Service Regulations is amended by omitting the words “naval, military or air force” and inserting in their stead the word “military”.

 

By Authority: A. J. Arthur, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.