Naval Forces of the Commonwealth Regulations 1906 (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1918. No. 298.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE NAVAL DEFENCE ACT 1910-12.

Amendments.

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 Defence Act 1910-1912, to come into operation on and from the 1st January, 1918.

Dated this eighth day of November, 1918.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

A POYNTON,

for Minister of State for the Navy.

 

Amendment of Regulations (General) for the NavalForces of the Commonwealth(Statutory Rules 1906, No. 20, as amended to present date):—

Insert before Regulation 1.—These Regulations may be cited as the “Naval Forces Regulations.”

Part I.—General Regulations.

Section I.—Preliminary.

1. Regulation 1 is amended as follows:—

Insert after the word “appears” the following:—“The Minister” means the Minister of State for the Navy or the Minister for the time being acting in his stead.

Omit the word “Board” and insert in its stead the words “Naval Board”.

Omit the definition of “The Secretary, &c.” and insert in its stead the following:—“Naval Secretary means the Officer appointed as Secretary to the Naval Board.”

Omit the word “Commandant” and insert in its stead the words “District Naval Officer”.

“Commanding Officer”—After the words “ any ship or” insert the words “body of the Naval Forces”.

“Medical Officer”—After the words “ means the” insert the words “Fleet or”.

“Engineer Officer”—After the words “boilers of the” insert the words “ship or” and delete the words “in any State”.

Omit definition of “Warrant Officer”.

 

“Division”—Omit definition of and insert the following in its stead:—“‘Division’ means the Citizen Naval Forces (Royal Australian Naval Brigade) established at any port”.

“The Acts”—Omit definition of and insert the following in its stead:—“‘The Acts’ means the Naval Defence Act 1910 and any later Acts amending that Act”

2. Section II. of Part I. is repealed.

Section III.—Naval Board.

3. Regulation 6 is amended by omitting the words “and will sign Board Orders” at end of first paragraph.

Section IV.—Powers and Duties of the Director of the Naval Forces and of Commandants.

4. Regulation 11 is repealed.

Section V.—Government.

5. Regulation 13 is amended by omitting the words “and Commandants will issue the necessary orders to give effect to them”.

6. Regulation 15 is repealed.

Part II.—Permanent Naval Forces.

Section I.—Entries, Commissions, and Promotions of Officers; and

Section II.—Entry and Promotion of Seamen, Stokers, and Boys.

7. Regulation 17 is amended as follows:—

(a) After the word “appointment” in first paragraph, insert the words “as officers”.

(b) Omit second paragraph.

8. After regulation 17, insert the following regulations:—

Appointment of officers.

17a. Officers shall be appointed, by the Naval Board, to their respective ships and duties, from time to time, according to the requirements of the Service.

Appointment of officers as Aides-de-Camp to His Excellency the Governor-General.

17b. Officers, not exceeding two in number, may be appointed as Aides-de-Camp to the Governor-General, for gallantry or distinguished service in action or for meritorious service in the interests of the Commonwealth.

(2) Officers eligible for the above distinction must, during their tenure of office, be on the Active List of the Permanent or Citizen Naval Forces, and not below the rank of Lieutenant-Commander.

(3) The period of appointment shall be for five years. In exceptional circumstances Officers may be re-appointed for an additional two years.

(4) Aides-de-Camp to the Governor-General shall wear, on the right shoulder, when on duty, a special gold cord aiguillete of a somewhat similar design to that worn by Aides-de-Camp to the Sovereign.

(5) The appointment of an Officer as an Aide-de-Camp shall not entitle the Officer to any pay or allowances in respect of the appointment.

9. After regulation 20, insert the following regulations:—

Auxiliary services.

21. The Auxiliary Services of the Permanent Naval Forces will consist of—

(a)The Royal Australian Naval Brigade Staff:

(b)The Royal Australian Naval Radio Service:

(c) Members appointed for other special service on shore.

 

Appointment to auxiliary services.

22. Officers who have reached the age for retirement from the Seagoing Forces, or who voluntarily retire from active service at sea, also Officers and Petty Officers who may be physically unfit for sea-going service provided the degree of their unfitness is not incompatible with service on shore, will be eligible by selection for appointment to the Auxiliary Services of the Permanent Naval Forces.

Promotion in auxiliary services.

23. Promotion in the Auxiliary Services will not be dependent on Officers possessing the qualifications prescribed for Sea-going Officers, but such promotion will be held, so far as relations with the Sea-going Force is concerned, to be an honorary promotion, and Officers of the Auxiliary Services will rank with the Officers of the Sea-going Force according to the rank they last held on the Sea-going List. They will, nevertheless, have and hold the full authority of their rank in the Auxiliary Services in dealing with Officers and Men of that Service while holding an appointment for duty in connexion therewith.

Relative rank of auxiliary services officers in presence of R.N. and R.A.N. (sea-going) officers.

24. In the presence of Officers on the Active List of the Royal Navy and Sea-going Officers of the Royal Australian Navy, Officers of the Auxiliary Services, while holding such appointment, will be entitled, in matters of ceremony, to the rank they hold in the Auxiliary Services, but in their relations with the Sea-going Force they shall only exercise executive command by virtue of the rank they last held on the Seagoing List.

Auxiliary services officers sitting on courts-martial.

25. Officers of the Auxiliary Services are only eligible to sit on Courts-martial by virtue of the rank they last held in the Sea-going Force and their seniority in that rank. They are not eligible to sit unless they and the ship on whose books they are borne are present at the place where the Court-martial is held.

District Naval Officers shall not be summoned to sit on Courts-martial unless specially directed by orders from the Naval Board.

Sea-going force officers serving in auxiliary services.

26. Officers of the Sea-going Force may, from time to time, hold appointments in the Auxiliary Services, but these appointments will be of a temporary nature, and such Officers will be considered as being always eligible for sea-going appointments so long as they remain on the Sea-going List.

Section III.—Retirements and Resignations.

10. After regulation 54, insert the following regulations:—

Officers unfit for sea-going services may be transferred to auxiliary services.

54a. Officers who, for any reason, may be unfitted or not qualified for service in sea-going ships in the rank they hold (unless the unfitness istemporary only), will be retired from the Sea-going List, but may be employed in the Auxiliary Services.

Sea-going force officers transferred to retired list.

54b. Officers of the Permanent Sea-going Forces shall be placed on the Retired List on attaining the ages set forth below:—

Captain and Engineer Captain....................................................................	55
Commander and Engineer Commander.......................................................	50
Chaplain...................................................................................................	55
Lieutenant Commander and Engineer Lieutenant Commander......................	45
Lieutenant and Engineer Lieutenant............................................................	45
Sub-Lieutenant and Engineer Sub-Lieutenant..............................................	40
Fleet Surgeons...........................................................................................	55
Staff Surgeons and Surgeons......................................................................	45
Paymaster-in-Chief, Fleet or Staff Paymaster, or Paymaster	60
Assistant Paymaster...................................................................................	40
Commissioned and other Warrant Officers..................................................	55

 

11. Regulation 55 is amended by inserting after the word “Officers” the words “of the Auxiliary Services”

12. Regulations 56, 57, and 59 are repealed.

Section IV.—Discharges, Retirements, and Dismissals.

13. Regulation 60 is amended by inserting after the word “subject” the words “to the provisions of regulation 60a and”.

14. Regulations 61, 62, and 63 are repealed.

Section V.—Interior Economy.

15. Regulations 69 and 72 are repealed.

16. Regulation 77 is amended by omitting the words “Head-Quarters of every State Division “and inserting in their stead the words” Navy Office”.

Part IV.—Discipline.

17. Regulations 151, 152, 153, 154, and 156 are repealed.

18. Regulation 165 is amended by inserting before the words “Defence Acts” the word “Naval”.

19. Regulations 166 and 167 are repealed.

20. Regulation 167a is amended by omitting the words “ Naval Commandant” and inserting in their stead the words “District Naval Officer”.

21. Regulations 168, 169, 170, 171, and 171a are repealed.

Part V.—Rank and Command.

22. Regulations 172, 174, 175, 176, and 177 are repealed.

Part VI.—Medals for Long Service and Good Conduct.

23. Regulation 183 is repealed.

24. Regulation 184 is amended by omitting second and third paragraphs.

25. Regulation 186 is repealed.

Part VII.—Medical Services.

Section I—Duties of Permanent Medical Officers.

26. Regulations 187, 188, and 189 are repealed.

Part VIII.—Salutes and Ceremonies.

27. Regulations 192, 193, and 194 are repealed.

28. Regulation 198 is amended by omitting sub-paragraph (iii).

Part XII.—Reserve of Officers.

29. Regulations 210, 211, and 212 are repealed.

30. Throughout these Regulations—

Omit the word “Board” (wherever occurring) and insert in its stead the words “Naval Board”.

Omit the word “ Commandant” (wherever occurring) and insert in its stead, the words “District Naval Officer” except in regulations 60 and 160 where insert the words “Commanding Officer”.

Omit the word “ Secretary” (wherever occurring) and insert in its stead the words “ Naval Secretary”.

       

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