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

STATUTORY RULES.

1911. No. 32.

 

PROVISIONAL REGULATIONS UNDER THE NAVAL DEFENCE ACT 1910.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby certify that, on account of urgency, the following Regulations under the Naval Defence Act 1910 should come into immediate operation, and further, should be taken to have come into operation on the 1st day of March, 1911, and make the Regulations to come into operation accordingly as Provisional Regulations.

Dated this third day of March, One thousand nine hundred and eleven.

DUDLEY,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command.

G. F. PEARCE.

 

REGULATIONS FOR THE NAVAL FORCES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.

Amendments.

Part I.—General Regulations.

Section III.—Naval Board.

Regulations 5 and 6 are cancelled, and the following substituted therefor:—

5. The Naval Board shall, subject to the control of the Minister, be charged with the administration of all matters relating to the Naval Forces.

The members of the Board shall act as a whole, its orders being issued over the signature of the Naval Secretary, but for matters of routine each member’s special sphere of supervision shall be:—

The Minister—President—

Control and general supervision.

First Naval Member—

War preparations, intelligence, ordnance, fleet exercises, manœuvres, gunnery and torpedo exercises, &c., Naval works, advice as to senior appointments.

Second Naval Member—

Personnel and Reserves, discipline, stores, victualling, medical.

Third Naval Member—

Construction and engineering of ships, repairs, control of Naval dockyards and bases.

Finance and Civil Member—

Finance, contracts, legal questions.

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6. A Naval Secretary, who does not as such vote as a member of the Board, will have charge of the clerical staff and be responsible to the Board for clerical duties, safe custody of confidential books and documents, and will sign Board orders.

The Board shall meet fortnightly, or as may be directed by the Minister.

The members of the Board shall submit tothe Minister four clear days before the meetings of the Board the agenda of the subjects they desire discussed, with a recommendation thereon.

The recommendations of the Board shall be submitted to the Minister initialled by each member, signifying his concurrence or dissent.

Three members of the Board shall constitute a quorum.

In the absence of the President, the senior Naval Member present shall preside.

Section IV.

Regulations 7, 8, 9, and 10 are cancelled.

Section V.

Regulation 12. Omit “The Director and”.

Regulation 14. Omit “the Director or”.

Section I. Preliminary.

Regulation 1—

Delete—

“Director”: means the Director of the Naval Forces of the Commonwealth appointed under the Acts.

And insert—

“First Naval Member”: means the First Naval Member of the Naval Board of Administration appointed under the Naval Defence Act 1910.

Section II.—Council of Defence.

Regulation 4—

For

“Director of the Naval Forces”

Read

“First Naval Member.”

Regulations 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 98, 99, 172” for “Director,” read “First Naval Member.”

 

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