Naval Forces (Papua and New Guinea Division) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES

1972 No.

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE NAVAL DEFENCE ACT 1910 1971.*

I, THE ADMINISTRATOR of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the NavalDefence Act 1910-1971.

Dated this twenty second day of July, 1972.

Rohan Delacombe

Administrator.

By His Excellency’s Command,

MALCOLM MACKAY

Minister of State for the Navy.

 

AMENDMENTS OF THE NAVAL FORCES (PAPUA AND NEW GUINEA DIVISION)

Regulations 

Interpretation.

1. Regulation 4 of the Naval Forces (Papua and New Guinea Division) Regulations is amended by inserting after the definition of “sailor” the following definition:—

“‘ship’ means a ship in commission in the service of the Naval Forces of the Commonwealth;”.

Pay.

2. Regulation 8 of the Naval Forces (Papua and New Guinea Division) Regulations is amended—

(a) by inserting in sub-paragraph (ii) of paragraph (a) of sub-regulation (3f.), after the word “years”, the words “but has not attained the age of twenty-one years”; and

(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (5.) the words “upon the completion of his engagement or re-engagement or upon the termination of his service, whichever first occurs” and inserting in their stead the words “upon the termination of his service”.

Mainland allowance.

3. Regulation 17 of the Naval Forces (Papua and New Guinea Division) Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting the word “training” and inserting in its stead the words “training or is undergoing, in connexion with his training in Australia, training in a ship in waters adjacent to Australia.”; and

(b) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulation:—

“(2.) Mainland allowance is not payable to a member under the last preceding sub-regulation while he is training in a ship—

(a) in the territorial waters of Papua New Guinea; or

(b) on a voyage in the course of which the ship calls at an oversea country”.

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 1972.

  Statutory Rules 1966, No. 104 as amended by Statutory Rules 1966, No. 172; 1967, Nos. 93 and 128; 1970, Nos. 11 and 195; and 1971, No. 99.

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4. Regulation 20 of the Naval Forces (Papua and New Guinea Division) Regulations is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulations:—

“(4.) A member may, with the approval of the Naval Board, travel on duty in his own motor vehicle or in a motor vehicle that has been lent to him or that he has hired.

“(5.) In exercising its powers under the last preceding sub-regulation to grant approval for a member to make a journey in a motor vehicle, the Naval Board shall have regard to—

(a) whether the member can conveniently make the journey by means of suitable public transport; and

(b) whether the use of the motor vehicle for the journey—

(i) will increase the efficiency of the Naval Forces; or

(ii) involve the Department in less expense than the use of public transport for the journey.”,

Repeal.

5. Regulations 21 to 25 (inclusive) of the Naval Forces (Papua and New Guinea Division) Regulations are repeated.

Tickets, etc. improperly used.

6. Regulation 26 of the Naval Forces (Papua and New Guinea Division) Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the words “under this Division”.

Payments for use of motor vehicle not deemed hire or reward.

7. Regulation 27 of the Naval Forces (Papua and New Guinea Division) is amended by omitting the words “under these Regulations”.

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