Naval Forces Regulations 1906 (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES

1920. No. 48.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE NAVAL DEFENCE ACT 1910-1918.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulation under the Naval Defence Act 1910-1918, to come into operation on and from the 1st January, 1920.

Dated this twenty-fourth day of March, 1920.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

W. H. LAIRD SMITH,

for Minister of State for the Navy.

 

Naval Forces Regulations.

(Statutory Rules 1906, No. 20, as amended to present date.)

1. Regulation 70 is repealed and the following regulation is inserted in its stead:—

Leave of absence.

“70. Officers and Men regularly employed may be granted leave of absence for any periods not exceeding in the whole the number of days stated (which include public holidays) at such times as the Commanding Officer may deem convenient.

(a) In Sea-going Ships..................................	42 days per annum.
(b) In Harbour Establishments......................	35 days per annum.

(2) The above scale is to be adhered to whether Ships are employed on the Australian Station or elsewhere. Should a Ship be absent from the Australian Station for more than one year, special consideration will be given to the case.

(3) Subject to the requirements of the Service, Commanding Officers shall make such arrangements as will allow each Officer and Man under their command leave of absence annually according to the foregoing regulations, hut if it is found impracticable to grant such leave in any year or for other sufficient reason, Commanding Officers may permit the leave to be taken in the following year, in addition to the leave for such year, provided that in other cases leave not taken during the year it accrues shall lapse.

(4) Officers and Men lent from the Royal Navy may, if they so desire, defer portion of their leave each year and they shall be entitled to take this deferred leave as Foreign Service leave on their return to the United Kingdom on the conclusion of their service in the Commonwealth Naval forces. The Admiralty scale of Foreign Service leave has been adopted, and 15 days for each period of six months, or 2 days per month for shorter periods, will, therefore, be allowed to accumulate during service in the Royal Australian Navy. Any leave taken in Australia in excess of the balance of 12 days per annum, i.e., 42 days allowed, less 30 days approved to be accumulated, will be deducted from the accumulated leave on return to the Royal Navy.”

 

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