Naval Forces Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1983 No. 621

 

Naval Forces Regulations2 (Amendment)

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Naval Defence Act 1910.

Dated 17 May 1983.

N. M. STEPHEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for Defence

 

Retiring age of officers

1. Regulation 102 of the Naval Forces Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from the column headed “Rear Admiral” in the table in sub-regulation (1) “60” and substituting “57”; and

(b) by omitting from the column headed “Commodore or Captain” in the table in sub-regulation (1) “57” (wherever occurring) and substituting “55”.

Transitional

2. (1) In this regulation—

“commencement date” means the date on which these Regulations come into operation;

“former retirement age” means, in relation to an officer, the age for the compulsory retirement of that officer that was applicable immediately before the commencement date;

“new retirement age” means, in relation to an officer, the age for the compulsory retirement of that officer that is applicable on the commencement date.

 

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(2) Where before the commencement date an officer has attained an age equal to or greater than his new retirement age, but less than his former retirement age, the age for the compulsory retirement of that officer shall be his former retirement age, unless a greater retirement age becomes applicable to him.

(3) Subject to sub-regulation (4), where on the commencement date the new retirement age of an officer, other than an officer to whom sub-regulation (2) applies, is less than his former retirement age, that officer, at any time before attaining his new retirement age, may elect in writing delivered to the Chief of Naval Staff to serve until attaining his former retirement age.

(4) Where an officer makes an election under sub-regulation (3), the age for the compulsory retirement of that officer shall be his former retirement age, unless a greater retirement age becomes applicable to him.

 

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 24 May 1983.

2. Statutory Rules 1935 No. 133 as amended to date. For previous amendments see Note 2 to Statutory Rules 1983 No. 42 and see also Statutory Rules 1983 No. 42.

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