Naval Forces Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1925. No. 196.

 

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 Regulations under the Naval Defence Act 1910-1918, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this twenty-fifth day of November, 1925.

STONEHAVEN,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

C. W. C. MARR,

for Minister of State for Defence.

 

Amendment of Naval Forces Regulations.

(Statutory Rules 1921, No. 1, as amended to present date.)

(Tenth Amendment.)

1. Regulation 63 is repealed.

2. Regulation 68, sub-regulation (1), is amended by inserting after the word “only” the words “as prescribed in regulation 133”.

3. Regulation 87 is repealed.

4. Regulation 97 is amended as follows:—

1. by adding at the end of sub-regulation (1) the following:—

“provided that any such officer who has not held rank as Lieutenant or above on the Sea-going List shall take command after all other Lieutenants of whatever seniority”; and

2. by omitting sub-regulation (2) and inserting in its stead the following:—

“(2) A Commissioned Officer from Warrant Rank or a Warrant Officer, if qualified for Warrant Rank in accordance with the conditions approved for the Sea-going Force, shall rank with officers of corresponding rank and seniority in that Force, but if not so qualified shall exercise executive command only by virtue of the rank and seniority last held by him in the Sea-going Force, provided that those who have not held rank as Warrant Officer on the Sea-going List shall take command after all other Warrant Officers of whatever seniority.”

5. Regulation 105, sub-regulation (1), is amended by inserting after the words “Chief Petty Officer” second occurring the words “or Petty Officer”.

6. Regulation 106 is amended by adding the following new sub-regulations:—

“(3) General Workmen on engagement shall be appointed to the corresponding grade as set forth in the following table,

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according to the substantive rating last held in the Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-going) or on the R.A.N.R. Staff, as the case may be:—

Substantive Rating last held.	Corresponding Grade of General Workmen.
Chief Petty Officer, Acting C.P.O., Petty Officer, Acting P.O., or equivalent ratings.
	II.
Leading Seaman, Acting Leading Seaman, or equivalent ratings...................	III.
Able Seaman or equivalent rating...............................................................	IV.

(4) Persons engaged as General Workmen who are not ex-members of the Permanent Naval Forces shall be appointed to Grade IV.

(5) General Workmen shall be advanced to the next higher grade up to, and including, Grade II., on completion of one year’s service in a grade.

(6) Advancement to General Workman, Grade I., shall be by selection, subject to conditions approved by the Naval Board.”

7. Regulation 107 is amended by omitting sub-regulation (1).

8. Regulation 108a is repealed.

9. Regulation 108b is amended by omitting sub-regulation (2).

10. Regulation 113 is amended by omitting the figures “75” and inserting in their stead the figures “71”.

11. Regulation 115, sub-regulation (1), is amended by omitting the words “except as provided in sub-regulation (2)” and inserting in their stead the words “except when appointment is extended under provisions of section 17 of the Naval Defence Act”.

12. Regulation 117, sub-regulation (2), is amended by omitting the word “Retired” from the first and second lines thereof, and inserting in its stead in each line the word “Emergency”.

13. Regulation 118 is repealed, and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

118. There shall be a reserve of officers enrolled on an “Emergency List”, which shall consist of officers under the age of sixty years who—

(a) hold commissions in the Permanent Naval Forces and have retired from the Active List under the provisions of regulations 112 and 115;

(b) have tendered their resignation under regulation 117;

(c) have served as officers in the Royal Navy or the Permanent Naval Forces of one of the British Dominions, provided that they are under no obligation to serve in such service in time of war or emergency.

(2) An officer shall retire from the Emergency List on attaining the age of sixty years.

14. Regulation 119 is amended by omitting the words “‘Retired’ or”.

15. Regulation 122b, sub-regulation (3), is amended by omitting the words “at the discretion” and inserting in their stead the words “on the recommendation.”

 

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