Naval Forces Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1924. No. 82.

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, unless otherwise specified herein.

Dated this twenty-eighth day of May, 1924.

FORSTER,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

E. K. BOWDEN,

Minister of State for Defence.

 

Amendment of Naval Forces Regulations.

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

1. Regulation 48 is amended by omitting from the first line the words “and men”.

2. Regulation 72 is amended as from 31st March, 1922, by adding at the end of sub-clause (b) the words “provided that an officer who entered the Royal Australian Navy prior to 4th August, 1914, shall not be required to pass the qualifying examination”.

3. After regulation 91 the following regulation is inserted:—

“91a. The entry and advancement of petty officers and men shall be generally in accordance with the King’s Regulations and Admiralty instructions, subject to any modifications ordered by the Naval Board to meet local conditions.”

4. Regulation 112 is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (2) the scale of retiring ages and inserting in its stead the following scale:—

“Rank or Relative Rank.	Retiring Age
Admiral and Vice-Admiral.......................................................................		65
Rear-Admiral...........................................................................................		60
Captain....................................................................................................		55
Commander.............................................................................................		50
Lieutenant-Commander and Lieutenant.....................................................		45

Commander, Lieutenant-Commander, or Lieutenant promoted from Warrant rank (except those promoted through Mate rank), Commissioned Officer from Warrant rank and Warrant Officer—

If promoted to Warrant rank prior to 1st January, 1924...................................	55
If promoted to Warrant rank on or after 1st January, 1924..............................	50 ”

C.4907.—Price 3d.

 

5. Regulation 140 is amended as follows:—

(1) By adding the words “Home Service Leave” as a marginal note.

(2) By inserting after the word “employed” in the first line of sub-regulation (1) the words “on Home Service”.

(3) By omitting sub-regulation (2) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulations:—

“(2) The leave prescribed in this regulation shall include all absences from duty on leave, except the usual short leave at week-ends. The year for calculation of leave shall be from 1st February to the following 31st January.

(3) A proportionate amount of leave may be granted for any portion of a year, calculated as follows:—

(a) From date of first entry or re-entry to the following 31st January.

(b) From date of completion of leave on return from service abroad under regulation 142 to the following 31st January.

(c) From 1st February until date of final discharge.”

6. Regulation 142 is amended by omitting sub-regulations (3), (4), and (5) and inserting in their stead the following sub-regulations:

“(3) The conditions prescribed in sub-regulations (1) and (2) shall apply to all officers on loan from the Royal Navy, and to petty officers and men belonging to the Royal Navy whose current loan engagement in the Royal Australian Navy commenced prior to 1st October, 1923, provided that any such person may, at his option, in lieu thereof, elect to be subject to the conditions prescribed in sub-regulations (4), (5) and (6).

Foreign Service Leave.

(4) Foreign Service Leave, not exceeding 42 days on each occasion, may be granted, on the following occasions:—

(a) To an officer or man of the Royal Australian Navy on return to Australia after a period of service abroad.

(b) To a petty officer or man of the Royal Navy on return to England after a period of service in the Royal Australian Navy.

(5) Foreign Service Leave shall be in addition to any leave granted whilst actually on service abroad.

(6) For the purposes of sub-regulations (4). and (5), all service in the Royal Australian Navy of officers, petty officers and men on loan from the Royal Navy shall be reckoned as ‘service abroad’.

(7) The conditions prescribed in sub-regulations (4), (5), and (6) shall apply to all officers and men belonging to the Royal Australian Navy as from 1st October, 1923, and to all petty officers and men on loan from the Royal Navy whose loan engagement dated subsequent to 30th September, 1923.”

 

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