STATUTORY
RULES
1955.
No. 16.
REGULATIONS UNDER THE
NAVAL DEFENCE ACT 1910-1952.*
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 1910-1952.
Dated this fifteenth
day
of February ,
1955
W.J. Slim
Governor-General.
By His Excellency's Command,
Minister of State for the Navy.
Amendments
of the
Naval Forces Regulations.
Retiring ages for sea-going officers appointed prior
to 1st January, 1923.
1. Regulation 102 of the Naval Forces Regulations is amended by
omitting from the table contained in sub-regulation (1) the words and figures—
“ Admiral and Vice-Admiral...............................................................................................................................................................................
| 65
|
Rear-Admiral............................................................................................................................................................................... ...............................................................................................................................................................................
| 60 "
|
and inserting in their stead the
words and figures—
|
" Admiral...............................................................................................................................................................................
| 65
|
Vice-Admiral...............................................................................................................................................................................
| 60
|
Rear-Admiral (Executive Branch)...............................................................................................................................................................................
| 57
|
Rear-Admiral (other than
Executive Branch)...............................................................................................................................................................................
| 60 ".
|
*Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on
, 1955.— Fortieth amendment.
Statutory
Rules 1935, No. 133, as amended by Statutory Rules 1936, Nos. 63 and 119 ; 1938, Nos. 20,
46, 70 and 91 ; 1939, Nos. 26. 27, 72 and 143 ; 1940, Nos. 123, 135, 147, 197,
217 and 240; 1941, Nos. 21, 187, 215 and
242 ; 1942, Nos. 48 and 202 ; 1943, No. 42 ; 1944, No. 63 ; 1946, Nos. 26 and 32 ; 1947, Nos. 34 and 130 ;
1948, Nos. 37, 87 and 88 ; 1950, Nos. 4 and 26 ; 1951, Nos. 53, 66 and 165 ;
1953 No. 19 ; 1954, Nos. 28, 115 and 123 ; and 1955, No.
155.—Price 3d 9/19.1.1955.
Retiring ages for sea-going officers appointed on and
after 1st January, 1923.
2. Regulation 102a of
the Naval Forces Regulations is amended by omitting the table contained in
sub-regulation (1) and inserting in its stead the following table:—
"
Rank or Relative Rank.
| Retiring Age.
|
Admiral ....................................................................................................................................................................
| 65 years
|
Vice-Admiral ....................................................................................................................................................................
| 60 years
|
Rear-Admiral (Executive Branch) ....................................................................................................................................................................
| 57 years
|
Rear-Admiral (other than Executive Branch)....................................................................................................................................................................
| 60 years
|
Captain ....................................................................................................................................................................
| 55 years
|
Commander ....................................................................................................................................................................
| 50 years
|
Lieutenant-Commander and Lieutenant ....................................................................................................................................................................
| 45 years
|
Senior Chaplain ....................................................................................................................................................................
| 55 years
|
Chaplain ....................................................................................................................................................................
| 50 years
|
Commissioned Officer from Warrant Rank or Warrant Officer....................................................................................................................................................................
| 55 years ".
|
Prescribed retiring age for Chief Inspector of Naval
Ordnance.
3. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Naval Forces Regulations
as in force immediately before the nineteenth day of November, 1954, the
prescribed retiring age for the officer who, immediately before that date, held
the appointment of Chief Inspector of Naval Ordnance shall, on and from that
date and until the amendments effected by Statutory Rules, 1954, No. 115 came
into operation, be deemed to have been the age of fifty-seven years.
Commencement.
4. Regulations 1 and 2 of these Regulations shall come into operation
on the fifteenth day of February, 1955.
Printed
for the Government of the Commonwealth by A. J. Arthur at the Government Printing
Office, Canberra.