Naval Forces Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1948. No..

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE NAVAL DEFENCE ACT 1910-1934.*

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 1910-1934.

Dated this thirtieth day of June, 1948.

W. J. McKell

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for the Navy.

 

Amendments of the Naval Forces Regulations. 

Australian Naval Station.

1. Regulation 23 of the Naval Forces Regulations is amended by omitting the figures and symbols “96° 15′, wherever occurring, and inserting in their stead the figures and symbols “95° 15′”.

Repeal of regulation 56.

2. Regulation 56 of the Naval Forces Regulations is repealed.

3. Regulation 57 of the Naval Forces Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Qualifications for Instructor Branch.

“57.—(1) The Instructor Branch shall consist of two grades—

(a) Instructor Officers ( ).

(b) Instructor Officers.

“(2) To qualify as an officer of the Instructor Branch an applicant shall—

(a) be not less than 21 years of age;

(b)be of pure European descent and the son of natural-born or naturalized British subjects;

(c) not labour under any mental or constitutional disease or weakness, or any other imperfection or disability which may interfere with the most efficient discharge of the duties of an Instructor Officer in any climate;

(d) be ready to engage for general service at home or abroad as required.

Provided that the Minister may reject the application of any candidate who is the son of a naturalized British subject.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on  1948.—amendment.

  Statutory Rules 1935, No. 133, as amended by Statutory Rules 1936, Nos. 63 and 119; 1938, Nos. 20, 46, 70 and 91; 1930, Nos. 26, 27, 72 and 143; 1940, Nos. 123, 135, 147, 197, 217 and 240; 1941, Nos. 21, 1942, Nos. 48 and 202, 1943, No. 42; 1944, No. 63; 1946, Nos. 20 and 32; and 1947, Nos. 34 and 130.

7908.—Price 3d. 10/23.6.1948.

“(3) To qualify for appointment as Instructor Officer ( ) an applicant shall hold a Science or Arts Degree of a recognized University in His Majesty’s dominions and have passed in Mathematics or Physics at Final Year standard for the course for either of those Degrees.

“(4) To qualify for appointment as Instructor Officer an applicant shall either—

(a) hold a degree of a recognized University in His Majesty’s dominions and have passed in Mathematics or Physics at first year standard; or

(b)have successfully completed the training course at a recognized teachers’ training college in His Majesty’s dominions and hold a matriculation certificate, or its equivalent, with passes in Mathematics and Physics or Chemistry.”.

Repeal of regulation 58.

4. Regulation 58 of the Naval Forces Regulations is repealed.

Commencement.

5. Regulations 2, 3 and 4 of these Regulations shall be deemed to have come into operation on the first day of July, 1947.

 

By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.