Naval Forces Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1998No. 230 1

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Naval Forces Regulations2 (Amendment)

I, william patrick deane, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Naval Defence Act 1910.

Dated 15 July 1998.

 WILLIAM DEANE

 Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

 

BRONWYN BISHOP

Minister for Defence Industry, Science and Personnel

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1.   Commencement

1.1   These Regulations commence on gazettal.

2.   Amendment

2.1   The Naval Forces Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.

3.   Regulation 202 (Compulsory retirement age)

3.1   Subregulation 202 (1):

Omit the subregulation, substitute:

 “202.(1) For section 17 of the Act, the age for the compulsory retirement of an officer in the Naval Reserve is 60 years.

 “(1A) However, subregulation (1) does not apply if:

• (a)

  for an officer who holds, and on the commencement of this subregulation, held, the rank of Midshipman—the officer elects, in accordance with subregulation (1B), to adopt the retirement age of 23 years for that rank; or

• (b)

  for an officer who holds, and on the commencement of this subregulation, held, the rank of Sub-Lieutenant—the officer elects, in accordance with subregulation (1B), to adopt the retirement age of 45 years for that rank.

 “(1B) An election for paragraph (1A) (a) or (b) must be in writing, signed by the officer, and delivered to the Chief of Navy not later than the first occurring of the following events:

• (a)

  6 months after the commencement of this subregulation;

• (b)

  for an officer holding the rank of Midshipman—the attainment by the officer of the age of 23 years;

• (c)

  for an officer holding the rank of Sub-Lieutenant—the attainment by the officer of the age of 45 years.”.

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NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 22 July 1998.

2. Statutory Rules 1935 No. 133 as amended by 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; 1955 Nos. 5 and 16; 1956 No. 78; 1958 No. 88; 1959 No. 38; 1961 Nos. 51 and 67; 1963 Nos. 113 and 145; 1964 Nos. 143 and 157; 1965 Nos. 56 and 67; 1967 No. 20; 1968 Nos. 15 and 79; 1969 No. 128; 1970 Nos. 35, 71 and 179; 1971 No. 16; 1972 Nos. 1, 44, 75, 125 and 158; 1973 Nos. 58, 105 and 274; 1974 No. 78; 1975 No. 1; 1976 Nos. 15 and 56; 1978 Nos. 54 and 75; 1979 No. 251; 1980 Nos. 7, 100, 104, 178, 225, 285 and 359; 1981 Nos. 53, 227, 258 and 339; 1982 Nos. 34, 132 and 324; 1983 Nos. 42, 62, 205, 266 and 282; 1984 Nos. 199, 377 and 399;

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 1985 Nos. 93, 122 and 212; 1986 No. 332; 1987 No. 18; 1988 Nos. 39, 128 and 234; 1990 No. 376; 1991 Nos. 134 and 234; 1992 No. 264; 1993 No. 191; 1995 No. 272; 1996 No. 178; 1997 No. 45.