Naval Forces Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1942. No. 48.

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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 fourth day of February, 1942.

(SGD.) GOWRIE.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for the Navy.

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Amendments of the Naval Forces Regulations. 

Constitution of Naval Board.

1. Regulation 11 of the Naval Forces Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (1) the words “the Secretary, Department of the Navy” and inserting in their stead the words “the Business Member”;

(b) by omitting from that sub-regulation the words “and Civil”; and

(c) by adding at theend thereof the following sub-regulation:—

“(3) In addition to the persons specified in sub-regulation (1) of this regulation, the Secretary, Depart­ment of the Navy, shall be ex-officio a member of the Naval Board, but he shall not be assigned under regulation 12 of these Regulations any powers or duties as a member and shall not be regarded as a member for the purposes of sub-regulation (2) of regulation 15 of these Regulations.”.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 1942.—Twenty-first 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; and 1941, Nos. 21, 187, 215 and 242.

395.—20/16.1.1942.—Price 3d.

 

2. Regulation 18 of the Naval Forces Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (2) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulations:—

Sphere of supervision of members.

“(2) Subject to sub-regulation (3) of this regulation, the special sphere of supervision of the respective members of the Naval Board, other than the Minister and the Business Member, shall be such as the Board decides from time to time, on the following principles

(a) The First Naval Member—

shall in general be responsible for matters relating to operations of war; all Naval Staff business; all major questions of Naval Policy and maritime warfare; transport, works and ordnance stores.

(b)The Second Naval Member—

shall in general be responsible for matters relating to personnel and supplies (other than ordnance).

(c) The Third Naval Member—

shall in general be responsible for matters relating to ship construction.

(d)The Finance Member—

shall in general be responsible for matters relating to finance and contracts.

Business Member.

(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in this regulation, the Business Member shall be consulted by any other member or members of the Board concerned on all matters included within the general description of the following subjects, and action contrary to his written advice on any such matters shall not be taken by the Naval Board or any member thereof without the approval in writing of the Minister:—

(a) Arrangements for contracts for ship construction and repairs;

(b) Negotiation with contractors for cost of fitting or refitting of chartered vessels;

(c) Works and buildings;

(d) Transport services;

(e) Provision, inspection, custody, accounting for and disposal of victualling stores, equipment, naval stores, ordnance, torpedo stores and ammunition, medical and dental stores, but excluding the inspection of ordnance, torpedo stores and ammunition;

(f) All subjects specified in paragraph (d)of sub-regulation (2) of this regulation to be within the sphere of the responsibility of the Finance Member.”.

Commencement.

3. These Regulations shall be deemed to have come into operation as on and from the tenth day of April, 1941.

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